AIRCRAFT - USMC Group Build (ends 7/30/04)

Drew I wonder if it is just the two of us. Havent heard from anyone else in while. Then again I am the panoriod type. Maybe everyone is building, painting, sanding, or whatever.

Good Luck.

I'm gonna start priming tomorrow. And then it will probably be sanding again.

Jim, I'm still here, just been waiting on my PE, Resin seat, and resources I ordered onlie....should get it all this week, and then I'll be full blown in the game!!!!

Cool keep us posted. I am glad I joined this group build, it is giving me the extra umf to get things done. I am one who has a hard time staying focused.

I'm with you all the way!!! My attention span is around 5 minutes, and then.....WHAM!!!! Out of nowhere, I have another briliant project!!!! Good thing my Girlfriend doesn't mind all of the kits lying around

QUOTE: Originally posted by jimz66 Drew I wonder if it is just the two of us. Havent heard from anyone else in while. Then again I am the panoriod type. Maybe everyone is building, painting, sanding, or whatever. Good Luck.

I'm sure others are working on their planes. One thing I'd like is to see a list of who's working on what.

That's just so I can put a screen-name to a project a little easier.

For the record, I'm working on a Monogram 1/72 F-4J in VFMA-333 markings.

Regards,

I agree are you doing just one? I am going to do two Hornets from Hasegawa in 1/48. Drew I hope to start a new group build are you interested. It is for anything in Natural Metal Finish. Due Date is October 31.

Drew how do you do that thing with the quotes?

Hi group, sounds like everything is progressing smoothly and am looking forward to seeing the projects. Today I am painting the cockpits on the Tamiya F4F Wildcat and F4U-1 Corsair. I spent the weekend a couple weeks ago with friend USMC Ace (actually twice Ace in a day!) Col. Archie Donahue, who is the subject of my build and he signed the boxes and thought the kits were "neat" Here's some info on him if you have time. http://www.dallasjournal.com/articlesview.php?ID=218 He was just recently inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. I would like to know the history of your builds as well! Great group, and thanks

Tim Landers

jimz,

As long as you don't post it on this forum before 30 July 2004......... except for in-progress photos.

jimz,

Let me redefine what I meant about "accurate markings". As long as the plane wore those markings and the paint scheme depicted (i.e., P-40's weren't used by the USMC, so they shouldn't have USMC markings, OR, Corsairs weren't used by the USAAF, so.......), then it's ok with me. In other words, I couldn't tell the difference between an F-18A & an F-18C, so I wouldn't worry about that type of accuracy too much. If an F-18 (regardless of it being a C or A variant) wore the markings you're depicting, then it's ok with me. If an R4D is being built, I couldn't tell the difference between the different variants of it......... I hope that this is making sense. Just have fun with this. Don't get too caught up in the EXACT, to-the-date-and-time accuracy of your model. Just have fun.

Guys & Gals,

Hi. I'm back after a week of being gone all over the country. When duty calls, you gotta go, I guess. I started out Monday 16 Feb 2004 in Chapel Hill, NC, at the UNC Medical Center. Finally got home late Tuesday 17 Feb 2004, then headed out to Louisville, KY, the next day (Wednesday 18 Feb 2004). Went to Las Vegas starting Thursday 19 Feb 2004, and just got back from there at 0200 today (22 Feb 2004). No modeling or Internet the whole time. So, unfortunately, I haven't been able to answer the questions posted to me until now. Sorry. I do see that everyone (except for me!!) is making great progress on their projects. My Tigercat now has landing gear (although it's not finished yet), and I've started on the paint for my Academy 1/32 F-18C Hornet. Maybe I'll have that finished by 30 July 2004 as well.
I hope that everyone is enjoying their projects. I want to reiterate that this is for fun more than anything else, so don't get caught up in the rivet-counting. As long as your plane wore those markings (regardless of the vaiant), that's all that matters. I can't tell the difference between an F-18A & C, nor can I tell the difference between an F-4J or N, so don't worry about versions too much. Just have fun. Take your time. Enjoy.
Someone else has mentioned that a listing of what everyone is working on would be beneficial, and I think that it's a great idea, so I will compile a listing as soon as possible. If everyone involved in the Group Build could e-mail me at the below address with your projects for this build, I will put them all in one listing here to make it easier to refer to, instead of having to read a bazillion postings to see what everyone is building.
That's all for now. I gotta get ready to leave tomorrow morning for Goshen, Indiana.........

