♠ Allied Aces GB (WW1 -WW2) April 2006 Start - Sept 2006 Finish

JoeRugby wrote:

Speaking of kids, scratch the B model I was planning to do...my 7yr. old son saw it and asked if he could build it...could not resist...I may post some photos of the progress...should start on Saturday.

Hey Guys,

My name is Connor, call me Terminator, my dad is JoeRugby and he let me take this kit.  Thanks to Jay for letting me start early.  We were going to start on Saturday but my dad and I went to get a Foster's Burger...they are awesome, and almost as big as my head..yum yum good!

I am looking forward to doing this Group Build with you guys!

Welcome Terminator.  I'll bet you terminated that Foster's Burger .  Good luck with your build.

Regards,  Rick

Great to have you Conn.. er Terminator!  You look about the same age as I was when I first started.  Maybe in a couple years you be able to make better models than your dad!

Looking forward to seeing your Mustang, one of my favourite aircraft!

Welcome aboard Terminator

Jay It looks like I'll definitly be doing Donald Morrisons Spit MK Vb.  I don't have all my bits to make William Klersys MK IX at this time, who knows I might do both (Yeah right who am I kidding).

Cheers

Bear 

Hi Jay, thanks I know I've been playing catch up with all the posts and progress in all the GB's and my own lack of progress.  I've been given a new fleet type in addition to the two I already have.  I'm now have the new B787 Dreamliner's minimum equipment list.  It's no even built yet and we've (Boeing & Airlines) already started working on the draft of the minimum equipment list very cool but also demanding it's cutting into my build time.  I'm hoping that by the time this GB starts things will get back to normal or something close enough I'm in styrene withdrawl, sorry for the ranting it feels good though.

Cheers

Bear

Welcome the build Connor, err I mean Terminator I'll look forward to seeing your work posted along with your dad's.

Joe I kind of feel a connection with Connor's nickname, my two girls are code named Search and Destroy .

Well I got my Cutting Edge decals in the mail last night and I must say I'm a little disappointed.  There is no placement guide for anything other than the stencils and you are only shown the aircraft from one side in profile and under wing.  Given that this aircraft has invasion stripes I have no idea at all if they are supposed to cover the tops of the wings as well.  I think I'm supposed to just "know" what the hidden side to the aircraft looks like and what decals go where

To top it off the nose art is decidedly average and does not contain the shading known to be behind it.  This image comes from another manufacturer’s decal sheet of the same aircraft and shows the nose art shading as it should look.

Cheers

Hey

I think I found the plane Im going to do.It will most likely be Lt.Louis Curdes plane 'bad angel' P-51D.

He had one 7 German Kills, 1 Italian,1 Japanese and 1 American kill.

Heres some more info- http://www.82ndfightergroup.com/95misc%20-%20Louis%20E%20Curdes.htm

Darren, I am doing this same bird as we speak for the p-47 build and it is disapointing there is no veiw of the top of the wing. Thats why it has sat on my bench for 3 to 4 weeks with no progress. Let me know if you find any info on it, and I will do the same.

Thad

Thad, thanks for the offer mate.  This is the only image that I have of Fred Christensen and it clear shows what I was talking about with the nose art.  Also

Also just browsing through the decal dungeon last night I was struck by the fact that Cutting Edge also doesn’t supply information on what type of prop Christensen's plane used.  This is an important piece of information for me as there are three in the kit to choose from.

Dave, that would be my guess too, it's just a shame that they make us guess. 

Jay, have a look at the Revell AG Spitfire Mk.IXc as well. It's a re-boxing of the Hasegawa kit (at about two thirds the price of the original) which IMHO is excellent.

Cheers

PakNicK-40 wrote:

He had one 7 German Kills, 1 Italian,1 Japanese and 1 American kill.

Well the Termninator and I got started tonight.  Thanks again Jay for letting him get into this.  He has been eyeballing my stash for quite some time and talks to no end about the Group Build.  This is him spraying interior green.  No practice at all, just picked it up and went right at it.  He even masked the parts with no help at all.

Cool Joe, soon the Terminator will be cranking them out faster than you can say finished!  That's the way I like to do it too, jump in with both feet, who needs practise anayway?

Looking good Terminator.

Way to go Terminator .

Regards,  Rick

Terminator    Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Bear

Awesome Work terminator!

Trmn8tor wrote:

Thanks Guys!  Dad and me are doing more tonight.  I will ask him to post my pictures.  Dad set up my profile for me..

WooHoo! only 5 days till kick off! 

Unfortunately, I will probably not be able to start right away as it that time of the year when Government grabs more money from us.  I have to do my taxes this weekend .   I will be starting after that, so for sure the week after. 

PanzerWulff wrote:

I won't be able to start right away either my kit is in travel limbo somewhere on the BIG pond ( The Pacific) I'll start it as soon as it arrives So much for "Speedy Delivery" from the worlds postal services ROFL

Tough luck there Chris, where did you order the kit from?