AIRCRAFT - Battle of Britain Group Build (Jan 1st 2005 - May 31st 2005)

Tom, ours was a female named Cleo. Freinds have a Bassett that they named DADOG. Know some other folks who used to have a Bassett named Van Gogh.

I love Border Collies BTW, but they need a lot of room to roam.

Regards, Rick

Brandonp51, I would think you could still join in, but Darren (darson) is the moderator, so it's up to him to add you to the list.

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod I love Border Collies BTW, but they need a lot of room to roam.

correction Rick... a LOT of room to roam!!! I'm on about 2 acres and Frank can cover that in about 2 seconds flat... even when hopping over the 36" diameter pine trunk sections from the tree I just felled... we learned REAL fast he needs at least 3 or 4 good runs a day to keep him happy... but he is SO intelligent! He even figured out how to open the doors to the entertainment center and steal DVD's ... he hid them and would sleep with them for some reason... it's been a learning experience with him... so much energy and intelligence is dangerous sometimes!!! But the pup finally settled down and is actually learning the house broken thing right now... another smart dog..

between this one and Frank I am afraid to go to work Monday! haha....
hmmm maybe Martlet would be a good name since we are discussing him here... for some reason I still like Bassett Mk III but dont think the wife would go for it... haha

Ha Tom i just suggested in Aus Gb that you call him Marty after Martlett
And i think you right Old Kremps has done something with Tweets he hasn't been heard of in a couple of days

hey Jules! Well after some careful consideration we decided to call him Rudy... it's easy to scream when he's messing with something he shouldn't have...

Might have to call the police on Tweety... see if they can find him.. hmm don't suppose he and Kremps went off for a little "romantic interlude" do ya? He did seem to have a thing for her..

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Might have to call the police on Tweety... see if they can find him.. hmm don't suppose he and Kremps went off for a little "romantic interlude" do ya? He did seem to have a thing for her..

Hmmm i didn't know they anything going on[:0]But that would explain why he has a DVD player and an X Box in his room when all we have is clock radio's......

Well, finally made some more progress on the 109. Got all the major painting finished, so now I'll let it cure for a couple of days before the Future topcoat & decals. Hope to post some pics next week.

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison [brHmmm i didn't know they anything going on[:0]But that would explain why he has a DVD player and an X Box in his room when all we have is clock radio's......

::paranoid look:: you have a clock radio??? (looking at broken wall clock in my room) I did notice Kremps gave you an extra lump of fat with your gruel the other day... it's all making sense now...


Rick... great! See you are going to outpace me even though I got off to a jump start... Rudy is taking a lot of my time to get him accustomed to the house... he's a little devil! in as much trouble as he can manage between every nap! I hope to get the Martlet masked and painted... decided to put it ahead of the SBD as I need to get the masking off the canopy soon for fear of it sticking too much...

I'm just wondering how well dogs and models get on... I've had cats most of my life (although, sadly, not now); and they do have an ability to into all kinds of places. Not ideal when your prized possesion is out, and just needing one final, tiny, thing to finish off...

Haven't had any trouble with my Corgi. I don't think dogs are as big a model hazard as cats. Only thing I have to watch out for is dog hair in my painting. Corgi's do shed A LOT.

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by osher I'm just wondering how well dogs and models get on... I've had cats most of my life (although, sadly, not now); and they do have an ability to into all kinds of places. Not ideal when your prized possesion is out, and just needing one final, tiny, thing to finish off...

(although, sadly, not now)... HUHHH?!?!? I like cats but I am seriously looking forward to the day when I will be free of them. The Siamese (my wife's cat) that we have is pure evil !!!!! (anyone seen Disney's Lady and the Tramp).

The He 111 is coming along beautifully. Should have the fuse and wings glued together tonight and then I can start detailing the pit.

Sounds great Dave. Looking forward to seeing the He-111.

Regards, Rick

same here... my dogs are blissfully ignorant of my hobbies... unfortunately not their hair.. it's an ongoing battle with it as both shed a lot... (Although I bet Rudy the puppy would love to sink his teeth into one of my kits given the opportunity)

Hey all-thanks for the encouraging words on the masking. Think it will be worth the effort.
Ended up priming and getting the base grey on. Next step will be a coat of gloss on the underside to allow for some weathering of the flat black that will be applied. Planning on trying to weather the grey a bit with chalk pastels. Then comes the molted black. Another challenge. Anyway, here is a progress pic.

oooooh...... I love those peppermints... those are the ones that are like crunchy but light when you bite into them? (not hard like the round disks) Great work on the paint!!! Looking forward to the rest, I am anxious to start my Hasegawa He-111...

Well I did it today folks!!! amidst play intermissions with the puppy I got the Martlet masked and painted... I used low-tack frisket for the wings, I blew up the instructions, placed it over the frisket and cut into it with the Xacto knife to get my masking... then I followed through on the body where the frisket ended with purple painters masking tape.. came out ok!!! I see a few places to dab with a brush, and actually see two cuts into the fuselage that I don't remember seeing when I primed... Oh well I might brush some darked paint over it to make it look alike a infield touch up or something... in the pics you see some fuzz on the body and that is just left over from the tape.. I will clean it tomorrow when the Extra Dk Sea Grey dries...

the Martlet as of today:







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oh yeah!!! I almost forgot! I decided the landing gear color on the Martlet was white upper cylinders with dk sea blue (usn color) legs... I looked at several color war photos which looked like a dark grey or black, then at some museum examples, one from the FAA Museum in England, all of them used the scheme I mentioned. My thought is this was close or the same colors the US Wildcats used for the most part... so maybe the FAA felt no need to change it as they were delivered as such and were not a major part of the scheme and not seen in flight... anyway that's my story and I'm sticking to it...