SEMPER FI!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by jimz66 Drew I wonder if it is just the two of us. Havent heard from anyone else in while. Then again I am the panoriod type. Maybe everyone is building, painting, sanding, or whatever. Good Luck.

You forgot cutting fingers - almost lost my finger tip late last week. Thankfully not on the model. The reason however is even worse. I cut it on a loaf of walnut rasin bread with a serated bread knife. AV-8B is 50% complete - starting to sand the major components. trying to decide wether or not I am going to put the strakes
or the 20 MM canon on the underside and what kind of load out I am going to have for the pylons (besides the extra fuel tanks). Also waiting on Revell's AV-8B II and Hasegawa's AV-8B II+ to arrive from squadron. Got the resin conversion from AARAM - it looks good.

I almost did that in high school woodshop. Cut my finger with the bandsaw right down to the tendon. Right on my pinky. Right at the joint between my hand and finger. Wasen't pretty or fun. I will tell you.

No not fun or pretty at all. I think the worse part of it is reliving the experience including the feeling of the knife making the cut. My stomach gets queasy every time.

My SBD-1 is coming along....there sure is a lot of cockpit detail to fit in there....so far so good

Jeeves what kit are you working on? What scale?

The AM 1:48 scale kit... I plan on doing the pre-war scheme of a Quantico Dauntless...

Jeeves,
Can't wait to see it. The SBD is one of my favorites.

jimz,
You oughta see my right thumb and both wrists. Back when I was an auto mechanic, I wasn't the safest person in the world. After MANY stitches, I've learned to watch what I'm doing. Let me tell ya, the shot that you get right in the middle of the cut before the stitches hurts worse than the cut.

I'll bet.

I cut my hands up all the time working on A/C...especiall the dreaded zip ties of death!!! Those are the ones that someone cut at a sharp angle, so that by the time you're done working around the wire bundle, it looks like you were in a paper bag with a wolverine!!!!

BTW, got my PE for my F4U, and resin seats, engine, and masks!!!! I really like the Eduards PE, anyone else know of PE that is comparible??

Ok. I have setteled on the Fijimi 1/72 EA-6A. Waiting on seats in the mail.
I'm glad to see everyone is continuing to charge through the objective despite unexpected casualties! Do we have a Corpsman in the group?

"it's only a little wound"
-Monty Python and the holy grail

Years back when I was at the Point, I was working on a German halftrack, trying to cut out a door panel with and X-acto and watching TV at the same time. Of course the knife slip and the blade went into the right leg just above the knee, right up to the hilt, looked like a scene out of Young Frankenstein. Took 2 stiches from the friendly local Corpsman.

Pay attention to what you are doing. TV can't be that important. Come on.

Unless "Cadyshack" is on. Then carry on.

I am not a golf fan I disagree. Now if NASCAR or Football are on then ok. BUT NOT GOLF.

Sorry

Guys only like Football.

Funny how Americans don't like European sports and vice versa. I don't see the fun in a bunch of cars just driving in circles really fast. I must admit that I do like baseball, but for me it will always be soccer.

Now let me get back to the important stuff, modelling.

Stoomfluit, what are you working on, and what Wildcat kit do you have?

TimL

Currently I'm working on Hasegawa's RF-4b (1/72), and my Wildcat is also from Hasegawa. It's a nice little kit but it will need some extra's because now you can look straight into the fuselage and the underside of the cockpit.