No More Excuses GB....end date extended

Bufflehead, on your Sherman.  That thing is beautiful.

I've managed to finish my Stuka G-2, I'll post some pics later this week.   Work is progressing slowly on the M13/40, since I lost a part (grrr). 

Jeff

Some progrees worth photgraphing to report. On my T-34 all major assembly complete (still need to add some stowage items the headlight lens) and finally got the whole beast painted in its' base color- Gunze Mr Color Russian Green 1. 

And some progress on my F-8. I started painting the white undersides, but have not been having much luck...paint either too thin or too thick... the wings and stabilators are just in place for the pics, not glued in place yet. Still got quite a ways to go yet...

That's a green T34......looking forward to seeing it weathered up.

Some progress on the KV to report. Basic washes, dusting and a little chipping done. I grabbed soem big Russian-looking numbers from the decal spares box and put them on the turret, based on pics of T34s on the Leningrad front. I did verify that there was one unit equipped with a mixture of KV-1s and KV-85s in action at that place and time, so the markings are at least within the realm of possibility......I will probably add some more dirt and grime, maybe.

Remaining is a broken headlight lens, a commander figgie and his hatch, then possibly some junky-looking stowage.

I'm almost done with this one, so the M4A3E8 is next on the list.....I think.

RBaer,

 I'm digging the KV-1, mine's been pretty close to that stage for a while, I don't know why I can't get motivated to finish, but your post is helping.  Nice weathering job.  What kind of figgie are you going to use for your TC? 

Stikpusher, that T-34 is looking really green, like tractor green.   I'm thinking that might be an aircraft camo color you've used?  On the other hand, I've heard of the Russians using whatever paint was available at the time, so you can get away with pretty much any shade of green for Russian armor.

Jeff

All,

I'm still here, been watching all the great progress.  Just havent had the motivation to pick up any more of my shelf queens, guess that is why they were there in the first place.

matt

OK. Well as self acclaimed procastinator I decided enough of that and a few pics. The Leo has is pretty much assembled except tools and MG and then ready for the final touches. The Shinden is mask and ready for the upper surface paint and the Seawold is getting ready to be painted after I filled the longest seams in my life (the seams probably total close to 6ft).The Hull of the seawolf had some major fit issues meaning that there was a length difference between the 2 hull halves of about .080". That and the the thin material caused me quite some headaches and a significant amout of putty and sanding. Anyway, here they are.

Italeri 1/35 Leopard 1A4

Hasegawa 1/72 Shinden

Trumpeter 1/144 Seawolf

BOOYA!!!!! One down, five more to go. Here she is the Hasegawa 1/72 Kyushu Shinden. Since this was just my 3rd plane I finished I am still going through a very steep learning curve. And lessons I learned. lesson 1: Mask, Mask and then mask some more; lesson 2: Never use Superglue for filling gaps again and lesson 3: I hate masking canopies. Anyway here she is in all her beauty and I am pretty happy i got her looking the way she does. She aint perfect thats for sure and once u get closer than 6 ft you will see. But what the heck we are here for the fun of it. I built her OOB and only added some magic thread or the aerial. She is painted in Tamiya acrylics and I tried my luck with some oil washes. She is definitly dirtier than a prototype would be after 45 minutes total in the air. As always critique is welcome.

Nice work, LeopardMan.

I've got a plane thingie in the works, I'll take your lesson to heart. Otherwise, I got nuthin'. Hope to hit the bench next week.

thanks guys.

Stikpusher: I tried Super Glue for the first time but it got so rock hard that I had a very hard time sanding. Resulting in more plastic taken of then glue. I might have used the wrong glue too. It was the of the shelf Loctite stuff.

Second one done....four more to go. Here is the Italeri Leopard 1A4 OOB. I won this kit a cpl years back at a contest raffle. Unfortunately it must have had some water damage because most of the decals were useless and I only used what I could. So there a few decals missing. It was a very enjoyable build I must say. The amount of detail for a kit thats almost 30 years old is just amazing. This kit comes in excess of 300 parts. Since I couldnt find yellow oliv paint I just used Tamiya XF-58 Olive Green. Olive drab might have been a better choice. Anyway, After a coat of future I gave it a little pin wash, decals, flat coat, some dry brushing with mint green and some Bragdon powder and call it good. If things go as planned I should have The Trumpeter USS Seawolf and the JGSDF Type-82 Command Vehicle done this week as well.

Joe

  Well...uh....finaly have an update. First one since theis GB started. Was going to AB some flat black on my F-86 and found the paint was completly dried up! No were to get it today either. So I found my yellow was still good and did some work on the F-105. Well bombs anyway. So here is a couple of pics to prove I havent abanded you all. Do I win a prize for being the worst procastinator??.........Harv

and the F-86

And there were only 3 left. Here is my first submarine ever. The Trumpeter 1/144 Seawolf. Never thought that such a big model could have so few pcs, I think it totalled out at about 45. well 45 pcs just gonna be a walk in the park I thought. yeah right. This wonderful model contains approx 6ft in seams that need to be filled and sanded thanks to the .080" length difference in the hull halves. I also had some problems with the decals, even so they were printed very nice and were thin, I have problems with silvering even so I used Solvaset. Also the decals around the periscope and radar mast were a pain in the. But I got her done and that counts. I teid a full oil wash and since I never did a wash on an almost house sized object that leaves plenty of room for improvement for me as well. Anyway here she is, enjoy and as always cirtique is welcome. (btw my large tripod gave out on me so i had to make do with the little one).

