1/32 HK B-25J 345th BG "Apache Princess"

lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:06 AM

bvallot

You're running outta room to film this bird, huh?! =] very cool Joe. That glass looks great from HK at 1:32. I'm always sketchy of the thickness of glass parts. All around great build. Might be one of your best. The weathering is well accomplished too. Definitely getting some liquid friskett. Looks too easy not to use. I think the master model AM barrels are a must. If it's this big then you need detail. They sell it, hard. You know everybody's looking at those big guns. lol. Very cool Joe. Thanks for sharing.

I cannot imagine how you actually ship something like that. That's a lot of trust. lol

Thanks Britt. The kit gun barrels were horrible. Didn't even have cooling slots. Masters were a no brainer. I found a suitable box, gonna be expensive though..... Whistling

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:03 AM

Buckeye2

Awesome build! I just love the weathering effect you got on that OD finish.

Mike

Thanks Mike

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:02 AM

Hoss WA

Gotta love the Apache Princess! What a fantastic looking B-25! As always, I admire your fading and shading work -- it gives the paintwork tremendous depth. Congrats. I haven't built up the courage yet to get serious with chipping beyond some silver pencil. Your liquid frisket results are convincing so I'll give it a shot at some point.

Thanks Hoss. Give it a try. It's pretty easy to do.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:01 AM

TheMongoose

Lawdog what a stupendous build! That liquid friskett looks better than anything I've seen for chipping. Love the finished build followed by the wip pics. it must pain you to give it to the guy you're building it for. You have to be proud of this one!

Thanks. No, I'm actually glad it will be gone soon. It takes up way to much room. I am pleased with how it turned out though.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:59 AM

Tubosteve

As usual Lawdog, another abolutely marvelous and stunning build, .....and those windows, so crisp and clear!! Wish mine came out like that. (I assume it's masked off, painted and then Futured?).

Thanks Steve. No future, just rubbing alcohol before masking. I don't polish my canopies as I don't think it's realistic. The windows were probably never sparkling clean on the real things.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:56 AM

Aggieman

Well you knocked that one out of the park. As usual, superb effort all the way around.

Thank you.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:56 AM

tempestjohnny
Good to hear from you Joe. Now I know why you've been MIA. What a beautiful build. John

Thanks John. I took a break from the forum for a bit.

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bvallot

Member since
June 2013

Posted by bvallot on Sunday, March 7, 2021 9:33 PM

You're running outta room to film this bird, huh?! =] very cool Joe. That glass looks great from HK at 1:32. I'm always sketchy of the thickness of glass parts. All around great build. Might be one of your best. The weathering is well accomplished too. Definitely getting some liquid friskett. Looks too easy not to use. I think the master model AM barrels are a must. If it's this big then you need detail. They sell it, hard. You know everybody's looking at those big guns. lol. Very cool Joe. Thanks for sharing.

I cannot imagine how you actually ship something like that. That's a lot of trust. lol

On the bench:

Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh

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Buckeye2

Member since
November 2020
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye2 on Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:00 PM

Awesome build! I just love the weathering effect you got on that OD finish.

Mike

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Hoss WA

Member since
July 2019

Posted by Hoss WA on Friday, March 5, 2021 8:53 PM

Gotta love the Apache Princess! What a fantastic looking B-25! As always, I admire your fading and shading work -- it gives the paintwork tremendous depth. Congrats. I haven't built up the courage yet to get serious with chipping beyond some silver pencil. Your liquid frisket results are convincing so I'll give it a shot at some point.

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TheMongoose

Member since
January 2015

Posted by TheMongoose on Thursday, March 4, 2021 10:34 PM

Lawdog what a stupendous build! That liquid friskett looks better than anything I've seen for chipping. Love the finished build followed by the wip pics. it must pain you to give it to the guy you're building it for. You have to be proud of this one!

In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!

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Tubosteve

Member since
February 2017
From: Hampshire, England, UK

Posted by Tubosteve on Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:47 PM

As usual Lawdog, another abolutely marvelous and stunning build, .....and those windows, so crisp and clear!! Wish mine came out like that. (I assume it's masked off, painted and then Futured?).

Stay safe........Steve

Currently on the bench: On the bench: Airfix 1:24 Spitfire Mk IXc (17001) as Silver Spitfire G-IRTY, Revell 1:48 Bristol Beaufighter TF.X (03943)

Finished 2024: Tamiya 1:24 Ford Mustang GT4 (24354)

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Aggieman

Member since
January 2015
From: Katy, TX

Posted by Aggieman on Thursday, March 4, 2021 2:53 PM

Well you knocked that one out of the park. As usual, superb effort all the way around.

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 5:07 AM

Good to hear from you Joe. Now I know why you've been MIA. What a beautiful build. John

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:19 PM

Mopar Madness

Oh Lordy that's a beautiful bird!!

Thank you Chad

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:19 PM

DRUMS01

Stunning work as usual. I really like the chipping effect.... looks just right.

Ben

Thanks Ben. Personally I think I overdid it a little bit, at least on the props, but it's a learning process for me with the liquid frisket. I'm going to have to continue to practice with it.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:17 PM

jeaton01

Too big. Well done!

Indeed. Thank you.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:17 PM

damouav

Nooooooooooooo

I think I will need to find another visual media to obsess over...

I will still look back at your previous builds for tips.

Take care.

I thought they were getting stale. Perhaps I will continue. Thank you for your kind words.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:15 PM

M. Brindos

Yikes! 1/32?! And I thought my P-38 was a big model.

No wonder that detail is so crisp. Nice job!

Indeed, this thing is huge. And you have to install the landing gears early in the build too. I was praying those weren't going to get broken That's why I passed on the 1/32 scale B-17.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:12 PM

keavdog

Looks great - well done. What did you use to glue the billion bbs?

Thank you. I used a mixture of gorilla epoxy and superglue. I didn't wanna rattling around in there.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:10 PM

plasticjunkie

At 1/32 must be huge. Great looking model and base.

Thank you. About a 2 foot wingspan. Definitely the largest thing I've ever built and to be honest I'm glad it's off my bench. The base is actually from a He 219 I did a few years ago. It's the largest one I had in my cabinet.

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