AIRCRAFT, ARMOR, FIGURES, SHIPS - D-Day Group Build, 5-8 June 1944

Looking good Joe. You have way more patience than I do.... I am amazed at the foil technique. I read years ago in FSM that boiling the foil w/ eggshells changes the tone.

All, I got a bit done on my M8... I managed to get 6 road wheels sanded... YEAAA!!! SO ashamed...

Nice job, Hattals

Nice job - alot of pieces to those AFV kits



Joe - looks good - keep the pics coming

Richard : Great looking M-10.

Joe : She's coming along rather beautifully.

the first attempt at foiling and the first pic.


joe

Like the M-10 Richard.

Joe the birds coming along quickly.

glad to hear and see so much progress being made.

here is mine. the primer is on. the bird is ready and i begin foiling imediatly after this post. here are a couple of pre foil pics. notice the off color around the pit? that is the molded plastic color.



wish me luck.

joe

Well I got my firefly all painted with decals on, Now for those nasty dragon Indies, I think they will take just as long to do as the tank its self.

Looks great Richard, nice work

Great looking M10 Hattels. Well I started my IVJ this am and will hopefully be building this week.

Richard, I don't know much about Armor, but I know a good model when I see one. Youre build looks very good to me. Congratulations on a fine job.

Nicely done Richard. Very clean build.

A couple of small comments, add a few straps to your bags so they're not suspended in air and tie them to something. And a little shine coming off one of your roadwheels, hit it with a little more pastel to dull them up.

Thanks for sharing with us.

looks great hattals. good job.

joe

Here is my finished AFV Club M10, it is OOB, and was a very fun build. The only problem I had was that the rubber band tracks were slightly small and need to be stretched a little. Please don't critisize my work, I may have a breakdown! Just kidding, please feel free to help a fellow modeler out! Fire away!



another view, I can't figure out what the dark spot behind the saddle bag is, the only thing I can figure is a drop of water got on the thing while I was taking the picture, but it's not there now

12-06-04
Spitfire looks like a Spitfire. Wings on, canopy ( closed) on, tail-planes on, under-wing airintakes on. ML 407 had it's cannon placemnet reversed, ie, the short cannon was on the OUTSIDE on the leading edge with the gun-fairing on the inside of the leading edge. This has caused a slight problem in that I had to cut the panel with the blisters in half and swop them over.
Now I have a lot of filling to do.
Also, ml 407 apparently had a belly tank. This isn't included in the ICM kit, but remarkably, is included in the ancient Monogram Mk. IX kit tat resides i nthe bootm of my never-see-the-light-of-day pile. This kit also donated tyres fro the wheels. The hubs, the plain, flat versions are donated by the Hasegawa I/48 and they fit quite well. The struts are ICM.
So, a real Heinz 57 kit, then.

All I need to do is prepare a barrel of filler and away we go......sanding once again.
( this is going to go right to the wire.......)
Liam

Bill, you're welcome. The Flag looks great in your sig. Actually, Rock has a nice ring to it. Maybe I'll change my on-line nickname .

Regards, Rick.

well, I haven't got my italeri/esci m4 yet,

*wonderin whats taking so long*

C O O L ! ! ! !

Thanks, again, Rick!

QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman Originally posted by rjkplasticmod Well it's Rick, not Rock, but sure you're welcome to fly the flag. [/quote Way to go Bill, now you can go slither away and hide under a rock. LOL Thanks for the support, Eric! Some friend you are!! lol Anyway, it was a typo, not a "read-o" and I've changed it so everyone will wonder what you're talking about!! lol Thanks Rock, er Rick! Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown) Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Friday, June 11, 2004 6:22 PM Originally posted by rjkplasticmod Well it's Rick, not Rock, but sure you're welcome to fly the flag. [/quote Way to go Bill, now you can go slither away and hide under a rock. LOL  Eric  Reply rjkplasticmod Member since February 2003 From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, June 11, 2004 6:12 PM Well it's Rick, not Rock, but sure you're welcome to fly the flag. RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All... Reply wipw Member since January 2003 From: Utah - USA Posted by wipw on Friday, June 11, 2004 5:54 PM Rick; Can I "steal" your flag: for my sig?? Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown) Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Friday, June 11, 2004 5:17 PM Biggles to the forums and this Group Build.  Eric  Reply rebelreenactor Member since October 2003 From: Clovis, Calif Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, June 11, 2004 3:06 PM its not to late, as long as ur building something from D-Day or (june 5-8) U r in! I got a little interior done on the left fueselage, (ok, i cant spell that word, i dont usually build these wingy thingys) I am a very slow builder! And to my dissapointment, i started to rush the interior steel bars and they don't look too good hopefully i will do better on the seats. John Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 11, 2004 1:20 PM I'd like in, if it's not too late - stripey aeroplanes - Yum! Regards, Ian Reply Edit fightnjoe Member since September 2011 Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, June 11, 2004 8:33 AM ok folks i am almost ready for the foil. wow i used a lot of putty. about a quarter of a tube. of course some was lost in the process of putting on a toothpick and then to the a/c. i know i can use a needle to keep the putty from drying but the drying time was not a factor to me. i have a little touchup to do as the port wing developed a crack at the seam. i also have to touch up the lower fuse. will have pics later this morning i hope. joe Veterans, Thank You For Your Sacrifices, Never To Be Forgotten Where you can find me: Workbench on FaceBook  Google Plus  YouTube Reply Build22 Member since May 2003 From: Upstate NY Posted by Build22 on Friday, June 11, 2004 5:54 AM Nice job, FightnJoe Good start Ghettochild Way to get out there and start things moving Jim [IMG] Reply ghettochild Member since November 2003 From: houston,texas Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:16 PM cool thanks tigerman -Josh Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:50 PM Sorry, the only info I can come up with from Squadron's Panzer In Action, is that many J's came with the late idler. I see a picture of a knocked out #634 with the late idler.  Eric  Reply ghettochild Member since November 2003 From: houston,texas Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:43 PM really just need to know about the different idlers on the different versions. -Josh Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Thursday, June 10, 2004 6:45 PM Not sure of your question ghettochild, but I'd lean to the late idler. The Panzer J late in the war had these tubes which mesh metal schurzen hung on, unlike the more familiar metal plates that you'd see on Panzer III's and IV's.  Eric  Reply « First«6789101112»Last » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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