Gamera

Oh gosh, if there's anything I really hate it's trying to bend a piece of PE into a tube shape. Personally I'd suggest trying to bend the thing and seeing how it goes. If it turns out badly you can always order the aftermarket part then. 

 

Like I said, I do know an art facility that has a whole jewelry and metalsmithing room. I took a jewelry and metalsmithing class there, so I know some basic stuff (riveting, soldering, etc.). The room has rods for rolling rings, so if I get access to the room I could easily roll and then solder the piece. Unfortunately, they only have open lab for people who are taking a class in the same room. Maybe I could get access to the room for 20 minutes or so, I don't know. Or possibly, I could get in touch with my class instructor and see if he could roll and solder it for me. 

The problem with buying online is, I don't know if they sell one that is the right type for my kit. The RB Models barrel has what looks like an extra step in it. 

Kit barrel (from the artillery piece, but it's the same barrel, I checked):  

RB Models barrel: 

If you notice, there are two steps/depressions/slopes to the RB Model barrel, as opposed to one on the Trumpeter barrel. 

Oh gosh, if there's anything I really hate it's trying to bend a piece of PE into a tube shape. Personally I'd suggest trying to bend the thing and seeing how it goes. If it turns out badly you can always order the aftermarket part then. 

I've gotten to the point where I need to attach the muzzle brake. Unfortunately, the muzzle brake is a very thick piece of PE that needs to be bent into shape. I know basic soldering skills, so I could solder it, but I don't have any equipment or space. I do know somewhere where they have a soldering setup, so maybe I can pull some strings and use their equipment. 

The other option is to buy an aftermarket metal barrel/muzzle brake. I might do that, because I'm lazy. Problem is, I need to be sure it's the right gun barrel and it's compatible with the kit...aftermarket manufacturers really don't seem very clear on stuff like that. It's hard enough even finding their products online, let alone figuring out compatibility!  

Gamera

Joe: Looks good and congrats on the new airbrush- nice! 

Moff: True Earth Waterfiller Putty, interesting, I'll have to check it out, thanks!!! 

 

Joe: Looks good and congrats on the new airbrush- nice! 

Moff: True Earth Waterfiller Putty, interesting, I'll have to check it out, thanks!!! 

If anyone remembers, I have a lot of problems with filling seams and injection marks. Well, I may have just had a breakthrough as far as injection pin marks go. I've had True Earth Waterfiller Putty for a while, and I haven't used it much because it's really watery and seems to shrink too much. Turns out, if you're patient and apply multiple coats, it does wonders. I've been applying it to injection pin marks and it works really well. 

Wow! The new airbrush looks snazzy! I'll be interested to see the results. 

Thanks Bish. Yes, it is indeed a Badger.

Joe, sounds like you had your hands full with the VW. But nice to see some progress. I do like the look of that airbrush. Are those made by Badger?

As I mentioned my progress so far is meager at best. In fact it's been more along the lines of, well, fiddling. I fiddle with a part here and fiddle with another part there. My main progress has been getting the Eduard PE seat and  mounting bracket folded and glued:

The rest has been mainly claning up parts and test fitting:

But now I'm getting antsy to start airbrushing something as I'm dying to try out my birthday present:

I already have a Patriot that I really like but, I'm excited to use this which has some improved features such as the flow control under the cup and the the longer trigger for better control. I plan out getting in some test sessions this weekend.

That's it for now folks. Next update will be on the airbrush performance.

Cheers, Joe.

Bish,

Only if you look close. The next 1/350 German ship I do (destroyer) I won't bother. The larger square one's are a little easer to see.

Greetings Everyone. Just when I thought I'd cleared the major obstacles that were impeding my ability to hit the bench I had a couple of curve balls tossed at me. Biggest of which was having to engage in unintended auto repairs. Broke the timing belt on my 2000 VW Beetle which pretty much munched the engine. Thus, I had to do emergency repairs on my standby rigs that were sitting idle. This, coupled with the yearly massive weed infiltration in our yard, set me back a few weeks. But, I'm gaining on the distractions and slowly buying myself some long over due modeling.

