China-Burma-India Theater GB 2006-2007

Thanks arki.

Regards,  Rick

that is a Fantastic office Rick

man  that is a model all by itself

Thanks DURR.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Scott.

Regards,  Rick

very nicely done rick.

I have been in a slump lately due to not having enough time to build... but I do what  I can anyway...  

Nice job, Rick. Did you use burnt umber for the wash? I like it a lot. I use black (for now) and it looks pretty stark.

I'll be posting some pics of the work I've done on my cockpit. Slow and steady right? lol 

Thanks Redmax.  The wash is indeed Winsor Newtom Burnt Umber oil thinned with mineral spirits.  It was applied over the painted & Futured parts.  After the oil wash dried, I flat coated & then dry brushed with a lightened Interior Green, followed by detail painting using Vallejo acrylics.I agree that Black would be too stark.  I want a dirtied up, lived in look, which BU provides.

Regards,  Rick

Bump

uh, just for the heck of it.

I'm hoping to start my P-40 project soon.  I'd like to make a little more headway on my Bf109G-14 and P-38F before I dive in on this project.  I'm dying to start on it, yet on the other hand I'm just a little bit apprehensive as I've never done a resin cockpit before.   

But I am looking forward to challenging myself. 

Hmmm... I just watched the Dogfight episode about the Flying Tigers.... I may start on the P-40 today while I wait for the PE set for my P-38. 

I'm anxious to learn how to do a resin cockpit. 

I took this shot really quick... I can't find my tripod so I apologize for the blurriness. This was just something I took quickly so I could prove that I really have been working on it! Enjoy!

Except for the blur, looks like some nice work RadMax.

Regards,  Rick

Arki, love the avatar.

I called Verlinen after some issues with their online stuff. I was very suprised. On the second ring someone picked up. I told her my issue and she said I'd get a new set. It took a little while but they arrived. I'm not complainitng about the wait because they were free. However, they are the same size as the previous flaps. It seems that the design is flawed. The trailing edge of the flap is as long as the leading edge of the kit flap. So I'm not sure what to do, since I already hacked one flap off my plane

RadMax8 wrote:

Arki, love the avatar. I called Verlinen after some issues with their online stuff. I was very suprised. On the second ring someone picked up. I told her my issue and she said I'd get a new set. It took a little while but they arrived. I'm not complainitng about the wait because they were free. However, they are the same size as the previous flaps. It seems that the design is flawed. The trailing edge of the flap is as long as the leading edge of the kit flap. So I'm not sure what to do, since I already hacked one flap off my plane

Welcome to the world of scratch building .  I have pretty much given up on Verlinden.  Their quality has gone steadily downhill the last few years.

Regards,  Rick

Yeah, ouch.  Hmm, well I suppose you could perhaps graft some of the original flap onto the resin to make it longer.  That's assuming you still have the original.  Good luck

And who doesn't like Bugs Bunny?   

I miss all of those old cartoons. They never show them anymore

Rick, I'm afraid I do have to enter the world of scratchbuilding. I have to think of a good way to do this... I'll keep you guys updated! 

good luck with it.

Im not a big fan of verlinden at all. Their products are pretty poor. 

Well I didn't find my tripod, but I did manage to get some decent photos of the cockpit setup. Now I can finally start to put the stuff together!!!

The lever details on the left sidewall were made with tiny wire and superglue. the bomb release is stretched sprue.

Looking good Max.  You don't topcoat your models with whipping cream do you ? 

Regards,  Rick

As a matter of fact.... haha I'm all about the food tonight

My kitchen has some good lighting and plenty of space so I can brace my arms well. I have surprisingly shaky hands, so I need to prop my arms against the table to shoot. It ain't working at the bench. Glad you like it

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Looking good Max.  You don't topcoat your models with whipping cream do you ?  Regards,  Rick

Well, we've both seen peanut butter used to clean up a canopy, so why not whipped cream for a top coat? 

Looks real good, RM.