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

Mine was the 1/32 Hasagawa. Like you say, it takes up a fair bit of room in the display cabinet. I think i threw a load of PE at mine as well (Really? I hear you shout) LOL,

Just think how cool it would look in Italian markings though?

...Guy

REALLY ?  Who would of thought. Very nice , I can never get tired of looking at your completed projects.. I really want to see  er lets say a Zwilling someday

Hey Guy, with all that P/E in the Storch, what is that chain like dangly thing hanging from the ceiling ? 

Oh the Zwiller.. You liked that purchase dintcha? LOL My ultimate plan is to just use the centre section and replace the 2 fuselages with 2 Hasa offerrings. Oh yeah, and a shed load of etch for the pit.

The Chain like dangly thing, on the Storch, as you so eloquantly put it was for the Landing flaps. Hand operated.

...Guy

Thanks Guy for clearing that up. I had thought I read something similar to that but wasnt sure.

I got the wings and tail feathers on the Stuka ! There was a window on the side of the fuse I had no idea about. All my references showed more like a panel with a red cross (first aid kit maybe) anyway I filled the hole with some styrene and puttied over it to smooth it out.  The wings fit real tight and good with no gaps.

Time to think about how to mount those resin wheels inside the spats..

Sean - The Stuka is looking good and I can see your little 262 hiding back there.

Guy - That's a cool Storch... nice and big! I bet when Sean finishes his there won't be a toothpick holding it up though.  

SC - I've never hammered off a Garand... that must be nice. I've been looking for a relatively inexpensive 98k for a few years now... one with the eagle and swastika that is or even a Russian captured marked. They seem hard to find and go for quite a bit. I might settle on a Mosin Nagant from that time period as they come in and out of the gun shop (I live literally 30 seconds away) all the time with bayonet and sling for cheap money. I had an Enfield 303 when I was younger dated '44 if I remember correctly. I left it with my brother when I moved here in '96 and sadly he no longer has it.

Sean the glass panel is suppose to be there but it was usally painted over in the field. The cross is to mark the panel where the emergency first aid kit was located if you ever went down. I left the glass unpainted my 1/24 scale Stuka because it looked cool.

Jeremy you let an Enfield go! Man I'm gonna have to whip you butt for that too! I have two Finnish M39's also. They are Mosin Nagant's refined by the Finns to have a much smoother bolt action and trigger and a heavier stock. I have a scope on one of them to make target pratice a bit more fun. If you ever make it down this way we are definelty going to the range to make some noise!

                                                                                        Soulcrusher

While I am waiting for my SM 81, I bothered myself to get caught up in various other venues.

A solid weekend of work has the two Seagulls finished for the USS San Francisco. I'll save you the "fits on a penny" shot, but these a/c are small. Tom's PE set came with one set of interplane struts, luckily two propellers, so everything else is from scratch with .010 wire.Pretty so-so.

Hans Von Hammer thank you for the paint mix, I like it.

Now, eight 5" guns.

Oh man, Bondo those things look tiny. We need the 'fits on a penny' shot. Or at least, I do LOL.

Dave, the Stuka, is looking mean as hell. Who cant love a Stuka? Come on. And as for playing with guns, you and Jeremy are just too much. I wanna play too... Waaaaaa     Id be safe with a gun....honest.

...Guy

Bondo - Are those Seagulls 1/350? Nice detail for something so tiny.

And please... somebody keep Guy away from weapons! Does this look like someone you can trust with a gun?

I was trying to think of a damnable comeback about me being great and trustworthy an all, then i thought, nah, hes probably right. Id shoot my ear off or something LOL,

Hey guess what i finished today,

Just the 262, then im back with avengance.

...Guy

Bondo the lil Seagulls look great to be so tiny!!! Well done!!

Dave the Stuka is looking great so far!! Glad to hear about a good wing to fuse fit!!!

Guy that Corsair is GREAT!!! Well done mate!!

Guy, that is truly a masterpiece!

I wonder if I could get you to share the technique you used on the wheels and tires? I really like the way they turned out with that dirty look.

Guy you can come to the range and play too if you want. Better hurry up though because that water is getting cold fast! I'll have a towel waiting for you when you hit the beach. Just ask around as I am sure someone over on your side of the pond knows which beach it is because back in 1776 they payed a little visit. They rowed ashore at the beach marched down East Avenue and burned 90% of all the houses here. I won't hold it agianst you though.

                                                                                             Soulcrusher

SC - Thanks for the heads up on the "glass panel" I will keep that in mind for the next. I am sure I will be happy with what I did as Clear never looks quite right painted unless primed..

303 Enfields ... About 18 yrs ago there was a sizable cache of them found in South America. I bought a bunch - the more you buy the cheaper.. Well the purchase price was $12.50 each... Anyway , I still had 4 hidden away I had forgotten about until I moved. I gave them to my son for cleaning them up.  There is 2 -1917's, 1 -1918, and a 1942.

Just think of the history and hands that have handled these...

The Cat seems to think they are pretty cool..

Jeremy, the wheels were/ are simplicity in themselves. All you do is, paint the wheels and tyres as normal, then i mix up some mud coloured pigment, making sure you dont use the same thinner (I.e if you use acrylic thinners to paint the legs, use enamels for the pigment wash) Slather the piment wash on. Allow it to dry and then using your finger tip, rub what you dont want off. Simple. Just like me.

