No More Excuses GB....end date extended

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.)

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

espins1 wrote:

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

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

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

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

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 - 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. 

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!?!?

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

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:

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

Dave this is great.  If everyone agrees, I say we make this the GB badge.

wyoroy wrote:

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).

Roy - I wasnt going to point fingers Wax paper surface goes back to the R/C building days, you would place it over your plans and build directly over them.

GB- Has my Vote !

Dave - Nothing Surprises me when it comes to a hiding place for a cat. Or how high they can jump.....Ours is a stray my Daughter brought home during a downpour 1 yr ago. Guess it was only raining Cats...

Dogs know to get out of the rain, they bark at the door to let them in

wyoroy wrote:

Sounds like your the kind of guys we're looking for

LOL!

Roy- PM received, and returned.

Roy-after taking inventory, I found a few more 'work in process' kits in the stash:

1/48 Tamiya P-47 Razorback-interior painted.

1/25 Revell C6R Corvette-Body painted & decaled.

1/25 Revell Stars & Stripes Corvette-Body primed.

It's going to be hard to decide where to start.

I've got a feeling that this is the Group Build that will never end.....

Roy see my PM, if and when you get around to it!

Took me a while to send it.

Daywalker wrote:

I was going to look through my pile to see if anything fits the bill here, but I never got around to it.

Hmmmmm That is so odd? I thought I was the only one? Start on the 15th!?!?!?!?!  Gotta polish my helmet.

Bob, I updated your list.

Aaron, did you take your meds today

Here are the Results of using Trexx's Painted Scotch Tape method. The Canopy was really poor, not much to go by, so a lot of modelers license went on it.

Simple fix for those blobby two piece windscreens. 

Summit wrote:

Here are the Results of using Trexx's Painted Scotch Tape method. The Canopy was really poor, not much to go by, so a lot of modelers license went on it.

Summit wrote:

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

You are correct Sean, I don't remember talking about it recently so it didn't connect.  That is the only kit that I have ever thrown away without finishing.  It was a cheap spanish manufacturer's copy (leolda sp?) and the front canopy that is split down the middle was horrible.  The two sides didn't even come close to matching up.    Looks the real Airfix canopy was a little better. 

wyoroy, Could you add my 1/12th AMT F-16 cockpit? Thanks alot.

Graham