Hi,

Catalina is looking great.  I'm building a 1/144 version and very interested in what markings you're going to use.  I've been looking for "Black Cat" nose art to apply to my little 1/144 Catalina.

Can you share references used for your markings?  All assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

Awesome John, the B-57 looks great!  The Cobra company parts look nice.  I was wondering how they would work out, and now I know.

Great stuff here.  You guys are top notch in subject material and build quality.  An award winning GB now!

I really will finish a NF!  I have some 1/72 stuff lined up, for when I finish my P-70.  The smaller scale stuff is easy for me to take to work and back, and can make lots more progress.

Cheers,

Greg

Satch thats awesome congrats!

John lookin' great, good to see a unique off the beaten path subject.

Hi everyone ,

The workmanship and finished builds are just awesome

I dropped out of a number of group Builds a few months back because of family commitments , however this week I have a little extra time on my model builds and after checking with the Hunting After Dark , Squadron Leader...gregbbear ; I would like to join in with Testors 1/72 B-57G Night Intruder Canberra.

I've wanted to build one of these birds for a long time now and after paying a small fortune from a second hand dealer , I finally got one . I also decided to use Cobra Company's B-57 resin cockpit tub and seats.

I started by cutting the lower wing flaps from the wings and mask the wheel wells and gear doors for a few coats of chromate ;

The resin tub fits nicely into the fuselage halves with just a little filing on the sides for a good fit ;

I remebered to add plenty of nose weight ;

With the wing sections glued together , I then decided to cut the flaps from the rear tail planes to pose those in the lowered position ;

The fuselage halves are ready to glue together along with the wings ;

Everything fits without any major issue's ;

Underside view ;

I'm really pleased with how the B-57 has come together it has been a quite enjoyable build so far .

I'll sand the seams next and add putty where it's needed , then add some of the smaller parts and get ready to mask her for airbrushing .

Thanks for looking and everbody's work is really top notch .

                                   John .

Congrats Satch!  A well deserved medal.  I wish I could have gone too.

Cheers,

Greg

congrats Satch ! I took my HO to Downeast Con back in March.. although I didn't place.. a few who followed the thread commented on the seeing one of the legendary HO's from this build.. lol

Satch,

Congratulations on the award.  Glad you had a great time, sorry we didn't get to meet.

On a whim, I took Schnaufer's Bf 110G-4 to Scalefest in Dallas yesterday.  I won a second place medal!  Bish you can now call this GB the "Award Winning" Hunting After Dark GB!  

Thanks to all the NC Texas club guys for putting on a great show.

Satch

Greg, i just realised that my name is still down for this GB. I am afraid there is no way i can build anything for this. There are only 3 builds i am commiting myself to this year, and i will be lucky to finish then. And two of them are for GB's i am hosting. And next year is going to be even worse for me.

Its a pity because i have a whole stack of German nightfighters in the stash.

Manstein's revenge

Great job, guys!

  I've not forgotten about this GB; life has just been busy lately, and there are other commitments I'm working on. I cant wait to break out my Me-262, though! Its such a neat little plane.

Great job, guys!

Satch and Herc: Wow! Great stuff guys!

And some fantastic progress from everyone else. I really need to get some work done on mine

Trey, Casper and P38:

Thanks for the commments fellas...means alot.

Nice Job Herc !

Yeah, Hermech! Nicely done, love the weathering particularly!

Cheers

Hercmech stunning build worthy of 5 stars! The weathering and color are spot on and on top of that its a very clean and well executed build! My hats off to you,nicely done Sir!

Thank you Jbrady

Nicely done sir.

Well fellas...after fighting me the whole way, I am finally finished with the J1N1 the pictures did not come out great but you get the idea.

Casper the office looks awesome,I like the detail you got on the dials and knobs nicely done sir!

Hercmech

Looking great Casper!

Why thankyou!

More progress on the cokpit today and the canopy roll bar;

Not far away from the oil wash and some dry brushing for the canopy details.

Cheers

Looking great Casper!

Slow progress, this is one of the most complex cockpits I've done in a while. It would be detailed for a 1/32 kit but this is 1/48

Quite a glossy finish but I'll ton it back with some flat cote before the weathering is applied.

Cheers

Satch.. ! very nice build.. i'm liking..

More outstanding work from everybody. Mikey....I see you haven't quit....lol. I like the tri-color scheme on your F-117 

And the Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat, VMF(N) 534, Orate Field, Guam September 1944.

I finally have a photo of my progress.

As you can see ive got alot of touch up to do.

C&C welcome as always.

Razor: Came out great! I love the rivet detail on the canopy.

Greg: My process on this was to preshade the lines with black, then spray the base color, then I lightend the base color with Tamyia buff and cloud sprayed it on every panel, then (Not pictured) I went back with a really thinned base coat to blend it all together. All was done with Tamyia paint and my new Grex Tritium TG.

I am at a stopping point right now as I don't want to throw it out the window, as when I shot my first gloss coat I got orange peel. This is the first time I have had it happen, (got in a hurry and thought I would use a rattle can rather than decanting or using future as I normally would) and I really am hesitant to sand it back. I wish I had taken pictures before I had gloss coated

Wow...some impressive builds coming out of this GB...hope the GB leader compiles pics of all the finished builds in a separate thread at some time...

Razor.. nice build !! very sweet !