Thanks, everyone! 

Dodgy, I think I like the last photo the best for the front page, thanks.

Beautiful work John! Toshi would love this no doubt. What photo do you want me to use?

Very nice work there John! I'm sure Toshi is happy with it.

Stay safe.

Jim 

Oh wow that's superb John!!! Great job!!! 

I'm sure Toshi is up there with a big grin right now! 

Thanks, Brandon, much appreciated.

John, what a great build. Toshi would have absolutely loved it. Incredible work and a true tribute!!

BK

This one is for Toshi, late though it is.  A P-61 I just finished, using the first photo as a reference.  I added an Eduard PE instrument panel and used their canopy masks.  I got a pilot from a Monogram P-40B and the ADF football is from a Monogram B-25 kit.  The paint is Tamiya on the outside and Model Master on the inside.  For the crew areas I added some black to zinc chromate green and untinted xinc chromate green was used for other interior area except the cowls which are aluminum.  It's hard to see in the photos but I did add some light grey exhaust staining on the upper wings. Kit decals were used for the stencils, cockpit placards, and the stars and bars.  The serial numbers and walkways were painted using stencils, whille the nose art and pilot names are from John's Secret Workshop somewhere in Northern California.  This was a first run kit and the moldings were very good, though I did have a few fit issues mainly due to the difficulty of getting everything aligned properly.  I got pretty close and have some ideas on how to get one togther with less headscratching and squinting.  The fit of the glass parts was near perfect, however I did work on the upper fuselage shape to get it to fair in with the gunner's station canopy, and to make it look like the real thing as the corners of the fuselage where it meets the canopy are too square, and should have an increasing radius of curvature from the turret to the canopy.  I am finishing up a build log on my website, the link to it will be here:

http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/p61/1p61/1p61.html

Done and dusted Fox mate!

OK! WOW! Guess I've been asleep longer than I thought. Never saw that page.

I'd be honored to have the 1st photo (side view) used there with all those great builds. Thank you.

Stay safe.

Jim 

fox

Thanks for the kind words Rob.

I guess I must have dozed off and missed something along the way as I'm sorry but I don't understand what you meant in asking which photo to use. For what purpose?

Stay safe.

Jim 

 

For the roster on the front page. Do you have a preference on which photo used? 

Thanks for the kind words Rob.

I guess I must have dozed off and missed something along the way as I'm sorry but I don't understand what you meant in asking which photo to use. For what purpose?

Stay safe.

Jim 

Top work Jim, she looks a beaut. I just hope that when I do mine it comes out as good! As for the shakes, I know all about those and I share your frustration.

Which photo do you want me to use mate?

Thanks Brandon! I appreciate the kind words.

Stay safe.

Jim  

Wow, Jim! That Corsair came out fantastic. Toshi would love it for sure. Great finish.

BK

Thanks for the kind words Gamera! 

Stay safe.

Jim 

She looks fantastic Jim!!! Great looking Corsair! I'm sure Toshi would love her! 

OK! I got the pics taken. Now all I have to do is remember how to get them to this post. Here goes.................

https://photos.app.goo.gl/qy9SueHqinkpzL9x6

Looks like I did it.

Hope they came out.

Toshi, my friend, this is for you. It will be in the very front of my WWII shelf with a dedication plaque that I started to make tonight. Thank you for all your help. My father thanks you too.

Stay safe.

JIm  

 PS - Now I can remove it from my "On the bench".

I'm baaaaack! Sorry to be out of touch for so long. Finally got the Corsair almost completely done. The last part to be installed is the part that holds the wing in place to be folded. Have the stbd side in place but just cannot get the port side in place. Have broken 3 other tries at installing it. My shaking hands just cannot hold the part in place with tweezers while adding the glue with the other. I'm not going to do any more attempts as this will only make a mess of the wing and fuselage arrachment points. 

As soon as I can get the wifes phone, I will take some pics and post them. Over the years, I got to know Toshi, and I think he would know that I gave the build my best try. 

Stay safe.

Jim 

BrandonK

Dodgy, just make a badge and post it up on the first page. When peeps are complete with thier work they can download the badge to add to thier signature. Nothing more for you to do.

BK

 

Yeah just put the badge up, it's up to us to figure out what to do with it! 

John: Gee friggin' whiz!!!! How did I miss your post!?!??!! Okay, it's months late but outstanding job there! Beautiful work!!! 

Dodgy, just make a badge and post it up on the first page. When peeps are complete with thier work they can download the badge to add to thier signature. Nothing more for you to do.

BK

Lovely work John, she looks a beaut! What photo do you want me to use?

BK this GB has no end date.

A question if I may folks. How do the GB badges work? Do I have to allocate them, or do you do it yourselves?? Sorry for my ignorance.

Dodgy

NICE!! Factory fresh paint. That is one purdy unit. Well done, John.

BK

Well, I am a bit late with this report on my Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SBD-1, and it has been done for awhile.  I've had some health issues for the last 6 months which are now fully resolved and things have kept me distracted.  Here are some finished pictures.  The kit has great detail but it is not what I would call an easy build, for that you want the Hasegawa kit. 

Hi to all and very sorry to hear of all the trouble folks are having. Please accept my apologies for my absence, but I'm now back in the saddle.

Gamera

Brandon: I know what you mean.. when it rains it pours... 

 

I tried to do some painting, well the rocker arm in the airbrush broke. Ordered a replacement part and replaced it. Then somehow I bent the needle. Then found out somehow I have about five medium needles but not one good medium head. On the other hand I have multiple good heavy heads but not one good heavy needle... Sheeeeeesssssshhhhh....... 

 

BK

Brandon: I know what you mean.. when it rains it pours... 

I tried to do some painting, well the rocker arm in the airbrush broke. Ordered a replacement part and replaced it. Then somehow I bent the needle. Then found out somehow I have about five medium needles but not one good medium head. On the other hand I have multiple good heavy heads but not one good heavy needle... Sheeeeeesssssshhhhh....... 

I'm having the same issue with an AM SBD-1.  Waiting for replacement set from Yellow Wings as the decals in all 3 of the SBD-1 kits I have are doing the same as you are seeing.

Well, this kit is just gonna put up a fight to the bitter end. Today I went and tried to apply the kills and nose art decals to this one since I was decalling my FURY build anyway. Well, the would not lift off the sheet and when I finally got them up they broke. So, off to the spares bin and wouldn't ya know, I have another full set of this AC. Great, they looked better too. Soaked them up and ....surprise, they shattered. Well crap. Off to the net to find a set that are new. Looks like Kits World has this one. Wish me luck.

BK

Brandon: That looks great! Looks like you totally fixed the problem!