BIG Intruder GROUPIE GROUPBUILD...

VanceCrozier

And as much weight as I could jam into the nosecone. Lead fishing sinkers, jammed into some "no-shrink wood filler" so they don't rattle around & a touch of CA to seal the blob into place...

Manstein's revenge

 

Pics or it didn't happen...

 

Alright, I was WIPED when I got home from the field last night - still a humid 80 degrees + full sun when we started playing. Went home, drank a bunch of cold water, took a cold shower, watched a few minutes of the Marlins/Red Sox gaem & hit the sheets. Manny requested photo update from 2 days ago....

Seats & cockpit area clearcoated, needs just a little wash now, IP with all "glass" in place...

And as much weight as I could jam into the nosecone. Lead fishing sinkers, jammed into some "no-shrink wood filler" so they don't rattle around & a touch of CA to seal the blob into place...

Fair enough - pics tonight, hopefully with a final wash in place as well.

VanceCrozier

Scorpiomikey:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

 

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

 

 

[:D[[

In between supper and a late ball game last night, I did sit down long enough to clear-coat the cockpit & stuff the Intruder's nose full of lead fishing weights, cuz nobody likes a tailsitter.

Scorpiomikey

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

 

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

 

[:D[[

In between supper and a late ball game last night, I did sit down long enough to clear-coat the cockpit & stuff the Intruder's nose full of lead fishing weights, cuz nobody likes a tailsitter.

Manstein's revenge

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

Manstein's revenge

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

Yes. Yes we do!!!!

fermis

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

VanceCrozier

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

fermis

 

Kolja94:

 

 

fermis:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

 

 

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

 

You do have to be a proficient hunter and butcher if you want to eat!!!

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

Kolja94

fermis:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

 

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

You do have to be a proficient hunter and butcher if you want to eat!!!

fermis

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Manstein's revenge

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

Kolja94

Manstein's revenge:

Kolja94:

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

 

Sweet...looks like you went with one of the kit schemes...very nicely done...

 

Actually from Hi-Decal sheet 72-029, though that set doesn't include the nonskid areas on the wing roots, elevators, and spine (and at this point, I've no desire to paint those on) so I think I'll use the nonskid decals from the kit sheet...

Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

Manstein's revenge

Kolja94:

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

 

Sweet...looks like you went with one of the kit schemes...very nicely done...

Actually from Hi-Decal sheet 72-029, though that set doesn't include the nonskid areas on the wing roots, elevators, and spine (and at this point, I've no desire to paint those on) so I think I'll use the nonskid decals from the kit sheet...

Nice progress! I expect to have some bench time this weekend, I've had a good run of weather up here for ball this past week, and recuperating a cut-up hand the week before that...

Kolja94

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

Manstein's revenge

Wow---and I thought those Kinetic kits were supposed to be state-of-the-art???  Still doing a great job despite the issues!!!

 

"Communist State" perhaps...

DiscoStu

Here are the pics from my Kinetic build so far.

Kit seats with the headrest fixed

The nasty wing join:

Here are the pics from my Kinetic build so far.

Kit seats with the headrest fixed

The nasty wing join:

VanceCrozier

 

fermis:

 

I finally managed to get started today!

Started with getting rid of the molded on detail, and rebuilding the rear deck. (using a bit of "artistic license" and refering the Revellograms 1/48 pit)

I jacked up the PE ejection handles for the True Details seats, so I just used fine wire. I also shortened the control stick...that thing woulda been in the pilots face!

 

 

 

You just couldn't leave it alone could ya!!!

The deck additions look really good fermis, busies it up quite a bit. I'm seriously considering adding some goodies back there now, it is a large spot to leave blank...

Agreed...note to self...don't join group builds with Fermis...unless I want to feel even more inadaquate.

Got back into the Kinetic Intruder over the past couple of nights.  Pit is painted and right now the coat of Future is drying.  I had thought of using some resin seats from the spares box but found they fit too proud in the pit.  So kit seats it is.  The seats built up nice but had a nasty V shaped seam running down the headrest.  I used some sheet plastic to level that out.  I assembled some of the major sub-assemblies: Wings and stabs and started test fitting.  So far the fit is less than promising.  The wing join is ugly.and getting a flush fit on the lower fuselage means about a 2mm step on the upper portion of the wing.  So I'll be sanding, sanding and sanding.  Lots of injector pin marks on the stabs.  Had to sand the lower half almost paper thin to get it to fit flush.  I'll post some pics this evening.

Manstein's revenge: I think I'll go with VA-85.  I got those markings on a Hi-Decal sheet I originally got for another project, but that one will be an extensive rehab of a not-so-great kit.  I really like the markings, and I'm pretty happy how this one's going so far, and thinking odds are good it will turn out better than the Revell rehab I'll do down the road.  I'll save the Italieri kit markings for VMA*AW)-332.

fermis

I finally managed to get started today!

Started with getting rid of the molded on detail, and rebuilding the rear deck. (using a bit of "artistic license" and refering the Revellograms 1/48 pit)

I jacked up the PE ejection handles for the True Details seats, so I just used fine wire. I also shortened the control stick...that thing woulda been in the pilots face!

 

You just couldn't leave it alone could ya!!!

The deck additions look really good fermis, busies it up quite a bit. I'm seriously considering adding some goodies back there now, it is a large spot to leave blank...

Kolja94

Major painting done as of last night:

(Soft edge on the demarcation, even though it doesn't show well here).

Hopefully will get to spray some Future tonight...

Major painting done as of last night:

(Soft edge on the demarcation, even though it doesn't show well here).

Hopefully will get to spray some Future tonight...

What a great start Fermis!  Very nice indeed.

I'm still waiting on my "Iron Hand" parts from Roll Models.  I also ordered Squadron's "Wild Weasel, the SAM Suppression Story", which is supposed to have some good detail drawings on the A-6B.  I'm looking forward to getting started on this one.

Cheers,

Greg

fermis

I finally managed to get started today!

Started with getting rid of the molded on detail, and rebuilding the rear deck. (using a bit of "artistic license" and refering the Revellograms 1/48 pit)

I jacked up the PE ejection handles for the True Details seats, so I just used fine wire. I also shortened the control stick...that thing woulda been in the pilots face!