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

Dave, The 111 looks great nice job.

Tom, I didn't know you were building an He-111 as well, or didn't I read your post correctly?

Darren

ahhh but Tanky... I do... especially because this one has pink camo!

you're buildin an he-111?! But gasp, that's a mainstream subject!! You don't build mainstream subjects!! lol.

QUOTE: Originally posted by razordws Tom: Sounds like you better keep that woman of yours! My stash is only up to six and she's already giving me the "look" when I come home with a new kit. BUT she can cook!!! Baking is her stress release and I love it when she gets the urge to bake . Unfortunately Hobby Lobby hasn't made it up here to Canada yet so no 50% off sales for me.

Dave - don't I know it!!! if she had he way I would have a fourth airbrush now just because I mentioned it! I tried to tell her I wanted to get more used to the 155 before I went out and bought a new one and she still bugs me!! I guess next kit I buy will be that Monogram B-36... for some reason everytime we go to the LHS she points it out and says "build that one"

the 111 is looking good! thats kinda the scheme I am doing mine in... there is a little mottling in it but not much... keep the pics coming!!!

Looks real good Dave. Looking forward to seeing her all done & decaled.

Regards, Rick

Time for some progress shots Comments? Enjoy!!

oh oh...I have 400+ in my stash

cheers

Mike

Hmm, how many kits in the stash, well about 30-40 I suppose , but SWMBO has placed a buying embargo on me now and I am slowly but surely working through the kits that I have. Until something really cool comes along that is

I have found in the Eduard sets that I have used that the instructions are generally pretty good although I should say, I have really only used a few of their zoom seats and some seatbelts.

Darren

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typo

Eduard instructions can be good, but for some complicated parts that involve alot of folding, they can be a bit hard to understand.

Well, the instructions range from pretty good to "HUH ? ", but Eduard is actually better than most AM PE suppliers.

Regards, Rick

Bob: yep, they come with instructions (sorry to ruin your trip plans). However, the instrcutions are sometimes ambiguous and the parts simplified so the more research the better (trips back on ). I found a He 111 interior shot that I wish I would have had BEFORE I put mine together!

Have Fun!

non-BoB GB question for the group-do the Eduard photo-etch detail kits come with instructions (for placement of items) or do I just need to do research (looking for a reason to go back to the USAAF museum in Dayton). I'm considering diving it to 'enhance' an Academy P-40C that I have lined up for the Pacific 60th GB.

Thanks in advance.

Whoever has the most unbuilt kits when he dies, WINS.

Regards, Rick

Jay: Like I mentioned earlier, I only have about half a dozen. My wife thinks the same as yours. There was a thread earlier on "show your stash". Some people were better stocked than most LHS' I've been to. Absolutely incredible. The only thing I can figure is either:
a) they are planning on living forever (thats how long it will take them to build them all)
b) they own shares in styrene futures
c) they are divorced/single
d) they didn't get the memo (usually sent by the wife) that there is supposed to be a balance between the satisfaction of building a well detailed model and the instant gratification of buying new kits!
e) all of the above

I'll see if I can find the thread for you and post it here!

Nope: must be archived and everyone has dropped their photos in the other thread that I knew about. Just picture the largest LHS you've ever seen in someone's basement and you'll ger the picture.[:0]

Tanky, Congrats on yer 1000 posts.
Nice He111 Bob. I like the camo on top.
SO how many kits do you guys have stashed? I only have the two I'm working on currently. I plan on getting more but so far I haven't made it to any LHS, besides, the wife kinda thinks it is pointless to have kits and not be buidling them right away.
Now that Valentines day is out of the way, I can get back to the Hurricane!

Thanks all for the encouraging comments.

Nice work BobLove the camo scheme.........

Tom i know what you mean regarding those supposed days off, i spend most of my days off running around after the kids..............

Tanky: Congrats on the 1000 posts!!!!!

Bob: She's looking real good!!! Your on the home stretch now!

Tom: Sounds like you better keep that woman of yours! My stash is only up to six and she's already giving me the "look" when I come home with a new kit. BUT she can cook!!! Baking is her stress release and I love it when she gets the urge to bake . Unfortunately Hobby Lobby hasn't made it up here to Canada yet so no 50% off sales for me.

