F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:35 PM

Well, no work on the Tomcat this weekend but I did start on the Tamiya P-47D. It's a beautiful kit. I did some work on the cockpit and I was going to take photos but I am still having a problem figuring out this camera. It just does not seem to take good close ups. I've played with everything. Kinda frustrating.
Sorry to see you go Ga.modeler, like Mitch said; Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We hope to see you back soon.
Bench time might be a little slim this week as we added a dog to our collection. Our current dog Churchill is an Autralian Shepherd mix and he has been 'telling' us he's a little lonely. Soooo. We got him another Australian Shepherd named 'Red' to play with. Both are adopted from the shelter and Red seems to be very timid. Could be a long week. However, I think that Red may be smarter than Sweetie and I combined.
Anyways, I'll see if I can't get this dang camera working and get some decent photos out.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

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bstrump

Member since
March 2004
From: British Columbia,Canada

Posted by bstrump on Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:45 PM

Sorry to see you go, Ga.modeler. I hope things with the family work out for the good and that you can return soon.

I managed to make a little progress today on the F-14B. I finished the filling and sanding and the cockpit and seats are painted. Hopefully I can post some pics before I start throwing on the paint.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, February 14, 2005 6:17 AM

I actually did some work on my cat tonight. I think I have completed the filling and sanding of the intakes Party [party]

. Now there is just a bit of rescribing to do where I lost panel lines and I'm done with those intakes. Problem is, that's not where the filling and sanding ends. I test fitted the forward fuselage and found the mother of all gaps. At least it'll be easier to sand than inside the intakes.

Ga.modeler Hope everything works out alright mate. And I hope to see you back here soon.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 6:21 AM

hi all, looks like everyone is making good progress on their cats. i was planning to put in some serious build time on sunday but i ended up taking a nap. bummer.

Ga.modeller, may your emergency be resolved, i will put you in my prayers

edited for atrocious spelling. even in a 3 line message i can screw up spelling in 4 places. poo-pah

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 7:22 AM

pingtang ; thanks for the info i just gone to camera shop today after the long long holiday season we have here. I think i may just grap the nikon 4100 seems ok i guess.

Ga modler : this is the first time im this Gb and well as a newbie and as with others i pray the same to u too . take care buddy.

I din manage to do anything last week as down with flu. i only manage to draw some preshade panel lines to wings and fuel tanks. really neeed to rush with the camera tommorrow . i been lookin for the shopowner this couple days to know more of the function but he is damn busy with festive season photo processing sighs

Sad [:(]

rush rush rush phew ..... nice plane there audio i never seen this pic before.

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Monday, February 14, 2005 8:38 AM

WARNING: off topic.

Hi everone. I got little bench time in this weekend, due to a sick toddler (7 days of vomiting, diahrrea and dehydration), an ill wife, and myself - anyone heard of "cluster" headaches. They're like migraines, but only less "regular"; sometimes they hit ever 4 to 6 weeks, other times they come 2 to 3 times a year. The last time I had one this bad was 11 years ago, while working construction...the pain got so bad that I couldn't see, and ended up throwing up.

I'm home from work today, trying to get squeezed into my doctor's schedule, maybe he'll prescribe some magical potion or something (that is how the big pharmaceutical companys operate, isn't it?).

Bah.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Monday, February 14, 2005 9:45 PM

WARNING: response to off topic, topic:

Mitch, oddly enough I had one of them last December. My doctor says it was probably triggered by smelling kerosene all day long=allergic reaction, for a week.(long story). Bottom line is that he gave me Excedrin for Migraines and it worked, but slowly. My headache lasted for 4 days before it finally went away. Although it progressivly got better for two of those days I never left the bed. I couldn't read or move my head much without it seeming like my brain would explode. I puked twice, one from taking too many pills.
No work done on the bench today. I hate Monday's. All the morons come out of the woodwork.
I'm patiently awaiting the new sprue from Academy. They requested that I send the other back in the enclosed packaging so I won't be able to keep the spares. Oh, well.
I'm itching to get back into this build now that I may have some time this week. How is everyone's progress?
PS- Looks like I am going to be the slowest!

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 9:52 PM

I bet I will be the slowest! We have had strep and all sorts of nasties running though the house! Very little bench time in the last couple of weeks. Also having a new range installed. I know that I will get to do some building soon. All of the progress pics look fabulous! I still need to snag a digital camera.

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:26 AM

OK everyone, doctor prescribed some "miracle pill" and my headache was gone in a matter of 3 hours.

I painted last night.

I'm frustrated...it seems that with this range of greys, using Testors Model Masters, I'm either too thin or not thin enough. And, the paint "dusts up" in corners, etc. I think I was painting around 15 psi or so...my regulator is a cheapo, I need a more precise one.

Oh well, in a couple of days I'm going to go back, fix some trouble spots, and spot prime the "heck" out of 'er.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:24 AM

hope there is photo in here , i got the camera and taken the pics

i try to paste on but cant get in here hmmmm .

this is the second time i try to fit in some photo of the cat

ok this another try tq as the last time no photo came out - sorry guys

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:46 AM

oh yeah one more thing - nice paint of the cat there macooke
hope i can get started with tha paint soon .I still have to preshade the lower part /underneath of the cat

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:03 AM

Thanks Sentry. I think I was a bit too eager to paint last night...I'm going to sand down the whole thing w/ 600 grit. Then I've got a few "trouble spots" to fix, where the putty is showing through like cardboard.

