Shelf of Doom GB II - 2018

Yeah! I finished another. Had lots of fun with 30 year old decals and Alclad NMF.  Lost the ejection seat somewhere so I had to scratch build that.  the decals and seat belts were the only thing added to it not out of the box.

John

John-very nice job on your Kfir-paint scheme is impressive

SD-Tiger is coming along nicely-looking forward to seeing more progress pics

Bruce-very impressive work-you're almost at the finish line

Lewbud-thank you-gonna need some luck & motivation-too many other things to get done which is why I'm here....-looking forward to seeing another one of your builds here.

Bob

I finally got the screens added and the tow cables attached. This is my first attempt at adding rust affects to model and i'm relatively pleased with the results. 

Let me know your thoughts, granted the pictures make the rust brighter than on the actual model. 

I have to finish the pin wash, then add some rust effects to the turrent and hull, then I'll be close to finishing the tank. Then to the dio base and a couple figures.

I do hope to make the finish date. 

EDIT: I'm going to post some better pictures, most likely this weekend. 

Thanks - it was a monster.

I really like the filter.  Its very subtle and I was hoping for getting a sunbleached look which didn't happened but it brought a common tone to all the colors e.g. brought down the green.  Worked great out of the airbrush set to 8lbs and very light flow.  I tested on a bare plastic piece ( hull from an unbuilt sub ) and the pigment change is very slight, but there for sure.  I'll be trying this on better kits ;)

keavdog

Calling this one done.  Never had so many things go wrong on a kit!  I will say that airbrushing the ochre MIG filter worked well.  Very subtle but in terms of applying very lightly with 8lbs or so pressure I had no runs or pooling.  Going up on the shelf along side my F5 aggressor.  

 

Keavdog,

Despite all the issues you had with this build it turned out quite well!

What are your thoughts on using a filter? 

Sailing_Dutchman

I have put a coat of Alclad grey primer on followed by Vallejo Model Air dunkelgelb RAL 7028:

Next I will make my first attempt at post-shading.

 

 

SD,

The tiger is looking great! I'm looking forward to see how you do the post shading.

Calling this one done.  Never had so many things go wrong on a kit!  I will say that airbrushing the ochre MIG filter worked well.  Very subtle but in terms of applying very lightly with 8lbs or so pressure I had no runs or pooling.  Going up on the shelf along side my F5 aggressor.  

The Comet looks great Steve!

Bob, good luck with the invasion stripes.

SD, good looking ground target.

Been kind of lazy, haven't worked on the Corsair in a week or two.

I have put a coat of Alclad grey primer on followed by Vallejo Model Air dunkelgelb RAL 7028:

Next I will make my first attempt at post-shading.

Bit of progress - think I'm done with decals, though there's still a lot of stencils so we'll see what I feel like in the morning.  Next up, weathering and the filter experiment

Thanks Tony.

John - I'm very interested to see how that filter changes your experimental Kfir.

Steve - Nice job on the Comet, its better completed than not. I recently bought this kit myself. I've used the first photo on page 1. Thanks again for participating here.

That makes 15 models we've rescued from the Shelf of Doooooom!

Cheers

Tony

keavdog

There's some really nice stuff here.  Maybe I should have joined the shelf of hell GB... Anyhow, reaching way back in the thread, the elmers sausages had some reaction with the tamiya primer and actually etched the plastic and made a mess of things.  I was just about to add this plane to the firing range when the Mig filter I ordered came in so I will give it a try and see if I can get an overall dusty look -nothing to loose. 

I left the plane out in the sun for a few weeks to gas out whatever was happening.  Sanded a bit, brush painted... and it's really a mess but I'm proceeding as an experiment.

So I went from this...

to this

  Clearcoated and starting decals

And I'd like any advice on using these Mig filters.  They are super thin an airbrush ready.  What PSI, distance etc.  Any advice welcome

 

 

Keavdog,

Nice recovery on the Kfir.

I've only used filters on Armor. Their purpose is to make a subtle tonal change to the base colors. For example, panzer grey can benetfit from a blue filter to give the panzer grey a slight blue hue. And I have never applied a fliter with an airbrush, only with a brush. On camouflage schemes i'll use the filter to tone down the contrast of the  camouflage. That is what I did on the Type 4 I'm building in this GB. 

Since your Kfir is now kind of an experiment, using this filter would be a neat test. I hope others will give their 2 cents as well.

EDIT: I know I said I've only used a filter with a brush, that doesn't mean an airbrush couldn't be used. Although, I would apply it very lightly to avoid any running.

modelcrazy

I completed the Comet. It looks like something I would have built 10 years ago but at least It's not still in the box in pieces, It had missing track sections, missing decals so I did what I had to do to make up for these deficiencies.

 

Steve,

The Comet looks great, one really can tell anything is missing. Great job!

Sailing_Dutchman

Due to the lack of e-mails recently I forgot about this GB , however as e-mail has been restored I found it again and began work on my Tiger. After taking it out of the box it was in quite a few pieces as the Purple Power disolved the superglue and some of the other non-solvent glues:

I re-assembled it and filled some of the seams:

I am now working on priming and will post when that is finished.

