sfcmac wrote:

Fupes!  The man!  I think that Harrier looks better everytime I see it!  Same with Neu's Japanese Frank!   I can't put my finger on it but it seems to be missing something?  Hmmmmmmm thinking......... Got it!  It has the bulges but is missing the spandex! or is that your avatar?

 Amazing stuff! Karl 1957?  That has to be the oldest kit here!  Bet you make it look rather modern!

 Lewbud!  

 I have been inside one of those Ac-130 Gunships!  They are very wicked.  A monster in the darkness with no where to hide!  Surviving an attack by one is very unlikely.

 Yours looks super! Glad it is on our side!

Oddman rush. That looks just like what we used to track at gunnery practice back in the day!  Think they were flown by the New Mexico National Guard then.

Fupes!  The man!  I think that Harrier looks better everytime I see it!  Same with Neu's Japanese Frank!   I can't put my finger on it but it seems to be missing something?  Hmmmmmmm thinking.........

Got it!  It has the bulges but is missing the spandex! or is that your avatar?

 Stikpusher! Smooth looking F-16! Can't wait to see it painted!

.40mm Hope you feel better quickly that sounds  like no fun!

Thanks Dave, I'll try to have it finished up by tonight or tomorrow night and post final pics! In any event, I've reclaimed the badge - good to know no one is a stickler for that sort of thing tho I was disappointed that I didn't finish in time!

Stikpusher, what were you using to mask the canopy on the F-16 if you don't mind my asking? Is that tape? One of my least favorite things to do is mask, and you seemed to make it look fairly easy with that stuff. I've been using liquid latex, which is easy to apply, just brush it on, but I tend not to get a very crisp line with it, especially for canopy work. 

razordws wrote:

Frank, you done with those nurses yet.  If so send them over to 40.mm!

Nope...cough...cough... still needing them. LOL...

SOme excellent work going on here!  A superbly painted  Corsair of another era, an F-16ready for a masterpiece, a stunning teeny tiny Fokker, some odd-looking Japanese plane from Canada(?) and a sinister looking Herc.  YOWZA!!!  Any word from the others?  Are they still building?

 Oh I am loving this GB!  Actually gets busier on a Monday!   Very cool!  Gotta be Dave's fault!

 That food looks great Dave! i CAN SMELL THE SAUCE AND ALMOST TASTE THE CHEESE!  uMMMM  ok fine.

KJ200 wrote:

1957!!!    I knew that kit was old but...

Looking good Karl, Sorry you missed out on the weekend fun but you were not alone.

40.mm, sorry to hear you were on sick leave.  That always bites!  Take care of yourself and get well for the next one!  Frank, you done with those nurses yet.  If so send them over to 40.mm!

Stikpusher, The F 16 is looking good to go.  Can't wait to see the colours on it.

Still a couple more that have not checked in since the weekend blackout.  Roy, Osher, you guys still out there?  Bob, how's that Chevy coming along? Firesmacker, we're still waiting for pics!

Guys, some seriously impressive builds here, and all in such a short period of time.

Due to the maintenance being performed on the forum over the weekend I was unable to post any pics or join in, which rather dampened the push on spirit.

However, although I didn't manage to finish the lil' Fokker due to other commitments getting in the way, here are some pics of where I did get to.....

I spent way too long on the cockpit.....

...not getting the fuselage closed up until Saturday night!

Reddy for the red, get it? Alright bad joke.

The pre-shade was a very bad idea, and was the one thing which really killed any chance of completing this build in 48 hours.

The above was where I left it a 9 last night, but I'll do some more over the next few nights and finish it off.

Karl

Well it looks like I am in good company here... chugging along and now al major part attached, masked and ready for base coat of white. Lots of lessons learned here for the next one of these weekend builds...

Hey all you're not late till you quit! And some of the guys are on a delayed schedule anyways.

My little drama this morning was that although the Skyshark had counter-rotators, the geniuses at Mach 2 gave us all 6 blades with the same twist, and no it's not possible to turn them around.

Oh well.

Thanks for the encouragement guys!

Glad to see you've snapped out of your funk Dave.  Keep at it, she's looking good.

Just put the final coat of white on the landing gear and insides of the doors.  About to begin decalling the props as Minicraft included the yellow prop tips as decals.  Just got to paint the exterior of the bay doors, guns and a couple of sensor domes and that portion is done.

Looking good Buddy, you're on the home stretch.

Here is my deadline pic above.  Got the bottom sprayed last night and the pilot painted.  Got to run a few errands right now but hope to get back to it after lunch...  MMMMMMM... Luuuunch...

Ooohhhh... that was Goooood!!! Leftovers from yesterdays B'day dinner!  

Oddman,

Nice job on the SLUFF!  Looking forward to seeing her finished up!

Dupes,

Thanks for the closeups.  Looking forward to seeing Mia's.

Dave,

Wish I could take credit for it, but that's part of the Tamyia workstand.  Best twenty bucks on a modelling tool I ever spent.

Sitrep:  With about 8 hours to go, the Spectre can now hide at night.  The props are now on the paint stand.  Pics follow.

razordws wrote:

Dupes, thanks for the updated pics.    Any close ups of Mia's? Thanks to all who did participate, It's been a blast!!!

Dave - Mia's off to work right now, but before she left she mentioned taking her final pics tonight and getting to throw them up tomorrow morning from the coffee shop. 

Happy Birthday to you as well, btw!

It certainly was a blast, and I'm 'in' for the next one...how many more of these can we do before you run out of excellent Calvin and Hobbes frames to use?

Scott, PM recieved!!!

