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  • Member since
    January 2011
  • From: Commonwealth of Virginia
Posted by Tal Afar Dave on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:56 PM

Cool disruptive scheme, Eagle.  Well done, sir!!

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    January 2011
  • From: Commonwealth of Virginia
Posted by Tal Afar Dave on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:58 PM

Great looking Phantom you got there, SilentBob!!  What markings are those???

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  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 5:16 AM

Tal Afar Dave

Cool disruptive scheme, Eagle.  Well done, sir!!

Thank you sir!  Didn't start off that way, but turned out to be different for sure.  So I rolled with it.  Should get the dull coat on tonight and finish it up!

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: Rowland Heights, California
Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:01 AM

You mean there's no dullcoat on it now? Man, that MiG looks finished already! Fantastic job man, I'd say you earned it.

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:06 PM

Thanks Dave! They are markings for Sugar Foot III which was the CO's plane of the 559 TFS of the 12 TFS based out of Cam Rahn Bay in 1969. I'll have to check when I get home, but I think the decals are from SSI. The stencil data is from the kit decals

EDIT:  I looked last night but didn't get a chance to post, the markings were in a set from Microscale, not SSI. They were pretty old, but went on very well

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:49 AM

Duke Maddog

You mean there's no dullcoat on it now? Man, that MiG looks finished already! Fantastic job man, I'd say you earned it.

Thank you Maddog!  Will post next, but did get the dull coat on.  Wanted to print out a desert background for it, but my printer ran out of color ink!  Embarrassed  Thanks again!

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:57 AM

Well, I'm calling her finished!  My love for the Mono/Revell kits will never die!  Like being a kid again!  The kit had its moments, but overall a great build.  The paint scheme didn't turn out as originally thought of, but it turned out pretty cool I think.  Wish I could have gotten a desert background for the pics, but my printer ran out of color ink!  So here she is!

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:01 AM

Nice looking Mig Eagle90. I have the fujimi 1/72 and Academy 1/48. Sure would like to get time to build one of 'em one day. Mig-21's are like the Me109's of the jet age. Endless versions and paint scheme options!

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:02 AM

So now (as I step into the office of the Dom).  Dom, I respectfully and humbly ask your permission to use the badge of honor on my signature line.  I will honor it always and give it the respect it deserves.  I won't let you down godfather.  And if there is ANYTHING you ever need......

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:05 AM

cbaltrin

Nice looking Mig Eagle90. I have the fujimi 1/72 and Academy 1/48. Sure would like to get time to build one of 'em one day. Mig-21's are like the Me109's of the jet age. Endless versions and paint scheme options!

You aren't kidding!  I had the 2 Squadron Signal books on the Mig-21 out the whole time and I STILL messed it up!  Embarrassed  I used the wrong tail from the kit!  But like you said, there is endless versions, so in the long wrong you can't go wrong!  Thanks for the kind words!

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:53 PM

'Bout time, Eagle ;P !!

Great job, btw!

  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:59 PM

mississippivol

'Bout time, Eagle ;P !!

Great job, btw!

I'm a slow learner!  Wink

Thank you sir!  It was a fun kit for sure.

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:12 AM
Nothing much happening here boys. Just want to post and show that I am doing something :). What do you think of my interior green? I mixed my own... Goal is to get fuselage closed up by new years..

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, December 19, 2014 11:39 AM

I think your custom made Interior Green looks just right!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, December 21, 2014 7:46 AM
Got a bit more work done on the cockpit . Not thrilled with the results but I am happy with the IP as it was my first successful attempt at dry brushing a color other than silver.









On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    December 2012
Posted by flyerduke on Sunday, December 21, 2014 8:37 AM

Nice!  Very nice!  Doin' that kit some justice.

cbaltrin
Got a bit more work done on the cockpit . Not thrilled with the results but I am happy with the IP as it was my first successful attempt at dry brushing a color other than silver.









  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Sunday, December 21, 2014 7:49 PM

Here are the finished pics of my F-4C.  I made a few mistakes along the way, and didn't catch them until it was too late, but I'm still pretty happy with it. 

Now on to my Shooting Star...

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:33 PM

Halfway home, Bob! Very cool!

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Saturday, December 27, 2014 12:10 PM
Cockpit Finished. Ready to button up fuselage. Filled Wing access panel. Dealing with forward fuselage and spinner fit issues

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, December 27, 2014 3:26 PM

SB, your F-4C looks pretty damned good to me! Nice to see markings of one of the lesser modeled units, instead of the more common  8th TFW or 432nd TRW with their more famous Mig Killer birds. Well done!

CB, very nice progress on your Mustang. It almost looks like you're gonna do a magazine article with such a slick presentation ;)

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Saturday, December 27, 2014 3:37 PM

Have this coming in the  mail... tempted to add this to my list... Loved this one as a kid...

