OTS (1/72) GB 2017

This is just what i needed to get that kit i bought at ipms in London last year off the shelf. I've never seen this manufacturer in the states but it sounded like KP was popular inEurope. The kit details look good upon opening the box.

Put me down for the Spitfire Mk. VB

Sounds like fun, I will need to dig out a kit to build.

Well I'm on the road this week so no access to paint But i have been able to work off a tv tray lol. It's an obsession. This first pick is all the individual sections I could build and still feel I could do paint later. One confusing point is the instructions clearly show decals for seatbelts and IP, but they don't exist in the kit. Looked all over. Finally looked up some in box reviews. Neither showed any decals for the cockpit. Dang. 

My other dilema still remains getting glue on pieces I don't want it on. I'm using the th In CA and putting a drop in gap. Maybe for these smaller planes i have to get one of those pipet tubes? Seems too much comes off the little tamiya brush and runs out the back of the part. 

this is a close up of the wheel pants (i know, I'm captain obvious ) where you can see the kit isn't designed to have wheels up. I think i have to shave off part of the wheel so they will sit flush. Without the top of the wing in place they fit just fine lol. If you've found this on models you've built let me know how you thought to fix it up?

Needless to say I always look forward to this GB and you can sign me up please. Dont know what yet but will get something.

Theuns

TheMongoose the wheel well issue looks quite annoying.

i had to move a model table to the main floor. funny how, even with a big shop in the bunker, i can fit all the tools i need to build in one artists carry box. of course i cannot airbrush but can brush paint and weather onn the cardtable too.

Hey Wayne!

I'll start with 2.

#1 The 1/72 Aichi D3A Type 99 Val.

#2 An Airfix 1/72 A6M2b Type 0 Model 21 Zeke. And I got a nifty brush with it.

TheMongoose

My other dilema still remains getting glue on pieces I don't want it on. I'm using the th In CA and putting a drop in gap. Maybe for these smaller planes i have to get one of those pipet tubes? Seems too much comes off the little tamiya brush and runs out the back of the part.

Hi Mongoose - 

When I buy a new jar of solvent-type glue with a brush applicator - One of the first things I do is cut off about 50% of the brush bristles.  That should help a little.

Chris

Did some painting after work today. Will let this dry then try to glue these halves together without getting glue all over. Thanks for the advice bossman! 

Mongoose, that is looking great! Way to go! Looks like you're on target to be the first one to finish this.

I also love participating in this Group Build so sign me up! I'll dig through my stash to see what i can submit for this. Stay tuned.

Very nice paintwork on that spitty, well done

Theuns

Count me in on this one. I'v got a small start on the Revell F4U-4 Corsair. I started a WIP that I'll copy over. If time allows I've got more.

Dave

Wayne, I started the 1/72 Cyber Hobby Aichi D3A Type 99 Val.

There are some issues with the canopy and cockpit opening but I'm positioning the canopy open so most of the issues will be hidden. I am also placing the wingtips in the folded position. This will be a depiction of AI-201 off the Akagi June 1942 Midway attack.

I have pictures of the cockpit but they are on my other computer so I'll upload them later. The kit is going together nicely but there are some minor gap issues on the bottom.

The wings are on and I applied some Mr. Dissolved Putty.

i may have one of those in the stash when i was in my PEARL HARBOR phase. i will be posting pics as soon as photobucket and i get the emails and paswords straightened out.

PATRIOT is painted. think i should have reversed the colors on the vehicle and canisters but i am not going to redo it, windows and decals, than mirrors and ready to weather a bit.

TYPE VII is primed but has some sanding clean up and another priming.

This is excellent. Great job on the Val Modelcrazy, I don't see any issues.

Wayne, I'm looking forward to seeing that Patriot and the Type VII,

BTW, do we have a badge for this yet? Anyone coming up with something?

Thanks DM, The issues are there is a missing fusalage seperator piece between the pilot and gunner and the canopy, when displayed in the closed position, is too tapered. The canopy issue can be overcome by displaying it open and I think I can scratch a passable missing piece for the cockpit opening.

The Hasegawa and Airfix offerings have their problems as well.

Here are the pics I said I would upload.

I'm in.  Don't know with what, but sign me up.

trying Google photo. these were copy paste

PATRIOT

this one needs some sanding touch up. PS forgot i have alredy build 2 of these in OTS

1/35 in background 

Wayne, put me down for this 1/72 Heller Allo 3 please.

Will be a simple out the box build

I did some work on the Val's seams last night and got them smoothed out. I scratched the missing cockpit piece and need to scratch something to duplicate whatever is sitting on top. I also need to scratch the canopy braces but that should be about it.

Drawing of Val cockpit.

My silly futile attempt at duplicating the missing section. But if it works....

Since loosing my pix on PB I went over to google photos, here is my entry for this GB.

1/72 Heller Allo 3. A very basic little kit, the fit is not to good and the glazing parts are a little fiddly to install but for this subject we are not really spoilt for choice.

I like this helo because I flew in it as a combat medic doing casevac duties and a good mate of mine was a tecnition on them in the Aie Force.

I will add a littl more detail to make it look a little more "real"

Theuns

Here is the engine as the kit supplies it. I painted the intake and gearbox parts silver, the hot section of the turbine was painted with alclad burnt iron and then dusted with duralumminium to give a gunmetal look, the rear exhaust part is just burnt iron.

I will add some fuel and controll links to it.

Theuns

PS to give you an idea of the scale, the "pole" in the back is a toothpick LOL

Theuns, I'd love to see it, but all I get are a big white space with a grey symbol in the middle. When I try viewing the image or loading it in a new tab or refreshing the page; I still see no photos. I'm really interested in seeing this little Helicopter.

Here is the TurboMecca engine for the AS 316.

I dressed it up with some thin copper wire to simulate the lines aswell as stretched black sprue for the electrical connections.

Theuns

PS, do you not see the pix I posted now and in my previous post?

Theuns

Here is the TurboMecca engine for the AS 316.

I dressed it up with some thin copper wire to simulate the lines aswell as stretched black sprue for the electrical connections.

Theuns

PS, do you not see the pix I posted now and in my previous post?

 

All right, here we go.  Got a little start on this one a few weeks back.  Maybe a group build will relight the fire.

The victim: RoG F4U4-4 Corsair

Untitled by David Brownlee, on Flickr

Got the cockpit done.

Untitled by David Brownlee, on Flickr

Installed.

Untitled by David Brownlee, on Flickr

Untitled by David Brownlee, on Flickr

Untitled by David Brownlee, on Flickr

That's where it sits at the moment.  Fairly impressed with the kit so far.  Decent detail, and is fitting together well so far.  I need to try a little weathering.  That's going to be a bit of an experiment.  Many thinfgs have changed since I got back into the hobby.  I end up spending more time researching than I do building.

Dave, I find that 1/3 of my time is research, 1/3 is building and 1/3 is painting.

I sprayed the Val silver, sprayed some chipping fluid and got one coat of JN green on before my air valve assembly quit on my AB. I  have it soaking in  thinner but don't hold out much hope for a fix. That will set me back a week or two. I really need to get a second AB.