 

SD,

I'm looking forward to your progress on this tiger.

bobbaily

Great work all-it's good to see all these builds being completed and very nicely at that.

Lewbud inspired me to pull out the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6B that I was going to build for the D-Day 'Flash' GB-got the interior painted and then it went to the Shelf of Doom.

Pulled it out last Sunday, got the interior installed and fuselage together.  Yesterday I primed and today I put down the white for the invasion stripes.  Hope to get taping and striping done along with the rest of the painting by the end of next weekend....but hey, it's been sitting for how many years?

 

 

 

 

bobbaily,

Nice start on the Mustang. AM makes some relly nice kits of the early Mustangs.

There's some really nice stuff here.  Maybe I should have joined the shelf of hell GB... Anyhow, reaching way back in the thread, the elmers sausages had some reaction with the tamiya primer and actually etched the plastic and made a mess of things.  I was just about to add this plane to the firing range when the Mig filter I ordered came in so I will give it a try and see if I can get an overall dusty look -nothing to loose. 

I left the plane out in the sun for a few weeks to gas out whatever was happening.  Sanded a bit, brush painted... and it's really a mess but I'm proceeding as an experiment.

So I went from this...

to this

  Clearcoated and starting decals

And I'd like any advice on using these Mig filters.  They are super thin an airbrush ready.  What PSI, distance etc.  Any advice welcome

Thanks Griffin and Bob. Now to get back to ships and planes where I'm more comfortable.

Looks good Steve-nice build and the base really adds to the Comet-mud in all the right places....well done

Heck of a lot better than parts in a box Steve. Very cool.

I completed the Comet. It looks like something I would have built 10 years ago but at least It's not still in the box in pieces, It had missing track sections, missing decals so I did what I had to do to make up for these deficiencies.

Thank you Tony-now comes the fun part-Invasion Stripes!

Flying Dutchman-looking forward to seeing what you do with your Tiger.  I have several in the stash that I really need to start on at some point.

Due to the lack of e-mails recently I forgot about this GB , however as e-mail has been restored I found it again and began work on my Tiger. After taking it out of the box it was in quite a few pieces as the Purple Power disolved the superglue and some of the other non-solvent glues:

I re-assembled it and filled some of the seams:

I am now working on priming and will post when that is finished.

bobbaily

Great work all-it's good to see all these builds being completed and very nicely at that.

Lewbud inspired me to pull out the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6B that I was going to build for the D-Day 'Flash' GB-got the interior painted and then it went to the Shelf of Doom.

Pulled it out last Sunday, got the interior installed and fuselage together.  Yesterday I primed and today I put down the white for the invasion stripes.  Hope to get taping and striping done along with the rest of the painting by the end of next weekend....but hey, it's been sitting for how many years?

Welcome aboard Bob, that's looking really good actually. You don't see that many early Mustangs being built.

Cheers

Tony

Your Hellcat looks fantastic Bud.I like the way you've highlighted the panel lines, and that is a scheme that is on my list. I'll update page one now. You're making quite a dent in your own Shelf of Doom.

I bought an Italeri Hellcat a while ago, then sold it without building it. I've done a few of the Academy ones, it's nice. The Eduard one is even better, I think. There's 3 or 4 of those in the stash now. 

I've also added your Corsair to the roster.

Your Hellcat makes 14 models we've save from the Shelf of Dooooooom !

Cheers

Tony

Jay Jay

I just discovered this thread and what a great idea for a GB. Due to the FSM email alerts not working I started browsing here and i wish I had found this earlier so I could participate.  The thought of having unbuilt models on my shelf of doom haunts me.

You expert modelers sure are doing a fine job in your rescue attempts.

 

You're very welcome to add an entry now Jay Jay. THere's is still 40 days to run in this GB.

Cheers

Tony

Great work all-it's good to see all these builds being completed and very nicely at that.

Lewbud inspired me to pull out the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6B that I was going to build for the D-Day 'Flash' GB-got the interior painted and then it went to the Shelf of Doom.

Pulled it out last Sunday, got the interior installed and fuselage together.  Yesterday I primed and today I put down the white for the invasion stripes.  Hope to get taping and striping done along with the rest of the painting by the end of next weekend....but hey, it's been sitting for how many years?

Thanks Bruce. While it's possible that some roll rate was gained, the amount of wing that was removed was just a couple of inches in width (I think the width of the plastic I removed was maybe 1/16 inch wide at most). After looking at some of the ungainly wingfolds of British designed aircraft, part of me wonders if the amount clipped was just enough for clearance on the hangar deck.

Jay Jay,

You've got about two weeks. Pick a kit that's almost finished and get it done!

I just discovered this thread and what a great idea for a GB. Due to the FSM email alerts not working I started browsing here and i wish I had found this earlier so I could participate.  The thought of having unbuilt models on my shelf of doom haunts me.

You expert modelers sure are doing a fine job in your rescue attempts.

lewbud

Looking good Bruce!

Thanks, lewbud!

Great job on the Hellcat! And I do see what you are talking about with the chunkiness.

lewbud

If anyone knows why the Brits squared off the wing tips, I'd like to know. More pics to follow.

 

My guess is for a better roll rate, they eventually clipped the wings on the Spit, and I believe the Tempest too.