GROUP BUILD - Pacific 60th Annivesary [from Nov 1 2004 to Nov 1 2005]

G'day Folk's,

It's been hectic on this end for the last couple of weeks, but I did manage to get to the Melbourne 2005 Toy Fair, for a day, answering emails when I get the chance too, sometimes as many as 50 a day, helping my brother move house and those ?????????????????? pigs, [a mini gun or a few land mines will solve the problems, with both sides of this issue]. Meetings with the RAAF are becoming a weekly hasale and sometimes all day events, my teaching is taking up to much time and junior is only now starting to take over some a little of the administration work of Scale Magic. On another note I'll be MIA from July 18 to August 7, as I've taken the teaching job that was offered to me for this year, as a yearly thing for 2006, so the 3 weeks is when I'll be away looking into my next years project of teaching.

Roy,
I sent an email regarding the pix you would like posted, we'll get them up here shortly for you.

Joe,
When I have several hours spare I hope we can chat again. And yes to antisipate your next question, internet will be provided over their for me.

The big 55 is approaching and I think the body is telling me too retire and stay at the modelling desk.

Lobbie,i sent that Dukw file back to you,how it works ,well i just sprayed my lvt-4,its not too bad but not the way i would like it,[oh well] i just have to get better at kits .wont i.?i have all the decals on so its comeing along.?should i dry brush before or after the clear coat? thanks guys,have a good modeling day all.

G'day Folk's,

Roy,
I got the pix, having a problem with them, but I'll sort it out.

Incidently I'm slowly recovering from my mishap at home and very lucky, thanks to some very concerned people and friends, one of which was prepaired to come out here to care for me, but after 5 hours chatting I managed to convince her I was ok, I'm getting back on my feet but slowly and for those interested in what is on my workbench, I have been given a Tamiya 32 F-15c Eagle as a contract build.
Problem is I can't sit down for too long at present, as I have to move around and stretch every now and then to free the joints, once again thanks to good friends for the concerns of my well being.

nice to here that you are ok,my comp is [fubared]for now but i hope it will be not long.the lvt-4 is starting to look good i will finish it before too long,glade you are better .

well my comp is working again,just had a few bug to work out,ha ha .

Could I still jump on with a downed Corsair Dio?

Roy's DUKW / 105 pix. Roy I'll let you edit the words for these, we had some problems but it sorted it's self out.

hi,Lobbie thanks for posting the pics,well guys not much to say about the kit,it is an Italeri kit,its a dukw with 105 mounted,the cammo is from the box art,showing U.S marines on Jwo Jima 1945. i hope you like the pics,comments please.

Rob the mustang is lookin good! what kit is it?
Roy the Duwk and 105 look good.Jason

thanks Jay.

Roy,

Excellent work on the DUKW / 105.

Jason,

The 48 Tamiya P 51b Mustang, is the base kit with the Scale Magic resin seat fitted and alluminium screens for the intake and main radiator.

ddayomaha,

No problem with me on the 'Downed Corsair dio',

Lobbie,thanks for the kind words,does anyone have ideas to make my modeling better?.i would to hear them,thanks.

Looks good roy! One thing I want to suggest, give the figures a wash on their faces and hands.

Roy,

Apart from myself I'm sure many would pass modelling tips or techniques, to help you, as I build mostly 'wingy thingy's' email mail me your questions and I'll pass on my hints to you. I'll get Junior [aka 150 man], to add his part to this also.

Reb,thanks for the idea about the wash,i cant quite get the wash the way i want,.Lobbie thanks for your input,i will sure use your ideas on things,and jrs too,thanks guys.

roy, the build is great in my opinion. you did a good job. i would agree with rebel on the face wash, though but that's about it.

Okay finished the Corsair, now onto the undersea base. I try to post pics the Corsair, but I make no garuntees

thanks Tanker,i agare the hands and faces should have a wash,but how do i make the wash ?,i dont want it to be to dark,any ideas guys?

G'day Folk's,

Another of these totaly of subject builds, this is not the progress to date on the 32 scale Tamiya F-15c, I've only done the the intake and after burner ducts and painted so far the fuselage is a nut and bolt, for those interested their are 31 parts to assemble the afterburner. I've assembled to this stage to check allignment of parts, before dismantling and restatring the assembly sequence.
This build is for a Doctor, I just hope he does not get the F-16 in the same scale.


The paints used on this for the cockpit and the speed brake well, are from the Xtra Colour range, as Model Master Metalizers are used on the afterburner.

Hey all. Finally got started on the Monogram 1/48 Zero for this GB. This kit is circa 1962. Interior detail is nil. My goal is to use it for air brush practice (Paasche H on order-my first AB). So until it gets here and I've practiced on some paper first, this is 'bout as far as I'm going to get!

Whew! Finally got her done, almost. It's a Tamiya F4F in VMF-223 garb. I found a couple of pictures of this aircraft on a website showing 19 kills painted on the side. I don't have the kill markings yet, and will have to add some later when I come across some or make them myself. These Tamiya kits just fall together; it's unreal. I painted the wings, fuselage and tailplane before gluing them together the fit was so good.

Glenn F in Mississippi

great looking bird,nice work.

nice looking birds
Mississippivol did you have any problems getiing the landing gear to line up?
Jason

Hi Jason,

Yes, I did have a problem with the gear lining up. The instructions (yep, I read the directions) confused me and I put one of the cross pieces on too high up on the main gear which made the gear not want to go up far enough into the bay. I went back to the instructions and finally saw what happened, and when I fixed it, it slid right in. I think it was the piece that had the four beams on it that attached to the main gear.

Glenn F

Glenn-Great job on the Wildcat. That's one I need to add to my 'to-do' list.

Bob,
Nice progress so far.

Glen,
Excellent build, I agree Tamiya kits fall together most times.

On another note, I need to find the 48 AMT A20b/c Havoc or the P 70 version kit, for another reasignment to build another BD-7a Boston III similar in context to this model pictured: incidently this pictured model was built by me, as part of the RAAF contract and has a lot of resin parts fitted to it to convert the A20 b/c to a DB-7a.
The model I have been asked to build [provided I can locate a kit], is to be replicated on a similar line to the PBY 5 Catalina, faded and chipped paintwork.



This is the resin conversion done by us to convert the A20 Havoc b/c into a DB-7a model

great work Lobbie,can you send some info about resin casting?i would like to try it out,thanks.

G'day Folks,

I've started on the RAAF OTS B24j as based on the Monogram 48 kit, all I've done so far is replace the kit seats with a pair of my own resin ones, I know they are not the same, but when this gets to the shut stage of assembly there is not much to see anyway. I've only painted the seats, I'll spend some time with a little weathering later their is a lot of flash on this bird to clean up.


The resin seats as painted.

looking good Lobbie,those seats look good.

Sweet! Did you create the belts/buckles too?

Glenn