jbrady

That Mossie looks great. Not my favorite airplane but you did a great job.

You know, it's not my favorite either. I've got mighty respect for it, but I doubt it'd crack my top ten.

But it does look cool with its MASSIVE tires mounted up...

Seriously, why were they so big? Were they just jacked off something else?

Also did some minor decal cleanup and applied a pinwash of lamp black to the few panel lines and access panels. The effect is extremely subtle (near unnoticeable, even!)

Hopefully my MIG pigments come today so I can get cracking on the exhaust shrouds.

The tires on Beaufighters are the same... along with landing gear that looks like bridgework.

Looking good Doogs.

greentracker98

Hercmech:

JBrady...what can I say it sucks. Between you and Doogs, I am beginning to think there is a "dark" pall over this group build.  Makes me nervous as I proceed on with my Gekkou.

 

Hechmech,

Just keep those   "dark pall"  thoughts to yourself. I'm not going there

Ken

 

Oh always with those negative vibrations man!!!!!!     WOOF!!! WOOF!!!

Gee guys, sorry to hear about all the pet problems. At least our dog is small and can't jump very high so if there's any disasters I have no one to blame them on but myself

Doogs: Despite your problems she looks great! Funny that's one of the few Second World War a/c I don't have in my stash, I'm going to have to remedy that situation.

Satch: I have to say it again- I HATE masking canopies. Looking good so far though

NFN: Wow, the Fiat is cool looking. Looking forward to more photos. I think she's the only biplane here.

Greentracker: I love the logo, the cat really looks POed! I wanna see some pics of the black cat!

Doogs: I think I figured out the tires... soft grass fields and heavy loads. In Alaska we called them tundra tires.

Gamera: It's all good... a few incantations, some incense, and a glass of scotch. I love it when I get a model on its tires.

Some mean looking Allied black hunters there fellas.

Hercmech: "The Democratic People's Republic of Illinois"? I like it.

jbrady

Hercmech: "The Democratic People's Republic of Illinois"? I like it.

Seems to fit with the way the state is governed...or not for that matter.

DoogsATX

Hopefully my MIG pigments come today so I can get cracking on the exhaust shrouds.

And...pigments have arrived! Definitely in the home stretch now...with luck I'll be finishing up early next week.

RAF is looking good!  Doogs, and Jbrady, your respective birds are looking great.  They are definetely in the home stretch.

Greentracker88, welcome aboard!  I read a short story years ago about the "black cats".  It was a cool story, and even though it was fiction, it gave a great account of how they operated.

Lewbud, F-82 it is.  It is a nice little kit.  I built one last year, and I really liked it.  I have another one in my stash that I plan to build.  When I do, I think I will source the Airwaves p.e. set , and some replacement canopies.  That would easily correct any short comings the kit has.

Casper, you want to change to the Dragon Bf-110?  Is it the new "D" ?  I am eyeing that one big time too.  It looks really impressive.

Satch, your 110 is looking good.  How has it built up for you?

Trey, what can I say?  Awesome as always. 

I am still waiting for my paint to dry.  It has been days, but it still smells.  The liquid mask over silver came out good.  The leading edges look all chipped up.  If I missed any updates, please feel free to remind me.  I've been pretty busy the last couple of days.

Have a good weekend!

Cheers,

Greg

Gregbbear

Casper, you want to change to the Dragon Bf-110?  Is it the new "D" ?  I am eyeing that one big time too.  It looks really impressive.

I'll keep the Mossie but in the meantime I'll do the 110 until I can shell out $250+ without the wife finding out!

Cheers

Beau Fighter Mk VI

jbrady, Wow!!!  that turned out really nice.  I'm really liking these all black night figthers schemes. 

The paint chipping looks great. 

Me gusta, jbrady! very nice

jbrady - that thing looks sweet! Love the copper cowl rings and the paint chipping! Just curious, what'd you use for the chipping?

This Group Build is winning!

