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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 9:26 AM

Jules Why not call it the 'happy acres group build'. Most of the usual suspects reside there, and you can build all the kits that Kremps confiscated off you earlier. They have now been liberated and are free to be built......(that's the official reason for all those kits not being built yet anyway).

Unfortunately, my kit collection is not big enough yet to hold that kit that I've always wanted to build, but haven't gotten round to it. So I'll go with that kit I see every time I go the the LHS, mean to buy it, but never do. In my case it is a Hasegawa A-4 skyhawk. About 5 times I've come within a poofteenth of buying that thing, but haven't yet. This will be my excuse....

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 7:57 PM

hmmmmm.... the Monogram B-36 ... done in Alclad2... how long is this US GB going to last??? (Will take me a month just to paint that)

I'll have to start thinking... of course that 1/24 P-26 would sure look nice hanging from the ceiling.... all green and yellow and all...

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

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cossack

Member since
April 2004
From: Sydney

Posted by cossack on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 9:58 PM

Hey guys ... haven't been in in ages!! But good to see this one off the blocks!!

As mentioned, I have a hankering to to a Classic Airframes Macchi C.200 Saetta - flying out of Sicily (does this fall into North African GB territory??)

Failing that, I would join Tom with ProModeller Ju87.

Let me know which one is approved.

Paul

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af53/raiderpilot/smprop_gb.jpg

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 7:00 AM

Hey Paul! Welcome aboard! Good to see another of the "Usual Suspects" back in the mix!!! Dunno about the allowability of the C.200 but something about it just stirred in me... I visited Sicily several times and the Navy base is at the site of one of the airfields from back then... I might have to do one of those one of these days for memories sake...

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

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:56 AM

I have just completed my 1 hour stint in the apint room. All those little Olive green spots took a long time to spray freehand. Yesterday, I sprayed the white for the NA band, then masked that off and sprayed the thing with RLM 78. This morning, I free-handed the RLM 79 to get a nice feathered edge on the fuselage and ring roots. Now I'm done with the spots. I'll have to go back and do some touch-up with RLM 79 later on. When I've done that, I might post some pics of it......

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:53 AM

Paul

to the GB, Mate if your Macchi C-200 flew operations over N Africa or Malta then it's in Thumbs Up [tup]

Pingy your gonna set a speed record for this one, how hard are all those spots to paint on Question [?]

Oh BTW "Happy Acres" GB, I like the sound of that maybe we could combine the 2 Thumbs Up [tup]

Sooooo old Tweets Has the deatil set for Tamiya's HE 219 eh, Hmmmm i can feel a trade off coming up, Tweets I'll swap you all my Bikini pics of Kremps for that set, now thats gotta be worth it Tongue [:P]

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Thursday, April 7, 2005 4:19 AM

I have a 1/32 bf109 g-4/trop that i would like to enter in this build. I would be painting is as yellow 14 from 1/JG27 piloted by Hans-Joachim Marseille. Also possibly a B-24D that flew from North Africa to bomb polesti on that first fatefull mission.

Cant wait to see the builds from this one!!

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

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:04 AM

Here's some progress pics of my 109E. I'm not 100% happy with the spots, but they'll do. I'll give it a gloss coat tomorrow so it'll be ready for decals.

hope you like it so far.

Jules Those spots are a bit of a bitch to paint on. I ended up with a pretty sore wrist after it was done.

-Daniel

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, April 7, 2005 10:18 AM

Daniel, Very nice job on the camo. That mottle pattern is hard to do & you did it 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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 10:20 AM

Matt welcome to the GB Thumbs Up [tup]

I've updated the list on page one Thumbs Up [tup]

Pingy looling very nice there mate, done well on the spots Thumbs Up [tup]

BTW did you paint it all in one go and was needle tip dry a problem Question [?]

Ahhh Tom Here's that desert Martlett i was telling you about Thumbs Up [tup]

for some strange reason i feel a connection between you and this Aircraft Confused [%-)]

Can't put my finger on it though Mischief [:-,]

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:20 PM

Pingtang - very nice camo on your emil, that is one of my favorite pics from WWII!!

