The In My Stash GB

OOH, OOH!

Make a bear cage for it!!!!! Please?!?!?!? If I had a Skycrane, I'd haul bears...

looks coool, Paul.  Gonna make any cargo for it?

Here's a couple of photos of the Skycrane, my second item in the 2007 build. It's not quite finished in the photo - it's had a flat coat since then to finish it off. Overall, it wasn't too bad, the problems were mostly of my own doing. I've read the nose has a few profile issues, but it all goes together ok. I was expecting a bit more detail in it and all the raised rivets made getting the decals flat a bit time consuming. 

Hey guys, sorry I am the last one to chime in, but I did want to send out a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.

Arki, congrats on that 1000th post.  I might reach that threshold some day...  who knows.

As far as the Sturmovik.  For all intents and purposes, I completed it yesterday.  I still have some touch up painting to do and a few bits to add, but the bulk of the work is done (I'd say she is 98.3765452% done).  Thing is, my wife took a mini vacation yesterday and has the camera, so I won't be posting pics for a couple of days.

But hey, at least you can take me out of the running for the turtle award... 

thanks guys for the words of encouragement since the kit is out of box and no extras have been added i will be done soon with her and off to the leopold which i plan on getting extra pe for and probably taking all six months on her lol

arki congrats on post 1000 :)

Arki Congrats on hitting 1000 posts 

Cheers

Bear

IL is right.  It is a big build that I know other guys on other forums are still plugging away on after a solid year of work, and you've only been going at it for a couple of months.

Frankly, you're facing the same issue in Redux with the railgun.  That's another big build that may take you the full 6 months and then some.

We've enjoyed watching the Big 'E' come together.  Just keep us posted as you work it to finish.  Hey, it'll keep IMS Uno still active for awhile.

Cheers.

Happy New Year, boys!
Have one on me! 

Don't sweat the carrier build, Kenny.  Personally, I always felt
bad that you found yourself in a position to have to rush such
a large build.  Something like that would take me YEARS.  If I
were you, I wouldn't keep working that hard to get it done: just
work on it at your own pace from this point forward.  Take the
time to do her justice.  To me, finishing a GB is certainly desirable, 
but it's not mandatory by any means.  This is a hobby and it's
meant to be fun.  No need to break your neck to please us!
Thanks for the best GB i've ever known.

Well said!

Hey, my 1000th post too!!!!  Couldn't have happened in a better thread!

Lemme see, at this post rate, carry the 1, divide by 2....I should match Rick or Tigerman in another 39 years.  Hope everyone is ready for more of my drivel 'cause I'm going to be here awhile.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

 ...in the next hour and fifteen minutes

This is indeed a happy and sad occasion.  Sad because we will see the original IMS post drop from page 1 to page 2 and... further into the depths of forum oblivion. And yet happy... we are going to see a great new year and see the redux string well beyond 100 pages.  We have got some really cool stuff to build this year and although this string has seemed like home I guess it's time to move on and Redux.

Enough of that sappy stuff

Happy New Year IMS'ers

To All my fellow stashers  Happy New Year and all the best for 2008 see you in  REDUX

Kenny sorry to hear the Queen has put a stop to your blitz it was a good run.

Sorry gotta go Mrs Bear calls see you next year.

Cheers

Bear

arki30 wrote:

The Queen has spoken.  And to you Fearless Leader, thanks for a great GB and a Happy New Year!

yes she has unfortunately :(

no thank you to all of you guys who made this a great GB i just had the idea you guys kept it going for over a year now and into IMS2 sorry again for missing the deadline but it will be done soon

The Queen has spoken. 

And to you Fearless Leader, thanks for a great GB and a Happy New Year!

Thanks bear

well it looks like i will be getting the bad leader award i was told by the wife to shut it down but i will be sneaking back down now and then . the deck is almost all done.

i regret to say there will be one flaw more noticable to ship modelers and now me cause i know but i cant paint the non slip surface cause i wont be able to get all of them done huge mistake but for my first ever ship not too bad.

sorry to disappoint you guys but it will be done by the weekend since i will be a little past the finish date i may go get the second set of planes i have to see the deck may look alittle over crowded.

all the lifeboats are painted decals were going on until the cease and desist order came along.

i will try to get some more pics up tonight as to where i am at least i know i have all day tomorrow to try to finish up since we do not go out for new years.

Happy New Year to all of the great friends i made here and to your families i hope the coming year is a prosperous one to you all !!

Kenny  Looks awesome  easy on the Fosters don't want any of the lines or tie downs to get blurry

Cheers

Bear

TGregory wrote:

Less posting and more painting Tony

believe me i am painting almost done with the life boats one more coat then to finish the safety yellow lines and that is done the decal the deck the off to the bridge and aircraft and done lol

Sometimes you need someone to help you refocus

Tony

Less posting and more painting

Tony

just the challenge of getting it done on time

worst case scenario it would be done tomorrow :(

its going slow right now have to babysit my son while the wife is at work so i am sneaking up and down to paint . it is lunch time now . the wife should be home early then it is guns a blazing.

was gonna go to the lhs to pick up set 2 for the fligt wing today but no time for that.

and i made a mistake i may not be able to paint the non skid surface on the platforms cause it will mess up the paint job but we shall see how that goes i am gonna give it a shot

Bridge, smidge.  Where's the aircraft?!

Just kidding.  Looks pretty good.  I see that Foster's is helping with the build.   I probably would have broke out the JD by this point. 

mist the bridge is still under construction :(

i like that idea tony i just got up gonna have some breakfast and back down to the beast

Lord Kenny   

A suggestion, if not complete, decree ultra clean battle damage that just happened to wipe out whatever you're not finished with. 

Tony

here are a few more pics i am beat off to bed soon i am praying to the styrene gods i finish this by tomorrow nigt if not i see my head getting  the axe