GROUP BUILD - Pacific 60th Annivesary [from Nov 1 2004 to Nov 1 2005] - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, December 25, 2004 7:08 AM

Thanks for your help Rob and Mike.
That info is just what I needed.

Thanks again Big Smile [:D]

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, December 25, 2004 9:48 AM

Hey all!
Well, I posted this question on the Aircraft forum, but thought I'd also post some pics here, seeing as it's for this build.

My 'Zeke' I decided to give it some heavy weathering, paint degradation mostly, and seeing as this is the first time I have ever done paint weathering to this extreme, I was wondering if some people here could give me some pointers as to how it looks so far.

I just applied the metal coat, personally I think the left wing panels should be weathered some more to kinda match the fuselage cause they look too 'blotchy' atm, and have only just started the right wing before I realised maybe I should get some outside advice.

This is a test run, and can easily be cleaned off and done again, but what do you guys think

Cheers
Sean

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:52 PM

paul the build looks good.

as for me an update but verbal not visual. due to the recent delivery of packages i have been able to get some done. i have the blue and the brown on the bird and tomorow i will be masking the camo scheme for the avg bird. i will get pics when i get past that point.

joe

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 26, 2004 5:42 AM

got my AFV M18 Hellcat Tank destroyer for Christmas, so I begin today on my Pacific vignette ...................... not a lot of pacific plastic figure kits out there, so I've ordered a couple of resin figures for it.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Geoff

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fighterguru

Member since
February 2003
From: north carolina

Posted by fighterguru on Sunday, December 26, 2004 8:58 PM

I am so far behind its not funny Im at least a month behind everyone else. I have not even started my pacific Gb yet!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 27, 2004 1:23 AM

Guy's,

Progression of 'Jill' x3 pix, 'Pete' x3 pix and 'Rex' x2 pix, as with the 'Jill' the outer wings are not secured, the remaining components of the undercarriage, or the torpedo and their brackets have been fitted as yet and with 'Pete' the upper wing is not attached to the support frames as yet, also the prop and spinner have not been painted.
'Rex' is to the decalling stage and is almost completted.

I added a basic wing rigging to 'Pete'

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Monday, December 27, 2004 5:25 AM

Very nice builds Rob! Thumbs Up [tup]

I have never seen a Jill kit with the wings folded.
Really makes a differance, for the better I might add.

Those pontoons look like they would have been interesting to make them level with each other.

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Monday, December 27, 2004 7:45 AM

execllent work Rob they Jill does look good with the wing s folded. What did you use for the rigging on Pete.
Jason

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, December 27, 2004 8:29 AM

Sharp looking birds you got there Rob, great work

Thad

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Monday, December 27, 2004 12:16 PM

great pics of your builds Lobbie Big Smile [:D]

gdarwin[roy]

airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, December 27, 2004 12:25 PM

wow. rob your talents again shine. thankyou for sharing.

joe

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 27, 2004 5:27 PM

jay12472,

For the rigging on 'Pete' I used metrolene a polyester thread [used for sewing], drilled the lower outer lower end and CA glued each in place, the lower fuselage end is just placed under the bracing bracket and each end was trimmed with glued in place.

tweety1,

The 'Jill' is a Hasegawa kit and is built OOB, with the wing fold option, [which gives a different subject choice]

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:40 PM

great builds lobbie!

If its all right, I'd like to switch my build to a 1/35 Tamiya Japanese Type 97 "Chi-Ha" tank. is this ok?

John

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 4:35 PM

reb,

No problem changing your build subjects.

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Cruzr

Member since
October 2004
From: Fort St John B.C. Canada

Posted by Cruzr on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:55 PM

well folks here she is now, at about 90% complete, it's net grey with olive drab on top and i airbrushed ( good i love this thing) the both top edges of the wing and rear stab. with a dark green ) or course it's hard to see in the pics. the canopies were dipped, masked then attached before painting. It took a week to paint it so i was worried the masking tape would pull the future off, thank god it didn't. Decals were laid down over a coat of Future then sealed with the same. I held the airbrush back a little further and sprayed a light coat and ended up with a satin finish. i don't think i'll spray a coat of flat. New years weekend coming up so i hope i can finish it off because i have two other GB that start Jan 1 that i should at least start. I did see a Monogram Zero at the shop the other day that i might go and pick up later in Jan.

Later
Cliff

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:31 PM

rebel...... r u reading my mind because for the 2nd time now i was gonna do the same thing.... with some resin ww2 marines i got off ebay surrounding it..........

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, December 30, 2004 12:49 AM

He he, might be. Only this is pretty much the first time I have decided to build a model and a base, NOT A DIO!!!!! I dont know why but every time I build something I automatically think of a dio Idea. I dont know if thats good or bad!

So, please, no ideas!!!!! Big Smile [:D]

John

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:40 AM

Cruzr,your p-38 is very nicely done.great work Big Smile [:D]

im from bc nanaimo where are you from. Big Smile [:D]

gdarwin[roy]

airborne death from above http://photobucket.com/albums/a350/roygd/

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Thursday, December 30, 2004 5:08 AM

Cruzr the p-38 is looking good keep up the good work Jason

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:22 AM

cliff very very impressive. thanks for sharing it.

joe

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:33 AM

nice work Cliff

Thad

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:06 PM

Cruzr,

Nice job on your P -38

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Cruzr

Member since
October 2004
From: Fort St John B.C. Canada

Posted by Cruzr on Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:19 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by gdarwin

Cruzr,your p-38 is very nicely done.great work im from bc nanaimo where are you from.

gdarwin[roy]

I'm from Halifax N.S.
Thanks for the kind words everyone.

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Friday, December 31, 2004 1:14 AM

hi Cruzr,thats cool i have family there. Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 31, 2004 4:56 AM

nice looking P-38 cruzr!!!!!

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cossack

Member since
April 2004
From: Sydney

Posted by cossack on Friday, December 31, 2004 5:44 AM

Cruzr,

You have set a high standard ... now I just have to get started Wink [;)]

Paul

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 31, 2004 8:55 AM

Guy's,

Happy New Year to all.

Here is something totally unrelated to this GB build, it's another of those RAAF contract builds [hand over is in 3 weeks] it's a mid 60's scheme applied to a C 47, both a photo of the real thing and the model [as A65-118], in 48 scale to date. The desk is a mess I know, to many projects on the go at once, the instruction sheet to the bottom left is to the Tamiya 1/48 Fw 190A3, the instruction sheet to the top right is a 32 scale Beaufighter Mk Inf, which has been converted to the Aussie Mk XXI, this build is for 30 Sqn RAAF [Beaufighter Associasion].