Darren: Thanks for the info. I have breifly scanned it and I already have several ideas for modifications (don't know whether to hug you or curse you!!!!).

Tanky: I'll try to get those decals in the mail in the next couple of days.

Nicodemus/Tom/Sean: Outstanding work all of you!!!

Sean

That is a nice looking Emil!!

I use Pollyscale as my choice of Flat Clear.....

cheers

Mike

Nicodemus That is one great looking Hurricane. Which kit did you use?

Tom You've really made that old Tamiya kit shine. Might take a look at one myself as it sounds kind of fun.

Tweety Words fail me. That is one stunning looking 109!

As for me I'm still trying to clear my bench of a Do217, a Ju287 and a PZL P24G, which I', hoping will be done by March 1st. Then I'll finally get started on the Hurricane, which at least promises to be straight forward and enjoyable.

Karl

Karl, that's the Future making it shine!

Thanks for your comments... I see a place here or there that isn't up to snuff but overall it went together ok... right now the first dull coat is drying... I am getting excited! ....or maybe it is the fumes from the dullcoat that is making me feel like this...

Yeah it's probably the fumes. You should get yourself a respirator!! Can't wait to see it finished!!! It looked really nice.

Sean, great job on the 109. May not post pics of mine after all, can't have you making me look bad .

BTW, if you want a really flat finish with a minimum of fuss, try Polly Scale acrylic clear flat. Best flat avail IMHO.

Regards, Rick

funny you should mention that Rick... I had a full bottle of the Model Master equivalent and couldn't find it for this build... just going to have to order another.. it's a shame because it works so good!!!

Happy Superbowl Sunday,

Thanks Tho9900, Tankmaster7, rjplasticmod, & razordus for the kind remarks

Tweety1, Thanks for you comments, and your 109 is looking great, can't wait to see the finished product. I need to learn some weathering skills and break into pastels sometime.

kj200, thanks for the remarks, the kit I used was the airfix 1/48th scale mk1. I think it's been around since 1979(?). Not a tamiya or Hasagawa, but it's not too bad on shape or price!

Thanks again for the kind words guys.

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 funny you should mention that Rick... I had a full bottle of the Model Master equivalent and couldn't find it for this build... just going to have to order another.. it's a shame because it works so good!!!

I've used the ModelMaster Acryl clear flat, but prefer the Polly Scale. Not sure why, as they are very similar products, just seems to work better for me.

Regards, Rick

ok, a mere hours away from finishing here is what I have so far... almost no weathering due to the fact that at the end of BoB, it was only a month and a half old... so even several weeks in service it would have looked similar... have to clean the canopy a little more.. there is a speck of paper or something on it... have to scratchbuild an antenna mast for the rudder to attach an antenna to (and find the wire I use for antennas as well, I think my wife took it for her crafts)

a few other things... also I am going closed canopy on it, the widscreen is glued, the rear canopy is just sitting there.. main reason is that no matter what angle I photo it from with a closed canopy, there is no way to mistake which plane this is underneath its british clothes... open I found even myself thinking it looked like a different plane (can't remember which one but looked different)





will take more when 99% finished later... probably will set this to the side till I find the antenna wire and start on my Typhoon or glue the bombs on the SBD tonight...

OK, so I got started on my do-17. Man, I love these old kits!!!! Progress is so fast!!! I'm almost done with the cokcpit already. This is probably a function of the fact that there barely IS a cockpit, but still, it makes me feel good.

Oh yeah, guys, be sure to go vote on and judge the young guns GB entries!!! the poll is in the general modelling discussion thread. [subliminal message] vote for my F-4E Phantom II [/subliminal message]

nicodemus, your hurc looks good! I'm still fidelling with the wing roots on mine!

Tom, I've never seen a martlet model before. It sure give a fresh look to an F3F. Nice work.

Tweety, That 109 camo looks great!

Bob, the He-111 looks like it's coming along nicely.

Tom, The Martlett is looking Sweet. Good job .

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7 Oh yeah, guys, be sure to go vote on and judge the young guns GB entries!!! the poll is in the general modelling discussion thread. [subliminal message] vote for my F-4E Phantom II [/subliminal message]

Subliminal Messages don't work on me Tanky. Bribes, however, do have a positive effect

Regards, Rick

[bribe]chocolate chip cookie[/bribe]

thanks guys!

Aurora - somehow I happened on the story of the Martlets (F4F's bound for France before the Nazi's overran it is where the one I modeled came from, they were diverted to Britain when that happened) when looking for something "different" to build... I believe Darren might have mentioned something too... (that was a looooong time ago!) But yeah, it was the first American made aircraft to shoot down a German aircraft in WWII... about a year before we joined! (a Ju-88 shot down somewhere near Scapa Flow November, 1940)

I plan on building one more for the N African Group Build in desert colors to round out my shelf now...

Rick - thanks! if you decide to build one like you mentioned, you are welcome to the remaining two sets of decals unless someone else wants one then I can split them!

Tanky - yours was the F4??? I thought it was the convertable volkswagen so I voted for that one!!! haha kidding I voted for yours... outstanding job on that camo on it!

thanks. I really need to design a special patch for you that says "Tankmaster7 award for Outstanding Generosity."

