The Weekend Madness GB.

BrandonD

Ok, it's 12 and a half hours in, and despite an hourlong nap after eating too much, I have so far been able to get this thing ready for primer. The leading edges of the wings gave me more trouble than I was expecting, but I used thin super glue to fill the cracks as well as add strength, hit it with accelerator, and got them sanded smooth. I may have seated the cockpit too high, as th seat interfered with the rear glass, but I trimmed about half a milimeter off the top of the seat, and everything went down well.

Other things I've gotten done:

Wheels are painted (one of the reasons I chose this kit was the fact that the tires are separate pieces, so it negated the need to mask them).

Another reason I chose this kit is the fuselage top is a separate piece, so there is no upper centerline seam to deal with.

I got the exhaust pipes drilled out, painted Alclad Steel, then washed in AK rust streaks. I'll probably rub a pencil over them to bring back some of the metallic colors, then blacken the tips.

The landing gear legs are painted, and the struts attached to them, so tomorrow they should be a pretty easy drop fit. I'll probably use super glue on them.

I also painted the prop, and hit the hub cannon with a quick touch of gunmetal. I primered the spinner, and since I primed in black and it has to be black, I'll be able to mask the cannon pretty easily with a small roll of tape without worrying that I won't cover the spinner with paint.

All in all, I'm happy with the progress so far and am looking forward to getting primer down on the whole thing tonight before bed. Hopefullt that doesn't reveal any issues.

 

-BD-

 

 

Brandon,

To quote the old knight from Indiana Jones:The Last Crusade "You chose wisely.". She's looking good.

dwsrazor

Okay, I started at 8:00pm tonight and put in about 4 hours.  Now I'm trying to remember how to use my Flickr account.  Lol!  Lets give it a shot.

Great, it works.  Here is where I am at after 4 hours.  A lot of flash on this one and some bad mold seams espcially on the gun barrels.  MIght have to dig into my spares box and see what I have to replace them with.  It is off to bed time now.

 

Razor,

You're off to a good start on the Jack.

taxtp

The Airfix Crusader has its coat of paint, and a coat of Future ready for decals. I've dome some colour modulation to give it some depth.

The decals are holding me up. they're past their use by date, to put it nicely. Completely inflexible and they've lost any adhesion to the model. I've tried to make them stick by locating them in some wet Future onm the model. Now I'm trying to make them conform with some Microsol. I need to get the wash done and highlights tonight at least.

 

Tony,

I got faith you can make the decals work.  You got this!  She's a splendid little tank.

Eagle, learmech,

Looking forward to pics of your builds.

Here is the first installment of pics.  I'm one who jumps all over the instructions and does as many sub assemblies as I can.  LOL!  Of course...there I was spending time on the cockpit and when I went to dry fit the canopy...I asked myself why am I doing this!?  LOL!  You can't see a bloody thing when the canopy is down.  LOL!  So far, it's a very nice kit.  Some flash but nothing bad.  Fit has been nice so far too.  I'm still up in the air with gear down or up.  More to come on that.  LOL!  Here they are.

And I'm off!  8 AM start Pacific Standard Time

Turns out I had a metal barrel for this as well!  Should save a little bit of time.  Those indie links.....

Lewbud....I just did that exact kit a couple of weeks ago....I loved it! 

Yours is looking great!

Here is another progress pic for you.  I'm almost ready to paint.  I'm letting all the little bits and bobs dry proper, give it a seam check and then paint.  So far it's been a great little kit!

I eventually got the decals to lay down with sme very careful dabbing of liquid cement. It's a high risk approach that I only use when I have to.

I've gone on to weather and finish it with about 2.5 hours to spare.

Cheers

Tony

Eagle90

Lewbud....I just did that exact kit a couple of weeks ago....I loved it! 

Yours is looking great!

Here is another progress pic for you.  I'm almost ready to paint.  I'm letting all the little bits and bobs dry proper, give it a seam check and then paint.  So far it's been a great little kit!

 

 

 

At first I thought that was a completion on the Japanese plane and I was totally astounded haha.

-BD-

Alright, so last night I got the Yak-1 in primer, but the port horizontal stabilizer had no panel line where it joins the fuselage, and in attempting to rescribe it, I messed it up. So I put down a layer of sprue goo and went to sleep to let it harden overnight.

I got to it again today around 11:30, and sanded the stanilizer joint, then used my scribing tape and MRP scriber to rescribe th eline correctly.

