Special Wingdings GB - April 2012 ~ Sept 2013

Ninetalis

Nice work so far CallSignOwl,
I'm betting that you aren't going to make your Crusader anymore?

Im still planning on the crusader.

Hey Ninetalis, as far as Academy tubs go, this one isn't too bad. The details on the rtest of this kit are amazing. Really crisp panel lines and very detailed fuselage. It was a comparison with the Hasegawa 1/48 Raptor at my LHS and even though the Hasegawa was $20 more and had some better detail in the bob bays, it lacked on the fuselage and I figured that's what I'm going to be seeing.

Cheers

Bish thats looking fantastic,the platform is a nice touch!

Owl thats a huge sanding job you've got ahead,looking good!

TREY, thanks mate. I do like how the tower as come out. Its my first major scratch building project and i am rather proud of it.

Oh okay CallSignOwl, than I will add this one next to the Crusader on the list!
Nice to know what kind of putty that is, I really want to try some putty's because I'm not to happy with the one I got now...

Thanks Casper but I know, like I said, I have the kit in the stash and unlike some other people, I actually open my boxes before I shuv 'em into the stash.
First thing I do when I get a new kit is open the box and examine the entire content.
I bought mine because a member of my IPMS Chapter had bought one and forgot he allready had one in his stash and wanted to part with it for I price that I couldn't refuse.

Bish, how's the triebflugel coming along? Got something done these days allready?

With regards, Ninetalis.

Ok, so after having a look at the scant LP instructions and doing a test fit with the Academy parts, I've concluded that the tub can fit in without me having to cut away the resin plug at the bottom. Bonus and YAY! This is the part of using resin that I hate.

Fits right in on top of the front wheel bay, I only have to slice away some of the cockpit sill and the kits HUD and IP cover.

Cheers

Ninetalis

 

Bish, how's the triebflugel coming along? Got something done these days allready?

With regards, Ninetalis.

Afraid not. I've been away from home since Thurs on a course. I am home this Thurs and i really want to get this done buy the end of the weekend. So fingures crossed.

Hey Ninetalis, can I enter another one? I have bitten the bullet (or an AIM9) and gotten the new Trumpeter F-1174A Nighthawk in 1/32. It's also cross over from the Gulf War GB.

Cheers

Casper the Chihuahua

Hey Ninetalis, can I enter another one? I have bitten the bullet (or an AIM9) and gotten the new Trumpeter F-1174A Nighthawk in 1/32. It's also cross over from the Gulf War GB.

Whats teh story behind Ninetalis? heres me thinking you were a pokemon fan with ninetails lol.

Scorpiomikey

Whats teh story behind Ninetalis? heres me thinking you were a pokemon fan with ninetails lol.

My fondness about the name Ninetalis also became worse when I found out 'Ninetails' was based on a old mythological creature from the Japanese mythology.



'Kitsune', in context of Japanese Mythology, are foxes who are most of the time depicted as messengers, They are seen as intelligent beings and posses magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Among these there is the ability to assume a human form.
Other folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others, other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and wives. Most of the time, they are feminine.
The more tails a kitsune has (The maximum being nine) the older, wiser, and more powerful it is.
Some stories say that when it becomes a 100years old that it will gain it's ninth tail.
When a 'Kitsune' gains its ninth tail, its fur becomes white or gold and these are granted with a power to see and hear anything happening anywhere in the world. Other tales attribute them infinite wisdom.

Kitsune also means fox in Japanese. (Japenese words have often more than one significance)

But here you go, my crazy story about my crazy name.
with regards, NINETALIS 

Very interesting.

Ninetalis

Casper the Chihuahua

Hey Ninetalis, can I enter another one? I have bitten the bullet (or an AIM9) and gotten the new Trumpeter F-1174A Nighthawk in 1/32. It's also cross over from the Gulf War GB.

Finally, somebody still types my nickname right...
Yeah, Sure, why not? It's kinda a flying wing/Lifting body, right?
But does that mean you'll still be building that F22 too? I really want to see that one become something nice... Looks like a really nice cockpit, maybe I'm gonna buy that cockpit set to...

With regards, Ninetalis. 

