To all Filipino Modelers

QUOTE: Originally posted by sigman Ben, I just working on an academy mig21 and P40 since i hate doing decals. just bought micro set/sol and am not sure how to apply or use it. any tips? I'm proceeding with a star wars droid fighter since it has no decals but i'm scratchbuilding some parts on it to have it a real copy with the red interior lights.

Sigman,

I saw your thread down at 'decaling'. The tips that the other mebers posted about using Micro sol i think were pretty good.

Ben,

I just working on an academy mig21 and P40 since i hate doing decals. just bought micro set/sol and am not sure how to apply or use it. any tips?

I'm proceeding with a star wars droid fighter since it has no decals but i'm scratchbuilding some parts on it to have it a real copy with the red interior lights.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Shrike: I think this is not worthy. I am expecting the entries of others to be really very very good, especially from the masters. Thanks for the vote of confidence, anyway.

Are you kidding? It looks great! It's only fault (in my opinion) that that dio has is it's missing an airplane of some sort. Joking aside, I really think that your dio can stand toe-to-toe with the other entries! Give it some thought, okay?

Oh, and if you really aren't happy, build another one! Didn't i hear talk of a Sherman you were wanting to build a while back?

Allan!
Imagine being able to scribe the most minute detail! It might make pin vises (and the injuries that result from them) a thing of the past!

Lani et. al.
will we be seeing you during the next meeting? I too will have a friend that i recently turned to modeling... I hope she'll stick to it!!

Lani,

Been quite busy at work lately. Have had little energy left to ho on line. Sayang you Beth and Dhel couldnt make it last meet. Lilibre ko pa naman kayo ng fishballs.

Mang Ernie's having problems yata with his PC. Hopefully he'll be able to stretch the kinks soon.

Dwight,

Thats a pretty cool dio, my friend. Ganda!

As Shrikes and Jun said theres no prohibition against not gluing the tank or other vehicle to the base. Plus, we ask the participants to move their kits themselves as much as possible so damage can be avoided/minimized.

Jepot,

Long time no see here, my friend! Glad to see you back. We're still working on project Kagitingan. We're gathering all the stuff.

Shrikes,

Laser? For a 1/350th plane? Man, my world just turned upside down. Lasers for kits---- imagine the potential! The ultimate in high tech building.

You really got to join the patrol, my friend. Remember the rule about watching new movies and the subsequent discussion?

Lipton,

M-20? Thats a ne kit, right? I dont think Ive seen that before. We'll take pics ot it next meet. Hows your Sabre?

Meekai,

So, will we see your Cat next meet? We'll take pics na.

Lord Torque,

I know you. Adolf? Some of the guys have been wondrin about you.

BigMan,

thanks, but i have some more questions? hehe, does seamless sucker have a webpage, coz i cant find it?

Flightpath, UK
FP-GS-006 F-15 Eagle Tail Pipe Set

Do you think this Tail Pipe set is a seamless replacement for the exhaust, coz i also cant find it on the net?

mdlchiw

Jun: Thanks.

Shrike: I think this is not worthy. I am expecting the entries of others to be really very very good, especially from the masters. Thanks for the vote of confidence, anyway.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Ben Borja Is that Memphis Belle on your sig, I also have to B-17 , memphis belle and s ad r version of the B-17G,

Well, it's the academy kit of the Memphis Belle, but the nise window configuration was wrong for the Belle, so I built it as the alternate bomber, the Miss Quachita, if i remember right. On the other hand (if i remember correctly), the Miss Quachita also differed in the placement/size of windows, so it's hardly Accurate.

Dwight!
Fine looking Dio, my friend! I think you'll be able to safely enter that in the Nationals! Go for it!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Ben Borja Noel, weathering na lang my M-901 Hammerhead, then start ko na working on Tamiya 1/35 M2A2/3 Bradley and MLRS for the land weapons. Ben Borja

Ben,

I have rush orders from Shell Philippines and Pfizer. I couldn't even touch my model. Siguro next week gagalaw ulit itong Seaking ko.

Noel

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Jun, I scratch-built the tree using twisted g.i. wires for the trunk and branches (taped and puttied) and pieces of scotchbrite pad coated with Woodland Scenics for the leaves. Dwight

Pretty good work, man... pretty good

Jun

QUOTE: i dont think i can finish it in time, im still too slow in building kits, maybe 10 years, hehe. i have researched in the net and all their complain was how to remove the parting lines in the air intake and exhaust tunnels, can anybody help me with this problem? the site of the kit reviews is http://www.f-15estrikeeagle.com

mdlchiw,

i have just visited the F-15E site. even the reviewers find removing seams inside intakes and exhaust cans really difficult . and it really is!

for the intakes, dryfit first to minimize gaps and uneven surfaces after gluing the intakes in place to minimize sanding. i can thereafter suggest wrapping sandpaper around a pencil and using this to sand down the seam. or you may use needle files.

for the exhaust/afterburner cans, i dont see any remedy to remove the seams since the tunnel is corrugated! .

your best bet is to order a resin replacement. try visiting the Aires website or look for the Seamless Sucker brand. they should have exhuast tunnel replacements for the F-15E.

good luck!

bigman

Jun,

I scratch-built the tree using twisted g.i. wires for the trunk and branches (taped and puttied) and pieces of scotchbrite pad coated with Woodland Scenics for the leaves.

