2007... a busy year

i am my worst critic.  i do appreciate the kind words though.  the forts were labors of love for me.  i almost take hawks for granted.  forts i try to get all the detail.  i try to make each one better than the previous. 

joe 

Hey Joe, I only see a lot of good stuff there. Remember the biggest critic of our own work is ourselves. Show em and be proud. I particularly like the B-17 Conversion and the Figure. I take my hat of to you that can paint figures.

Top work my freind.

...Guy

fightnjoe wrote:

again thanks.  i just see the blemishes.  some to me really tarnish the builds.  in others work i see beautiful paint jobs, fantastic weathering, skilled craftsmanship.

Joe,

You should be very proud of that collection!  I know I would be.  Like they say, we are our own worst critics. 

Guy- Excellent work!  It's great to see those models and targets again!

again thanks.  i just see the blemishes.  some to me really tarnish the builds.  in others work i see beautiful paint jobs, fantastic weathering, skilled craftsmanship. 

joe 

fightnjoe wrote:

very impressive work throughout.  almost embarrassed to present my work.  not of the same quality as the work seen earlier in this thread.   not in any order... 40th anniversary mustang oob the dragon ferdinand (yet to be put on a base btw) the ten foot 262... the bashed p-40 from revell/monogram.. the b-17g from revell/monogram..the great paint adventure... the revell/monogram p-51d.. my very first p-47 i believe it was a tamiya .. an amt p=40k.. another first for me a hasegawa hurricane.. and yet another first.  a figure... something modern...  tamiya bradley.  and two that took a lot out of me. the uss arizona and my big one of the year.  a conversion of a revell/monogram b-17g to a b-17c from hawaii. there they be.  not the most.  not the best.  some improvement in painting.  some things very much out of my league.  but there they are. joe

Easy there buddy, you want embarrassing go back a couple pages and look at my pile of poorly painted styrene. You have got some great stuff there, I especially dig on the revell P-51 and B-17. I am taking a vacation from revell as I dont think my skills are quite there. 

thanks much but i still have a hard time believing my work belongs here.  there is some fantastic work through this thread.

joe 

And the hit parade keep on rollin'.

Joe, why would you ever not want to show those... great stuff there. 

Guy, Joe,

wow! you fella's have been busy! Great builds, many thanks for sharing them with us. 

Ta, your highness. The 'T' something was a T35. I loved it cos it was quirky lookin. And i think its the only Target to have 5 turrets. Cool huh.

...Guy

very impressive work throughout. 

almost embarrassed to present my work.  not of the same quality as the work seen earlier in this thread.

not in any order...

40th anniversary mustang oob




the dragon ferdinand (yet to be put on a base btw)




the ten foot 262...




the bashed p-40 from revell/monogram..





the b-17g from revell/monogram..the great paint adventure...




the revell/monogram p-51d..




my very first p-47 i believe it was a tamiya ..




an amt p=40k..




another first for me a hasegawa hurricane..




and yet another first.  a figure...




something modern...  tamiya bradley. 

and two that took a lot out of me.

the uss arizona





and my big one of the year.  a conversion of a revell/monogram b-17g to a b-17c from hawaii.






there they be.  not the most.  not the best.  some improvement in painting.  some things very much out of my league.  but there they are.




joe

Holy cow, Guy...that IS a lot of models. Even the targets look nice. actually the Russian armor piece (a T-something...that's the limit of my knowledge) is pretty darn neat, not to mention realistic.

How do you guys find the time not just to build so many, but so many so NICELY?

What a great thread. So many fantastic builds and builders. Ive made some good and generous friends since joining. Ive also built one or two kits.

Looking at that lot, i think i have a problem lol. Too much time on my hands lol and the Armor stuff...err...dont know where they came from..couldnt be me, I build planes..err..honest guv.

