Battle of Midway Aircraft Group Build

Jules - she does this thing where she stands on the modeling desk and jumps on my back... said it reminds her of her days in the Wild West here in the states... she said it was bronco busting... only thing is what good is a horse that has 4 broken legs once she gets done?

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Jules - she does this thing where she stands on the modeling desk and jumps on my back... said it reminds her of her days in the Wild West here in the states... she said it was bronco busting... only thing is what good is a horse that has 4 broken legs once she gets done?

OUCH

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you said it Brother... there's no running from her either, she carries a lasso in case she needs to rope and hog tie you like the old days too...

Well here she is, it took for ever to build but I made myself finish this one.





Thad

Look Great Thad!!! Great to see it!!!

Ok I updated the first page showing who is complete... if anyone else finished and I forgot to mark you off let me know!! Thanks!!!

Ok this is not for the faint of heart so if you have a nervous condition or there are children in the room please click the X in the top right of the browser before you read further!

I've told yall about my wife taking Karate, and today was her test for the last belt before black belt. (red belt)



Well this photo was taken today and I never realized she was actually getting this good at this... until I downloaded the pics off my camera. The point at which the red and blue lines intersect is about where the guy behind her has his teeth. He being 6 feet 2 inches (188cm) tall makes the kick about 5 feet 10 inches 178cm)... so if I don't show up here for awhile you might want to tell Kremps she needs to come visit me in the hospital and care for me haha... (and tell her to bring her sister Gertrude, the cow dentist)

Just wanted to post my proud husband pic... I'd post the pic of her breaking a board with a spinning back kick but it is too blurry... I was running out of batteries and just trying to snap anything before they ran out. Oh yeah - this is also the person who gets mad at me if I don't come home with a kit when I go to the hobby shop just for paint or decals. And if it is a small kit or inexpensive (like the Zero) she gripes because I didn't get two! She's also the person who made me get the Badger 155 a week after I bought my 175 because I mentioned the 175 felt too big in my hands... What more can a guy want? Someone who forces him to model, makes him spend WAY too much money on the hobby, and can back him up (read - beat people up for him) if he goes to a bar?

Tom Between Kremps jumping on your back and a wife that knows karate I would be keeping a low profile.

Thad I said it in the aircraft froum but I'll say it again... Nice build!

Dave - that's why Kremps is so nice around me when she is around... she only beats me when the missus is at work because she knows the missus knows how much I "expand" the truth so to speak... she'd believe Kremps before me in a flash!!!

Tom: The bruises on your back aren't enough to convince your wife?

BTW: I am home for the holiday weekend so I now have my decals and my camera so I can finish the TBF and post some pics by the end of the week.

Nice build Thad. The paint job looks great. One problem though......I think you've put the flaps on inside-out. I can see the rib detail on the top flaps, and that should be on the inside. Apart from that, it's a great build.

Tom I'd be damn proud if my missus could do that!
I used to do martial arts, and it does take some dedication to get the black, and thats a formidable kick for a sheila!! Very flexible huh
As for my missus, she once tried to do a Kremps, and jump on me while I was lying down on the bed.
She bounced off, went splat onto the cupboard door, and slid down onto the floor into the foetal position, and called for her mummy!!
Of course I helped her up, after my laughing fit subsided

Thad Fantastic build mate, love the subtle smoke stain, looks really good.
All these SBD's kicking around are really making me wnat to build one, just so I fit in!!

Sean - For all her coordination in the class... at home my wife worries me to leave her alone sometimes. Walking right into doors, etc.. So don't let the kick thing fool ya!

Also a couple of us were throwing around an all SBD build next yr sometime if ya do wanna be "one of the crowd"

Thanks for the comments guys

Thad

Great job Thad-I'm finding the AM SBD to be a challenging build. Enjoyable & rewarding, but still challenging. Guess I spent too much time with Monogram kits before.... My SBD is 85% complete (need to mask & paint canopy, few small parts, final weathering-just can't carve out time to finish up those minor things. June looks a little better, time schedule wise.....

The thing that scares me is when Tom mentioned the possibility of an 'all SBD build' in the future, I immeadiatly began thing of what theater & battle I would want to do....oh bother...

