Joe Rix- Thanks for the compliments! The tail was painted insignia yellow, then I added the Zotz black stripes. It took a little while to line 'em all up, but it was worth it.

Kermit- Thanks for checking out my build, I will be checking out yours. Will you be using the kit decals or are you going with aftermarket?

Mike- Great paint work!

Gamera- Thanks alot! As I said, the stripes were very time intensive, but I like the results.

Von Sisko: Wow, Punkins came out great! My fighter has the same yellow and black strips on the tail, I hope she comes out half as well. And really nice work on Patsy's cowling.

Richard and Mike: Great work too guys!

It's been a while since I posted.  Never thought I'd say this, but you guys have some nice jugs!  Great work everyone.  As for me, well, I've done a little bit here and there.

Filling, sanding, checking seams.  Why?  Well, for gloss, of course!

Used Alclad gloss.  Not too bad.  Just couldn't keep the dust out of the room!

With gloss come the shine:

Hit with airframe aluminum.  It's shiny..  That's where I'm sitting currently.  Will update with more later.

Mike

Looking good, Richard.

I like the nose art on that kit!!

Von Sisco,

Gorgeous model! I loooove that tail

To make my own introduction.... I have applied with the RoG offering in 1:72 scale:

Which offers the boxart version, but also this french green over grey one:

For EUR.6,95 you get this lot. Not a great many parts but nice detail and great fit. One of the newer revell molds. Just a tiny bit of flash on the IP and engine this time...:

And being busy on her i got this far as we speak:

Used humbrol interior green, a mix of modelmaster dunkelgelb '43 and yellow paint to create the zinc chromate yellow and finished off with some drybrushing and a dab of future for the dials. Hope you guys like my contribution sofar

Richard

Von Sisco - Wow! Absolutely outstanding job on "Some Punkins'". Is the tail decals or painted. Either way, NICE!

                                                             Joe

I also have some progress to report on Patsy. The build is progressing at a nice pace, a bulk of the work should be done by this weekend.

Preshaded the body with flat black and metallic gray on top, metallic gray and brown on bottom.

This cowl was a masking nightmare! No fewer than six colors were used to create this. More updates to come!

Here are some completed shots of "Some Punkins." I hope you like it. I am still waiting for a really nice day to do some photos, unfortunately I am not the worlds greatest photographer.

Looking good, Joe! I have just started the preshading stage of my Tamiya right now, it's exciting to watch the paint go on! Good luck with your build and the part time job!

Joe,

Nice job, nice smooth base that you'll need to get the NM down.

Managed some progress the past few days. Wings, tail and flaps assembled, sanded, polished and on. Unfortunately, as slow as my progress is it's about to get slower as I start my seasonal/part time job at our used bookstore next week. But Hey, I gotta generate stash cash somehow and this an excellent way to do it. I get 35% off any book and occasionally I'm able to special order reference books through our mother store. Not to mention the occasional gem that gets donated to our store.

  I regret that I am not the most prolific poster here and I tend to miss out on passing kudos out to everybody. Yet, I want you all to know that I am hugely impreessed with the quality of work and skills on this GB. Everyone is turning out just magnificant stuff.

                                                              Joe

Yeah, aging in pooches is a problem. I'm lucky chihuahuas live so long. Our little fella got to 16 years. We have one who is 11 and she is very puppyish.

Cheers

Casper the Chihuahua

 

Gamera:

 

Casper: Welcome aboard and nice new avatar of Casper.

 

 

Hi Gamera, the avatar is my recently "gone to the big dog bed in the sky" pooch Lychie. Casper said it was ok to swap avatars for a couple of weeks in his memory.

Cheers

So sorry to hear it. Our oldest pooch turns ten this summer, and in the past six months or so he's really started showing his age. Lost dogs before...my parents' dogs, a dachshund my wife and I got soon after we were married...but Sam's my dog. Got him the summer I graduated college. Barring anything unexpected, he's probably got a few years left, but he's hit that point where he's an old dog and I'm having to confront that one day, before I know it, I'll have to say goodbye. Not looking forward to it at all.

Casper the Chihuahua

Gamera:

Casper: Welcome aboard and nice new avatar of Casper.

