Boeing Build

Wow Mach that turned out pretty good. Glad the SR-71 kit decals worked out.

That's really looking like a x-plane now Mach. Good thing Bish replyed to your post, I had no idea or heads up you had posted. Sometimes this new website seems to miss things.

I've been looking for replacement decals, but no luck. White US AIR FORCE decals are hard to come by. Finally I picked up a Revell SR-71 for the decals. They are a tad smaller than the kit ones but work.

Ill let the decals set and put a clear coat on next week. Then it should be final assembally.

Good job on the peashooter.

allan

 

RobS,

 

Beautiful Peashooter!  I actually considered building 1 for this GB.  Took me about 3 seconds to push it back into the box.

 

I've bought from JT before and it was quality stuff. Good luck.

I'll head to the LHS and see what he has. It's all generic stuff. I mostly need a

U.S. AIR FORCE 2 1/4 in X 5/8 in and some standard AF numbers

Sorry Mach, just don't get them from Federation Models. They sent me those yellow and disenegrating decals for the Bird of Pray and they still haven't answered my email or phone calls.  I'll never order from them again. They stuck me with $28 of trash. I ended up ordering them from JT graphics, although he hasn't sent them yet or answered my email either..

Thanks Mach..yeah, I've had the good 'ole decal disintigration disaster! Sux...I know.

Theuns, That '37 sure is orange! And very nice!

Good progress simpilot.

Rob, looking at your peashooter I'm thinking you are over the building block. It looks great.

Disater struck on the X-20. I was decaling tonight and most of them are shatering.

I'll have to find some aftermarket ones.

Thanks guys, I hope I'm over the hump now with this post move slump. I pulled out my next build and have it ready to start. I can't, however, get up the gumption to get back on my big Wingnut bird. That will have to wait cuz the amount of concentration needed for that is not yet present!

Rob S.-  Excellent work my friend!  I will put the pic up in the morning.  Working right now, but sadly access Photobubket on this PC right now.  I think the browser may need updating.  Will be sure to tomorrow!

CodY J

Wow, where do I start here.
Theuns, I love it! Looking great  , that orange really turned out.

Sim, The 15 is really comming along. Great work.

Rob, SWEET build man  !! The rigging just had to be a bear. That looks way better than the 1/48 I did last year. You really jumped right back in the game here.
Cody will get you up as soon as he can. Can't wait to see an airliner form you later.

Steve

Looks great so far Simpilot...Yeah, the little Peashooter was like $6 at the LHS.

I regret that I got into the build today and forgot to take pics after I got the decals on...ooops, Sorry Steve....

I'm skippin' right to done. A true 'weekend build' for sure.

And for a demo of Scale...LOL

So, yeah, a bit quick, but, I needed to get some bugs out and get something done. Superbly horrible little kit, but, it was from 82, so, yeah, lots of flash and ill fitting parts, but, I pursuaded it to the finish. Thanks Steve, my apologies for 'coppin out' of the airliner and substituting for a spit of a build. I will, get up to the airliner challenge soon. Thanks for lookin' 

Theuns that is one colorful bird!! I like it! Looking good mate!

Rob I'm loving that lil Peashooter!! I built one of those years ago and I think I got it for like 89cents along with a 1/72 Revell PT-17 for the same price. Still have them at my brothers place in a drawer.

Here's a quick update on the Mud Hen, got the fuse buttoned up and parts for next step off sprues and cleaned up ready to go. Hope to get some bench time tonight to tackle the seams. It actually wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. Fit was actually pretty fair. Here's a pic

Nice, Theuns. I hate, and I think everyone agrees, decals on curved/irregular surfaces too!

Yeah, I learned to hate yellow on a big banana Cormorant several months back. The original yellow was too lemony so I filtered it with trans orange. 

The 738 has ist's decals on, they were extremely thin and difficult to seat without wrinkling.

I am slowly beating this thing into submition...

Wow Rob, Your smokin on this build. Nice yellow, did I mention I hate yellow?

Got a great start on the Peashooter. Here's the familiar to lots box:

Extremely low part count and very basic construction. Not bad detail. All raised, but that's to be expected on this old 1982 kit:

Blue and yellow went on easy enough:

Gonna leave it with these coast of Future and start decals tomorrow:

Thanks! I'll try to get a pic or two up today.

Welcome back buddy, I was wondering about you just today. I updated the roster to the Peashooter.
You'll get out of the slump, sometimes I need to watch something like Great Planes or Wings on YouTube to get in the mood. It took me a couple weeks to get going after my move as well.

Steve

Steve, I'm back but I'm in a modelling slump. I dunno, it's like writer's block, but, with model building. So, with my epic fail on my 707, i'm gonna take it back to basics and try to knock off a 1/72 P-26 Peashooter to try to get over this slump. A (hopefully) nice quick build, get the juices flowing, then take on another airliner. I've got my eye on a nice 747 at the LHS I may get. Anyway, plz put me down for a Revell(G) Boeing P-26 Peashooter 1/72. Cheers...

Thanks MC! When I get around to doing a D model or earlier one day, am going to add skin patches and other things that I have done before. One I know about weasel a little bracket behind the outer skin just aft of the intakes that often had a patch on the outside where a hole was made for easier access.