mikeymize

Misery loves company Dom so welcome to the party! BTW I have one pic to include. The longitudinal seams on the fuselage and the wing to fuselage join are worse than I previously thought. This was before putting the wings on but believe me, it's not a pretty sight.  Nothing that a little putty and liquid primer won't fix but being that this is going to be metal finished I have a feeling it won't  be too pretty. I'll load it up and sand as best as possible then lay down some surface primer and hope for the best.

The more the merrier!...lol;

All I can suggest, is that a quality primer, like the Tamiya Primer you have in your pic, is your new best friend. I'm not sure what grit that is, or if it is good for filling small surface defects. I like a Tamiya or Mr. Surfacer around 500-1000 grit primer, with 1000 grit chase, and maybe an AlClad Black lacquer with a 2-3000 grit chase.

Primer is the great democratic equalizer in the styrene world, so once you get a good primer on, and use that 8000 grit as Russ suggested, only kidding, 4000 is fine, then Joe is Your Uncle, err, Uncle Joe was a bastfink. You may want to watch your recessed panel lines during the prime-and-polish phase, as you may need a scratch re-scribe before your final NMF coats.

I say be prepared to prime, sand, repeat, as many times as time and desire allow. The other caveat is that real aircraft were never perfect looking either. Krike, after 20 years of service, the cruddy washrooms at the airbases had better paint jobs that the old aircraft....lol

Dom

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Another weekend spent outside instead of inside at the workbench.  Our electric glass top stove had broken earlier this year and we have been stuck with only two burners.  With Thanksgiving coming up I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had natural gas ran to our house also earlier this year, so I wanted to make the switch from an electric stove to a gas stove.  But that required me running a gas line from one end of our house to the other where the kitchen is.  And 90% of it was outside.  I just got finished and I am wore out.  I still need to run 120 volt AC but that should be fairly easy since I have an outlet just on the other side of the wall.

So tomorrow evening I will be running the electric, then Tuesday evening we will go shopping for the stove.  She (my wife) gets to pick it out.  I am going to also try to install it Tuesday night to make sure it works okay before Thursday.  It will make my life a lot easier around here when I get it done!   

Ken

I could call you anything I want to without you gettin' insulted, except "lazy"!!!!

Good man, just in time to do some great Thanksgiving cooking!

We had ours today, a huge 7 pound chicken, and a corn and veg medley, and baked potatoes,

gravy from the bird, 3 glasses of beer for me,,,,, stuffed better than the bird right now.

Almost time for a left-over sandwich......I think that depth-charge still has some nitro in it...lol...

Dom

Man, stop it, you're making me hungry.  This year it's chicken and instant mashed potatoes and maybe a salad.  We have to stretch our food stamps, since they are planning on cutting them back for everyone.

Bockscar

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Another weekend spent outside instead of inside at the workbench.  Our electric glass top stove had broken earlier this year and we have been stuck with only two burners.  With Thanksgiving coming up I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had natural gas ran to our house also earlier this year, so I wanted to make the switch from an electric stove to a gas stove.  But that required me running a gas line from one end of our house to the other where the kitchen is.  And 90% of it was outside.  I just got finished and I am wore out.  I still need to run 120 volt AC but that should be fairly easy since I have an outlet just on the other side of the wall.

So tomorrow evening I will be running the electric, then Tuesday evening we will go shopping for the stove.  She (my wife) gets to pick it out.  I am going to also try to install it Tuesday night to make sure it works okay before Thursday.  It will make my life a lot easier around here when I get it done!   

Ken

Ken:

I could call you anything I want to without you gettin' insulted, except "lazy"!!!!

Good man, just in time to do some great Thanksgiving cooking!

We had ours today, a huge 7 pound chicken, and a corn and veg medley, and baked potatoes,

gravy from the bird, 3 glasses of beer for me,,,,, stuffed better than the bird right now.

Almost time for a left-over sandwich......I think that depth-charge still has some nitro in it...lol...

Dom

For the life of me, I don't remember posting these phots.  I finished the MiG 17 and the MiG 21.  Here are the finished models that are now flying with my F-4C from last year.  They are nothing spectacular, but they look pretty good from about 20 feet away...maybe a little closer.

Jim:

I think you did, your pics and Mizer's '17 build got me back into a MiG mood.....

They look okay from here too.....

