1/72 O'Mania Returns!

my SS-25 TOPOL icbm is in at the lhs and i pulled out my 1/72 BR-86 locomotive to build for chile con 3 regionals in july. i will be starting a new 2014 BRAILLE SCALE GB to continue this GB after my ww1 presentation on saturday. i hope no one is offended and every one can make the transition. details will be forthcoming.

Sounds good to me Wayne. I say go for it.

i understand how life gets in the way and priorities change. i'm back after a few months dealing with some issues. i have never run a GB but would be willing to give it a go. probably rename it so folks know this the current one. completed posts with pics could be cut and pasted in from this one to the new one.

Well folks, let`s get some consensus on where to go from here. Been a slow GB, so, hopefully we get the original respondents to chime in and see what to do.

I'm really sorry about my lack of activity on here lately. I am in the process of rebuild the forks on my tw200 right now and I am doing alot of trail riding. Plus school has set me back alot in time. I still need to get my workbench back in order for the year. Too much stuff too little time. I'm not leaving the hobby at all, just looking for time. If you would like, you can start another thread for this build.

good point. i shall ponder this some more. another excuse to not paint.

Wayne: if you `Reply` to a post, won`t it shoot to the last page of the series?

Rob Sherman

Rob: Well, I certainly could do so. I am limited, however, in that I don`t think I could add completed builds to the Wall of Fame. I think the creator of the GB has the admin tools to edit individual posts. I wonder if I am too inexperienced with this site to effect any change? I would also be looking for other GB members to second a nomination for this.

Rob: Well, I certainly could do so. I am limited, however, in that I don`t think I could add completed builds to the Wall of Fame. I think the creator of the GB has the admin tools to edit individual posts. I wonder if I am too inexperienced with this site to effect any change? I would also be looking for other GB members to second a nomination for this.

I nominate you to pick up the reins and see this build through completion. It's a group effort to make a build successful. You can always hand it over to him upon his return.

He hasn't been on this site in 27 days. I made a badge suggestion I'd like to see come to fruition...

thanks guys. I love the Russian attack heli's. Very different and fun builds. Any sign of the host of this GB?

Not alone Rob. Just a lull in the building for me. Great work on the Kamov

Nice work on the Gator Rob.  That may be a reboxed Zvezda kit.

Platz eh? I have always wanted to do a T-33 (in RCAF colours). I'm certainly liking what you have got going on so far johnsan. I like the added sheet styrene to the seat, really looking forward to seeing the progress on that.

As no one has said no crossovers, I'll be showing my progress with Platz' T-33 here that I'm doing over on the Japanese GB. It'll be the same photos and mostly the same words. I suspect there's different folks looking at these groups. So...

Platz released this kit a couple of years ago. I was excited with prospect of a new T-33 being so disappointed with the Sword kit. Platz' kit is easily the best T-33 on the market in any scale, but still has a few problems that need attending.

This kit comes with very nice decals from Cartograf and Platz markets a photoetch sheet done by Eduard. There are starting to be numerous aftermarket decals for this kit, but I'll be doing a JASDF one using kit decals.

This is where it sits as of today:

One kit flaw is the simplifed seats. The shape is almost right, but detail is lacking. This seat is about 1/2 complete.

Another problem is the bluntness of the vertical fin. This is nothing a few minutes spent with a file will not correct. It's worth the time taken, but be prepared to restore panel lines.

Thanks johnsan, no sight of tcepilot for many weeks I`m afraid!

That's a good looking model, Rob.

Tcepilot - are crossovers allowed?

You can slot me in with a 1/72 Academy Sabre E painted as a SAAF CL-13.mk6

Theuns

Pretty much think I'm alone on this GB , but, anyway, finished off the KA-52 tonite:

This was not a great build for me. The yellow details were very difficult to stencil out and they didn't turn out consistent and they are too thick. Because it was a prototype Kamov, I did no weathering, just a semi-gloss finish. There were some issues with the engineering of the kit that had to be solved with lots of sanding and filling. The panel lines were too shallow to fill, so, I decided to pass on trying to dredge them out. The decals had some minor issues such as too much carrier film, but, easily trimmed away. The rotor section sags a bit and I really don't know how I could have solved that as it did not become apparent until the rotors were installed at the end. I had fun with this build though. Only my second helicopter and I am going to be doing many more attack heli's in the near future.

Some more progress on the KA-52:

Painstaking masking to get the yellow lines on (no decals provided ):

Half decalling done:

Here's an idea for a badge, lmk what y'all think:

Got further along yesterday:

Ok, bit blurry, sorry...but just an overall black finish so far.

Nice variety of pylon mounted weapons array:

There is the USA ......and then the rest of the world  LOL!

OK , now I have opened a can of worms!! (Hat, coat,door)

Theuns

Theuns: Actually, Canadian, I had to ask about the date myself....LOL

I read the opening post thinkng to myselff - no, this is to far in the future.........forgetting that you guys over the pond put the mount first!

I am in, have a few to choose from, will let you know when I make up my mind.

Theuns

So, got a few hours into the Aligator. Here's the starting point:

Cockpit done:

Rotor Assembly complete:

End of Step 3...principal painting starting tomorrow after I mask the canopy:

Going well so far. Not a very good kit, I'm afraid. I thought this would be a better kit from Iteleri. Lots of sanding and filling so far and the panel lines are not well defined. Oh, well....gonna keep at it!!

Rob Sherman

As I'm a big 1/72 guy, I'd like to get in on this build. I have several to choose from, but, I'd like to submit for this one: Kamov KA-52 "Alligator" from Italeri. I've been wanting to get into more helicopters. This one is uni-coloured black, so, It'll prob go together very fast. Is there going to be a badge?

As I'm a big 1/72 guy, I'd like to get in on this build. I have several to choose from, but, I'd like to submit for this one: Kamov KA-52 "Alligator" from Italeri. I've been wanting to get into more helicopters. This one is uni-coloured black, so, It'll prob go together very fast. Is there going to be a badge?