Monogram Mafia Group Build

eatthis

im in the uk

ps im hearing reports of a hell of alot of air assets buggering off to the med from here which apparantly make them the longest raids since black buck (the vulcans that bombed the airfield on the falklands)

yeh a mig 23/27 was shot down by aa fire the pilot bailed but left it very late and may have hit the ground.

i dont know wether it was a rebel jet (parts of the military have split) or gadaifi ducks

its 4:01 pm here when i posted this comment

Troublemaker - the 102 and 106 both had missiles stashed in the belly.  The easy way to distinguish between the two is apparent in the pic below.  The much different intakes and the squared-off tail.

Thanks for your nice comment.

Ken

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Troublemaker - the 102 and 106 both had missiles stashed in the belly.  The easy way to distinguish between the two is apparent in the pic below.  The much different intakes and the squared-off tail.

Thanks for your nice comment.

Ken

Ken-

I`m pretty sure it`s a 102 at the gate. What I meant was that the 102 I see at the gate and your kit have the same type of missles hanging off it...which looks  unusual to me..what are they? The one at the gate`s missle is an orange-y kinda color probably due to sun-fading...were those missles just used on the 102? Can`t recall seeing them with any other type of A/C.

Take it easy,

Len

eatthis

im in the uk

ps im hearing reports of a hell of alot of air assets buggering off to the med from here which apparantly make them the longest raids since black buck (the vulcans that bombed the airfield on the falklands)

Blackbuck from Ascension were 8000nm.

We're at the back end of the news cycle in the Middle east; here in California. I see that the bombers were Tornadoes, which I cannot imagine flew RT from the United Kingdom. I would guess that the flights earliest were refueling tankers and command stuff.

This will be an interesting if very brief campaign.

Well, baron...that makes it a 9hr difference between you and me! Have a nice weekend kiddo...

It may not be breif... if boots on the ground are ruled out it is very easy to hunker down in a hole and endure a bombing campaign. That has been proven over and over again.

It's a bad mission, because the big strikes will be against air defense installs. Of course we will win, but people will be killed. Let's hope the Libyan AF folds up and goes home.

I dont think the LAF can do much else. But yes, people are gonna die. On all sides most likely.

troublemaker66

Well, baron...that makes it a 9hr difference between you and me! Have a nice weekend kiddo...

its the end of sunday now so school tomorrow but i did have a good weekend

right im commited ( i should be lol) iv started both kits

Don von Hammer,

I come to you at this time asking your permission to become a member of the familia. My 2 kits are F-4C Phantom II (current repop) and the Me-262 (late 70's white box). Both 1/48.

Nice Duece !!

Um.. Hans.  the decals for my Airacobras disintegrated and I don't have enough time to get replacements so I will be changing the P39 to an old Monogram F9F Panther.  1/48 scale.  It's a simple one so I should have time to get it done by the end date.  The Mosquito is coming along nicely but the Arrow is going to be more of a project.  You guys weren't kidding when you told me about the horrid wing root fit.  About 1/16-1/8 inch gaps on both sides...  I'm gonna need more putty.....

Some great builds coming from "the family", keep it up.  Just got back from Chicago, took a little R&R (no hits there) honest .  When are these two bit clowns who dress up like a General Liberace going to ever learn?  They can get a lot of expensive toys broken (not to mention innocent people killed) in short order.

Troublemaker - I didn't mention it but you probably understood that the picture I included is the F-106.  Both the 102 and 106 carried Falcon AIM-4 missiles (infrared and radar homing).  They later carried AIM-26 nuclear types.  The F-102 carried 6 missiles and also could carry 24 rockets in the lower bay doors.  I think the F-106 carried 4 AIM-4s and one AIM-26 nuke or MB-2 Genie.  I was an avionics tech (not a missile expert) - only remember having to help load them during ORIs (Operational Readiness Inspections).

Ken

kbuzz01

Troublemaker - I didn't mention it but you probably understood that the picture I included is the F-106.  Both the 102 and 106 carried Falcon AIM-4 missiles (infrared and radar homing).  They later carried AIM-26 nuclear types.  The F-102 carried 6 missiles and also could carry 24 rockets in the lower bay doors.  I think the F-106 carried 4 AIM-4s and one AIM-26 nuke or MB-2 Genie.  I was an avionics tech (not a missile expert) - only remember having to help load them during ORIs (Operational Readiness Inspections).

Ken

Nope...thought you sent a pic of the 102..lol..I`m having a tough time telling them apart. I have both kits in my stash...I`ll have to do a side by side comparison to see their differences...and to finally decide what I`m looking at at the gate. I just thought that funky looking missile...the Genie??...was just used on the 102..kinda dumb thinking there..lol. I`m a prop/WWII enthusiast but build the odd jet now and then and the only thing I`m an expert in is ducking my boss!

Thanks for your help!

