The official Junior GB of 2009!

model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Monday, July 6, 2009 7:21 PM

Nice looking kits Hellcat man! just take Huxy's advice and you will be great!

Thanks, Jim.

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Monday, July 6, 2009 7:09 PM

No worries Alex.. We're all here pretty new, and we miss stuff easily..

But how many times have I seen a profesionally built model, built for a client with such errors? Well, pretty often.. Smile [:)]

Just go slow, check every piece before glying it.. After you've cleaned it, check it again to be sure.

And please, give me a closeup of that camera! And tell me how the Academy figures are.. I can't imagine Academy is good at figgies?

Graham: No worries about being a little late.. We can wait for something that want halt our modeling... However, the workbench wont wait for anything..!

-Lasse (And thanks for letting me in with my Kübelwagen! I get pictures up...)

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Monday, July 6, 2009 7:03 PM

I was looking at the pictures and saw what you saw Huxy. I definitely need to clean that stuff up it looks horrible. You are correct the one man is a camera man.

Cheers

ALEX

ALEX ZELYK

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Monday, July 6, 2009 6:46 PM

That's ok, Huxy. Again, I'll update the roster. Fair setup is the 11th... After that, I'll update this GB. I'm very sorry about all this, guys.

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Monday, July 6, 2009 5:55 PM

I really like those kits you bought.. How's those Academy figures? And could I get a closeup of the camera in the Alanger kit? I suppose he is a cameraman?

The Sd.kfz. 221 isn't really my favorite of those (And the similar) German scoutvehicles, but it's cool!

Your start is really good.. I do like it! But I can see a few faulties... I photoshopped it so you can see them better:

The red circles shows ejector pinmarks, and where the part connects to the sprue.. The blue line contains mouldline.. All of these should be cleaned away!

But as said, you're off to a great start! Can't wait for more! Big Smile [:D]

-Lasse

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Monday, July 6, 2009 4:44 PM

Arighty. I've now decided that I am going to incinerate the Airfix Stuka cause its driving me mental. Also I kinda went on a shopping spree today and picked up abunch of stuff from the LHS which I want to build for this GB. Possible dio with the tank crews and the panther. Also 1/35th Bronco Sdkfz 221

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Well thats all the photo's I've taken today. But I guarantee that I will have some new kits tommorow (I forgot some paints that i bought at the store and i didn't buy everything I wanted so yeah.)

Thanks for reading

Alex

ALEX ZELYK

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jadgpanther302

Member since
November 2006
From: Massachusetts

Posted by jadgpanther302 on Sunday, July 5, 2009 10:08 PM

huxy, be careful with the alignment of your parts. good kit but easy to create problems on.

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Sunday, July 5, 2009 2:31 PM

looks like an interesting subject to model Huxy!

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Sunday, July 5, 2009 6:34 AM

Indeed very good!!

Graham, I'd like to enter a kit that I just started.. It's this one:

I've only slightly started.. May I? Smile [:)]

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Saturday, July 4, 2009 3:45 PM

Wow! Awesome! I'm painting 2 Sherman Tankers as we speak (BTW, A Dragon E8 Sherman 1/35th is my build now. Changed it) and they're mediocre at best. I'll update this as soon as possible, I'm just really busy actually building the tank (a fair is coming up very soon) and I only have 1/4 of the tracks assembled, much less painted! All newcomers, welcome aboard!

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figure freak

Member since
June 2009
From: Joplin, Mo

Posted by figure freak on Saturday, July 4, 2009 2:47 PM

Thanks,The one on top is one of my best faces, ive only been doing figures for a year but i paint about four faces a day just after im done i dip them in easy off

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Saturday, July 4, 2009 2:41 PM

man, any skills you lack in photography you make up for in figure painting skills, those are awesome!!

Thanks, Jim.

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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figure freak

Member since
June 2009
From: Joplin, Mo

Posted by figure freak on Saturday, July 4, 2009 1:38 PM

Ok fellas ive been working on my figures all day long heres what i got so far

and

sorry about my lacking photography skills

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Saturday, July 4, 2009 12:08 PM

Lighting..