So, let me start by getting caught up on all the fabulous progress each of you have been making.

Ken: You have done a stellar job on the Deuce and a Half. It looks great. Did you happen to follow up on Bruce's suggestions for weathering it up a bit. Although, it appears fine as is. Congrats on finishing it up.

BrandonD: Your French Seafire turned out marvelous. You really did some remarkable work there. I'm quite impressed with your paint job and subsequent weathering. Very well done.

Tates: That is a mind boggling set of wheels. Kudos to your patience in painting all of those.

Steve: That is a sharp looking base you've created. I am hugely impressed with your fortitude to tackle all of those portholes. I'm certain your attention to this task will pay off in spades. Oh yeah, I love what you're doing.

Moff: Very nice effort on the Waffentrager so far. the work you've done so far looks real good. By the way, concerning your entertaining a French GB in the future, I'd be interested given that I just recently acquired a 1/72 Hasegawa Mirage F-1 and a 1/72 Hobby Boss French Sepecat Jaguar A.

Bruce: I'm looking forward to some updates on your Type 4. Yet, I can completely relate to being distracted by outdoor activities. Spring is the time to enjoy such activities here in the desert before the temps hit the 100's.

lostagain: Although it's slow and steady on the MB-5, your making excellent progress. Hang in there with it.

As for my Corsair, I'll be posting my meager update here right directly. 

Good to be back in the game.

modelcrazy

 

lostagain

Steve, looking very good to date, how many PE portholes are there?

 

 

There are around 160, round ones and somewhere on the order of 50 square. The problem is the Germans use outward swinging as well as inward swinging portholes. I have to do the best research I can to see which ones they were, and whether they swung left, right or down. They are all different.

 

Now thats a lot. Can you really see the differance in the portholes at this scale.

lostagain

Steve, looking very good to date, how many PE portholes are there?

Moff, keep up the good work, doesn't look any worse than anything I have at this stage of a build.

So far my MB-5 is going slowly, just cutting out and sanding back the vacform pieces. I have a sheet of 240 grit wet and dry taped to a glass chopping block

Got most of the parts out, except for the spinner. Each piece takes ages to sand down, especially when you try and get to a very thin trailling edge...

The interior will be scratchbuilt or adapted AM, along with undercarriage with AM wheels and the spinners need to be adapted, the 2-D propellors beefed up, should be fun.

 

Nice to see this coming along lost. Good idea for the sanding.

lostagain

Moff, the French model I have is modern, so I vote for general. But it's up to the host of course...and 2017 is good with everything else going on.

 

Thanks Gamera

Vac forms are certainly interesting.

Moff, the French model I have is modern, so I vote for general. But it's up to the host of course...and 2017 is good with everything else going on.

Lostagain: That is so cool, one day I'll work up enough guts to try a vac-form kit!

Moff: I like the idea of the French build, World War Two or just general subjects though? I ask because I think the only thing French I have in the stash right now is a couple of Mirages.

lostagain

And Moff, if a French GB comes up, there is something in the stash that is calling to be made...

 

lostagain

Steve, looking very good to date, how many PE portholes are there?

And Moff, if a French GB comes up, there is something in the stash that is calling to be made...

Steve, looking very good to date, how many PE portholes are there?

Moff, keep up the good work, doesn't look any worse than anything I have at this stage of a build.

So far my MB-5 is going slowly, just cutting out and sanding back the vacform pieces. I have a sheet of 240 grit wet and dry taped to a glass chopping block

Got most of the parts out, except for the spinner. Each piece takes ages to sand down, especially when you try and get to a very thin trailling edge...

The interior will be scratchbuilt or adapted AM, along with undercarriage with AM wheels and the spinners need to be adapted, the 2-D propellors beefed up, should be fun.

Gamera

Steve: She's coming along very nicely!

Moff: Well, I guess if you do have any issues you can always throw a camo net over the bad area.

