Monogram Mafia III

I agree, I like the rocket pods...I scratched some ordnance for mine, but I'm doing a complete whiffer for this bird

Those are scratched!?  Wow!  Awesome work!

Eagle90

Those are not my models Eagle....these are my rocket pods

Still awesome work J!

Eagle90

mississippivol

the Baron

mississippivol

Aw, nuts, I hate to hear putty/sprue mentioned as fillers...

Why is that?

It's inconvenient.

Ah, OK, understood.  I can see that.  With some of these kits, it's a necessary evil.  I'm building the F-80 kit (not for this group build), and it's got some serious fit issues.  But I suspect that they are related to the relative age of the molds for my particular kit.  It's from the Aughts.  There are some bad gaps where the wing parts meet the fuselage, and there was a serious warp to the right half of the fuselage.  Both problems required careful clamping and some putty work.

those rocket pods came out awesome!

Looking Good

Agreed, fixing fit issues is one of my least favorite parts of modeling. No matter how much I try and try my eyes always seem to find the seam (see what I did there?).

I've gotten a lot better...and more patient...but still

And thanks for the compliments, today was cold and rainy again, I might have to pick up one of them buddy heaters at work to heat the garage so I can spray in there cuz this deadline is approaching fast

the Baron

mississippivol

the Baron

mississippivol

Aw, nuts, I hate to hear putty/sprue mentioned as fillers...

Why is that?

It's inconvenient.

Ah, OK, understood.  I can see that.  With some of these kits, it's a necessary evil.  I'm building the F-80 kit (not for this group build), and it's got some serious fit issues.  But I suspect that they are related to the relative age of the molds for my particular kit.  It's from the Aughts.  There are some bad gaps where the wing parts meet the fuselage, and there was a serious warp to the right half of the fuselage.  Both problems required careful clamping and some putty work.

Any of you Monogram nuts wanna give me the skinny on the 1/48 Mosquito? I happened upon one for cheap. I know the tail is a scale-foot too tall and the fuselage is too narrow, but is it REALLY that noticible?

ajd3530

Any of you Monogram nuts wanna give me the skinny on the 1/48 Mosquito? I happened upon one for cheap. I know the tail is a scale-foot too tall and the fuselage is too narrow, but is it REALLY that noticible?

It's a good old kit. A bit spartan on it's interior detail, bt it certainly looks like a Mossie when built. I did one about 5 years ago and it turned out pretty darn good. It has parts for you to build the NF, B, and FB variants.

Here's my latest progress...got the F-106 prime red yesterday.

And I got the MiG masked for the third color...I'm 90% positive it's going to be more of a hard camo than I wan t it to be, but I do not have the skills, the know-how, and I'm pretty sure I don't have the right nozzle either to free hand tiny enough lines with an airbrush so hopefully it'll end up looking ok still.

cbaltrin

Great, I'll look through my stash and be back. Maybe I'll do a pair of Thunderbolts... or a P-38..... or if I am feeling especially nutty... I'll try to get a F-14 done in 6 months!

cbaltrin

Can't decide what to build... AD-6... P-51... F-14... another Jug... so many choices... Oh yea... Well give me a week to sort it out..

cbaltrin

Great, I'll look through my stash and be back. Maybe I'll do a pair of Thunderbolts... or a P-38..... or if I am feeling especially nutty... I'll try to get a F-14 done in 6 months!

I don't think I've ever seen on of the 1/48 Bf 109E's built up. That might be interesting. I'm gonna start my bubble top Jug if it ever gets here...

If you build the Messerschmitt, don't forget to flare the ends of the axles with a heated knife blade or screwdriver tip!  Gotta be true to our roots!

the Baron

If you build the Messerschmitt, don't forget to flare the ends of the axles with a heated knife blade or screwdriver tip!  Gotta be true to our roots!

Now that is a true retro technique! 

MK, your Thunderstreak is added to the photos. I'm looking forward to the F-8E.

MV, your Phantom is added to the photos as well. You are now officially MADE here...

CB, that's quite a collection as well as a quandary.... which one to build???

Finally finished all the decals.  I have a few touch-ups to do on the tail where the decal didn't quite line up right, and possible another coat of Micro Sol to get the decals to conform to some of the details.  I just wanted to get some pics up since I haven't updated in awhile.

Bob, that is looking top notch!

Thanks Stik!

Ok, I have decided. I hope to finish at least two of these four kits in the next 6 months. Wilsh me luck. I'll need it. P-51 will probably be marked as on the box top but with non-kit decals! Or I may do Miss Marilyn II from the 55th FG...  P-47D-25 may be Rat-A-Dat 353rd FG NMF and Razorback may be Miss Behave 78th FG...  F-14 Markings? Not sure, Could be Gloss Gull Grey & White bird from VF-142 or 143 or an Overal Gloss Grey bird from VF-41/84/114/213 or VF-1 ( Who knows).

Nice choices, any combination of those four!

Hey I'm doing the 2 P-47s and I bet you could do those plus the 51 in the time frame we got!

If I had a solid month of vacation and could put my kids in suspended animation for as long, I might agree with you!

freem

Hey I'm doing the 2 P-47s and I bet you could do those plus the 51 in the time frame we got!

Man the builds in here are awesome!  Brings back a lot of memories!  Good ones at that!

Here are a couple of more progress pics.  Just about done with her.  A few touch ups and a coat of dull and she will be finished!  Then I might get the great badge of honor! 

Eagle90