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

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Monday, July 11, 2005 4:56 PM
                        The box is open, the bags are cut and some test fitting of parts is taking place. The Yak7 will start to come to life soon. There is an enormous amount of stick reddish brown goop all over everything….mold release? 1/48 ICM kit…. Is this normal stuff?

                        Marc  

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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, July 11, 2005 5:32 PM
                        Don't know. OK, RLM 76 lichtblau has gone over bottom of wings and fuselage sides. Next camo coat tomorrow.
                        -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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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, July 11, 2005 6:35 PM
                        Marc, yeah the ICM kits are well known to be covered in goop. Give it a good scrub down with alcohol & a warm water rinse. May take a couple of trys.

                        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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                        Mikeym_us
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Monday, July 11, 2005 7:16 PM
                        ok here is even more yet.









                        please note that I had no choice in using dry transfer decals for the left side coding of 5-T-1 due to a mishap which resulted in the decal for that side being lost down the drain of the bathroom sink.

                        BTW the engine cowling is not glued onto the fuselage but I will attach it once I connect the propeller and bearing to the engine.

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        Mikeym_us
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:46 PM
                        well the torpedo was finished last night and installed onto the Devastator. I now only have 8 parts left to install onto the plane as well as the rest of the decals.

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:44 AM
                        Cool [8D]Hi gang, sorry I have not been around to post any of my progress pix in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been in Hawaii on vacation. Here are a couple of my in-progress shots of my F-86F30. It’s the Hasegawa kit being done in BMF. More to come soon.
                        http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F86FCockpit.jpg
                        http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F86FBuild1.jpg
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                        dragonfly
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                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:05 AM
                        Hey fan,

                        Nice work on the Sabre. It looks great so far. I see you're going to use foil. IMHO, it's the only way to go. It's a lot of work, but definitely worth the effort. I don't know if you've used that stuff before, but be carefull on your edges. Just handling the parts can cause the edges to lift. That was very frustrating to me. I would get one side of the wing perfect, flip it over to the other side, foil it, then discover damaged edges on the side. That was already completed. AAhhhh!!! Anyway I thought I'd give you a heads up on my problems with foil. Outstanding work so far on your Sabre.

                        Dragonfly
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:23 AM
                        Cool [8D]Hi Dragon.
                        Yep, I've been using foil for quite a few years now and I wouldn't have it done any other way. Got my technique down really good now. I use a wrap around method on most of the leading and trailing edges to prevent the edges of the foil from lifting while I work on it. That's the best way I've found to avoid foil edges from lifting.
                        Cheers
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                        Quagmyre
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:05 AM
                        The yellow wings are coming along nicely. Only had a few hours last weekend to pack for a three week business trip to Seattle and take care of other business so I didn't get any pictures of the XF5F-1. When I get back at the end of the month I'll peel the masking of and the tale will be told on just how well it went.


                        Current and Subsequent Projects:
                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
                        1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
                        1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:32 PM
                        Work is progressing relatively quickly on the Yak. The Spartan cockpit is done and installed in the fuselage. If I had forgotten to do that again (see my posts in the P-40 GB about that) I would have to banish myself. Have gotten spoiled by the Hasegawa kit quality. The ICM has a lot of flash… I think I have seen 1 locating pin so far (which is cut off to facilitate alignment) and scrubbing of the mold release was a chore. The good news is the plastic is very soft so it carves nicely for getting scale thickness in some of the parts. Fit has been OK so far but I can tell there will be some work needed around the front of the wing roots. Tried Tamiya putty for the 1st time…. I got a tube of Squadron green to go!!! Have not decided on AM decals or not. One of the sets of marking in the kit uses a camo scheme of green and black… which could be interesting. Is that correct? Black? Been searching the web and one of the few color pics I have found were some screen shots from what looked like a video game and the Yak was green/black. Can I trust their research?

                        The frames on the canopy would probably scale out to 5 inches wide in places. If these were sanded off and the canopy polished…. Is there a tried and true method putting the frames back more to scale?

