Young Guns Group build Under 18 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (any subject)

yep, Im a Johhny Reb. Thats neat that some body you know does it.
What do I do in my spare time... well lets see models (duh!), dirtbikes, PC and X box games, And of course TV!

no progress on my armored car, too cold to spray paint it, so im just keeping busy playing Desert Combat Final and inline hockey and of course school

QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8 I’m just curious but what do you guys read on your spare time. Lately I’ve been getting into science fiction, mostly space. Any science fiction readers here?

i read orthodox history, unorthodox history (perhaps some of the most interesting stuff ever and its not bad either)
i just read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (one of the best books ever- i suggest to everyone to read it) and God's Debris A thought Experiment by Scott Adams (wonderful, read it too)
kinda pointless post, but what the heck
edit: reb you do civil war reenacting? one of the people in one of my classes does that too! he plays a yank though, and I assume you play a Confederate by your name

correction: was........

wow, your a busy person!

yep, i'm alive.

we got a second go at harvest so that kept me busy for a week or so. then I had deer season, until i filled out on monday. then i had to do a few things that had been piling up on me. but now I'm in the clear. (unless i get called to go help treat calves........)

I'm leaning toward the t-34/85 right now, I saw a great picture of one captured in Korea, that I want to duplicate.

about the rank, I have done some scratchbuild, but never more that about 30% of the model. I just got to this rank through a love for this forum. my posting petered out when I got a full time job last April. that ended at harvest when I went to work on the farm, but now thats done, and the whole winter is ahead of me!!

i'm cheap too!
BTW, what is reading???
well, I pretty much only read the posts! And what they force me to in school...
And whe Im interested in something (like a tank) I will research it alot before i build it. That usually includes alot of reading.

rebel- this is THE worst kit i had ever worked on!! it looks awesome now!! the wildcat is all painted,and weathered all i need is to scratchbuild that canopy, but decals and touch up on some paint! the zero is comin along great!!! it is by far a better kit than the wildcat (im kinda sad it has to be the one thats losing in the dio that i want to make outta them which ill prob never get to) the zero i together, green painted on, eng. cowling painted, TWO MORE DAYS LIKE THIS AND ILL HAVE IT DONE!!

my closest hobby shop is 15 mins away, its a small room that has a huge mountain of models all around the walls a huge isle and a small paint stand, THATS IT!! no PE!! or AM!!

i just got into reading in my spare time, @ nite, i read this book called ANTIMATTER its pretty good and scare with the billionth of a gram of antimatter can vaporize a human.... but now im reading THE SECOND WORLD WAR a complete history....idk why!! im at the invasion of France now....its 737 pgs so itll take me awile.

AND... I am not box stock..... i do do box stock things under conditions, i do scratchbuild, i have done PE, no AM no kit bashing (i feel its a waste to buy 2 kits just to make one....thats just me......cheap. I am planning on building a completly scratched hot rod (just buy the engine and get some wheels)

hey glad to know your still alive M1! Ive heard lots of good stuff about the M3 stuarts from academy.
and just on a note, do any of you have a rank that you are actually at?
Im at kitbashed, but I never have kitbashed before, never used AM or PE. I should still be at OOB! But then, I have scratchbuilt!!!! ohwell, not that big a deal.

he's got a lot of posts under his belt....

A young gun who has a rank of scratchbuilt.... how d'you manage that?

ok, guys. i gotta finish off all the clutter on my desk. but I can do that in the next week,

just gotta finish
1/72 hasegawa jeep
1/72 matchbox lancaster
1/700 tamiya z destroyer
1/72 morane saulnier

they are all very near completion.

I don't know for sure wha to do yet, but I want to do something 1/35 for sure

comes down probably to my
dragon NVA T-34/85 or my
academy Stuart Honey

9-10? wow, you're doin pretty good man. that ain't bad. ive got one 15 min away, and another about 30 min. there's more but these are the only ones worth going to.

reb, we've got several NY ipms groups round here. there's mine in Buffalo, another in Syracuse, and a couple more round the state. the one in Rochester isn't directly part of ipms, their something called the historical modeling something-or-other. one other thing, the only reason the numbers in NY surprised me is that its got like a couple million people there. you'd think there'd be a higher percentage of modlers in that area.

wooverstone- im not that much into Sci-fi. mostly i read military historical stuff. for the past few months ive been on ernie pyle's Brave Men. its takne that long cuz ive had no time.

I’m just curious but what do you guys read on your spare time. Lately I’ve been getting into science fiction, mostly space. Any science fiction readers here?

