Weekend Madness GB: NOVEMBER 29-30th 2008

Thank Matt, I appreciate that .

I love Hunters too, I went to the Farnborough Air Show in 2000 and the best display was by a Hunter. They still hold the 'most aircraft looped in formation' record - I think it was 22 back in the 50's or early 60's.

I'm gonna call it finished - there a couple of touch ups needed and probably a wash to bring out the panel lines against the white - but here it is alongsode a RAF land-rover form the Bloodhound missile kit !

All Right Simon! Looks awesome!!!!!!! Finishtimo! I feel a crash coming on!

Some one tell Dee that there is a clean up neeeded by the coffee pot!

sfcmac wrote:

I agree! That hunter is a dream! The Stug is way cool as well! And I have had way too much coffee ! Need Fiber!!!!!! A RAAF Fanta what?

The RAAF Macchis had a 'Fanta Can' scheme at the Flight Training Schools. - Orange , Silver and White.Fanta being a brand of orange soft drink.

A Test Mirage got painted up in the same scheme

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigs1/1772586414/

Simon L wrote:

Thank Matt, I appreciate that . I love Hunters too, I went to the Farnborough Air Show in 2000 and the best display was by a Hunter. They still hold the 'most aircraft looped in formation' record - I think it was 22 back in the 50's or early 60's. I'm gonna call it finished - there a couple of touch ups needed and probably a wash to bring out the panel lines against the white - but here it is alongsode a RAF land-rover form the Bloodhound missile kit !

Hmmm all alone? Guess I shall retire before daylight! Hmmm maybe one more cup o java!

Here is where I am leaving things off to dry for the morning/night G'day all!

Aaron- I LOVE IT!!!  Awesome idea, wish I had thought of that.  Perhaps I shall break out my Okha and build that one sometime.   Great job, is the P-36 finished?

Simon- Gorgeous work, and congrats on your triumph!  That Hunter is the dog's bollocks mate.

Josh- Wildcat is coming along beautifully! 

Matt- Your StuG looks great, love the sagging tracks.  CAn't wait to se it with the whitewash on.

Sorry for lack of ackowledgements as to all the great building here. I realize we all are having trouble keeping up!

With relatives in town I'm being constantly interrupted! I love them, but all we really need is Thanksgiving dinner.....then a short, sweet 'goodbye' when they leave! Then my brother-in-law shows up in the middle of the night to get away from all the hens he's staying with.....and out comes the beer! YAY!.....I sent him home a couple hours ago. Back to work now if I can get out of the brunch the sisters have planned!

I have more troubles than a soap-opera wife since I joined this site!

Try and have some pics for Aaron or Frankie to post for me in a couple hours!

Great work all!

I'm calling this one done. Time 0921 CST. Total time 44 hours 36 minutes. Guys, I must say that this was A BLAST!!!! Thanks to everyone for participating. I am amazed at the work I have seen from everyone.

Here she is.

This was soooo much fun. So, who's up for doing this again in a few months??

Regards,

Jeff

Jeff, congrats on the 109, she looks fantastic

Cleaned up the seams the glue ozzed out and all I had was some very light sanding.  The pit goes in from the bottom attach wings and off I go.  I'll try and get some pics up.

Nam, someone told me once that family are like fish, it's great to have around but after awhile they start to stink 

Off to breakfast

Nice progress from the Sleep Deprived Diehards last night. Aaron - after all that caffeine you should be ready to paint - maybe even the House

Simon -Wow what a beauty even though it is missing its propeller

Check in time for me 8:30 am PST guess I will go see if the paint is dry using the "Thumbprint " method

Simon and Jeff, Congradulations guys.  Awessome work. 

Off to a late start this morning and I'm half way through my 48 hours but I think I'm in good shape to finish on time.  Going to be out for most of the morning but after lunch it should be clear sailing.

Just wanted to post a picture of the seat I made before I put her in the fuselage:

Nice seat Roy!

Nam- Sounds like your family is doing it's best hold you back onthis build.  Good on you for fulfilling all of your family obligations and still finding time to work on your 'Bolt.  Lemme know when those pics are ready and I'll post them for you right away!

