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

John Sweet buildNice subject, i have my eye on this Rolls Royce armoured car from the first World war at the LHS but i believe it has an enclosed turret with a Vickers gun in it as well as spoked wheels..............Maybe one day when i tire of all the wings

Hmmm, Aussies and Texans seem to do strange things when they get together. Anyway, folloing is a list of funny sayings and stuff I've come a cross during my continuing and (hopefully) not yet concluded stay on this earth.

1. That's a Philip's head screwdriver?! That guy Philip must have had some weird f***ed up head! (That one always makes me crack up.)

2. "I'm hungry."
"I'm thirsty."
"Trade?" (conversation between me and my friend)

3. I'll have a diet Dr. Pepper.
I'm not Dr. pepper.

4.(This one is me when writing an FAQ about my school)

Q. Where is the school located?
A. On Long Island.

Q. Will my child be happy here

Q. How big is the school?
A. Very small. We have only about 400 students.

(I barely managed to delete the offending material before a teacher came about. Not that it was really an insult, more of a sophisticated sattire. See if you can spot it. That's right, one of 'em doesn't have an answer.)

oh, and not to be rude or anything but...

Rick, I shall email you with my address.

For the swastikas you know. With border please, they look cooler that way. Thanks so much. Jules, thank you for your offer also, but Rick lives a bit closer to me ya know...

I love this forum, everyone helps each other out if they can.
I have not started my Pz III yet

no rush! I wont be starting my Martlet until about June, 2006... so you have plenty of time!

Don't feel bad. I've got a couple to get off the bench before I start my 109E. Probably next week.... Hopefully .

Regards, Rick

You're all to slow I tells ya......I'm nearly finished my 109E. I'm gonna have to find another kit to build for this GB, this one's gone too fast.

Tanky I will now introduce you to some more sayings:

1. If something is good, it is the dogs bollocks (or the mutts nuts if you like).
But, if something is really good, it is the donkeys bollocks.

2. A measurement unique to the Australian metric system is the poofteenth. It is a very small measurement (about half the size of a bees dick).

3. If one was to "launch a chocolate submarine"........ I'll let you figure that one out......

I hope you can find some use for them in every day life.......

Daniel, don't forget the immortal "two fifths of five eighths of bugger all" and yes I did clean that up

John R, if you are still around I would love to know how you masked your armoured car, which looks fantastic by the way.

Tanky, love the phillips head one, that's a real crackup.

On a different note, my 109 is coming along pretty well. I Futured the cockpit and wheel wells the other night so they should be nice and cured by now. Once I've given the cockpit a wash and dull coat, I'll detail paint the instrument panel then seal her up. Then comes the real scary part, painting the green blotches on the wings.

Cheers
Darren

...........still waiting for the ref, book to turn up!

Daniel You're 'aving a giraffe mate!!!!

Tanky Stop being so immature or you'll end up working in IT......

.......and you really don't want to go there!

I'm off to wait some more......

Karl

IT sounds cool then... I am eager to continue my aussie sayings lessons.

Tanky - you don't want to go into IT... go out and have a life and forget about stress... besides it's hard to have a lot of friends when you talk to inanimate machines all day...

On the other hand there are those women who dig IT guys because they think we make boat loads of money and think we are geniuses (mind you I havent met one yet... but all my IT friends swear it's true)... hmmm... I guess there are benefits.. (reminding myself to print and frame that above my desk for next week when I once again question my motives behind getting into IT)

Speaking of IT - an update for those who remember my trials and tribulations setting up a test scenario for those thin clients... 6 instances of the primary software we use shut the server down... we are used to 60 plus people using it at once at each of 36 campuses...

the vendors response? "put a UNC shortcut on the desktop of the thin client so the thin client runs the software like a workstation would, instead of the server running it" hmmm... thought they were trying to sell us thin clients... not PC's...

and they ask me the reason I drink like I do!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tankmaster7 IT sounds cool then... I am eager to continue my aussie sayings lessons.

Well, I'd love to help Tanky along with his lessons, but most of mine contain expletives that I dont beleive I say, let alone letting the yungun's here it.

Mind you-
"Slap a big black dog up ya!" is one of my personal fav's.

