Kermit -- Page 1 updated. I dunno, last in, first finished, there's a lesson for us slow builders in this!

Thanks for taking part. Wanna build something else while you're here? It's got a long way to go!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thunderbolt,

Thanks to you and everybody else for your attaboys. It was a fun and delightful "quickie" for me to do after having done and being busy on several harder and longer term projects. Guess i needed it

By no means do i intend to make someone else look bad or try to be a showoff or something. In fact, there is enough flaws to point out on my build that could have been avoided had i taken twice the time but again, just felt like a quickie and your group was too interesting to pass onto

Will give a second build a thought or two... not sure yet... Do mig 15's pass the early criteria? Always wanted to do a mig 15 with anything other than a metal finish....

Richard

Kermit -- MiG-15, definitely! One of those Chinese multi-tone camo jobs? Bring it on!

I'm making up the GB badges and there's a MiG-15 badge among the selection!

Cheers, always great to have you aboard! Mike/TB379

WOW Richard!!! She turned out great!!!! Well done mate!!! Love all the colors!!

Hey guys like I promised the MiG-9 is finished. Hope you enjoy it!

My tack n' stick didn't work Oh well It just needed a lot more weight in the nose.

It's pretty rough but im pretty satisfied with the outcome.

And as a bonus lol here it is next my other MiG's

In the background two of my cats, they are sun worshipers!

Anyways hope you enjoyed my build and the outcome as i said I'm pretty well satisfied with the outcome, another aircraft to my little soviet/russian collection I'm building.

Thanks!

Hawkeye

Hawkeye she came out really nice!!! Nice lil vignette you have there.

Great Job on the finished aircraft guys! They look great! I haven't been to the bench in a while; otherwise I'd have probably finished sooner than the Kermit. My apologies for that; sometimes life just gets in the way. I'll post more progress when I can get to it.

Well get cracking on it Mark! The Nationals being in Phoenix is no excuse... The daylight hours are getting shorter now...

Hawkeye, very nice mig indeed... I thought you said you had limited skills!! Your modeling skills look impressive to me...Well done

Seconding the motion, Hawkeye, well done! I'm impressed by the aerosol finish, the paint went on very smoothly indeed, and took the decals well. Great lineup!

Badges later today hopefully!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thank you very much everyone! I really appreciate all the kind words, its certainly not show winner but its a great addition to my collection.I could point out every imperfection but I suppose that is what we do, always trying to improve our craft. Every kit I build my repertoire is expanding,

This was my first "short run" kit and looking at at the start I wasn't very confident I was going to build something decent but aside from the cockpit most of the parts fit very well and needed only minor clean up. It was a little work but most definitely much less than I expected if anyone is interested in the subject I would recommend it. I might have to try a couple more of these Amodel "short runs" they aren't as intimidating as they once were.

Hawkeye

Never said Phoenix was an excuse! In fact, since I came back, I started six more projects while working on the five I previously had going before Phoenix. I'll get them done!

Man oh man, there's some great stuff on display here ---

Kermit, you are a machine!! That is one stunning build, and the mind boggles at the timeframe in which you attained such amazing results. Two big thumbs up for that one!

Hawkeye, I love that MiG! It's darn refreshing to see a build of that quality AND of a subject as rare as that. Nicely done!

On this front, I've been modeling away. First, I needed to get this little 1/48 Eduard gem of a kit completed, basically as a warm up for when my Wingnut Wings D.V Albatros eventually shows up.....

...but nevertheless I have still been able to pick away at my entry for this GB as well. Work on the 'pit has commenced, and the engine is now complete....

Ruddratt -- I doff my cap, sir, that biplane is a work of art! Rigging and all -- an area I have yet to plumb but hope to one day!

Beautiful engine, can't wait to see what it goes into!

On the Home Front, I've got main structure for this resin what-if bomber done, and as the editor's deadline is the end of the month it'll be off the bench in a few days. The final round of filler just went into the junctures of the nuclear engines, and I should be spraying in a while... I'll post a gallery shot to all the group builds I'm supposed to be in to let everyone know why I'm noticeable by my absence lately!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Kermit - Nice quicky my friend!   The Horton brothers were madmen to create that thing! I have the 1/48 Dragon kit in the stash that I should build some day. BTW... I too would like to see a full camo MiG-15 get the Kermit treatment.

Hawkeye - Good job on the little MiG! I have to say, it came out looking better than I thought it would after seeing the box contents! The metal finish looks great.

Ruddratt - Your biplane looks really good. I'm not too familiar with planes of that era, but is that an Albatross?   Like most people, I'm not a fan of rigging so I like to keep it simple when doing a biplane. Not of the same era but here is the last one I built...

 The salamander engine looks amazing! I would guess that you'll be leaving the cover open?

Thanks much, fellas!

Mike, if you've been waiting for the right time to take the biplane plunge, this is it! Those Wingnut Wings kits are amazing!

