MONOGRAM AIRCRAFT GROUP BUILD (ends 1/1/2005)

UPDATE: The P-47 is awaiting paint at the moment, I have had a really tough time with the seam down the back and on the nose. I may have to accept it as it is. It looks rough though. I'm taking my time with the B-25, at the moment I'm detail painting the interior.

Just starting the Monogram B-29. Can I enter it into the build? Cheers.

Bill.

I'll be getting my kit this friday. I have a question though. They still have my stang but I found a proModeller BF110 Nightfighter. is the ProModeller line acceptable in this build. It has some good reviews and I always wanted to build a 110. I got all my equipment now...well as much as I need to get going , never have tooooo much equipment right . So let me know before friday so when I get to shopping on friday I can get my models.

ewc2003 I am sorry about that, I have been really far behind on updateing the two group builds, and lately I have been swamped with things going on, and complications with my models, and since I got back from vacation it has been a mess so sorry about that I will fix it right after this post.

roadkill_275 Ok Ill put you down for a 1/48 B-25J, standard production.

albymoore Wow looks great, I am extreamly impressed, I think you could outbuild alot of people here, grrrrrrreat job.

Oh and as a note to everyone I am pulling out all of my unfinished builds except for the B-24D The Lady Be Good, and will not be resuming those builds until after September 11th. The reason I have a competition September 11th that I need to get The Lady Be Good done for and I am behind schedule, so I will only work on that untill the competition. Just thought I would let you all know that, and wish me luck on this thing cuz Im gonna need it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by roadkill_275 Hey Vintage, Please go ahead and mark me down for a 1/48 glass nose B-25J. Albymoore, I think you could possibly give Swanny or Pixilater a run for their money. I am extremely humbled by viewing your snake.

Thanks , you're too kind. Swanny could out-model me any day of the week, his work is incredible. I'm not familiar with Pixilator's work, I'll have to check it out.

I hope to have the Snake ready for paint this weekend. I just need to add some assorted cockpit doo-dads and the canopy, then whip up a home-brew mix of IDF Helicopter Brown (3 drops of Humbol Hu110 to 1 drop of Hu119).

Cheers,
Albert

Vintage.

Just checked the listings and I'm still down for the EA-6B that my 4 year old flight testeda while back. I'm working on the 1/48th P-51D that Monogram did with the "Big Beautiful Doll" markings. Thanks!

Hey Vintage, Please go ahead and mark me down for a 1/48 glass nose B-25J. Albymoore, I think you could possibly give Swanny or Pixilater a run for their money. I am extremely humbled by viewing your snake.

Update 7/5
First, thanks Fightnjoe and Roadkill for the kudos, I appreciate the kind words. Due to things picking up at where I work, and my 1/1 scale vehicle taking a dump, I haven't had much time to work on my Snake (damn cars!). I did manage to add the external chaff/flare dispensers that is fitted to some IDF/AF Cobras. The dispensers came from a Pro-Modeler F4-E kit. I added some brass screen to represent the "egg crates". The mounting plates are sheet styrene, fine wire was used for the mounting brackets.





Tally Ho,
Albert

Wow sounds like your having a hard time with that kit, well hey thats ok we all have our good times and bad times. Ill put you down for that Mustang then ok.

oooo hey Jan 1rst...that gives me time to get going again. My other builds have really given me my confidence back and i feel alot better after I gave that fort to my friend...(the testors clear parts glue stopped working and the windows all fel in the fuselage, prolly didnt apply enough). I been eyeballing a stang in 48th scale.
If I fieel up to it would ya let me switch to that one?

I have come to realize that this was not the best build for me to participate in. After so long outta the "game" and to come back and try a monogram b-17 was not my best choice. I have given my model to a reall good real life friend here near me to finish. My technique was horrible on her...the windows popping from the plane when I was trying to scrape the liquid mask off it. My top turrent came apart inside the fort and rattles around.
I thank everyone for this build but I will back out now at this late date because I am becoming increasingly aggitated with it and that is not good to coming back to the hobby. I have 2 other builds on my bench right now that are getting my full attention and I feel more confident with them.
I really wanted a badge , but I would not feel good getting one with that up build. Now ya know why I havent posted here in soooo long. Think I will finish my other builds and get alot of others in for myself before I try something like this again. Thanks for letting me in and making me feel welcome with you all in this build, that's why I decided to not make up excuses with ya all. I just can't put another second into something that was really starting to bother me, that is not why I do this. Decided to give it to a master I know and let her find a life there.

-Jeff

Noticed this one a little late, but noticed the cut off is July 15th.

Would love to join if not too late. I have an old Monogram OA-4M in the pile that keeps looking at me. From behind the other kits.

