Bummer, 'O!  Sounds like my luck!  I'm sure you'll recover from this minor mishap without too much trouble.

Gary

RATS! 

While I was spraying some camo on my F-16 in prep for the intake's assembly, I dropped the kit. The radome, canopy, and canopy brace popped off. Actually, the canopy didn't come off completely. It mostly broke off at the joint, but the part that stayed on cracked.

Luckily, things broke along their joint lines. I think I can get things back together well enough to hide my fumble. Stay tuned!

Feel free to drop your two cents in the bucket. Your comments, questions, and criticisms are welcome. Thanks for lookin'!

-O

Good idea O

Very smooth clean work O! 

Looks like a nice clean fit. You'll be much happier with that from my experience. You get so tired of the stabilators drifting.

FSM, while some paint dried on another project, I focused on a detail on my F-16. I noticed that the stabilators didn't fit in their attachment point. The hole was too big for the nub on the part. So, I found some styrene tube that allowed for the part to fit snugly. Then I enlarged the hole in the fuselage to accept the OD of the tube.

After everything was dry, I trimmed and sanded everything smooth.

Just to show how tight the fit is, here's a shot with the parts dry-fitted in place.

The weather in SoCal is tolerable now, so I hope to start splasing some paint on my Viper soon. Stay tuned!

Thoughts?

-OO

Looks great O 

OK gang, in an attempt to stay out of this ridiculous SoCal heat, I've spent some time at my bench plugging away on a couple of projects. One of them is the Hasegawa two-seat F-16 that I started after my Lightning. 

My last post showed the airframe with the cockpit closed up and the wings on. Since then, I was able to get the intake and tail assembled, the nose attached, the seams (mostly) cleaned up, and the main assemblies primed.

There are a couple of rough spots that need some love. I plan on smoothing everything out with some 0000 steel wool. Once that's done, I should be able to start the camo. I'll spray the upper part of the intake and the lower part of the forward fuselage first. That way I can attach the intake and clean up the joint before spraying the rest of the airframe. 

Hopefully there'll be a break in this heat soon so I can go out to the garage and splatter some paint! Until then, feel free to drop your two cents in the bucket. Comments, questions, and criticisms are welcome, as ususal.

Stay tuned!

-O

I'm looking forward to seeing it come together Piers

Piers: That looks all nice and clean. Good luck! Looking forward to seeing how you get her together.

Gary: Good luck, looking forward too to seeing what you come up with.

Most of the decaling is done. I came down with a nasty cold Sunday and have been out of sorts all week though. Hopefully pictures soon.

Mach1 that is one fully loaded falcon there, super (and quick) finish

Cliff, the Lightning looks great, I know about planning a day and nothing happening...

For the Vega, I have cut out the pieces and spent many hours sanding the backing and my fingertips off.

And ended with this - now to work out how to put it together

I

Gamera

Thanks guys!!!

Said I was going to get on the decaling and even took a day off work. And then proceeded to goof around and get nothing done. Well, hopefully I've get SOMETHING done in the rest of this week...

 

I know what you mean.  I managed to move one step closer to finishing a project today, but still a long way to go.  Good thing we have till the end of the year! 

Thanks guys!!!

Said I was going to get on the decaling and even took a day off work. And then proceeded to goof around and get nothing done. Well, hopefully I've get SOMETHING done in the rest of this week...

Thanks guys.

Gamera: The P-38 is really coming along! Can't wait to see it in decals.

I got you up Mach. Thanks for joining, she's a beauty! Looks like it's going out to look for and cause some trouble. I like those Hase 16s.

The 38 is looking great Clif 

I peeled the masks off and finally got the paint overruns cleaned up. Glossed her last weekend and hopefully I'll get to decals tomorrow! 

That looks amazing Mach1!!! Congrads!!! 

A fine looking F-16!  Amazing how much they can lift into the air!

Gary

This bird is done! I don't normally work this fast, but every now and then I start a kit and it's off to the races.

Markings are from the 1997 Tiger Meet (according to Hasegawa's instruction sheet).

How about the first one for the gallery. Thanks for hosting this GB Modelcrazy.

Piers> A classic aircraft, but I would never try a vac-u-form kit.  Good luck!

Mach> Look forward to see what you do with the F-16.  Gonna be good!

As for me, I've been kinda lazy about doing anything to the B-26.  What work I'm doing is trying to finish up another project for another GB.  When I get back to the B-26, I'll probably do something entirely different and save the repair for another day.

Gary

Gamera

Mach71: Ohhhhhh she looks great! Love all the munitions you've loaded her up with!

 

Thanks Gamera! This bird was begging for the biggest load it could get. I'm almost done with paint and decals and should have her wrapped up this weekend.

GAF: Looking forward to the B-26. I like your solution for the short-shot tail.

Mach71: Ohhhhhh she looks great! Love all the munitions you've loaded her up with! 

Piers: Never had the guts to build a vac-form kit and you don't see that many these days. Looking forward to seeing how you do this. 

You're a braver man than me Piers with that vac. I've seen some unbeleavable builds come out of vac-u-form kits though.

Here is my entry for the GB, a cross over with the just started Between the Wars GB. Go and have a look and see what you have in the stash!!

Rareplane's 1/72 Lockheed Vega as 'Winnie Mae' with Drawdecal decals. Vacforms are always fun, so let's see how it goes!

Made some more progress. I'm more or less done with assembly, have most of it painted, and have decaled the ventral surfaces.

Boy oh boy a 16!!!

Summer's been flying by, and it's time to get this built.

Here's my progress after a weekend. I'd forgotten how these Hasegawa jets basically fall together, but that makes them the perfect pallette cleanser after a more involved build.

Steve, now that I'm into the build I see what you mean about the intake.

Gary, OUCH!

I think you have that handled though. I'll bet you won't even know when you're done with it

Fabulous job BL. Sorry I've been gone, which pic do you want on the wall?

I know Gamera has read this

If there is anybody else I missed, I sencerly apologize! Please speak up and let me know. I hadn't intended on getting myself so wrapped up in this house but I'm really pushing to get my kitchen and laundry room completed, button up the floor and start enjoying at least some of the fruits of my labor. I still have the rest of the house to do but nothing as extensive and I can take my time. That will allow me to devote more time to the bench and the forum.

Unfortunatly...I have found another gal but she is intersted, or at least courious in the hobby so..... phew!

Good luck Gary, looks like you've got things under control!