...Guy

Well here are my completed builds for 2007 (I have a couple of additional builds that I won't consider 2007 builds since I have not yet built the display base for them). Pro-Modeler Ju-88A4 1:48       Pro-Modeler Do-217E5 1:48     Pro-Modeler P-38E 1:48     Monogram SA-16 1:72     Sure seems like I built more since I feel like I was nearly always building throughout the year.  Maybe it's those two F-14s that I did that need to be completed with display stands. And for 2008 I already have lined up 5 different P-40s, a Hurricane, a P-61, a P2V7 Neptune, and whatever my Secret Santa sent. Steven

Well, I went ahead and finished those last two builds I referenced in my earlier post.  One is the Italeri 1/48 F-14A and the other is a DML 1/144 F-14A.  My mother-in-law picked up these kits for about 75 cents for both at a garage sale.  I decided pretty early on that I wanted to display these on a wall plaque, which was the hang-up in completing the builds - well, actually the kits were done back in the summer and were just sitting around the work bench while I figured out what the display plaque would look like.  Any way, here they are.

and hanging on the wall .....

So that gives me 6 builds for the year, about my average.

Jon said it, but bears repeating (I just saw this thread, have been away..)

This is like a Great Scale modelling issue... I wish in a few years my "year in review" can be as good as some of your "months"... awesome quality!  I am particularly impressed with the smaller scales..really inspiring work! Thank you all for sharing :)

And come to my turn.....

Every year we tried to build as many as we can....btw there're a lot of obstacle and because of other commitment to take care with as well....

This is my creations for 2007......let see what I've done.....

TA-4 PTM....

1/18 scale Mig-29N...

This is my first try to scratchbuilt Sci-Fi....Naboo Yacht but i stoped half way.....

1/48 scale Hawk 208....

1/48 scale A-4C PTM...

1/48 scale Air to Air Refuiling Diorama.....

1/72 scale Hawk 208.....

1/2 Scale OEPS-29,Mig-29N IRST... 

1/32 scale Diorama Mig-29 Landing with a drague chute

1/32 scale Hawk 208...

1/18 scale Su-30mkm

1/32 scale diorama Hawk 208 landing with a drague chute.....

I'm quite tired this year.....See you next year....

Chi, Chi, Chi, Chia!

Hey what about "Chia Airfield"   Grow your own diorama base.

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wing_nut wrote:  modlvr wrote: Question........ Are you sure that's not one of those 6 inch joke pennies?   Shhhh Andy.... I figured by now everyone has forgotten this pic but since your kinda new... welcome to the insanity BTW... I'll let you in on a a little secret...     WOW I should reshoot that picture... I've lost 40 lbs since then Now if only my hair would start growing back   ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

Nice work everybody. I don't see how people can turn out so much, so well done! I guess they're more organized or dedicated than I.

 Here's my meagre output for the year:

1/72 Hasegawa M3A1 Halftrack

Academy 1/72 P-51C Mustang

Heller 1/24 Suzuki RGV 500

Academy 1/48 F-16C Fighting Falcon

Heller 1/72 Dasault M.D.450 Ouragan

Darren-

  WHen did you build that F-14?  I can't believe I missed it!  I suppose it could have really early in the year before I was around.  That is an AWESOME build and base my friend!  Upon which I must bestow the O.T.T.

Holy plastic mania Batman.....

That's some butt kickin' good work John and Darren. 

Agreed.

I especially like the weathering job you did on the AV-8B

Well chaps, 

it looks like its been a great year! May I say how impressed I am by the superb work on display here. 

Here is the 2007 line up from me.

1. Hasegawa 1/48 USMC Harrier AV-8B+ 

2. Airfix 1/48 Sea Harrier. Built for the FAA GB-This one was published in FSM!

3. Hasegawa 1/48 F-14A Tomcat. This kit was built as a present to my good friend Eric. It lives in his study in a glass case. I really wish I kept hold of this one............

4. Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IX. 

5. Airfix 1/48 Hellcat. Built for the FAA GB.

6 Airfix 1/72 RN Lynx Mk.8 Built for the FAA GB.

7. Tamiya 1/48 Corsair II. Built for the FAA GB.

8. Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IX. This was my entry for the Spitfire GB.

9. Airfix Seafire 1/48 FR.47. Yes its another one for the FAA GB!

10. Italieri (ex A.M.) 1/48 B-25D.