This just may be the thing that gets me to pull it out and get something done with it. Plan to just go OOB with it, but hey plans do change...

Thanks
Paul

Everything has been updated, and I am sorry it took so long, But also

ALL MEMBERS MUST GO BACK TO THE MEMBERS LIST AND LOOK AT THE FINISH DATE, I HAVE CHANGED IT.

Hadn't posted on my progress lately, thought I would give an update. I'm at a standstill at the moment because the paint I thought I had I didn't and I've already used my allocated time and money until July 16. I've been working on the small bits and they'll be ready to go on when I do get through with the painting.

btw is it too late to add a plane. today i picked up the revell/monogram p-51d 1/48.

joe

albert that looks fantastic. well done.

joe

Damn, that looks good. Love the work you did on the instrument panel. Glad you could get some use from photobucket.

Alrighty, thanks to Roadkill-275, I now have a way to post some in-prog pics. This is Monogram's classic 1/48th scale AH-1S Cobra, being built as a Northern Cobra Squadron Tzefa (Viper). Screen mesh has been added to the engine covers, and extra RWR blisters and other assorted 'lumps' to the fuselage (from shaped resin scraps and sheet styrene). The cockpit in this kit is very nice, as the pics will attest to. The only thing I'll add is the HSS rails and some commo cords. The paint scheme will be overall IDF Helicopter brown (FS 30145) with the new snake motif added last year to NCS AH-1s' (from Isradecal's 2003 Attack Helicopters set).








Whoomp, dere it is!

Cheers,
Albert

Hi everyone, is it too late to join this build? I've got a Monogram F-101 that I've just started. It's definitely going to end up as a Canadian Voodoo, probably the EF-101, so if it's not too late, I'd love to join in.

Well I got a primer coat on my jug today. I'm really disappointed with the way the seams are turming out, but then filling and sanding seams has never been my strong point.

Well I got the alclad on but I stopped building because I am retiring my aztek for the Omni4000G I got coming by the second...and a press. reg. I have coming in 8 days. I have setup with photo bucket now so i can post..havent got my promised pics printed yet..I dont have digital. How am I doing on the deadline anyways?

My 1/48th Revell F-22 Raptor is done!

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22821

Albert, Yes they do. I've been trying to scan some of my pictures onto disc so I can post them here but my scanner is acting up.

QUOTE: Originally posted by roadkill_275 Albert, have you tried photobucket yet? I recently signed up for it and its free. Now I have to get some pics to post though. There link is: www.photobucket.com

Roadkill,
Thanks for the link. I'll look into it tonight (getting ready to walk out the door to head for work). BTW, do you know off hand if they allow remote linking for posting pics in DG's such as this?

Cheers,
Albert

If you have comcast, they give you a section where you can store a small number of "personal files" or a web page. That is what I have been using so far.
In Bf-110 news, I have the basic camoflage finished now, so here it is

When I was trying to get my squiggles to look right in an old test plane I tried to follow the guidlines that I had heard about sploches, use low pressure and higly thinned paint. All that would come out for me, though were ugly, thick spidery lines. Than, don't quite remember why, I tried using high pressure and normaly thinned paint. It worked wonderfuly! If any of you are going to try squggles on a project, see if this works.

Albert, have you tried photobucket yet? I recently signed up for it and its free. Now I have to get some pics to post though. There link is:

www.photobucket.com

Update 6/27
I finally have the fuselage together on the IDF/AF Cobra. Most of the seams have been cleaned up. Some lost panel lines will have to be restored. Spent most of the morning cutting apart the canopy and polishing out all the blemishes. If thing go right, it should be ready for painting this weekend. I just need to add some extra RHAW bulges and the chaff/flare dispensers to the fuselage. I hope to get signed to image hosting site in the near future so I can post some pics.

TTFN,
Albert

Hey everyone! I've finally dug out the Stuka, P-51D, and the Me-109G. I plan on starting the Stuka and 109 this week. I'll try to get some progress reports and pics out in the next few weeks.

Welcome back. We had an all night clean-up party.

HEY EVERYONE IM BACK, and guess what cool toy I brought back with me......

a digital camera, finally, I cant wait to try it out, and the first place I send any photos will be here or my other GB, Oh also I found out how dedicated of a builder I truly am, I took a Monogram 1/48 P-51D with me and finished it, but I forgot to bring sanding utensals, and an Airbrush. Ah oh well. Note I built it in mostly hotel rooms. But it is one more model almost of the production line and an excuse to buy another

Hope everyone has been doing great, It looks like you handled quite nicely without me, seeing as how nothing is trashed, you guys apparently didnt have any parties

But it shure looks like I have alot of catching up to do. So anyways I had fun on my trip and Ill talk to all of you tomarrow.

See ya

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