Tonka: Hey you're getting there! Nice job on the pilot.

Here is some progress on my Flying Leathernecks Corsair,,, slow but getting there..still need some touch up on both

SH, Hope things get better soon! I too have beena way for almost a year, work, travel and life 'stuff'. Now that I see this build is still on I will continue with my Flying Leatherneck build. Still long way to go but I did get the wings glued together.

Will get some pics up this week

SH:

Ouch, I hope things straighten out for you soon. Just hang in there buddy.

Cliff

Well, I have been gone a while.  I really apologize for being absent so long.  We have been having a rough patch and it's been keeping me busy.  I no longer have access to my F102 kit, which stinks because I had a lot of work put into it.  It along with 90% of my stash is in storage until we find new permanent quarters.  Right now we are staying with my Mother in Law, and cramped space has curtailed my work area.  I have managed to get some new kits and I am trying to figure out which kit out of my small stash here would be best.  I'll keep you all posted.  As for the4 end date of this build.  I am just going to say, it's done when everyone is done.  No more time limits.  So have fun, go to town and I will try and check in more often.

Hey guys, bamboo bandit wont be done for a while yet. Its becoming a bit of a hangar/shelf queen.

However my yellow hammer is starting to take shape. (1:32 F-5E RNZAF Aerobatic display special aircraft) Unfortunately i never got the chance to enter it into this build. Oh well.

thanks Guys ! it was a fun build, cept the original Monogram decals..,,, they were a tad old .....

Very nice job, P38!

Taking some time off from work this week and am hoping to get some work done on mine and pics to post.

Eathis: Really cool, love the modifications and the cool paint job.

P38: WOW Hurts my eyes but I can't look away!

Love what you've done there, beautiful job and a definate 'WILD Wings' !

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Well.. some more tweaking... I added some more ordinance under the wings... [you can just see them poking out from underneath...:550:0]

are those HVAR's on a F-15 ??

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current progress painting is nearly done

is this eligable?

i started it last week (maybe 2 weeks ago i can never remember lol)

it started as a lightning f6 but has had some errrr subtle mods since then ;)

heres the current state of it

i cant make my mind up if this looks really good or really crap????
ps the spine is black as the leading edges of the wings and the fin will be

heres the build thread

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let me know if its ineligable and il remove it :)

nice ! I have one in the stash.. looking forward to this bird !

il do a backstory in a bit but heres some progress pics

I believe that that would qualify. :)  I still don't have access to my F102 so I am going to have to come up with something else.  Maybe a B17G with a red and yellow flame theme...  Hmmm...

eatthis

would a valkyrie in 3 tone splinter camo be eligable for this?

camo will be similer to this

 

 

 

would a valkyrie in 3 tone splinter camo be eligable for this?

camo will be similer to this

mrmike

Kugai; my LHS is now restocked with Tamiya primer, but during the dry spell I started using Alclad's Primer and Microfiller, which is so far a great product and a little cheaper, if you have an airbrush to spray it. I'll probably get a can of the Tamiya Fine White for the times I don't feel like cleaning the AB.

That's the catch here.  I don't have a setup for an airbrish and likely won't be able to get one for a while, so I'm stuck with what I can brush paint and what comes in a rattle can.

Ditto the thanks on the extension - looking forward to dusting off my "entry".

Kugai; my LHS is now restocked with Tamiya primer, but during the dry spell I started using Alclad's Primer and Microfiller, which is so far a great product and a little cheaper, if you have an airbrush to spray it. I'll probably get a can of the Tamiya Fine White for the times I don't feel like cleaning the AB.

Mike

Thanks for the extension.  Now I'll definitely be able to get this puppy done even if I have to wait a few more months for Tamiya to start shipping to the States again.

Hi folks.  I know a lot has happened over the last year.  Most if not all of us have had to delay builds for one crisis or another, so I am going to extend the build until October 2012.  This should give us all (including me) a chance to complete our builds.  So lets all just take a deep breath and relax.

Rich

Sparrowhyperion, please accept my apology for not contributing to the Wild Wings GB as I had intended. It was an interesting and fun concept, and I had a kit that needed all the help it could get, a vision for it, but no follow thru. Should you decide to extend this build or host another, I would hope to participate with more enthusiasm and bench time.

mike

No problem Gamera.

So that leaves me unable to meet the deadline this week.  After all of those hours of scribing, though, I'm gonna finish this thing anyway.  Would there be a problem with leaving a pic here whenever it's done?

Kugai: Sorry, misunderstood your question

As to spray primer, yeah I haven't found anything as good as Tamiya. Testors and hardware store paint like Krylon go down really heavy so I hate using them. Maybe P38 has a better idea, I'm not sure what else would work.

Gamera

P38: Wow, she's looking fantastic!

Kugai: I don't use much Tamiya paint anymore, Testor's Acrylic is easier to find, much easier to hand brush, and I find it sprays almost as well as Tamiya.

The catch there is no airbrush and the LHS doesn't carry Testors Acrylic.

The main reasons I use the Tamiya spray primer instead of anything from Testors are that it 1) dries faster and 2) leaves a less heavy coat.  The last couple of times I used Testors gray primer it ended up peeling off when I tried using a mask even though it had been left to dry for 48 hours and ended up obscuring some of the detail.

Gamera

P38: Wow, she's looking fantastic!

Kugai: I don't use much Tamiya paint anymore, Testor's Acrylic is easier to find, much easier to hand brush, and I find it sprays almost as well as Tamiya.

and to you both.. I use mostly MM enamels.. if I can.. rarely do I use acrylics.. if the color is not available I do..and then its MM...

P38: Wow, she's looking fantastic!

Kugai: I don't use much Tamiya paint anymore, Testor's Acrylic is easier to find, much easier to hand brush, and I find it sprays almost as well as Tamiya.

ok,, pylons done... Sidewinders added.. and some GP WW2 bombs from the spares box.. Sparrow missles next.. the decals. and ....:550:0]

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Still hoping to make it here with the "Not-So-Blackbird", but it's gonna be close.

Almost ready for the primer, but I'm running low on the Tamiya I normally use.  Anyone got tips on a good alternative I can use that'll handle enamels and polycarb spray paint?