Bob - good! you're hooked! haha it won't be for awhile... so don't worry! But I think we'd have enough interested!

Did I here someone say "all SBD group build"? You know I can't resist a Dauntless. I'll be in on that when it happens. BTW, how about a dive bomber GB? I could do my Stuka and an SBD......

Bob Sounds good mate, post those pics when you're done.

Great looking build Thad!!

Did I hear an all Dauntless build?? Hmm....which to choose from....I still have a -2, -4, and -6 to build....also have the A-24, but I guess technically that is not a Dauntless, but a Banshee...

::big sigh:: another one..... <shaking head>

ok... how bout winter sometime? A divebomber GB would be nice.. I could redo a Stuka myself... Or actually there's a few choices I need to think about...

Oh yeah Mike... by then AM will have relased their SBD-4 and 3a as well!

Bob, Jeeves thanks for your kind words

Bob- this build was a hard build for me because everything that could go wrong did. To top it off, while I was taking the pics my 2yr son broke the dive brakes off and it looks like in my hast to fix it I put them back on wrong,#####. Im glad its over, but Im ready for round 2.

Thad

Thad-that's the spirit. I'm finding that now when things don't go as planned, I try to resolve the issue rather that stuffing the plastic in the box and walking away. Makes it a lot more enjoyable. And this hobby is a very long jouney, and I'm just learning how to walk, much less run.

Bob - you're past a walk now from viewing your kit.. at least a steady jog! Stick around here long enough and you'll be surprised at the exponential growth of your skills!

I know I have been astonished at how fast I pick something up just from looking at someone elses build...

Thad - touch luck! but that's what 2 yr olds are made for right? to make you rethink the way you have things in your house laid out? I didn't notice anything wrong with the flaps... the kit flaps are always warped anyway on the AM SBD's, just blame it on that!

Which BTW I am prdering the PE flaps next time just to see.. I saw an online kit with them and it looked SHARP!!!

Thad Splendid work mate she looks great

Oh God another Gb, count me in for the dauntless or dive bomber GB when it happens, but you alreadt knew i'd be in didn't ya

As for Karate, my wife's policy is why learn Karate when it's easier to throw a coffee cup at me............

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison As for Karate, my wife's policy is why learn Karate when it's easier to throw a coffee cup at me............

Yours too eh?
Mine does have a tendancy to punctuate her sentences with furniture..........almost always the breakable items too

Kinda scary watching a 5 foot tall Italian hoik a phone book at your head at close to the speed of light!!

Just imagine if she could do the housework as fast.......................................

As for an All SBD GB, I'd definately be in that!!
Would need Toms brains (oxy-moron I know) to choose a decent 'shake & bake' kit.

hmmm only SBD I have built is the AM variety, I believe Mike has built the Hasegawa kit... he can give you a run down on it. I recommend the AM kit for ya Tweets because it is complex enough to be fun without being a chore as PE and resin can sometimes be. Once you complete the cockpit just sit back and marvel at what you did without any special effort on your part to go above and beyond what the kit has to offer!

I think it would only be right to open it up to all divebombers though.

I saw a pic awhile back of an Aussie SBD sent there by the US for evaluation. They were never purchased but they kept and used the SBD samples till they either were destroyed or just plain died. I'll look around for that... if not there is always that RNZAF SBD with the stomach running down the cowl with a beer in one hand and a champagne glass in the other! I've often thought that would add some spice to a modelers shelf!

I have to agree with Tom on his review of the AM SBD-doesn't require any extra parts (other than PE belts or Ultracast seats) but leaves plenty of room for detailing with parts provided.

true... the AM seats would REALLY spice up that cockpit unbelievably!!! It's the one piece of the cockpit lacking anything...

btw-I picked up an AM TBF-1C Avenger for the 'upcoming' Atlantic GB (thought it was going to start sooner-my mistake) off of eBay-makes the SBD look like a snap-tite kit! Will definatly be looking for interior pics in the near future.

I have the Hasegawa A-24 Banshee kit....the detail is very nice (not as nice as AM)- but the dive flaps are not drilled...unless you are patient, buy the aftermarket flaps...I have yet to build it- but I will be trying the drill route....better stock up on the Newcastle....