All Subjects - Aussie Group Build 2005

Darren I'm planning on doing one in the same colour scheme that you did yours in, i already have the green/brown one flown by Gibbes and the ICM Mk VIII kit is was planning on doing in Calwells markings which is also Brown/geen so i think the grey/green camo would be the one to do...........

Bandha, I've got the whole shooting match for the DAP Beaufighter Mk.21, the Tamiya kit, resin cockpit, Aussie decals, etc, etc. I keep meaning to pull it out for the Aussie GB but never actually get round to doing it
If you are looking for a list of the mods required to the Tamiya kit, check this out http://hsfeatures.com/features04/beaufighter21dc_1.htm

Jules, another Spit huh , what scheme do you have in mind?

Believe it not I've actually made some progress on the Buffalo, not much but enough to keep me progressing. I tell you the more I read and research the Brewster Buffalo the more depressed I get thinking of the men who had to fly it. How on earth a company that made horse drawn buggies wound up making a combat aircraft baffles me.

Cheers
Darren

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Jules - are the decals I sent going to arrive to you? I hope so... I sent the whole set except for Skippers Darling III... I need to scan the sheets and send them to yall as Apache and kitten were on the same sheet of paper so no way to send both to yall separately...

Tom Yeah mate they made it here yesterday thanks a whole heap buddy it's really appreciated
BTW sorry i didn't answer your email but i still havn't gotten around to setting the email service back up on the PC yet, and thanks again for sending the sheets i was gonna ask you about the colour scheme's
Regards Jules..............

Jules - are the decals I sent going to arrive to you? I hope so... I sent the whole set except for Skippers Darling III... I need to scan the sheets and send them to yall as Apache and kitten were on the same sheet of paper so no way to send both to yall separately...

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 QUOTE: Originally posted by darson BTW, have either of you heard from Jules lately? Cheers Darren Haven't heard a peep from him mate! I think he is on the same boat as us, Zero Time. Tom Full Metal Jacket seems like Kremps' style, she really knew how to get us ol' farts through an obstacle course.

Zero time sums it up well Seanwe just moved into our new house on Monday and i've been flat out lugging beds fridge's and all that stuff around, but on the bright side of things my PC is up and running so i can start posting regularly againAs far as build time goes i havn't touched my models in about 3 weeks but hopefully i can get my gear set up and start building again in a week or so, whether or not i'll be able to squeeze the Sabre in is open for debate considering the lack of time i have to build at the moment, i may have to go for another Spit MK VIII......

Tweets: Agreed... by the way she heard you are up tight about work so she said Tues Morning She'll pop in on you and give the other people there a good tongue lashing... says it will pave your way to the top. She also said don't worry about lunch she is bring her special Macaroni surprise...

Carl - thanks for the link! I noticed those beaufighters last night as well and may think about doing one of those... I love thos night schemes! which one are you doing, assuming it is the same decal sheet... dont wanna overlap if I decide to do one.,..

Darren - no word here either... I emailed him to see if he got the decals I sent and no response as of yet...

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson BTW, have either of you heard from Jules lately? Cheers Darren

Haven't heard a peep from him mate!
I think he is on the same boat as us, Zero Time.

Tom Full Metal Jacket seems like Kremps' style, she really knew how to get us ol' farts through an obstacle course.

Tom, If you do the silver dope Mozzie there's one in the Oz War Memorial. I have a few pics of it here:
http://www.bandhaboy.fotki.com/raaf_aircraft/mozzie/

BTW: All of you Sabre Tarts, I mad it up to Fighter World at Williamtown RAAF Base today & I'm uploading new pics now. I'll put more detail in the general Oz forum.

That Beaufighter is on my list, although I just bought the Accurate Minatures B-25 C/D. Great looking kit (yes, I know about the cowls, resin replacements have been ordered), shame so much detail gets hidden away.

Tom, you could do a heck of a lot worse than the Tamiya Mossie. From what I have read it's supposed to be a real gem. As an alternative you might want to consider the Tamiya Beaufighter with Eagle Strike decals. All the parts for the Aussie version are in the kit.

http://www.eaglestrikeproductions.com/cgi-bin/espdecals.pl?scale=48&setid=155&dbs=eaglestrike&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=es48155

Sean, Glad things are working out so well job wise. The only thing I can't figure out is how you managed to get a "very good reputation in town" . Congratulations again.

BTW, have either of you heard from Jules lately?

Cheers
Darren

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 As for Kremps, I knew things were going to well to be natural. I dont mind, I like it when my spine de-calcifies whenever Kremps hollers

where do you think the USMC got their model for drill instructers? have you ever seen "Full Metal Jacket"? that has Kremps written all over it!

Well... I am busy making an agonizing decision tonight... I am thinking of setting the Typhoon aside for awhile as work is denying me the chance to really make any headway... (my fault mostly) around the upper cockpit there is a bit of a putty nightmare needing to be done... the upper part of the fuselage around the cockpit is all separate... 3 pieces glued in... problem is after I glued it in I noticed it doesn't sit just right even though I used Ambroids and held it in place till dry. I cannot get the seams just like I want them... there still seems to be a bit of a gap... more than I am comfortable with to paint over.

