FSM New Years Resolution — Build More Models GB

Bish

 

modelcrazy

Thats -26 c to -16 c. Just incase someone needed a conversion.

 

 

 

 

Yep, thats definatly nippy.

 

Must be the British understatement of the situation we on the other side of the pond always hear about

Alright, I made a bit of progress on the Viper. The engine cluster is started and masked off & currently drying in the paint shop....

And I had hit the nose with a spot of insignia white on the exterior.

goldhammer

 

Bish

 

modelcrazy

Thats -26 c to -16 c. Just incase someone needed a conversion.

 

 

 

 

Yep, thats definatly nippy.

 

 

 

 

 

Must be the British understatement of the situation we on the other side of the pond always hear about

 

Me, understatement, surely sir you must be mistaken

I love British humor 

Justin Not to sound like an echo, but that voyager turned out great!

We here can't complete with with -41F thank God, but a couple of nights ago it was -11F

Short update. I got everything together a few days back. Needed a bit of filling and sanding along the sides of the hull and pit. I had hoped to have the painting complete by now but got slowed down trying to tint the canopy.

The pit was finished with painting in all the knobs and switches. In the movies the pits are black, but i figured it would be very hard to see anything under a tinied canopy, so this is Darths other shuttle.

This kit is a lot bigger than i had expected. I would like to do another one in flight mode, but these are now going for big money on e-bay, i have seen a couple at over £100. I ain't that desperate for one.

Should have the painting done by tomorrow or Tuesday, depends if i think it needs another light coat.

Theuns...that Spit looks awesome!  I wish I had the space for something like that!

I wish I could convince my wife to think in government accounting terms! Lol

Theuns - very nice on the office.

Bish - coming along nicely.

Got the underwing seams sanded, along with the fuselage.  Got the engine pylons on, more fill and sand in my future.  Also assembling the engine pods and tip tanks.

Howdy All,

An update with pics this time.  I am making slow progress as I relearn many old dusty, rusty and dormant modeling skills (weren't that many to start with) and having to wait for the mail ( with needed supplies) to show up.  Yep I live and die by mail order out here.

For those battling too cold to paint temps (this is in jest) y'all need a mobile heated and cooled painting station. Yes I am talking about your van or SUV.  Start, crank the heater and in about 20 minutes it will toasty etc for painting!

Just painting what I can and some detailing.  Not going into much more than some dry brushing and pre shading the exterior this time.  Kinda one model one new skill at a time.

Cheers

Chris

Matt, you have to upload your photos to a hosting site like imageshack or photobucket, or your own web site if you have one.  Then you click on insert or the little squre with the mountains in it to the right of the link symbol, and paste the url for your photo into the window that opens.

The Airfix Meteor F.8 is progressing.  

When I fit the wheels in I found that there was some kind of disconnect in Airfix's planning.  There seemed to be some attempt to key the wheels in the correct rotation,
but the holes in the wheels didn't really match up.  Care had been taken to insure that the landing gear legs were put together correctly so I don't think that was the issue.  
In any event, the nubs on the gears that fit into the wheels were all carved round and the wheel inserted.  The nubs could probably just be removed as the wheels
and tires just barely fit into the fenders, it's a very tight fit.

Control surfaces are installed.  I sanded down the rivet detail a bit on the surfaces, it seemed a bit too prominent but looks good now.  A very small amount of Perfect Plastic Putty
was used around the gun bay doors.  The windscreen seems to want to sit a little high, some plastic was carved from its base so it would fair into the fuselage better.  
Little things, nothing serious.  The ejection seat had been installed with white glue.  When I test fit the sliding canopy I found that the armor on the back of the seat interfered a little
in the closed position.   It was easier to mask off the cockpit with the seat out so it was removed.  The instructions have you install the nose gear at this point, but that makes for the
possibility of damaging it later in the build.  My plan is to put the nose on with white glue and paint the airplane, then remove it and install the nose gear.

On with the aluminum paint.  Alclad ALC 101 Aluminum.

Thanks GH.

John, Meteor is looking good.

goldhammer

Have tohost pics on an off-site place, ie. Photo Bucket, Flkr, etc.  Then you can post from there.  Down at the bottom of the main forum page, a lot of threads on posting pics.

 

thx m8 

I finished but I can't figure out how to upload pictures to the forums.

Ok it's time for me to get started.  I am doing the RSOV from HobbyBoss.

The build begins with the engine and progressed through the frame and suspension.  The kit has good fit and few assembly problems.

That's all for now.

Daniel-  look for my thread in the forum tech assistance page.  will guide you through a quick and easy way.

Dang that Imperial Shuttle looks cool :-D

Theuns

MrT

 

 

That's all for now.

 

i do a lot of warwheels, even have the coffee mug and t-shirt. what color did you use for the frame? mine is suppose to be black but i will probably go with an engine gray mixed with some brown for that road grime color. i can adjust afterwards with oils and/or pastels. i still have not decided on color for the truck body civilian or military or weird diorama BSC.

i did get the V-84 engine together. if i open the top hatches on the engine compartment will have a bunch of scratch building inside.

looks like a warmer day so should get some priming done in the garage.

Nice work tehre Steve, i am watching this closely as i have an idea for the float plane GB. Would this same process work in 72nd do you think.

I have not seen that Mod Podge before, but i did find it in the UK. Is that the same as normal paper mache or is there a reason you use that.

Theuns

Dang that Imperial Shuttle looks cool :-D

 

Theuns

 

Thanks Theuns. Got the painting finished tonight. I used the blackbasing method. Its subtle but has a nice effect. Should have some pics once its dry. But i might have to leave the weatheirng until the weekend.

Bish

Is that the same as normal paper mache or is there a reason you use that.

Bish, I have used it before and found it is far less expensive than acrylic varnish, which I used to use for this step. Mod Podge is a PVA glue similar to a thinned white glue. It dries clear and acts exectly like "Elmers", infact one could thin Elmers to achive the same results. Once this process is complete I will be using Acrylic Gel a usual.

this is the truck.

the V84 engine

the engine compartment open at back

Thanks Steve. And i am very much looking foward to seeing the rest of this.

waynec

 

MrT

 

 

That's all for now.

 

 

 

 

i do a lot of warwheels, even have the coffee mug and t-shirt. what color did you use for the frame? mine is suppose to be black but i will probably go with an engine gray mixed with some brown for that road grime color. i can adjust afterwards with oils and/or pastels. i still have not decided on color for the truck body civilian or military or weird diorama BSC.

i did get the V-84 engine together. if i open the top hatches on the engine compartment will have a bunch of scratch building inside.

looks like a warmer day so should get some priming done in the garage.

 

I did mine in Tamiya Nato Black which is really a real dark gray.  The body and wheel rims are supposed to be Dark Gray.

waynec

this is the truck.

the V84 engine

the engine compartment open at back

 

Looks like a real good start!

Nice looking Louisianna half bred coondog that you have in the back of your truck Wayne.

scottrc

Nice looking Louisianna half bred coondog that you have in the back of your truck Wayne.

 

SCOTT it is a croc from the TAMIYA MESOZOIC CRITTERS. there is also a baby T-REX in earlier photos. That's funny. In June we  rescued a 2 year old catahoula hound from Denver Dumb Friends' League.