Way Too Many Props GB April 18, 2011 - Extended to July 28, 2012

jbrady

Trey, If I had 54 headers on my hemi would it go way fast???

Anyone know where I can find AM M2's? The quality of the guns on both kits is pi$$ poor (I'm being kind).

Yes it would but it might be a tad heavy lol .I found these on evil Bay while looking for some other goodies .The seller has lots of am stuff but its in Poland ,never purchased from them but considering ordering some cannon barrels hope that helps

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-48-RB-MODEL-48AB01-TWO-BARRELS-0-5-AN-M2-BROWNING-/130512312945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6323da71

Trey, If I had 54 headers on my hemi would it go way fast???

Anyone know where I can find AM M2's? The quality of the guns on both kits is pi$$ poor (I'm being kind).

Len looking good so far nice job on the wiring.

jbrady the offices look great,intresting about the kits being so far apart in years yet so similar

Scratching the exhaust on the mills ,just need to fit in the head pipes all 54 of 'em yikes

Some progress on both 25's.

The top pic is the cockpit from the Monogram J model, the bottom is AM/Italeri D model. What's surprising to me is the similiarity of the enginering on kits designed 20 years apart. I guess Monogram got it right and there's no reason to reinvent the wheel. I like the injection molding on the Monogram IP over the AM version even though neither IP looks anything like a B 25 IP. The detail on the AM version is sharper and more delicate than the Monogram. Both cockpits need a wash and some drybrushing. Getting close to buttoning up both fuselages. The interiors of both of these kits have a lot of detail that won't be seen in the finished product.

redraider56

Pilot, add a Monogram 1/48 B-25J gun nose under my name.  My current builds have been going ahead of schedule and the gun nose is just begging for a dio, so I think that's gonna be my winter project this year

Do tell.. A diorama for that bird would rock.. Actually, dioramas are my thing, so they all rock, lol.. But the B-25 offers SO many possibilties... Shep Paine's derelect B-25H in the desert  was awesome work, and told a story with no figures, no action... Just a rattlesnake under a wing and an oil drum spray-painted with "No Trespassing"...

Got any specfic dio ideas you're willing to share?

Nice IP Len.  The C-47 I'll be building also has the acetate film instrument faces. I'm trying to think of some way to back lite them and other areas of the interior of my Trumpeter kit. Maybe with fiber optics.

Howard

BTW P38jl -I spy a couple old Monogram white box P-47s inyour stash. Cool! Has it really been that long since those boxes were on the store shelves. Used to buy them even at my local Walgreens in the toy aisle.

B17Pilot

Bish:

Thats looking very nice Len. And love the wiring at the back of the IP. What did you use for that.

 

Thanks again for the kind words!

Len

Bish

Thats looking very nice Len. And love the wiring at the back of the IP. What did you use for that.

Thats looking very nice Len. And love the wiring at the back of the IP. What did you use for that.

Hi All,

         Got a little more cockpit work done on the G4M1 "Betty" between proms,school plays and concerts....

The PE IP with acetate dials....

I did a little plumbing on the rear of the IP...I think it`ll be visible thru the canopy...

Needs a little cleaning up.

PE lap belts and arm rests...have to paint the lap belts....

That`s it for now...hopefully I`ll be able to knock a bunch of work out tonight.

Thanks for looking,

Len

B17Pilot

Daddy1 - Got you down with your C-47.  Can't wait to see it!

I'll start on it as soon as I finish up the F6F for the Ally cat GB and a Halls Bulldog for the Racer GB . The Hellcat will be going into paint pretty soon and the Bulldog is a fairly simple build so it shouldn't be too long.

I'll probably build OOB since the kit is pretty well detailed with a fair amount of PE . I was looking for an excuse to build it as the box was taking up a good deal of storage space in the stash.LOL Looking forward to sharing it here. 

Actually had several I was thinking of but, everybody's got a soft spot for the ol' Goony Bird.

Howard

B17Pilot

 

VanceCrozier:

 

A moment of silence for the Belle - the bird survived an entire tour, then got whacked by the cleaning lady... was she of German heritage??

 

 

Manny probably sent her

wouldnt doubt it.....he never was a fan of the 1/48 B-17s

VanceCrozier

A moment of silence for the Belle - the bird survived an entire tour, then got whacked by the cleaning lady... was she of German heritage??

Manny probably sent her

p38jl

 

redraider56:

 

I spot a B-17

 

lol  u do.. or whats left of it.. It was a B-17F, Memphis Belle.. it hung in my office at my previous job untill the cleaning lady accidently whacked it with her vacuum...

 

A moment of silence for the Belle - the bird survived an entire tour, then got whacked by the cleaning lady... was she of German heritage??

redraider56

I spot a B-17

Daddy1 - Got you down with your C-47.  Can't wait to see it!

I spot a B-17

DoogsATX

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Maybe Jack was the elusive third brother...

 

 

If you assign numerical values to the letters in Jack Northrop's name, the sum of those numbers is 229.

VanceCrozier

Maybe Jack was the elusive third brother...

If you assign numerical values to the letters in Jack Northrop's name, the sum of those numbers is 229.

Maybe Jack was the elusive third brother...

VanceCrozier

p38jl:

...ok,, getting ready to start my build...first. to get the kit outa  the stash...hummm,, can he do it with out knocking the pile down.. lol.. its the X/YB-35....:550:0]

 

Flying wing huh... did the Horten brothers get commission on that one?

Funny you should mention the Hortons. I watched this last night... http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/hitler-s-stealth-fighter-3942/Overview56#tab-Photos/0

p38jl

...ok,, getting ready to start my build...first. to get the kit outa  the stash...hummm,, can he do it with out knocking the pile down.. lol.. its the X/YB-35....:550:0]

Flying wing huh... did the Horten brothers get commission on that one?

I've used alclad.. its very nice.. but not forgiving for your body work,, make sure its flawless,,, but it does look good!!

ok,, getting ready to start my build...first. to get the kit outa  the stash...hummm,, can he do it with out knocking the pile down.. lol.. its the X/YB-35....:550:0]

Casper  I have used Alclad a couple of times now and really likeing it. But i have only primed with gloss black. I didn't realise i could get difefrent finishes by useing different colour primers. I really like the results you have got there, thansk for that tip. Going to have to try that one

Would like to get in on this with Trumpeter's 1/48 C-47.

Howard 

TREYYZX10R - That's looking sweet

RedRaider - your B-25 has been added

I made some minor progress,test fitted the office and got the mills painted

Pilot, add a Monogram 1/48 B-25J gun nose under my name.  My current builds have been going ahead of schedule and the gun nose is just begging for a dio, so I think that's gonna be my winter project this year

Thanks for all the advice. I'm leaning toward SNJ because it's enamel and can be tiinted to different shades with gloss enamel paints... I do like the results you guys are getting with ALCLAd though.