That done, I shot the AMT-7 Grey-Blue from MRP on the underside.

Once that was dry, I masked it, then went back and painted the upper surfaces NATO Black, then followed up with some random shading of Dark Gray. As soon as I cleaned the brush, I put MRP AMT-4 Camouflage Green into the brush and freehanded the camouflage pattern on the upper surfaces.

I shot a couple of quick touch-ups with the AMT-7, then coated the whole thing in Tamiya X-22 in prep for washes and decals.

Fun fact: You can use a cordless drill as an airplane holder by chucking the prop shaft into the drill. It was a handy save when I realized I had the whole plane in wet paint and nowhere to put it.

-BD-

Good looking builds guys!

With 6 hours left I'm in pretty good shape with the exception of a missing headlight lens.  Grrrrr.  The kit also didn't come with a side view or rear view mirror.  Beware to me when looking at these re-pop kits I guess.  Going to take a bit of a break then put the last three parts together. 

Interior by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Rolling Chassis by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Engine In by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Engine In2 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Body  Done 2 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Body Done by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Should be done soon.

Got the decals down on the 1/48 Yak-1. One of them tore, but fortunately the tear was right in the panel line for the rudder, so it snugged back down and will be hidden by a wash anyway. Whew.

Anyway, it now belings to Lilya Litviak, and it's almost ready to go blast some Bf-109s out of the sky.

-BD-

I like the 00 Crusader Tony!  Very nice and kudos on getting it in within the timeline!

Brandon, that's some sweet work on the Yak-1!  I really like the camo pattern!

Caveman, the Camaro is coming along great!  Paint work is fantastic!

8 hrs into my T-70 and its coming along nicely.  I expected the indie track links to slow me down and they did, but I've got a plan and executing it.  So far only one side is done, but now that I know how the first side went together the other side should be a snap!  BTW the kit instructions does not indicate how many links to use...

Oh, and I didn't like the plastic engine screens so I took the time to cut away the plastic on the engine deck and cut some PE screens to fit.  I will add the necessary support strips just before primering which should be right before bedtime!

Wow, you guys are really moving along.

I'm going slow on the Elephant and not sure I'll finish in time but I still have 23 hours. I'm working right now and will get back to it sometime around 9 or 10 tonight. I put some filler on to simulate zimmerit and will place the scratches on it and paint the base yellow. Hopefully I'll get on the camo, tracks and fidely bits.

Pics when I get a chance. 

Done and done.  A little time to spare but can't fiddle with it anymore.  I'll post some better pics. in the morning.

Done 1 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Done clock by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Congrats on the completion Caveman!! I'm impressed with your speed and skill!  I want to take that Camaro for a spin!!

doing a mini toast to you!

I'm approaching the finish line with this one. I've got the landing gear legs installed, and the reason it's sitting at this awkward angle is because I stupidly put the tailwheel in with liquid cement instead of super glue, and that's the angle it needs to dry at. I'll hit the joint with super glue later tonight to finish it up.

I got the washes done, some light staining on the underside with some oils, and once everything is attached, I'll dirty up the underside a bitmore.

wingtip light lenses, fuel sight gage covers and the rudder light lens are all in place, as well as the landing light in the wing, which fortunately still fit well despite the sanding I had to do on the wing leading edges yesterday.

Looks like I'm on track to finish tonight.

-BD-

Caveman

Done and done.  A little time to spare but can't fiddle with it anymore.  I'll post some better pics. in the morning.

 

Done 1 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Done clock by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

 

Congrats, dude. Nicely done!

-BD-

Eagle,

The X-15 is looking good.  Razor is building the Jack, not me.

taxtp

I eventually got the decals to lay down with sme very careful dabbing of liquid cement. It's a high risk approach that I only use when I have to.

I've gone on to weather and finish it with about 2.5 hours to spare.

Cheers

Tony

 

Congratulations Tony!  She looks great!

bufflehead

I like the 00 Crusader Tony!  Very nice and kudos on getting it in within the timeline!

Brandon, that's some sweet work on the Yak-1!  I really like the camo pattern!

Caveman, the Camaro is coming along great!  Paint work is fantastic!

8 hrs into my T-70 and its coming along nicely.  I expected the indie track links to slow me down and they did, but I've got a plan and executing it.  So far only one side is done, but now that I know how the first side went together the other side should be a snap!  BTW the kit instructions does not indicate how many links to use...

