Young Guns GB #2

I have a whole room to myself for my models, well more than half a room.
Finally, my 234/3 Armored Car is completely built and painted totally, just need to flat (spray on whole thing?) and weather it. I'll post pics when I'm done with everything after the competition tomorrow. The camo scheme is awesome!

lucien harpress- i think your finnish looks good in some places and then some areas are....sub par, i think it was the result of either: unclean surface (clean the model with soap and water to get rid of finger prints and oils) for better adhersion, OR don't feel if its wet or dry, leave it for 2-3 days to completely dry, u might have touched a wet spot, OR keep it in a dust-free place cuz dust is attracted to nice, clean, finnishes *shakes fist*
BUT besides that i think it looks awesome!
ygmodeler- if your anything like me remodeling (or cleaning) ur modeling space is USELESS!!!! it will just get cluttered, and messy again!! and with stuff you dont even need!!! (i.e (whats on my desk now): CD case, russian army medal, switch blade, sprues (from last Young GUN GB!!!!) a broken floppy disk (with pinstriping on it hehehe) AND, TONS of branches glued together (was supposed to be a tree for the battle of the bulge GB but i failed...)

Got my Sherman today. Wont be able to start. Remodeling my modeling area. Also have alot of homework.

Wow looks great. I think the finish looks fine. But that's justme. Looks good.

ygmodeler4- Yeah, this project was pretty boring, too, but I was able to make the best of a bad situation.

Speakin' of which, here's a couple pictures of the C-54. It's done up in the scheme of Gail Halvorsen's "Candy Bomber" of the 1948-48 Berlin Airlift.

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Here you can really see how bad the finish on this thing really is. I had to use paint from a spray can (not one made for models, either.), and the results are less than stellar. I'll admit it's not my best work. But with Track practice and school and the time crunch I think I had about 10 hours to get this done.

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You can't tell, but the two green nose decals are supposed to meet in the front. They didn't, and I don't own any decal setting solution. So, I just left it alone. Like I said, not my best work. (The wire on the nosewheel is to keep the nose down. No need for nose weight that way.)

The actual box/tarmac is done, except for paint, that is. I'll get some completed pics this weekend, tarmac and all. Then I'll turn it in and possibly never get it back.

excellent. I'm really looking forward to the nats. It's gonna rock. I'm gonna bankrupt myself there!! It'll be great to meet some junior modelers from around the world too (if they come). And show 'em the good ol' US home boys are just as good!

this is young guns one, so its relevant. I'm almost done painting it, only need to make the wheels a rubber mix and spray the underside of the model. Then weather with my MIG powders and take it to the contest tomorrow in Fairfax. O, and get the rest of the "tree branches" done.
wish me luck

Your lucky evrey project I've had so far is boring. Had to make a m,ap of China during the Tang China with the GRand Canal on it then talk about it. Really boring. Good luck on the project .

Well, Pre-Calc, but who's counting? We're in the Calc book by now, anyway. (Junior) I hate math, too, but for some reason I took it even when I could have stopped at Algebra II. Whaddaygonna do?

Believe it or not, the C-54 is about 98% finished. It's definitely not the prettiest bird on tarmac, but I was saved by the kit's wealth of decals. Windows, marking, even wing de-icer boots. It turned out rather well, I think.

This weekend I figure I'll do the actual Calc part of it, something about making a box with the greatest possible volume given the dimentions of the edges. You have to personalize the sucker, so I'll turn it into a tarmac. I love when you can combine homework with pleasure!

i agree with scer. yer gonna have kids from othr countries goin to nats. some of the best inth e world.

tank, I dont know about the competetion at the nationals, but I assume it would not be 10 year olds. Most parents would realize that the National competetion is not the right place to start out and if they did let the kid, that would be their problem because I bet there are going to be wonderful, amazing junior models that could easily beat the 10 year old.

ive scratched an entire interior for a t-34, outta balsa, some paper, and a little sprue, turned out awesome! (i didnt put in an engine) i got my liscense in Jan. BUT i dont have a car yet, and i am REALLY MAD!!! i wanted to get a 1957 CHEVY BEL AIR for 5500 here but it got sold, then i wanted to get my moms BMW 3-- (i forgot) but she said i have to get a job first, but i cant get one during school or summer cuz im goin to poland for a month! AND WHAT REALLY GETS ME MAD!!! my friend got a 1971 MustanG!!!!! with a cobra jet engine!!!!! AHH!!! (but he doesnt get his liscence till june hehehehe sucker...)
i STILL didnt order the 7TP....i need to get some $$ back then i can order it, (and pinstriping brushes!!! (gonna start doing that, so mayb ill bcome a professional pinstriper, havin my own paint shop, makin $$$ doin what i love!! *dream sequence*))

HEY, rebel hows our new badge coming along?

