Thunderbolt GB 2016

Really love that Steve! Came together great! As Bish said it nice to see a plane that isn't built often. Thank you very much for joining the GB! Which pic would you like on the front page?

tempestjohnny

that can't be an Italian mechanic he doesn't have his hands n the air while talking to the pilot...

I believe the pose caught his arms in mid raise.

Thanks Bish. It was an enjoyable kit.

really well done there Steve, great looking build and nice to see somthing we don't see often. Nicely displayed as well.

Well I'm done with it. Thank you Rooster for hosting this Group Build. I have some P-47's in the stash but won't be able to get to them before the GB ends so this will have to be it....unless something unexpceted happens.
This was a nice kit, typical Hasegawa, good fit, nice detail, not overly engineered. 

The base isn't a good as I would like but that's another area I need to get better at.

Anyway here it is. The Macchi C.202 Folgore.

Steve

That's really coming together well Steve. Still think that camo is spot on! I know what a pain getting a good fuselage band painted can be and you did a great job on one over irregular surfaces. Looking forward to seeing it all buttoned up!

I'm almost done with the Folgore. I need to complete the canopy and then work on the base, but here it is so far.

Progress.  Next step decals

Glad to have you aboard Tbone looking forward to seeing the razorback!

I am still getting back into building models after I looooong hiatus...so far it has been a great stress relief from my job besides a a6m2 that turned into a pile of plastic and glue but it was my first model amd I learned a lot ...for one do not rush...you can count me in for a Tamiya 1/72 P47 Razorback

johnny those came out beautiful! What did you use for the NMF?

Finally got enough done to post a pic. These two are my first full NMF builds in a very long time. 

Steve, just saw your post on the previous page. So sorry to hear of that. Besat wishes to you and your family. So glad i quit smoking when i did.

The 202 is looking really nice, i do like the scheme, i think you have captured that perfectly.

Thanks very much Bish and Steve!

No messing about after your 190 Andy. Nice work on the pit and great touch with the wiring.

Well I've finally dived into my Tamiya P-47 Bubbletop. Has everyone says, the cockpit in this thing is beautiful OOB. Only "scratch" work I did was add some wire for linkage to the throttle quadrant and some to the back of the IP as this will be somewhat visible on the finished build. The Dull Dark Green is MM enamel Euro Dark Green and and the black was done with Vallejo which I really love for brush painting. I would have loved to put a resin seat in this one for the belts but didn't want to wait for one So I scratched them out of wire and tamiya tape. I'm fairly happy with how they came. I also added a drop of future to the IP dails, which you can kind of see in the picture.

Thanks for looking and as always comments/critques are encouraged!

Very sorry for you family's loss. I'll keep all you guys in my prayers.

Thank you TJ! I'll also pass your thoughts onto his sister as well.

All I got to on Saturday was masking the fuselage stripe.

We received a call from the hospital Saturday morning around 10 AM. The nurse said my brother-in-law relapsed and was having another heart attack and they were moving him back to the ICU. When we arrived they were doing chest compressions and paddles. Once they got him stabilized they inserted a ventilator and he would stay that way for an hour or so and decline again. He would be harder and harder to stabilize and in the end the family said no more heroics. He passed away shortly after 5:30 in the afternoon.

He really didn't take care of himself health wise. He was overweight, smoked, didn't manage his diabetes and in the end the body had enough. Sad thing is he was looking great the night before and he was serious about getting straightened out because this had been a wake-up call. The sad thing is he was 6 months younger than I, he wanted to work out with me at the Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab center, stop smoking and start on his diabetes meds.

Yesterday was obviously hectic due to arriving family and arrangements.

Lesson learned. If I'm going to take that flight to heaven, it will be because God bought the ticket not me.

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts prayers. I will be back to the Macchi in a few days.

Thank you. They moved from ICU today and he will likely be out in a few days. Now I hope he listens to his Dr. and starts taking better care of himself.

Good news about your brother in law. Glad to hear is doing better.

Nice work on the Italianos