Budget Group Build Challenge

My kit is not coming for a while, I will switch to a 1/1200 Bismark by revell. $3.95

Dan,

I have to admit that when Mr. Hansen dropped by with his note, that it did "encourage me" a bit. That and the fact that the cockpit detail is seriously lacking....decals for the instruments, but oh, well.

I'm doing the subassembly thing as well...The 1/4 oz bottles will last (it's 1/72 scale) and the two rattle cans will be more than enough for the rest of the plane. I've found a few pics and I have a Cougar at NAS Oceana a few miles down the road. I'm planning on taking a few (hundred) photos this weekend, if it ever stops raining. I plan on running most of the cabling for the undercarriage with single strands of the 22 gauge wire....Now my only problem is trying to figure out how to make a decent base. I have a couple of ideas.....I may be able to get a small sheet of 1/4" or thinner plywood or wait until after the homebuilders around here leave for the day and see what they've left behind for scrap.....

I have to admit, this IS a lot of fun....and I think that the others will certainly be surprised at how these thing finish up...

QUOTE: Originally posted by ddayomaha I'll get in on this one with Academy's 1/35 Mutt and trailer 7.99 Sale ModelMasters olive drab 2.10 Tamiya's metallic grey 1.90 Tamiya's flat black 1.90 Testors liquid cement 2.00 Total: $15.89

OH I forgot to mention that I got a free hobby knife from the Excel booth at the intl. hobby expo

I got a whole slew of brushes and glue and stuff for Christmas but I've already ran out of the glue.

Nope, because I'm stealing my kids white glue to glue the windshield onto my corvette (when I get to that point a month or so from now)

I'm working in sub-assemblies to save time when I go to primer and paint. I was going to build it "curb side" but with Mr. Hansen having an interest I have decided to open the hood (so detailing will be required) and may scratch build a jack stand and remove a front wheel, which will need a scratch built brake rotor/caliper etc. Also been removing chrome plating from some of the parts, the wheels should be black and natural aluminum not chrome!

It been a fun project so far. This will be the automobile I have built in about 35 years!

Thanks, Dan... Do I need to account for the Silly Putty I borrowed from my kids? Lord knows I've bought enough of that in the past few years.... [;D]

Matt, that looks really good to me, your off to a great start!

OK here's the first pic:



This is how I did the seat.....

Belts: Regular old masking tape, but cut to size with scissors

Oxygen bottle: Front half of 22 gauge electrical connector pin (it was a screwed up crimp job by a student at work)

Oxygen hose on seat: two strands of aforementioned 22 gauge wire, twisted by hand...

Face curtain and crotch ejection handles: two strands again, cut with fingernail clippers and bent around a toothpick

Painting:

Top cushion - 2 parts Camo Green and 1 part Dark Tan (best approximation to Olive Drab I could make)

Center cushion - Straight Camo Green

Bottom cushion - 2 parts Flat White and 1 part Camo Green

Top Belts: Dark Gull Gray

Middle Belts: 2 parts Dark Gull Gray and 1 part Flat Black

Bottom Belts: Camo Green

Tips: 1 drop Silver from a toothpick.

The green, black and yellow all came from the 12 pot Testors set, which includes handy mixing cups in the center of the tray...

Oh, here's what the real thing is supposed to look like:



And what I started with:



This is way cool....but man is it tough...

Glad your joining us dday...don't forget to add the cost of any supplies (brushes, fine sandpaper, etc.) that are not common household items to your budget. Remember that we're all starting with nothing.

I'll get in on this one with

Academy's 1/35 Mutt and trailer 7.99 Sale

ModelMasters olive drab 2.10
Tamiya's metallic grey 1.90
Tamiya's flat black 1.90
Testors liquid cement 2.00

Total: $15.89

The clock is ticking, we have official started.

I like the new patch too! Thanks Matt for working it up.

It is tempting, I will be spray painting right next to the airbrush. I wish I could find spray cans for under 5 bucks, that would save a lot of money.
My order from great models just shipped so I probably be off to a late start. Allthough, the LHS has a 1/1200 bismark for 3.95. maybe i should switch......

I forgot to menchion my free bees...

black spray paint found in my shop.
crazy glue found in the kitchen droor.

Ahhhhhhhh. hobby knife! 1.20 at store, got to refigure.
dang it!

BTW, have we started yet? and also, that patch is very nice.

One thing I've learned so far is how much mixing is involved to get the right FS matches from just black, white, dark gull gray, dark ghost gray and light ghost gray. And camo green and dark tan too... geez...

and I had to borrow some of my daughter's Silly Putty to fix the Martin Baker Mk V ejection seat in the Cougar....

OK, I'll fix the badge... but I like the original "pawn shop" idea too

Here's the new badge:



and the link:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/ewc2003/Badges/BudgetGB1.jpg

You know what I have found difficult now that I have started to build? I want to automatically reach into the drawer and pull out a tool or supply item that I didn’t figure into my budget.

Looks like I’ll need to figure in more thinner (and I haven’t used any yet), fine sandpaper and I still want my CA glue.

Ewc2003, I would favor a non-animated badge, I like the idea of having the words over the dollar sign but maybe with the red circle/slash thingy over the dollar sign. Just my humble opinion.

