Lockdown 2020 GB

Getting some work in on the fishing trawler..

I also was in a funk the last week with working on my project...something must have been in the air.

This is done, glazing was a nightmre, rest of the fit quite bad.

The 20mm MG 151 I scrtchbuilt and it is very basic , just needs to look like  gunship. These were used by the SAAF as COIN cloe support craft for the infantry.

IMG_20200423_155455 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200423_155442 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200423_155428 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200423_155414 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I recall many years back I did a medivac in an Allo3 and there was a strong headwind for the 60 odd Km flight. The ASI indicated 85 Kt but the cars on the highway was passing us like we were on a snail....not the fastest helo arround LOL

Theuns

Wow Matt, those are tiny! but they do look very nice!

Great looking builds, one and all.  just spent several minutes scrolling thru all the pages, some cool subjects!

I have started on one of the two 1/144 Spitfires so here are the pictures.  These are ridiculously small (as is to be expected) but still fairly well detailed.

Untitled by matt pohlman, on Flickr

Untitled by matt pohlman, on Flickr

Untitled by matt pohlman, on Flickr

Just realized that I dont have a picture of where it is currently, which is fuselage together, wings on and prepairing to mask the cockpit glass.

Here is the package art for the P-51 as well.  I am also building the Fw-190D-9 kits at the same time.

Untitled by matt pohlman, on Flickr

Thanks guys, sweet looking Enterprize Mach.

I'm very impressed with the engineering R2 put into this Enterprise kit. For the most part the fit is Tamiya like, and this is a snap kit!

I glued the pylons the other day.

Today I sanded the pylon and saucer seams. Then mounted the pylons. Its a really nice system.

Next up is the neck and the nacelles.

Then its just putting the big parts together.

I'll check the seams tomorrow and if things look good I can get some primer on her.

Steve, 

Great job on the weapons bay! It looks great!.

Armor_Aficionado

WIP on the LRDG truck:

 

 

 

 

 

Nice looking truck!

Nice looking rocks Justin, cool idea.

Thanks Buddy.

Here is an update. I added some gizmos and wiring in the weapons bay. I'm OK with it, especially since it's just going to sit on the shelf after completion. I'll work some more on the other bay as well as the wheel wells. I'll paint some brackets and such when everythings completed.

Theuns

The thread would judst not be complete without "NCC 1701" .....punch it!

 

I have also had very little building energy for plastics the pst few days, I wanted to spry the gloss cler over the F15 conforml tanks this morning but it just would bead up  and not flow atall so I am calling this week a loss, will start again next week.

AP by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 

I ike that T55, loads of potential to play arround with some weathering and such, wish I hadan armor kit to build 

 

Theuns

 

I feel ya!  Since I finished my builds for this group build, I started in on my Hasegawa 1/72 AV8B Harrier for the VTOL group build.  I have been suddenly reminded of one of the reasons I like the old timey stuff....there is just WAY too many pieces to add to these modrer aircraft!  lol

I've gotten it into primer, and decided to let it sid for a bit, and started in on the Jeep and US Infantry in 1/48th to go along with my D-Day Osprey build.

One other thing I started, was painting rocks.  My town has this little facebook page where people are painting rocks and 'hiding' them all over town for others to find.  So during our virtual cubscout camping trip this past weekend, we each picked up a rock from a defunct flowerbed (I know, I know...leave only footprints and take only photographs/ memories...)and brought them home to paint and share with the community!

WIP on the LRDG truck:

Welcome Steve, I will put you down.

Theuns

Theuns,

I'd like to join up if I can.  Put me down for a Tamiya P-51D.

Steve,

Your F-35 is awesome!

That really is an impressive decal sheet! 

I hope you guys get your modeling *** back soon. I've been there myself.

The refit Enterprise is a snap kit, I'll be using glue. It has a good amount of parts.

The saucer is very well made! But the grid lines are WAY to big! They would be feet wide on a ship this size.

The instructions are huge for such a small ship!

The decals are amazing. 3 full sheets, this will be an exercise in decaling. All of the aztecing are on the decals, as is most of the detailing. I hope I have enough Micro Sol and Set!

The primary hull is glued. The fit seems very nice.

The thread would judst not be complete without "NCC 1701" .....punch it!

I have also had very little building energy for plastics the pst few days, I wanted to spry the gloss cler over the F15 conforml tanks this morning but it just would bead up  and not flow atall so I am calling this week a loss, will start again next week.

AP by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I ike that T55, loads of potential to play arround with some weathering and such, wish I hadan armor kit to build 

Theuns

Everyones builds are coming out sharp.

Mach- I'm on my second build too. 

My slow progress on my trawler. Got the lower and upper parts of my hull painted. Next is the deck. 

68GT,

the metal on your jug is looking good!

Theuns,

Can I do a second build? 

This:

very nice metal look :-)

Theuns

The Jug got some preshading and some no buff aluminum Metalizer.

The metal looks real nice!

That Eagle is looking awesome!

I had to redo the metal, but I think it came out well.

IMG_20200415_134433 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Top camo was my own mix, think it is close enough.

IMG_20200415_134452 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200415_134624 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I also had to redo the top metal part as I had it to far forward :-( ill post pic of that later 

Theuns

Thanks guys.

I finally got all the guts stuffed in and attached the lower half of the nose.

I am going to add some intrest to the weapos bay and wheel wells.

OK, maybe not that much