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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:39 PM

Lookin nice GreySnake!

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Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:13 PM
Be careful on the resin parts like BK said its addictive!
BK, very nice work on the Boss 429!
 
I’m finally able to back to working at my desk even if I need to take frequent breaks. Here is what the St-Chamond looks like right now. Looking it over I don’t think there’s anything left to remove other then the decals.
  
 
The suspension on the model is very fragile and I was surprised to find only one park came cleanly off so that’s a relief. My only concern right now is the tracks as I think they are starting to fall apart. I’m going to try to save them.
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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 11:28 AM

Thanks for the photos Brandon! I've posted them now above your completed build.

 

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Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 10:40 PM

I found the before pictures of the Mustang. I built it 9 years ago. 

BK

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Saturday, January 14, 2023 7:04 PM

I've got your photo placed :)

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Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, January 14, 2023 5:03 PM

Galatians 2:16

Man that's sweet! I love the dash board work, and the wiring turned out awesome! Great choice of color too. Which photo would you like in the completed section? 


Guys check out the detail on these resin parts! Man look at that seatbelt detail. This is way better than what Revell originally offered... Crud, now that I've seen it can I ever go back? Confused Future apologies to my wallet... Obviously, I've never really worked with resin too seriously before - never had the tools growing up. Time for an adventure! 


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Use the first pic. And yes, the resin world is very addictive. Modeling crack.

BK

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A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Saturday, January 14, 2023 3:02 PM

Man that's sweet! I love the dash board work, and the wiring turned out awesome! Great choice of color too. Which photo would you like in the completed section? 


Guys check out the detail on these resin parts! Man look at that seatbelt detail. This is way better than what Revell originally offered... Crud, now that I've seen it can I ever go back? Confused Future apologies to my wallet... Obviously, I've never really worked with resin too seriously before - never had the tools growing up. Time for an adventure! 


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Posted by BrandonK on Friday, January 13, 2023 1:42 PM

The 70 Revell Boss 429 started out life as Tamiya Mica red with black interior and stock magnum 500's and hand painted bright work. I stripped it down and blew it appart. It is now Grabber Blue with 2K clear, bare metal foil, white interior and 20 inch Magnum 500s. I also wired the engine. I can't find my pic of it before I started and I didn't take any during the overhaul. Here are some pics of it now.

BK

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Friday, January 13, 2023 1:14 PM

Thanks GreySnake! I'll check that out. Sorry to hear about your back! I'm glad you're feeling better now though. 

 

BrandonK: No worries! Hey, I fell off the edge of the earth for a while myself...Huh?Smile Feel free to send a photo of the mustang still; I'll post it .... and get to see it in all its glory! 

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Posted by BrandonK on Friday, January 13, 2023 10:24 AM

I completely forgot to post my rebuild pics of my Mustang last year when I redid it. Dangit!! I have others, I'll see what I can whip up.

BK

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Posted by GreySnake on Friday, January 13, 2023 6:57 AM

You might want to ask over on the aircraft forum )if you haven't already) if anyone has a canopy or any idea. I took a look on scale mates and didn't see anything listed. 

 

Stripped the paint off the St. Chamond last week. Haven't had a chance to take pictures yet. Hurt my lower back almost four weeks ago and I'm now almost back to normal. Should start back to working on models this Sunday. 

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Thursday, January 12, 2023 4:56 PM

My cockpit parts finally arrived! Still working on getting the canopy though.

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 10:14 PM

Also, would you have any advice on where I might find a replacement clear plastic canopy? I tried EBay and the internet, but I'm not finding 1/48 scale FA-18E canopies anywhere. There was a 1/32 scale one Tongue Tied

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 9:31 PM

Ok. After a little searching, I have found a replacement cockpit. Hopefully, I'll be able to get it ordered and shipped quickly. Sadly, the weather around here may delay things on that front for a bit though.... Oh well. There's still plenty of detailing to do. The sanding stripped away some recessed panel lines and riveting. Not a bad fix, just tedious. Back to work rivet counting...Headphones

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 7:11 PM

Today I decided to forget about stripping  paint the conventional way and ended up sanding much of the underside with the finest sander I could find. I will need to add back some of the details but I'm feeling satisfied. 


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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 4:24 PM

That's a cool vehicle GraySnake! Can't wait to see what you do with it! Snail 

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Posted by GreySnake on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 3:32 PM

Here is the St. Chamond. 

This was my first attempt at doing weathering use enamel washes and I ruined the paint work in some places. 

Here is the model broken down. 

  

 

I need to get some Simple Green tomorrow and start stripping the paint. Need to decide if I want to use the left over decals from when I first built this kit or get a replacement sheet off of eBay. I’ll probably get another set of decals because I like the rooster.

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 2:38 PM

You've got it! Thanks for joining me!

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Posted by GreySnake on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 2:20 PM

Interesting I was thinking about this group build this morning. 

