South Pacific Group Build 7 August 2006 to 7 August 2007

Thanks Scott and NucMedTech!  I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

Here is my contribution to the GB...David McCampbell's 2nd Hellcat...the original Minsi.  Although he only had this plane for a few weeks and never scored a victory in it, I kinda like the 'Minsi' on the tri-color scheme. 

I can't wait to see more builds.  Thank you so very much for letting me participate!

Much Aloha,

Chris 

P.S. I bet you didn't know that McCampbell flew this Minsi off the U.S.S. My Workbench.  Hence, the mega accurate diorama base

Thanks Jerry and Mokule. Unfortunately I knocked some PE stuff off while glueing, puttying, and sanding the fuselage. Did not lose anything and i should be able to put them back in. Mostly at the sanding and filling stage right now. Looking ahead to figure out how to mount the am engine for it. Did not do anything this weekend mostly do to the playoffs, and very bad weather down here.

Chris welcome to the group. 

mokulele wrote:

Hey Joe, I posted a few pages ago about getting in on this awesome GB.  I didn't see my name on the participants list, however.  Is it still okay to join?  I'm 99.5% done with my McCampbell F6F-3 (1/48 Hasegawa) and can post pics very soon.  Let me know if its okay. Chris

Hi Chris,

Joe had to step out and had me take over this GB as he had way too much going on in real life.  Unfortunately I can't edit the first page with the roster...... 

So yes, you bet you can still join, and very glad to have you aboard! 

Hey Joe,

I posted a few pages ago about getting in on this awesome GB.  I didn't see my name on the participants list, however.  Is it still okay to join?  I'm 99.5% done with my McCampbell F6F-3 (1/48 Hasegawa) and can post pics very soon.  Let me know if its okay.

davew6003:  Amazing Wildcat! Any more South Pacific GB planes up your sleeve?

NucMedTech: Looking great so far...please keep us updated.

gulfstreamV: I'm so sorry for what happened.  If anybody can fix that I'm sure you can! 

Aloha,

Chris 

mucker wrote:

Gulfstream...Ouch! It wouldn't be an issue much at all if you hand't painted AND decaled it. What to do, what to do...although it's not a natural panel line, if you can neatly put it back together, not many will be able to tell, will they? I definately wouldn't scrap it...much too nice for that.

I see a diaroma scene here...  Repaired plane after a bit too much combat.  In my reading/research, many times 'in the field' repairs were nothing more than 'bubble gum & bailing wire' level of work.  As long as it could return to the fight and survie, the finished looked of the repair was not important.

davew6003 wrote:

Well here it is all done and only the third pic I have ever posted ( Did not have everything I needed till now) Ok so its the tamiya F4F in 1/48. Be warned there are weathered pannel lines so if you dont like that kind of thing then dont look LOL.  However the lines are not so noticeable in real life. I guess the camera and lighting really make them show up.

Nice work on the F4F!   My first thought when I viewed the photo is that you had made a mesh-plank airfield for the plane.  Great job on the coloring and the panel lines are not over done.  Good job with the camera as well.

Gulfstream...Ouch! It wouldn't be an issue much at all if you hand't painted AND decaled it. What to do, what to do...although it's not a natural panel line, if you can neatly put it back together, not many will be able to tell, will they?

I definately wouldn't scrap it...much too nice for that.

Okay so I'm a day late, but here they are.

NucMedTech wrote:

Hey guys. I haven't given any updates in a while. Almost have the cp finished using the edwards pe set. Quite a few little levers to make your eyes go cross. I will try to get some pics up tomorrow.

Cool deal, looking forward to your pics! 

No progress on my P-38, I'm still feverishly (and I do mean feverishly ) trying to finish up my Panther for the Italeri GB.  I'm hoping to start up again in a week or two.

Dave- Your F4F is very nice, a very nice job.  I am going to try your 'toothpick chisel after handpainting a canopy' tip on a project I have sitting on the back burner. It sounds like a good one.

All-My progress is on my P-40 is still bogged down due to horrid weather.  I need to do some airbrushing outside and the weather is not cooperating. I have brush painted the polyscale grimy black on the tires and I think they turned out okay. Though still attached to the sprues, the difficult part of the demarkation lines between tire and wheel look okay.

espins1 wrote:

Nice work on the Wildcat Dave!  Beautiful paint job, and your masking job on the canopy really paid off!  Great job!

Thanks for the complements. I actually hand painted my canopy. I keep a toothpick sharpened like a chisel handy, if you mess up you just let it dry and then scrape it off. I forget who gave me that tip but it was someone here on the forums.

mucker wrote:

Nice one, Dave. That's a neat little kit isn't it? You did a great job and great 3rd pic. The Wildcat is one of those I can never see too many of. (Oh, and by the way, I've never seen the real aircraft parked on top of a Fiskars cutting board )

Thanks guys for the kind words.

I will have you know that I have photographic proof that planes were parked on cutting boards just like I have it in my build. I saw it right here on this forum. Cant remember who posted the pic but it was here somewhere. LOL

Nice one, Dave. That's a neat little kit isn't it? You did a great job and great 3rd pic. The Wildcat is one of those I can never see too many of.

(Oh, and by the way, I've never seen the real aircraft parked on top of a Fiskars cutting board )

Thanks Mikey.

It's really hard to find any info on the Goose other than about 4 paragraphs about how it was developed as a civilian ac and went on to serve with the military, then reverted to civilian service post WWII.

About all I've been able to glean is that it was used for transport, Search and rescue  and Anti Submarine Duties during it's service. Where? I can't find any info on that.

I hope someone could shed some light on this and that would answer whether the Goose is elegable or not.

From reading the threads, Joe seems to be pretty switched on in this area. Hope to hear from him soon.

By the way.

Dave, that's a killer build.

Cheers

Mark

Very nice work on the F4F davew6003. Looks like a real plane to me. In theater and being used.                                               Mark T, I'm not sure on the Goose either? I know the Duck was there. The PBY might of filled the Goose roll( had some armmament), but like I say I'm not sure. Used to see those Gooses' all the time flying out of Long Beach to Catalina Island CA.  Mikey.

Well here it is all done and only the third pic I have ever posted ( Did not have everything I needed till now) Ok so its the tamiya F4F in 1/48. Be warned there are weathered pannel lines so if you dont like that kind of thing then dont look LOL.  However the lines are not so noticeable in real life. I guess the camera and lighting really make them show up.

Hi Joe,

Do you know if the Grumman Goose was used in this theatre?

If it was I'd be really keen to enter with a 1/48th USN JRF Goose.

Cheers

Mark

bobbaily wrote:

Ollie-excellent job on the paint job.  Looking forward to more pics

bobbaily wrote:

Scott-think I might shelf (err, uh, save) the P-38 for another build (just not excited about it right now) and build a P-40E (Hasegawa 1/48) that I have sitting in the stash.  Still won't get started for at least a week or so.

Thanks for the update Bob.  The Hasegawa P-40E is a nice kit. 

Ollie-excellent job on the paint job.  Looking forward to more pics.

Scott-think I might shelf (err, uh, save) the P-38 for another build (just not excited about it right now) and build a P-40E (Hasegawa 1/48) that I have sitting in the stash.  Still won't get started for at least a week or so.

espins1 wrote:

Looks like you're off to a good start Ollie!

Thank you.