Monogram Mafia Group Build

Hans von Hammer

 I'm proud of each of you and it has been an honor to build with you all!

I painted my "Tres Amigos" square bottle all the way. Those paints have SO much pigment in them that a mixture of 10% each R/B/(G (Yellow at 50%, Blue at 50%)) "MacBeth" color system mixed with thinner can hit any color on the printing press closely. All brush work too

Still working on the "Phantom Mustang" but I will finish it.

Hans von Hammer

Been trying to update the front page, but I'm having issues with my computer when I open the multiple windows I need to do it with... So..

Need y'all to check the front page and see if I got your stuff right.  If NOT, then PM ME with what it should read...

Thanks again to all for making this GB a sucessful one!  With it, it's been shown to the nay-sayers that Monogram kits are still among the best, and they CAN be built into fabulous replicas of some of our favorite things... Also, you have shown that, with a little "imagineering", some scrap parts, and some sheet styrene, these gems can hold their places and even WIN against ANY "high-end" kit, even under the pressure of dual-kit build and a tough time-limit!

Wear your badges with pride and don't hesitate to whack those clowns out there that say "Monogram kits are dogs".. Well, these dogs bite, and those that can't build 'em up are just pups on the porch wishing they could run with the big dogs!

 I'm proud of each of you and it has been an honor to build with you all!

 

cant wait for Round Duex...!

p38jl

cant wait for Round Duex...!

Been makin plans for round 2 for a while now. Hey does this mean we are all now members of the " Offical Monogram Fan Club " ???

troublemaker66

BARON-

You say you used craft paint? How did it work for you?  I`m about to start experimenting with them to try and find a usable alternative to model paint, which is getting a bit pricey in my opinion.

Len

Hi, Len, it was "Americana" brand.  I also have "Apple Barrel", both of which are sold at Michael's, and often on sale for 89¢. I bought it originally for use on figures, because I'll be darned if I'll Andrea or Vallejo prices, even acknowledging that they are a little finer in quality.

It worked OK, and I'll continue to test with it.  It does need to be mixed well, though I found that water and isopropyl were equally effective as thinners.

They're all part of the arsenal--I have all kinds of paints in the box.

stikpusher

This thread is not about craft paints! It is about paying tribute to the family of original Monogram kits... take posts like this to where they  belong,,, spamming some new guys mail box in the "I cant get Tamiya  paints whining thread"...

Just kidding... I swear that some lines of paints such as Citadel and others for Gaming subjects are the same thing as craft paints, just in a different label/container.

Hehe, yes, understood, but I'll say, being frugal and not necessarily using high-falutin' brand paints is within the spirit of this build, the spirit of scratchbuilding.  And in any case, I was curious to see how the craft paint would work.  Just have to burnish the edges of the masking better next time   

Baron my friend, I was being pure tongue in cheek there. No.1 this is not my thread to re-direct- the boss is great for getting it back on track if he thinks it needs getting done; no.2, there was somebody whining at Trouble over on the Tamiya paint thread because not all the comments were specificly about when said paints were gonna be re appearing at the LHS or online store and since he is so consumed by the subject and is getting emails about updates to that thread, he got his underoos in wedgie configuration.... no 3.) I am more than happy to see threads stray and see about things like using craft paints in place of the allmighty Vallejo bandwagon (sorry they do not impress me)... my only gripe about about craft store paints is that being displayed under flourescent lighting they most always appear different under natural light and when your looking for just that perfect tonal variation for uniforms, tents, tarps, etc, the results of your purchase are not quite what you intended... But yes, using craft paints is vey much in the spirit of the GB here... sometimes I think the boss could have dropped the last portion of his name from vonHammerwitz with his seeming instinctive frugality (just joking, before anyone starts getting all offended and sending flaming arrows, torches and pitchforks my way), and I love seeing how guys here improvise in that manner.

But yes, using craft paints is vey much in the spirit of the GB here... sometimes I think the boss could have dropped the last portion of his name from vonHammerwitz with his seeming instinctive frugality (just joking, before anyone starts getting all offended and sending flaming arrows, torches and pitchforks my way), and I love seeing how guys here improvise in that manner.

Oy Vei...  Why shlep all over town to find the right shade of hobby paint and pay 4.00 for a color that you only need a shtikel of to put a bisel of color on a stick-boot, or gunsight...  What am I? An Eizel?