Thanks for the photos,

Dom

Sparrowhyperion

Man, stop it, you're making me hungry.  This year it's chicken and instant mashed potatoes and maybe a salad.  We have to stretch our food stamps, since they are planning on cutting them back for everyone.

Bockscar

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Another weekend spent outside instead of inside at the workbench.  Our electric glass top stove had broken earlier this year and we have been stuck with only two burners.  With Thanksgiving coming up I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had natural gas ran to our house also earlier this year, so I wanted to make the switch from an electric stove to a gas stove.  But that required me running a gas line from one end of our house to the other where the kitchen is.  And 90% of it was outside.  I just got finished and I am wore out.  I still need to run 120 volt AC but that should be fairly easy since I have an outlet just on the other side of the wall.

So tomorrow evening I will be running the electric, then Tuesday evening we will go shopping for the stove.  She (my wife) gets to pick it out.  I am going to also try to install it Tuesday night to make sure it works okay before Thursday.  It will make my life a lot easier around here when I get it done!   

Ken

Ken:

I could call you anything I want to without you gettin' insulted, except "lazy"!!!!

Good man, just in time to do some great Thanksgiving cooking!

We had ours today, a huge 7 pound chicken, and a corn and veg medley, and baked potatoes,

gravy from the bird, 3 glasses of beer for me,,,,, stuffed better than the bird right now.

Almost time for a left-over sandwich......I think that depth-charge still has some nitro in it...lol...

Dom

Well Rich;

It's the same-old same-old, they got everyone up here hooked on universal healthcare, and they've been aggressively cutting back coverage, line item by line item,,,,, they wouldn't pay for a life-saving operation for my mom.

it's just the way politicians think. Promise that carrot, then whack you with the stick.

Lots to be thankful for though, you could be living in Greece!

Dom

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Another weekend spent outside instead of inside at the workbench.  Our electric glass top stove had broken earlier this year and we have been stuck with only two burners.  With Thanksgiving coming up I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had natural gas ran to our house also earlier this year, so I wanted to make the switch from an electric stove to a gas stove.  But that required me running a gas line from one end of our house to the other where the kitchen is.  And 90% of it was outside.  I just got finished and I am wore out.  I still need to run 120 volt AC but that should be fairly easy since I have an outlet just on the other side of the wall.

So tomorrow evening I will be running the electric, then Tuesday evening we will go shopping for the stove.  She (my wife) gets to pick it out.  I am going to also try to install it Tuesday night to make sure it works okay before Thursday.  It will make my life a lot easier around here when I get it done!   

Ken

Ken,

Good luck with your installation, bud! We have a gas stove and we love it, especially here in Florida with the hurricanes. Even if power goes out, you can still cook. BTW, If you're going to install the stove yourself, you should have the gas company hook it up because if something happens and the stove wasn't installed by a licensed gas contractor, you may have trouble with your insurance company. Also, some city codes forbid unlicensed connections. Check with your insurance company and your city codes.

Cheers,

Russ

mikeymize

Misery loves company Dom so welcome to the party! BTW I have one pic to include. The longitudinal seams on the fuselage and the wing to fuselage join are worse than I previously thought. This was before putting the wings on but believe me, it's not a pretty sight.  Nothing that a little putty and liquid primer won't fix but being that this is going to be metal finished I have a feeling it won't  be too pretty. I'll load it up and sand as best as possible then lay down some surface primer and hope for the best.

Looks good, Mike! Good luck on your seam work. BTW, what's that round hole toward the tail? This is a MIG, right?

Russ

Russ

Buffirn

For the life of me, I don't remember posting these phots.  I finished the MiG 17 and the MiG 21.  Here are the finished models that are now flying with my F-4C from last year.  They are nothing spectacular, but they look pretty good from about 20 feet away...maybe a little closer.

Hey Jim, good to see you back again. The models look good! Really interesting camoflage pattern on the MIG-17. Is that supposed to hide it in a measles outbreak? (J/K ).

Good work!

Russ

ScorpyMike: Hey, happy belated birthday!!! Sorry I wasn't online this weekend to send it in time...

Dom: Nice looking starship, I'd love to see you finish her. Interesting warp nacelles, I saw a small gaming model done up as the USS Goesnowhere (Goes Nowhere) at a show years ago. The guy put one nacelle on forward and one backward, when you hit a button the ship would spin in place!

Ken: You bought your wife a STOVE for Christmas!?! I'm a single guy but even I know buying 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' a stove, vacuum cleaner, iron, is a good way to get walloped...  

