USMC GB : Now until Sept 2015

Beautiful! I like it!!!

Doug

Speaking of quick, she's done:

It was a fun build. Not a great kit. Old mold with raised panel lines and somewhat poor fit of the fuselage. A bit of filler and some persuasion and it came together. I realize the colours are not accurate, but, I did my best to match the box art and the colour call outs from the instructions. One of the disappointments was there NO decals for the missiles. I didn't have anything either in my stash, so, the missiles are just bland OD green. 

I added the 'Sharpshooter' badge by overlapping the two!!

Moving on to the Crusader. Thanks!

Thanks Steve..nice satisfying quick build.

Rob,

Sweet Cobra man! Love the camo job. It can square off with the Hind.

Last bit of today: dull coated entire helo, painted and installed rotors, landing skids. Started on pylon weapons and will get at them tomorrow.

And, decals:

Got the 3 colours on the Cobra and the clear coat...gonna let that settle down then hit it with decals. Very few, so, that won't take long.

STFD637

Alright! I am calling this one DONE!!! Finally got the base to do what I wanted!

I made some good progress today on the Cobra. I got the fuselage closed up around the pit, gun, sighting system, exhausts and the small greeblies. Also, the canopy on and masked, ready for paint tomorrow.

Some very minor fill around the canopy base and sides.

Fantastic job Travis. Looks great...well done!!

Alright! I am calling this one DONE!!! Finally got the base to do what I wanted!

A bit of a start on the Cobra's pit. VERY basic (and a bit of a dreadful kit ) repack of a really old mold. Of course, didn't know!! Anyway, it's doable, I think and it sports a rather cool 3 colour cam scheme. The canopy is a very solid and thick plastic, so, doing anything AM in this pit would be a waste of money, thus totally OOB on this one.

Just going to add harnesses made from bare metal foil soon.

right on DD, lookin' forward to it.

Josiah, I have started my 1/72 Revell(G) AH-1W Super Cobra for this GB (not on roster). ALSO, I just received my PE parts for my Crusader today, so, that will start shortly after that helo is done.

Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, folks. My modeling room has been turned into a temporary holding area for the stuff from our master bedroom while it is being painted and new bedroom furniture is installed. Hoping to get some work done on the CH-53E this coming weekend.

Brandon, that is one gorgeous corsair

STFD...it looks great, definitely cant tell its a small scale. Is there any way you have or can get an overall shot that I can put on the front page?

I love how busy that tank looks with all the gear!! Very cool and well done...

Wow great builds going on here. That corsair is a beautiful!

The M-60 is done! I haven't built an armor subject in a while, and I must say this was fun! I still have to finish the base, becaause armor just doesnt look good alone! I also have some Preiser figures to add, so more to come.

All of the pics I saw showed the muzzle of the main gun covered with some type of material to prevent sand intrusion so I added that with some tissue paper. I also added it to the commanders gun turret as this was covered as well. The Orange ID panel is tissue paper as well.

Brandon K the latest wip looks great!  I really like the blue planes! Corsair and HellCat are two. Of my favotites. I used to know an old WWII Navy pilot who flew an F6, he used to tell me his stories time after time, probably having forgot that he told me that story already, but I didn't mind, I could sit and listen too them over and over. He's gone now, and what I wouldn't give to hear the story about that all green Zeke that gave him his 5th and final kill, just one more time.

Again, shes looking great!

Doug

Gonna be delayed in kicking of the Crusader build due to parts coming in from the UK. Cockpit parts, so, I really can't get started.

Bloody excellent Brandon!

Tamiya came through on the decals. Ordered on Friday, had them on Monday. WHOOHOO !!!

So, now the decals are going down. I'm about 90% done and just few stensels left. More to come shortly.

Oh, buds, she's gonna be packin' a wicked bombload, for sure!! You know me, love the bomb-age!! Man, this is a Marines GB, thus, all kits need to be well loaded for Close support to the troops on the ground!

Sweet, looking forward to seeing what you do with it Rob, hopefully it's another one loaded out...like the box art ;)

Theuns and Steve, would love to have y'all for some more, but I understand about the time.

Jarhead, that canopy does look really good...great job and can't wait to see the whole plane soon!

Josiah,

I to will do another build, F4U, if I have the time.

Steve

Cool GB, thanx for hosting. I might do another Marines build later if there is enough time left.

Theuns

Well done on mastering that technique, Jarhead!

Josiah, YES, the Crusader will commence JUST after the Mustang GB. So, officially, 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader "US Marines". Thanks!

You guys are WAY to kind. Thank you.

Modelcrazy...don't sell yourself short, thats a good looking Osprey

Both you and Theuns' builds have been added to the front page.

Rob...so you are definitely building the Crusader?

So in this months edition of Fine Scale Modeler there an article on how to take the seem out of the canopy.  I have tried different techniques with limited success until now.  So the pictures below it the evolution of the process described in the article.  My photos don't do it justice but I am elated with the result.  When I finish my hornet hopefully the pictures will show the result.  My jet is together and I am in the process of filling and sanding to get her ready for paint.  Note in the article it says to use 800 or 1000 grit sandpaper.  I used 1500 and repeated the process about 4 times to get the result I wanted.  Again the pictures don't do it justice.