Regia Aeronautica GB II (06/15/09 to 06/15/10)

Aaron, you can build it here by all means, but im not commenting at all... I hate you. 10,000 lines for showing off...... My name is Aaron, and i enjoy deviant liasons with ducks!! get to it soldier!!

Lucky sod LOL.

...Guy

Hey ho Kiddy winks.

Sean, the CANT is looking spectacular. What scheme are you going for in the end? Did you decide on something other than that impossible looking flecky nightmare job?

I had a thing from PS saying my Arione is going to be here thursday. CANT wait... Geddit? Geddit?...Geez tough crowd.

So what are all these kits you boys have arriving? Is it for Secret santa? I should have joined and said...my preference is for German clog shaped seaplanes in 1/48...I can swap a couple of full pots of tamiya paint and a pack of wine gums. LOL

What a day today. Up at 5.30 am, motorbiked in, in the peeing rain and it hasnt stopped all day, rode home in the same peeing rain. At least i have tomorrow off. Thk bleeding God.

...Guy

Hey ! HEY! HEY! YippiE YAHOO it is here! Whoopie I am over joyed at it's arrival!  This is something else to be sure!  I don't think I have seen anything like it!  I just want to thank those responsible and You know who you are!

Guy already told me I could build it here cuz of it's sheer coolness!

 Guy if you had never mentioned this kit to me I would have never thought about it now I think it is my most favorite ever!!!!!!

 Look at the sheer size of this thing!  That is a 1/48 109 flying escort!

Anyone else wanna throw one together with me?

Summit wrote:

Bring Back the Postman !

sfcmac wrote:

Waiting for the mail to arrive.... tap tap tap......

Cripes - the sled team / truck with the mail has not even made it to the Post Office yet where I live 

Bring Back the Postman !

(they filmed most of the movie here)

Summit wrote:

What is This ? No posting from Guy ?  That is like skipping my morning cup of Coffee.  That is Completely Unacceptable , we shall have no more of that otherwise the kids will beging acting up in class.

 Hey talked to me briefly last evening and said he had early shift. Didn't sound to thrilled about  it. I was up last night and He popped on at 1:30 in the AM Texas time so He will be in a mood today! Bad enough when Monday comes but to have it so early? ACK!

Waiting for the mail to arrive.... tap tap tap......

sfcmac wrote:

That bomber is looking really fancy and clean Sean!  Tomorrow is my big day when my super secret kits arrive!  I can't wait!

That make two of us, as I am excited to see what the great unveiling will be myself.

Thanks SC & Aaron for commenting, busy first thing this morning attaching the "fiddly bit's" like landing gear doors and such before the coat of primer. 

Looks like you are making some good progress there Sean. I am looking foward to seeing such an unusual subject done.

                                                                                        Soulcrusher

Bondo - Thanks for replying, I try to keep the parcels under four pounds so they can go by First Class International. Priority is crazy anymore and UPS is off the charts.

The Cant Z is still making progress, I am in the process of making the main canopy mask and fixing the seams on the nacelles.

Summit wrote:

Guy - looking good, I use Kristal Klear for all kinds of stuff but I have never used it on guage faces. Maybe I should build something that has an IP instead of a decal..  My favorite use for the Klear stuff is to tack on cowlings so I can mask and paint them. Then I can pop  them off install the engine and prop as one of the last steps. (I hate repairing props) You really should build the Supermodel BV 138 ! I have taken a real liking to that kit brand myself after messing with three different ones for this GB.  Raised panel lines - big deal Guy -  I just sold some ebay stuff to a guy who lives in the UK. What is the dollar ammount before you have to pay duties ? He bought so many kits I would like to give him a break with his parcel.

"I'd like to ship this parcel to England".

"Are you interested in USPS Express Mail. It'll will get there in 5-10 business days".

"How much is that?".

"$ 42.55".

"Umm, what else are my choices?".

"Here, look at the screen".

($ 27.15, 18.45, 14.95 etc.)