Dwight

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Jun, Thank you very much for the explanation. I'll keep that in mind. Anyway I have just finished this small dio. The kit was given to me as a gift by a friend. This is an old kit but I think it is a nice one. Dwight

By the way, where'd you get the tree in the dio?

Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Jun, Thank you very much for the explanation. I'll keep that in mind. Dwight

Null problemo, pre... hope to see your work soon

Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mike J QUOTE: Originally posted by Ben Borja LordT, how's the little baby girl, were you able to repair the two shermans that you on the floor , pare ko sci-fi fan din ako, have ten gundam "endless waltz" series, W-gundam zero customs,. Have been reviewing my FSM Mags collections (from 2000-2004) will prepare photocopies of weathering techniques for desimination to our new members. Mike J can we grant off-site membership to davao and zamboanga? Noel - Tuloy ba yung group build na Rape of Manila (PG 13)? Welcome to the Forum , Jepot Ben Borja We can give offsite membership to anybody as long as it is within the framework of our by-laws. Reggie will become an offsite member when he settles down out there. Iknow someone in Davao who may want to be a member of our group, unless he opts to join Benhur. I gave him benhur's email address for him to write to. BTW, I wasn't able to try the table salt technique, too tired after watching Harry Potter 3 last night. Will try again tonight. I think Lord T's Shermans that flew off the stairs are actually test materials at Bikini Atoll. (lol) Let's discuss the Rape of Manila when we meet. Sino si Manila? Saan pala... May Manila rin kasi sa Oklahoma...(lol) Oooops, PG13 nga pala. Mike

MIke,

I think we'll try the "salt thing" on the weekend. How did you fibnd Harry Potter? I preferred the old Dumbledore... But Hermione's getting prettier

Ooops... back to modeling...

Jun

Jun,

Thank you very much for the explanation. I'll keep that in mind.

Anyway I have just finished this small dio. The kit was given to me as a gift by a friend. This is an old kit but I think it is a nice one.



Dwight

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala Hi guys. I have a question ( you may consider it a stupid one, too. LOL). If I decide to submit an entry for the diorama category, is it required for a tank or armored vehicle to be glued or fixed to the diorama base? Will it be disqualified if the tank is just simply sitting on and not fixed to the base?

Dwight,

Of course it will depend on the contest organizers but speaking for IPMS/USA rules, there is really no "rule" regarding "fixing" the models to the diorama base. However, experience has taught me that if you leave a model in a competition - especially one that is "Open" and has many visitors who are non-members of the club, you'll probably end up taking home just the base. The models or parts of it will definitely disappear. It really stinks but let's face it - that's life.

Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by Ben Borja LordT, how's the little baby girl, were you able to repair the two shermans that you on the floor , pare ko sci-fi fan din ako, have ten gundam "endless waltz" series, W-gundam zero customs,. Have been reviewing my FSM Mags collections (from 2000-2004) will prepare photocopies of weathering techniques for desimination to our new members. Mike J can we grant off-site membership to davao and zamboanga? Noel - Tuloy ba yung group build na Rape of Manila (PG 13)? Welcome to the Forum , Jepot Ben Borja

We can give offsite membership to anybody as long as it is within the framework of our by-laws. Reggie will become an offsite member when he settles down out there. Iknow someone in Davao who may want to be a member of our group, unless he opts to join Benhur. I gave him benhur's email address for him to write to.

BTW,
I wasn't able to try the table salt technique, too tired after watching Harry Potter 3 last night. Will try again tonight.

I think Lord T's Shermans that flew off the stairs are actually test materials at Bikini Atoll. (lol)

Let's discuss the Rape of Manila when we meet. Sino si Manila? Saan pala... May Manila rin kasi sa Oklahoma...(lol) Oooops, PG13 nga pala.

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by emjaetee QUOTE: Originally posted by dhel hi lani and emjaetee its been a long post, work can be such a drag i brought my kit to the office and here just staring at it, everyone thinks its a toy! beth is at the project site probably munching at some foreman's neck.hehehehe hey beth... survivor count? hehehehehe most people really think models are toys... kids, specially... imagine your plane flying on its own and end up as casualty of war whenever they surround you! talk about ruining a work of art! i got me a sabre lion on top of my workstation here at the office... well, i must admit zoids are really very toyish, add to the fact that i just snapped the pieces together and leave it at that... hehehe. one of these days i'm gonna bring it home and paint it already. hehehehe.