Doesn't have to be a dog, you can improv.........
"Slap a salmon up ya!" has been used with success, same with-
"Slap a moldy thong"

Pretty much anything organic or not, except cactus, the visual alone makes me squirm

Still at the "looking at the box" phase with the 129.
My zero modelling time has worsened (if possible) to "haven't set foot in the room for 2 weeks"
This does not bode well when you have time frames to contend with.

Sad days ahead

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 [ On the other hand there are those women who dig IT guys because they think we make boat loads of money and think we are geniuses (mind you I havent met one yet... but all my IT friends swear it's true)... hmmm... I guess there are benefits.. (reminding myself to print and frame that above my desk for next week when I once again question my motives behind getting into IT)

Patently untrue......the boat with my moeny must have been sunk!

QUOTE: Speaking of IT - an update for those who remember my trials and tribulations setting up a test scenario for those thin clients... 6 instances of the primary software we use shut the server down... we are used to 60 plus people using it at once at each of 36 campuses... the vendors response? "put a UNC shortcut on the desktop of the thin client so the thin client runs the software like a workstation would, instead of the server running it" hmmm... thought they were trying to sell us thin clients... not PC's...

There's nothing like a scaleable solution......

.......and that's nothing like a scaleable solution!

If you're going to do thin client, stick a mainframe behind it!

But enough of such banter, the mail man cometh!!!!!!

I now have a copy of Squadron's French Fighters in action, so work has now commenced on the MS406 pit.

This also means I now have decals to finish the Hurri for the BoB GB.

Also just returned from the LHS, where I resisted the urge to pick up Italeri's Semovente, as a large part of my budget this month is going on a Badger 100G.

After all it's not as if I haven't got enough kits to finish.

Karl

Tanky, your decals are in the mail. Use them well .

Haven't got started on my 109 yet, but thought I'd post some pics for those doing the RLM80 mottle over RLM79 scheme. This is the Eduard 1/48 Bf-108 kit that I built early last year. Hope you all enjoy the peek.





Regards, Rick

looks good Rick! hmmm might be a future build for me... I like the looks of it...

Thanks Tom. It's a fairly easy build. One of Eduards best kits, if you like the subject matter.

Regards, Rick

yeah Rick.. I've seen the pics of them but never thought much of the 108... but looking at your model and the detail has me interested now...

Karl - somehow I must have missed this...

QUOTE: Patently untrue......the boat with my moeny must have been sunk!

as I said... I have yet to meet one of these women who have an affinity for IT guys (well except my wife...that's a long story as she has a computer phobia)) and as far as the proverbial boat load of money I eventually thought that moving to the lake was a good idea because I would have less of a drive to pick it up.... still waiting...

I met my wife while working for a large school district back when I was an on-site tech... every day I was there her class would crash the labs at least twice, her room computers would fritz for no apparent reason... eventually and unavoidably we got to know each other quite well... the rest is history...

the funny part is some years later after we married, I ran into a now 7th grade (about 13 yrs old)student who was in the same class my wife taught when we met... the kid went on to say "I knew you two would end up together... thats why we broke the computers so much so you would have time to talk to her"


it's pretty bad when your destiny is dictated by 8 year olds!!

Well, ain't that a heartwarming story. I knew it would work!! I just finished watching the Great Escape again so I am thorughly depressed and uplifted at the same time. What a great movie.

Oh and BTW, thanks a bunch Rick.

I've managed to do a little work on the interior of the MS406 this weekend. Nothing spectacular, just a little plasticard and aluminium tubing to give some semblance of internal structure.

All the paint has now been ordered for this project, though thanfully not from Hannants, otherwise I'd have another 14 day wait to paint the cockpit!!!!!

And that's about it for this weekend.

I'll post some pics later in the week.

Karl

good going Karl -- the decals I was talking about on the BoB GB are actually for my Bf110 I thought I would finish while I was waiting on the primer to dry on my P-47 for the Latin America GB... they were for the Wespen group and I thought they looked kinda neat.. I guess I will either do the boring decals for the other group or see what else I can manufacture...

oh yeah I started the Ju87 I talked about at the first of the build instead... it's the Monogram Pro Modeler series Ju87 R2 with Afrika Korps markings... the cockpit is a crying shame there is so little detail in it.. PLENTY of detail on the exterior though so maybe it will draw peoples eyes from the interior... it looks to the naked eye like the fuselage will fit together fairly nice... we'll see later... other ProModeler kits I have built have been of decent quality...

