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North African GB "All Subjects" (Start NOW - Finish 31st of Oct)

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:31 PM
Sounds Good John When are we gonna see some picsQuestion [?]

Tanky if you punk out of the freehand camo thing and go for stencils remember to hold the stencils of the model surface about 1 or 2 mm with little bits of blue tac, that way you get a feathered edgeThumbs Up [tup]

Pingy don't worry about the whole axis thing, i've got 3 109's on the go at the moment as well as a Zero, but i do have a Spit VIII about 20% done for the Aussie GB.....
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:33 PM
Looking forward to pics John...

BTW: I know you are into reenactments... if you are interested I have about 30+ shots from the recent reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto here in Texas... (where TX won it's independence from Mexico)

Email me if interested, I'll send you the link to my imagestation album... there's more I took than posted but the better shots are out there now...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:46 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

awww who needs stencils... go for it! how ya gonna learn otherwise! It can't hurt you... what does your mom know? I mean, you wanna be part of the crowd, don't you? you wanna be cool? Sean does it all the time and look at him! It hasn't hurt HIM! Go head, paint it! I'd hate if everyone called ME chicken!!

(modeling peer pressure in action) Evil [}:)]


Tanky, dont fall for Toms pressure mate.

If you wanna mask, DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I do freehand all the time, and it makes me a nut job!Dunce [D)]

I cant count how many times I've sprayed the camo, then wiped it off, and started again.
What takes hours, could have been done in minutes, with a mask!!!!!
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:50 PM
Disapprove [V] I was only kidding...

Tanky knows (I hope) I was kidding.. Wink [;)]

Right Tanky??? ::odd look:: Tanky???? ::shaking him by the shoulder:: Good Lord! he's been spraying with lacqeur thinner again!!!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by darson on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:00 PM
Tanky I've got to admit I had considered doing the same thing as you but in the end laziness won out over fear so I've decided to give it a go free hand.

:::Progress Update:::
Well the 109 is fully assembled and is currently awaiting masking and a coat of primer. Sorry I didn't take any pre-assembly pics but I got a rush of blood and just put the whole thing together. I’ve got a couple of little jobs to do before the main paint scheme (gunsight & interior canopy masking and painting), but it's getting there.

Cheers
Darren

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Disapprove [V] I was only kidding...

Tanky knows (I hope) I was kidding.. Wink [;)]

Right Tanky??? ::odd look:: Tanky???? ::shaking him by the shoulder:: Good Lord! he's been spraying with lacqeur thinner again!!!


Uh Oh[:0] quick Tom you call Kremps while i get the Straight jacketTongue [:P]
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:05 PM
Jules ... sad to say Kremps put him up to it... she's alooking for a way back to Happy Acres... the gentlemans club job she landed isn't working out for her.. it's all based on tips...

I think she's trying to get us all admitted back there so she can show them how much money she can bring them!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:06 PM
Cool Darrenlooking forward to seeing some picsThumbs Up [tup] All i have left to do is paint the RLM 70/71 and add the mottling then the paintwork is basically done, i have taken plenty of pics so i'll post them up ASAP.......
BTW how do you manage to make such great models with that bloody sock puppet always on your handThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:10 PM
Great Darren! looking forward to pics of your build!

I plan on starting on the MArtlet sometime this week... I have to find the ultracast bits I ordered first...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by pingtang on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:10 PM
Tanky Just do what I do mate. Get the airbrush out and don't think about the consequences. You can always go back and re-spray the yellow if you need to. I know that because I went between Green and yellow a few times myself on my 109. And, it's so much easier than masking.
-Daniel
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:21 PM
Daniel - thats what I am doing lately.. did the freehand camo on my Typhoon with only a small bit of overspray.. seems I had forgotten that it had been a bit since I did a thorough cleaning... soaked the head and nozzle in lacquer thinner today and got out several kilos of old paint so may go back and touch it up... (didnt look to bad to begin with but I think it will go better now)
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:37 PM
Tom, looking forward to the Rudy pics.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:56 PM
Bad news fellas, the framing on the Hasegawa 109 G is a little too low for me to use the BMF method of masking so i ordered some express masks ( 3 sets ) but they're going to take 4 to 6 weks to get here, i'll get the model finished and just stash it until i get the masks, in the meantime i've got plenty of other projects to keep me goingThumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, May 2, 2005 12:39 AM
Jules I'm always too late on these things, but there is a place where you could probably get those masks by the end of the week. Go to www.justplanes.com.au and have a look at whats there. I met the guy who owns the shop on the weekend, and he said he's getting out of the business. He has alot of stuff to get rid of, so you might get them cheaper.
-Daniel
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 2, 2005 1:40 AM
Daniel thanks for the link, i gave the guy a call and unfortunatly no masks for the Has G6 but there's a whole heap of other stuff that caught my eyeThumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, May 2, 2005 3:52 AM
There's one on there for the Hobbycraft and the Revell kit I think. Would they fit? In theory, they should all be the same, but they probably aren't knowing differences between kit manufacturers.
-Daniel
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, May 2, 2005 4:02 AM
My 109 is finally done. For those who don't know, it's the Tamiya kit built OOB. Paints are Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. The camo was all freehand. The decals are mostly the kit ones, but the Numbers are Aeromaster ones for a US Navy Hellcat, but it looks close enough for me. I couldn't find a JG 27 emblem for the nose. The white Africa band was painted first and then masked before I sprayed the camo.