I've always bought craft paints, just for the prices.. Or course they're not super-fine pigments suitable for airbrushing, but face it... Why bother airbrushing everything? I paint 99% of the build's interior with brush paints... Airbrushing's for the outside (and inside overall color).. And if I got a rattle-can the right color, I don't airbrush that part either..

And it was "Hammerstein", Stikker...

Shalom..

Been makin plans for round 2 for a while now. Hey does this mean we are all now members of the " Offical Monogram Fan Club " ???

Look for Round Two around 1 JAN 12... 

And No..

It means you're Officially Monogram Mafia... 

You all make me smile

No offense taken, Stik, I knew what you meant .  The whole "spirit of the build" thing came to me, then, as I was congratulating myself again on spending less than a buck for the bottle of paint

Hans von Hammer

Oy Vei... 

And it was "Hammerstein", Stikker...

Shalom.. 

Hammerstein? Was it you or your brother doing the musicals? Catchy tunes in South Pacific and Sound of Music

Shalom aleichem

Distant cousin.. He got all verklempt after hookin' up with Rogers and changed the pronounciation to "hammer-StYne" ... Th' Shmuck...

Just a reminder.. Send me a PM (Start Conversation) ASAP if your build-list is not correct and up to date!!

quick update on the F-15...she;s on her wheels...pylons added..:550:0]

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Need to hear from the following Modlers about their build-status:

Roster:

Helo H-34- 1/48 A-37 Dragonfly / F-100D Super Saber (Behind the curve a LONG way... Did you get busted?

AaronW- 1/72 P-36 (Started) / 1/72 F7F Tigercat   (Started)

LewBud- 1/72 F7F Tigercat (75%) (?)

Taxtp-  Chaparral 2D Coupe / 1/24th Triumph TR-7 Wedge (Started) (?)

Von Brakken- 1/48th AD-6 Skyraider (Started)  / F-4J "MiG Ace-Showtime 100" (?)

KG4PQ-- OS2U Kingfisher / Ju87G-1 (T-6 Tenative) (?)

Sparrowhyperion--  DH Mosquito (Hold @ 70%) /  1/48 F4F Wildcat (Started-50%) (?) 

The Baron-- SBD Dauntless (As A-24 Banshee) (Started) / A6M5 Zero (25%) (?)

MrSquid2U--TBA / TBA (Wo bist Du?)

Vetteman--  (Did you receive the Dio-Bible?)

BigSmitty-  1/48 F-15C Eagle / 1/48 Mi-24 Hind D (?)

TimR-- 1/48 P-61 Black Widow (STARTED) / 1/48 Hawker Typhoon (STARTED) (?)

Tonka--  1/72 P-51B (STARTED) / 1/72 AC-47 / 1/24 "Rommel's Rod"(STARTED) (?)

 Eatthis-- 1/48 F-104(STARTED) / 1/48 F-20 (STARTED) / 1/72 B-1B Lancer (Started) (?)

AndrewMcC-- 1/48 F-4C Phantom II / 1/48 Me 262 (?)

Dante 821--  1/48 P-38J / P-40B (?)

Tal Afar Dave-- 1/48 P-38J Lightning (Started) (?) 

 Hutchdh-- 1/48 F-86 Saber (Started/Hold) / Red Baron Show Car (Finit-O!) / F-100D (99.9999%  Come'on!) (?)

The Navigator-- 1/72 Bf 110 (FINITO!) / 1/48 F-14 Tomcat  (90%) / P-39 Airacobra (70%) (?)

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This's an awful lot of incompletes. I had to have missed some updates from you guys... Lemme know your status ASAP...  Please?

Hans von Hammer

Need to hear from the following Modlers about their build-status:

Roster:

Helo H-34- 1/48 A-37 Dragonfly / F-100D Super Saber (Behind the curve a LONG way... Did you get busted?

AaronW- 1/72 P-36 (Started) / 1/72 F7F Tigercat   (Started)

LewBud- 1/72 F7F Tigercat (75%) (?)

Taxtp-  Chaparral 2D Coupe / 1/24th Triumph TR-7 Wedge (Started) (?)

Von Brakken- 1/48th AD-6 Skyraider (Started)  / F-4J "MiG Ace-Showtime 100" (?)

KG4PQ-- OS2U Kingfisher / Ju87G-1 (T-6 Tenative) (?)

