No More Excuses GB....end date extended

That's why I have dogs

I like the idea of the wax paper.  Somehow there's a big black paint spill on the center of the cutting mat.  My wife said something about her mat being ruined (it's hers by the way).

razordws wrote:

Summit wrote: Dave - This is your kit...   I think I missed something here!?!?

Sorry, I thought I read once where you built the Airfix Version many yrs ago. The Mind - just isnt what it use to be

Summit wrote:

Well at least she only takes your chair.  My supervisor likes to pearch and take me by surprise.

Summit wrote:

Dave - This is your kit...

  I think I missed something here!?!?

Roy - Very Exciting builds you have started.  I did not get as much done as I had hoped today. Every time I turned around the Supervisor had my chair !

But I was able to get the Decals all snugged down. Nothing beats boredom then working with 30 yr old decals.  Dave - This is your kit, while I was looking at the box I saw it was licensed by Airfix... And I have three more of the same kit hid in the Tomb of Stash

I read a really cool tip by Trexx for painting Frosted Scotch Tape and slicing it into thin strips to outline the canopy. I will try that out for the forward glass on this jewell. 

Also you might notice something on my cutting mat, that is just a piece of Wax paper so if I spill or blop cement. paint - whatever it does not get directly on the mat. My old one was so textured from drops of glop I got another one. I can still cut on it and when the paper gets trashed  - toss it and tape down another. 

Very cool looking.  I have the Promodeler HE-111 in 1/48 in the stash, some day I'll start it.

Well here's some pictures of my Hanger Queens:

This is Hasagawa's 1/72 FW-190.  Needs some touchup, small parts attached and decals.

Hobbyboss 1/72 Spitfire MK Vb.  You can tell what it needs

Mauve's 1/48 P-40N.  Needs gunsight repaired, wind screen, and nav lights.

Itatali 1/35 PzI needs paint and decals.

Hobbycraft 1/48 Bf-109B.  Paint and decals

Roy - It is a really old school basic method , I thought about you when I was prepping the Heinkel. Even though your little mishap was unrelated.

Here is the finished props, Next up decals , glass, and landing gear

Summit wrote:

Tip for the Week What in the world  ?  You are most likely thinking...  This is my little cheat method I use for painting props on the aircraft. We all like thos spinny things to spin right ? But they require assembly early in the process so if you paint ahead  of time they get scuffed, scratched , splattered - (Roy )  Painting the props is one of my last steps, I take a piece of paper and cut a splice up the middle. Sometimes with 1/32 I will cut a small circle a little smaller then the prop shaft. 1/72 & 1/48 I dont. Take the paper and slide it over the shaft to where the spinner is shimmed away from the cowling. Tape the split up, fold the excess back to where the prop rotates and paint away. If you need a different colored spinner - paint it first and mask off when dry.

Sean, thanks for the neat tip.  Splattered paint, what do you mean

espins1 wrote:

Thanks Roy.  I'm stoked about getting these old builds finished!

Me too, plus everyone that signed up.  It should be fun.

blkhwkmatt wrote:

wyoroy wrote: Do you fly or crew blackhawks?  One of my younger brothers is a W4 and have been flying for 18 years now.  He just finished fixed wing school in AL.  Just wondering. Roy, I fly hawks, love it too!! That is actually my bird when I was stationed in GE in my avatar. matt

Germany?  If so where?  My wife is from the Stuttgart area.  I was there 1986-1990 with the 1 IDF.

Boba Fett wrote:

Hey, Wyoroy, I had a question. Can we use second or third-hand kits? My friend gave me a kit about a year ago that somone had given to him. The first person had already started assembling small portions of the kit and there is some paint on there as well. I have to go through my cluttered stash again but I think that it is 1/16 F-16 cockpit. AMT is I remember straight. Now I think Italari has re-boxed the kit. Can I enter it in? Thanks. Graham (Edit: IT's 12th scale.)

Graham, I have three listed that was given to me.  So sure why not

Tip for the Week

What in the world  ?  You are most likely thinking...  This is my little cheat method I use for painting props on the aircraft. We all like thos spinny things to spin right ? But they require assembly early in the process so if you paint ahead  of time they get scuffed, scratched , splattered - (Roy )  Painting the props is one of my last steps, I take a piece of paper and cut a splice up the middle. Sometimes with 1/32 I will cut a small circle a little smaller then the prop shaft. 1/72 & 1/48 I dont. Take the paper and slide it over the shaft to where the spinner is shimmed away from the cowling. Tape the split up, fold the excess back to where the prop rotates and paint away. If you need a different colored spinner - paint it first and mask off when dry. 

wyoroy wrote:

Sean, I think yours looks great.  I keep looking at that kit.  Thinking this will be a test bed for panel scribing and some other things I want to try.  Well done

Thank you  Roy & Bill (Bondo) It is a clean build, but I like to sometimes actually build OOB . I feel  the need to build a few this way to relax and not stress over details.  This quality of this kit really was not worth super detailing or weathering. One of the things to watch out for the wing structure is very weak. If you pick it up by the wing  it will flex enough to crack any filler. That problem could be solved with a few pieces of sprue or styrene inside the structure. (Next Time ) The open canopy does not have a perfect fit , but the closed one fits very nice. I taped it over and used it for a mask during the painting. The kit has decals for three varients and you can build wheels up or down. 