You can put me down for a Takom 1/35 St. Chamond. It was one of the first models I finished after getting back into the hobby and I have never been happy with it. I'll post a picture of it a little later. 

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 1:27 PM

Hello guys! I'm back from the dead so-to-speak. I know it's been long. I'm sorry. Life does things. If you need a photo posted to this build please let me know. 

I'm actually going to attempt editing the title of this build to be ongoing so people like me can always come back to it. I honestly figure this can become more of a build about resurrecting my participation in the hobby at this point (on my part anyway). Let me know if you'd be interested. Thanks! Snail

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Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, February 27, 2021 11:25 AM

I just bought some glue bombs off Evilbay. They will go great in this GB. Not likely to get to them before late this year though.

BK

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Posted by GreySnake on Sunday, December 6, 2020 8:43 AM
Very nice work on the old 109!
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Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 12:23 AM

Thanks, CM.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Monday, November 30, 2020 9:11 PM

Great improvement, John.  Really nice work!

 

 

 

 

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Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, November 29, 2020 2:49 PM

The Monogram 109E is a wrap.  I am glad I have rescued it because it was a lot the worse for wear since I built it in 1965, but there are mixed feelings.  The resin interior was difficult to fit and changed the character of the build, in retrospect it might have been better to go back with the original interior.  The vac canopy is a big improvement over the thick kit part, but once again it separates it from the old days.  I'll have to let my thoughts settle on all that. 

The 1965 Monogram instructions called for a solid green finish and I went with RLM 71 for that, and the decals are part original and part aftermarket where the kit decals from my decal stash were too far gone.  They are the markings the kit artwork called for.  I have read there is some small support for a few 109E's painted solid green, but I'm sure the Experten will excoriate me for such a statement.  In an effort at originality, I had swapped the decals with a Monogram FW-190 I was building at the same time in 1965 but chose to go with the original kit markings this time.    I added Uschi fine thread for the antenna and replaced the lost antenna masts with wire and plastic card.

Here's the original box art. from the Monogram Classics reissue.

 

Here's the kit before rework, with another I built with my granddaughter Yasemin a few years ago.

 

And here is the restored/refinished model.

 

 

 

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Monday, November 23, 2020 8:29 PM

Galatians 2:16

Hey Checkmate! Yeah it looks like I'm going to go online now.....I am old school. I have preferred in store for years, but now that seems to be getting problematic. Oh well. 

I want to get the paint stripping finished on my Angel. Maybe I'll finally get it done over Thanksgiving break. Every other week there seems to have been one exam or another. This week is chemistry again. I think to switch things up, I'll work on filling in the wheel wells. I intend to do an in flight version. I actually am considering adding the smoke trail..... That would be fun! 

Hows modeling going for you? Snail

 
I always bought paint from a store, like you, until the shops started going out of business.  Several have failed over the years (in Madison, WI) that I used to patronize.  Even then, it was an hour and a half drive to get there--and they were often out of stock on the paint I needed.
 
Funny you should mention paint stripping and how modeling is going.  Not too well, currently.  I used to paint 54mm miniatures, and used Imrie-Risley paint.  That went out of production years ago, so I thought I'd try 28mm figures using Vallejo acrylics.  I'm finding it a steep learning curve, so mostly lately I've been painting; making a mess of things; then stripping the paint for another try.  
 
Fortunately, these are metal miniatures, so I don't have to worry about melting plastic, but the paint strippers aren't particularly potent, so it's taken repeated soakings.  I've got about a dozen soaking in jars right now.  
 
There's a couple of group builds that interest me for 2021--one for Supermarine and one for Messerschmitt.
 
I hope you make progress with your Blue Angel project.  I remember the days of college, and those exams only interrupt the stuff you really want to do.  
 
Have a safe, happy, relaxing and blessed Thanksgiving!
 
 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Sunday, November 22, 2020 12:17 PM

Hey Checkmate! Yeah it looks like I'm going to go online now.....I am old school. I have preferred in store for years, but now that seems to be getting problematic. Oh well. 

I want to get the paint stripping finished on my Angel. Maybe I'll finally get it done over Thanksgiving break. Every other week there seems to have been one exam or another. This week is chemistry again. I think to switch things up, I'll work on filling in the wheel wells. I intend to do an in flight version. I actually am considering adding the smoke trail..... That would be fun! 

Hows modeling going for you? Snail

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Sunday, November 22, 2020 11:46 AM

John:  Nice going; sounds like a lot of work, but it's coming along!

Galatians:  sounds like a pre-Black Friday mess you were in.  As for the picked-over paint, we've lost a lot of options and choice with the disontinuation of Model Master.  I like enamels, so will probably be going with Humbrol.  I wonder if it will get wider distribution now.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Galatians 2:16 on Sunday, November 22, 2020 11:33 AM

Well Hobby Lobby was a nightmare yesterday! Oh the lines! And the paint was picked over. I hope you all are having a better time securing supplies.   Huh?Snail

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