No More Excuses GB: Part Deux. Closed to New Entries But Finish What You Signed Up For

68GT, finish 'er up!  We ain't goin' nowheres!

Thunderbolt, I'd like to see the T-72 finished up too.  I will keep this open until at least the end of this month.  Procrastination got us here in the first place.....

I haven't been very active on this GB recently, but i have been following it. I am "almost done" with the battleship I mentioned earlier. I will finish it soon and put ut some pics.

Thanks, Budd

Sounds good Sub!  

im back on the tsr2s :)

As usual the F-4G has been taking a back seat but here is some of it now.

ready for decals :)

im building this alongside it

i have made progress on the other tsr2 but not worth pics

just done the gloss coat over the top of that ready for panel wash and top coat (matt) tommorow :)

eatthis - What is this AC you're finishing up?  I recognize the other...an F-111, but this one I'm unfamiliar with.

BTW, camo on both looks great!

68GT - glad to see the F-4 coming along!

its a tsr2 mate we (the brits) were 90% done designing and testing it the whole project was a total farce BUT the plane itself was looking like a worldbeater! until the moronic governmeant murdered the project (and the national aviation industry with it!!)

same role as an f111 but more power and probably even better than the pig :)

i just need to sort the pitot probe out then the splodey bits and its done :)

i suspect the us camo threw everyone off. all the ones i have seen have been white. nicely done.

all mine iv built have been what ifs lol

getting there now i just need to paint the tanks and maybe fit a winder on the spare pylon and sort the pitot

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getting there now i just need to paint the tanks and maybe fit a winder on the spare pylon and sort the pitot

ahhh....the TSR2!  Yep that camo threw me off, I'm used to seeing them all white!!  Camo looks great though!  

tsr2 entered service and the f111 was still having major problems. vietnam was hotting up and the yanks needed 1 or the other but couldnt decide which.

the raf agreed to lend 6 tsr2 gr1s to the us for field evaluation alongside the f111 to see which worked best (or at all!)

I didn't realize all the stencils the Testors 1/72 F-4G had.

lots and lots and lots and lots lol

Hi, will a 1/72 Hind E and 1/32 MiG 17 just needing decals qualify for this GB?

Both have been standing for more than 6 months awaiting spare loot to get the AM decals LOL.

Theuns

Was wondering if the was a time limit set by the forum for GBs.  A Perpetual No More Excuses GB would be a good idea.  If somebody wants to take the reins I would join as I have a lot more unfinished kits.

i beleive that is the problem with shelf queens. if we don't have a deadline it's no different than usual. i think i finished 6 shelf queens with this GB and will join the next one too as i have as many new shelf queens.

That the thing though.  These are shelf/box queens and I've almost completed the 3rd but I have many more.  We have just lost motivation on these so they are not a high priority.  Would like something to push me along but I guess what ever happens happens.

OOPS! I did not read the front page of "no new entries" please ignore my request for the Hind and Mig.

Theuns

stikpusher

OK, I am bringing one more build off of the sidelines for this GB. This past Saturday at AMPS Chapter, we had a "build day" where we all brought in a kit to work on, instead of having some sort of seminar on building, finishing, etc.  Well most of my current in progress or sidelined builds are pretty much in the painting stage... except this one, so I got a chance to restart it, Dragon's T26E1 Pershing. I started the build last year and had finished most of it except for the link by link tracks and some fiddly bits, when I sidelined it due to moving. And it sat sidelined until Saturday. Between then and today I finished up one side of the tracks... YAY!

So here is the completed track on one side

and here is where is stands overall with the upper hull placed onto the lower hull for this photo

As advertised last night, photos of progress today!

and these will be the "before" photos for areas still needing parts. On teh fenders where the stowage boxes go

where the rear fenders need to be installed

and the glacis where the headlights and brush guards need to go...

more to come...

Eatthis, I posted your completed TSR on the front page.  Nice work on that!

68GT, yes.  Lots of stencil data on the F-4.  I like the Phantom but I hate decals so I haven't built one yet.

Theuns, go ahead and finish up those decals here.  

Stik, I was beginning to wonder if that one made it to a permanent shelf queen status.  Nice work as always.

I can make this an always open GB if I get enough requests.  

Thanks Mac. No way for permanent shelf queen status on this one. It really does not have any real snags in the build aside from those daggone tracks. I really do wish that Dragon had done everyone a favor and invented their Magic Tracks and DS tracks for this kit like they did on the "Orange" rebox about 20 years sooner. I finished up almost all the fiddly bits yeterday and today. 

The fender stowage boxes

turret top spot lamp and AA .50 Cal.

rear fender/mudguard with side flaps

glacis headlights, horn, and brushguards

and overall...

I still need to file away ejector pin marks on the spare track shoes and mount them on the turret side, add the sand shields to the fenders, and glue the hull top, rear fenders, and all crew hatches in place. But just about ready for some OD overall now.

nice progress :)

tracks look like a pig to make!

Nice work Stik!  It seems whenever I try and cut a brush guard off a sprue it breaks.  I may need to get some new sprue cutters.

I know the feeling. I used a new xacto blade to cut the brush guards off the sprue, then held them with tweezers while sanding away the nubs.

Wow nice detail on the tank.

Thanx I am still waiting for the decals to arrive (14 days after posting!) it seems our postal service is striking AGAIN! only the 2nd time in 9 months .....pathetic!

When they strike they have the nack of destroying the post at some of the sorting stations :-(

Theuns