I want to spray-paint my entire body black and fly with the bats in the night sky...

[Insert expletives here]

Frustrated with the Mossie this morning.

Last night I got a start on the weathering, and I'm not altogether happy with it. The streaked filter that's worked really well on other builds looks like crap - forgot the whole "black cars show dirt" thing I guess, Think I'll try a black filter on top to tone it down.

Also attatched the stretched sprue aerials, then had one snap on me during the snap-taut phase. THEN realized I had the aerial location wrong. I'd been thinking tail and fuselage spine:

but the lower aerial actually attaches to the port stabilizer. 

So now I've got a hole in the fuselage to fill. Ugh.

Manstein's revenge

This Group Build is winning!

I want to spray-paint my entire body black and fly with the bats in the night sky...

The History Channel was right.  The *** were perverts!

Doogs: I've been thinking about the black car thing ever since I put on the first coat of paint. Funny though, I really didn't have a problem. I have a built in reason for not adding antennas on my builds... the cats don't need any extra temptations.

I used MM aluminum applied with a 00 brush, toothpicks (very tedious), and dry brushing for the paint chipping. Very good tip from the Pro Modeler site is to use a flat color under the silver to tone it down. you apply the flat to the area you want to chip then apply the metalic. I like the effect.

JBrady...Came out sweet man love the paint chipping!

Here are some shots of the pit parts still on the sprue. This one is going slower than even I expected (and I am a super slow builder)

Hi Greg, I noticed on the first page my Mossie has been taken down. I'll still do it possibly later in the year. I would also like to add to my 1/48 Dragon Bf 110, the 1/48 F-117 Tamiya with the CMK detail set. I would like to cross this one over from my Stealth GB.

Cheers

jbrady outstanding finish, the Beau looks great! Really like the paint chipping ,nicely done Sir!

Doogs wow another set back ,that bites. We gotta get some better luck going for ya!

Hercmec slow and steady gets it every time,looking good

I finished up the office after adding some pe and scratch built rudder pedal supports. Not true scale to this aircraft but the lacking detail needed something and I was'nt shelling $80 out for a office upgrade.

Trey,

Looking good, I love the photoetch work...stuff of nightmares for me but working good for you. 

Okay...feeling like things are moving back in the right direction. A heavy black filter toned things back a lot, but I had this weird thing going on for awhile where the panel lines around the engines and ailerons turned this light tan color. It'd vanish under the black wash, but come back as it dried. Until I bombed them with a really thick black. That seems to have knocked them back.

Also fixed the aerials.

Lastly, I pigmented up the exhaust shrouds tonight. The base is Alclad Exhaust Manifold, topped with MIG Burnt Steel Blue topped with MIG rust. 

Tomorrow it's on to the final semi-gloss clear coat, then removing the canopy masking, attaching the gear doors and exhaust shrouds, and final staining. 

Doogs great to see it coming together after all the trouble,looks great.

I finished it up this morning after a few issues with the canopy fit. Not a bad kit but somewhat lacking in detail areas such as the gear bays and cockpit interior. Fit was all in all real decent.

Very nice, Trey. Another sharp looking bird for this group.

I just scored a Tamiya Mossie NF for $40 on consignment at my LHS.  Doogs did such a good job on his that I just had to have one.  Also got a Tamiy F4U-1A for $18.

satch_ip

I just scored a Tamiya Mossie NF for $40 on consignment at my LHS.  Doogs did such a good job on his that I just had to have one.  Also got a Tamiy F4U-1A for $18.

Sweet! Got a -1A in my stash that I snagged for about that price...

Looking forward to seeing another Mossie - but whatever you do, I HIGHLY recommend running down the Ultracast tailwheel. There's not a lot wrong with the kit, but man, the tailwheel is rubbish!

Trey: Another great build love the "action" shots.

Doogs: Looks great, what did you use to get the streaking? I might have missed it, so sorry if it is a redundant question.