Weekend Madness 2012

Ernest, what camera are you using?  I had the same problem with my Canon A75 PowerShot, even after reading the manual.  Then I figured out I had to have it on the "postcard" setting to turn on the date/time stamp.

Update: finished STEP 2 - more suspension fiddly-bits.  Finished STEP 3 - interior, I just added the floor and rear firewall that supports the side walls..

If it doesn't matter to you I already built one of the figures long ago, I have a Dragon USMC in Khe Sahn set with 3 figures left in it. I might try to do a small vignette with that or build one of the high command officers from a Tri-Star set I have laying around. I've been watching the Penn Valley weather and it's looking like I won't get a good spray day so I'm looking toward something that can get hit with a brush. I haven't counted out the Mobieus Batman but I'm just bawking at popping the $14.95 on it when I need a Trumpeter M1 5 in 1. For the time being put me down as "Figure TBD"

bufflehead

For some reason I can't get my camera to add the date to the photo.....tried for over an hour and just gave up...

Same here.  I started at midnight and have been trying to get what I can done before bed.  I'll be posting pics either as the last thing before I crash for a few hours or first thing once I get up.  The goal for now is sub-assemblies and as much exterior assembly as feasible with the cockpit primed and drying.  from there, I plan on using Tamiya acrylics as much as possible for the interior since their quick drying time will let me get the fuselage together within a couple of hours.

Still trying to decide on the fictional "MiG-28 variant" idea from Top Gun or the regular Prototype 2 scheme for the F-20 ( or something that would be, as the Pythons used to say, "completely different" ).  One thing that got me considering the fictional scheme was the fact that I didn't check the decals until today and they're pretty badly yellowed, even the clear sections, and too small to effectively trim to just what can be lightened up by putting in the window for a few weeks later after it's done.

Oh, well.  Improvising to deal with such things within the 48 hours is part of the fun, right?

Good to see you up and running Ernest. Get stuck in !

Cheers

Tony

Great start here guys!  I just got off work and am ready to start on the Tamiya M5A1! 

For some reason I can't get my camera to add the date to the photo.....tried for over an hour and just gave up, but here's the pic I took at about 9 PM San Francisco time:

Log my official start time at 10:15 PM as I spent too much time with the timestamp issue and also with Photobucket problems (I hate the "new" PB!! )  I'll try to post a midnight photo for my next update!

Nice Greg, keep it going. I haven't seen that show, hasn't made it out here.

I've done a little more. Although the clamps are on it, it's dry. Some gaps at the wing root. I think I'll sort out all the seams now, and prime the prop with yellow that I can mask off later for the high vis tips.

Cheesr

Tony

Tony: The George is looking great...nice cocpit detail

I'm soooooo far behind where I'd like to be right now!   Nothing was accomplished this morning before my nap and I didn't get anything done at Hobbyland either.   But when I got home, I sorta got down to business.  I managed to complete STEP 1 in the last 5 hours...I took a break to eat and watch a bit of Police Women on Cincinnati   So here's a couple of pics:

 Now on to step 2....

Here's the next update on the George. Approximately 11am Saturday. Cockpit done, fuselage ready to close.

Cheers

Tony

Good to see things starting up!

I need to get everything lined up for posting WIP pics, but should be starting in a few hours and have pics up while cement on sub-assemblies is drying.

I'm hoping to be ready for getting primer on before calling it a night, since I'll have to use enamels for the FS colors and will need plenty of time between coats tomorrow.  I'd originally thought I'd be able to save some time by painting this as one of the MiGs in Top Gun in black with decals from an abandoned Flanker, but found out that they used F-5s and not the F-20 ( been a while since I've seen the movie ).

Maybe I'll do that anyway, as a "variant" of a fictional MiG?

Looking good, Tony.  I wasn't as lucky, too tired to get any build time in.  Took a nap and now I'm off to my LHS for a couple hours of build time with friends.

That Puma will be good Greg, I've got a couple of their 1/48 ones.

THis is the bedtime update for the George. Started later than I wante dto, so didn't get as much done. WIll let the paint dry overnight.

The batteries were dead in the camera, so this was taken with the phone. Sorry no timestamp, but it's 12.47am.

I watched 'Flying High II' on cable whilst doing most of this. I'm sorry to say it hasn't got any better.

