Battle of Britain GB 2006 - 1 May to 31 Oct 06

Thanks Karl.  BTW, my wife thinks I look cool for an old goat

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Guys,  appreciate your comments.

Regards,  Rick

Very nice Rick, almost there.

Cheers

Bear

Thanks Marc.

Rick-looking good.

Got the decals on my Emil.

Getting close to being done .

Regards,  Rick

bobbaily wrote:

Scott-looking forward to seeing your Spitfire.  I need to do a Tamiya Spit BoB sometime soon.  Last one I did was the Monogram version.

That Tamiya Spitfire Mk. 1 is a nice kit.  The only issue is there are some seam issues in the front and back of the wing to fuselage, more so at the front.  There are two fairly wide gaps in the curve from where the wing meets in the front.  Other than that it was a typical 1/48 Tamiya kit as far as engineering and ease of assembly. 

Sean, Bear & Karl-thanks. 

Karl-I know that feeling-not wanting to start a project.  I'm  getting to the 'do a piece of armour' phase.

Rick-looking forward to seeing the 109 with decals.

Scott-looking forward to seeing your Spitfire.  I need to do a Tamiya Spit BoB sometime soon.  Last one I did was the Monogram version.

Thanks guys.  The decals are now on so it won't be much longer.

Regards,  Rick

Bob, Scott, Dave, Rick, Karl, Marc, Sean Thanks for the pos feedback it's greatly appreciated .

Sean your right it would look better dirtyed up a little.  I'll probably give it a go once I finish this next round of home reno's.

Bob your 109 looks super great work.

Rick your 109 is comming along quite nicely looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Cheers

Bear

Bear-Nice build. Looks good with a clean finish. A weather would give it the edge (nudge nudge)

Rick-Very nice. The white nose does make a differance.

Bob-You gotta delete the link to the pic of your car. It just ain't right seeing a grown man in a yellow bubble

The 109 looks excllent.

Well, finishing touches going on the 109 this weekend.

Just finished the basic weathering, now for another gloss coat, then some Tamiya smoke, a flat coat and pastels and the model will be done

Then I have to make the base  for it to sit on and to hide the batteries.

Hey!

How'd that get in there

Looks good Bob.  Nice work.

Regards,  Rick

Done.  Had some minor fit issues-I'll be aware & prepared of them for the next BoB GB.  Glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried the sponge camo.  I think I like Sean's sponge better though.

Darren-thanks for hosting.  Already looking forward to the next BoB GB!

The way I figure it, I can build the same kit (Wick's) as a yellow nose next time

oops....

Thanks Joe.  The mottle was sprayed freehand using my Badger 100LG AB.

Yessir, I'm an MSU Grad/Alum.  Really painful the way my team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory over the Irish.

Regards,  Rick

Nice mottle Rick, how did you do it?

I assume by your avatar text you went to University in East Lansing.  If so this past weekend was tough ...I thought you had them.

Horrid football weekend all around...Penn State lost, Notre Dame wins and the Steelers, well I am still not ready to comment on that debacle!

Thanks Dave.

Regards,  Rick

Nice schem Ric!   Nice change from the yellows.  Looking forward to seeing some decals on it.

I have started on my Br 20 but the kit is more complicated than I originally thought.  I had to sand out the sink marks in the side windows and canopy masking is going to be tough.  Getting it done on time will be a challenge.  (Why do I always set myself up for this? )

Thanks Marc.

Regards,  Rick

Bear - good looking Hurricane.

Rick-nice Emil.  I like the scheme.  Gotta love the white nose 109's

Thanks Karl.

Regards,  Rick

More progress to report.  Got the Emil all decked out in her Warpaint.

Next step, decals.

Regards,  Rick