Crusher, i cant believe that we only burnt down 90% of the houses. How terribly unefficient LOL. As for the offer of coming to the ranges. Im getting me trunks on as we speak.

Sean, lovely selection of British rifles there. £12.50 each. Geez, i need to come live in the states. Im loving the new Avatar btw.

...Guy

soulcrusher wrote:

They rowed ashore at the beach marched down East Avenue and burned 90% of all the houses here. I won't hold it agianst you though.

The grudge is finally gone, huh?

Sean - $12.50 each? Wanna double your money?

Guy - Simple tip from a simple man... love it! Seriously... thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to give it a try.

Sean, just for you. Look what i found,

Its ok, you dont have to thank me,

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

Crusher, i cant believe that we only burnt down 90% of the houses. How terribly unefficient LOL. As for the offer of coming to the ranges. Im getting me trunks on as we speak. ...Guy

No worries Guy it had noting to do with inefficencies. The other 10% of the houses that were not burned belonged to Loyalist. One of these houses that survived the burning has been in my family since the 1950's though it has been added onto and remodeled so many time not alot of the original house exist. After I make my appearance over in blighty I full expect you to come here and visit. We'll even go up to Rhode Island and kidnap Jeremy and force him to drink British beer until he pukes!

                                                                                             Soulcrusher

Sean PM inbound!

                                                                                         Soulcrusher

Guy -  I am not seeing the pics just little moniter looking thingys..

I solved the problem of the resin wheels in the spats.. Most likely nothing new to you resin veterans .. I made a axle out of wire, drilled out the resin wheel and spats. I painted the wheels, after they are dry I will use some Tamiya tape and mask them over for easily tape removal.. Then I can assemble the predrilled for axle spats and sand seams and prep for paint. The resin wheels will rotate to ease in tape removal and the flat spots  end up being where they need to be

For the Bad news - This project is about to come to a screeching halt as I have no RLM 71 in my supply.

Good thing I am working on a Me 262 at the same time..

That was a score and a half on the Enfields Sean!!!!!!! WOW!!!

Hope you get your RLM 71 soon!!!!

Luftwoller wrote:

Dave, the Stuka, is looking mean as hell. Who cant love a Stuka? Come on.

Guy, now why would you be thinking that I'm building a stuka Guy???  Has Aaron been sharing his meds again?  Huh? Huh? Oh, and just so you know, my ancestors where some of those loyalists who moved up to Canada when all those rebels were causing trouble! 

Sean, love the avatar!  The Stuka is looking great.  Too bad about the paint issue.

Bondo, love those little itty bitty planes.  We should send some to Aaron just to annoy him.  If he thought 1:350 scale planes were small...  heeheee!!!

razordws wrote:

Luftwoller wrote: Dave, the Stuka, is looking mean as hell. Who cant love a Stuka? Come on. Guy, now why would you be thinking that I'm building a stuka Guy???  Has Aaron been sharing his meds again?  Huh? Huh?

Dave - I was wondering the same thing for Guy and Richie  . Thanks on liking the Stuka - This Airfix kit has the best fitting wings of any kit I have built so far. 

Eh - I will either order some or pick up some next time I make the trip to the city.  Wallace is my hero

jmabx wrote:

Bondo - Are those Seagulls 1/350? Nice detail for something so tiny.

1/350. Thanks for the kind words. The interstrut wire is 0.010.

Dave thx for the 'Penny shot' That is just so freeking awesome. How do you do it. And it actually looks like a Seagull.   

Dave sorry for the broken linky, here try these,
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/29/32/0/13 or http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/29/32/0/1

Dave, I reckon kidnapping Dave sounds like a cracking idea. Do you sell English beer up your way? Long as its not warm, were cooking.   

Right, with you all called Dave, now there is only one person to blame DAVE!!!

...Guy Dave

Guy plenty of Black&Tan's to be had in the pub's around here and you will definetely never find any warm beer here in the States. Where has Jeremy gone? Off building his silly things with the spinny thins on the top? We can make him supply us with meatball sammy's for the trip back from his house after we kidnap him too. I'm not sure though if you jumped in the video when you fired that little pop gun firing the Garand might really give you a scare. It like firing a small cannon! Makes you feal very manly when your done.

                                                                                         Soulcrusher

soulcrusher wrote:

Where has Jeremy gone? Off building his silly things with the spinny thins on the top?

I think the technical term for them is 'Egg beaters'

and i deffo need a go on your Garand,

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

soulcrusher wrote:  Where has Jeremy gone? Off building his silly things with the spinny thins on the top?                                                                                          I think the technical term for them is 'Egg beaters' and i deffo need a go on your Garand, ...Guy

It would definetely add to you already manly stature there Guy. You show up in the States and I will guarantee she is all yours until your shoulder can not take it anymore. That is usally about 50 rounds for most people. She kicks like a mean mule!

                                                                                            Soulcrusher

soulcrusher wrote:

After I make my appearance over in blighty I full expect you to come here and visit. We'll even go up to Rhode Island and kidnap Jeremy and force him to drink British beer until he pukes!                                                                                              Soulcrusher

Haha.. if you can talk that crazy Brit into taking a swim, I'm down for some drinking! I'm not scared! Except for that whole kidnapping thing... seems kinda scary in the trunk.

As for my whirly-magiga-bob-o-matic, I kinda screwed up the canopy. I gave it too much of a squeeze (thinking of Guy again) to line it up and crazed the plastic.

Oh well... I'll just have to get a new one now.