It'll be re-painted at least one more time.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:24 PM

sentry All I can see there is the dreaded Red X's mate. Are you using an online picture site to host your photo's? If not, go to www.photobucket.com and sign up for an account. Then all you have to do is upload your pictures and then copy the line, below the thumbnail that wil appear, called IMG and paste it into your image.

Hope that works for you.

MACooke Looks good to me, but photos don't show the whole story do they. That's the last thing you need isn't it? more sanding.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:29 PM

aaargh ! .....it was there last night im using copy and paste from my ACDSEE. really strange i will check again with the site u gave me thanks pintang.

Banged Head [banghead]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:52 PM

anwyay i check again the photos from another computer i cant seems to see it again sighs :( now im using this links if can be acess

sorry just edit the site as not accessable

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:08 PM

Mate, we still can't see them because you need to be logged in to view the photos. Send the photos to me in an email (just attach them to the message), andI'll post them up for you. My email is slugbog@hotmail.com .

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:31 PM

thanks Daniel

i cant do anything in my office now as they has blocked most of the sites they deem inappropiatte and they have includes photobucket in it

but one thing puzzle me, i can see my pics online once i paste the photo from photo bucket when i use the preview( at my home computer ) but not in my office

anyway will try again thanks dan.

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:19 AM

Daniel: I was just looking at your profile...what is a "bludger"?

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:14 AM

Well my good man, a bludger is someone who basically does nothing. In Australia we have bludgers and we have dole bludgers. The basic difference is that the latter gets paid for doing nothing. I should actually update that now, I'm not a student anymore.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:17 AM

u working now ping ? i change my photo posting to ron site ( hope he won delete it)

anyway can u see it now ?
i think some computer cannot acess of the photobucket pics. such as my office computer cant see it. I use my fren computer and can see it also

tq tq for your help

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:54 AM

Yeah, I can see it now mate, and I must say, it's looking good. What did you use on those exhaust cans? They look good. Worth the wait.

-Daniel

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:20 AM

Ping: Ah, I get it. A "dole bludger" would be someone who works for the government, either federal, local, etc., right? I used to do that - I worked for "ODOT" (Ohio Department of Transportation), I was an inspector on road construction projects.

For whatever reason I had this idea that a "bludger" went around bludgeoning people. I'm glad I had the wrong idea.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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GA.modelmaker

Member since
November 2003
From: savannah ga.

Posted by GA.modelmaker on Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:23 PM

well guys iam back everything went well and its just a matter of time now. did mange to sneak by a hobby shop while i was thier and pick up a few models and supplies. i did get some work done on the cat this afternoon before it got to dark. thanks for all the prayers everyone sent . Big Smile [:D]

thanks rob.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:24 PM

QUOTE: Ping: Ah, I get it. A "dole bludger" would be someone who works for the government, either federal, local, etc., right? I used to do that - I worked for "ODOT" (Ohio Department of Transportation), I was an inspector on road construction projects.

For whatever reason I had this idea that a "bludger" went around bludgeoning people. I'm glad I had the wrong idea.

You're not far off, but a dole bludger isn't someone who works for the government. I'm not sure what it's called in the US, but the dole is for people who don't work so the government gives them money anyway. What you're talking about is a council worker here in Australia (They're the blokes that require seven people to dig a hole. Two to dig it, 3 to stand around leaning on their shovels and another 2 to run down the shops to grab lunch)

-Daniel

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:55 PM

OFF TOPIC

Ah, "dole" as in "...being on the public dole...". Here it's called "welfare". The government confiscates money from hard-working people, it's called taxation, and they reward the unproductive people who crank out babies. Welfare has created a generation of totally dependant people, who are raising children to depend on welfare just like mommy did (because we've been "reprogrammed" to think that fathers aren't really necessary).

Yeah, I get your joke about the road crew. Hey, don't joke around, it's a hard job to tote around a clipboard all day, flying off at the handle, jumping to conclusions, and making mountains out of mole-hills. Laugh [(-D]

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:56 PM

I'm gonna start calling people here in the U.S. on welfare "bludgers". Ha ha.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:54 PM

That's good mate. It's always good to spread a bit of new language around the real world.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:10 PM

well erh thanks daniel , and erh welcome back Ga Modeler.

the color on the exhaust can is from gunze new super metallic color. It looks like alcylic to me. Im not sure wat number, need to check on it. Those buggers sticks the price tag onto the numbers , they have burnt iron, silver , metal, aluminium and so on. the new ones is with those silver sticker onto it. Good for hand brushed painting though.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:20 PM

Yeah... I have used their chrome silver alot and am happy with how they come out. I'll have to give the burnt metal stuff a go too. Thanks for the tip.

-Daniel

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MA Cooke

Member since
February 2005
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by MA Cooke on Friday, February 18, 2005 4:11 AM

Ping:

I was just over at the Aircraft Resource Center, there's a feature article from Rick Chin about building the Revell-Monogram F-15E...I know, I know, this is an F-14 GB! Anyways, Part 2 of his article is about the "burner cans".

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/

If you want to read this, go to the above link; then click "Galleries" from the top, then click "jet aircraft". Scroll down until you see "F-15", it's in Page 1.

Sentry, this is not to take away from your work...just offering up additional resources.

On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;

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