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Saturday, December 27, 2014 3:49 PM
No, no magazine article here :-)
stikpusher

CB, very nice progress on your Mustang. It almost looks like you're gonna do a magazine article with such a slick presentation ;)

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Saturday, December 27, 2014 4:52 PM

Thanks Stik!

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, December 27, 2014 5:34 PM

My latest update since 13 November 2014...... Sorry that I haven't been adding much to the thread, but ever since I signed up for this group build, work has just gone bonkers!! Unfortunately, I can't take my builds with me when I'm on the road, as I'm usually working at a hospital somewhere in NC from around 0800 til usually 2200 - 2300 daily. Oh well......

Anyways, here are the latest pictures of my F-100. In my last post, I stated how easy these particular kits are to put together, and how the seams aren't too bad at all, and some other niceties about the Monogram F-100D. Well, since I mentioned that, all kinds of seam and fit issues have popped up. Below are some examples.......

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 A good-sized step appeared here, and on the opposite side as well. Had to do some judicious sanding to get it decently flush.

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Here's the opposite side. Has anyone else had this issue before? I've built this kit at least twice in the past, and just don't remember this being an issue.

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After sanding both sides. Not bad, but I hate sanding away all of the surface detail that's there. Raised panel lines aren't the easiest to replace.

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Had some fit issues with the nose area, too. You can see the huge steps between the upper & lower fuselage halves, plus the step where the intake piece's contour just didn't quite match the fuselage contour.....

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  It's amazing what rubbing some sand attached to paper can do for an ill fit. As I've mentioned before, I hate sanding away all of that surface detail, butcha gotta do whatcha gotta do to get things done.

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So now I'm ready to attach the exhaust cone/nozzle, and, regardless of what I do to get it to fit correctly, this is as good as I can get it. You can see the HUGE step on the bottom of the fuselage. This is after attempting to get the upper part of this nozzle to fit. If I get the lower to part to fit without a step, then the entire upper part has a huge step. I figure that it's better to have the step in the least-likely-seen area, which would be the bottom. Again, has anyone else had this issue when building this kit?

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Another view of the same issue..........

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So, here is my attempt at trying to solve this issue - glue some sprue dowels in the rear of the fuselage, test fit, then add some .005" sheet plastic as a shim to get things somewhat lined up.

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Sorry for the photo quality not being up to par. I'm using a Kodak EasyShare Z1285, which has a manual mode with the up-close-and-personal feature (you know, the little flower icon), and I still can't seem to figure out how to get it to focus on close-ups. Oh well, that's for another thread.......... Anyways, you can see where I placed the dowels, along with the shims.

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And here's how it looks with the dowels & shims added, and the nozzle in place. This is as good as I can get this to fit. You can see that the step on the bottom is gone, but the overall fit leaves a lot to be desired. I even tried the other F-102-type nozzle, but it has the same exact issues as this one. So, I'll be gluing this in place as soon as I'm done editing this post, and then going to AutoZone to buy a 5-gallon tub of Bondo to fix the gaps. Hopefully, 5 gallons will be enough....... Propeller

Let me know if there is a way to fix this issue better than what I've tried here. Thanks for looking!

Gary Mason

Devil Dawg

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Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:11 PM

Is there a list of Revell USA kits? Just curious

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:46 PM

No, we do not have a list on here. But you can ask about a particular kit and more than likely, somebody here will know the pedigree of the kit.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Monday, December 29, 2014 1:19 PM

cbaltrin

Is there a list of Revell USA kits? Just curious

Thomas Graham's "Remembering Revell Model Kits" is a good reference, for the pre-merger catalog.  After Monogram and Revell were merged by a holding company that bought them both, the trail of kits gets muddied, because kits would be re-issued under the other label, eg, the Monogram P-40B appearing in a box with the Revell label on it.  But the book is still a very good reference.  I got his books on Monogram and Aurora, too.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 8:19 PM

Finally got a start on my F-80.  I have the cockpit assembled and I'm working on the gun bay as well.  I've put a few fishing sinkers into it to keep it from being a tail-sitter, and I'll probably need to put a few more in just to be sure.  I test-fit the cockpit into the fuselage, and I'm pretty sure the instrument panel is way too far forward, but I don't feel like doing too much surgery on the kit so I'll leave it as it is.  I also drilled out the gun barrels.  It's kind of weird that the F-80 had six guns, but the kit only gave me four barrels plus the gun that's in the gun bay.  Not a big deal to scratch build another one though.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Friday, January 2, 2015 9:29 PM
Looking good!
silentbob33

Finally got a start on my F-80.  I have the cockpit assembled and I'm working on the gun bay as well

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Friday, January 2, 2015 9:56 PM

Thanks!

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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