The group build to end all group builds - THE GREAT WAR

Outstanding Nate.  Welcome.

Thanks Marc. I've had this one in the stash since it was first released, and I'm looking forward to finally starting it.

Nate

Current progress.

Tracks installed.The track ends looked a bit cheesy.I don't think melting them together would have held.

Liquid Nails to the rescue.

More vehicle markings along with some weathering added using Tamiya weathering powders.

Sharp dude.... very sharp.

I think I'm done with this one.A gem of a kit.

TD that is really great.  Way to take the early start option in kick out a doozy to set the bar high for the GB.

Thanks.I have little interest in WWI,but I had a blast with this kit.

The paint job is a mix of features I found on numerous pics of models and surviving vehicles.

There seems to be little agreement on how these were painted,so I just ran with whatever I found appealing.

I am particularly happy with the tracks.

WOW TD!!  That is an exceptional build, especially for one so small!  It looks fantastic and has gotten me charged up for the start of this GB!!

Thanks.I do believe I'll build this kit again and go ballistic with mud.If I had another in the stash,I'd be doing it now!

hello everyone,

Marc, can you put me down for a couple 1/35 Austrian figures by Zebrano.  One is an infantryman and the other is a lieutenant.

If there is enough time left will also tackle a 1/35 Model T Ford from RPM.  For those interested Resicast also make's a resin version, albeit more expensive.  Both companies make various versions of this car, such as an ambulance, etc.

For an interesting article about the Ford's use  in the the desert during WW1, I've linked the bottom pic.

regards,

Jack

WOW Jack!  This must be a special GB to pull you back to the boards after a year and half.  Welcome back and on board.

TD, nice looking tank.  You are FAST!  Finished a whole kit before I opened my box.

Thanks dude.There wasn't much to this one.Just a whole lotta fun!

Hey guys, I thought i would get in on this. 

I havent done 1/72nd armor before and I had a 1/76th Airfix WWI Female tank. 

I had a gap so I did it, no real WIP mostly because there wasnt much to it unless you wanted photos of construction.  I just spray painted the whole thing a dark green then took oils and tinted each pannel a slightly different color, its not VERY noticable but its there.  Then black oil wash.

Side note, I hate rubber band tracks

That looks really good Smeagol. The oils really add depth to the paint job.....nice!

Nate

TD & Smeagol, Vey cool work guys i'm picturing them crossing a muddy trench, they'd look cool on a base like that

Nate, hey where did you get those olive green streaked decals for your Dr1???I lost that site when my old Toshiba crashed....

Nice job Smeagol.Aren't these kits an absolute blast!

I gotta get this one for sure.

Well, I'm still a build away from my Sopwith Pup, but I found this fascinating how-to on biplane rigging that I thought worth sharing. I'm totally going with the double-loop method!

http://www.austinsms.org/article_seaman.php

Hi Julez,

The address is:

Thanks Nate, cheers buddy

Smeagol... nice little girl you got there.

Doogs... great site.  I just bookmarked that one.  I will be going for the 2 loop too.

Thanks Marc.  Sorry about not giving heads up that I was in, every time I sign on to a GB I never finish, so I waited for myself to finish before posting

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Read and interview that historians at Maxwell did with Rickenbacker in 1960. He recounted one of his last missions for the Air Corps in 1919. The US air production effort had been a humiliation during the war and Washington never wanted to be dependent upon foreign planes again. So to guide the US effort at building a first generation “scout” Rickenbacker went to Europe and tested every major fighter type including the Fokker Mk7. (Doubt he flew a razorback.) Also a Sopwith Snipe – the UK’s latest and greatest. He concluded that the best of the lot was the Spad 13. The reason? It could dive like a brick and Rickenbacker argued that superiority in a dive was a world beater as long as speed was good, simply because if you could dive out, you could fight again another day. Course he knew something about Spads. Won’t claim cause and effect, but the planes we brought to war after 1941 could (except the early 38s) could dive like a brick. Invaluable early in the PTO: P-40 or Wildcat would get it’s nose down and good bye Zero. In the ETO, get a Jug or Pony’s nose down and it was good bye anything wearing a Balkenkreuz.

It is interesting that even with the wide use of the SPAD by the USAS and a report like that from the top US ace, the US went with the SE-5a postwar, using the SPAD XIII in a secondary role and as a replacement when the SE-5s wore out.

Good news, bad news.... Good news is I got the declas I ordered form WW for the Albatros.  Upper and lower lozenges and rib tape.  The bad news I am missing the aircraft markings

And the badder news is sent email 2 days ago without a response.

Ok, I'm getting started.

Revell of Germany 1/72 Sopwith Triplane

I'm also going to add a Roden 1/72 Junkers D.I, a late war monoplane.

Marc,

WnW has excellent customer service. I've ordered from them at least 4 times now, and haven't had any problems yet. I also ordered the lozenge decals, and those took over 2 weeks to get here to Connecticut......much longer than usual, but they did get here. I wrote to ask about the decals, and they were all set to send new ones, when the decals arrived.

Also, it's possible that the recent earthquake in New Zealand has disrupted postal service.

Nate

Yeah I figured it may be something like that.  Got the email this AM that they will be on their way.

OK Aaron...we'll be watching

OK gang... you guys still out there?  10 weeks to the official start date.  25 players offering 31 builds.   Pretty impressive for a last minute, late in the season idea.  After the real start date I will do some WIP pics and final results on my website.

Very much still here. The Mosquito is nearing paint, which means the Pup is getting closer and closer to the bench.

I'm DYING to try out this double-loop turnbuckle idea. Though I'm adding one twist, or I might be. That article I posted recommends using some kind of fly-fishing micro tubing, but I just ordered some Albion Alloy 1mm tubing for another project, and want to see how it works. Hoping it's not out of scale...in 1/32 that'd work out to 3.2cm...would that be ridiculously too big a diameter for a turnbuckle?

Also doublechecked and am immensely happy that WnW helpfully placed all the necessary rigging holes!