4th ANNUAL SECRET SANTA GROUP BUILD: SANTA'S NEW SLEIGH: AIRCRAFT

Thanks Sub Revolution

Nice work on the seat.

I finished the A-10

Thanks again Painklr! I really need to post WIP its a weekness of mine. On the F-14 I will try.

WoooEeee. Been awfull busy lately, too darn busy to get to the bench even. I had the gear bays and cockpit painted, applied an oil wash, then got called in to work overtime again. While I was there I asked myself:"Did you apply a sealcoat over that paint before you applied the wash? Beacause I know that wash will be very dry before I get home to scrub off the excess." Wanna guess the answer? D'OH!!! So, after scrubbing off ALL the paint, I'm gonna try again. So yeah, I'm still here as well, just don't get to "The Cave" as often as I want to.

Some progress pics of the F-105D.  I've also started rescribing.  About 75% done with that.

Im still here also guys, I am just finishing up a GB and next on the bench is my SSGB kit a FW190A-8. Hope to break sprue this weekend.

Steve

Im still around but im concentrating on 2 builds for now before i move onto the B109.

We're here (somewhere.) The Hornet looks awesome!

Where did everybody go?

Started on the A-10 last night, here is a picture of the pit.

Its not much, but its a start.

Thanks Painlkr, this was a fun build. Sorry for not posting WIP,but I have had the hardest time posting. Now to the A-10

Satch-

I'm glad you finally got to come home and have your kit. I really hope you enjoy it. It looks very unique, and with the work I've seen you do on here, I think it will look great!

mph34

Sorry that I have 'dropped off the face of the earth' lately.

I was all excited about getting home one night so I could get started on the Su-25.  So, what happens - I find some black ice, slip, and break my ankle.  Stairs are being avoided as much as possible - and where is the workbench - downstairs.

Note to self - next house to have the hobby room on the main floor.

As soon as I can get myself downstairs for a good part of a day, I should be able to get started.

I'm looking forward to seeing how that comes out.  I want to do one in 1/48 but I'm holding out until I can find the 2 seater.  Hope you get to feeling better.  I hate black ice.  Chris

Sorry that I have 'dropped off the face of the earth' lately.

I was all excited about getting home one night so I could get started on the Su-25.  So, what happens - I find some black ice, slip, and break my ankle.  Stairs are being avoided as much as possible - and where is the workbench - downstairs.

Note to self - next house to have the hobby room on the main floor.

As soon as I can get myself downstairs for a good part of a day, I should be able to get started.

Started on my F-18C and will post pics later.

Satch, that is a nice kit, I have built its Hobbycraft counterpart. Good Luck!

No Virginia, I didn't drop out of this group build.  I left on Dec 14th and didn't return home till Jan 6th.  Since then I have been to Hati, the Dominican, and Moscow.  I am finaly getting around to uploading the photo of my gift.

This is kinda outside the box for me.  All those guide wires...lots of pretty colors....

Satch

Denis, good to see that sprue has been broken on the Sabre, post a pic of the pit when its done

Steve

And so it begins....I'm trying to squeeze in as much bench time as I can, got the 'pit about half done since this was taken, hoping to get it finished on the weekend. Anybody know of any sites with some reference pics of an F-86D?

Thanks Aggie....its for the War in the Pacific GB....its the Special Hobby-Battle of Midway 1/48 kit...interesting kit kit but a bear to put together...defenitely for the patient builder only, took a while to complete but still it was fun. Stop by the GB see some really nice work by all...

Carlos

Carlos, the Buffalo looks great!

Chris....

I just finished the Special Hobby Buffalo...wow what a difference compared to the Tamiya kit. I can see it came together very nicely....not like the labor I went thru.....anyway...I painted the whell bay green zinc chromate and the wells and inside of doors as well as inside of the engine compartment. The wheel struts I painted a light grey diffrent from the underside grey it seems right to me.

Carlos

jeaton01

I believe the instructions may be correct because of the difficulty in painting the inner fuselage once built.  I did mine with the wing colors in the wing wells but chromate inside the fuselage for that reason.  The wing wells would be easier to overpaint the bottom color.  Who really knows.

Logical.  So since I'm already there I'll just leave it as is.  Thanks for the input.

I believe the instructions may be correct because of the difficulty in painting the inner fuselage once built.  I did mine with the wing colors in the wing wells but chromate inside the fuselage for that reason.  The wing wells would be easier to overpaint the bottom color.  Who really knows.

I did find another build where the person used green zinc chromate in both and then another that used yellow ZC in both.  Guess I'll just toss a coin.  This will also be my first complete fuselage airbrush job, so keep your fingers crossed.

I agree, that just doesn't look right. I would be inclined to do all the bays in zinc. Unless reference materials tell you otherwise, and/or you are that picky.  

Moving along, got a little more done.  Canopy is masked and the wings are joined.  Second pic is what I was talking about...wells on wings call for sky and in the fusalage it's 3 parts yellow to one green so that tells me zinc chromate, is this correct?  Just doesn't look right to me.

Chris

Looking good!

Okay, started on my Buffalo last night, cockpit is done, fuse joined and wings joined.  Used PE and resin and as both sets of instructions appeared different this bird may not be 100% accurate.  I did use parts called for for the version I'm building.  The thing that is odd to me is that the wheel wells call for Sky in the wing portions but Yellow Zinc Chromate in the fuselage portion, just doesn't seem right to me.  Anyway, I have one pic for you.

Even though I didnt participate this year I figured since I was the resident nuisance the last 2 years before I figured I would stop in and say

Merry Belated Christmas everyone, and a happy new year!

Looks like everyone had a great time, me, I am still eyeball deep in my electronics addiction and haven't any room to pull the ole models out where the 2 year old Mohawk warrior cant get so I get the occasional work in but not much. Everyone looks great, I am glad to see the GB is still going strong and a good mix of the old guard and new blood. At the speed of my current 3 builds look for something new out of the TLP camp sometime in 2011!

The Zero looks awesome.  I'm glad you liked it.  I'm in the middle of mine, but my paint didn't go down nicely at all so I lost a little enthusiasm.  No matter how many times I try I never learn that I cant hand paint such large surfaces with Tamiya.    I think it will look great hung up. 

Yes, it's going to the ceiling to "fly" alongside some Luftwaffe aircraft I have there, a Bf109G, a Me110, and an He111.

Nice build aggieman, I think you beat Hkshooters record. The zero looks great, are you going to hang it on the ceiling?