USMC GB : Now until Sept 2015

And for all the finished builds here, GREAT JOBS on all! Love what I'm seeing so far!

Gary Mason

This is my first picture posting since.........well, it's been a long time. Life and my job got in the way of me finishing any of my models. But, things are slowing down a bit, so I'm attempting to get eveything that's in-progress on the bench finished before I start anything else.

Got the CH-53E back out, and have sanded all of the imperfections away, which, in turn, took away some of the panel lines. I'm in the process of rescribing those now. Below are some pictures of the all main assemblies, but no rescribing done yet..........

Have I mentioned how big this kit is? It's HUGE!!! And it's only 1/48th scale. Looking forward to getting this one finished. It's been on the bench for over a year now. Way too long. I gotta get some motivation. And thanks again, Josiah, for extending this group build. Very much appreciated!

Hope to have more pictures soon.

Gary Mason

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mrmike

Good to see you're back Josiah, and a graduate; congratulations!

I'm curious about your thoughts on extending the GB. I was about to declare my build and had a few subassemblies begun in June, but got run over by a remodeling project. Would just being in the roster make one eligible, or are you intending that only "officially" started models can participate? Also, are you going to establish a new deadline, or let things run until the last horse is in the barn?

When I went back to page one, I noticed a lot of folks on the roster who, like me, missed the September cutoff, so this question is for general info. There are some good builds in here, and it's been fun to at least follow along!

Best regards;

Mike 

 

 

 

 

Mike, you're good to go for this. I reckon the new deadline will be 10 November 2016 for anybody that has expressed interest up to this point. I'll go through the last several pages and update roster and builds within the next week or so.

 

Thanks goodness!!!! I got WAAAAYYYY behind on my CH-53E, and thought it was too late to finish it for this group build, but, I just saw this posting, so THANKS, JOSIAH!!!

Gary Mason

Here's the start image of my build. This will be OOB with maybe a little scratch building for details. The Eduard interior PE looks pretty fussy for the potential benefit, so I think I'll just strive for clean, no-hassle result.

Josiah, Thanks for the extension & Happy New Year!

Mike

waynec

my LAV, after i added some more washes and misted some dust,  took a first at the last local contest.  almost didn't enter it but WTH it fit in my 1/35 gondola so...

 

Congratulations on the win! It was certainly deserving! Any chance you some pictures after the added weathering?

mrmike

Good to see you're back Josiah, and a graduate; congratulations!

I'm curious about your thoughts on extending the GB. I was about to declare my build and had a few subassemblies begun in June, but got run over by a remodeling project. Would just being in the roster make one eligible, or are you intending that only "officially" started models can participate? Also, are you going to establish a new deadline, or let things run until the last horse is in the barn?

When I went back to page one, I noticed a lot of folks on the roster who, like me, missed the September cutoff, so this question is for general info. There are some good builds in here, and it's been fun to at least follow along!

Best regards;

Mike 

 

Mike, you're good to go for this. I reckon the new deadline will be 10 November 2016 for anybody that has expressed interest up to this point. I'll go through the last several pages and update roster and builds within the next week or so.

Good to see you're back Josiah, and a graduate; congratulations!

I'm curious about your thoughts on extending the GB. I was about to declare my build and had a few subassemblies begun in June, but got run over by a remodeling project. Would just being in the roster make one eligible, or are you intending that only "officially" started models can participate? Also, are you going to establish a new deadline, or let things run until the last horse is in the barn?

When I went back to page one, I noticed a lot of folks on the roster who, like me, missed the September cutoff, so this question is for general info. There are some good builds in here, and it's been fun to at least follow along!

Best regards;

Mike 

my LAV, after i added some more washes and misted some dust,  took a first at the last local contest.  almost didn't enter it but WTH it fit in my 1/35 gondola so...

Just wondering if we are still going.  I have started the Kitty Hawk AH-1Z, and I though I would add it to the build. 

Going to call this one finish. Just have 1 or 2 touch up's to add to her. This was sort of practice for the Trumpeter A-6A by testing the new airbrush on this kit. WHAT THE??? What happen to Preview post?

No AM parts used here, I did have to break into another A-6 kit to grab some more MK-82's. Can that new F-35 carry a load like the Intruder?

I used Caracal Models decal sheet CD48033. Which were excellent! Laid down with no issues and the sheet depicted 7 different A-6's. Bat 12 was the only Marine bird, the others were various Navy squadrons. Including VA-42 which I have worked on some of their birds while going through AME Framp at NAS Oceana as a SSgt.