Dirtball, better late than never. you still got 6 weeks to procastinate. I am not sure about a prize though. And I am sure there are more contenders in the race since I still have 3 more to finish. Anyway how did you attach the tooth picks?

Hey guys, all your builds are looking fantastic.

I was hoping to get in on this one with a couple models. I recently had surgery on my shoulder, so I can't be as active as I wanted to be...can't get a job for the summer now, so I want to focus on finishing some of my already started builds. The builds I'm hoping to finish for this GB are:

Academy 1/35 M113 Fitter IDF

This was started A LONG time ago

Revell's F-14A

Also started a while ago, but it has some paint on it.

I have a couple more builds that need to be finished, but I won't be able to finish them before the deadline and I really want to concentrate on finishing these because all I have to do is some final assembly and that time consuming and hassling painting stage....so what do you guys say, want some more company?

  Thanks . Not a sub guy, but it looks awsome! I like the weathering effect. I use skewers about 6" long. They are just jammed into the hole in the nose for the fuse. Not majic. I have them painted now..............Harv

Hey Leopardman,

You are on fire ! You're knocking these off really quick. Nice Sub by the way.

I can report absolutely no progress on my Komet, and I don't have an excuse within reach.

Cheers

Tony

Thx dirtball and tax. Unfortunately not having a job right now helps in that matter. I sure it will change eventually.

Dirtball: I like the way the bombs turned out

Can I join?

I will be conservative with what I can finish in the time left!

So put me down for a 1/144 Revell KC-10 and a 1/72 Lindberg Kingfisher. Pictures in current condition to follow shortly.

Ray - Welcome aboard , Wow a 1/144 KC-10 and one of my favorites a Kingfisher .Our Fearless leader is on R&R somewhere cooking Bratwurst and Brewing Homemade Beer.

He wanted me to tell everyone Fantastic Jobs on the completions and keep completing those "Shelf Sallies"  Look to see him back posting in the near future. 

ygmodeler: I guess I take the chance and welcome you aboard too since it appears you got overlooked. I want to see that Fitter done. BTW what color are you intending on using?

 Ray: Welcome aboard

Summit: Forgive me if I overstepped my responsibilities. But I thought the more, the merrier.

LeopardMan -  I have been backreading post as I had missed several when I popped back up on the main grid.  Some Fantastic work  you have submitted, I need to spend more time at the bench and get caught up on my shelf sallies also... Thanks for being on the welcoming committee - I feel you are due for a promotion but in true to this GB Procrastination I will submit the paperwork to Roy when I get around to it

ygmodeler - Bummer to hear about your shoulder. Glad to see you aboard and looking forward to your progress.

Harv -  Nice to see your work being posted again, when do we get to see them on the racks ? Give my Best to Bev

LeopardMan wrote:

ygmodeler: I guess I take the chance and welcome you aboard too since it appears you got overlooked. I want to see that Fitter done. BTW what color are you intending on using?

Thanks, I forgot what the name is, some Model Master Acryl paint, the base coat is already on it, I gotta add a bunch of smaller parts and paint stoage items, attach stoage items, finish up the crane, put decals on it, and then weather it...doesn't sound like much, but I'm starting up physical therapy so I won't have TOO much time on my hands, and i'm a slow worker :\

Josiah

OK,  here is where I am at with my entries.

The Kingfisher is so close to completition, I just need to mask the canopies to get on with painting

The KC-10 is in a similar state though I have been having trouble with getting a base coat on it. Did you know that Tamiya spray pack paint does not like going over Revell paints, well I do now! I have also knocked the engines off their mounts a few times so the alignment is not the best anymore. I might try and fix them up again.

So off to the bench....

Summit wrote:

Harv -  Nice to see your work being posted again, when do we get to see them on the racks ? Give my Best to Bev

  Hey My friend, how ya doing?? Saw your "mowing" outfit. NNIIICCCCEEEE!! Thanks for the look in. On the RACK? You mean finished? Lets just say I`m shooting for years end

 No updates as of today. Maybe this weekend. Suppose to be 105 this weekend!.....Harv

I'm soooo sloooow......

But, here's a wee bit of progress on the Merk, I think......

I had a road wheel on one side that I removed the rubber tire for a beat-up look, and didn't like it, so I changed it up, and added a little more dirt overall. I'm down to that darn ball-and-chain stuff, and no progress there.... and I need to do it before I add stowage in the turret basket and a fig. I may end up just passing on it, much as I hate to do that. Anyway, a pic or two, with a new (to us) camera. Woo hoo!

I think need to correct the area at the right front where the fender is missing. It should be "open", according to the pics I have.

RBear, its looking good. I love it. One question though, what color did you use?

Joe