Bud, the C-130 is looking awesome but what is that stand you have it on?  Are you opening up competition for Franks StyroStik stand?  (Just etween you and me his prices are getting up there )

Neu, the Frank is looking Frankaliciously sweet.  Please ost more pics when you get your camera back.

Dupes, thanks for the updated pics.    Any close ups of Mia's?

Oddman, good show!!!  I was getting worried that a number of people had been blocked out.  Glad you kept at it.  

All, as for the badge, if you participated you earned it, even if you didn't finish.  The point of this build was to have fun and challenge ourselves to see what could be accomplished over a weekend. Please finish up any doo dads and wingnuts and post your final pics as soon as you can so that I can update the front page.  I've been posting pictures of the completed builds as well as the page where the rest of the pics can be found on it so keep them coming.

Thanks to all who did participate, It's been a blast!!! 

Congrats to all of you who finished! Some great looking stuff there. I've never seen an egg plane put together before, very nice. Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I was locked out due to the site maintainance that was going on. Don't know how you all could still post because I couldn't even log in. 

I must admit defeat though. I didn't reach the 48 hr deadline. The day I was to get most of my work done, I had some unexpected company that held me up for several hours.  This is how far I got:

Its about done, just no markings or ordnance attached. To think, if those several hours hadn't been taken up by something else, she would be finished. But I guess you can't plan for the unknown. I am going to finish it for sure with in a day or so but I have relinquished the group build badge. I'll keep you posted on the finished build.

Thanks all!

Took a few final pics of my Harrier so you guys would know who's was who's! Despite being very old (1980ish) and very grumpy (3-4minutes in water to even THINK about loosening from the paper), only had real issues with one of the decals silvering, and I still don't know why. The other ones laid down very well with some Micro Sol/Set during the marathon decal session. Some fit issues, mainly in the multiple-ring setup Fujimi came up with for the forward fuselage. Not sure what they were thinking there. If I were to do this again under less time constraints, I would definitely have applied a good bit more putty and tried to sand that to shape a bit better, most likely re-scribing the panel lines that were lost. You'll notice the back of the canopy has a pretty funky shape - there's no additional parts either on the clear or regular sprues to fill it, and the cockpit tub obviously isn't shaped to fit...?

So there you go. Overall very enjoyable, although next time I think I'm going to do some armor.

Buddy- Looks like you are well on your way with that Herc, looking forward to the next update!

-Neu- Great photos, love that Frank.  Of course, anything named Frank is good with me.

I just realized what I think was the best part of this GB.  For 48 hours, I got to see what it is like to be Aaron or Guy with their speed-builds.  Of course, I'm not as cool as those two but at least I got to see what it is like to finish a build in under 6 months.

Billy Bondo that Sky Shark rocks!  Can't wait to see her finished.

Stick, the Falcon is looking fine.  Looking forward to seeing her in T-bird livery.

Sitrep:  At roughly 29.5 hours into the build I was finally able to close her up.  The canopy to fuselage fit doesn't look too bad, will know once she's fully primered.  I've got the wheels and drop tanks painted.  Here's a couple of pics to peruse while she dries.

Happy B-day Dave. Sent you a PM with a present.

Scott

Yeaaaah!!!  Bondo is back and with some impressive looking progress too.  Keep at it Bill, they are looking great so far.

Scott, Stikpusher, same for you guys keep at it.  We want to see the finished pics.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes guys.  Other than the BBQ ribs and Toblerone/caramel Cheesecake it's been a pretty normal day.  Don't want to announce my age to the world you know.

Daywalker wrote:

Scott and Dave- Sorry that you guys are going to miss your deadline, but please do keep posting!  I want to see both of those all finished up.

Oh, don't worry I will. Because I'm not adding the badge till its done.

See ya

Scott

Frank and Sean, nice work gentlemen!

To those that had to abandon, let us know if and when you finish those kits.  I know I'd like to see them when they're done.

27 hours into the build and not much to report.  Got home from work about 9pm.  Spent 30 min or so decompressing then got to work.  Placed additional weight in the nose (probably a lot more than called for) and started the process that I hate the most when it comes to aircraft.  I HATE MASKING CANOPIES!!!!!  It took me over an hour to mask that booger, and I won't know how good I did until it comes off.  Just to reiterate I HATE MASKING CANOPIES!  However, the drop tanks have been primered and are just about ready for paint.  The micromask should be ready for me to paint the inside of the canopy.  Hopefully I can have her in the black before I decide to crash for the night.  Will post pics when I have something worth posting.

Here comes Captain Bondo. At 48 I'm not finished, but I'm satisfied with the progress so far. I had a couple of significant interruptions, plus I felt bad for Guy so I'm aiming for Tuesday. The Shark was a real challenge as a kit, but as I went along I really developed an affection for the prototype, so I put a lot of care into it, including scratchbuilding a cockpit, bulkheads, floor and all. All that's left are the misc. stencils, wheels and a tailhook that I'll have to make.

Mach 2 1/72 Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark.

The Ford has a little farther to go, but I'm liking it. Cute little kit practically snapped together. There are A LOT of decals though, so I'm going to tackle it tomorrow night with fresh eyes.

Tamiya 1/72 Douglas F4D-1 Skyray.

That's it for now. I'll post again tomorrow evening. Thanks Dave, this is fun!

Scott and Dave- Sorry that you guys are going to miss your deadline, but please do keep posting!  I want to see both of those all finished up.

Carlos- Your Viper is coming along very well indeed!

razordws wrote:

No excuses other than I've been in a terrible funk

Hey I had a set of base layer Polypropolenes that fit that description ... 

Dave I hope you snap out of it soon. The Shinden is looking really cool   Maybe your Goony bird (and extras) will show in a day or so. Nothing like a new kit to remotivate ya