Right you guys are! I just brought my finished Academy 966 Tow Humvee to work last week to show my officemates what I've been doing these past few weeks and

Lo and Behold!

After their bending over the table to look at it, I found the figure of the marine sitting at the top had his head lopped off, the antenna was missing and the canteen of the headless marine inside the humvee! Haaayy! I couldn't tell them naman not to touch it because then they'd say ang "suplado" ko. I wish I'd brought it in a glass case na lang.

Jun

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain QUOTE: Originally posted by shrikes Hmmm... So, my B-17G will have some company soon! Finally, someone else building a bomber! You know what they say... "Fighter pilots make movies, but bomber pilots make history!" Oh, and I was contemplating on buying that same kit, but then i realized that my finances are stretched rather thin as they are! Soon, I'll have a model of all B-17s, hopefully including the YB-17, the YB-40 and a B-17 Firebomber! (insert maniacle laughter here). I was actually hunting for a german bomber (there goes my secret) for December but I didn't find any except for a 1/72 Dragon that has a "Julia" on its name. The kit was nice, even had a few PE parts but I wasn't really that impressed. So I decided to just get the B-17B instead. There's another one in the shop.... a B-17C/D.... maybe I'll get that next year. And there also was an "Enola Gay".... looks good priced twice as the B-17 though.... ehehehe.... out of budget as for now.

cbrain,

The Enola Gay's a really massive plane - pretty but massive. I never even tried to get it because it would never fit in my shelf space at home!

Jun

Hi Jun,


Are you at the office, me paalis pa lang c. u at the officers meeting

Ben Borja

LoRdT

Ano colour ng under chasis ng bradley, black or dark gray


Ben Borja

Hi, Ben. Happy modeling, too.

Hi to everybody on line ;

Reggie
Bigman
Dwight

Happy modeling

Ben Borja

QUOTE: Originally posted by jepot QUOTE: Originally posted by smvillalon QUOTE: Originally posted by jepot Shonen- wanna borrow a BDA i used in the field? Sorry can't lend you my pop gun; its kinda " reserved" for offcial use only. Buck- im back, i think... IPMS BAC folks- finally, the outposts are manned, with detachments posted beyond! Relieved in place na ako... Fellow FIlipino modellers- just enjoy the hobby, and be honest with yourselves and your fellow Filipino modellers smvillalon- remember me?do hope so... noel_carpio - you also remember me? do hope so too.... Good to see you back on the board. Did you have an entry in the BAC Cup? I hear great things about it. I'm glad it was a success. It'll bring in more modelers to the fold. Jun Jun, thank you for the welcome. I appreciate it; and thank you for the portly fine email you sent me; that i appreciate too; no i couldnt have any entries to the last BAC contest; i was in thailand literally waving the Philippine flag infront of the Thai, US, SIngaporean, and Mongolian soldiers, who we had an exercise with. Nice BDAS these guys had. Big Man: Yes Master.... im back Master...what are your instructions Master?

Oh well, there's always the next competiton.

Are you preparing for the Nationals na? That's a really big event. I remember the last National competion. It was a pity only a few entries came from the far provinces. But it was really fun. I'm sure the next will be even better.

Jun

Hi there Sigman,

What's you building? Just finished weathering my M-901 Hammerhead and will start on my Tamiya Bradley ODS M2A2/3

Regards to the group there at Cebu

Ben Borja

Shrikes,

Is that Memphis Belle on your sig, I also have to B-17 , memphis belle and s ad r version of the B-17G,

Cbrain

You could try to get a JU-88 german bomber to augment your bomber collection.

Happy modeling to all

Ben Borja

Shrikes, thanks for the reply. I have just finished a small dio but like the the ones that I have done, I usually don't fix the tank or vehicle, only the figures and other items.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala If I decide to submit an entry for the diorama category, is it required for a tank or armored vehicle to be glued or fixed to the diorama base? Will it be disqualified if the tank is just simply sitting on and not fixed to the base?

Hey, dwight! I was just going over the rules, and i couldn't find anything that says diorama subjects must be fixed to the base... so I suppose it's alright, but I don't have the final say... I'll get back to you on this one, or maybe Allan will drop by in a while and help you out!

QUOTE: Originally posted by lgjavier Aircraft enthusiasts, Do you use your decals for detailing the control panels sa cockpit? Or paint/wash it? What colors do you use? or..gasp...paint each and every dot with a fine point paint brush?

Hi Reggie,

You can also visit this site http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com.... Tool-n-tips... Cockpit Detailing... Drybrushing... hope this will help... God bless you.