Battle of Midway Aircraft Group Build

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 2:47 AM

Yeah Pingy I think thats the last time i use Tamiya decals, Eagle strike and aeromaster are gonna be the norm from now on i think............
IYHO what Gunze colours do you reckon would be the best for a Wildcat from the Pearl harbour era Question [?]

Tom, I had an Epiphany today at work, Why don't we(after all the Midway builds are done) rename this thread into something like the Pacific Model builders and keep it going, it will be kinda like the League of extraordinary modelers but we concentrate on Pacific builds, anything we build whether for another GB or not we talk about here......
I can come up with another Badge which can include a link to a photobucket album that shows all our pacific builds.....
I personally have about 2 years of pacific builds in the stash such as Raaf Spits and P-40's Hellcats and an Avenger the list just goes on........
What say you Gentlemen Question [?]

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pingtang

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April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:59 PM

Thanks for dragging that back again mvricci. Don't know what you meant by it, but I hope you liked my build.

Jules - Sounds like you're having fun mate. I too am a hater of Tamiya decals. They are usually way too thick and are impossible to hide the clear film under a flat coat. Looking forward to seeing your build.
BTW, thanks for those kind words on my SBD. Thumbs Up [tup]

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:58 PM

Almost finished Just a couple more days.....
I'm a little dissapointed with the red spot decals on the wings but the rest of the build has been excellent, all i need to do now is flat clear add some pastel weathering, not much cause i kinda like the clean look on it and then add the undercarriage and a final coat of flat to finish..........
I don't know when i'll have some pics cause my camera is stuffed but i'll organise some pics with my sister and her 5 pix camera this week...........

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:30 PM

Yeah Mvricci, Daniel did one hell of a job with that SBD eh Thumbs Up [tup]

Tamiya Decals Evil [}:)]

I hate them, i should have known better than to use them, for the life of me i can't get the buggers to settle into the panel lines, honestly they are like vinyl, I hit them with solvent until they started to go funny and i've cut them with the knife down the panel lines but they still look a little crappy and its too late to change them cause the future is on, The wash just doesn't want to stay in the lines, Hmmm maybe i'll start painting national markings on in future, eduard do masks for Japanese and US markings.....

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:19 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang

It took me all day, but I finally got around to posting some pics. Paint is mostly Gunze, the top-side colour is a custom mix (or home brew if you like ). I built the thing pretty much out of the box except the engine wiring and the little PE gun sight on top of the MG. The decals were the ones that came with the kit, I just deleted the red dots and rudder stripes. I figured there had to be a S-12 that fought at midway (either from VS-5, VS-6 or VS-3). Most of the weathering was done with pastels, the salt effect didn't really turn out too visible. The only place it can still be seen is on the upper flaps and elevators. Enough talking, here's the pics:

Hope you like it. I'll have to build another one of these kits one day, they are very nice.
I'm gonna enter it in a comp tomorrow, so it'll be interesting to see how it goes. Might pick up a cheap kit or two as well.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:55 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by bobbaily

Tom-what part of South East Texas do you hail from and is Hurricane Rita going to be a threat? Hope you are far enough inland for it not to be.

Yeah Tom do you live anywhere near Big Bend National Park Question [?]

Chris I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Your Great Uncle sounds like he had one hell of an interesting life......

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:08 AM

hmm basically in the last months of the war the germans threw in everything they had but king tigers ,assault guns ( late jagdpanthers and yup marders&what stug's were left) halftracks like what im doing and im not sure if they had many panzer IV's left but they were scraping the bottom of the barrel at the time and i'm not too sure what panthers were around let me hit the books and see if i can help out Wink [;)]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:06 PM

Chris-congrats on the contest win! Look forward to seeing you over in the Battle for Germany GB. I would like to do a piece of armor for that one also. Will need to do some research/get some help on which of the Tiger/Panther kits will fit the 1945 time constraint OOB. Of course, theres always the Tamiya Marder III.

Tom-what part of South East Texas do you hail from and is Hurricane Rita going to be a threat? Hope you are far enough inland for it not to be.

Bob

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:25 PM

WHOOPIEE i just went from a bad week to a good 1 I won a prize in my LHS's raffle i came in third and won 1 of 3 DML armor kits i already have the early Tiger 1 kit and i really dont like king tigers so i grabbed theSd.Kfz251/22 Ausf. D with the Pak 40 over the cab Big Smile [:D]

jeez and i just went in for paint lol

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:46 AM

I'm back sorry i've been so quiet the past 2 days but im back on track doing some masking on the Buff before painting.........BBQ..MMMMMMMMMMM( i hope ya mean the low&slow variety Cowboy [C):-)]

I'll bring the chilli lol 2 blue ribbons to prove how good mine is Chef [C=:-)]

) a BBQ i wish it would be cool to meet all of you guys Dinner [dinner]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:12 AM

Bob - that would be nice, a BBQ with the gang.. I imagine it would be a hoot! We couldn't have them too often lest the neighbors complained!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:09 AM

catapult hook

and yes, I consider myself in good company.

same shame the 'Usual Suspects' are so spread out-would be nice to gather for a beer or cup of coffee on occasion. along with the occasional BBQ...

