Middle Weight GB 2006

arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:41 PM

Thanks, Jabbe. You know, I should've combined group builds, but it never occured to me. Appreciate the comments!

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Jabbe

Member since
February 2005
From: Raleigh (NCSU)

Posted by Jabbe on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:51 AM

That's a really nice looking bird arki30! I'd say you did a fine job with it. You should show it off over at the P-47 group build, those guys will like it too.

Joshua

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 1:29 PM

Thanks, Osher! The Tamiya kit was great. Nearly fell together and excellant detail all around.

Good luck on the move.

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osher

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April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:40 PM

Looks GREAT Arki! Top class job on the P-47. How was the Tamiya kit? Some reckon it's the best kit ever made.

As I'm moving home, my own project is on hold until mid-May.

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arki30

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February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:11 AM

bump

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arki30

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February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:10 PM

Finished! Here's my Tamiya P-47 Thunderbolt from 84th FS, 78th FG, Duxford, 1944. Great kit overall with plenty of detail. I did use Ultracast seat, wheels & propellers. Kit decals went down very well except for the checkerboard on the cowling. It's supplied in three pieces, but I still had a lot of difficulty in getting them to lay down fully. There a still a few wrinkles, but I don't think they are visible. The ID stripes are decals as well and were pretty easy.

My major oops on this is the green zinc chromate at the wheel wells. Didn't have any yellow zinc so I just went with it. Alclad II for NMF, with a watercolor wash on ordnance and wheel assemblies. I discovered the watercolor wash didn't want to stick to the glossy Alclad so I gave up on washing panel lines and left well enough alone.

Thanks for the GB and comments are welcome.

Edit: Hmm, the pictures aren't enlarging like they usually do. I haven't done anything different....this is puzzling.

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arki30

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February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Friday, April 14, 2006 4:38 PM

Great looking Harrier, Jabbe! Love the paint scheme and the wash turned out great. I was looking at that second picture and wondering why something didn't seem right Confused [%-)]

, but it's the main gear that you're working on.

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Jabbe

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February 2005
From: Raleigh (NCSU)

FINISHED

Posted by Jabbe on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:37 PM

I finished I finished!!!

This is my entry for the "Middleweight GB", a 1/72 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II. I finished it this afternoon. It was the first model that I got an acryllic wash to work the way it was supposed to (although, I'm still working on the technique). I really liked the kit, I think it went toghether very well. The other harrier is an old hasegawa mold, and it built almost as nice as this new one.

Incase you didn't notice, there is no main landing gear. I lost one of the small wheel hubs, so I'm going to pull the gear off an old, unpainted harrier and stick those on there. Also, I'm about to paint a dozen or so missles (for all my other jets too), so this one will get a pair of sidewinders.

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:29 PM

arki30 wrote:
Pics of the finished product by the end of the week! Of course, I don't think there's anyone left to see it, but what the heck since I finished (or will).

I'll be here, and others too!

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:02 PM

Hey, other's are still around! Good, I was afraid I was left to the crickets.

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Jabbe

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February 2005
From: Raleigh (NCSU)

Posted by Jabbe on Monday, April 10, 2006 9:15 PM

arki30 wrote:

Pics of the finished product by the end of the week! Of course, I don't think there's anyone left to see it, but what the heck since I finished (or will).

I'll take a look.

I'm about to finish the harrier. All it needs is the semi-gloss coat, and the canopy glued on (I lost my white glue). It should be finished on Wednesday, since I only have 2 classes to go to.

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Monday, April 10, 2006 1:10 PM

Pics of the finished product by the end of the week! Of course, I don't think there's anyone left to see it, but what the heck since I finished (or will).

Building Now:

1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

Upcoming:

1/48 Revell F-14D

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:53 PM

A little quiet in here.

Progress: Main gear and all ordance is on with maybe 10% of the decaling still left to do. I'm definately in the home stretch.

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:11 AM

Still decaling.... Sigh [sigh]

However, assembly of main gear and ordance is underway as well. I figure at this rate I'll be finished within a week and half, tops.

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arki30

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February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:05 PM

osher wrote:
...As I'm going to be 35 soon (and hence, too old for this GB), I'm running out of time to finish the GB! Yikes! Better a move on...(even the Old Guns GB finishes soon. Me? Old? Oh boy, time time time...)

Don't worry, I'm sure you can be grandfathered with this build. Get it, "grandfathered?!" I crack me up sometimes. Wink [;)]

I'm decaling the Thunderbolt now and it's slow going. The ID stripes are decals and I decided to use those instead of painting the stripes. They look good but it takes time.

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Jabbe

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February 2005
From: Raleigh (NCSU)

Posted by Jabbe on Monday, March 20, 2006 9:23 PM

I put the 3rd color and the 50-something decals on the Harrier. I'll go over it with a little more future, then a dull coat and small parts, and she's finished! Too bad it'll still probabily take me another week to finish :-/

Joshua

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osher

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April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Monday, March 20, 2006 5:33 PM

Just a wee thought...my F-14 is seemingly going to be one of those projects which draaaaaaag. As I'm going to be 35 soon (and hence, too old for this GB), I'm running out of time to finish the GB! Yikes! Better a move on...(even the Old Guns GB finishes soon. Me? Old? Oh boy, time time time...)

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:37 PM

Don't know. Still trying to find a good wine to pair with it. Smile [:)]

Just kidding. Kids, don't try this at home.

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Carves

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Posted by Carves on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:03 AM

arki30 wrote:
Alcad Aluminum is down, man I love this stuff. Goes down smooth, looks great, drys fast, smells funky.
[snip]

.....and how does it taste ? Laugh [(-D]
---
Ben

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arki30

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February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:04 AM

Alcad Aluminum is down, man I love this stuff. Goes down smooth, looks great, drys fast, smells funky. Wink [;)]

Now to let that cure before masking off some panels for Duraluminum application. Wish I had some Dark Aluminum but I don't and the budget is a little tight at the moment.

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1/48 Revell F-14D

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Jabbe

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February 2005
From: Raleigh (NCSU)

Posted by Jabbe on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 9:17 PM

Jeeves wrote:
Yes arki-- only because I couldn't get the nose heavy enough to stay down- and the gear was sort of ugly...so I decided to make it one in flight...

I had the exact same problem. Despite about $0.50 in nickles and dimes, I still couldn't get the nose to stay down (and the gear was starting to spray under the weight). Needless to say, it's a tailsitter.

On my front, I have 2/3 colors on the Harrier painted. The last grey will be really easy to apply, but I'm taking a trip up to VA for the rest of the week, and I won't get to spray it for a while. I'm making progress, just slowly.

Joshua

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Monday, March 6, 2006 9:57 PM

I've shot the gloss black primer coat in preparation for the Alclad. I'll let that cure for a week though, so I'll just putz around on gear and ordnance.

Building Now:

1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

Upcoming:

1/48 Revell F-14D

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Cudamav

Member since
November 2004
From: Nashville, TN

Posted by Cudamav on Thursday, March 2, 2006 11:34 AM

I know it is a bit late in the game, but I just got back from a break from models and noticed this GB. I just turned 30 and was about to start on a Tamiya 1/48 Nakajima Night Fighter Gekko Type11 Late Production (Irving). It would be nice to be able to include it on this GB. Thanks!

~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 9:56 PM

Not much progress, but mainly because another GB project finally hit critical mass. I've finished it and now the T-bolt will get most of my attention.

Building Now:

1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

Upcoming:

1/48 Revell F-14D