Anybody know how the junior competition is at the nats? I mean, I'd hate to have a T-72 use a resin conversion to get it to a T-90 scratchbuild an interior for it, only to find I'm competing against a 11 year who built his first model... (The T-90 w/ scratch interior is my next project BTW)

Here's what Im doin next year.
Ap world his. pt. 2 have an a in it now
spanish 3 Im actually kinda good at that.
adv. algebra 2 Got a c+ in adv. geometry. gonna get grounded for that.
pe 10
Jazz band again
English 10 or maybe Honors

1 dmv, probably wouldnt even matter, The DMV seems to alwasy be packed! Have you made an appointment?

i got physics next year i suppose, AP American history, french 4 (why didnt they have german lst year!!!!!!) English 11 Honors ( i think) not sure wuts up for math, n religion, n maybe somthin in computers nextyear, like java, if i can still join in....

reb: im turin 16 sat. but i mite not get my student liscence even for a cuple weeks, cuz we only got 1 DMV in the area ( of over 100,000 pepl) due to massive -AZZ budget probs. it really sucks

hey gringe, dont worry about bragging, I think if you win you deserve the right to!

Your not the only one! I hate math two!!!!!!!
Next year I have Algebra 2 and then I am done with that.
lets see here what i got next year- my junior year-
German 2- Its gonna suck since I havent learned a thing in German 1
Chemistry- ?
english 11
AP us history
PE
and Alg 2.

woooo fun stuff (ya right!)

so does anybody here have their liscence?
One of my friends got his yesterday and one of them got theirs today. I will be the 3rd or 4th out of the group to get mine. Cant wait.
July 7th!

hey tanky, AP physics in 10 grade, Id be crying.

HOHO! so im gonna hav comp. frm u huh tankmaster? well,we'll see who wins
seriusly man, good luck.
as for junior models, well idk. i wasnt at the one last year. the years b4 tht, well, average i suppose. mostly local kids. thers one or two from upstate n outta state tht ive competed gainst for a cuple a years tho, tht are pretty good. one if from round lake champlain, n is alright. cuple car buildrs i think too. but (not tryin to brag here) ive won each best juniors here, in Rochester, n in Syracuse, not to mention a cuple things in canada.

im lookin forward ta meetin ya tankmaster, shud be interestin....

Only a freshman. Next year moving on to Adv. Algebra. I hate math.

oh- wel i'm gonna take calc in llth grade. AP physics next year. (10th grade) I'm about to start working on a scratchbuilding project too- an interior for my T-72 T-90 conversion.

haha, seniors here take calc too. If youre only a junior or sophomore, I feel sorry for you, taking Calc when its not your last math class

Calculus ay. Are you a Senior?

Hey, count me in with a 1/144 C-54. I need to have it done by Monday (for a Calculus homework project, go figure), so it's gonna be a real quick glue up and spray paint sort of build. It won't be winning any contests. I can get some pics of it already, if it'd be okay.

Scratch building? man that way to complicated for me. Not enough IQ in me for that. Good luck though.

actually, scratching an interior is quite easy. I'm doing one for my tiger I. Its just a down hatch interior about 70% accurate. I thought it was going to be hard but once I got going I found it to be pretty easy. So I say, go for it!

I dont envy you with the inerior. All the angles and such, seems really hard, but more power to you for doing it!

i should really enter a competition....ive been keeping so many models from the public!!! id feel bad winning with a 10yr old, kinda like taking candy from a baby.... but then a gain id hate to lose to a 10 yr old....so i guess GIVE ME THAT CANDY!!!! *rips lolly pop from hand* *runs to corner and eats treat*
i havent ordered my 7TP yet, didnt have a chance to...(tennis team) but when i have time and a credit card ill order it! its pretty small so it should take very long, but maybe ill make (scratch) the interior to give it more detail and more work (yes, i love a challenge)

I'm gonna stick with juniors for the IPMS regionals though, I'm talking Noreastcon, baby!!!!!!! And I'll definitely stay in juniors when I enter the nats. But for my local contest, it's regular all the way for me. Hey, gringe, how many juniors usually compete in Noreastcon, anyway? I'm comin' this year, so you better watch out!

Thanks rebel