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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:28 AM

Bish, hate to ask this but would it be okay by you to switch to a 1/48th Hasegawa Mk. IX varient kit of that unmentionable aircraft and crosspost it to Piers /Lost Again's RAAF GB? 

 

Edit: Hmmmmmm, may be a Mk. VIII- I will have to check...  

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 1:13 PM

Ye, that would be no problem, let me know once your sure.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Australia
Posted by lostagain on Thursday, December 3, 2020 7:08 AM

Cliff,

I reckon it is the mk VIII (RAAF used the Vc and the VIII) - I was going to do the same crossover for the two GBs next year!

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 3, 2020 9:31 AM

Piers: Cool! And thanks! I was almost certain she's a Mk VIII but I wasn't absolutly certain. I have a set of Aeromaster decals for the same pink elephant Censored but couldn't find the instructions for them. I may order another set though- I really fancy a Censored with a shark mouth. 

So Bish, please put me down for a 1/48th Hasegawa Supermarine Censored Mk VIII if it's kosher by you.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:24 AM

Will do.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Saturday, December 5, 2020 9:38 AM

Well, I think I have everything I'll be needing for the group builds I'm participating in for 2021. Canopy masks, camouflage stencils, and decals. Now to wait for January 1st.

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:59 AM

fotofrank

Well, I think I have everything I'll be needing for the group builds I'm participating in for 2021. Canopy masks, camouflage stencils, and decals. Now to wait for January 1st.

 

Frank,where did you get your camo stencils 

Thanks,Anthony

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  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, December 13, 2020 7:16 PM

Count me in for what it's worth. My gb record is not stellar, but if i make it something simple, I may just finish.. put me down for an eduard 72nd scale spitfire mk viii for now.thanks.

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  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Sunday, December 13, 2020 8:28 PM

Tojo72

 

 
fotofrank

Well, I think I have everything I'll be needing for the group builds I'm participating in for 2021. Canopy masks, camouflage stencils, and decals. Now to wait for January 1st.

 

 

 

Frank,where did you get your camo stencils 

Thanks,Anthony

PM sent.

 

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

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  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Monday, December 21, 2020 8:50 AM

Crouched and ready.

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

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  • From: Vancouver, Washington USA
Posted by Sergeant on Thursday, December 24, 2020 2:41 PM

Sergeant

Bish, please put me on the roster for this combo: Eduard #11146, 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.II A/B. Polish and Canadian airmen join the RAF.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-11146-spitfire-story-tally-ho--1311919

I may substitute this for a VB later in the year if Eduard offers one in 2021.

Thank you,

Harold

 

 

Bish I have placed my order with Sprue Brothers Models for the Eduard kit #11146 so I can start on it after New Years. Unit then I am working on the Matador and 40mm Bofors AA gun.

Have a good Christmas and New Year holiday my friend. Cheers!

Harold

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Posted by Jasper on Sunday, December 27, 2020 10:34 AM

I'd like to join as well, please!

 

Tamiya's 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 27, 2020 10:58 AM

Roster updated, glad to have you on board.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:50 PM

Everything is gathered for the Supermarine Group Build. If everything goes right, the finished model will depict a Mk VIII of the USAAF 31 FG.

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:54 PM

As i just posted on the other GB, this begins at midnight UK time, just opver 4 hours away. So where ever you are in the world, feel free to make a start if you have nothing better to do tonight.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, December 31, 2020 8:53 PM

What could there possibly be to do that could be better than building a model airplane!

John

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

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, January 1, 2021 8:10 AM

jeaton01

What could there possibly be to do that could be better than building a model airplane!

 

Lol, so true John! 

 

Ordered the paint, masks etc for this kit and the Bf-109 last night. Should have done it beforehand but Christmas kinda sneaked up on me and didn't want to order stuff with the mail already overloaded. 

Got to finish off a few things and hopefully I'll be ready to start. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:02 PM

Lets's get something underway, here.  Here's some pictures of my Matchbox Wellesly.  I'm waiting for a resin Bristol Mercury to come to put under the townsend ring, what's in the box is just too grim and it will be very visible.  Given the waffles that Matchbox put on the wings there is no doubt this is a Barnes-Wallis design!  Egad!!

 

 

John

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

 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Saturday, January 2, 2021 11:12 PM

Now that's a very strange one John.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, January 3, 2021 12:58 AM

Well, yes, there is more than a little "strange" in my stash, Steve.  It was a design similar in construction to the Wellington and made a notable long distance flight, 7,162 miles non-stop from Ismalia, Egypt, to Darwin, as a 3 ship flight.

John

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

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, January 3, 2021 2:33 AM

That is a bit of an odd looking aircraft John, look forward to seeing it come along.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Sunday, January 3, 2021 8:04 AM

Hello John, very out of the ordinary subject.  Which resin brand of Bristol Mercury engine?

 

regards,

Jack

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  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, January 3, 2021 11:23 AM

Jack, I mispoke, it is a Pegasus, and it is coming from CMK, ordered from their store.  I do have a Mercury on the way, I think it is Vector and 1/48, but I think they have it in 1/72 also.

John

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

 

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Sunday, January 3, 2021 1:39 PM

John, not a problem.  As long as it's not from Engine and Things - their 72nd stuff can be a let down.

 

regards,

Jack

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, January 3, 2021 5:41 PM

Very cool! Love the look of the Wellesley. Sorta a steampunk look to me.

 

Some work done on cockpit on mine. Photos when I get some more work done.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Monday, January 4, 2021 3:38 PM

Started the Spitfire Mk VIII today. Did the cockpit and getting ready to close up the fuselage. So many tiny pieces!

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

  • Member since
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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:20 AM

Frank: Nice work there with the cockpit!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 1:31 PM

Good looking pit there Frank. Nice shade of green.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, January 7, 2021 2:15 PM

Well, the fuselage is buttoned up. All of that detail I worked so hard painting is down in there somewhere. Now to sand and polish the seams, then add the canopy and wings.

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, January 7, 2021 9:58 PM

Nice, Frank.  Harbor Freight sells borescopes pretty cheap.

John

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

 

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