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lewbud Bob, If the link doesn't work, GAF's answer is in the General Modelling Discussion forum.
Bob,
If the link doesn't work, GAF's answer is in the General Modelling Discussion forum.
On the bench: A diorama to illustrate the crash of a Beech T-34B Mentor which I survived in 1962 (I'm using Minicraft's 1/48 model of the Mentor), and a Pegasus model of the submarine Nautilus of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas fame.
Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.
Without derailing Mach71's thread even further, here's a link to my reply on Group Builds.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/general_discussion/f/9/t/185957.aspx
Hope it will help answer your question.
Gary
GAFI'd like to see that, but I'm not so sure about running another GB. Takes up a lot of time...
As a recently reborn scale modeller, I've considered joining a group build, assuming that one came along that interested me. I've even considered starting one myself, along the lines of "Aircraft that Inspired Change". Examples could be the early Comets, which revealed the hazards of metal fatigue, or the DC-2, which proved that airliners could transport people and goods profitably (not that any decent DC-2 models exist).
How do GBs take up “a lot of time” for the person who runs it? What are the “owner’s” responsibilities? I’m guessing that much of the time that’s spent running the GB involves moderating posts to keep discussions on track. That alone could be very time consuming. Are there other time-consuming problems?
Bob
I would join that GB!
Hmm, now you have me thinking about the XB-70...
I'd like to see that, but I'm not so sure about running another GB. Takes up a lot of time and not that much interest in space related subjects. I have considered a GB based upon "X-Craft", experimental aircraft, (in which the 104 would fit), but there's not that big of a selection. Every aircraft was "experimental" at one time, so it would have to be limited to ones that had only a few examples built (like the XB-70).
We'll see how my schedule goes.
I had 2 kits with conversion parts. The 1/32 and 1/48 scale -104 that I considered for the build, but I chose Mercury capsule instead.
I'll build one for your next GB if I can!
Those look neat, Mach! I would have loved to build a replica of the 104 for the "Race Into Space GB". Just didn't have the time or the kit!
Thanks!
I have no idea if they are still on display, the museum moved across the base after I left. I suspect they did not survive the move. I really should go back one day and see the museum. It was very small while I was based there, I hear it is much larger now.
Those both look really good. I wonder if they are still at the museum on base?
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Going through a box of old photo's I found these.
The NF-104 was the 1/48 Hasagawa G kit converted by scratch build.
I used an article in Fine Scale Modeler as inspiration.
I dropped the flaps/slats.
The Decals were pieced together from a bunch MicroScale sheets.
This was my 2nd time with the Model Masters metalizer.
I never could get the shock cone extensions to look right, so it has "stock" cones.
I don't have a photo of the cockpit, but I highly modified it with the translator-controller.
I used putty to make the space suit.
The X-1 was built OOTB.
I built these while based at Dover AFB from '88-'91. When I left I donated them to the Base Museum.
Good memories.
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