                        Marc  

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:18 PM
                        A6Efan, Nice progress on the Sabre. Looking good.

                        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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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:52 PM
                        Gentlemen

                        All of the progress looks and sounds fantastic. The X1 is done...when I get back after holiday I will be sure to post some pics...
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, July 15, 2005 9:46 AM
                        Looking forward to the pics Joe. Have a great Holiday.

                        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 Friday, July 15, 2005 6:55 PM
                        Thanks guys. And lets see some more shots of the progress of all you other guys. I'm anxious to see how well the rest of you are progressing. So far what I've seen looks good.Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        roadkill_275
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, July 16, 2005 1:47 PM
                        Well the P-51 has made onto the top of the desk, so a little more progress can be reported there.
                        Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:31 PM
                        Kevin, Alittle is better than none Smile [:)].

                        Got the pit on my Frank pretty much done. Hope to post some pics soon.

                        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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                        dragonfly
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:13 PM
                        A6Efan, and everyone,

                        Made a little progress lately, now that my P-40 is done. The fuselage is buttoned up, cleaned up seams, preshaded and shot the RLM 76 bottom color. I wanted the shading to be very ,very subtle. LOL....I think I erased it! Oh well....s.... happens. Looking forward to progress from everyone else.

                        bTW.... the seam you see on the wings is because they're not glued yet. The fit is so good, I'm going to wait until the painting is done.

                        Cheers,

                        Jerry



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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:25 PM
                        Looking good Jerry. That kit has great fit, like most Tamiya offerings.

                        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 Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:52 PM
                        Thumbs Up [tup]Looking real good there Dragonfly. Keep on working it dude.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:27 PM
                        Hello my friends. Here are some more shots of my F-86 for the GB. It’s coming along nicely so far. Enjoy.
                        Chris
                        http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86Stbdshot.jpg
                        http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/Csaulet2001/F-86Portshot.jpg
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                        dragonfly
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:57 PM
                        Oh yeah Chris, that's really coming along nicely. I love to see the foil make the model come to life piece by piece. Can't waitto see this bird fully dressed.

                        Jerry
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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, July 17, 2005 8:11 AM
                        Have to agree with what dragonfly has said. I gotta try an NMF bird.

                        Marc  

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Monday, July 18, 2005 12:12 AM
                        Finally some modeling timeBig Smile [:D]. Airframe on the Yak is basically complete. Spent a good part of the time getting trailing edges, radiator and scoop thicknesses down to a more scale appearance. Lots more work on the leading edge by the wing root. A couple of intakes to open up. Hopefully tomorrow I will get time enough to take the LG covers down from the thickness of armor plate Disapprove [V]and turn them into… well… LG covers.

                        Marc  

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                        Mikeym_us
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:12 PM
                        well I am getting closer to the end







                        this will get pretty interesting till the end

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:55 PM
                        Looking pretty good there Mike, the torpedo and the folded wings really set it off. I can't tell from the photos but is there much detail to the wing hinges or is it typical Airfix?

                        Dave

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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:43 PM
                        Bit of a progress jump. I'm almost finsihed. I'll post pics of the completed cockpit along with pics of the finsihed model. Other than that I sadly have no progress pics.
                        -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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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:07 PM
                        Looking good Mike. Close to the finish line I'd say Smile [:)]

                        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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                        Mikeym_us
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:00 PM
                        well I did use Tamiya Smoke to simulate the smoke stains near the exhaust might try that with the nose gun.

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:54 PM
                        Looking good so far gents. I'm almost done applying the foil on my F-86. Just have the left wing tip, the tip of the vertical stab and the nose of the intake to finish up. Then the decals. I'll try and get a couple of pix posted tonight before I turn in for the night. I'll be leaving for the Nats in the morning. Talk to you all when I get back.
                        Cool [8D]
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:31 AM
                        The foil work on the sabre looks birlliant.

                        I'm finished with my fw-190 for this GB. I'll post pics after the nationals where it will be one of my entries. Wish me luck!Big Smile [:D]
                        -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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