Anyway, got the upper dunkelgrun on my He 111 today. Had hoped to at least start the schwarzgrun tonight but was just too tired. Hopefully tomorrow and then I'll post some pics.

Bob that's really looking impressive Keep going, keep going...

Darren

Tanky - I give you 3 yrs at best before you need an optivisor.. working with this stuff is gonna make you blind before ya know it!!! Or at least make hair grow on the palms of your hands... not sure which comes first... oh yeah congrats on 1000 posts... can I say it??? you know... "I remember when you were only at 13 posts" and here's where I tweak your cheek... haha... BTW: 24 has kind of lost its charm for me.. used to be a rabid watcher of it but this season hasnt caught me up yet.. dunno why...

Bob - the 111 is looking good!!!! I see you got a backdrop to help reflect the light and it already shows! a little more light and you are there! Even one of those $5 Walmart lamps will do the trick, with a Reveal bulb in it..


Well I start my Typhoon for the Aussie build tomorrow.. (I hope) was gonna start tonight but by time I got supper cooked, the dishes washed and got the clothes washed/dried and folded it was too late... (this was supposed to be a day off!!!)

also you can see who the housewife is in THIS family! of course the fact she is one belt away from her second degree blackbelt helps my decision to be servile and domestic... kidding.. she is great and because she is a teacher, in the summers she does EVERYTHING (except cook! which she cant do) so it's alright with me... During the school year there is so much for her to do and so many after school programs I catch the slack for her... also th fact she came in the door tonight and was a bit upset because she didnt see any new kits from the Hobby Lobby 50% off sale, makes me feel good too. I had to lead her to the closet and show her which ones I got today... she feels better now!

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Nice looking pit for the Stuka Jules. That 109, does it have any PE in the pit? I know the seat belts are PE, but can't quite make out the rest! Tom, thanks again for your help with the Future mate, it is muchly appreciated by us all. Hopefully tonight I'll have the 109 finished, just gotta get the antenna on. Jules, I trieed using the EZ line, but it is too big, and looks out of scale for a 1/48 109. Would be fantastic on a larger subject though.

Hmmm i must have accidentaly sent you the thicker gauge EZ Tweets, SorryI bought two spools of EZ one thick the other thin, the thick stuff i grabbed to use on my U-Boat..

The 109f only has the Eduard coloured seat belts in it the rest is OOB, For some reason i only like opening the canopy on A/c that have a sliding canopy, and of course the 109's have a hinged canopy so i keep em closed, with that in mind i decided not to worry about filling the interior with AM bits........but if you were to open the canopy when you build yours i would definatly reccomend stuffing it full of AM, for a Hasegawa kit the C/pit detail is a little sparse but the parts fit is very good and it's a quick build i've only put about 3 hours into it and already all the wings are on and i'm almost ready to start sanding

That's looking great Bob. The camo looks nicely done. Keep up the good work.

Looks very impressive Bob. Great work !

Regards, Rick

Resturant was busy, therefore little modeling done tonight. Did get the tape pulled off. Nothing on the schedule tomorrow night (he says knowing that he has doomed himself)
Still haven't gotten the desk lamp and I need to make a back drop, but......

Tanky Congrats on your 1000th post

Jules I don't know what your dissapointed about, the Stuka looks great from where I'm sitting. As for the Spitfire, it's coming along fine, I've masked the canopy and sprayed the underside. I'm just letting the paint cure for a day or so before I mask the bottom and spray the top. BTW, what kit is that 109 F?

Cheers
Darren

hehe. yeah I guess you're right Rick. I actually considered buying them for my resin/PE cockpit set, but in the end I decided I could do without them... we'll see come 30 years though.

Mike, glad to hear your making progress on the Spit. I have the Hurricane interior about done except for some minor touch up here & there. Got invoved in another project, but hope to finish it off soon.

Regards, Rick

Tanky, congratulations on the 1000 posts . As for the Optivisors, tell me in 20 years or so why you refuse to use them .

Regards, Rick

Well I got the fuselage of the Monogram Spitfire together last night!!

Progress at last :)

cheers

Mike

Looking good Jules. I don't see any reason not to be impressed by that outcome. Thanks for the pics.