Christmas Build Challenge 2021-22

nobody up for this?

Do not fret.  Everyone is waiting to see what they get from under the tree first.  

I'll see what small simple kit, hopefully with a winter theme, I have in the stash.

A friend of mine starts a kit on New Year's Eve as a tradition.  I joined in but only ever finished ONE kit!  Fitting though it was a kit he gave me (Academy M3 Stuart).

I'm crazy, but I'm in. Gotta decide still. :)

Hi James-I have several GB committments that need to be started & fullfilled so this may be a great motivator-please consider me in.

I think I'll do my Revell USS The Sullivans. It is such an old kit that it was made in West Germany! 

I'll build a 1/48 Eduard FW 190 D9

Thanks guys.

Now if I can remember who did the badges for previous years...

This is a nice bit of Crimble fun. Rather than a 12 day mad dash and with family and social commitments for all of us, it is better to have a more relaxed "Challenge".

If you feel up to it then those joining in have the option to do more than one build. This is a really good excuse to get going on something that has been buried in the stash for a while and clear a space for new stuff incoming.

If you have some small kits that won't take long then this is just the job to get them done and out of the way. The shelf filler projects that you have just the space for in the cabinet that something bigger just won't fit in!

Welcome to all joining in. Don't forget to declare intentions to SWMBO. I will not be cited in any divorce proceedings or missing persons searches!!

Remember that SWMBO's are cunning, not to be messed with and who knows where the bodies are hidden!

James

I'll chuck my hat in, James, I won't get any time off work for a while after Christmas, and my only time to do any modelling is the weekend.  So, it'll be something fairly simple from the stash (or see what arrives in the meantine).

I'm in,... 

 I've got one of those short run plastic kits, a Metaluna Mutant creature from This Island Earth.  Its like the one Atlantis is going to issue next year.  About 1/12th scale.

I am in with MIG 15 in 1/48. It is partially started, if that is OK. Cockpit and one wing are done.

What is SWMBO?

OK I'll play.  I'll throw in with an aerosan, because nothing says "Christmas" like a WW II Soviet sled on skis!

Which one should I do?

I'll vote the MiniArt kit!

Your wish is my command.  The Vision kit it is.

castelnuovo

What is SWMBO?

 

She Who Must Be Obeyed

It is nice to see folks jumping in to have some crimble fun.

Most of the stuff for my Revell 1/32 Bf 109 G-6 is here. Just waiting on some paint masks and decal set. Hopefully they will be here this week.

I will be changing the paint job on the kit to reproduce Franz Steiglers' 'Yellow 2'. Also, all being well there will be only two decals used. Everything on the aircraft, including stencils will be paint. There is just the squadron badge and kill marks that I can't paint!

My Christmas Presents are now here. I think that you will be amazed!

Real G

Your wish is my command.  The Vision kit it is.

 

Lol, that's great! 

snapdragonxxx

It is nice to see folks jumping in to have some crimble fun.

Most of the stuff for my Revell 1/32 Bf 109 G-6 is here. Just waiting on some paint masks and decal set. Hopefully they will be here this week.

I will be changing the paint job on the kit to reproduce Franz Steiglers' 'Yellow 2'. Also, all being well there will be only two decals used. Everything on the aircraft, including stencils will be paint. There is just the squadron badge and kill marks that I can't paint!

My Christmas Presents are now here. I think that you will be amazed!

 

That's gonna be a big 109! Kudos on doing stenciling; gotta be nice when you can bypass the decals!

snapdragonxxx

 

 

castelnuovo

What is SWMBO?

 

 

 

 

 

She Who Must Be Obeyed

 

LOL

mattw

I'm in,... 

 

 I've got one of those short run plastic kits, a Metaluna Mutant creature from This Island Earth.  Its like the one Atlantis is going to issue next year.  About 1/12th scale.

 

Is that an oldie kit, or a new kit done in the old Aurora monster vein?  I have never seen the Metaluna Mutant as a plastic kit before.

Oh, and don't forget the Santa hat and fake beard to terrorize naughty kids who stay up to wait for Santa on Christmas eve!   

Count me in.  I have returned, after many, many years, to working on 1/72 WWI birds, and I am slower than molasses at building, even on a good day.  Haven't finished a kit in this short of a period since I was about 15 years old, when LBJ was president.  I've failed out of any number of GBs here, but want to give this a try.

My topic is up in the air(so to speak) at the moment, but it will be a triplane - either a Fokker Dr. I from Revell, Roden or Eduard, or a Sopwith from Revell or KP.  There are cool markings for both of those planes.

Rick

Welcome Rick.

Enjoy and have fun.

This is what this build is about. 20th December is the "Offical start" but if you want to start earlier then that's fine. Cut off date is 22 January. This should give you plenty of time to do your build.

For those wondering about the stencils I have mentioned...

1ManArmy high definition airbrush paint masks scale models

Here is the website pictures of the set!

1ManArmy high definition airbrush paint masks scale models 

I got them from Hannants for £20. They should be turning up any day now!

Obligatory pre-construction photos:

Since the figures are standing, the model will need a base to integrate them.

The kit actually contained two aerosans, but I gave one to a friend.

RealG,

I just finished Trumpeter's 1/35 kit of this vehicle and it went together very easily.  Hoping to add it to a winter diorama eventually.

TJS

snapdragonxxx

Welcome Rick.

Enjoy and have fun.

This is what this build is about. 20th December is the "Offical start" but if you want to start earlier then that's fine. Cut off date is 22 January. This should give you plenty of time to do your build.

 

For those wondering about the stencils I have mentioned...

1ManArmy high definition airbrush paint masks scale models

 

Here is the website pictures of the set!

1ManArmy high definition airbrush paint masks scale models 

 

I got them from Hannants for £20. They should be turning up any day now!

 

Those are cool-- not even quite like I was imagining! It's even better! 

Real G

Obligatory pre-construction photos:

Since the figures are standing, the model will need a base to integrate them.

The kit actually contained two aerosans, but I gave one to a friend.

 

Will you be doing a small diorama, then? That's always fun! 

I like the quality of MiniArt figures (I have their French Tank Crew kit). I would bet this kit will be similarily of good-quality.

I think it's about time to take a stab at a terrain base.  A friend who does Warhammer 40K minis usually makes bases for them.  His creations often supersede the commercial ones by a good country mile.  I'll be consulting with him on how to best model a little patch of snow covered dirt.

So what exactly made you decide to start this GB on a Monday? Just curious.

Real G

I think it's about time to take a stab at a terrain base.  A friend who does Warhammer 40K minis usually makes bases for them.  His creations often supersede the commercial ones by a good country mile.  I'll be consulting with him on how to best model a little patch of snow covered dirt.

 

Cool! YouTube has some diorama videos that could be helpful, too.