Weekend Madness GB November 13-15th 2009

lewbud wrote:

Dave, Crossovers allowed?

YEP!

razordws wrote:

Axel Smith wrote: Do you want me to take and post the pictures of the sprue trees now, or closer to the start of the build time? How about both!! I would like a picture of the sprues at the start of the build.  The sprue picture is more for everyone to have an understanding of the complexity (or lack of it) of the kit you have chosen.  As for the date stamp or some sort of record of the date that you started to verify that it was unstarted that is optional.  It is easy enough to cheat if you really want to so I am not going to enforce any photographic verification of your unstarted kit.  There is no prize money here so I would hope everyone would be honest.

Okay, well if it doens't really matter, I will post them more to the start of the build. My camera is kinda going on the fritz and the other one that I have is... well... in all honesty, suckish, so if it's all the same, I'll post it when my camrera is back in working order.

Chief armtwister Bondo here. Mister Razor wants to share the following:

1. Shoot Bondo on sight.

2. It's very important that you have fun. Which is defined as modeling your guts out really quickly, but really well. This is not a tea party, people.

3. Speaking of which, where are the women?

4. Never mind.

5. It's a pretty strict deal that you crawl home at + 48.00 hours.

6. It's even more important that you post at the onset, at the first bedtime and at the end. 

7. If you can find a GB with a higher rate of success than this one, I will fly out and buy your wife dinner.

8. Can't be done.

9. Bondo hints are: plan ahead. Lay out your challenges and your materials.

Sign over to you, Dave. Just had to remind the rabble.

People, Dave runs this like no other and it's a rum thing. Bottle of same to the first finisher, on me.

Bondoman: I have a snap tite kit in my stash... now wheres that bottle of rum?

dioramator wrote:

Bondoman: I have a snap tite kit in my stash... now wheres that bottle of rum?

Maybe I'll order one of those prepainted thingies and open the box and call her done!

razordws wrote:

dioramator wrote: Bondoman: I have a snap tite kit in my stash... now wheres that bottle of rum? Maybe I'll order one of those prepainted thingies and open the box and call her done!

Rum will follow results. That's the plan, and an  honest one too.This Razor guy needs a strong pistol man to enforce the rules. But that's a good cause, he thinks. Model hard and model well.

It just ain't fair.  Just when I think I've got what I'm gonna do for this build, something else comes along and get my heart all aflutter.  Was gonna try to knock out two GB's with one model, but then I see Indy over in the Automotive forum build the new Tamiya Citroen 11CV.  May have to do that one, but in a custom scheme.  Back to the table.

 Well Frank , I thought you had it bad until I saw what Dave signed me up for.

 Wanna trade? Geeze looks like I may just be able to get one done this time.

Okay, Okay, i won't make you build the 1/32 Ju 99 A-4 in one weekend Aaron though I do think you are capable of it! 

Frank I removed the 1/48 B-17G too.  Aaron threatened to make me build the 1/72 USS Gato if I didn't! 

lewbud wrote:

It just ain't fair.  Just when I think I've got what I'm gonna do for this build, something else comes along and get my heart all aflutter.  Was gonna try to knock out two GB's with one model, but then I see Indy over in the Automotive forum build the new Tamiya Citroen 11CV.  May have to do that one, but in a custom scheme.  Back to the table.

Buddy, I expect a final decision by November 13th! 

BTW, I just realised that this GB starts on a Friday the 13th!!!  Eeeek!

razordws wrote:

lewbud wrote: It just ain't fair.  Just when I think I've got what I'm gonna do for this build, something else comes along and get my heart all aflutter.  Was gonna try to knock out two GB's with one model, but then I see Indy over in the Automotive forum build the new Tamiya Citroen 11CV.  May have to do that one, but in a custom scheme.  Back to the table. Buddy, I expect a final decision by November 13th!  BTW, I just realised that this GB starts on a Friday the 13th!!!  Eeeek!

Will try to have made up my mind by then, promise.  Since I have to work that weekend, my build will start when I get home from work on the 15th and conclude when I have to go back to work on the 17th.  I would say give Mac a Mach 2 or Fonderie Miniature kit, but he eats those for breakfast. 

Dave,

Aaron was just telling me he was considering a 1/32 Academy F/A-18C for his 48 hour build.  That guy is crazy IMHO!

sfcmac wrote:

I am really thinking about building an Academy 1/32 F/A-18C for that 48 hour group build.

Daywalker wrote:

Dave, Aaron was just telling me he was considering a 1/32 Academy F/A-18C for his 48 hour build.  That guy is crazy IMHO!  sfcmac wrote: I am really thinking about building an Academy 1/32 F/A-18C for that 48 hour group build.

Ah Frank I so mean't it when I said you are an artist!

 I was just trying to figure out how I was gonna top your 1/350 Trumpeter Franklin Aircraft Carrier.  Kit with the Bug Ed PE set!  Man you go all out! I bet you will even make extra Corsairs for it!

Daywalker wrote:

I am doing the 1/350 Trumpeter Essex class Carrier model named the Franklin after your's truely! I am going to challenge anyone to top that especially since I will use the Big Ed PE set!  Then Guy will call me Ace and wish he was my son!

Ah that's our Frank. Truely modest!

sfcmac wrote:

Daywalker wrote: I am doing the 1/350 Trumpeter Essex class Carrier model named the Franklin after your's truely! I am going to challenge anyone to top that especially since I will use the Big Ed PE set!  Then Guy will call me Ace and wish he was my son! Ah that's our Frank. Truely modest!

I solved the ejection seat problem. Just picked up the 1/72 Tamiya F4D Skyray online for $ 8.95.

Early ejection seat designed by Douglas- looks just like the one in the Skyshark manual Randie gave me.

No, no I haven't started it. That's a review but from MM.

Dave, go ahead and put me down for a 1/48 Revell Spitfire Mk. II. Thanks.

Regards,

Jeff

I'd like to take part if possible. Not sure what I'll build yet. Maybe a1/72 armour kit, or a Hobbyboss kit (not an easykit, but a regular one, say, maybe the F-15E), or, or, or...

Bondo. a Mach 2 kit?  Strewth!  More like 48 months, not 48 hours, to build one of those!  I re-built a started Mach 2 B-45 Tornado, and, well, abandoned it eventually (the undercarriage kept sagging, the fit was awful, etc).  Good luck man!

Dupes that would be cool that your girlfriend would join us.  Is she signed on to the forum or is she letting you do the posting?  Let me know when You've decided on the builds for sure.

Sean, your welcome.  Almost forgot about it until I tried looking at the forums this morning without my readers. 

Think I've found my kit, but not quite sure yet.  If I go with it, it will be large and in a scale I don't normally build in.  The suspense is killing me.

lewbud wrote:

Think I've found my kit, but not quite sure yet.  If I go with it, it will be large and in a scale I don't normally build in.  The suspense is killing me.

The suspense is Killing You ?  You throw out a teaser like that and think your the only one in suspense

Sean,

If I go with it, it won't be divine scale (1/72).