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7 [bribe]chocolate chip cookie[/bribe]

I was thinking more in terms of foldable US currency with rather large numbers on the face. Just kidding, the F4 is a very nice build. Were proud of you, win or lose.

Regards, Rick

Tom, thanks much for the offer, but I have a Martlett decal sheet somewhere in my stash. I am a decal junkie, even buy decals for kits I haven't bought yet . But they sure do come in handy when you decide to do a build & find out the decals are OOP.

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod But they sure do come in handy when you decide to do a build & find out the decals are OOP. Regards, Rick

wow... ok that scares me because I am becoming that way... it all started when I wanted to build one certain B-26 but the decal sheet was OOP... this certain aircraft named "Cindy" just caught my eye.... I might try to do it on Testors decal paper if I can't find a sheet of the decals....

Now I just buy stuff because I might build it... or it looks good! going to Aztec models tomorrow and buying "Mayan Gods" decal sheet... all Mexican and South American P-47'd and P-51's... why? because I might not be able to next week haha

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson Jules, no problems mate one Spitfire door on its way up, I'll chuck in some reference material as well that you may find useful. Mike, yeah no issues on the 1/72 Spit, but I had you down for a 1/48 Spit Mk.II as well, are you still doing that? Cheers Darren

Thanks Darren your a champI'll be putting it in my Spit MK 1 as soon as it gets here

Rick thanks for the Aeromasters sheet code Damn shame they don't make it anymoreOh well back to the drawing board

TWEETS

Did i hear you right...................I mean read you right you lost a digit i was trying not to ask but now i have to...........Which one and how"croc" or "goanna"
BTW your 109 emil is looking sweet buddyBut of course i knew it would...

Tom my old Ward mate, you gotta hide in the plant room tonight, i heard the staff talking, they know it was you you stole the Brigadiers glass eye
Oh yeah love the Martlett very nice work indeed
Hey your gonna have to let me know what Wildcat your going to be building for the Pearl harbour GB because i want to do one from the same SQD................

Nicodemus, Man what a lovely looking HurricaneThats one to be proud of

Yeah, decals come & go pretty quick. Aeromaster never re-issues a sheet it seems, although they sometimes release old art as " Best Sellers" sheets.

No pics of my 109. Got all set up, but the battery in the Cam was running on empty. Takes 4 hours to recharge. Oh Well, tomorrow is another day.

Regards, Rick

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Bob - what kind of camera is it? I liked the job the masks did on my SBD, and might try them again on the He111 but for the average model (with practice) I am getting ok at the average canopy!

Tom-it is an Aiptex combination video camera (Target special)-inexpensive way for my son to get the digital video camera he wanted for Christmas-not bad pictures, need to work on the lighting and grab the tripod. A decent digital camera for the wife might be a good Valentines Day gift though.....btw-nice job on the Martlet. Another history lesson for the masses.

Sean-your bf109 is a work of art also. You guys are my heros..

Bob - you can get a pretty good camera without spending a lot too... the Kodak Easyshare series does great work.. Saltydog here uses one for his pics and they all come out excellent! Make sure you get the 5 Megapixel one... any camera you get should be 5 Megapixel and the more optical zoom the better! Digital zoom tends to be very grainy unless you get one of the very high end cameras.. (edit: read - $1000 or more kind of high end camera) I know a little about what cameras are out there so when you go to get one if you have any questions feel free to ask me!

Next is a couple of reading lamps with those Reveal light bulbs that make everything look naturally colored and then you should be set! You can get those bulbs at any grocery store.

Oh yeah... some white or light colored paper too... I am going today to get me some posterboard and set me up a little backdrop with a base to sit the build on... that way the light is reflected back at the model...

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7 thanks. I really need to design a special patch for you that says "Tankmaster7 award for Outstanding Generosity."

hmmm that would be swell... maybe a statue of Kremps with a name plate at the bottom kind of like the Oscars... except the human figure would be shaped more like a 2 liter soda bottle than what an Oscar looks like!

Tom-thanks for the info-looks like I might spend some time researching cameras-for the wife's Valentine present, of course....

Thanks for your comments on the 109 guys, I am humbled
Mind you, after slapping the flat coat on, she looks a bunch better now
She has just the right 'used grunge' look about it, and with a touch more smoke and some pastels..............................

Rick, I really wanna see your 109!
I don't like making models that are clean, for some reason I just can't let myself do it, But I love seeing other peoples kits in a nice clean finish, maybe with a touch of weathering.
I get too see the true lines of the a/c that I usually cover up, AND they make great research pics, whereas a weathered one IMHO only gives you one persons idea of how the craft looked.

Jules, I still have all my digits!!!, but if the missus catches me buying the Defiant, I wont have them for too long

Tom, FANTASTIC Martlet!!
I expect nothing less from you

And we don't have a plant room here, we have been lobbying for one, but they thought putting rails in the handicapped toilet was a better use of funds.
I disagree, takes some off the fun outta the bathroom trips IMO

Well, another 24 hours, and I can start applying the pastels, and making the oil stains underneath that 109's were notorius for.

Found the perfect wire for antenna, so have to use that, stretched sprue is a thing off the past

Sean, whether to weather is a personal choice thingie. I like them both ways, but prefer mine a bit more pristine.

Regards, Rick