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

Looks like some good starts everybody.   Trey that SM79 looks pretty sweet - and those Sky decals are really nice looking, I'm looking forward to following this one.

I've managed to dig my Lanc out of the stash, and mostly ogle it.  I've cut a few pieces off the sprues, but thats about it. 

Jeff

Thanks for the comments guys. Ive been out of action for a while cos ive been up at Omaka. Fantastic airshow. Keep an eye out for a post about it. Ill be posting a full report with photos probably this saturday. You can get so close to the action. Just about got hit with a spent shell from a ww1 rifle from the ground action. But anyway youll see this weekend.

Welcome back B17Pilot hope it was a great vacation

Mike you're off to a great start

I finally got all my parts in and a fellow site member helped out greatly with some awesome ref pics much thanks!

giving all the plastic a soapy bath hope to start on the office tonight

I plan on starting mine in a week or so as well.  I have a couple of other builds I want to get out of the way first.  That 1/32 BF110 is calling to me though....

B17Pilot

OK, after a week out on vacation, I'm back!

Doogs: got you down on your Bf-110

Scripomickey: good work so far, keep the updates coming!

Going to start mine in couple of weeks, but must finish current project, must finish current project, must...

OK, after a week out on vacation, I'm back!

Doogs: got you down on your Bf-110

Scripomickey: good work so far, keep the updates coming!

Going to start mine in couple of weeks, but must finish current project, must finish current project, must...

Alright...the PBJ may be out due to display size constraints, but I'm bound and determined to get in on this GB, and I think I've found my build.

Please put me down for Cyber-Hobby's 1/48 Bf 110D-3

hey guys. just a quick update. photos taken with my cellphone cos im sick of uploading massive photos from my camera.

Engines

Dry Fit

redraider56

they look almost impossible to install since they're on a black background

That's when I use my trusty Micro hole punch and apply one dial at a time. Quite time consuming but well worth the effort.

Cheers

No nose weights... got some lead solder that I can fill up the nose with. Hell's Fire has a painted over greenhouse in front.

jbrady:  Nice work so far! Question: does the Italeri kit include the nose weight like the AM kit does?

Matt: I know the AM Boxing had the decal. I was disappointed that it wasn't included with the Italeri kit. Upside is the panel is so far under the glare shield it wont be seen anyway.

Jbrady- That's odd that no IP decal is included.  That Italeri kit is just a rebox of the AM B-25 and all the AM B-25s come with decals.  Heck the D I have for this group build has 3 IP decals altho they look almost impossible to install since they're on a black background

Some progress on the B 25 D. This is the Italeri kit. There is an insane amount of detail that won't be seen when I close up the fuselage. As you can see even the instrument panel won't really be visible. One of the weaknesses of this kit (and the Revel kit also) is the lack of detail on the pilots switch panel located in front of the throtle quadrant. It is one of the most prominant feature of the B 25 cockpit. Both kits give just a flat shelf with no detail at all. On this one I scrounged some spare photo etch for that area. I'll do the same on the Revel kit.

I'm not a fan of clear plastic instrument panels unless there is a decal included. I haven't really developed a technique to deal with them yet...

I'm planning on pulling an all nighter to get the rest of the detail painting done on this one. I'm going to start the interior painting on the B 25 J in the morning.

Thanks B17, I'll be sure to take my time.  One positive from the experience is that I think I may have found a new modelling tool.  I've been using Glad Press-N-Seal over my arm for showering - I think it might make a great cheap masking material for models, especially when you just need to paint a quick section (aka cowling or prop), but want to make sure the rest of the model is covered.  Very quick and cheap.  I don't see it lifting paint either, but some experimentation will be required to find out for sure.

Jeff

Jeff, sorry to hear about your wrist, man that's a bummer. Start when you can but don't rush it.

I pulled my A-20 out of storage and saw the decals weren't all that great, trying to hunt down some more.  Found some at squadron, i might pick up at their open house next month.

Arrggh.  I broke my wrist a month ago, and am going to have the cast on for at least another three weeks, so my Lancaster start might be delayed a bit.  I'll do what I can, maybe wash the sprues and start cutting some pieces out, but any detail work is going to be tough.   Good luck to all you guys, I'm looking forward to seeing your builds progress.  Back to lurking...