Bob

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:48 PM

Bob - I did the same thing on my first Martlet... luckily I spotted it before the glue dried... Big Smile [:D]

so you're in good company... well I wouldn't go THAT far... but... Wink [;)]

you mean landing gear or catapult hook?

Like I said... you're in good company!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:41 AM

oops-discovered that the catapult gear is on backwards! Always wanted to try some CA De-bonder......

Bob

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:22 PM

Chris
My condolences also. It is because of the sacrifices of that generation of men & women that we are able to enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Bob

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:49 PM

My condolences to you and your faily Chris... I felt the same way when my uncle died... at least you got to talk to him about it. I never got to talk much with my Uncle about what he did in the Navy, and when I got interested I was halfway around the world in the Navy myself... There's so much I would have asked him.

I know everything will be fine.. he is up there with all the other veterans swapping war stories as we type!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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PanzerWulff

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November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:50 PM

Well today is a sad day for me my great uncle Clifford Burke USN Retired died yesterday he was the man that got me interested in the Buffalo and other WWII navy aircraft as he had flown most of the navy fighters in the pacific. he was a great man and one of my heroes,he tought me so much through the stories of his career in the navy on through working for NASA as a technician on the Apollo project i will miss him so.
Angel [angel]

Goodbye Uncle Kickie i dedicate my Buffalo to you Angel [angel]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:22 AM

Same here... I have 3 in progress at the moment and found that is a good number.. when I get to the point of feeling working on one is monotonous or tedious I just put it to the side and go to the other one...

I am doing the Tamiya P-51 right now and finding it about as enoyable as the Wildcat... it could use more detail on the interior but that is something easily fixed with PE... maybe the next one. It's a combo Tuskegee airmen GB and a gift for one of my co-workers' sons.. HE recently learned who they were and has been reading about them and such.. I thought I could provide some visual reference for him as well as farm another kit out (I don't build them unless I know I can give them out somewhere... running out of room for them here)

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:41 AM

Thats kinda the way it works for me, i normally work on 3 kits at one and it seems that i don't finish often but all of a sudden i have 3 finished builds within a couple of weeks.....

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:20 AM

Thanks all. No binge...just trying to get caught up!

Bob

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pingtang

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April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Saturday, September 17, 2005 3:47 AM

Nice looking build so far Bob. I like the weathering you've done. Thumbs Up [tup]

-Daniel

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:54 AM

Bob you must be on a building binge mate, i just got through looking at you Na GB Mustang.......
Great builds BTW Thumbs Up [tup]

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, September 16, 2005 8:13 PM

I think that was Tommy James original backup group... "Tommy James and the Roundels" .. I think it was only later in his career when the Shondells showed up...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Friday, September 16, 2005 7:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

... and where are the roundels?

Roundels? Wasn't that one of the Motown groups from the 60's? Wink [;)]

Thanks for the kind words Tom.

Bob

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, September 16, 2005 6:57 PM

Bob - not to nitpick but you got the color a little off, I see no Slate Grey or Dark Sea Grey... and where are the roundels? I don't recognize that star thingy on the side... Wink [;)]

hahaha just had to give you a hard time... looks great! Nice smooth paint and good weathering...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Friday, September 16, 2005 3:05 PM

Status pic-landing gear on. Need to weather the undercarriage a bit. Also needs a shot of dull coat. Might get the canopy masked & painted this weekend-maybe not-social calander is starting to fill up....

Bob

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:48 PM

Bob I've have the Wildcat on the go at the moment and i agree It's a fantastic kit, I have had to be a little more cautious not to obliterate all the raised rivets when cleaning up the seams Thumbs Up [tup]

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tho9900

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July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:24 PM

Bob - I forgot to include this... I agree 100% on the Martle... umm.. Wildcat kit.. it really is an enjoyable build. I keep one around for when I get frustrated on something a little more complex... the build is so straightforward ion that one it gets me back interested in building again!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:22 PM

Bob - Wild... what?? never heard of them! Big Smile [:D]

Actually I do have one on the shelf in the closet right now... that would fit the bill.. I am going to go out to greatmodels in a bit to see about getting another P-26 for the Pearl Harbor GB so maybe I'll get me something or nuther then...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:37 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

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hmmm I just realized something, I am leading this GB and I have yet to build something for it after the demise of the Zero... well not demise, actually I forgot why I stopped working on it.. something or nother broke and etc... etc...

I may have to ante up so one day we can close this build!

Tom-Have you ever considered building a Wildcat? From what I understand, they are very similar to a Martlett.... Wink [;)]

Just kidding.....

This has been a very enjoyable build....wouldn't mind seeing it hang around for a while longer-never know what will pop-up at the next Hobby Lobby sale run.

btw-the landing gear is on the Wildcat-made the mistake of doing it late in the day. My eyes aren't what they used to be! However, I will have to pick up a couple more for future builds-good detail, easy build (no surprises). Hope to finish it up this weekend...or next!

Bob

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