Weekend GB: See you in November!

Tim, 

The Lighting is looking good. Keep at it!

SprueOne, 

I've never seen a toon tank before. It'll be fun to watch it come together. if

My build started this evening at 2038. For inspiration, the original Italian Job is playing in the DVD. Unfortunately, I still can't post pics from my phone, so I'll have to go to the library tomorrow and post there.  Keep up the good work!

Sprue - that Somua toon tank is going to look pretty cool all built up!  Keep at it!

Caveman - really nice work so far!  Luv the metal paint job on those parts!  BTW, I noticed the shot glass on the bench...not drinking that lacquer thinner straight are we?!?

My little secret............

Caveman

My little secret............

 

 

Which it seems you're good a keeping!

A bit of an update on the Mini build. When I went to bed about 8 hours into the build, I had completed the following: the chassis plate was primed and painted, I removed the visible mold seams on the exterior and primed it and masked it so the interior could be painted, primed, masked and masked the interior, primed and painted the hood, and primed and painted the roof cap.  Unfortunately, I didn't use fresh tape on my paint stick while I was painting the hood so it decided to fall off the stick and get some dust on it so I have to sand, prime and repaint. Also got some futz on the roof cap, so that will need to be sanded and repainted as well. Pics soon.

I built the base this morning as soon as I got up.

A few more hours to go for my deadline...

lewbud, SprueOne,
I've never seen a toon tank before. It'll be fun to watch it come together.

First for me too!

bufflehead, Sprue - that Somua toon tank is going to look pretty cool all built up!  Keep at it!

Thanks for the comment. I've got a few more hours to go.

I have also had to re spray all the black I laid down before.  Bit of a setback.  With ten hours to go I should still be OK.  Tried a new paint for the body and it turned into concrete in my airbrush.  So I need to pick a new plan for the body as well.  Ahhhh  the joys of weekend madness!

Press pause on my hours. Something urgent just came up I need to be the driver. I'll check back in as soon as that's takin' care of.

Take care of business SprueOne. We'll be here when you get back.

Tim,

Bummer about the paint. I still haven't learned how to do glossy paint with my airbrush, even after all these years.

Now for some pictures. They stop when I went to bed this morning. There's really nothing to show as I had to go back and fix the hood and roof cap. I painted the door cards, but I don't like them so I'll probably just paint them black and be on my merry way. 

Proof of non-startedness. 2037 last night.

The chassis pan is painted (maybe still in primer, it's a crappy pic).

Exterior primed and masked so I can paint the interior.

Interior painted.

Body on chassis pan.

Body mocked up with roof cap in place.

When I get home, I'll repaint the hood and then get started on the interior. I painted the bar the front seat mounts to so I can start adding stuff. I thought that this would be a curbside kit, but Tamiya in it's wisdom has put a full engine in there, which was unexpected. I thought I might run into a problem with the engine color, but it turns out BMC Green is about as specific as British racing green. As long as it's between an olive green and jade green I'm good to go. I found out that they painted the engines semigloss black in the more modern years, but where's the fun in that?  Roughly 27 hours to go.  Keep up the good work lads!

Go, go, go, with that Mini.

Finished pic are under bad lighting . Coin operated kiddie ride Somua from World War Toons:

Great Weekend ride, Thanks, I'll do this again sometime

Dang cool Sprue One.  

Now that is different.  Neat project!  Well done.

Buddy, that mini is an ambitious build!   But I know you’ll make it look fantastic. 

SprueOne,

I have to admit that I was kind of puzzled when I saw the picture of the base earlier.  Seeing the finished build I had to laugh and thought it was kind of awesome. Congratulations on being the first one to finish. Which pic would you like for the front page?

I love the theme for that toon tank. Great job Sprue!

scottrc, Dang cool Sprue One. 
Thank you for the compiiment

Caveman, Now that is different.  Neat project!  Well done.
Thanks!

Lewbud, Haha, thanks. I guess it would be this one.

Mopar Madness, I love the theme for that toon tank. Great job Sprue
Thank you.

Well, build one is in the books.  With only ten min. to spare.  This one needed more work than I thought.  Sorry for the pics. but my cave is too dark and I can't get the color shifting paint to show very well.  I will try taking better pics. when the sun is up.

PB201822 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

PB191797 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

PB191798 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

PB191802 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

PB201804 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

PB201810 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Things are still drying so I dare not touch it yet.  This one was close!  I will get a front page worthy pic. to you tomorrow.

Caveman, very impressive finish in just 48 hours.

modelcrazy

Now that's a little cutie Sprue

Tim,

Nice job on the Lightning!  When everything is dry, take a pic for the front page.

Sprue - So COOL!!  I wish I had a toon tank to ride when I was a kid!!  Love your out-of-box thinking for this display of the little Somua!  TBH, I was wondering what that "thing" was sticking out from the side of the base and also the screw "thingies" on top!! Bravo!!

Caveman - Wow!  Impressive...I wouldn't thought a car model could be completed in 48 hrs, but you're the MAN!  I love the color of the Lightning and the interior detail!  Kudos!!

Lewbud - Looks like the Mini Cooper is coming along nicely!  Purple roof?   Hmmm.....  Dying to see what the finished kit will look like!!

Well, I'll be out of town starting tomorrow and will most likely be out of touch with the GB.  I'll check progress of everyone on my cellphone, but I hate typing on that little thing!!  Gotta wait until I get back to my PC next week!

Happy Thanksgiving all!!

That’s a really cool finish on that Lightning!

That was quite a feat to accomplish in 48 hrs Cave.

Good work!

bufflehead

Sprue - So COOL!!  I wish I had a toon tank to ride when I was a kid!!  Love your out-of-box thinking for this display of the little Somua!  TBH, I was wondering what that "thing" was sticking out from the side of the base and also the screw "thingies" on top!! Bravo!! ...

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Well, I'll be out of town starting tomorrow and will most likely be out of touch with the GB.  I'll check progress of everyone on my cellphone, but I hate typing on that little thing!!  Gotta wait until I get back to my PC next week!

Happy Thanksgiving all!!

My hobby time is mostly spent on my model railroad but I've dabbled in some scale models.  This is my first post here.  Been lurking on the forum for a few days and decided to sign up.  Took a few minutes to figure out what's going on in this thread but it's awesome.  You guys are quick. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest!  Great work so far.  Very cool. 

T e d

Love the WWT Somua, Sprue! Gamera mention he might start a GB Easter for Eggs. Might be interesting. Love the creativity.

Nice job, Caveman! Love the paint. If I tried it, fingerprints would be everywhere.

To quote the great Texas singer (and softball coach) Meatloaf "Two out of three ain't bad." The Mini is still in the garage due to the poor time management of the project foreman. However, she is still in the queue and should be done in the next couple of days. Picking up from where we last left off.

I finally completed a subassembly. You take your victories where you can.

The body is painted.

Painted body with the roof mock up.

The front end. 

The rear suspension. Yes it is that minimal on the real thing.

The rear seat and roll bar installed. 

Driver's seat installed.

Glass is in place, roofcap is glued on, body mocked up on chassis.

When I left for work this evening, I had just painted the engine and the subframe that supports it. I'm also going to leave the fender flares off because I broke one trying to paint it (don't ask). All that remains is finishing the engine, front suspension and a few interior bits and she'll be done. Who's next?

Lewbud, Super clean build up so-far.

DasBeav

Love the WWT Somua, Sprue! Gamera mention he might start a GB Easter for Eggs. Might be interesting. Love the creativity.