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7 QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8 Progress Report: um, I got the P-38 fully painted. I just have to wait for a few days to make sure it's absolutely dry. Then I'm going to add a coat of future and add the decals. So, I suppose 1'm about 90% finish. Yay! Jeez, wait a few days for paint to dry? You have that much patience?! I usually airbrush in the morning, and come back to it 12 hours later and that's it, time for the future. But if I don't have any time in the evening, it gets like 30 hours drying time, but that's really it. Maybe that's why my painting jobs suck...

Lol, I’m usually impatient but lately for some reason I’ve been very patient with this kit at least for now. hehehe...

Near where I live it ain't too bad. I've got around 9 or 10 withing 20 miles of me. But if I want aftermarket stuff my only place is a store called Alsand's Toy soldiers. I get most of my stuff from online as many of these hobby shops are too far to get to on a spur of the moment decision...

Anyway progress report time. The f-4e now has a bsecoat of SEA dark tan. The cockpit has been dipped in Future fllor polish. SEA medium greend might go on tomorrow.

wow, that surprised you? We only have one hobby shop in the entire county, it sucks!

I looked for th NY Ipms, And I found NOREASTCON but it had no website. I also FOund something in Rochester. Go to the main IPMS page and then click events.

Double D, Congratulations! Sounds like this kit is the worst one you've built, that true?

cool. ive been donw there. the model shop situation in those parts is sad tho. i was lookin thro the phone books last time is was down there, and there were more flower shops than model shops. that surprised me. thought building would have been more popular in those cramped parts.

NEway, yeah...

Me be located somewhere near that big city, what's it called? Oh yeah New York city. LOL. I'm only like 50 miles from it...

tankmaster, i believe the next one's gonna be sometime in May, same as the last few ones. should be in Rochester this time. i would be surprised if they don't have a juniors and maybe even batam categories. i wasn't as the last one this past spring at Syracuse. where in NY do you live?? im in the Buffalo region. GO BUFFCON BOYS!!!

im am the most impatient person!!! i only paint in acryllics because im too lazy to get thinner to paint in enamel, and i use a lightbulb that get pretty hot to dry it!! ive officially DESTROYED!!!! ZERSTORT!!! MY WILDCAT CANOPY!! HAHAHAHAHAHA IM SCREWED!!! IM MAKING A NEW ONE OUTTA TRANSPARENCYS (WATCH ITLL BE GOOD)
my zero cockpit is done, pilot disarmed, repostitioned, glued, and painted, feusalage halves together, sanded, and has putty!!! WOW!!! how did i, when did i, WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? thats crazy!! it still needs some work but OOOOOO BABY!!!! its comin along!!

I'll check into that Imps thing for you.

Man How do both of you have the patience for waiting. I usually spray my model, then about 1/2 -1 hr I paint the next coat on, i have never had any problems.

Does anyone know when the next IPMS regionals around NY is? And do they have a juniors category? Or will I have tio pit my wholly inadequate skills against the old guys?

QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8 Progress Report: um, I got the P-38 fully painted. I just have to wait for a few days to make sure it's absolutely dry. Then I'm going to add a coat of future and add the decals. So, I suppose 1'm about 90% finish. Yay!

Jeez, wait a few days for paint to dry? You have that much patience?! I usually airbrush in the morning, and come back to it 12 hours later and that's it, time for the future. But if I don't have any time in the evening, it gets like 30 hours drying time, but that's really it. Maybe that's why my painting jobs suck...

Progress Report: um, I got the P-38 fully painted. I just have to wait for a few days to make sure it's absolutely dry. Then I'm going to add a coat of future and add the decals. So, I suppose 1'm about 90% finish. Yay!

ya, its usually good to make a goal for yourself. Otherwise I would never finish anything!

Well, Im happy No school for thanksgiving break!!!

Ahhh, yes a progress report... Progress, hehe. I've made some of that. Once. lol. Anyway, the f-4e is almost at the painting stage. I just need to fill a few gaps, and two tiny pieces, and then it's straight to airbrushing. I won't be done for a while yet though. But I sould theoretically make the deadline...

TODAY I HAVE NO SCHOOL (OPEN HOUSE) SO ILL GET ON MY ZERO HOPEFULLY GET THE FUSALAGE TOGETHER....... HOPEFULLY!!

my other build will be finished this weekend, and i will start on this build then and there 'I PROMISE!' school is alwasy luring around here. no time. need sleep....

i have been done for a long time, but i still come here