Norway has had a record breaking hot summer this year, and has been constant sun for over a week with NO clouds. Woods caught fire too. Hottest summer in Norway since the 70's.

Well, as my profile says, I live in Kristiansund, which is a little south in middle Norway. But now I'm at my dad who lives in Larvik, just south of the capital Oslo. So I'm pretty south, where it's even hotter.

Anyways, after this recordbreaking summerstart, Oslo got hell. Early in the morning yesterday, all dry and sunny. A little later, TWO THOUSAND (2000) registered lightingstrokes in ONE hour... Resulting in ALOT of rain:

Imagine being almost dried out, and driving trough that at the same day.... But as you see, they got a little sun afterwards.

As I slept tonight, I could hear lots of thunder in the distance.. Ahh, awsomeness...!

ANYWAYS.... I'll get home by August, and will start the GB then.. wait.. What's the end date?

I just started a Kubelwagen.. Depending on the end date, I may just enter it?

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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figure freak

Member since
June 2009
From: Joplin, Mo

Posted by figure freak on Friday, July 3, 2009 6:34 PM

Smae thing happened to me a few days ago took out everything plugged in including our computer (im on my dads lap top) and you can see where it hit too toook out a chuunk of our driveway

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Friday, July 3, 2009 4:16 PM

yep, you could say that again!

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Friday, July 3, 2009 4:01 PM

What are the odds of that

ALEX ZELYK

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Friday, July 3, 2009 3:04 PM

Sounds like a good idea to me, and boba, a lighting strike!, wow.....

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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figure freak

Member since
June 2009
From: Joplin, Mo

Posted by figure freak on Friday, July 3, 2009 2:35 PM

Ok i changed my mind, im doing a small normandy vignette

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Boba Fett

Member since
May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Friday, July 3, 2009 2:19 PM

HEY GUYS!!!! I'm back! Sorry about all this. Lightning strike knocked out our old computer. Now let me catch up with this GB...

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:46 PM

Thanks Huxy, I will try to fix the remainder of the seam today, I do not know if there is anything I can do about the top of the barrel on the Tigers 88 though.....

Thanks, Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 8:41 PM

Huxy I used Tamiya's Dark Yellow at a 2:1 paint to thinner ratio. I then sprayed it on with a paasche airbrush at around 15 psi

ALEX ZELYK

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 4:13 PM

Alex, nice Panther! Love the coat there. What paint did you use?

And the Stuka is coming along nicely too! Smile [:)]

Jim:

I still see a line at the muzzle on the Tiger... And if you want to be picky, you sanded the barrel top flat! It now has a flat line ontop instead of being perfectly round!

But really... 1/72 scale.. Not many will notice, and I do like the rest you have done. I'm just beeing annoying and picky now

Also, I seem to spot a nasty gap on the back of the 251, just where the rear wall meets upper hull....

-Lasse

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 3:59 PM

I love her except she has indy tracks and i hate indy tracks

ALEX ZELYK

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:47 AM

Thank you very much! your kitty is looking good to!

Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:19 PM

Looking good Jim i love the bridge.

ALEX ZELYK

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:16 PM

Looking good Hellcat man!

Here's my progress!

I have removed the seam lineon the tiger's 88

I have fixed the pak 40 leg after a friend told me part of it was backwards

Finished painting, weathering and installing the interior of the halftrack, Pastel chalks and great for sutble weathering!!

I assembeled and basecoted the figures from Mig.

And I made some headway on the base, I glued two slabs of styrofoam together, and then I have cut the general shape of the base out of that. The base is by no means done though.

Thanks, Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Hellcat man

Member since
November 2007
From: Toronto Ontario

Posted by Hellcat man on Sunday, June 28, 2009 7:34 PM

HERE WE Go! I've pretty muched finished asembling the Panther and have decided to a new build the 1/48 Airfix Stuka. Here are pics for all interested First we have the Panther Photobucket " border="0" />" border="0" />" border="0" /> " border="0" />" border="0" /> Some of the road wheels i was weathering. Next we have the Stuka " border="0" />" border="0" />" border="0" />