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  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, October 16, 2016 5:18 PM

Your 110 looks right sharp with the decals on. good to hear that you had little hassle with them. Looks like you're about ripe for bringing it home.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, October 16, 2016 2:44 PM

Now that loks much better. And good job on the spinners, i have not had any luck doing those.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Cincinnati Ohio
Posted by DantheMan85 on Sunday, October 16, 2016 2:36 PM

Thanks Bish.

Thanks Joe Rix.

Thanks Gamera.

Thanks Johnny: Yes the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. Wink

Decals went done great, and soften up pretty easy. Putting the spirals on the propeller cones where a little tricky. The red line decals ripped and tore very easy, but I can clean those up with some paint.

 

 

On my Work Bench: Tamiya Ford GT 1/24

Up Coming: ?

           

 

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:22 PM
Dan I can see the light at the end of the Messerschmitt tunnel

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:03 AM

She is lookin' good Dan. You're making me want to build a night-fighter... 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:45 AM

Fabulous progress Dan. That is going to look really sharp with the decals on.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:19 PM

Thanks Dan, and thats coming on realy well. Can't wait to see the markings on.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Cincinnati Ohio
Posted by DantheMan85 on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:57 PM

Thanks Bish: Excellent work on your diorama, the three elements(building, E-100 & figures) are a nice mix together.

Thanks Johnny: A job well done on your twin Mustangs. Turned out great.

Thanks Moff.

Thanks Mustang: Nice weather job in the cockpit.

Thanks Gamera.

Thanks Joe Rix.

 

Just finished up the last of the painting, main landing gear doors, wheels, rear gear and exhaust’s are now on. Had to just about grind the exhaust's to get them to fit into the slot opening. The instructions did not say but is used Tamiya clear red and clear blue on the wing tips, for marker lights. This morning I airbrushed on model master acrylic gloss clear on the top sections, later I'll do the same on the bottom. Then Thursday is time for decals. Wink

 

 

On my Work Bench: Tamiya Ford GT 1/24

Up Coming: ?

           

 

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  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:28 AM

Superb TJ! You have done a magnificent job. Your efforts are quite impressive and I'm darn glad you shared them with us. It has been a pleasure.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:26 AM
Thanks everyone. I have another in the stash. I think next time I'm going to try and add some extra detail to cockpits. This was OOB.

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:17 AM

Great looking build Johnny, i do like the contrast in the nose. Lovely finish, thanks for taking part and shareing that with us. I'll update the front page tonight.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:37 PM

tempestjohnny, that is a fine looking build, nicely reflects the theme of this GB. Yes

regards,

Jack

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:16 PM

Hey TJ, really nice job on her! Love the bright left nose in contrast to the dull olive drab and NM of the rest of the plane. Yes

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 7:38 PM

Well I do believe I'm calling this beastie done. Whiffer if the 357th FG got P-82's before the war ended.

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, October 10, 2016 12:10 AM

Thanks guys, it really is appreciated.

G, i like that one and thats why i wanted the head on display. Lookin dow the barrel of that gun and with the troops in front, it really shows the size of this.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, October 9, 2016 4:58 PM

Hey Bish... abso-friggin'-lutly fantastic!!! Yes

I already told you how great everything looked individually but together the dio is way more than the sum of it's already impressive parts. Hopefully I'll be doing some urban dios in the future and I expect I'll be studying your work here for an idea on how to do mine. And I love the front-on angle. The photo with the troops standing in front of that gigantic 128mm gun is outstanding- my favorite in a set of great all around photos. Knock-out job my friend!!!

TJ: That is wierd, at least it's just the spinner. Hopefully it won't be too much work to fix.

 

BTW: I think I'm done here too. I scratchbuilt a new katana for the senior officer since I still can't find the kit one. Went back and redid the geisha's face. It still bothers me a little, seems a little hard not to get the pop-eyed look on a white face. Anyway, we got a pile of rain and wind from the outskirts of hurricane Matthew so I wasn't able to get any photos outside, hopefully I'll be able to get them later this week. Just feel very lucky that's all we got from the hurricane.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, October 9, 2016 4:38 PM

That is an impressive dio from the bench of Bish. I mean, that is really spectacular. You have certainly upped your game in that depart ment and it is showing with gusto. Great work Boss.

