Monogram Mafia Group Build

Started my second kit today:

And this is what i came up with sofar. Not exactly a state of the art resin+PE goodies aftermarket pit but i did what i could with some paint, drybrushing and a wash. Not half bad methinks...

More to follow soon

Richard

looking good Kermit! About how big is that Mig? (lol that rhymed!)

I've gotten a bit more progress on the Mustang. The wheel wells are nice, no detail was added. Just paint. I also cut off the flaps, elevators and rudder for repositioning.  The wing assembly was attached with very little sanding needed.

I'll be finishing this up in foil, with fictional markings.

OWL

Looks good so far, Owl..

Hans von Hammer

 

 

Thanks...just got back from Hobby Lobby with the Red Baron, so I am all set....love those 40% off coupons!!!!

 

Oh hell, yeah.. That's the only week I go to HL, lol... I use 'em for everything I buy there; kits, paint, tools, diorama and building materials, even used 'em to buy my bench and airbrush/compressor...

I usually go twice in one day too... Once in the morning, then again after cashier's shift-change... Get around the "One Coupon per Day" thing thataway... Three times if the Baroness von Hammer goes along, lol... I haven't paid full price for anything there in the last 2 1/2-3 years..

Ditto...LoL.....I had a lady one time start to apply a 40% coupon to a clearance priced kit.  When I pointed it out she just smiled, put the additionally reduced kit in the bag and said, "oh well." Needless to say, I thanked her.

I forgot to mention... That's a freehand canopy paint-job, no masks of any kind...

Now.. Onto the Spitfire..

It too is at 99%, although these pics are the WIP shots..

Added some strip styrene to the sidewalls and then built a breaker box, flap controls, and throttle quadrant from sheet styrene.

Below is the scratch-built entry door with latch & crash-bar, and the cast resin panel.  I copied the panel from the Revell Spitfire Mk II:

Using the Mk II Spit's seat as a template, I built the seat for the Mk IX from sheet and strip styrene:

I also added the walls for the gear bay, and some ribbing, using strip styrene as well. It's since been filled and re-painted.

Wide shot

Ran into a silvering issue here, as well as a couple other small problems (mask bleed-through), but I fixed the silvering by poking some holes into the clear film and applied copious amounts of my home-decal setting solution (white vinegar)

Same thing on this side.. Fixed it, and also added Pilot Officer Reggie Plushbottom (figure's a cast resin copy from the Monogram AT-6 kit).

This is the kit's canopy parts after I cut them apart (It was a one-piece as all the early Monogram kits were.) I've vac-formed a hood and will install it as the last step. I also saw I had to add some putty to blend in the windscreen a bit better.

 Another view of Reggie after I added his moustache... A quick wash on his face and drybrushing of his goggles, and he'll be done.. It's hard to see, but I also belted him into the seat with strips of aluminum duct tape fot the Sutton Harness.

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 Once I get the puttied areas arond the windscreen painted and the hood on, it should be done, and I can finish the weathering...

Does that MiG-15 kit have the original N Korean pilot figure (Standing,wearing O-mask to hide face) of Lt. No Kum-Sok , Kermit?

Here's the kits I got for the next 5 months of this build...

Hans von Hammer

Here's the kits I got for the next 5 months of this build...

Just shot you an IM about buying that P-38J, $8 at the LHS, looking forward to that one.  My Revelogram stash pales.   EDIT: Just saw the Spit Hammer, she looks great.  I love it when the door is open on those birds.

Hans von Hammer

Here's the kits I got for the next 5 months of this build...

Oh ho, whats this? I spy a Tamiya in the background! 

It must just be an empty box, OWL! 

OK, guess I'll have to admit there might be a few Mustang haters on the other sides. 

Boy, all you folks are really busy! Golf is causing some interference here. (I know--I know, don't say it)

Ken

Nice work All. The spit and Reggie look great Hans...But I am hoping that's just a small portion of your Monogram stash.....!!!!

Okay...I laid down some Alclad....lighting exaggerates shading of some of the panels.

nice looking Sabre hutch! How did you get the brownish shading on the panel lines?

CallSignOWL

nice looking Sabre hutch! How did you get the brownish shading on the panel lines?

Thanks...I airbrushed Tamiya Smoke lightly over the panel lines....50-50 mixture paint to thinner.