Jeff- Congrats!  I cannot imagine building a '109 complete with splinter camo in 48 hours, youdaman!

Dave- Looking forward to seeing your painted Komet!  Any idea which camo scheme you are doing?

Sean- Get back to work on that PE-2 Mister!  I wanna see Polish markings this afternoon.   'Sides, we're due back at the Corsair GB first thing tomorrow morning.

25 .25 hrs in, Have started the decals. Now it is hurry up and wait for the landing gear to set up..

The milky white window is Kristal Klear curing..

Daywalker wrote:

Sean- Get back to work on that PE-2 Mister!  I wanna see Polish markings this afternoon.   'Sides, we're due back at the Corsair GB first thing tomorrow morning.

Frank - Im On it ! 

Corsair what corsair , I have forgotten such  a thing exist

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about Sean!  Looking good, I feel much better now.   Forget the Corsair for now.

Where the heck is Guy at?   He's missing it all.

Time for a Public Vote !

I have hit the crossroads of painting the spinners, what few color references I have (Squadron drawn) show semi gloss black.

I think Red  would really set them off and match the markings...

So what will it be 

Black 

or  

Red 

I will take your suggestions  until 1 :PM PST 

 Sean too cool! I'll vote red AS well! Cuz Roy likes it and it screams for color ! Hmmmm screams... what fun. Yeah Frank

Finished up all the painting for both. Futured them up. Just hacve to unmask the canopies and stick the pitot tube in. Had to take a break My FSM arrived and I want to check out your spit!  

Page 39 Oh Yeah Sweet!

Hot looking Emil Firesmacker! Wonder what lse I am missing?

Here are a couple of shots I took this morning showing where I left off last night.  After blowing out the sanding dust in the panel lines I masked off the exhaust and other openings into the engine area using cut up bits of makeup sponges and sprayed the RLM65 on all the undersurfaces and outer gear doors.  I had a minor catastrophy yesterday evening when one of the exhausts broke loose somehow.  I finally got it re-attached the manifold reattached to the cylinder heads, but now I understand some of the pain of those guys who build ships in a bottle. 

Good morning fellow spastic plasticians!  About 5 am this morning I got the overall filter applied to the upper hull, and the pioneer tools and items placed and picked out...Just finished applying the decals, getting ready to spray a Future coat for my whitewash/winter camo scheme and finally mate the upper and lower hull (that's why you see a huge GAP in the front of the vehicle in the picture...  The decals I used are the kit supplied, markings for StuG Abt 192 Vehicle #24, Eastern Front 1941.  I really like how the red skulls and white markings offset an otherwise drab gray vehicle.  Obviously they will be toned down "some" before it's all said and done.

Matt, the StuG looks great.  Your right the red does set things off in a good way too.

Scott, looking good  Great that you got the exhaust reattached.  FYI The ships are already built, you just slid the ship into the bottle and pull on a bunch of strings and the mast and all pop up into place, tie everything off and you got a ship in a bottle  Something I could not do.

Sean,

I have pouring through my Polish AF references in regards to your color choices for the spinners.  No definitive answers, but most of the BW photos I looked at showed the spinners to be an almost exact shade as the rest of the airframe.  Most models I have seen built also feature this.  If I may be so bold, I vote for the same green as the airframe.  If that isn't OK, I say Red.

Scott and Matt-  Looks like you fellas are happily zipping right along.  Looking forward to the next batch of pics!

Aaron- What???  You're not finished with both of them YET?!

Sean,

Then again, the red spinners on the PE-2 at the Warsaw Army Museum sure do look nice!

Daywalker wrote:

Scott and Matt-  Looks like you fellas are happily zipping right along.  Looking forward to the next batch of pics! Aaron- What???  You're not finished with both of them YET?!

Ditto on the fine work guys!

Frank I took off the masking and am all set but am utilizing my time to touch up and actually highlight / wash panel lines especially some that got obliterated in the mad seam filling and sanding.  Could snap pics at anytime  just want to make them look as good as I am able. I found with the metal finish just a gentile drag with a hobby knife does wonders for the panel lines.