Looks good to me Jim! I don't know much about these fancy-dancy new-fangled ordinance they hang off these planes without props on the nose. In my day a bomb just falls off and goes BOOM!

Ken: Guess it's like Michelangelo- to create a F-4 sand off everything that doesn't look like a F-4 

I did get some more photos of Miss Havoc. I still didn't get a good photo of the skull on the nose with the gun sticking out of the eye sockets. I like natural light but I may have to go inside.

Nice Havoc! I admit I don't know much about them planes with those spinney things on the front, so I have to ask what the yellow thing is behind the pilot seat...

Also, it the tarmac pre-made or did you make that? I want something I can pose my creations on.

Gamera

Looks good to me Jim! I don't know much about these fancy-dancy new-fangled ordinance they hang off these planes without props on the nose. In my day a bomb just falls off and goes BOOM!

Ken: Guess it's like Michelangelo- to create a F-4 sand off everything that doesn't look like a F-4 

I did get some more photos of Miss Havoc. I still didn't get a good photo of the skull on the nose with the gun sticking out of the eye sockets. I like natural light but I may have to go inside.

I still think you did a great job on her Cliff!  The panel lines came out really nice and the decals look really smooth.  I especially like this black and white shot, it looks like an actual picture from WWII!

Ken

Beautiful job, Cliff! BTW, where do you live - in a state park??     That's some fine scenery around there.

Russ

Hey thanks guys!

Jim: The yellow thingie is an inflatable rubber life raft brightly coloured for air-sea rescue. The tarmac is a printed piece of cardboard, I think this one was made by Verlinden. You should be able to find one by searching most hobby suppliers with the word 'tarmac'. I know Sprue Brothers has them.

Russ: Lol, nope just plain old SW Virginia - I was telling some folks that if you've seen the TV show 'Moonshiners' I live in the same county as Tim and Tickle. Saw Tim at the local lake once but didn't get a chance to say hello.

Ken: If you're ready to update the front page any photo should be ok, pick the one you think works best.

That is one superfine flying weapons platform there Cliff. Also, all the questions I had concerning the pics were asked by others but have all been answered now. Thanks for sharing the result of some obviously meticulous and talented work!

Thanks Mike, but that's too much- makes me sound like some sort of artist or something  

Now I'm sooooooooooo tempted to change my kit in the Berny II GB to a B-25 Mitchell or B-26 Marauder..... 

Hey all, been away for the last few days and just now checking in. I'm sitting in my favorite chair enjoying a fine English ale and watching a movie called "The Battle of Britain". It's from the 60's but the action sequences are fantastic for the time period. I recommend it if you get a chance to see it. BTW what is going on with part II of the Berny build? Somehow I missed the announcement.

mikeymize

Hey all, been away for the last few days and just now checking in. I'm sitting in my favorite chair enjoying a fine English ale and watching a movie called "The Battle of Britain". It's from the 60's but the action sequences are fantastic for the time period. I recommend it if you get a chance to see it. BTW what is going on with part II of the Berny build? Somehow I missed the announcement.

Hi Mike,

No problem, I am happy to repost the link.  You can carry over anything you are building now to the next build or select something new or both!  Just click this link:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/151972.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=1 

and announce what you will be building!  It starts next Saturday.

Ken

Oops, it starts next Friday!

Ken

Hey Ken, thanks for the info. I just finished an M4A3 late production Sherman so I'll post some pics to the new thread when time permits. Next up is another tank, this time a T-34/76. I've been on an armor jag of sorts lately; think I've built more tanks this year than the last 5 combined!

Oooo! Countdown is on! Still hung up in all the dangling bits and pieces!

I'm no expert, but checking references, the kit supplied sidewinders resembled AIM-9D's which were used by the Navy, so I pulled some B's from a Hasegawa weapons set. The black-nosed ones are the D's. Also some small decals added to the MER's. I saw a post at another forum which said the kit supplied Sidewinders were incorrect,  so there I went.

Also decals on the MK-82 bombs. Waiting for everything to dry so I can dull coat. (How much of our lives is spent waiting for paints, or glue to dry?)

Great work there once again Jim!  Those decals look real smooth.  Thank you for the information on the Sidewinders.  I would not have known that.  It would have sucked to put all that work into putting that together and have something like that come back to bite you.

And I totally agree with you about the waiting for paint, glue, and even the mail delivery of something when you discover that something just like the Sidewinders isn't right.  A really sweet setup would be to have a multiple workstation setup where you could have a project going at different workstations!

Ken

Hi Everyone,

Last night was our monthly local IPMS meeting.  Another great time!  They always end too soon.

I am still grinding away at making the cockpit, avionics bay, and front wheel well fit in that small space inside the front fuselage.  I know I keep saying it, but it is getting closer.  The last thing I want to do is sand through one of the pieces or break one.  And it is so tedious.  I can only stand doing it for so long before I need a break from it.

Ken

Son Of Medicine Man

Great work there once again Jim!  Those decals look real smooth.  Thank you for the information on the Sidewinders.  I would not have known that.  It would have sucked to put all that work into putting that together and have something like that come back to bite you.

And I totally agree with you about the waiting for paint, glue, and even the mail delivery of something when you discover that something just like the Sidewinders isn't right.  A really sweet setup would be to have a multiple workstation setup where you could have a project going at different workstations!

Ken

I usually have a couple of kits going at once for this reason, but with working extra hours and all, I had to put my efforts into just one. As far as the sidewinders, I would have never known if I hadn't run across a review or some posting somewhere about them. I would have been oblivious about them.

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Last night was our monthly local IPMS meeting.  Another great time!  They always end too soon.