Things are looking great, guys. Thanks for posting the pictures; they are inspiring me to actually get back to work on my projects.  Owl, is that the "Big Beautiful Doll" version of the P51D? Did you scribe the panel lines?  Working on mine as well; not too happy with the gun bay door fit to wing......but, it is coming along.  Maybe I will post some pics, once I get set up again.

Thanks again for the inspiration everyone!

DW

Tal Afar Dave

Things are looking great, guys. Thanks for posting the pictures; they are inspiring me to actually get back to work on my projects.  Owl, is that the "Big Beautiful Doll" version of the P51D? Did you scribe the panel lines?  Working on mine as well; not too happy with the gun bay door fit to wing......but, it is coming along.  Maybe I will post some pics, once I get set up again.

Thanks again for the inspiration everyone!

DW

yes, it is the BBD version. I only re-scribed the wings a little bit where I sanded them off when smoothing down the ammo door.

Cool; still a great kit. I built several as a kid in the early 80s when it was marked up as the yellow nosed "Detroit Miss;" still a great kit.  Just started trying my hand at scribing panel lines; will definitely have to get more practice.

Good luck on your project!

DW

Well.  It's not my best work, but my skills have deteriorated more than I had thought.  Here it is, for what it's worth.

First a couple of WIP images.

And now for the completed Panther.  Again I am not really all that happy about it, but it's the best I can do right now.  I'll probably do some trim touch-up and repainting at some point on this one.

Like I said, I'm not all that happy with it.  The weathering could have been better.  But considering my shaky hands, I think it's at least fair.

Rich

Still working on the Mosquito.  I am waiting for some paint.

Looks better than "fair" to me Sparrow, I'd like to see close ups of the wings, the front edge has a neat visual quality.

Hey Now!

Started # 3...SBD Dauntless. Cockpit is non-existent so I will be scratching up some detail. Seperated the canopy sections with a razor saw and been digging through the spares box for a couple of seats and other stuff to spruce `er up. I`ll have some WIP pics soon.

Len

Nice builds Hans, I especially like the paint scheme on the Stuka

i dont know why i hate the mustang to me it's just an attention seeker

and isn't that great but i can't wait to see another creation by owl!

OWL,

The box says it's 24cm in length, a quick google tells me that is about 9.4 inches. The box also says it is in 1/48 scale but 1/40 would be more like it. I am told it has something to do with this mig having been boxed together with an F86 in the past and that monogram wanted the fighters to be of equal size. An F86 looks alot chunkier than a mig if you put em next to each other.

Don Hammerloni,

Yes, my boxing has the distinctly asian looking fellow in the box too. Doesn't even look that bad:

Richard

Sparrowhyperion

Well.  It's not my best work, but my skills have deteriorated more than I had thought.  Here it is, for what it's worth.

Sparrow, I think you are being a little hard on yourself...looks pretty good to me.

Unfortunately that's as close up as my new camera can get without turning into a big blur.  My old camera was better but it died and I couldn't afford another one as good.

Rich

Reasoned

Looks better than "fair" to me Sparrow, I'd like to see close ups of the wings, the front edge has a neat visual quality.

Compared to what I used to be able to do before I had the aneurysm, it's not very good.  I just have to get used to lowering my standards a bit I guess.  Now, if I could get the darn airbrake panels to stop falling off, that would be something...  LMAO

Rich

hutchdh

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

Well.  It's not my best work, but my skills have deteriorated more than I had thought.  Here it is, for what it's worth.

 

Sparrow, I think you are being a little hard on yourself...looks pretty good to me.

Kermit, that MiG driver cleans up real nice...

Today was a simple task before work this afternoon... add a layer of birdshot to weight down the noses of my F-86 and F9F.

Wow! Those figures are awesome...I can never get mine to look that good. I got that Ruskie pilot somewhere....got him from the Sabre/Mig kit.

Thanks. I am learning as I go on these guys. Believe it or not, it is fun and relaxing to do these 1/48 figures I have found.

Yeah, that health stuff bites.  I am just glad you are still in the game...

Sparrowhyperion

Compared to what I used to be able to do before I had the aneurysm, it's not very good.  I just have to get used to lowering my standards a bit I guess.  Now, if I could get the darn airbrake panels to stop falling off, that would be something...  LMAO

Rich

 

 

hutchdh:

 

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

Well.  It's not my best work, but my skills have deteriorated more than I had thought.  Here it is, for what it's worth.

 

Sparrow, I think you are being a little hard on yourself...looks pretty good to me.