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Old Guns Group Build #2 (35 and older) 11/1/05 - 5-1-06

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  • From: Paarl, South Africa
Posted by SeaBee on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 12:40 AM
Okay, the Subaru is in this state: chassis bottom painted, front suspension completed. Hardly started on the rear suspension. I must admit, this kit is very much like the MotoGP kits I've built recently, it all goes together very well thusfar. Using Tamiya's own PE set and the only misfit I've seen thusfar (either platic or PE) was the front brake disk being ever-so-slightly too large and created an edge "outside" the plastic part. But as said, that is very slight and easy to rectify.

Now... how on earth do you post pics in these new forums?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:25 AM

The painting and decaling is done now to the hard part - the canopy.  Here are some of the latest photos.

 

Richard

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Posted by STUG61 on Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:14 PM
Great work all! I'm heading out to the woods tommorrow so I'll be starting my build when I get back..........Dec. 1.Have fun while I'm away!!!!
Smile! It makes people nervous!! Andy
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Posted by SeaBee on Friday, November 11, 2005 7:06 AM
I agree - great work, guys! I will be out on the bike more than building this weekend - the weather looks gorgeous...
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Posted by JoeRugby on Friday, November 11, 2005 7:46 AM

 STUG61 wrote:
Great work all! I'm heading out to the woods tommorrow so I'll be starting my build when I get back..........Dec. 1.Have fun while I'm away!!!!

 

Same here man...does your avatar represent the typical buck in Meechagan?  If it does I movin'!

Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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Posted by bstrump on Friday, November 11, 2005 2:17 PM
Hi guys! Just checking in to say hello. There's some great work being shown here. Well done! I haven't yet started on the YB-49 and I probably won't for a while. I have a couple of other projects I'm tidying up. At the old age of 36, I just can't build as fast as I used to.Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 11, 2005 2:26 PM

Here are the final photos.  It was a fun build except it looks best when only the fixed portions of the canopy are used.  The plastic canopy parts are so thick that when it is posed with them installed and open it looks strange.  Also when posed closed they do not match up well.

Richard

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:55 PM
JoeRugby - Nice StuG.  All it needs now is a wash and the tracks
RSaddlemire - Good work on that ancient avenger
Chaparral - I'm jealous of the gloss coat on that maseratti.  You auto guys make that look so easy.
Bobbaily - Any progress on your funny car.  It looks good is it a Mustang or Camaro?

Here is my hasegawa tiger I Early.  FAIR WARNING: tiger snobs look away now.  This isn't what we are used to seeing.  hehe  Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]

Despite all that is wrong with it I like it.  Went together very well and in perfect alignment. I'm gonna build it as is.  Will add some panel shading with the airbrush and it should look just fine. The only real drawback is no spare tracks and no cables.  The cables will need to be made though or it really won't look right.

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Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:02 PM

Paul-thanks for asking.  little progress-primed and painted flat white.  next step is to mask off and airbrush the flat black.  the body is a Firebird.  after that, Future & decals and then work on the chasis & engine.  hope to make some progress this weekend & over Thanksgiving.  busy schedule lately.

I must say I'm impressed with your skills with the small scale stuff.  I've had to resort to very strong reading glasses with 1/48th scale aircraft.  I would never have thought it was that small unless I saw the quarter in the corner. Wow!

 

Bob

 

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Posted by SeaBee on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:00 AM
Very nice work, guys!

I have finished the Subaru rear suspension. Onwards and inwards from here... Interior next up!

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Posted by yah4sure on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:11 PM
Nice job Richard! Less than a month and you're already
finished. Are you ready for an Avenger or something now?

I'm painting the hangar deck on my 1:350 Trumpeter Essex
carrier. I'll send pictures when I paint the deck.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:30 AM

I have two of Trumpeter's Avengers that I might do one of but there are two other Dec GBs that I have to finish.  What has happened to the photos?  They all seem to be cut down.

 

Richard

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Posted by yah4sure on Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:05 AM
I'm not sure what you mean about "cut down". You can
click onto the images and get a larger view.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:54 AM

Thanks.  Before the most recent change the entire photo was shown when the thread was viewed.  I contacted David Voss and he is helping me get things straightened out.  I was not aware that you could present the entire photo by clicking on it.

Thanks again.

Richard

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Posted by stipp on Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:03 PM
Hey people! I havnt even tried to start on mine yet! I will soon!
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Posted by SeaBee on Friday, November 18, 2005 12:20 AM
Oh the memory... the memory... where did I put the memory...?

It goes as such: The bottom of the chassis has a bit of masking to be done, the "top" (inside of the car) has quite a lot. So it's easy, do the bottom, do the top, do the suspension. This is where the memory comes in... or did not even knock to come in and was left outside in the rain. The latter was the case. As I finished the suspension, I turned the chassis over. To see a perfectly unpainted other side! Banged Head [banghead] I was sure it's been done allready and working on the suspension obviously never checked the side that was lying towards the bottom the whole time. So now it's a heated debate between myself and I whether or not to try and mask and then spray or just to go for hand-painting, since at this stage I don't want to risk any leaking...

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Posted by stipp on Friday, November 18, 2005 5:14 AM

Man thats a bummer!

Hey Sea Bee, I used to be a sea bee, about 20 yrs ago, ACB 2 Det 106, out of LittleCreek Va.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 19, 2005 8:27 AM

Stipp, I did three tours not far from Little Creek.  Two at Dam Neck and one at NOB Norfilk.

 

Now finally back to the Stuka build.  I have the fuselage closed up, the tail assembly done and the wings attached.  Next is the detail parts.