I am still grinding away at making the cockpit, avionics bay, and front wheel well fit in that small space inside the front fuselage.  I know I keep saying it, but it is getting closer.  The last thing I want to do is sand through one of the pieces or break one.  And it is so tedious.  I can only stand doing it for so long before I need a break from it.

Ken

Steady as she goes, Ken! You're doing the right thing taking your time and doing it right. Looking forward to seeing the results of your labor of love .

Russ

I assume Ken, that your project is going to carry over into the next build? Ha ha, just being funny! I think I am almost done with the weapons, but I still have to finish the doors for the avionics bays and that means *GASP* a few more PE parts! When it's done I will be able to photograph it on this:

Base

Which Sprue Brothers claims is the best they carry. It's 9x12, and they list an 11x17 for about a buck more but of course it's 'out of stock'!

Still haven't made up my mind for the next project. most likely it will be one of my 'already in progress' kits.

Just so people know, im still here, just lurking.

So true about the last minute stuff Ken; one is always tempted to cut corners when one sees the finish line! As far as AIM-9's, sorry to admit but I too had no knowledge and I was around them on F-15's for years. Well at least I wasn't a weapons troop or it would be truly pathetic!

jimbot58

I assume Ken, that your project is going to carry over into the next build? Ha ha, just being funny! I think I am almost done with the weapons, but I still have to finish the doors for the avionics bays and that means *GASP* a few more PE parts! When it's done I will be able to photograph it on this:

Base

Which Sprue Brothers claims is the best they carry. It's 9x12, and they list an 11x17 for about a buck more but of course it's 'out of stock'!

Still haven't made up my mind for the next project. most likely it will be one of my 'already in progress' kits.

Oh yeah, no question about me carrying over the F-4E to the Second Annual Berny Build.   

I am now stuck with a dishwasher project.  Ours died yesterday.  I spent the entire day yesterday shopping for one.  I brought it home and got the old one out.  Today I will install the new one.  Then I can get back to modeling again.

Yep, only 4 more days until we move over to the next build!

Ken

Scorpiomikey

Just so people know, im still here, just lurking.

Glad to know you are still alive Mike!  It is not like you to not chime in for so long!

Ken

Ouch, good luck with the dishwasher Ken, gee what a hassle.

Recently did a dishwasher and right after a garbage disposal. Disposal was a pain cause the original one was smaller and the original PVC was too short and about 10 degrees off; talk about a pain in the keyster!!  Tried using that flex stuff to cheat a little but the SOB leaked like a sieve.Better part of a whole weekend wasted. If I never look underneath the kitchen sink again I'm fine with that.

Kind of a tough weekend. Attended the memorial service for my friend who took his own life. I don't think it really sunk in until I saw how his family was struggling to accept what happened.

Not much done otherwise.

I've done more than my share of dishwashers, disposals, faucets, etc. Never seem to get by without at least two or three extra trips to the hardware store.

Jim: Gee, sorry to hear that. Hope his family are doing ok.

Just to add another slice to the bad news sandwich. Found out yesterday that my partner may have crohn's disease. She still has to have the tests, but the specialist is 90% sure its that. Its a nasty nasty disease, i watched my best mate wither away and come damn close to dying in hospital because of it. But hes a really severe case where my missus has a middle of the range case.

If your interested have a look here about it.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Crohn&

jimbot58

Kind of a tough weekend. Attended the memorial service for my friend who took his own life. I don't think it really sunk in until I saw how his family was struggling to accept what happened.

Not much done otherwise.

I've done more than my share of dishwashers, disposals, faucets, etc. Never seem to get by without at least two or three extra trips to the hardware store.

Hi Jim,

I have never had to go through that.  I have lost close friends, but not by their own hands.  I can't imagine what you must be feeling.  I hope this sad time passes quickly for you.

Ken

Scorpiomikey

Just to add another slice to the bad news sandwich. Found out yesterday that my partner may have crohn's disease. She still has to have the tests, but the specialist is 90% sure its that. Its a nasty nasty disease, i watched my best mate wither away and come damn close to dying in hospital because of it. But hes a really severe case where my missus has a middle of the range case.

If your interested have a look here about it.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Crohn&

Hi Mike,

That is sad news.  I hope that the specialist is 100% wrong.  I wish the best for your partner.  Keep us informed about what you find out.

Ken

jimbot58

Kind of a tough weekend. Attended the memorial service for my friend who took his own life. I don't think it really sunk in until I saw how his family was struggling to accept what happened.

Not much done otherwise.

I've done more than my share of dishwashers, disposals, faucets, etc. Never seem to get by without at least two or three extra trips to the hardware store.

Jim, any reasons why your pal ditched life?

That's a very serious messed up mind. Any idea why he couldn't handle that?

The last suicide news I got, an associate's last message was that he couldn't

deal with mother's cancer death. i think that was a headline, not a reason.

I'm dealing with a guy dying of cancer, he is fighting.....he knows he

will lose, but Berny fought to the end.

Can't judge guys, and why they do what they do.

Dom

Scorpiomikey

Just to add another slice to the bad news sandwich. Found out yesterday that my partner may have crohn's disease. She still has to have the tests, but the specialist is 90% sure its that. Its a nasty nasty disease, i watched my best mate wither away and come damn close to dying in hospital because of it. But hes a really severe case where my missus has a middle of the range case.

If your interested have a look here about it.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Crohn&

What a slice;

Life does that to us alright. Many days, it's all sunshine and normal stuff,

almost boring.

Then the real tags hit us, days of hurt and trouble.

Can't run from them.

Soldier on Mikey, what else can we do.

Sorry to here about your pal, I lost a pal to cancer, very sick memories,

as you know.

Best,

Dom