"Well I'd like the cheapest possible, as long as it's not by surface".

"We don't do that anymore. The cheapest is $ 2.85 and it will arrive in 5-10 business days. But it's not the Holiday so it should arrive sooner."

Do Not ever assign a customs value- go no value. otherwise the person at the other end faces unnecessary hassle and fees.

Gents-

(and you guys too LOL)

I'm for dinner, as SWMBO is taking me out for some of the best Italian I have ever had.

CIAO!

Sean,

Glad you liked that pic!  I have several up close shots of a U-2R from the year before.  If you would like to see any of them, let me know and I'll PM them to you.

Here's a video of the one in the photos I took with my cellphone.  Couldn't believe how lucky I was to be standing front and center two years in a row when it taxied up!  Unbelievably loud too.  Check out the short video, and turn the volume WAAAAAY up!

U-2

Welp they are aluminum  now, a bit shiny but the final dullcoat will fix that.

Frank - I have been reading back through some old postings thanks to your tip on jumping pages and found the pictures of the U-2 you posted. Funny thing, I just bought a Lockheed U-2 off ebay a few weeks back. It is the only post WWII turbine powered aircraft in my stash. And as of date it might end up being the first jet to get built ever by me.

Well in my 205 book the gear legs are a dull alluminium, oops sorry, Alluminum, along with the insides of the gear doors. I do mine with alclad Dull alluminium and the shocker part with thier Chrome. A good wash of burnt umber and im done. Just so happens ive done that very thing tonight.

...Guy

Summit wrote:

Where is everybody today ? Oh Hey Frank glad to see your here

sfcmac wrote:

I dunno Looks like Guy . Frank, You and I today. Must be family day? Bondo is working on his PBY.

Yep, I'm here!  Busily working away on my 109's.

 Yeah it works pretty well. I used Tamiya Metallic Gray for the dull parts and Silver for the shinier areas . For stand outedness I used Model master chrom on the wheel spokes or as a drybrush.  Regular old gray on some things as well. Suttle effects that show a big difference to enhance details or lack there of on older kits. It's fun to p[lay to see what you can do and easy to fix if you don't like it.

I dunno Looks like Guy . Frank, You and I today. Must be family day? Bondo is working on his PBY.

Thanks Aaron, my instructions dont even show the gear in the paint profile. Just a lone circle to represent a wheel

Where is everybody today ? Oh Hey Frank glad to see your here

I like Aaron's idea...

I say go for that!

Luftwoller wrote:

I agree Sean, Kristal Klear is great stuff. I too use it for holding stuff in place for painting. Ive used it for making small windows too. I read that on this forum so i thought id give it a go and it turned out brilliantly,

Oh yeah I dont even mess with the blobby little kit windows anymore. Saves time on masking, dont have to worry about the dreaded thumb print, or worse it coming loose and falling into the kit

I agree Sean, Kristal Klear is great stuff. I too use it for holding stuff in place for painting. Ive used it for making small windows too. I read that on this forum so i thought id give it a go and it turned out brilliantly,

I may build the 138, but im not in a hurry. Not now all of you have shown off your 'Ooh i didnt realise i had one' s in your respective stashes LOL

As for the ammount before duties. Im stumped there. Havent a clue. Youll have to wait for Frank and Aaron to advise. I reckon they are the big spenders of the group LOL.

...Guy

Guy - looking good, I use Kristal Klear for all kinds of stuff but I have never used it on guage faces. Maybe I should build something that has an IP instead of a decal..  My favorite use for the Klear stuff is to tack on cowlings so I can mask and paint them. Then I can pop  them off install the engine and prop as one of the last steps. (I hate repairing props)

You really should build the Supermodel BV 138 ! I have taken a real liking to that kit brand myself after messing with three different ones for this GB.  Raised panel lines - big deal

Guy -  I just sold some ebay stuff to a guy who lives in the UK. What is the dollar ammount before you have to pay duties ? He bought so many kits I would like to give him a break with his parcel.