 

Hi Gamera, the avatar is my recently "gone to the big dog bed in the sky" pooch Lychie. Casper said it was ok to swap avatars for a couple of weeks in his memory.

Cheers

Oh gee, I'm so sorry to hear that. We lost our boston terrier about a year ago. My condolences.

Casper the Chihuahua

Hi Doogs, can you put me down for a P-47N 1/32 Trumpeter.

Cheers

Most definitely! Can't wait to see it!

Gamera

Casper: Welcome aboard and nice new avatar of Casper.

Hi Gamera, the avatar is my recently "gone to the big dog bed in the sky" pooch Lychie. Casper said it was ok to swap avatars for a couple of weeks in his memory.

Cheers

Mike: Looking forward to seeing your razorback!

Casper: Welcome aboard and nice new avatar of Casper.

Hi Doogs, can you put me down for a P-47N 1/32 Trumpeter.

Cheers

Been really enjoying the great work on display here so far, and it's getting me pumped to get busy on my 1/72 razorback. Nice to this GB still going strong! Figuring as soon as my current DR.I build is finished, I'll be jumping in with both feet. You fellas have set the bar quite high, and I'll do my best to keep it there.

Doogs,

Thanks man! Eggcelent (......)

I am eyeballing some larger scale stuff for the future as we speak. I like big jugs...

Richard

kermit

Such wonderful work going on in this GB, i just have to get into this one if you will allow me Doogs

My kit of choice would be the Revell of Germany P47D-25 in 1:72 scale. Built this kit four times now (for under 7 euro's you get sooo much bang for your buck; the ideal "quickie" kit IMHO) but i have never built the second painting option it offers which is in French markings.

Richard

Definitely! And remember, this one runs through the end of the year, so you've got eleven more months to play with as many Jugs as you can get your hands on...

Gamera

BTW: This weekend I couldn't help myself and picked up yet another Jug!

Seems to be some odd shape issues.  but it looks like a nice kit. Thinking when I get around to building her of using super bright chrome just to add to the cartoony look.

 Gamera, It isn't an odd shape issue, just a size issue, Me thinks it's a P-47 DD!

DoogsATX, You really put the finish to the Revell/Monogram kit. Superb finish and a nice trio! The cowl flap paint work is outstanding. Thanks!

Thanks Tom. You are very astute. I used preshading on the plane, airbrushed on decanted Tamiya AS-12, clear and some follow up with some flat clear spotted in. I then took a dark grey sketching pencil and filled in all of the panel lines. Alot of work to be sure, but it turned out pretty good. Thanks again!

Lol, knowing Gaston then he'd start on a 13,000 word dissertation on how he's making the kit accurate with 36 tubes of Squadron White Putty and a heavy duty automotive belt sander...

DoogsATX

Gamera:

BTW: This weekend I couldn't help myself and picked up yet another Jug!

Seems to be some odd shape issues.  but it looks like a nice kit. Thinking when I get around to building her of using super bright chrome just to add to the cartoony look.

 

Gaston would not approve, and would take 4000 words to tell you all about why...

Gamera

BTW: This weekend I couldn't help myself and picked up yet another Jug!

Seems to be some odd shape issues.  but it looks like a nice kit. Thinking when I get around to building her of using super bright chrome just to add to the cartoony look.

Gaston would not approve, and would take 4000 words to tell you all about why...

BTW: This weekend I couldn't help myself and picked up yet another Jug!

Seems to be some odd shape issues.  but it looks like a nice kit. Thinking when I get around to building her of using super bright chrome just to add to the cartoony look.

nice Doogs !

Doogs: Always great to see more of your usual super work. Nice addition to your fleet of P-47s!

Richard: Great to have you aboard!

Ppilot: Looking forward to seeing your photos.

Nice work on here fellas!

Hey Ed. Nice work! Looks like you used a dark grey for your panel lines?

Doogs: Bug looks fantastic. Quite a fleet of Jugs you have there!

Work obligations and otherwise have kept me from the finish line. (As well as a very slow drying Alclad gloss coat). A few more touch-ups, decals, and weathering. She should be done by the weekend.