Edit - The plastic is really thin, I would not try scribbing on this one.

wyoroy wrote:

Do you fly or crew blackhawks?  One of my younger brothers is a W4 and have been flying for 18 years now.  He just finished fixed wing school in AL.  Just wondering.

Roy,

I fly hawks, love it too!! That is actually my bird when I was stationed in GE in my avatar.

matt

Hey, Wyoroy, I had a question. Can we use second or third-hand kits? My friend gave me a kit about a year ago that somone had given to him. The first person had already started assembling small portions of the kit and there is some paint on there as well. I have to go through my cluttered stash again but I think that it is 1/16 F-16 cockpit. AMT is I remember straight. Now I think Italari has re-boxed the kit. Can I enter it in? Thanks. Graham

(Edit: IT's 12th scale.)

Matt, yea I notice the decals are on the thick side.  I have an old Eduard PE set for it plus some Super Scale decals.  Some day I'll get around to it.

Do you fly or crew blackhawks?  One of my younger brothers is a W4 and have been flying for 18 years now.  He just finished fixed wing school in AL. 

Just wondering.

Roy,

From what I remember, the Huey kit went together ok, I remember the windscreen being a bit thick and a chore to get in.  It is a bit of a tail sitter so you should add a bit of weight to the nose.  The Decals are very thick and took a bunch of setting agent to get them to conform to any surface.  It is a typical older revell/monogram kit.  If you take your time and and have some patience it will turn out nicely.

I built this one rather quickly back in the fall of 06, and it has been sitting on my shelf looking as it is in the picture.

 Matt

According to the rules on page one, as long as the kit isn't from a Group Build that is still "active" then the kit qualifies.  Most of my builds for this GB are from GBs I ran out of time on due to over commitment and life getting in the way.

Accurate Miniatures 1/48 Helldiver - Battle of the Atlantic
Hasegawa P-38F - South Pacific GB
Pro-modeller Ju 88 - Bombergruppe GB
Tamiya 1/35 Semovente - Light tanks GB
Tamiya 1/48 Bf 109E7 - Battle of the Meditteranean
Dragon 1/35 Elefant - Elefant GB

oh, and one I forgot - Revell 1/48 Me 410 for a Luftwaffe GB, can't even remember what it was now.  LOL

Bill, Aaron and Harvey, welcome to the No More Excuces GB.  Great to have you guys.  Remember the start date is 15 Dec, that is if you want to start on that day

Matt, your stuff looks great  I have the Revell/Monogram Huey in my stash.  How did it go thogether?

Bill, Alex was right.  If your build belongs to an active GB hold off on it.  If the GB is over or has died off, then by all means bring them in.  What scale is the AN-12?

Harvey, the 105 looks great, BTW what scale is it?

Dave, I love the badge  My votes for it also.

Summit wrote:

Roy - no where near as nice of the kit you are building, but for a $9.00 Revell kit I am Happy with it.

Sean, I think yours looks great.  I keep looking at that kit.  Thinking this will be a test bed for panel scribing and some other things I want to try.  Well done

razordws wrote:

Managed to put something together tonight.  Background is courtesy or Sean.

Ok by me but it makes me ask the question...., Is constipation really procrastination?  I bet if Bondo was here he could tell me.

razordws wrote:

Managed to put something together tonight.  Background is courtesy of Sean.

Dave, that is too cool!  I'm not having any luck with photoshop, but I really like your idea!  I vote we go with this one!

Cheers,
Alex

HOLY CRIPES Summit, you wernt kidding!!  OK I`m in. I have a Trump F105D I started Feb 08. About 70% done. I`ll see if I can finish this on time. I have 2 other GB`s going on, and I might just have one more for this come the end of January!..........Harv

cardshark_14 wrote:

Hey Bondo,  I'm pretty sure Roy just doesn't want active GB kits.  I've got the Emily and the Hs 123 in this one, and I know a few others also have old GB kits in.  So, unless I'm completely wrong, go for it! Cheers, Alex

Hey Bondo, 

I'm pretty sure Roy just doesn't want active GB kits.  I've got the Emily and the Hs 123 in this one, and I know a few others also have old GB kits in.  So, unless I'm completely wrong, go for it!

Cheers,
Alex