No More Excuses GB....end date extended

Thank you!  As of right now, appart from issues with my GOOD vid card (on my old one) its up and running smoothly

Here are those shots!

Just a heads up, all that was done before I joined this, were the right leg, and the part where the legs and torso all attach togeher (cylinder thing, blue stripe on it, blast points) 

Gun

Body being painted with base white.

pre/post shading 

second coat of white over the black

Panty shot

torso attached, not weathered.

blast shield finished, paint chipped (realisticly, masking tape pulled some of the white up, looks great)

different angle

almost finished!

Mike

Smeagol, looking forward to seeing all those pics.  Good luck with your computer.

You can add me for my Dragon 1/35 Panther A started in July 07  -- having a 2 yr old is great but has seriously slowed down panzer production (wonder if Albert Speer had this problem) -- anyway since time isn't an issue I've been experimenting w/ photo etch that came w/ the kit

Thx

Mike (Dogzilla)

Aaronw- The ambulance looks Vantastic   I do remember that movie very well. In fact I remember when all you could find in the auto section of models was Vans - Farra's Foxy Van, California Surfer Van   The roof conversion turned out great, and I look forward to seeing more done on the Fire Truck. I have always wanted to build one of the old '50- 60's style myself.

Smeagol - It's Good to see your still making Progress. Quit burning up your PC's from those Henti sites.   A Motherboard ? I believe I would just go buy another tower myself as I know nothing about 'puters..

Roy - Time to come back from Holiday with the Grass Skirt Girls . The Navy Crew is getting unruley without the Captain aboard.

Ok, I'll get to the HH-43 but in the meantime I've pulled out two projects that have been collecting dust for a good 2-3 years.

The first is an ambulance inspired by the movie Mother, Jugs & Speed.

I started with Revell's 70's custom Chevy van, and I added a raised roof.

Did up the interior in fabulous 70's style (sadly the real interior colors of a 1-1 ambulance I once worked in  ).

then primered, this is how it has sat for several years.

Yesterday I blew off the dust and gave it some color, it is obviously flying some 1970's bicentenial pride.

Project #2 is Trumpeters American LaFrance fire engine. I jumped on this the week it was released, detailed the cab interior then promptly lost interest.

Two weeks ago I broke it out and got some paint on it. Unfortunately I lost the instructions when I moved. I've got someone mailing me theirs but I'm going to be stuck for a few days.

The acguy is coming along fast now.  Im giving it a half butted preshading.   Im giving it a coat, then hitting the pannel lines with black, then giving it another coat.

I have one leg finished, one leg half finished, and one arm completly finished.  the torso is halfway there. 

razordws wrote:

Dupes, welcome aboard.  What's that russian looking craft beside the KT?

Razor - somehow I totally whiffed on this post. Sorry man! It's an Eduard La-7 (1/48). 

Hi all,

I wonder if I might field a subject for this GB? While I always hesitate before committing to more GBs, this one feel doable... Zvezda's 1:35 BTR-70 (ex-early Dragon).

As with so much of Dragon's early output, there are lots of teensy parts and the lower-pressure molding meant larger sprue attachments, therefore lots of cleanup on parts too small to manipulate, and parts that broke at the slightest pressure while removing them from the tree. I got sick of this and boxed the project about two years ago, but when I recently took another look I found it was actually complete all but for the turret-roof grenade launcher and two or three broken grab handles/steps waiting to be replaced with brass. Then it's into the paintshop for acrylic Afghanistan camo, dust, dirt and rust...

Does this one qualify as a No More Excuses entry?

Cheers,

Mike/TB379

I got a bit more work done with my build, though, no pics.  My computer is on the fritz (has me almost to the point of crying, I dont know whats wrong with her) 

Im on the puter at work right now.  I'v made more progress into filling those seams (its a long job with these older kits).  The arms are finished with seams, legs are getting close, and most of the torso is done.  I just have to now think of a paint scheme for him.  Once hes done ill start really working on the AT-RT, I have been fiddling, nothing else.

I have these... sticky removal pads, for removing tape and glue gunk from stuff, they EAT paint.  Took me about 7 of them but I stripped ALL of the paint (like 7 or 8 layers then a few topcoats)completly off, including the 'snap tight pre paint'  from the shield of it (which was where it got misted red).  Im gona keep the one leg as is, I like how it turned out, for the other side I gota start from scratch.  Im gona use intermediate blue as the base, then use the hairspray method with masking tape and white primer and chip off the white on the raised details I want to be colored (it happened on the other side by accident leaked udner the masking tape, looks AMAZIN)

razordws wrote:

Sean, would Mr. Surfacer do the same thing?

It should work very well if you have a way of spraying it. I only have it in jars and have no clue what to use to thin it down for spraying. I saw where someone had some in a rattle~can once. They dont sell that stuff in my area. I ordered mine from overseas early this fall. 

have to do something 

Dave, needless to say I'm not removing the other decals.  I'll just fix the nose and replace that decal.

Ohh... ouch Roy.  That looks nasty.    You'd think with all the difficulties of getting those academy decals to sit down that they wouldn't stick all that well.

Sean, would Mr. Surfacer do the same thing?

I'am still here.

Dave, I removed the nose decals from my P-40E.  The only thing I found to remove them was acetone without destroying the plastic.

Smeagol, those are some nasty seams but looks like you got it under control.

Dupes, welcome aboard.  What's that russian looking craft beside the KT?

What happened to our fearless leader?!?!?!  Ain't seen him about these parts for several days?  That last cold snap must have froze his to the keyboard!

Quick update - the status of the three kits I need to FINISH!

Of course, there may be more added to the list...

well, my kit is coming along slowly, but its coming, ALOT of seams and modifications required.

The torso, looking front on, seems like it will be simple, eh'?

Here is the side, say hi to seams

The legs, (back) say hi to more seams and welcome to the wonderful world of modding

Here come da mods!  The joints, which were simple holes that the pegs from the previous pushed into, had to be modded into C joints inorder to paint and remove all the seams.

The arms and hands, more seams!

Well I got my transport Fruil's track put together. I have to buy batteries for my camera so no pics yet. I will probably have the blacken it on by then. The track went together quick as it was the early Fruil's that crimp together.

Mark

Hi Everyone, Not much to report on my 1/32 komet. I've masked up the upper wings and canopy, ready to do the mottle, and re-sprayed parts of the fuselage that I had reworked. I'm still not happy with the fuselage windows, so it looks like it goes back to the workshop again.... I haven't heard of anyone else having this problem, it must have been me. Hopefully something a bit more substantial next time

Cheers Tony