Resurrection GB

checkmateking02

 

 

BrandonK

If I could make up my mind on a color for the Boss mustang, I would get it done. Ugh

BK

 

 

 

 

Red?  My '69 Mustang was "candy apple red," my 2000 Mustang was "laser-red topcoat."

 

Helps when you blast past the slower vehicles.  They can still see the car through the dust cloud.

 

Make sure they don't catch a license plate through that dust! 

I was originally medium metallic red, it looked pretty good. But this time I'm going for something more OEM. Thinking maybe blue. We'll see. 

It used to look like this..

But I'm thinking this..

or this..

Galatians 2:16

 

 

checkmateking02

 

 

BrandonK

If I could make up my mind on a color for the Boss mustang, I would get it done. Ugh

BK

 

 

 

 

Red?  My '69 Mustang was "candy apple red," my 2000 Mustang was "laser-red topcoat."

 

Helps when you blast past the slower vehicles.  They can still see the car through the dust cloud.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure they don't catch a license plate through that dust! 

 

Unfortunately they did once, Galatians; cost me $172.  

The other two times, I only got a warning. 

Beautiful Mustangs, Brandon!

Oh ouch speeding tickets! That hurts. I could tell some funny stories about those...... 

How's your pup? I hope well! 

Brandon: Those are some good choices! Personally I favor the darker blue, but that's just me. Go with whatever one you feel you'll never get tired of looking at. Something that has tickled your fancy for a long time. I can't wait to see it!    

Galatians 2:16

Oh ouch speeding tickets! That hurts. I could tell some funny stories about those...... 

How's your pup? I hope well!   

checkmateking02

 

 

Galatians 2:16

Oh ouch speeding tickets! That hurts. I could tell some funny stories about those...... 

How's your pup? I hope well!   

 

 

 

 

At twenty years old, I had to scrap the Mustang last January.  Driving a Chevy Equinox now; much less temptation to speed.

 

Sergeant Saunders, our JRT is doing well; chasing cats.  Hope yours is also enjoying the dog's life.

 

Thanks Checkmate! Bear is doing swell! At the moment she's playing tug-of-war with a miniature tire with her sis. 

I'm sorry to hear you lost your car. Hey, at least you be able to carry around more people! And I wouldn't underestimate the speed on those newer cars  Not that I'm suggesting anything  

I found a sheet of decals for various Blue Angels online. They seemed nice except that I failed to see the standard aircraft markings alongside the specialty markings. I may have to use some old decals I have. I still haven't decided on the proper blue paint...Hobby Lobby doesn't really have the best selection at the momens. Oh well, I may eventually settle on mixing paint. I have done that once before on a Vought Corsair I was working on years ago. Here's to adventure! 

Bear has a sister?  Should keep life in the home interesting!

One of the advantages of having the Mustang was not having enough room to haul around too many people! 

Testors Model Master used to make a Blue Angels paint.  Amazon is still selling it, but it's awful pricey:  over $8 for the bottle!  

But here's the link:  https://www.amazon.com/Testor-Corp-Enamel-bottle-FS15050/dp/B008IUD9YS

They have it in acrylic, too:  https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Testors-Acrylic-Plastic-Model/dp/B0035LOWEQ

Also outrageously priced at over $16 for the little bottle!  

Hobby Lobby online claims still to have the spray cans:  https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Model-Kits/Paint-Brushes/1972-Blue-Angel-Blue-Model-Master-Custom-Enamel-Spray-Paint/p/961

There's an interesting write-up about Blue Angels blue here:  http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/04/blue-angel-blue-and-gold-draft.html

It might be helpful.

Even our beloved FSM forums had a question about the blue way back when:  http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/27025.aspx

Hopefully you'll find something to work.  I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Checkmate I absolutely love what you have found for me!!! Thank you!!! Specifically the Amazon enamel blue! 

I apologize for the very late response. It has been my first round of tests and they were a doozy. Chemistry has a way of humbling you when you are up against a time line. Praise Jesus for His rescue with that mess! I do mean that.

Yes Bear does have a sister! Bear is happy go lucky. Noble is melancholy. Bear inherited bronze. Noble inherited brains. Bear (though very loving herself) has an independent streak. Noble freaks out if Bear is missing and is more than happy to quietly sit with you to absorb your affections. They are great girls. 

I hope you find some workable blue among them.

I avoided chemistry (and physics!) like the plague when I was in school.  

Bear and Noble!  They sound like a great pair of siblings.  It's a wonder you have time for any else, besides taking care of them and entertaining them!

Galatians, have you tried ScaleHobbyist yet?  Good prices and shipping isnt bad if you buy more than one jar of paint.

Bottle

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Paint_and_Construction/blue-angel-blue-fs15050/TES00001772/product.php?s=3&t=1&u=1&pg=1&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&v=23&co=5

Spray can

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Paint_and_Construction/blue-angel-blue-fs15050-spray/TES00001972/product.php?s=3&t=1&u=0&pg=1&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&co=5

Hi 68 GT! No I haven't yet. Thank you though for the idea! I'm going to check that out today. 

Checkmate I can not tell you how busy! Wowzers they can keep you hyper if you let them! Lol! Mostly they just want to play and absorb love. 

Ah chemistry...... God's little reminder we are not know it alls! Haha! 

I just looked up the Scale Hobbiest paints 68GT. I love them! I'm going to pull up my shopping list and see what all I can knock out with one trip. Thanks again!  

Whoa, this thread needs a resurrection! 

I found some time to work on my Monogram Me-109E.  I'm rather frustrated with how the resin and PE interior has worked out.  The fuselage is too narrow and some of the PE like the trim wheels just wouldn't fit.  Had to remove them to get the sides together.  The cockpit opening is too small to see much anyway.  I did some rework to fit a vacform canopy, that required some serious gnawing on plastic but I think it's going to work out.  I'm going to leave it closed.

My objective is get get the model back together with the raised surface detail as intact as possible and so far that's working OK.  The decals came off using Walther's Solvaset and a sharpened wood tool.  I never painted the top side except the yellow on the nose and the bottom had only a thin coat sprayed from an aerosol can.

Yeah I know! Thanks for helping to keep it going! Your plane is looking good jeaton! I wouldn't worry too much about the parts you had to remove. Especially since you said they were small. I am very intrigued by the stuff you used to remove the old decals. I need to try that out. 

As for plane, I have found that I am going to do more work on the cockpit than I'd hoped. The whole thing was set in wrong from the beginning and it has a large gap between the panel and "dash". I actually found some of the original decals unused and am thinking of salvaging some of those. Hoorah things have inches forward for both of us!   

Yeah I know! Thanks for helping to keep it going! Your plane is looking good jeaton! I wouldn't worry too much about the parts you had to remove. Especially since you said they were small. I am very intrigued by the stuff you used to remove the old decals. I need to try that out. 

As for plane, I have found that I am going to do more work on the cockpit than I'd hoped. The whole thing was set in wrong from the beginning and it has a large gap between the panel and "dash". I actually found some of the original decals unused and am thinking of salvaging some of those. Hoorah things have inches forward for both of us!   

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.   

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.

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? 

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? 

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.

Great improvement, John.  Really nice work!

Thanks, CM.

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

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! 

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. 

You've got it! Thanks for joining me!

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.

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

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.