Striker8241

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Another weekend spent outside instead of inside at the workbench.  Our electric glass top stove had broken earlier this year and we have been stuck with only two burners.  With Thanksgiving coming up I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had natural gas ran to our house also earlier this year, so I wanted to make the switch from an electric stove to a gas stove.  But that required me running a gas line from one end of our house to the other where the kitchen is.  And 90% of it was outside.  I just got finished and I am wore out.  I still need to run 120 volt AC but that should be fairly easy since I have an outlet just on the other side of the wall.

So tomorrow evening I will be running the electric, then Tuesday evening we will go shopping for the stove.  She (my wife) gets to pick it out.  I am going to also try to install it Tuesday night to make sure it works okay before Thursday.  It will make my life a lot easier around here when I get it done!   

Ken

Ken,

Good luck with your installation, bud! We have a gas stove and we love it, especially here in Florida with the hurricanes. Even if power goes out, you can still cook. BTW, If you're going to install the stove yourself, you should have the gas company hook it up because if something happens and the stove wasn't installed by a licensed gas contractor, you may have trouble with your insurance company. Also, some city codes forbid unlicensed connections. Check with your insurance company and your city codes.

Cheers,

Russ

Hi Russ,

Each state has its own codes and ours does not require you to have a license to install gas appliances.  I used to do this kind of work years ago when I worked for my grandfather's plumbing and heating business.  I have installed many gas lines and furnaces and know the state codes.  I have already tested the gas line for leaks (something that the gas company does not even do before turning on the gas!).

Ken

Gamera

ScorpyMike: Hey, happy belated birthday!!! Sorry I wasn't online this weekend to send it in time...

Dom: Nice looking starship, I'd love to see you finish her. Interesting warp nacelles, I saw a small gaming model done up as the USS Goesnowhere (Goes Nowhere) at a show years ago. The guy put one nacelle on forward and one backward, when you hit a button the ship would spin in place!

Ken: You bought your wife a STOVE for Christmas!?! I'm a single guy but even I know buying 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' a stove, vacuum cleaner, iron, is a good way to get walloped...  

Hold on there Cliff.  No where did I say this was a Christmas present!  All I said was she gets to pick it out!

Ken

lol thanks for the birthday gifts.

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Russ,

Each state has its own codes and ours does not require you to have a license to install gas appliances.  I used to do this kind of work years ago when I worked for my grandfather's plumbing and heating business.  I have installed many gas lines and furnaces and know the state codes.  I have already tested the gas line for leaks (something that the gas company does not even do before turning on the gas!).

Ken

Sounds like you have everything covered, bud. Good hunting!

Russ

Russ

Ken: ahhhhh, you're already ahead of me!

ScorpyMike: hey I gave advice, whatelse do you want? Probably not good advice but it's free and you get what you pay for right? Lol

Jim: forgot to say nice work there! I was thinking more of the leopard look there with the Mig-17 myself.

Oh and I was thinking of doing a Corsair in the Tutae Wera NZ markings for Scorpmike's ANZAC GB but now I find out Rich beat me to it! So now I can't - it would be like Rich and I showing up at a party wearing the same dress....

Naaaa....  You wouldn't look good in purple leather, sequins and some left over meat products from a Lady GaGa concert....  Um....  Nevermind. LMAO!

You could always do one in 1/32...

Gamera

Oh and I was thinking of doing a Corsair in the Tutae Wera NZ markings for Scorpmike's ANZAC GB but now I find out Rich beat me to it! So now I can't - it would be like Rich and I showing up at a party wearing the same dress....

Rich: lol!

In the words of Londo Mollari in the old TV series Babylon 5 : ' you're cute, I'm cute, we're all cute. But in purple I'm STUNNING!!!' Then he passes out in a drunken stupor.

Guys:

You could dress me up, but I'm ugly in 4,000,000 different tones and textures.

Cute?-----The doctor slapped my face....lol

Purple?------the doctor slapped me because I'm ugly, not because I was going purple.

Gag-Ah?

We had artists doing meat dresses 30 years ago, Gag-Ah-gag--gag---barf....is a plagiarist.