 

 

 

 

Here is one for a size comparison.  The P-40B is 1/32 scale.

 

 

Richard

 

 

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Posted by stipp on Saturday, November 19, 2005 5:22 PM

Rich, I love the Stuka! yeah, Ive been to damneck too, and I was stationed on the USS San Diego AFS6 in norfolk, and of course I live in VA.

the interior looks very"busy" and has alot of eye candy!

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Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, November 19, 2005 6:09 PM

Richard-great work on the Stuka.  Can't wait to see the finished product

Did some work on the Funny Car today.  Next time I say I'm going to do a auto related build, somebody wack me!  Just can't seem to get it right..."perfect!".  Had some bleed thru on the black on white-nothing that can't be fixed though.  And I'm not pleased with the job I did on filling in the door & hood molding.  The good thing is that the decals cover most of the 'imperfections' and I can live with the rest.....maybe....Plan is to make 'corrections' tomorrow, Future on Tuesday/Wed. & decal on Friday (unless Hobby Lobby has a sale next weekend..)

Hope to make so progress on the chassis & engine by the end of next weekend....

Bob

 

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Posted by SeaBee on Monday, November 21, 2005 3:06 AM
C'mon Bob, don't despair! It's part of the fun of auto's - there is no place to hide! Evil [}:)]

On my side, heavy masking to do the blue sections of the interior, also started the bodywork assembly and painting. Having gotten past that, the "floor" section needs to be flat white and that will be hand-painted, no way to mask off the blue sections without the risk of seepage... I still dread lifting the tapeafter the weekend's spraying - just hoping I did not ruin the whole of the car's suspension's paintwork with blue mist creeping in somewhere...


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Posted by bobbaily on Monday, November 21, 2005 7:14 AM

 SeaBee wrote:
C'mon Bob, don't despair! It's part of the fun of auto's - there is no place to hide! Evil [}:)]

On my side, heavy masking to do the blue sections of the interior, also started the bodywork assembly and painting. Having gotten past that, the "floor" section needs to be flat white and that will be hand-painted, no way to mask off the blue sections without the risk of seepage... I still dread lifting the tapeafter the weekend's spraying - just hoping I did not ruin the whole of the car's suspension's paintwork with blue mist creeping in somewhere...


 

Good luck on your 'project'  I've seen your work in other GB's-you'll do great.

My first instinct is to 'weather' the Funny Car with pastel chalks to 'hide' the imperfections......tool many planes I guess.....Wink [;)]

Bob

 

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Posted by SeaBee on Monday, November 21, 2005 8:28 AM
Obviously you've got more faith in my abilities than myself! But thanks for the compliment...

And before I get flamed - I was not saying/implying that tanks and planes don't require precision building. I did not get to make it to old gun status just to get hunted down and killed with a walking stick!

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Posted by bobbaily on Monday, November 21, 2005 8:53 AM
SeaBee-no flame intended.  For me, planes & armour are easier-at least paint wise.  I can 'hide' imperfections with some light to heavy weathering.  Autos require 'perfection' (or at least something close to that) for my satisfaction.  Not that there aren't others in the community that don't achieve 'perfection' with planes & armour-I'm just not there yet....many miles to go before I rest.....Wink [;)]

Bob

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 21, 2005 1:16 PM
 SeaBee wrote:
C'mon Bob, don't despair! It's part of the fun of auto's - there is no place to hide! Evil [}:)]

Hey Bob and SeeBee, I have to show you this one.  This is not my model but it won first place in closed wheel at my clubs ipms contest in october. Who says you can't weather cars.  This one really looks like it put some hard track time in, its filthy!!! hehe Big Smile [:D]


Bob your firebird is looking good.  Your more critical of it cause I can't see any problems Thumbs Up [tup]

Saddlemire - that stuka looks great and just in time for me too.  I was having trouble painting some of the pit dials and stuff in mine and your photos help alot.  Is that the "B"?  Will it be splinter camo or something different?

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Posted by SeaBee on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:53 AM
I never said cars can't be weathered... Wink [;)] This one (with all the errors - I allready went into all that on another thread) is an effort of mine. This is a stunning Toyota, though!


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Posted by SeaBee on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:44 AM
Sorry, double post. I forgot to say that I saw the results of the first layer of handpainting... Appalling! I decided to follow the old saying "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing good" So I spent a heck of a lot of time trying to mask everything, gave a quick blast of white yesterday eve, another final coat this morning before work and took off the masking... in full suspence! Great was the relieve when I saw neither the white not the blue went to the bottom of the car. Small white on blue issues on the inside due to complex shapes, but very handle-able!

At last the real work can start for the cockpit...

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:57 AM

I want to thank everyone for the nice comments on the Stuka.  I must be brain dead.  I did an SBD Dauntless for this GB and the Stuka is for the WWII GB.  Why I started posting thew photos here I'll never know other that it was a senior monment.  I am in so many GBs that my mind is going in circles but maybe I can get it straight.  Future photos of the Stuka will be in the WWII GB.

Thanks,

Richard

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Posted by STUG61 on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:16 PM

Hi all!!! Great work all.I'll be starting my L70 monday.....I've still got some woods to stalk over the holliday weekend.Keep up the great work.

 

Yes, I have a compass so I don't get lost.Now where did i put that compass???

Smile! It makes people nervous!! Andy
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:17 PM
Cool, nice rally car SeeBee,  The mud pattern is right on.  I like where they wiped away the mud from the #6, authentic.  Not being critical but the only thing missing is where the winshield wiper wipes.

Good luck hunting Stug61, right now is a great time of year Cool [8D]

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