To all - thanks for the welcome, it will be probably the end of this month before i can pic up my 109 but that will give me time to finish my research. I read an article in an "Eyewitness to War" mag about Marsielle that sparked my interest.

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

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:49 PM

Jules! Where did you get that shot at!! I'll have to tell Kremps I saw her old bird!!! Hmmm tempted to get out the Testors decal set and do one just like that....

Put me down for that Martlet Jules and put the Stuka as a possible... I forgot I had that Martlet until Darren mentioned it the other day.... I feel the call. Now I just need to order those ultracast pieces and I'll be set!!!

Thanks for the pic!!! It'll warm Kremps heart seeing that plane again... Ig you look real hard at the nose you see "Tweety III" on there along with some unmentionable noseart of a half naked man... wonder what that is about???

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

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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 4:13 PM

nice work pingy!!! I'm doing the exact same scheme you are, so can you tell me how you sprayed it? The mottles and everything. I was going to reverse-mask it using blobs of blue tac putty, because I am morbidly afraid of free handing.

-Tanky

Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:19 PM

Thanks Rick, Jules, Matt and Tanky;

Jules Yeah, I did it all in one go. The tip drying wasn't a problem, I just touched the tip with a cloth soaked in laquer thinner every few minutes. And if it ever got clogged, I'd just give it a blast at full pressure. BTW...Love that Martlet, I might have to build it one day (time for another Tamiya kit me thinks). Thumbs Up [tup]

Tanky I had a go at freehand on this one. I sprayed the light blue first, then I freehanded in the desert yellow. I did that to get a nice feathered edge on the fuselage, and because I was too lazy to mask it. Then I free-handed the spots. Did a bit of practice on a box, then got going on the wings. I tried to keep it as random as I could.

-Daniel

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:45 PM

Jules - this is the one I had my eye on, but I really honestly am thinking about making the Black K pictured above Wink [;)]

it's the one in the middle obviously... similar but the light grey goes farther up the fuselage...

hmmmm... just noticed the one in my pic already has a black K... would just be a matter of printing out the Kremps fuselage code... or at the least printing her name as the pilot for the fuselage beneath the canopy...

Daniel - nice job on that camo!!! I still haven't tried my hand at the freehand camo on the Typhoon yet... somehow I lost the box with the remaining parts to it so for now it is on indefinite hold till I find the pieces or buy another...

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

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:06 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Jules! Where did you get that shot at!! I'll have to tell Kremps I saw her old bird!!! Hmmm tempted to get out the Testors decal set and do one just like that...

Thanks for the pic!!! It'll warm Kremps heart seeing that plane again... Ig you look real hard at the nose you see "Tweety III" on there along with some unmentionable noseart of a half naked man... wonder what that is about???

Tom I Stole that pic from Tweety's Pshyc File in Kremps office Thumbs Up [tup]

And yeah under close examination you can notice the nose art[:0] Tongue [:P]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:09 PM

Daniel You make it sound all to easy, Again well done mate Thumbs Up [tup]

BTW Tom Here is the original pic...............

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:17 PM

Jules - thanks for the pic!!! It's amazing she had a thing for Sean even back then! That's way before he came to Happy Acres ... hmmm do you sense something? Like his ending up there was no mistake? I was wondering how he transferred of a maximum security prison only to end up at a convalescance home like that.. He was in for asaulting roo's.... 12 to life from what I understand...

I just ordered my seats and some other bits so should be ready to go!!!

---edit---

oh yeah... found out Cutting edge makes the seats for the MArtlet with the sutton harness.. a little more realistic!!! Cool!!! a Martlet Mk.III would have definitely had the suttons by then.. the one I built for the BoB would have had US seats and harnesses...

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

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:35 PM

Tom, how could you not do Kremp;s aircraft ? What a stunning Martlett that would be !!

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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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:40 PM

heres a site with lots of random pics
http://homepages.win.co.nz/bphprint/frames11.html

John

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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 9:54 PM

My paints should be arriving soon. I have my cutting edge cockpit, but due to some AB mishaps, my previous builds have been delayed. Can't get started for a while yet.