Jeremy, not an Albatros (my favorite WWI bird), but a Pfalz D.IIIa (my second favorite  ). Wingnut Wings is planning on releasing one of them as well, so you can bet I'll be grabbing one.

...and yes, the engine on the 162 will be fully exposed. Tamiya did a great job recreating it - all I needed to add was some wiring and plumbing here and there.

Very nice work on your bipe as well!! I'm very curious as to your rigging technique - it looks flawless.

Thanks Ruddratt!

I use EZ line for rigging and antennas. Amazing stuff in my eyes because it stretches. I squirt some super glue out on a paper plate, with tweezers I dip one end of the EZ line in the super glue and hold it in place on the model until the glue sets enough to hold the line. I then cut the EZ line just a little short. Dap a toothpick in the super glue and touch it to the other end of the line. With tweezers, I stretch the EZ line to where it is mounted and wait for the glue to set. Probably not the easiest way to rig a plane but it works for me.

I recently got a tip from Richie (simpilot) that you can separate the EZ line into smaller threads (not easy) for smaller scales. I tried it on my FW-190 antenna for the current Reich Defender GB and it looks pretty good. Nice and thin.

I must say though, your rigging looks better than mine!

     I know.

Jeremy, I've heard nothing but good things about that EZ Line stuff but have yet to try it, so I ordered about 100' of the grey stuff (the .003" size) on eBay. My Pfalz was done with elastic monofilament thread that I had to paint once installed - never again will I go that route.

...and I must say, very nice work on the 190!

Richard- great looking GO-229! Someday I'd love to do one up in Italian or Japanese colours. Hey, it's a hypothetical aircraft  so Germany's allies could have build some under license right?

Hawkeye- the MiG looks fantastic! Ready to take on Richard's flying wing!

Mike- love the Pfalz! I too have always been scared off by the rigging on those cool Great War biplanes.

Jeremy- the P-59 is coming along great. If she looks half as good as the Italian seaplane and the Fw-190 she'll be a winner.

I finished off the underside of the Kikka. Unfortunately I forgot to take some photos before I masked it. Will take some when I get the uppers done and before I start the decaling.

some fine looking builds on these pages, great work Gents

Julez72

some fine looking builds on these pages, great work Gents

Top work fellas!!!

Jeremy your CR.42 looks great mate!!!! Never saw the finished pics!!! Remember the start though!!!

Rudd your Pfalz is a gem!!! Looks Great!!!

WOW!  What a great job on the 229 and the Mig!

I'm stuck here doin' Army stuff for a while so it will be a while before I can get anything done.  At least I can watch from the wings to help me stay motivated while I am away.

I'm doing my best to stay focused on my 162, but my Wingnut Wings Albatros D.V arrived just a few days ago and those kits can be more than a bit distracting (face it, they're awesome!!). Just may have to pick up another of their offerings to keep it company in the stash for the time being.

Gamera, I'm really looking forward to seeing the pics of the Kikka! Should have a few more to post myself of the 162 pretty soon too.

Thansk guys!

Gamera - Tease, tease, tease us!!!   I think Kikka pics are a must!  

Page 2... no way!

A little progress here with the P-59. The control sufaces on the kit are posable so I decided to drop the flaps. There were big gaps at the wing seam that you could see if the flaps were to be lowered so I filled them with some styrene sheet and rod.

No before pics but it looks much better!

The nose is clear because there is a large landing light in the center. When test fitting it, it just didn't look right with a blank space behind the lens so I made a landing light out of scrap styrene and glued it inside. Hard to see but it's in there. Sorry no pics of how I made it as I was zooming along.

The next step will be rescribing some lost panel lines and putting her together. That's all for now!

Jeremy- great work man- she's really coming together.

Sorry to say my computer is down again, as I reported on the natural metal finish II GB the 'professionals' at the computer shop took out my 500 watt power supply and replaced it with a 450 even though the video card said in big letters 500 WATT POWER SUPPLY OR LARGER ONLY. Sssssshhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssshhhhhhhhh........ They put the right one in later but still the thing has been acting strange. Am taking it to a different shop tomorrow and hopefully they can clean up the mess made by the first guys.

On the brighter note the upper surface of the Kikka is done. I've only to clean up the overspray I always get. The camera still works so I'll snap a few shots to post when I can.

Hopefully they can sort out your computer Gamera. PC issues suck!

She's coming together now! I need to do some touch-up sanding and the canopy is drying from a Future bath. Once I get the canopy attached and masked, I can lay a base coat on her.

The wings on this thing seem huge to me. If I hold it next to my Ju-88 in the same scale, the wings are almost as wide front to back.

Jeremy, outstanding work, that Hobbycraft looks like a Tamiya in your hands...well done

WIP from my end of the globe....

Thanks Julez!

How is the fit of the Arado? I have a couple in the stash and they look like really nice kits. Looking forward to seeing more with it!