Sparrowhyperion--  DH Mosquito (Hold @ 70%) /  1/48 F4F Wildcat (Started-50%) (?) 

The Baron-- SBD Dauntless (As A-24 Banshee) (Started) / A6M5 Zero (25%) (?)

MrSquid2U--TBA / TBA (Wo bist Du?)

Vetteman--  (Did you receive the Dio-Bible?)

BigSmitty-  1/48 F-15C Eagle / 1/48 Mi-24 Hind D (?)

TimR-- 1/48 P-61 Black Widow (STARTED) / 1/48 Hawker Typhoon (STARTED) (?)

Tonka--  1/72 P-51B (STARTED) / 1/72 AC-47 / 1/24 "Rommel's Rod"(STARTED) (?)

 Eatthis-- 1/48 F-104(STARTED) / 1/48 F-20 (STARTED) / 1/72 B-1B Lancer (Started) (?)

AndrewMcC-- 1/48 F-4C Phantom II / 1/48 Me 262 (?)

Dante 821--  1/48 P-38J / P-40B (?)

Bobbaily--  1/48 P-51D (STARTED FINAllY!) /  1/24 Cobra (?)

Tal Afar Dave-- 1/48 P-38J Lightning (Started) (?) 

 Hutchdh-- 1/48 F-86 Saber (Started/Hold) / Red Baron Show Car (Finit-O!) / F-100D (99.9999%  Come'on!) (?)

The Navigator-- 1/72 Bf 110 (FINITO!) / 1/48 F-14 Tomcat  (90%) / P-39 Airacobra (70%) (?)

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This's an awful lot of incompletes. I had to have missed some updates from you guys... Lemme know your status ASAP...  Please?

Hans von Hammer

Need to hear from the following Modlers about their build-status:

Roster:

Helo H-34- 1/48 A-37 Dragonfly / F-100D Super Saber (Behind the curve a LONG way... Did you get busted?

I know Helo is alive and well turning out a boat load of 1/72 builds in my Korea GB. I am suprised to see him building 1/48 here...

Hans,

Still here.  Got sidetracked by work and the weekend build.  Just got to paint the props, wheels and canopy then attach the cowlings and decals.  Gonna try to push the Firecat through by Wednesday as I'll be in Houston for Thanksgiving.  Definitely finished by the end of the month.  Contemplating what to build for Monogram Mafia-The Sequel.

I had to change my builds months ago.  I completed 2 F9F Panthers in 1/48 scale, and two Monogram P39 Airocobras in 1/48 scale.  I sent up images of both.  Right now I can't build anything but a handful of kits since 99% of my stash is in storage.  I just started a 1/48 Monogram B17G, which is one of the 7 kits I have with me since  we had to move in with my Mother In Law.

Hans von Hammer

Need to hear from the following Modlers about their build-status:

Roster:

Helo H-34- 1/48 A-37 Dragonfly / F-100D Super Saber (Behind the curve a LONG way... Did you get busted?

AaronW- 1/72 P-36 (Started) / 1/72 F7F Tigercat   (Started)

LewBud- 1/72 F7F Tigercat (75%) (?)

Taxtp-  Chaparral 2D Coupe / 1/24th Triumph TR-7 Wedge (Started) (?)

Von Brakken- 1/48th AD-6 Skyraider (Started)  / F-4J "MiG Ace-Showtime 100" (?)

KG4PQ-- OS2U Kingfisher / Ju87G-1 (T-6 Tenative) (?)

Sparrowhyperion--  DH Mosquito (Hold @ 70%) /  1/48 F4F Wildcat (Started-50%) (?) 

The Baron-- SBD Dauntless (As A-24 Banshee) (Started) / A6M5 Zero (25%) (?)

MrSquid2U--TBA / TBA (Wo bist Du?)

Vetteman--  (Did you receive the Dio-Bible?)

BigSmitty-  1/48 F-15C Eagle / 1/48 Mi-24 Hind D (?)

TimR-- 1/48 P-61 Black Widow (STARTED) / 1/48 Hawker Typhoon (STARTED) (?)

Tonka--  1/72 P-51B (STARTED) / 1/72 AC-47 / 1/24 "Rommel's Rod"(STARTED) (?)

 Eatthis-- 1/48 F-104(STARTED) / 1/48 F-20 (STARTED) / 1/72 B-1B Lancer (Started) (?)