This was a bit diferent than the RAF schemes I have done, there wasn't the classic "Y" shape pattern on one wing I am used to. I imagine because these were done bu Grumman, or because of different regs but the decal set instructions matched pretty much what photos I could find of Martlet Mk I's... more like lines than the curves seen on later AC...

Anyway, I am excited because tomorrow night I should be able to future, the next (hopefully) weather a bit... and be on to the decals I am sure by the weekend!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by brandonp51 is it too late to get in on this?

Absolutley not Brandon, just either send me an email or post what aircraft you want to do and I''ll add to the front page.

Darren

ok after going back and looking at them those werent the best pics I have taken.. I used the flash because I was in a rush, and I didnt want to move the model as it had just been painted scant minutes before... too much glare on it.. will post more before futuring tomorrow night...

I just realized it DID have the "Y" pattern, just extending onto the fuselage and cowl... I guess they made the pattern smaller as time went by so it was moved to the wing...

Intersting thing is this thing had an all Dk Sea Grey upper cowl... I guess worried about glare... not sure why and still have not recieved any good input on the martlet even on the faa-sig forum..

ok, I will close now.. just wanted to input some more on it as I am over a major hurdle (the first time I masked Vallejo acrylics) they are water based I am sure which is why I was worried... WONDERFUL paints... they look a little mottled right after spraying but settle right down to a nice even sheen and hug the details like you wouldn't believe!!! The more I use them the more indispensable they get!

Very nice work Bob & Tom. Glad to see so many builds progressing & looking good.

Regards, Rick

Bob and Tom your builds are coming along great. I always love getting to the painting stage as it really starts to look like something. I can't believe you painted the lego Bob (there are some lego fanatics in my house)!! I'm not quite there yet with my build but thought I'd post a progress pic as I got the wings on tonight. Sur is a graceful looking bird. Tom, you're going to love this build when you get to it.

Thanks Rick, Razor... and that He111 looks good Razor... you're right about the painting stage! that's the part where you know if it is gonna fly or not!

Hey guys, see things have been the usual since my absence.!!!

Well, having some family troubles atm, so modeling has hit the bottom rung on the priority ladder
I have managed to finish the paint scheme, and have laid some decals on the 109, but haven't gone near it in 3 days, and will be a few more before I get the chance.
With the way things are, the Defiant will not happen for this GB.
I knew this year started out to well.

Good too see everyones going well.

Jules, that X box was a reward for not wetting my bed in 3 days!!
I told ya string has 1001 uses

Good progress Razor, coming along nicely.

Tweety, sorry to hear about family problems. Every once in a while the real world does intervene.

Regards, Rick

Great to see others getting at their models. My hurricane is going so slowly. Life interferes way too much ! Oh well. I still have only a bit of the cockpit done. Thanks for the pics of the ultracast seat and the sutton harness, they have come in real handy (almost finished my scratch belts). I'll have to show you the result once I borrow a digital camera.

Jay, Glad they were a help. Looking Forward to the pics.

Regards, Rick

Tweets, sorry to hear about the situation.. we've really missed having you here... the third musketeer has been gone for too long!

Kremps told me why she bought you the X-box by the way... something to do with she took the money out of her war pension (seems she was an attack dog in a K-9 unit, spent a year in the phillipines!) because you told her she looked nice one day... boy if I knew sucking up to old knobby knees would get me that I'd even tell her her hair looked nice once in awhile!!!

Well decided to let the martlet dry another night... no use rushing something and having it come out a mess after it has gone so well so far! Future can wait till tomorrow then some slight weathering and decals on Thur or Fri night... in the meantime I *might* work on the undercarraige tonight... depends on how tired I get... been pretty sleepless with the new pup so might turn in early...

Well enjoy! great to see everyone's builds!!!

And Tweets, Kremps mentioned she had something for you and she was carrying a large bag so be ready!!!

ok I am going to be cheap like Jules and post until I hit my 2000 posts in here.. wanted to be amongst the best group I have modeled with yet when I did!!!

ok this should be it!!! Happy 2000 to me!!! See rambling on and on till I get blue in the face and fall over backwards has helped!! I'll save my acceptance speech for later... it's still in draft form. (a la Academy Awards)

Hey, congrats on the 2000 posts. In near record time I might add. I'll wait for Joe to give you his Toast while I think of lots of nasty things to say.

Regards, Rick

haha don't wait too long... I wanna hear em too! In fact I might have a few things to add myself! Thanks Rick... this has been a great group to build with here and wanted to turn 2000 here!

Tho, congrats man!!! When I joined I remember you were still multimedia! It's been a whirl getting used to all your different stars and colors. You have an ickle new puppy did you say? I love doggies. I have one my self. 2 and a half year old puppy. OK so she's aint a puppy but I call her one anyway. I remember you he;ping me out when I was still a snap together member ahh those were the days.