Oh, and I didn't like the plastic engine screens so I took the time to cut away the plastic on the engine deck and cut some PE screens to fit.  I will add the necessary support strips just before primering which should be right before bedtime!

 

Ernest,

That little tank is looking great!  Nice touch with the screens!

modelcrazy

Wow, you guys are really moving along.

I'm going slow on the Elephant and not sure I'll finish in time but I still have 23 hours. I'm working right now and will get back to it sometime around 9 or 10 tonight. I put some filler on to simulate zimmerit and will place the scratches on it and paint the base yellow. Hopefully I'll get on the camo, tracks and fidely bits.

Pics when I get a chance. 

 

Steve,

I got faith in you pal.  Looking forward to pics.

Caveman

Done and done.  A little time to spare but can't fiddle with it anymore.  I'll post some better pics. in the morning.

 

Done 1 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Done clock by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

 

Tim,

Great job on the Camaro!  Looking forward to more pics.

BrandonD

I'm approaching the finish line with this one. I've got the landing gear legs installed, and the reason it's sitting at this awkward angle is because I stupidly put the tailwheel in with liquid cement instead of super glue, and that's the angle it needs to dry at. I'll hit the joint with super glue later tonight to finish it up.

I got the washes done, some light staining on the underside with some oils, and once everything is attached, I'll dirty up the underside a bitmore.

wingtip light lenses, fuel sight gage covers and the rudder light lens are all in place, as well as the landing light in the wing, which fortunately still fit well despite the sanding I had to do on the wing leading edges yesterday.

Looks like I'm on track to finish tonight.

-BD-

 

Brandon,

The Yak is looking good.  Can't wait to see her done.

Ok here's the pics. So far I'm not supper happy with the Zim, I didn't give the filler enough time to dry  But Oh well. 

Tomorrow I add the rest of the camo and  start on the treads

Steve, you're a brave man to do zimmerit on a 1/72 scale tank!!  I'm liking the Elephant....I may have to get one of those kits!

Midnight in Cali and assembly on the MiniArt T-70M is done!  All the assorted tools and stuff will be installed later.

Last step today is primer.   I used Mr. Surfacer 1500 Blk.

Tomorrow will be all about painting!

Man there are some really nice builds going on here.  When I have more time I will have a better look.

Eagle, Thanks for sharing your Raiden Jack build.  It is a decent kit and a very interesting aircraft given the larger engine and wider body.

I am about 28+ hours into the build and should have been able to cruise to the finish from here but my day is filling up tomorrow.  My daughter gave birth to Identical twin girls a couple weeks ago so I have grandpa duty for a few hours tomorrow morning.  I should have enough time to put the decals on in the morning before I go and should have an hour or two before my 8pm deadline to glue on the landing gear and prop and pick out some paint details.  Here is where I am at tonight.

Good luck everyone.  Keep at it!

Ok, it's 2:30 a.m. and this one is done. I began at 11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving, so that puts me at 39 hours from start to finish. Once again this is the Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 flown by Lilya Litvyak, a Soviet female ace who went missing during the war, and was presumed dead, though there's some speculation she survived and lived the rest of her life peacefully in Switzerland, having escaped the Soviet regime when she became disenfranchised with it.

Probably not, but it makes a good story, and I hope she did.

Anyway, the only aftermarket was a Sutton harness I stole out of an Eduard Spitfire Mk.I.

Thanks for hosting the group build, Lewbud, and I plan on coming back for some more with my armored car, still.

Good luck to all the great builds going on, and still to come It's a blast.

-BD-

Steve,

The Elefant is looking great!  Looking forward to more.

Ernest,

The T-70 is outstanding!  I really like the grille work you did.

Razor,

The Jack looks great!  She's coming along nicely.  Enjoy your grandkids.

TJ,

Looking forward to your build.  What kit are you building?

Brandon,

Congratulations on finishing the Yak!  Looking forward to your armor car.

Started my build at around 0900. One of the good things about my new job is that I get to work from home for now.  One of the bad things is that I didn't have a dedicated computer desk for my work computer, so I had to convert my work table into a desk.  I now have a computer desk and one of the benefits of that is that I now have a totally clean work table again.  Here is a picture.

Proof of unstartedness on the Mustang.

To make things a little more interesting, I'm adding the two Corsairs from the Korean War group build.  I figured since they'd be using the same colors as the Mustang, I'd give the threesome a shot.

Will post pics when there is something picworthy.  Looking forward to more of you guys' builds.