Weekend GB: See you in November!

Eagle,

Got your build updated.

SD,

You're on the roster. Welcome to the asylum.

Ed,

You're on the roster. Welcome to the madness!

This is really the only thing I can get built in the time alotted. Y'all have fun. Can't wait to see the results.

Was a great GB last year. I had a good time. My Xmas shopping is 90% finished, so my weekends will be mostly open. I would like to try two.

HobbyCraft 1/48th Lavochin La-5 russian fighter.

AMT 1/48th Gloster Meteor.

Fotofrank,

C'mon now, you can do better than that!  I got faith in you buddy! Pick something simple out of the stash and join us!

Dasbeav,

Added you to the roster. Welcome aboard!

In my fit of shameless hucksterism yesterday,  I went back through the previous iterations of this build and learned a few things. There are model categories that have been severely underrepresented in this build. There have been no Civilian/Commercial aircraft built. There have been a couple of vignettes, but not dioramas which is understandable (a vignette is a slice of life while a diorama tells a story). There have been a couple of Sci-fi entries, but none recently.  There have been no real space entries. Why do I bring this up? Two reasons. One is simply a suggestion for those looking for something different to do. The second was that I've never really stepped out of my comfort zone with this build. With the exception of a 1/700 Hobby Boss submarine (had like 10 parts and three were the stand), I've always built aircraft, it's what I know. While I'm pretty sure a military plane will be built this year, maybe I'll build an airliner, or a robot, or a spacecraft to boot.  Less than a month to go!

Count me in Lew!  I always enjoy some modeling madness around the holidays!

Not sure what I'll be building yet....most likely a 1/72 aircraft, but possibly a 1/35 vehicle.

Welcome aboard Ernest!

I'm in.  Last year was fun.  It will be along with the DC-3 build.

SteveCB,

Welcome to the madness! I'll add you to the roster.  

Bumpity Bump Bump Bump.

Think I'll stretch the comfort zone a bit and start with a car. II''l give Tamiya''s 1/24 Mini Cooper racer a go.

I am ready to rock!  I'm finishing up my Saturn IB so I can give 100% attention to this GB.  I'm thinking I'll start the 23rd.  I'll get up that morning before the kids, turn on some Iron Maiden and jump in feet first!  LOL!  That gives me friday and Saturday to complete it.  Can't wait to see the other builds!!

Yepity yepity yep. 

Eagle, your S1B looks so great! You've made me jump into my SV hoping to look half as good.

I just may try my hand at the S1B after my other commetments on this GB. The paint job worries me a bit time wise though, but what the heck I should have at least 1 build completed by that time.

I think I'll start on Turkey Day with the Bat cycle. that should be a quick one being all black.

modelcrazy

Yepity yepity yep. 

Eagle, your S1B looks so great! You've made me jump into my SV hoping to look half as good.

I just may try my hand at the S1B after my other commetments on this GB. The paint job worries me a bit time wise though, but what the heck I should have at least 1 build completed by that time.

I think I'll start on Turkey Day with the Bat cycle. that should be a quick one being all black.

 

Thank you sir!  It is a great kit.  Do you have the Airfix kits?

LOL!!!  Yeah, the taping of those odd patterns for the boost stage are very tricky.  The worst part was every reference I looked at (including the Airfix box art and instructions) were all different!  But in the end, it looks super cool with the paint scheme they used for the booster section.  So, the time you'll spend on the taping will be the big time killer.  The kit itself goes together very quickly...especially if you do like I did and glue all stages together and not do the little bit of detailing there is for the stages if you seperate them.  Either way I think you will be happy with the reselts. 

Bat Cycle!  Can't wait to see that one!

modelcrazy

Bobby, I have the old AMT kit. I sire it's not as nice as the new Airfix bit I can work with it.

 

Nothing wrong with the AMT kits.  Look forward to seeing that. 

OK Lew, here's my official entry:  1/35 Tamiya Type 95 Ha-Go (minus the figures!)

Its a small tank with minimal parts and vinyl tracks.  The challenge will be the 4-tone camo pattern, but I have a plan to deal with that! .  Unfortunately I'm always out of town on Thanksgiving weekend so I'll have to do my build the following weekend, 11/30.

The last couple of Weekend Madness GBs I've started with a 1/35 armor kit, then followed with a 1/72 aircraft build.   We'll see if I can do that again this year.

Steve,

The only difference between the AMT and newer Airfix Saturn Ib is the new sprue added to correct the the SLA and CSM. I've got a spare if you want it.

Ernest,

Got you on the list. That will be tiny in 1/35.

GermanArmor: 

Got you on the list. Welcome aboard!

Steve,

Who makes the Batbike so I can update your build.

Eagle90,

You're right about all the SatV roll patterns being different. A friend of mine once suggested doing a chapter build of all the SatV missions. I told him it would be a boring build because the differences would be too subtle and all people would see were a bunch of black and white sticks.

I will be building a Revell 1/72 T-80 BV.

Buffelhead, yeah, the Ha Go shoild take you about 10 min to build LOL. Try the 1/72, it's got about 5 parts, and one PE, the muffler screen. 

Lewbud, yes, If you have the parts avaliable for the Saturn I'd be glad to take them off your hands.

I misspoke, the Bat Bike is the Bat-Pod, sorry. It's the Moebius 1:25, not very big but it looks like a cool little kit. Moebius make a larger version with a figure.

Alright, alright alright. The roster is updated!

I'm in with the MENG, World War Toons, SOMUA S35

SprueOne,

Welcome aboard! We've had several eggplanes over the years, why not a toon tank. This will be interesting.

OK.... After digging through my "Stash", I have decided on this.

I have also picked a few "Back-up" kit's. ( after last year's disaster, I figured I needed something to fall back on...)

For a "Brief" moment..... I also considered ......

I dont think anybody has done a building for  the Weekend Group build . Not a lot too it... ( and most of the wood need's to be cut to length, so it's kinda like scratchbuilding. )

And then I thought "What if I built this"?

I have the wood deck up-grade for it... ( that ought to slow me down a bit ...)

I'm willing to let you guy's decide which kit I should try ..........

( Do you "Dare" me to build the sub ???? )  I "might" be able to pull it off   ......   ???

Timmy, a building? Neat idea. A scale model is a scale model regardless of the subject. I once started scratching a house skelton model using matchsticks for the wall studs. It was actually working well and was looking good but I lost intrest in it.

A 1/72 U-boat would take me 48 hours just to weather! Good luck if you give it a go.

modelcrazy

Timmy, a building? Neat idea

Just trying to think "outside the box". Last year I managed a 1/72 airplane, and a mini - dio for it.

I wanted to go Bigger this year .... but that might be asking for a repeat of last year's  failure with the first plane. ( the Heller 1/72 renault Cauldren 714 ..... still laying in the corner .......next to the Hammer ! )

modelcrazy

A 1/72 U-boat would take me 48 hours just to weather! Good luck if you give it a go.

If I do, it wont be "fancy" or anything.  I wont have time to drill out the 204 drainage slot's.