Monogram Mafia IV Group Build

cbaltrin

The masking madness continues...

 

Now, This is where I start playing with everything and end up dropping something on the floor and banging things up 

 

Amazing work.

Cheers

Tony

cbaltrin

It really helped having my silhouette cutter because I would go nuts cutting all those strips of tape by hand.

Yeah, but you also measured it so the squares work out exactly. That blows my mind.

I have never seen masking like that. Wow am I impressed!!

Thanks guys. It really helped having my silhouette cutter because I would go nuts cutting all those strips of tape by hand. Also great  to have all the strips exactly the same width. Makes visualizing things much easier when working out the masking by eye.

Wow, tahts crazy!  Awsome job cb!

Incredible masking job 

You’re a madman!

The masking madness continues...

Now, This is where I start playing with everything and end up dropping something on the floor and banging things up 

cbaltrin

 

 

shamoo

Don Stik, I need to be fitted for cement overshoes as I didn’t get the Stearman done in the 6 month window.  The weather got too cold for the wood stove to keep the works warm enough to spray paint.  I’ll dig around and see what I’ve got to make another attempt. 

 

 

 

 

Listen Shamoo, Don't stress yourself out. It sounds like you need to take a little vacation and cool your heals in Vegas. The car is outside wait'n to tak yas to da airport if you know what I mean...

 

cbaltrin

 

 

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stikpusher

Lots of great progress guys and gal. Plenty of fine builds.

CB, I gotta ask as to how the cockpit tub came loose? That really is a bit of a ggrevation.

 

 

 

 

Well it stayed in place pretty well without glue when I was dry fitting and consequently I guess I forgot to glue it before joining the fuselage... 

 

 

 

 

 

The lost cockpit has been put back in its place!

 

 

Excellent to see!

docidle

I’ve just gotta say that there are some amazing models getting built for this GB. Thanks for hosting it Stik!

Steve

 

Thanks Steve. There sure are some great builds here. And apologies to all once again for my lapses in running this build.

shamoo

Don Stik, I need to be fitted for cement overshoes as I didn’t get the Stearman done in the 6 month window.  The weather got too cold for the wood stove to keep the works warm enough to spray paint.  I’ll dig around and see what I’ve got to make another attempt. 

 

Listen Shamoo, Don't stress yourself out. It sounds like you need to take a little vacation and cool your heals in Vegas. The car is outside wait'n to tak yas to da airport if you know what I mean...

cbaltrin

 

 

stikpusher

Lots of great progress guys and gal. Plenty of fine builds.

CB, I gotta ask as to how the cockpit tub came loose? That really is a bit of a ggrevation.

 

 

 

 

Well it stayed in place pretty well without glue when I was dry fitting and consequently I guess I forgot to glue it before joining the fuselage... 

 

The lost cockpit has been put back in its place!

I’ve just gotta say that there are some amazing models getting built for this GB. Thanks for hosting it Stik!

Steve

SprueOne

Very nice recovery and results on those checkers. Dig that consistancy

Thank you sprue !

stikpusher

Thanks cb! Although I did bone up some of my of the camo scheme... but since this is gonna be a ceiling hanger for my great nephew, I’m not gonna fix it. Only a serious RAF Hurricand fan, not a 3 year old, would spot my goof anyways...

Speaking of which, very nice job for masking those checks! You have serious talent and patience there. I see what you did wrong during the process. Looking at the last photo, you would never know it...

i was starting to wonder about this P-47 build of yours...

 

Thanks stik. Hit some construction turbulence with the jug. Mostly paralysis by analysis stuff. With the Fw finished I am back on the P-47 with refreshed enthusiasm!

cbaltrin

Stick, The Hurricane is looking quite nice.

I have moved back to the P-47. Time to mask cowl checkers. What a pain. Notice my major screw up in one of the pictures below? That was a bonehead move! 

Just 3 more rows of checkers to go! This is worse then masking a Ju-188 canopy.

 

Very nice recovery and results on those checkers. Dig that consistancy

More work on the Tigercat and Connie

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I finally finished my new model room so started back to building. I added the monogrm Constellation and the ProModeler P-51 B/C to my list.

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Thanks cb! Although I did bone up some of my of the camo scheme... but since this is gonna be a ceiling hanger for my great nephew, I’m not gonna fix it. Only a serious RAF Hurricand fan, not a 3 year old, would spot my goof anyways...

Speaking of which, very nice job for masking those checks! You have serious talent and patience there. I see what you did wrong during the process. Looking at the last photo, you would never know it...

i was starting to wonder about this P-47 build of yours...

Stick, The Hurricane is looking quite nice.

I have moved back to the P-47. Time to mask cowl checkers. What a pain. Notice my major screw up in one of the pictures below? That was a bonehead move! 

Just 3 more rows of checkers to go! This is worse then masking a Ju-188 canopy.

UP, either the SBD or the 262 will work, as they are both original Monogram kits. The SBD is from the 60’s and the 262 from around 80 or so. Remember it’s two completions within six months of your start date. 

Ill get you on the roster here.

Hi stik, sign me up! I'd like to enter a Monogram 1/48 F4F Wildcat and I'm undecided about the second one. I'm thinking a ME 262 or the SBD Dauntless. The design and molds on both kits are older, but I think the manufacturing is done outside the US. Will either one qualify for the group build?

OK youse guys, I've updated the family roster and family portraits. if ive missed anything or anyone please let me know by PM so I can get it fixed...

Thank you Tony. I’m keeping it as simple as can be with this one.

Shamoo, you can start a new pair in six months if you feel so inclined... unless you’d rather get those shoes....

And here are the updates on my Hurricane. Last Saturday I put down a base coat of Humbrol Midstone on the upper surfaces.

Then today I did the upper camo pattern of Dark Earth followed by the lowers in Azure... all Humbrol enamels

Nice work on the Hurricane, Stik, and very nice finish on the 190 CB. These old kits still look good after a good modeller works them over !

Cheers

Tony

Don Stik, I need to be fitted for cement overshoes as I didn’t get the Stearman done in the 6 month window.  The weather got too cold for the wood stove to keep the works warm enough to spray paint.  I’ll dig around and see what I’ve got to make another attempt. 

Thank you sir!

Beautiful finish CB!