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

I closed up the fuselage and attached it to the wing and put on the stabilizers last night; then remembered I forgot to drill the tiny holes in the sides of the fuselage to route the antennae. DOH! Adding the wire antennae that attach to the stabilizers on the XF5F-1 is ok for this OOTBGB right? If not, maybe it was one of those rare "good thing I forgot" scenarios. I also found I forgot to paint some of the upper surfaces of the flightdeck. Shouldn't be too hard to mask off and remedy that small oversight when the time comes. Jeez... I take one month off from building and I'm pulling rookie mistakes. Hopefully this build will knock the rust off.

Sure wish I could share pics. Promise I'll take them as soon as the wife gets her camera for her b-day.

Roadkill - This is my first attempt with Alclad too. Cannot wait to see how our planes come out and see if the results live up to the reputation that precedes it.

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod Tony, I built the Tamiya V-1 several years ago when it was first released. It's a quick , fun build. The dolly really isn't that difficult once you get started on it. Regards, Rick

I did the MPM V1 back in December...you know what amazed me was the number of markings on it...I assumed you only need to know where to light the fuse...LOL

I finally got started tonight on the pit.....sheeesh I hate IP decals,won't be using them.
Hope to post some pics soon.

Jerry

Tony, I built the Tamiya V-1 several years ago when it was first released. It's a quick , fun build. The dolly really isn't that difficult once you get started on it.

Regards, Rick

I've started slapping my V-1 together. There's not many parts, and the fit is as you'd expect from Tamiya.
I'm going to trial Tamiya aerosol sprays on this .I 've used airframe silver and some car colours before, but never camo colours. I won't even have to clean out the airbrush that way. I'm getting really lazy, and this is going to be a quick one.
BTW, there is not much joy in building the dolly it resides on,all that framework aand stuff. I on't know how guys build models of oil rigs and thing like that.

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragonfly Hey Joe, Is it too late to jump in hear? If not, put me down for a Hasegawa A-4C Skyhawk. Jerry

Sure...always room for a Scooter !!!

I started mine at midnight :) I really just broke it out of the plastic and started test fitting. I did manage to glue some minor pieces together. I will post some pics when it looks like something

Hey Joe, Is it too late to jump in hear? If not, put me down for a Hasegawa A-4C Skyhawk.

Jerry

Did some work on mine this morning. I haven't built a 1/32 kit in 20 years, but this Hasegawa Frank is really excellent. Dry fitting of major components shows great fit. Won't need much filler on this one.

Regards, Rick

Started last night (figured it was June 1st in most places of the world so that was good enough for me). No pictures because the digital camera is busted. Wife is getting a new digital camera next week for her birthday, but I don't want to open her present over something like this.

Flightdeck (minus seatbelts) and wing are in place. Fuselage and armament will be closed up later in the week and attached to wing. I am running out of shelf space so this one will be done with the gear up just like on the box art so I can hang it from the ceiling.

Broke the seals on the box this morning before leaving for the office...grass mowing and weights tonight...then the parts start coming off the sprues...need to re-install my camera program so photos of this will be out some time next week...

FLASHING....FLASHING...too "M U C H" flashing. After HOURS of removing all the flashing from the kit I'm ready to start painting and assembling the office. Actully the detail on this kit is great, just needs some TLC and time, oh yeah and some patients.

As ready as I'll ever be ! Which, actually, isn't saying much .

Regards, Rick

kit yep
knife yep
paint yep
ref books yep


im ready to go.




joe

For those of you on the east coast...perhaps you are at work like me...have you gone through your mental checklist for supplies and tools for the start of this build yet? The clocking is no longer ticking, it is thundering...

My Trumpeter F-105D for the 'After The Battle' GB is on the paint rack for it's camo and as soon as I paint it tomorrow, I'll move my Hasegawa F-86 onto the assembly bench for this GB along with my Tamiya F-4E for another GB on ARC. Things are getting hot now!

NICE... one more day to go!!! Although I need to clear some other stuff off the work bench first.