Bat 12 was crewed by Lt.Col Lew Abrams and 1stLt Bob Holdman and they were lost on Nov 25 1967 near Haiphong Viet Nam, and the crash site and their remains were not recovered until 1993.

I did added hand grips to the L/H and R/H side of the fwd canopy frame.

Also added a little detail to the main canopy interior center frame, including the cockpit light. I coulld have sworn those details were in the Monogram kit when first released

On this bird, the lower boarding ladder was painted white and not red as usually seen on Intruders.

Slipped a NATOPS manual inside the fwd windshield.

Picked up a couple of coffee mugs from my S-4 before retiring, at that time we were transitioning over to the F-18D's.

Have also started on the Trumpeter 1/32 A-4M but might not be completed by the deadline.

Enjoyed the GB and seeing all the great looking Marine kits here. Happy Modeling to all.....Ooorah!

finished this finally. paint went south. ibase coat is desert sand which has a tan hue. i modulated it with desert tan, pin washes with oil burnt umber and overspray with ComArt soft dirt. 

Great looking bird there Jarhead! And being a former Batman I like the decals you selected too.

I must really get things wrapped up on my A-6 for the build here (242 markings of course) but have taken a break to start on the Trumpeter A-4M kit which I will post some progress pics of that one shortly.

Looks absolutely fantastic Jarhead! Great job....

That looks fantastic Jarhead!

Lewbud, I'll update the front page with your change.

Jarhead she looks great mate!!! Very nice build!! Looking forward to the Viper if you get to it!!

So hear she is.  Sorry it took so long I have been a little busy.  For not having done a kit for close to 6 months prior to this one I am happy with the build.  A couple of notes, for the load I used Eduard's, GBU, and Mavericks kits, which have exceptional detail, however they are a bit challenging when it come to separating them from the excess mold plastic.  Thanks for letting me be a part of the build.  I have just ordered the 1:48 scale Kitty Hawk AH-1Z Viper which is getting allot of great reviews.  Depending on time and approval I may add this to the group build. 

Josiah,

I'm changing my subject matter.  Kit will be Hasegawa's 1/72 A-4E in VMA-211 markings.

Hey guys!!! Hope all is well!! Builds are looking great!!! I have been through a lot lately and still don't know what will be happening as far as bench time goes. SO, will be happy to monitor and watch everyones builds progress until I see I can jump in and commit to some much needed GB comeraderie!

Steve that Harrier looks fantastic!

Archangel, looks like you're getting the hang of the new airbrush, keep it coming!

Looks great so far Archangel!

Been doing a little painting on the Intruder. Still trying to get that pre-shading down.

One minor mistake I made was while masking the white on the flaps prior to laying down the grey, I realized that the spoilers were also white to so I had to hit them too.

Will need to touch up the paint angle on the windshield area

I did do a subtle shading on the white fuselage areas, just not really noticeable here. And I love my new air brush

Hey Guys,

I've finally take a few photos of my Harrier.  So far this has been a sweet kit to build.  Overall fit is pretty good, some putty and sanding was required around the wing to fuselage fit just behind the cockpit.  I did a lot of dry fitting and sanding before using any glue and it really helped.

I primed with Tamiya white surface primer and then did a pre-shade with Tamiya flat black.  I mixed the colors from Tamiya.  After the first round of paint I thought all three colors were a bit too dark, so I lighted each shade and re-sprayed.  This really toned down the pre-shade which was looking better.  

I still have a lot to do but now I'm trying to get all of the gear legs to sit flat.  The main gear was not touching the ground with the out-riggers in place.  I installed a shim but now the left out-rigger won't touch.  I'll have to add a shim to that next.  Still a lot to do, but getting closer to finishing.

Sorry the photos are a bit dark.  Still working on using my new camera.  Thanks for looking!

Steve

Good looking A-6 thus far. I've heard from several more guys on this site that Krylon is becoming quite a successful primer. I tried it for the first time myself recently to prime soft plastic parts for the Artillery GB. I was very pleased with it too.

Here's a couple of progress pics of the Revell A-6. I got her primed using for the first time...a can of Kryon White Primer which went on with no issue then I added the pre-shading just a little while ago. Never seem to have any luck doing that but I will try again. Will let everything dry overnight than start painting her tomorrow. Plan on using the centerline tank and MER's on the wing stations.

That is truly a fine looking bird you got there

It was the kit that allowed it to sit like that. The inner gear doors were a one piece insert that came pre-molded open. Indestructible!!