Len

Sparrowhyperion

Um.. Hans.  the decals for my Airacobras disintegrated and I don't have enough time to get replacements so I will be changing the P39 to an old Monogram F9F Panther.  1/48 scale.  It's a simple one so I should have time to get it done by the end date. 

If I may...the end date is 6 months from your start date, according to the rules spelled out in the first post.  You should be able to get new deckles for your P-39 long before then.  Maybe that will save you some scrambling.

Best regards,

Brad

  My bad.  I misread the first page post and thought that 3/31 was the end date. lol  I must be inhaling too much acetone fumes...

the Baron

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

Um.. Hans.  the decals for my Airacobras disintegrated and I don't have enough time to get replacements so I will be changing the P39 to an old Monogram F9F Panther.  1/48 scale.  It's a simple one so I should have time to get it done by the end date. 

 

 

If I may...the end date is 6 months from your start date, according to the rules spelled out in the first post.  You should be able to get new deckles for your P-39 long before then.  Maybe that will save you some scrambling.

Best regards,

Brad

No pics of proof... but only my word Don Hammerloni....

the F-100,,, intake trunk.. scratched..

Tail pipe, scratched ( used a syringe tube )

IP - done

Ejection seat... 80%

cockpit walls/floor... eeh... 30%.. ?

wings.. 80%...

thasa ita so farh.. so... its about 30%... ifn ya wanna updatah the front page...

this is A fun build to !!

kbuzz01

Troublemaker - I didn't mention it but you probably understood that the picture I included is the F-106.  Both the 102 and 106 carried Falcon AIM-4 missiles (infrared and radar homing).  They later carried AIM-26 nuclear types.  The F-102 carried 6 missiles and also could carry 24 rockets in the lower bay doors.  I think the F-106 carried 4 AIM-4s and one AIM-26 nuke or MB-2 Genie.  I was an avionics tech (not a missile expert) - only remember having to help load them during ORIs (Operational Readiness Inspections).

Ken

Nope...thought you sent a pic of the 102..lol..I`m having a tough time telling them apart. I have both kits in my stash...I`ll have to do a side by side comparison to see their differences...and to finally decide what I`m looking at at the gate. I just thought that funky looking missile...the Genie??...was just used on the 102..kinda dumb thinking there..lol. I`m a prop/WWII enthusiast but build the odd jet now and then and the only thing I`m an expert in is ducking my boss!

Thanks for your help!

Len

my 1st progress pics both are 1/48 scale and both are tiny compared to what im used to ( f14s and tsr2s)

ahh.. my Don.. I have proof... cockpit, IP, and fuse.

my camera is not soa goodah close up..

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This was originally posted  in the aircraft section, but it was suggested that I move it here.  Not knowing how to move a thread/post, I decided to just re-type it.

This is my first model for the Monogram Mafia GB.  It is the Monogram 1/48 Typhoon 1B, built OOB.  This is the first time I've ever taken part in a group build, so be kind.

jschlechty

This was originally posted  in the aircraft section, but it was suggested that I move it here.  Not knowing how to move a thread/post, I decided to just re-type it.

This is my first model for the Monogram Mafia GB.  It is the Monogram 1/48 Typhoon 1B, built OOB.  This is the first time I've ever taken part in a group build, so be kind.

wow

that is better than any other plane ive built!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice work, js!!  That's one tough-looking heavily-armed Typhoon!! 

Ken

All looking good guys. JS the Typhoon looks great> the subtle weathering is a nice touch.

OK, I did some work last few days:

This is the 1/72 P-51B. The pilot actually looks better to my eyes than the cameras! well at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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Here it is with wings attached. Most of seam fixing is done. Priming it tonight. I dropped the flaps to match the box art..it will be posed in flight...

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Next I have Rommel's Rod..major assembly complete and primed and painted. Only mods I did were to fill some seams and replace the front windshield MG 42 mount with a modified 1/35 M2 mount. I want to build this as close to stock as possible,  but could not take the mount molded to the window frame...well mount is a little much,,it was 2 small tabs...

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Well the 31st is coming up so I guess I better name my #2. Think I'll go with a 1/72 Monogram Tigercat.

Power has been out here since monday, PG&E is hoping to have it back on saturday, but have said it could be out until next tuesday or wednesday. I'll get the obligatory box and sprue shots up as soon as I have power for lights and home internet (work's netnanny won't let me go to photobucket).

tonka

All looking good guys. JS the Typhoon looks great> the subtle weathering is a nice touch.

OK, I did some work last few days:

This is the 1/72 P-51B. The pilot actually looks better to my eyes than the cameras! well at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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Looks good--is that really the 1/72 kit?    I just dropped the pilot into his office on the 1/48 kit yesterday morning, lurching forward on that build (it was supposed to be finished by the first Friday of December )

Is he cast separately from the seat, or cast in one piece?  In 1/48, that pilot mans the P-51B/C and the P-47 kits, and it's a nice little figure, but he doesn't fit the seats.  I've found that I have to file a little off his back and his backside to get him seated a little more realistically in the seats.

Best regards,

Brad