Military Veterans GB II

Ken.

That F89 looks great.  Congrats.

Landrover and trailer are done, just need to screw up the courage to use my AB for the first time.  Been existing on Tamiya rattle cans up till now, but just too expensive.  This would be the ideal test bed, as its all one colour (lustreless  modern australian olive drab).  Mind you, I do remember painting the real thing with brushes !

I am about 90% done with the building so far. Here are a few shots of my progress:

everything that hs been glued together...

body and hood placed on the chassis (to be glued after painting)

soft top placed on vehicle (glueing after painting)

Hans - thanks.

Dupes - also, thanks.  The pit is mostly OOB.  I added Eduard seatbelts and built the yellow ejection handles.  I used a silver pencil for highlights over the flat black panels.  Page 5 of this GB has pics of the cockpit.

Ken

Looks like a solid, clean build to me. 'Pit looks good - is it OOB?

That first pic especially gets

 Well, here's my F-89J, ready or not.  It's not museum quality, but I'm reasonably happy with it.  I'm not much for weathering and such, so it's sort of a plain jane build.  This was pretty much OOB except for some additional details in the cockpit.  Paint is MM aluminum plate buffing metalizer with touches of MM titanium metalizer on the exhausts.  I finished with a coat of Future which didn't turn out too well - should have used a top coat specific for the metalizer.  Decals are a combination of kit and home-grown.  Over the years, I'd forgotten how large this plane was in its day - it really had a monster wing.  In the display cabinet, this model really dwarfs my group of P-51s, T-6, T-33, F4U, etc.

Thanks for looking - I hope it's acceptable for the Vets GB.

 Ken

Ken, good one !  thats some nice work you got there.

Paul

Hey Wirraway, way to go - glad to see someone still knows there is a group build going on here.  Hard to realize that we are a third of the way into this 6 month build!! 

I've made a little more progress on the Scorpion, as shown below.  Hope to finish it soon.  It's not as tough a build as I thought it might be as a Revell.  Also, hope to have better pics next time.

Ken

Hey, Scotty - at my age, I have a small stash. 

It's cooled off a bit and the grandkids have left, so I've managed to do a little painting.  This is MM buffing metalizer.

Ken,

I am glad to see that it is possible to still do some really great modelling at an older age.  That means I really may be able to build everything in my stash this lifetime!

Scotty/Ken.

Some nice work there.  My landrover is coming along.  I will post pics when I get all the resin bits on.  Then I have to wait for the paint to arrive (from U.K.)  White Ensign models was the only place I could find that sells Australian lustreless olive drab in tinlets.

Scotty - Nice work.  I had a friend in college who served on a nuclear sub, but that was a long time ago.  His name was Jim Greene.

Bondoman - yup, I worked on F-89s.  Actually, my first encounter with military aircraft was T-6s and P-51s.  Also, C-47, F-94B/C, T-33, F-89J, and F-102/TF-102.  Spent 10 yrs as radio/nav tech in AF and ANG.  Left service in 1963 to return to college, and maybe this will be more believable when I tell you that I'm age 75.

 Regards, Ken

kbuzz01 wrote:

OK, fellow vets, I'm finally underway with the Revell 1:48 F-89J.  Below are some pics of the pit.          Ken

Here she is, the USS Tullibee (SSN-597).  After Nuclear Power School I attended prototype training at S1C in Windsor, Connecticut, which was based on this boat.  The Yankee Modelworks kit is resin with a few white metal items, and photoetched propellor.  This was a relatively easy build overall, and the base was made from an old award plaque.  Any comments are welcomed.

Ken,

Looking good so far!  I am anxious to see the finished product.

Wirraway,

I finished the Tullibee (SSN-597) yesterday.  Being resin, there was not much to take in-progress photos of.  I will get a picture or two taken this week to post here, so keep your eyes open.

Ken.

That F89 is coming along nicely. You may be the first to finish at this rate.  I really dont want to break my own rule of "one build at a time"  so I need to finish my stratofortress for the SAC group build before I start on that Land Rover.

Hello - anybody home?!  It's awfully quiet in here.  Don't have anything outstanding to show, just wanted to wake up the thread.

Temps are in the high 90's and low 100's here now, and my shop is in the garage, so won't be much activity here for awhile. 

Ken

Build on!

I just wrapped up my Pfalz D.IIIa and Hansa Brandenburg W.29 for another build, so the USS Tullibee is up next on the bench.  I will keep you posted as I progress and will post photos as I make the time to take them.

Ken.

Like what they said !!  Nice work !!

Thanks, guys.  I hope the rest of the build is as enjoyable.  Seems that fixing up the cockpit is a fun part of the build for me, although it shouldn't be since these parts are so tiny - don't know how you guys do it in 1:72!! 

Ken

ken, thats beautiful work there.

Joe

 OK, fellow vets, I'm finally underway with the Revell 1:48 F-89J.  Below are some pics of the pit.

 Ken

Hans,

Congratulations on having lasted thirty years in the service.  That really is quite a feat!   Personally, I had my fill at six and a half and headed off to the private sector.

All,

I have one project to clear from my bench (it is about 90% complete), and then I will commence the building of the USS Tullibee.  I was fondling through the parts a couple of days before the scheduled start date, and this looks to be relatively simple, as it is a mostly resin kit.  Now that I have written that last comment, I have probably doomed myself to poorly fitting pieces and air voids.