I'm waiting on seats and such for my Martlet... I evne found a Martlet seat with the Sutton Harness which I am sure a Martlet Mk.III would have had by that point in the war.. and props etc... so this one will be a little more detailed than the last one I did...

Tom, the ProModeler Ju-87 is actually a rebox of the Hasegawa kit. Eduard makes a real nice PE detail set for it if you want to spiff up the cockpit.

Finally did a little work on my 109. Not much, but it's a start.

Regards, Rick

Tweets sorry to hear about your lack of modelling time, don't worry about the GB time frames cause they're not set in cement

Rick Nice build My LHS has the same kit sitting on the shelf, i may have to have a closer look at it next time i go in

Tom I think your Ju 87 is the same one that i'm halfway through building, are the decals the one's which have the big snake going down the fueselage
And BTW is the Martlet K for "KREMPS" your prime build for this GB

Progress report::::::::::::I have the 109 F4 all glued together and am now doing some light sanding to hide the seams, very little filler was needed on this Hasegawa kit just a little on the undersides and some more to cover the holes where the gun bulges go on the nose.........PIC SOON...........

Ahh i forgot to add this to my last post.................Because the has 109F4 is a shake and bake kit with an easy paint job (no green spots) i was hopeing to do this as a second build..........



i picked up the Tamiya D-520 for $15:00AU at BIG W a couple of years ago and have been waiting for an excuse to build it, the kit even comes with the right decals

Jules, Thanks for the comments. Looking forward to pics of your 109. BTW, the Tamiya D-520 is a very nice kit. You'll enjoy the build.

Regards, Rick

Okay I'm jumping on the band wagon with an armor kit But I dont know what

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 I met my wife while working for a large school district back when I was an on-site tech... every day I was there her class would crash the labs at least twice, her room computers would fritz for no apparent reason... eventually and unavoidably we got to know each other quite well... the rest is history... the funny part is some years later after we married, I ran into a now 7th grade (about 13 yrs old)student who was in the same class my wife taught when we met... the kid went on to say "I knew you two would end up together... thats why we broke the computers so much so you would have time to talk to her" it's pretty bad when your destiny is dictated by 8 year olds!!

Tom, now that's a great story , isn't it weird how things work out. I met my wife at Karate after she decked me with an uncontrolled roundhouse kick to the head

Tweets, ditto Jules. Sorry to hear about your lack of build time, I just hope your time is being taken up with something positive.

Rick lovely build as usual . Ok now for the obvious question, what technique did you use on the green splotches ie air pressure, thinned paint etc, etc...

Progress update, the interior of the 109 is just about done. Just a couple of small details to paint in the fuselage and it's close up time. I've go to admit I'm pretty happy with the IP, I used a little variation on my basic method and it turned out quite nice IMHO. What I did was base color (RLM 66) followed by black in the instruments, followed by a Future coat, then a black wash around the instruments, then dry brush the instruments with chrome silver (I normally use white), then a flat coat and finally a drop of Future on the instrument faces. The chrome silver when covered with a flat coat is a lot less stark than white and gives a nicer look to the IP. I'll try and take some pics tonight.

Cheers
Darren

RickThat's a nice looking 108 mate. Nice work on the splotch job.

Jules & Darren Looking forward to seeing those progress pics.

Progress reportMy 109 is coming along well. Got the final flat coat on today, it's about the fifth coat I've applied. That's because the RLM 79 was a flat paint and the green splotches were gloss. Kinda made it hard to get the finish even, but I think it's all good now.

Thanks for your replies Jules and Darren.
I don't mean to sook about the lack of time, but it's just so bloody annoying!!!!

Like sand in your undies annoying, or your dogs breath in your face at 3 in the morning kinda annoying (don't tell the misuss I said that).

I must finish the Aussie GB kit first, it's just that I'm soooooooooo keen to get into the 129 squiggle camo it's killing me!!!!!!!

Rick I love the 108 mate
That ones on my list of 'to do's'

Hanging for all your pics guys, as always they will be sensational builds which is what I have come to expect from this group.