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Out of the Box GB: DEADLINE EXTENDED to 14 October 2005!

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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:19 PM
wow. that looks incredible




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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:59 AM
Finished the cockpit this morning and am starting assembly of the engine. Trumpeter has done a nice job with the detail inside the cockpit. No seat belts supplied so I used masking tape.












I'll have engine photos later in the week.

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, June 11, 2005 6:50 PM
Belated Happy Birthday Tanky Happy B-Day [bday]. Kremps will be over soon with the cake & ice cream Party [party]Party [party]

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, June 11, 2005 5:56 PM
My brithday was a few days ago- june 5 day before d-day.

I have turned the ripe old age of 15.
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:03 AM
Great progress Quagmyre. The new Digicam seems to be working well. Tell your wife Happy Birthday Smile [:)].

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:53 AM
I haven't started yet. I have to finish my 109 for the NA GB, finish a T-90 vignette type thing and then I can get started on my 190.
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Posted by Quagmyre on Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:51 AM
Happy Birthday to my wife! Happy B-Day [bday]Party [party]Propeller [8-]She's finally in her 30s. Now I don't feel like a DOM. Mischief [:-,] And with her birthday came the digital camera I got her, and of course I immediately used it to provide an update on my Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket build for this group build.

I have a little more sanding to do, particularly on the seams where I've used Porc-a-fil (porcelain tile repair stuff). Man that stuff is much better than Squadron White putty. And looky there, the Alclad II is lining up for painting!




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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, June 10, 2005 6:14 PM
Haven't made much progress. Got the cockpit basically assembled but not painted. I was a little concerned about the kit decals so I ordered one of the new Eagle Strike sheets. It arrived today & it's very nice. Will give my Frank a little more oomph.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 10, 2005 3:29 PM
The cockpit of my Zero Rufe is just about finished as all I have to do is assemble the instrument panel and attach it. I should have photos sometime this weekend. Parts of the engine have been painted on the sprue so I will not have to try and paint small items and slop paint onto adjacent parts. So far, the parts fit is great and the instruction book is straight forward with good illustraitions.

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Posted by JoeRugby on Friday, June 10, 2005 2:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by razordws
...I'm wishing my Hasegawa B-17 had a little more detail I assembled the interior and gave it a base coat of paint but there is not much detail painting to do...


I know what you mean...bit of a let down...the real challenge to this build at this point is restraining oneself from a nip here a tuck there or the "...if I could just add this it would be so much better..."

I am certainly looking forward to everyone's build...the real deal is going to come down to wringing out as much as you can given the relatively limited resources out of the box...
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Posted by razordws on Friday, June 10, 2005 1:47 PM
Nice work Skarpotchi!! Thumbs Up [tup]

I'm wishing my Hasegawa B-17 had a little more detail I assembled the interior and gave it a base coat of paint but there is not much detail painting to do. Most of it won't be seen anyway. will post some pics as soon as I can. I'm trying to finish up a Stuka for the Stuka GB and will be building my P-51 for the North Africa GB at the same time as this one (as this as they will be using the same paint colours) so progress will be slow.

Joe I'm a little jealous of your weekend plans. Hockey is the big thing here in Canada but they are too busy squabbling over how many millions of dollars they should be making. Oh well... leaves more time for building models.

Dave

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Posted by JoeRugby on Friday, June 10, 2005 10:26 AM
Nice work Skarpotchi ! Keep them coming!

How is everyone else doing? The nice thing about this build is the time frame is long and gives you the chance to either put down the PE and resin or pick them up...

Interior has been painted and the halves are ready to close up...photos of the initial paint, primer/Lichtblau will be posted on Sunday evening (have to watch the Lions lose to the NZ Maori and play in an exhibition match myself on Sunday)

There has been some discussion on painting mottle. My AB is not exactly laser guided and I would like to try masks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:46 PM
Nice work so far. Keep us posted.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 7:54 AM
Thumbs Up [tup] Lookin pretty sweet so far. Keep the pix coming.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 7:04 AM
fightnjoe and A6Efan.......................Coming along very nicely, the both of you should be very proud, cant wait to see some more.

As for me here's what 9 days of hard work has produced. The first pic is the seat belt rigging before I put it in the pit, which I have not done yet. And the other pics are what you see...the engine and so on. The seat belt is a P.E. set from RCR Models out of Italy, and it come with enough belts to do (2) MC202 and (4) to do some other type of Italian a/c ( not sure it's all in Italian).
Enjoy.