I am thinking of doing a FB.MkVI Mosquito in aluminum dope scheme, in Aussie markings... it's a Tamiya kit so I think it will fit together good.. and I will do the Typhoon later. Not sure yet, I am going to sleep on it I believe...

oh yeah the link to the plane:

http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/decals/aero/am48428.htm

it's the silver one... (of course)

Happy Acres will never change mate, so long as the government funding keeps rolling in!!

As for Kremps, I knew things were going to well to be natural.
I dont mind, I like it when my spine de-calcifies whenever Kremps hollers

Tweets - I see Kremps came through for ya! She knew you were down a bit and thought you could use a boost... she said don't worry, you'll get the hang soon and it will be gravy! It will be like back in Burma she said... remember how she used to bark prders to the sharpas? That'll be you soon...

Good to see you back... both you and Jules (and I of course) have been scarce lately... nice to come back home!!! I see Happy Acres hasn't changed a bit!!!

I'm now the Operations Manager for the largest plumbing/gas fitting company in town.

Kinda strange how things happen really.
My last job was eating me away at a fast rate of knots, then a guy came in to work with a broken tv system in his car, and after I fixed it, he offered me a job

Apparently I have a very good reputation in town

So yeah, now I earn a bucket of cash with perks to make your head spin, and the trade off is my time.

Thats ok though, I give it another fortnight and it'll all settle down

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Haven't had much time for modelling here either 2 weeks into my new job, and I'm already close to burn out!! And I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on the new job Tweets, where about are you working?

Darren

Haven't had much time for modelling here either

2 weeks into my new job, and I'm already close to burn out!!
And I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kinda hoping that this weekend I'll be spending some quality time with my Bell 47, she really is feeling the neglect, and I should treat her better..

But at least I have managed to lay some paint on the tail section, so it kinda looks ok, but have to go over the top section with a lighter colour, for some weathering effects B4 I get to carried away with the c/p and engine.

BUMP

Zippo from me I'm afraid, I have a major implementation coming up and between that and family stuff I'm not finding a lot of time for modeling.

Cheers
Darren

I've not made any progress. I'm a bit obsessed with the Mirage at the moment (which is going to be SAAF, not a GB topic). My project at work has gone critical as well, so I'm getting burnt out on that. Hoping to get up to Fighter World on the weekend for a photo-session so hopefully I'll get to see some 127's while there to inspire me (& answer some questions).

I finally got my Spit VIII in the mail, customs did unmentionable things to it including stuffing up one of the wing walk decals!

Might have a bash at a 1:72 Boomer as well....if I get time!

cheers

Mike

no progress here... I am up to my earballs in binary conversions for this class I am taking... it is sapping my strength little by little haha...

hope to get something done this weekend... I have to defuse from this class (and the drive there and back) first...

Anyone mad any progress on their models in trhe last few days? I haven't made any for the last few weeks thanks to work etc But I plan on doing some more on the Mosquito this weekend hopefully then go to Avalon on Sunday. Anyone else heading to Avalon?

hmmm about bout USS Pingy (or HMS Pingy as the case may be)... if you ever get into ships that has a ring...

hmmm or it could make some flashy nose art on a fighter.. "Pingy II"

Tweets No worries mate. Glad I could help you out. Some of the bell pics are a bit blurry, but I think you can see what s going on in most of them.

And, F-22 Pingy sounds good.

Pingy I got the disc today
Mate your a spark plug (read-champion)!!

Thanks a heap for the Bell pics, and those referance books/pics are great!!!!!!!!!!

They should name something after you I reckon
F-22 Pingy

Yeah, that sounds cool!

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brain wave!!
Foil, maybe some Bare Metal Foil!

You could fashion a piece of foil to suit the shape you need, then lay it flat on top of a piece of previously CA'ed tissue, trim the tissue to shape and bend and glue!!

If you do this on a piece of glass or something, then you can easily slide a blade under it to release the tissue from the glass, and being tissue, bending won't be a problem!!

The theory sounds good.

I do similar... I use the old needle from my Anthem for a lot of CA jobs... it runs down the the tip and acts a lot like a backwards capillary glue pen... for smaller jobs I use a needle...

Maybe a small piece of Glad Wrap or similar Carl.
I've been trying to think of some thing CA WON'T bond too, and thats all I can come up with.

The needle idea sounded fine to me, I use a needle to apply small drops of CA to my models when needed, and pry off the dry CA afterwards cause the needle is non porous(duh!)

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Carl, as for your scoops, try getting a needle, roughly the same diameter as the inside of the scoop, and drape some tissue paper over it, then apply some CA. This will give you what you want, then all you have to do is trim the sides till they are correct.

Sean, I gave this a try but I must be missing something(s). If I pulled out the needle out too early I was left with a mess in either hand. If I left the needle in, I got, err, tissue paper glued to a needle. Maybe the tissue I'm using is too absorbent? Also, what do you put underneath it to keep it free from whatever you rest it on, another piece of tissue?

lol! actually this gives me an idea... can't rightly say what it is....

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bandha Boy I think we should demand that they all have some Kremps nose-art on their GB output to justify putting the rest of us through it.

Kremps nose art eh, ok then!!
I am changing my build to a Bell 47 scale 1/1!!!!!!
I have to change scale cause she wont fit on anything else!!