Sexiest thing I'll ever wear is my urn.....lol

Dom

Striker8241

mikeymize

Misery loves company Dom so welcome to the party! BTW I have one pic to include. The longitudinal seams on the fuselage and the wing to fuselage join are worse than I previously thought. This was before putting the wings on but believe me, it's not a pretty sight.  Nothing that a little putty and liquid primer won't fix but being that this is going to be metal finished I have a feeling it won't  be too pretty. I'll load it up and sand as best as possible then lay down some surface primer and hope for the best.

Looks good, Mike! Good luck on your seam work. BTW, what's that round hole toward the tail? This is a MIG, right?

Russ

Russ

Just thought id update you guys on my workspace.

mikeymize

Striker8241

mikeymize

Misery loves company Dom so welcome to the party! BTW I have one pic to include. The longitudinal seams on the fuselage and the wing to fuselage join are worse than I previously thought. This was before putting the wings on but believe me, it's not a pretty sight.  Nothing that a little putty and liquid primer won't fix but being that this is going to be metal finished I have a feeling it won't  be too pretty. I'll load it up and sand as best as possible then lay down some surface primer and hope for the best.

Looks good, Mike! Good luck on your seam work. BTW, what's that round hole toward the tail? This is a MIG, right?

Russ

Russ

Not sure what it's supposed to be but yes, it's a circular hole and yes this is a MiG. I just assumed it was some kind of exhaust for the ATM or something. I don't know enough about  the Klimov to venture more than a guess.

The soviet maxim was 'Simple and Strong' and that MiG was probably designed by a captured German engineer. I'll look it up, but I'm sure it is not instrumentation, just mounting hardware.

Dom

I loved that show!  I had two favorite lines from that show.  One was when Delenn arrived in a nick of time with a Minbari Battlecruiser.  "Only one man has ever faced a Minbari Battlecruiser and won..  He is behind me...  You are in front of me..  Be somewhere else... Mow..."

And when Vere Coto walked up to Morden's Head on a pike and kept a promise by waving to him, while grinning... lol

I used to have the B5 station kit, but it got stolen before I even had a chance to open it years ago.  I hear it was a decent kit though.

Gamera

In the words of Londo Mollari in the old TV series Babylon 5 : ' you're cute, I'm cute, we're all cute. But in purple I'm STUNNING!!!' Then he passes out in a drunken stupor.

Scorpiomikey

Just thought id update you guys on my workspace.

Dom

Thanks Dom. Ive still got a bucketload to do. Ive got to make a paint rack for my paint pots and ive got one of the guys in the workshop making some steel tubes to sink into the desk for all my brushes and files and all that guff. Im going to see about mounting them at and angle so theyre easy to get at and i can stuff the bottoms with a bit of cotton to make them as deep as i need them. Ive also got to figure out where im going to store completed kits.

ScorpyMike: sharp! Wish my bench looked that good. Little too clean though!

Rich: cool, my favorite tv show of all time! And those are some of the best lines. I've got a pile of B5 garage kits stashed around, really need to build some of them.

Hey Ken:

Is Jimbot done?

What's he doing these days?

Dom

Scorpiomikey

Thanks Dom. Ive still got a bucketload to do. Ive got to make a paint rack for my paint pots and ive got one of the guys in the workshop making some steel tubes to sink into the desk for all my brushes and files and all that guff. Im going to see about mounting them at and angle so theyre easy to get at and i can stuff the bottoms with a bit of cotton to make them as deep as i need them. Ive also got to figure out where im going to store completed kits.

I kinda scam the system, I love finishing, but given i don't sell anything anymore, I'm just as happy stoking the shelves with new kits....sick....but true.....actually, I love stoking the shelves with Old Kits.......

Great progress on the new digs Mikey, I hope your missus is happy too.....

I hope she is inspired to constantly buy you new kits, like my 'Love Slave' does....

Recently recorded conversation:

"....but Dom...you love that kit......if you don't get it.....I will have to commit suicide!!!!!!....."

"No Sweety, don't do that, it would not help me get more kits!!!!!!

Please do not commit suicide Darling......Please just hang on......another day.......

and log on to EBay and get me:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/140884480446?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

....AAAWWWW....thanks sweety......see....life is worth living darling..........

now stop whining and go get me another kit!!!!!!

Ahhh life is good Mikey.....

dom

Bockscar

Hey Ken:

Is Jimbot done?

What's he doing these days?

Dom

I don't know Dom.  I wrote him a couple of times since the last time he did write to let us know he was still okay but I didn't get a reply.  I am concerned now that the holidays are almost here.  It is not a good time to be alone.

Ken