Jeff 

B17Pilot

So with that, if'n your to start, please do so. Let the builds begin!!

I think I hear the sound of Allison turboprops spooling up from my garage ...

Guess I best check and see ... 1 Lockheed L-188 coming right up ...

pepper

Jbrady thanks for the killer link thats a huge help!

TREYZX10R

Perfect timing my kit just arrived today!This is my first Italian aircraft build ever, anybody got any idea what the interior color was on a S.M.79?

I've seen model reviews were the builders used a variety of greens from dark to light. Try this link... looks like the builder did some research. http://www.swannysmodels.com/SM79.html

Perfect timing my kit just arrived today!This is my first Italian aircraft build ever, anybody got any idea what the interior color was on a S.M.79?

B17Pilot

Well I was going to officially kick this GB off on Friday, since I will out of town next week, and away from a computer, but a couple of days won't make any difference.

So with that, if'n your to start, please do so. Let the builds begin!!

That works for me. I've  decided to build the Revelogram B 25 J as Bottoms-Up II of the 486 BS 340 BG out of Corsica in 1944 and the Italeri B 25 D as Hells' Fire of the 500 BS 345 BG out of New Guinea in May 1944.

Got the interior colors mapped out for both... Yellow zinc Chromate for the D model with aluminium bomb bay and bronze green for the pilot's compartment (that's what North American called the cockpit). Interior Green for the J model with aluminium for the bomb bay.

Been spending some time filling in ejector pin marks and sink areas in visible areas of the Revelogram kit. It's my first time building a kit of this vintage and I don't know if that was the norm. Kinda weird that they would mold a big M directly under the dorsal turret. Maybe they thought it could represent "Mitchel".  This one is going to take bit of puttying but it looks to be good kit.

I'll be painting a detailing the interiors fo both kits tomorrow and wednesday look for photos soon.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi ho hi ho its off to work we go

with a bucket and spade and hand granade.

I shall be powering ahead tonight when i get home from the pub.

Well I was going to officially kick this GB off on Friday, since I will out of town next week, and away from a computer, but a couple of days won't make any difference.

So with that, if'n your to start, please do so. Let the builds begin!!

Scorpiomikey

i forgot how truly tiny 144 scale was. i think i might go blind

Well if you do a big A380, 144 scale is not so bad .

Bummer about the warped wings.

Mike sorry to hear about the warped wings at least at that scale it should be easier to fix than say 1/48. I've still not gotten my Sparviero in the post yet starting to get anxious!

Sooooooo...i started

Wings are warped to all buggery, but the plastics maleable enough that ive been slowly unwarping it with my hands (no extra heat required, order now and receive a cheesy grin for no extra cost)

i forgot how truly tiny 144 scale was. i think i might go blind

week and a half to go *droooooooooollll* HURRY UUUPPPPPP i wanna start my connie.

OK officially deicded what I'm going to build to start off with until that Ventura is released.  I'll be doing a 1/48 A-20G Havoc...

..well as of right now any way

Sad (about the PBJ), but happy (finding a new house with lots of shelves) news, Doogs.  I'll put you down as TBD for now.  If'n you decide to build the Mossie, let me know, was looking forward to the PBJ.

Of course you could still build the PBJ and do what Fermis does and hang it buy its tail on the wall .  Then again there's other possiblities, i.e. a smaller scale B-25, or a P-38, F-82, 1/144 DC-3....

Course I'm kinda running out of space myself, but over the weekend I rearranged some models and got some extra room by putting one wing in the space between the wing and tail of another model.  That freed up some room for two more!

Sigh. I was looking forward to this one, but I'm going to have to bail on the PBJ. Don't have the display space for it, and as I mentioned over in Wild Wings, we're moving early next year, so no real point in figuring out some new shelving solution for the next 9-10 months...

I may jump back in with something else that would fit within my shelves (may move up my desire to build a Mossie Night Intruder in the midst of an engine replacement)...have to see how the current builds go!

Will be following along eagerly, however...this one looks like a blast!