Yep, I'll be doing the F-22 Raptor first. My LHS just called me this morning to tell me the Nighthawk has arrived. I'm picking it up tomorrow. Can't wait!

Cheers

Picked up my Nighthawk from my LHS today...

Box is enormous of course cos inside it's hiding.....LOLMG..........

One of the biggest fuselages I've seen. Here it is next two my 1/32 Phantom II.

Great kit (despite the lack of harnesses supplied for the seat, lucky Tamiya kindly supplied spares with their F-116CJ kit) great details and a lot of pieces. Not to mention rubber tyres, metal landing gear and PE intake covers which look awesome.

I'm gonna build this one OOB, the cockpit is possibly one of the best I've seen from Trumpeter and may only need minimal scratch.

Cheers

Ninetalis

But it just kinda annoys me that everybody just writes down Ninetails, okay yeah, my name is based on it but you aren't calling John Jonathan because his name is based on 'Saint Jonathan', right? (yeah, look it up sometime, everybody's name is diversed out of some old name)  

But here you go, my crazy story about my crazy name.
with regards, NINETALIS 

dont know if you realize, but most people read words as a whole with their brain filling in the gaps. As long as the first and last letters are in the correct spots, it does not matter how the letters in the middle are organized. Your brain will still read it. Because we are used to reading "nine-tails" that is how our brain reads your username.

for example, read this:

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

decided to get some of these unfinished kits off my desk, so I got crackin' on my MiG

more putty, whooooo! But I got some work done on the wings; flaps and ailerons dropped, and the finished burner cans

wings, intake, and burner cans attached means MORE PUTTY!!!

the intakes were super plain and stopped at a wall, so I added a wheel to give some detail in there

where it sits now

Some more work done on the Raptor;

Cockpit before detailing with seat and console/IP

I primed the bomb bays in black so the gloss white had a depth to help with the detail. Once painted up these should look very busy;

Removed the kits HUD and prepared a plastic shelf for the resin replacement.

Cheers

Nice work on the pit casper.

Yeah I know about that 'words show up in your mind even if the letters get in the wrong order' but it's a name so I get annoyed by it...

Anyway, Nice work on your project so far CallSignOwl!
Seems like something amazing is about to show up here...

Nice cockpit Casper! Man, I really need one of those resin cockpits, also nice little scratchbuild part there! But be sure you fill that little hole before fitting that resin HUD on there, just in case...

With regards, Ninetalis

Nice idea with the wheel Owl

Casper the office looks sharp!

That is a good idea. Hmm, i need to clear my bench some.

I have a question, does anyone know if simple green will dissolve plastic bags? I need to strip my botched paint job on my P100, but it takes soooo much to submerse it in a container, so i was going to put it in a plastic bag.

Glad to be able to call this done. I am really pleased with how this has turned out. The tower was a great chance to get to grips with soldering.

Thanks for all the help and encouragment and for a great GB. I look forward to seeing some more great builds.

Wow !! great scene Bish 

Awesome job, Bish.! She's a great piece!

ScorpioMikey - I don't know about the Simply Green (though I guess it should be fine). Maybe pour some into a Ziploc Bag and leave it overnight to see what happens. At worst, you'd be out a bag and a little Simple Green.

What a beautifull and strange bird Bish!
She's a perfect add to the Group Build, she really came out a lot better then I expected!
And the total dio really makes it a head turner.

What is simply green? I thaught that it was some kind of color/paint but judging from the comments,
I seem to be wrong... or not? 

With regards, Ninetalis.

Simple Green is a non-toxic, planet-friendly cleaning product. Many people use it as an airbrush cleaner or to remove paint.

http://www.simplegreen.com/home.php

Yeah, picked up some diluted stuff and it wouldn't even touch the tamiya primer. So i got some undiluted. Hopefully that will eat the paint without touching the resin. Ill get there eventually.

Count me in I managed to get Revells 48 scale F14A, which will be built box stock.

Bish, that scene looks awesome. Now do another one with the pilot already in. And put them on the same tarmac.

Scorpiomikey

Bish, that scene looks awesome. Now do another one with the pilot already in. And put them on the same tarmac.

Thanks. Now that would be a nice scene.