1944 Group Build

JOE RIX

greentracker98

I think I have enough to do for the next year or so. Don't let me join any more GB's LOL

Riiigght! Like we are going to encourage you to NOT join a group build. It's not in our nature to embark in efforts of futility..

Bish

Ken, o believe me, that B-52 is damn big. i built one many years ago but never completed it. After many years of moving and storage, it was a wreck. I managed to get of another one which I am hoping to build next year.

I have it now Bish LOL, but it's going to be awhile before I start it LOL I have the B-24 for this GB. I'm also doing a B-17 at the same time

LOL Joe

Looking nice there Raven.

I was having so much fun building the T-34 I forgot to take pics.   Anyway, here she is en route to the paint shop for a coat of primer.

Joe: I love your little Hellcat!

Jay: Looking good! The Eduard 190s  really are unforgiving kits, but it seems like you got everything under control.

Ken, o believe me, that B-52 is damn big. i built one many years ago but never completed it. After many years of moving and storage, it was a wreck. I managed to get of another one which I am hoping to build next year.

greentracker98

I think I have enough to do for the next year or so. Don't let me join any more GB's LOL

Riiigght! Like we are going to encourage you to NOT join a group build. It's not in our nature to embark in efforts of futility..

SchattenSpartan

 

Ken: That's gonna be a beast of a model once it's done!

Thanks SS. I picked up the B 52 today and its a smaller scale (1-72), The B-17 and the B 24 are 1/48 scale, but the 52 is a bigger model. The 52's must be enormous beside the 17s, and the 24s So, it's an even bigger beast of a model. I think I have enough to do for the next year or so. Don't let me join any more GB's LOL

Thank You guys!! You are too kind.

Well all right Joe, Its coming along good!

Doug

Great job Joe. Looking forward to seeing much more.

Nice clean job Joe!

Excellent progress...love it when things just fall together...a mark of a great kit. Wish all were like that LOL

Nice work there Joe.

Looking good Joe! It's always nice when things click together like that.

I'm glad to finally get you all some progress pics. As I said before I added quickboost gun barrels and exhaust pipes. I've also used PE on the oil cooler, belly access hatch, tail wheel and on the upper ID lights. I've still got to add the PE rings for the lower ID lights. I had to carve out the molded on exhaust pipes with my Dremel engraver bit in order to install the AM pipes. Before on the right and post carved on the left.

So, here's where I am at at the moment. Also of note here is that I did not have to glue the wings at all. They fit so tightly into the slots that it is not necessary. Nice! Thanks for taking a look.

Yup, second that!

Looking forward to seeing that one Joe.

Hey Bish, Thanks for asking. Although I haven't posted any pics in a while I have been making progress on the Hellcat. Albeit rather slow progress. I am just about to the priming stage. I have the wings on complete with Quickboost gun barrels. I messed up the first set of guns and thusly had to order a second set. I also got the Quickboost exhaust pipes on which took a bit of alteration and time. All in all it's coming along nicely. Your query is timely Bish in that I hoped to have some pics on here tomorrow. How's everyone else coming along?

How we getting on here guys.

Geez..I weld my stupid fingers to my projects all the time!!! If I had a dollar......LOL

Well, at least one thing, I am not the only one who makes that rookie mistake. That liquid weld can cause some major damage when it seeps under your thumbs. For all the trouble its giving you, its great to see your pushing on with it.

Aaw, my dear Jorge. Fret not, as many a very experienced modeler here have fallen into the pitfalls of the precision fitting Eduard 190. And as far as your "rookie mistake" goes, that should be easily remedied with some sanding. Your doing a grand job there. Don't get discouraged just keep treating us to your fine work.

Hi everyone,

Quick update, with the world cup going on I don't have much free time left to work on my fw 190. Everything went really well with the cockpit but as soon as I started with the firewall it looks like it all went to hell! Don't get me wrong, I really like this kit for is fine detail and all the extra goodies, and I know for a fact that all my problems with it are due to my own mistakes but it is in fact a unforgiving kit, I feel like even 0.5 mm misalignment  will get me in trouble. 

Anyway, this hobby would be the same without the challenges!

And now I present to you the winner of the rookie mistake of the year award:

Thank you for looking. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Jorge

"Ken: That's gonna be a beast of a model once it's done!"

Yea, I like those beasts. I still can't decide which aircraft to replicate. I guess I still have a little time.

I was looking at "The Lady Be Good" I also found "The Zodiac Squadron" It would be The Libra. But those are B 24Hs

Good job Nomad...keep up the good work!

SchattenSpartan

Nomad: Looking very nice! I'll get your Tiger posted to the front page as soon as you tell me what picture you'd like to see up there.

You can use this one.

Nomad: Looking very nice! I'll get your Tiger posted to the front page as soon as you tell me what picture you'd like to see up there.

Ken: That's gonna be a beast of a model once it's done!

Joe: I'm looking forward to some WIP pics!

I'm still waiting for some AM parts to dress up my Hellcat a bit more, but I hope I can start on it right away when they get here (should be somewhere around the end of July)

Nice to see it started Ken, Joe, looking forward to seeing those pics.

I was planning on starting my 251 for this GB right after I finished the Stuka. But I have decided I want a wall/gate to complete the dio for it, I am determined not to add any more kits to the waiting list. So I have put the 251 off till later in the year.

Hey everyone,

Here is pic of the B-24D, There isn't much done, But it's a start

I regret that I am also a little slow on the uptake Nomad. I believe that you have done a rather masterful piece of work on a pretty raw model. Your camo especially, is really well done. Thank You for taking the time and effort to share your talents with us.

I'm actually making some slow progress on the Hellcat. I've met with some self induced set backs. Namely with the Quickboost gun barrels. I ended up having to order a second set and redo them in order to get the right. I'm getting near to the primer stage but, I'll get some pics up here soon prior to doing so.