 

Steve: She's coming along very nicely!

Moff: Well, I guess if you do have any issues you can always throw a camo net over the bad area.

Thta is looking really nice Steve, i can just imagine how tricky those portholes must be.

After some work on the bulkheads and 01 deck I attached it to the hull. The PE portholes are a real trial.

Did some sanding/filling today of the Waffentrager. 

I think I'm really mauling this kit, but we'll see once the paint is on. I'm pretty much done with the chassis, now it's just down to the gun and any scratchbuilt abominations I decide to add. 

Bish

 

Moff, hope your going to get some pics up soon. I know what you mean about those files, i often find them better than sanding sticks.

 

Haven't done anything too major since my update on the 29th. Just some sanding and fitting of parts to the hull. I should have more time on my hands soon. 

I also should be ordering the Friuls soon, but I think I might wait until I've finished the rest of the build before ordering them. I'd hate to trash the build after purchasing a $40 set of tracks that I then can't use for anything. The gun assembly is frightening me, to be honest. The last (and only) time I've built a gun assembly was Dragon's M7 Priest, and I managed to glue together everything that wasn't supposed to be glued together. 

BTW, this is a VERYpreliminary idea, but I'm considering hosting a GB in late 2016 or 2017, depending on when I get this bugger on the road to completion. I've had my eye on building Tamiya's B1 Bis for quite a while now, so I was thinking of a French themed GB. I'm just batting around the idea right now, I don't want to plan on anything that I can't go through with. 

Gamera

 

Bish

 

 

modelcrazy

Bish,

 

If you get a chance you should to check out “The Philadelphia Experiment” (1984). A movie that is very loosely based on “a true story” The first 10-15 minutes show what they were trying to accomplish and the last few minutes are from the “tales” of the result. I think there was a remake but I haven’t seen it.

Steve

 

 

 

 

I seem to be slipping a bit, sorry guys.

 

Steve, i was reading up on that movie. It seems to ring a bell, i think i may have seen it years ago. Might have to try and source it out.

 

Moff, hope your going to get some pics up soon. I know what you mean about those files, i often find them better than sanding sticks.

 

 

 

 

I saw this, maybe 15-20 years ago. I don't remember much about it at all. There was a sequel, something about a F-117 with an atomic bomb being sent back in time and captured by the Luftwaffe. All I remember about it is the F-117 with a big swastika on it's tail, figured it would look cool as model. 

 

I just did some looking to find that and also found there was a re make of the priginal in 2012, that seems to have slipped under the radar, pun not intended.

Bish

 

 

modelcrazy

Bish,

 

If you get a chance you should to check out “The Philadelphia Experiment” (1984). A movie that is very loosely based on “a true story” The first 10-15 minutes show what they were trying to accomplish and the last few minutes are from the “tales” of the result. I think there was a remake but I haven’t seen it.

Steve

 

 

 

 

I seem to be slipping a bit, sorry guys.

 

Steve, i was reading up on that movie. It seems to ring a bell, i think i may have seen it years ago. Might have to try and source it out.

 

Moff, hope your going to get some pics up soon. I know what you mean about those files, i often find them better than sanding sticks.

 

I saw this, maybe 15-20 years ago. I don't remember much about it at all. There was a sequel, something about a F-117 with an atomic bomb being sent back in time and captured by the Luftwaffe. All I remember about it is the F-117 with a big swastika on it's tail, figured it would look cool as model. 

modelcrazy

Bish,

 

If you get a chance you should to check out “The Philadelphia Experiment” (1984). A movie that is very loosely based on “a true story” The first 10-15 minutes show what they were trying to accomplish and the last few minutes are from the “tales” of the result. I think there was a remake but I haven’t seen it.

Steve

 

I seem to be slipping a bit, sorry guys.

Steve, i was reading up on that movie. It seems to ring a bell, i think i may have seen it years ago. Might have to try and source it out.

Moff, hope your going to get some pics up soon. I know what you mean about those files, i often find them better than sanding sticks.