AndrewMcC-- 1/48 F-4C Phantom II / 1/48 Me 262 (?)

Dante 821--  1/48 P-38J / P-40B (?)

Bobbaily--  1/48 P-51D (STARTED FINAllY!) /  1/24 Cobra (?)

Tal Afar Dave-- 1/48 P-38J Lightning (Started) (?) 

 Hutchdh-- 1/48 F-86 Saber (Started/Hold) / Red Baron Show Car (Finit-O!) / F-100D (99.9999%  Come'on!) (?)

The Navigator-- 1/72 Bf 110 (FINITO!) / 1/48 F-14 Tomcat  (90%) / P-39 Airacobra (70%) (?)

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This's an awful lot of incompletes. I had to have missed some updates from you guys... Lemme know your status ASAP...  Please?

Hey Hans,

The P38 is on an indefinite hold; just couldn't find enough reference photos for the reconnaissance bird's nose.  May finish it up later after I find some better references.....I will be ready for the Mafia build Part II though!!

Hans-both the P-51D & Shelby Cobra are done:

edit-and yes, that's the mirror lying in the floorboard...superglue doesn't want to stick...tried a little Tenax-we'll see...

Gotcha Bob, Thanks!

lewbud

Hans,

Still here.  Got sidetracked by work and the weekend build.  Just got to paint the props, wheels and canopy then attach the cowlings and decals.  Gonna try to push the Firecat through by Wednesday as I'll be in Houston for Thanksgiving.  Definitely finished by the end of the month.  Contemplating what to build for Monogram Mafia-The Sequel.

Ok.. Lemme know via PM (Start Conversation) what you want the roster to read.

Tal Afar Dave

Hey Hans,

The P38 is on an indefinite hold; just couldn't find enough reference photos for the reconnaissance bird's nose.  May finish it up later after I find some better references.....I will be ready for the Mafia build Part II though!!

Shoulda asked me for refs, Dave.. I gotta lotta stuff on P-38/F-5s... Actually, you still can.. Just let me know what you need so I can send them to ya, and you'll be able to finish at least... Or finish it for Rd II..

'Course, you might have asked and I might have missed it too.. At any rate, I'll help you with whatever I got..

PM inbound, Sparrow...

Hans von Hammer

Need to hear from the following Modlers about their build-status:

Roster:

The Baron-- SBD Dauntless (As A-24 Banshee) (Started) / A6M5 Zero (25%) (?)

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This's an awful lot of incompletes. I had to have missed some updates from you guys... Lemme know your status ASAP...  Please?

Sorry, Padrone, checking in now, the Zero is 90% (finishing the painting and decaling), the A-24 is 50%, with sub-assemblies done, need to assemble them.  My target is to finish them for my club's meeting on the 2nd.

Greetings Hans, reporting in with an update. The F-14 got fitted for cement books and is sleeping in the stash. In it's place, I did a P-39 stationed in North Africa. It's been done for a while, just haven't gotten around to taking pics. I'll put proof of completion pics up this weekend.

Mike

Hans von Hammer

 

Tal Afar Dave:

 

Hey Hans,

The P38 is on an indefinite hold; just couldn't find enough reference photos for the reconnaissance bird's nose.  May finish it up later after I find some better references.....I will be ready for the Mafia build Part II though!!

 

 

Shoulda asked me for refs, Dave.. I gotta lotta stuff on P-38/F-5s... Actually, you still can.. Just let me know what you need so I can send them to ya, and you'll be able to finish at least... Or finish it for Rd II..

'Course, you might have asked and I might have missed it too.. At any rate, I'll help you with whatever I got..

 

I shoulda  known that The Don would have the goods!  I was all set to use the kit included camera nose until I found a couple of pictures online showing a completely different nose.  Now, I'm not so sure......do you have any pictures of an early photo Lightning in the haze blue scheme?? I would appreciate any info you have.  If you grant me this favor, the Lightning will join the Mafia in the second round!

small update on the F-15.. pylons done.. sidewinders added.. and some GP WW2 bombs from the spares:550:0]

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do you have any pictures of an early photo Lightning in the haze blue scheme?? I would appreciate any info you have.  If you grant me this favor, the Lightning will join the Mafia in the second round!

I believe I do...

They're on a CD-ROM though, so I'll have to go dig through my file cabinets to find 'em..