Shelf of Doom GB 2016-17 (now extended to 30th June !!!!!!!)

So I got working on the Phantom today.  Had to make some side glass for the nose cause I misplaced them.  Otherwise I'm moving along.

It's good to see some progress 68GT.

I'm calling my 1/16 Tamiya German Infantry man with reversible winter uniform done. I hope you like it. That makes 8 models that have been rescued from the global Shelof of Doom by the participants of this GB. Here it is:

Cheers

Tony

Wow, thats a great job!

Had a little setback with the Phantom.  I planed on doing a closed canopy but it is so poorly fitting I have to switch gears and go open.  Have to figure how I'm going to spred the section between the front and back canopies and cement it in.

Going have to opt out with the UH-60 Black Hawk. Wanted to start it today, but one of the main rotor blades has gone awol out of the box. Will substitue it with an Academy 1/48 F86 Sabre that has been sitting on my shelf for a good part of 10 years. It's about 5% done. Cant recall why I never carried on with it. 

Is that ok?

That infantry man is just superbly painted!

Theuns

PKorson2

Hi, might as well hop aboard.

This is a Revell F-15E that only needs some clean up and a coat of paint. But I've fouled up so many parts (namely the insides of the exhausts and front wheel bay) that I don't even want to see it. Nonetheless, I'll try to soldier on. I'll work on it at some point when I get the motivation but for now I have two F-16s tying me up.

 

One thing you could do is to use the FOD covers that are included in the kit and make some rear exhaust covers to show the aircraft in a "parked on the ramp" state. The could be easily made using tissue cut just larger than the exhaust out of tissue paper and coated with thinned Elmers white glue. Also, to note, the front wheel well of the F-15 gear doors close when the gear is extended, except for the small portion at the rear of the main gear strut.

I'm a slow builder, and I actually went back and redid the engine.  Bear in mind I'm getting back into the hobby after a few years.  I did try a couple of new things, adding sparkplug wires and using bare metal foil to the air cleaner and valve covers.  Here's where I am now.

Change of plans.  Going with the Monogram 1/72 F8F Bearcat I started for last year's Weekend GB.  Here's where she's at.

Hi Folks,

Nice progress everyone. I've updated the list Gerhard and Lewbud. I've been away for a couple of weeks, then crook for a few days. Should be back to normal now.

Thanks for the comments on my figure.

Cheers

Tony 

I finally found the pictures of my P-51B in it's original state. Now I feel like I can start putting the bare metal foil on it. These were from December 2014. Next weekend I'll start the recovery project!

Hey all!

I also have a shelf of doom, but it sort of runs at 2 levels: there is the shelf of doom that contains quite a number of kits that will probably never be completed, some that are just waiting for inspiration to continue, and a few that are nearly done and are waiting for me to add minor items such gear doors, armament, etc.

The other level is my work bench: at this point, I count 9 kits in various stages of completion. I seem to have the attention of a 2 year-old as I work on one for a week, another for a day and so on.

Wondered I might fit into this group?

Jim

Hi Jim,

Use the group to fit your own purposes in getting something finished. There are few rules here, just encouragement to get them done !

Cheers

Tony

Hi All,

This GB was proposed to finish on 28th February, but I'd be ok to extend by a couple of months if it helps to get things done. If I get three people wanting it to continue, then I'll extend until 30th April.

Let me know.

Cheers

Tony

Thats a nice looking engine!

Got a little done on the Phantom.

I'd be up for an extension.

I'm good with an extension.

Thanks 68GT.

Thanks guys, just need one more vote for an extension. Nice work on the Phantom 68GT.

Cheers

Tony

Extensio is ok by me

I would vote for an extension if I can bring Meng's 1/72 F-102 Delta Dagger:

OK, let's do the extension. You can bring that Meng F-102 in Jim, because I have one in the stash and I want to see how it goes. I'm going to add an Airfix multi pose 1/32 British Infantryman, that I failed to complete for the FSM New Years Resolution GB.

Cheers

Tony

True progress has been made already this weekend! No more prep work. Here's my first attempt at BMF. I really like this so far And what an improvement over my old brush painting attempt. I've not tried anything too complicated yet in that I covered the wing all in 1 piece rather than try and do seperate panels. I'll post more as i make progress this weekend.

I agree Mongoose, that's looking good.

Cheers

Tony

taxtp

It's good to see some progress 68GT.

I'm calling my 1/16 Tamiya German Infantry man with reversible winter uniform done. I hope you like it. That makes 8 models that have been rescued from the global Shelof of Doom by the participants of this GB. Here it is:

Cheers

Tony

 

SteveCB

I'm a slow builder, and I actually went back and redid the engine.  Bear in mind I'm getting back into the hobby after a few years.  I did try a couple of new things, adding sparkplug wires and using bare metal foil to the air cleaner and valve covers.  Here's where I am now.

 

68GT

Thats a nice looking engine!

 

Got a little done on the Phantom.

 

Thanks for the great explanation on how to make water MC, it looks great. Are you going to give it some white caps ?

What colour paint do you use for the blue. I always use Pthalocyanine Blue mixed with Pthalocyanine Green. More blue for the Pacific, more green for the Atlantic.

Cheers

Tony

I have over 100 of these projects sitting around, I'm sure I can come up with one...

I'm in!

Give me a day to figure out what one to finish...

PANZERJAGER