-Tanky

Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, April 8, 2005 6:38 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

Tom, how could you not do Kremp;s aircraft ? What a stunning Martlett that would be !!

Regards, Rick

Exactly Rick!!! I would think it a fitting tribute to our mascot!!! Besides maybe it will earn me some brownie points and she'll make me some of that chocolate moose surprise!!! (that's right MOOSE... not mousse...) She is a regular moose hunter and has a freezer full of the stuff!!!

I'll be doing Tweety III just like in Jules' pic! Wink [;)]

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

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, April 8, 2005 9:16 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Jules! Where did you get that shot at!! I'll have to tell Kremps I saw her old bird!!! Hmmm tempted to get out the Testors decal set and do one just like that...

Thanks for the pic!!! It'll warm Kremps heart seeing that plane again... Ig you look real hard at the nose you see "Tweety III" on there along with some unmentionable noseart of a half naked man... wonder what that is about???

Tom I Stole that pic from Tweety's Pshyc File in Kremps office

And yeah under close examination you can notice the nose art[:0]

Awww guys

Can ya feel the love!!!!!!!

Jeez, I go away for a day trip, and you mogrels go open slather on me!!!

I have to admit, thats a ripper of a pic Jules Approve [^]

Now, I wonder if Tom can reproduce that Martlet in such stunning detail??? Wink [;)]

Jules I'll swap ya the 219 detail set for the 1941 swimsuit issue of 'Kremps, the beach days' if ya have it.
I've got the '42 edition, the one where she shaved her back, but I kinda like the 'ala natural' version.
Whatcha reckon?

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 8, 2005 6:48 PM

Sorry Tweets But Tom Made me do it Mischief [:-,]

Honestly he did Mischief [:-,]

The 1941 issue, Hmmmm Thats a hard one to part with Confused [%-)]

I'll have to think about it Laugh [(-D]

cossack I found a couple of colour plates of the C-200 that you may be interested in Thumbs Up [tup]

This one operated over Malta.......

And this one (My personal favourite)over Tripoli and Tobruk........

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, April 8, 2005 7:44 PM

well I made a LOT of progress on my P-47 tonight... (ok diff group build but it clears the way for this one) ... tomorrow is primer then Sun Alclad then maybe 2 or 3 days for the frilly exterior bits... the only thing kinda dissapointing is the canopy... after countless Dauntless, Martlet, Ju-88 etc... canopies, I am facing the UNdaunting task of masking a P-47 Bubbletop..

I was really starting to enjoy masking canopies, the more difficult the mosre satisfying.. oh well... maybe I will build that Ju-87 for this after all... just to make up for it...

---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 Friday, April 8, 2005 7:47 PM

Jules - Tweets ... if I can get it to work out in Testors decal maker I will do the venerable "Tweety II" pictured there... complete with the Kremps BuNo...

BTW: it wasn't me who told your wife about you and Kremps and the warmed insect repellent massages she used to give you...

---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 Friday, April 8, 2005 7:50 PM

hmmm... just noticed that C200 flew out of Catania... I spent a long weekend there once (for real, not a Kremps story) might have to do one of those one day... Sicily was one of my favorite port of calls... beautiful women, delicious food and wine that made you dream "happy dreams"... ahhh to be 24 and in Sicily again... well... no... I wouldnt want to return to 24.... but Sicily yes...

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

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, April 8, 2005 7:51 PM

Tom, You enjoy masking difficult canopies ? Your'r a much sicker man than I thought Big Smile [:D]

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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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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, April 8, 2005 9:02 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Sorry Tweets But Tom Made me do itHonestly he did

Well, when you put it like that, how can I NOT beleive you mate Wink [;)]

That Tom character, bad bad man! Evil [}:)]

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, April 8, 2005 9:05 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Jules - Tweets ... if I can get it to work out in Testors decal maker I will do the venerable "Tweety II" pictured there... complete with the Kremps BuNo...

Ok, that would be cool!!!!

QUOTE:
BTW: it wasn't me who told your wife about you and Kremps and the warmed insect repellent massages she used to give you...

Well, lemme see.
You were there, she was there.................................................................................and then I got Black Eye [B)]

Someones tellin' porkies..................I wonder..................

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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