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

ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:13 PM

here it is final zero pics. this is Tamiya 48 scale kit. OOB fit was terrible i believe the wing said it was from 197? something. decals preformed beautiful with micro sol. sorry but some of the pics are a little blurry

-Josh

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:56 PM

hi Josh,your Zero looks great ,very nice work Big Smile [:D]

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

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Friday, February 25, 2005 12:15 AM

good looking zero Josh. Thumbs Up [tup]

John

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Friday, February 25, 2005 12:37 AM

Some great looking builds so far guys!! Tonight I can finally add the badge to my signature because I am done!! I really wanted to take pics of this build on my Eduard Carrier Deck Base, but none of the lame LHS here in my area carry anything close to Deck Blue Sad [:(]

...once I get that set up, I may replace these pics with those.

This is Monogram's Devastator done up in the scheme of George Gay- the only surviving member of Torpedo 8 from Hornet after the attacks at Midway.

Some close ups of the open panels surrounding the gunbay, as well as the twin .30 caliber machine guns-- these were only found on Hornet TBDs at the time of the attack...not that it did them much good...

And lastly a shot from the front showing off the torpedo nose art...

Mike

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Friday, February 25, 2005 1:46 AM

great build,welldone Big Smile [:D]

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

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 25, 2005 8:22 AM

gettochild,

Excellent build and finish to your Zero.

Jeeves,

Excellent work on the TBD Devastator, the glasshouse looks good in the open position.

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Friday, February 25, 2005 10:37 AM

Josh and Mike: you both did an excellent job! Thumbs Up [tup]

Dave

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Friday, February 25, 2005 11:41 AM

Thanks all!

Mike

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Friday, February 25, 2005 5:15 PM

Ghettochild the zero came out great.
Jeeves the devastator looks great.
Jason

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ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Friday, February 25, 2005 5:44 PM

thanks everyone!
jeeves your devastator looks excellent

-Josh

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:23 PM

I finished the wildcat and here are the pics

Jason

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Friday, February 25, 2005 8:29 PM

Great looking Wildcat Jason-- how was the Tamiya kit to build?

Mike

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ghettochild

Member since
November 2003
From: houston,texas

Posted by ghettochild on Friday, February 25, 2005 8:36 PM

great wildcat jason

-Josh

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 5:12 AM

thanks guys
Jeeves the kit was nice to build. The only problem I had was with the landing gear, I dry fitted them and had no problem but when I mounted them they didn't want to line up rite. But I will build another. Jason

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:14 AM

been changing my mind so many times as to what i want to do on this build..... I've built a CHIA-HA and it's painted (pics tomorrow).... Gonna be knocked out and burnt out with some Marines standing around it.... Depending on the size of the base I use, maybe a smaller USMC vehicle in with it? who knows...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 28, 2005 1:27 AM

Jason,

Great work on the Wildcat.

On another note:-
Here are some totally irrelivent pix, some are of poor quality, as they are wartime shots of RAAF birds.

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Monday, February 28, 2005 12:27 PM

great pics Lobbie,thanks for sharing. Big Smile [:D]

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

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cdclukey

Member since
November 2004
From: Freeport, IL USA

Posted by cdclukey on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 12:38 AM

Count me in. I'm building Revell's Lionfish kit, possibly OOB, possibly as USS Gato. It will be later this year and the choice ship will depend on my confidence, since Gato wil require a lot of scratchbuilding.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 7:04 PM

here is the progress on my chia-ha.... the hull halves are not together, but the building is coming along slowly as I juggle a few group builds at once..... I should finish this by the weeks end i hope and start on my marines..... comments/advice welcome

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:55 PM

looks good geoff. Makes me want to continue work on mine Black Eye [B)]

I stopped at the road wheels, I think I will just paint them already on though, like yours.

John

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 12:05 AM

excellent work. man i missed so much in a day.

joe

Veterans,

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 1:14 AM

your kit is looking real good,nice work Big Smile [:D]

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

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cossack

Member since
April 2004
From: Sydney

Posted by cossack on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 5:01 AM

Good work all ... things are really coming together!!

No progress to report on the SBD - ready for weathering and markings ... if only I can get time!!

Paul

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af53/raiderpilot/smprop_gb.jpg

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:58 AM

Tank looks good Geoff-really good. I didn't appriciate the work involved in armour until I did the Battle of the Bulge GB.

Bob

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 8:44 AM

Geoff,

Excellent progress, can't wait to see this finished. [I built one some years back for a Museum].

I haven't made any further progress on any of my builds lately, to much admin work, but I'll get back to it soon enough.

Incidently Roy,

The Bismarck is almost completed, I'll post some shots for you soon.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 11:57 AM

i have a base i built and used for a different diorama last year.... recently I removed everything and would like to use it for this build.... It is a bridge.... the pic below. but would it be alright since the base was already built before the GB?

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jay12472

Member since
July 2003
From: Pennsylvania

Posted by jay12472 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 4:00 PM

Geoff great work on the tank. Iwish someone else would come out with a newer one though.
Jason

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 8:28 PM

Geoff,

I have no objection to using the dio base. It looks good from the pic so far.

Here are a few pix [totally errelivent to the Pacific Theatre - this is a North African Campain bird], of what I completed and posted in the aircraft forum as 'Something Blue' another that I'm completing is the M-26 half of the Dragon Wagon, but the Trailer will be an M15A1, carrying the Pershing Tank.

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gdarwin

Member since
January 2004
From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:00 PM

hi guys sorry i havent posted pics on my builds for awhile,the dukw is almost finished ,just painting my figeruers and it will be done. im a bit stalled on the lvt-4 at the moment,not a big deal just have to work on it Big Smile [:D]

but i will soon,anyway i hope all your builds are going great. Lobbie your birds look great. Big Smile [:D]

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

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:52 PM

ahhh, Finally finished the build part of my Chi-Ha. Don't know why I didnt do it sooner. It should be done by the end of next week...I hope...

John

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