Monogram Mafia IV Group Build

cbaltrin

 

 

PFJN

 

Hey Cbaltrin, I think you might have a ninja infestation in your workshop 

 

 

 

 

The ACLU showed up and said i had to give the black widow mechanic from the P-61kit a job...

 

stikpusher

The MMI stamp means Monogram Models Inc., not Roman numerals for 2001. Monogram always did their year stamps in Hindu Arabic numerals. 

 

Uhhhhhhhhh, yeah, yeah, I knew that! I was just testin' ya!   

That cockpit is looking good, cb! And if you could get that pilot figure to look like Joe Pesci, that would be even better!

MS DOS?! Lol! You're bringing back some memories there... 

just for the spite of it I never remove those markings if they are visible on the lower exterior of my monogram model aircraft builds. 

I'm in. I need to find a couple qualified models, but I know I have a few in the stash. I'll let you know.

I'm going to bump my previous Mafia builds because of an offer I could not refuse.

 And Photobucket, this one's for you...

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GMorrison

I'm going to bump my previous Mafia builds because of an offer I could not refuse.

 

 And Photobucket, this one's for you...

 

 

 

That P-6 is a pretty aircraft.  it's on my want list.  Nice work on all of them.

shamoo

 

 

GMorrison

I'm going to bump my previous Mafia builds because of an offer I could not refuse.

 

 And Photobucket, this one's for you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

That P-6 is a pretty aircraft.  it's on my want list.  Nice work on all of them.

 

Thanks! Those Yellow Wings were a set of three-in-one, 1/72 in the original blue box. I think I paid $ 50 the set on "Old Model Kits" and it was well worth it.

It's a funny story. When I bought them, the Old Don, who was notoriously cheap, wrote and said something like "I know where you bought those". He'd been eyeing them for a while.

Started the big tomcat. Got the PE tail stiffners installed, cut out the tail lights and replaced them with clear sprue and sanded and shaped them.

Its going together fairly quickliy, however there is a lot of gaps that will need to be worked.

Great work, B_one fixer!! Should we now call you "tomcat fixer"? 

stikpusher

MS DOS?! Lol! You're bringing back some memories there... 

just for the spite of it I never remove those markings if they are visible on the lower exterior of my monogram model aircraft builds. 

 

Microsoft didn't existing when I started.

OS/360

Duke Maddog

I'm in. I need to find a couple qualified models, but I know I have a few in the stash. I'll let you know.

 

Didn't you pick up a twin set of 1/72 fighters by Accurate Miniatures at last months auction? If so, those would be allowed as they are Monogram molds in an Accurate Miniatures boxing. 

Just as the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SB2C kits get a pass due to those being reworks of the original Pro Modeler Helldiver.

stikpusher

 

 

Duke Maddog

I'm in. I need to find a couple qualified models, but I know I have a few in the stash. I'll let you know.

 

 

 

 

Didn't you pick up a twin set of 1/72 fighters by Accurate Miniatures at last months auction? If so, those would be allowed as they are Monogram molds in an Accurate Miniatures boxing. 

Just as the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SB2C kits get a pass due to those being reworks of the original Pro Modeler Helldiver.

 

Yes I did. Well, I guess I know what I'll be entering in this Group Build!

What pair was it again Mark?

I have a P-47 in 1/48 and a F7F in 1/72 to start off with once I make some room on the bench.

Is that a Monogram P-47? Which boxing? I don't recognize that decal sheet at all.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/159065-monogram-6838-thunderbolt-p-47d

Just a guess because I don't have the kit, but that "6838" is on the decal sheet. Looks like a RAF SEAC option too.

Ok,,, I had to blow up the decal sheet to see Gabby's markings. The SEAC markings threw me off. I built that kit long ago, but did not remember the SEAC decals.

Dom Stick

Only about a week late but make my second kit the 1/48 Zero.  Got pics of it and the Skipjack on my phone and as soon as I get set up on imgur in the next day or two I will start posting pics.

BTW there is a nice tutorial over on the Hyperscale site for IMGUR.  Looks easy. (I hope) I am gonna make photobucket kick the bucket!

Ok... I'll get your stuff updated in a couple of days on the roster. I saw the Hyperscale article, but payed no attention. I'm already off and running with Postimage.org... so far, so good there. Quite easy to use.

Well I have the fuselage all buttoned up and sanded. Working on the wings now (re-gunning).

Glad to see someone else is building a P-47! 

stikpusher

What pair was it again Mark?

 

It was these two: The P-40 amd P-51

Duke Maddog

 

 

stikpusher

What pair was it again Mark?

 

 

 

 

 

It was these two: The P-40 amd P-51

 

 

 

 

Thats what I thought. Yup, both original Monogram moldings if you choose to build them for this GB. 

Accurate aloso reboxed the Monogram 1/72 F-4 Phantom from Monogram.

A bunch of great looking builds going on! 

I decided to try my hand at scribing the whole plane so I have been slowly chipping away on the 262. Not much to see but will post once I have it re scribed. 

Just a thought... but the 262 had its panel lines puttied and sanded smooth for better aerodynamics. Like the wings on a P-51. Aside from access panels, they really should not be there. If you want to save yourself some scribing work. 

What's the best one coat hard clear gloss?

BTW cannot buy Gunze locally.