Nighty night !

Tony: you beat me to the starting line!

But I'm off the line now....here's me first pics:

George Update 1 :Here we go, fellas ! About to open the bag.

Cheers

Tony

Good luck, Tony.  Looking forward to seeing the end results.

I'll look forward to it Greg.

I'm due to start in about 10 hours or so on my 'George'.  That will make it about  8.30pm on Friday evening here, depending on other plans that may come into play.

This thing actually gives me a bit of excitement.

Maybe I need to get out more :)

I'll try to get the cockpit done, fuselage together and wings on tonight if I can.

Cheers

Tony

Looks like I won't be doing the Tamiya M151A2 TOW, I managed to find a Testors issue of the Sd.kfz. 234/2 Puma.  I'll be starting in the morning after I get off work!

bufflehead

Kugai, is it OK to wash the sprues before the start of the 48 hrs?  No cutting of parts, painting, etc.....just a quick dunk in warm, soapy water and then allowed to air dry?  

My call would be "soapy water bath" is okay, but nothing more, such as soaking in bleach to strip chrome.  The reason I say that is that the former seems like it's no more affecting the parts themselves than having the paints you plan to use lined up ahead of time or reading the instructions to strategize, while the latter is an actual alteration.

Kugai, is it OK to wash the sprues before the start of the 48 hrs?  No cutting of parts, painting, etc.....just a quick dunk in warm, soapy water and then allowed to air dry?  

I'll also post a pic of the trees at the start time.  For me that will be 9 PM Friday, 11/16 (California, U.S. time!)

Thanks for the reminder.

I think it was standard to have the parts on the trees as the 1st pic before getting into the WIP on the previous builds.

I've managed to acquire an Eduard mask for my 1/72 George. Anything that gains me a few minutes in the 48 hours has to  be a good thing.

I will be building on the so  called 'main weekend. Our time zine is ahead of most of the world (except NZ) here in eastern Australia, so I hope I'll get the ball rolling.

First pic will be a photo of the unstarted kit that will show the date and time on the camera.

Cheers

Tony

Apologies for taking so long with the updates, but I have gotten the list of participants and projects put together and ready to show completed pics.

corvettemilke, I'm not going to be picky about the figures you mentioned, but I'd be really interested in seeing the Fokker!

If I understood everyone right, it looks like we have a few who will be able to make it next week besides myself, so between that and the kids here participating I'm going to call the first "main" weekend as about a week from now as mentioned in the GB startup.

Again, the main thing ( besides having fun  ) is the 48 hour challenge, so consider the "main" weekend thing as nothing more than a time when we'll have the most people working at the same time.  Overlap for starting early or late, as well as scheduling making another weekend better for you is no biggie.

Speaking of the "other weekend" thing, if some of you who aren't going to have a weekend free this month, would you be interested in a second "main" weekend in December?

I'm looking at a few figures. Can I use one figure from a 4 figure DML set and have it still count? Also looking at a Dark Knight 1/25 scale Batman, or possibly doing another Revell AG 1/72 Fokker Dr. I. I got my first one done in 72hrs so cutting 24hrs shouldn't be an issue. I most likely will do a figure though because I'm not used to operating in snow so I'm leaning toward something I can brush paint.

Count me in for late December/ early January.

Going to a real challenge as I normally take aaagggeeees to build  a kit! 

I'd like to get in with a 1/144 P-47. I'll build it over the Christmas holiday.

pyrman64

stikpusher

Ninetails, I LOVE the GB badge!!!

. Same here!   on the badge!

Same here. I have several modelling items on my Sinterklaas wish list.

Borg R3-MC0

... since all my spare time in the weekends in November is taken for the Sinterklaas preparations.

 I hope the 'The Good Holy Man' will have a small box for me in store, lol.

I would like to participate in this GB. I have not done a Weekend GB since the 2005 Matchbox Madness GB but I remember it beeing fun.I am not sure what I will be building. probably a 1/72 aircraft.

The second or third weekend in december is probably going to be the best/most feasable for me since all my spare time in the weekends in November is taken for the Sinterklaas preparations.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Sinterklaas

Great job on the badge Ninetalis.

I have really enjoyed this GB when I've done it in previous years. I think its my favorite annual GB. I hope we get good take up on it.

Cheers

Tony