Hope you like my first attempt at a 109, I might start my Stuka in a few weeks.
-Daniel
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Posted by darson on Monday, May 2, 2005 8:10 AM
Geez Daniel I might as well stop work on my 109 now because yours looks bCensored [censored]y fantastic Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]. Congratulations on a really nice job.

Cheers
Darren
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, May 2, 2005 8:38 AM
Thanks Darren. Don't stop work on your 109, it'll probably turn ou better than mine.
-Daniel
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Posted by KJ200 on Monday, May 2, 2005 9:18 AM
Daniel That is one sweet looking 109. She looks stunning!

As for me I've spent the weekend painting the cockpit of the MS406, and a rather fetching shade of blue it is too!!!!

Pictures to follow later.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Posted by tweety1 on Monday, May 2, 2005 10:08 AM
Daniel, I said it in the a/c forum, aqnd I'll say it here too.

Sensational 109 mateThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

I love the freehand mottle, you did a really good job on it.
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 2, 2005 11:31 AM
Great looking build Daniel. The mottle came out very well.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, May 2, 2005 12:43 PM
wonderful work daniel!
John
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Posted by KJ200 on Monday, May 2, 2005 3:23 PM
Finally some pics of progress on the MS406.

First the pit.....



....with Hurricane back armour, and scratch built framing.

The camera has made the paint look really BLUE, it's not that bright in reality, much like myself!

The belts are Eduard, from a Luftwaffe set. Don't know if they are correct, but they're better than nothing.

The fuselage halves have been glued together, and the wings assembled.....



......don't worry I haven't forgotten the pit,the wings aren't glued to the fuselage. Shows how small this plane was.

The wheel bays are separate inserts that don't fit at all well, hence the filler......



......note huge hole for retractable radiator.

And this is the join that worries me at the moment.....



.....not your normal wing to fuselage joint.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, May 2, 2005 4:03 PM
No, I know I'd be more comfortable masking, but frankly, if i don't freehand I'm never going to bloody well learn... (whoops, is "bloody a forum inappropriate word?) So I think I'm gonna give freehand a try always a first time for everything, eh?

And besides if I screw up big time- What does not destroy me...
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Posted by blkhwkmatt on Monday, May 2, 2005 5:36 PM
Daniel, very good looking 109 on a very challenging paint scheme!!! Keep it up!! Did your 109 pretty much fall together, i konw that the one I'm building did!!!

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

 

 

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 2, 2005 7:25 PM
Karl, looks like you're makimng great progress. Keep up the good work.

REgards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 2, 2005 7:45 PM
Tanky - good luck! I just did my first freehand job and it went ok... by the way if yours turns out better I'll tell Kremps to stop by with her special cough formula because you haven't been feeling well again!!!

Karl - looking good! definitely a different build than the everyday plane... good luck! It's shaping up very nicely!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by pingtang on Monday, May 2, 2005 8:31 PM
Thanks for the compliments Karl, Tweets, rick, John and Matt.

Matt Yeah mine just fell together too. I don't think I used filler anywhere on it. Everything fit perfectly including the nose assembly which could have been a bugger if it didn't fit well.

Karl Good looking progress mate. A blue cockpit seems a bit wierd, but that's the french for you eh? Love the colour blue don't they? Thanks for sharing the pics.
-Daniel
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Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 2, 2005 8:49 PM
oh!!! I started to comment on Pingy's build this AM and guess I dozed off... stunning work Daniel! As much as I pused Tanky to go freehand I am not sure I am ready for something like that yet.. I might try it soon on a junk model, but with the needle on my 155 pulled back a smidge and use it like a single action...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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