You've got me scratching my head on your issue TJ. I'm sure that it will be a minor setback for you.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, October 9, 2016 3:36 PM
Bish. Yes just the one spinner. the yellow ran into the red. But the spinner that is just yellow is fine. Baffling. Not a big issue

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, October 9, 2016 1:22 AM

Thans guys. The comments are much appreciated as always.

Johnny, that sounds a bit odd. Was it only on the spinner.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-
Posted by blkhwkmatt on Sunday, October 9, 2016 12:03 AM

Bish,

Nice!  That is an amazing diorama,  great work.  Thanks for sharing!

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

 

 

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:13 PM
Well I've had a minor setback. When I was putting on the flat coat after decals, for some reason the paint on the striped spinner ran all together. Not sure why. Gave it plenty of time to dry. So I'm going to strip the spinner and make it bare as if it was a replacement. Update as soon as I can.

 

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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:08 PM
Wow Bish you've outdone yourself this time

 

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Saturday, October 8, 2016 6:16 PM

Bish, that is some serious rubble there.  Even without the vehicle, the scene looks very eye catching.  Extremely well done, congrats! Yes

regards,

Jack

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, October 8, 2016 10:14 AM

Ok, time to get this beast wrapped up. I have had the base finished for a few days but have been leaving it all to dry and making sure i have not missed anything.

Before the final pics, heres a few of the completed base. I didn't want to go to over board with the rubble. I wanted a damaged single house rather than a flattened street. I started out with some celluclay to give some bulk to the rubble and give me somthing to attach other bits with. I mixed in some fine pumice with the celluclay and even where it shows throug i rather like the effect. For the rest of the rubble, i got a couple of pots of Urban Debris from Dio Dump in the Netherlands which included bricks with mortar, fine rubble dust, dusty planks and load sof other bits. To this i added lots more lose bricks, stained wood and some left overs from the window frames and skirting boards.

I was realy pleased with the end result, especially for my first urban dio. Sorry about the pics. My pop up photo booth is not really designed to handle stuff this big. I am in the process of converting a spare bedroom into a dedicated model den and hopefully i can set up a better photo area. If so, i may take some new pics then.

And then just to add the big guy himself. I used some rubble pigments on the running gear as well as on the figures to tie them in with the base.

Convention would probably have this build side on, with the house behind the vehicle. But very early on i decided i wanted this head on. Before i added the side framing, which is determined by where the front is, i did some checking on the layout, and yep, definatly front on.

And there it is. Really pleased with how this turned out. As always, some lessons learned and ideas for improvment next time round.

Thanks for all the comments and ideas. I am really pleased with the camo uniforms, the black is a nice addition, so a big thanks to Jack for that. Now i just need some where to put this, i think i might need a reinforced shelf, this thing is damn heavy.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Moff on Friday, October 7, 2016 5:34 PM

@Gamera: yes, that's a possibility. I'll have to see though. The build really lost all it's inertia. 

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." - Josef Stalin 

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  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 10:38 AM

Dan: That paint work on your 110 camo is absolutely fantastic. Very sharp and clean. I like your method for painting the gear bays. You don't see that every day and appears to be right effective. Nice, Very nice.

Joe: You certainly are up to your usual awesome methods of detailing. The cockpit is looking tremendous. 

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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  • From: Australia
Posted by taxtp on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 3:26 PM

Excellent work on the cockpit, Mustang.

Cheers

Tony

I'm just taking it one GB at a time.

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 12:30 PM

Joe, thats really impressive. Love the dedication and attention to detail your putting into this. makes me realise i am going to have to go that bit further than normal when i get to one of the 72nd ones.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 7:19 AM

Dan: She's coming along great there!

Moff: Oh, no worries. It's just despite you not being happy with how some of her was coming out I thought she really looked cool. You did some really nice work on detailing the spades. I hope even if you can't finish here you'll post in the armour forum to your WiP there. 

Mustang: That's just beautiful, looking forward to seeing the cockpit installed. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 5:26 AM

Dan: Man that paint job is looking good so far. Yes

Moff: Looking forward to your continued work with that Waffentrager.

Everybody: Got the side walls installed and the IP painted and slightly weathered. Just gotta pick out some details, do some touch up and fade the entire IP a little bit and we're good to go it looks like.

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