Helldiver! 2/08/09 Post Script

Don't worry about falling behind-no clocks here!

But I can see putting this on a CD when you're finished, and distributing it as its own online mag.

Wicked good SBS!

Prost!

Brad

Luftwoller wrote:

davew6003 wrote: Still out of adjectives for this one. Make em up!!, I do... Spasmaflabacious Chuck. You rule fella. Seriously looking forward to the next installment. ...Guy

Seriously! Each week as the weekend approaches.....I get this Pavlovian thing coming over me!

Amazing also that Chukw usually manages to get his posts out on a regular schedule! Given the detail involved, the painstaking method and the excellent artwork.........where does he find the time?! Those that haven't should really view Chukw's website. You will be amazed at his talents! (Well, maybe not after viewing this thread!) 

davew6003 wrote:

Still out of adjectives for this one.

Make em up!!, I do... Spasmaflabacious Chuck. You rule fella. Seriously looking forward to the next installment.

...Guy

Outstanding, simply breathtaking work, chukw!  I am in awe of your detailing and I truly thank you for sharing your techniques!

Brian 

I am truly satisfied now...   

Now its off to catch the sandman.......Thanks chukw!!!

I knew it was a good idea to hang in tonight!

Thanks chukw! (Hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread to keep it up top now and then!)

The oil paint moves....what is the drying time (if any) between applying different shades??

The hydraulic lines look as if they would bleed if cut! Very nice!

Thank you for another fun and informative installment of your build!

(I'm taking a few pennies to a performance of "Our American Cousin" tomorrow evening!) 

Thanks, guys! 

 Check these pics, Nam- it was just a reflection.  No kids here- just my bulldog, Dynamite.  She and my wife took me to the beach for breakfast today. 

 Baron, you can wipe uncured Squadron putty away with acetone-based nail polish remover just like with Mr Surfacer- but Mr S is much finer grained.   

Everybody else- thanks a ton!  I'm a bit behind, so I hope you won't mind if I just go straight to the meat-and-potatoes- cheers!

It's all there for you to read Hector!......many pages, many lessons! And some things that can be learned elsewhere in these forums. Let us wait patiently for another installment!

WOW! that is awesome, i wish i could build someday something like you, please give me some advise, some tips, something, how did you learn to do all that you do? that is simply amazing, congratulations fella!

Happy Father's Day chukw!......chukw........chukw? Well, we don't know how many children you might have..........except for one we call 'The Beast'!

Just.....looking in!

Thanks, chuk, you're SBS is amazing, truly amazing!  The engine looks fantastic, and if I didn't know that this is a 1/48th model, I'd think that that is a large-scale model of the engine.

My hat is off to you, really, for the super attention to the details.  There are so many things going on, it'll take a while to analyze it for the lessons.

One tip I picked up from this latest installment, is that I have to get Mr Surfacer.  Up to now, I've used Squadron putty.  I often thin it with acetone and brush it on, but it's still so thick as to require sanding to remove the excess.  That means more scribing, to restore lost detail.  But your up-close shots make it Mr Surfacer look comparatively easier, with a cleaner result.

Waiting eagerly now for the next installment...

Regards,

Brad

Eh.....wellllllllll stabbed myself in the finger with a #11......so I thought it time to read......or reread! Curious chukw......knowing nothing about PE and it's application.....in the recent wheel well pics, it appears that some brass(?) color is showing on some edges of the PE.

Is this just me......or is it a purposeful thing............or am I blind.....o_O 

Just pored (and poured, it's HOT here in CT!) over the newest installment again. I want this A/C finished......but I don't want it to finish at the same time!

That motor.........that motor................a complete build in itself! It makes one go back a few pages and revisit the many separate models that make up this build......and the thrill only builds!

But GP Abe is looking a bit sooty! He needs a rubdown after his bout with the engine cavity! 

Daywalker wrote:

Has anyone heard from Chuk and GP Abe?  I'm sitting here at the edge of my seat awaiting the newest installment of the "Chuk and GP Abe saga" and I've chewed my fingernails down to the nubs!  HELP!!!  I need my fix!

Thanks Chuk!  I feel MUCH better now.

Wow!..........................simply Wow!

Now I can sleep! 

May i be the 1st to congratulate you on this latest installment. The engine is just sublime. It will look simply awesome when fitted. Wheel wells are looking sweet as well. Top marx once again fella. Wheres the next update. Were all slavvering here.

...Guy

Wait! Getting the popcorn!......Okay shoot! 

namrednef: You're such a trickster!  Don't wind up in a 12-stepper over this thread, bud!  ;D

stretchie :  We'll make a Real Man out you yet!  Are you a ship guy?  Armor guy?  Armor... I've... I've sworn off the stuff!  ;)

subfixer :  Man, that attitude makes it all worth while- thanks from the bottom of my heart.

Mikeym_us : Nice to know that the craft shop will fill the void- and supply lots of useful stuff.  Cheers!

Jim Barton: We owe our service folk more than we can ever repay- my little cartoon is just a token.  Thanks!  I used my teeniest forstner bit to drill those holes- .0135

Last weekend was my wife's birthday, so we took a trip up to Seattle to visit with her brother.  My wife is the best ever, and supports me at every turn- nothing's to good for her!   :wub: A good time was had by all, and I'm back with the latest report this week.