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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 7:49 PM
The Rufe should be a good build Richard. Looking forward to your progress.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 3:06 PM
Thanks Joe,

I will do the Rufe. Tomorrow I will go through the instructions and look at all the parts to decide on what to do first. I have found that the Trumpeter kits are many small kits of sub-assemblies that can be done and set aside until fuselage closure and final assembly. I am looking forward to this as it looks like a real nice kit. I will post progress photos as I go along. Now off to the web to research this machine.

Richard

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Posted by JoeRugby on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by RSaddlemire

Joe,

Do you have room for one more? I have the Trumpeter A6M2 Zero and A6M2-N Rufe ready to build. If they are taken I have many other aircraft of that period.

Thanks,
Richard


Sure...there are already some Zero's in the mix how about the Rufe, your choice though...looking forward to getting a look.
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:21 PM
A6efan, looks good so far. I prefer to use Alclad2 for BMF, but if you like doing foil that's the way to go Smile [:)].

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:07 PM
Joe,

Do you have room for one more? I have the Trumpeter A6M2 Zero and A6M2-N Rufe ready to build. If they are taken I have many other aircraft of that period.

Thanks,
Richard
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Posted by JoeRugby on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:50 AM
Nice work...I am a little ambivalent on BMF...tried it and got frustrated with the results, maybe my expectations were too high...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 4:42 AM
Cool [8D]Hi gang. Here are some shots of my work for this GB so far. More to come tomorrow.
I’m using Bare Metal Foil for this one, (one of my favorite techniques).
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86bottomwing.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86cockpit1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86nosewell.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86wingLRfuselage.jpg
Enjoy
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Posted by JoeRugby on Monday, June 6, 2005 9:54 PM
Jerry,

Idiot? Independent Dynamic Industrious Observant Talented..I.D.I.O.T

No Worries man...unless you are a Browns fan...Steeler fan here...

It would be great to have a P40 in the batch...
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Posted by dragonfly on Monday, June 6, 2005 8:34 PM
Hey Joe, sorry about the Scooter. In my enthusiasm to get in this OOTB build, I forgot to look at the parameters. The only kit I have on the shelf that I haven't bought a bunch of after market goodies for is the new Hase. P-40E. I hope this qualify's, and you'll still let me in. I haven't gotten along very far on the Skyhawk anyway, so It,s no big deal to shift gears, and start a different kit. Again I appologize for my faux paux.

I'm an idiot!

Dragonfly
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Posted by JoeRugby on Monday, June 6, 2005 2:57 PM
Nice look Joe...by the way those are not pebbles, but a highly advanced form of "weathering"Wink [;)]

Keep them coming...I may not post anything on mine until completion...The Testors kit is fun, but a bit of an "embarassment" to consider it a build...
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, June 6, 2005 2:57 PM
Looking good Tony. Almost done I see.

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, June 6, 2005 2:54 PM
Looking pretty good Joe. Keep us posted.

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Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, June 6, 2005 1:12 PM
a little progress from me.




the pit is together. the "pebbles" in the paint appear to be air bubbles from the stirring of the paint.


joe

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Posted by taxtp on Monday, June 6, 2005 7:51 AM
The Tamiya V1 certainly is an easy build. I've completed the dolly, sprayed grey. I added some black to make the undersurfaces darker, and white to make the uppersurfaces lighter, but you can't really tell in the photo. I'd rate this as the most boring bit.


The body is also assembled. Not a completely clean fit, but not bad. I thought I might as well prime it with light blue, as that is the underside color. I used Tamiya aerosol for the first time, and it does go on really nicely, as you would expect. It's a bit of an expensive option, but if you are going for a quick, clean build, it takes out the clean up time.
Sorry 'bout the crap photo.

I'm just taking it one GB at a time.

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Posted by JoeRugby on Monday, June 6, 2005 6:13 AM
Just back from Connecticut yesterday and the US v. Wales test match...The US got worked if you are curious...77-3.

Now onto to other things...Dragonfly, I just realized that an A4C is outside the parameters for this build...sorry, my enthusiasm for Scooters and a new participant got the better of meBlush [:I]...Civil, Military or Experimental aircraft from 1940-1949 arer acceptable...Just as a suggestion a Luftwaffe '46 project would be cool....

I will be posting progress soon.

My Me-163 is the Testors kit...only three steps to assemble...I am regretting my selection of this kit and not something a bit more challenging....I will focus on the finishing then...
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