Grrr, OK, I gotta add two 3 oz Testor's Spray Cans, Flat Light Gull Gray (FS 36440) and Gloss White because there's no way I'm gonna brush paint this Coug.... So that's $3.59 for the Light Gull Gray and $2.09 for the Gloss White. GRRRR... So now my total is up to:

$15.66
$3.59
$2.09
------------
$21.34

Geez...I'd better not hose this up!

Its not going to be easy, I remember when I was new and using spray cans, I had absolutly no control!

I finally had a chance to read through this entire thread. Great project! I like the modeling-on-a-budget focus. I'll be watching the progress here; this may be a "subject of interest" for the new From the Forums column in the magazine. Have fun, folks.

O.K. I guess I should put up my list.

1/72 M4 sherman- $7.60

MM OD Spraycan- $5.00

future in small botle at greatmodels- $2.00

Testors 1/2 oz Flat clear- $2.00

Testors steel- $1.30

Testors rust- $1.30

Testors decal seting solution 2, 1/2 oz bottles- $2.25

Shipping- $3.00


Comes out to about $24.50!

As for the patch, could you put the dollar sign in the backround with the writing in front of it? I am not sure i like the animation. just me though.

Cool....

I'm torn between two kits....

gotta pick one I suppose...

Oh, here's a little idea for a badge...



Don't know about the animated GIFs but it's only a little over 4k in size...

Will be on later with my list...

OK here's my list:

1/72 Hasegawa F9F-8 Cougar - $2.50 (bought in a lot of 8 aircraft for 18.67 after shipping from eBay )

Testors 12 Pot Acrylic Hobby & Craft Paint Set - $2.00 clearance shelf at base Hobby Shop (BHS)

Testors Acryl Military Colors Paint Set - $5.49 at BHS

Generic Rattle Can of Gray Primer - $0.94 at Wal Mart

Set of 7 Artist's Brushes - $2.77 at Wal Mart

Zap CA - $3.49 at BHS

So far that's $15.66 so I'll probably splurge for putty or a reasonable substitute for it...and maybe a wet erase marker for shading panel lines.... we'll see...

Ok so here's my list for the build:

Monogram's Owens Corning Corvette, Garage Sale $3.00
Testors Spray Paint, Primer, Department Store $2.67
Testors Spray Paint, White, Department Store, $2.67
Testors Spray Paint, Flat Black, Department Store, $2.67
Testors Paint Set, Auto Colors, Department Store, $6.37
Paint Brush Set, Used Book Store, $1.00
Testor Liquid Cemet, LHS, $2.29

Grand Total $20.67.

Gives me a little over $4.00 in reserve, which I will probably use for either CA glue or filler. Everything else will be a common household item or freebees which include the hobby knife from the free pile at a garage sale.

I will have to wait since my kit hasnt even shipped yet! My supplies are all set.

Hey Dan, bring back some gold for all of us

I have to star a week after all yall cause I'm off for a little break next week. If any one knows of a good model shop in paris I'd be mighty greatful.

So, Ready steady ......

We're getting close to the "official" start day of July 26th and wanted to let everyone know I haven't forgotten. Have my supplies and kit ready. I'm off for the weekend (going gold mining) but will post my list with pictures when I get back Sunday evening or Monday morning.

Is everyone ready for the challenge?

Errrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! They told me I had to wait 4-6 extra days. now it says "expected 7/27"
Owell, I am sur it will be worth it.

In other news I have found some crazy glue in a droor. Thats a good find for me. Now to see if wood puuty will work.

Hey all I have some good news and some bad news. First the good news Even though the build has not officially started yet I have finished my Spitfire. Now the bad news it has now been turned into a IL-22A Stinson by my imagination. I kinda made a new type of aircraft with it when I couldnt fit the wings on right without putty. I could post some pics once I paint on the insignias but I hope this does not mean that I am out of the build.

See Ya

Vintage Aircraft

P.S. If you want a full stopry into what happed with this model goe to the aircraft forum and read Americas new torpedo aircraft, from 60 years ago.

I wouldnt do it this way cause I think its cheating but what if it was a kit you'd won at a club faffle? I like this challenge and if I can get a few of my other GB's done I might try it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ewc2003 Now for the next money saving chore: Dullcoat... Will post when I figure out how to do that....

About that dullcoat, I'm curious if anyone has tried hairspray for a dullcoat yet, haven't tried it on a model yet, but I remember that my friends and I were playing with a can of hairspray when we were children and we used on a mirror, which turned "frosty".

Ofcourse, I have no idea on how the paint will react to it.
These days, I usually don't have hairspray around the house, since I don't need it anymore

BUDGET TIP BUDGET TIP BUDGET TIP BUDGET TIP BUDGET TIP

Mix 8 parts water to 1 part vinegar.... voila Micro-Set. I kid you not. So now there's a common solution (pun intended) to that bottle of Micro-Set. Micro Sol? That's a little trickier, since it has something in it to melt the plastic... But hey, around here, that's $2.50 I just saved myself.

Now for the next money saving chore: Dullcoat... Will post when I figure out how to do that....

Darn, Out of Stock, So i have to wait an extra 4-6 days! I was also able to aquire a small bottle of future on greatmodels. Now to find a small bottle of dullcoat.

Alright, its in the mail!