Military Veterans GB

I am flying along now. Got all the big parts put together that is fuselage and wings with all the filling and sanding also complete. Despite the kits age not much gaps to fill and it helped considering the size. It will have to sit for a couple of day's as I am out of town with work until Friday. So here is the progress.

Thanks for looking. See ya later in the week. Kenny you are coming along nicely with that Hummer, keep up the good work.

Steve

Thanks John and Kenny, got back home tonight and looking forward to doing some work this weekend. This is a funny kit, it's a Minicraft/Hasegawa which I have never seen before so that was interesting.  The kit is kinda like  ''good news, bad news'', raised panels but very fine ones and some really nice detail. At 1/32 scale it's very basic but a fun kit so far.

Steve.

Got the fuseluge together along with the main rotor, used the high set of skids instead of the short. Some birds used these in area's were more ground clearence was needed. Also added a 7-shot rocket pod used on some scout a/c(not commonly used) most carried mini-guns. Rockets were used to mark targets for gunships or fast movers. Still have the tailboom to do, but I am stuck waiting for a new half because of mis-molding, MRC is sending me one.

Hope you all out there have a good Thanksgiving, plan to be with my family.

Having a minor(I hope) surgical proceedure done on Tues. See you soon.

Hey John, that is some very nice progress, it's comming along very well. Sorry to hear that the progress has to stop awaiting a replacement part on the boom. Hope all is well with your health and you recover from the surgery. I was hoping to have some updates on the A-4 tonight but after sanding and prepping for paint the white for the undersides spattered on me last night. Sanded the problem areas today and it splattered again tonight. So off to the LHS tomorrow and will get a can of white and do it the easy way tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving to all you guy's in case I dont talk to you by then.

Steve

looking really great john. was hoping to do some this weekend but didnt get a chance. same for thanksgiving here. hope you and your family and everyone else has a ghappy and safe turkey day. john hope all goes well with your surgery.

kenny

Ok.  Here are some pics of my progress.   Hopefully i'll get some better ones tonight.  I'm borrowing a good camera.  This is going together so far so good.  The office was a pain, because the IP's didn't want to sit right

Mist086, good progress on the F-14, she comming along nicely. Good job.

Steve.

Be well John, happy thanksgiving and see ya friday

Steve

Ok.  Better camera pics.  Tried to delete and/or edit but it wouldn't let me, so new post it is

Ya'll have a great turkey day.  I have 4 days off over the holiday and i should have this bird ready to decal over those 4 days 

looking great mist keep up the good work

osher sorry to hear that you have to leave the build. good luck with your new job hope all goes well.

Great looking front office you have there Mist. Is that a PE set or did you paint it yourself. Great job.

Steve

Hi Kenny,

I'm not a vetran but my father flew 20 years in the RAAF.

I'm starting a build of an F-111C for him for christmas and would really like to have this model included in this group build if that is ok with you. I know it's a stretch of the rules and I understand if you can't do it.

It's more the model being a tribute to my father and his service to my country than another GB badge to my signature.

Thanks for your time

Mark

hey mark i am glad to see you are proud of your dads service and that you are building the f-11c for him.

seeing as this is a community build i would like to have an overall vote on the matter. i don't want to just say yes or no because everyone here is prior military. so once the others of the build give there opinions i will let you know.

sorry to do it that way i would rather be democratic than a dictator :)

i would say you have a good idea for a group build yourself to honor someone in your family that was in or is now serving in the military.

kenny

Hi guy's I'm back, things didn't go has planned an me being the 1 in a 1,000,00 where somethings goes wrong. Artery where they cut blew open after the took off the pressure bandage, mt lower abdomen is one big, ugly bruse and it does hurt. I'm OK, but must think about more surgery.

As for Mark wishing to join the build, I vote yes since it is to honor his father

Hey John good to have ya back with us, sorry it did not go as planned but glad to hear that you are ok.

On the subject of Mark joining the GB my vote is welcome and thanks for honouring your father as a veteran. I think that is in the spirit of things.

I did the same thing myself years ago and built a M-48 for my Dad. As a matter of interest the A-4 I am building is going to my friend who flew the aircraft and was planning on doing it for a while, this GB gave me the push to do it. I serviced it and he flew it, funny world eh.

Steve

hey john glad you are back and ok sorry to here that you are hurting like that hopefully you will get better real fast .

i am a yes on the vote for mark too.

i am sure most others if not all will vote yes so welcome aboard :)

hope they get there soon for you john

just a couple of pics threw a light coat of paint on her need to go over her aagain a few times and off to try and paint the camo :) 

Hey Kenny nice looking progress there. looks very nice and ready for some detail work. I especially like the background of your photo. I got a lot of work done on the A-4 this long holiday weekend, she is all painted and assembled. I have it drying from a gloss coat as we speak. Hopefully some photos around mid week when I get the camera back. How comes the hard part and have to make my own decals for it as there are none on the internet that I can find. Glad it is a more simple tail colours.

Steve.

Thanks Kenny, John and Steve.

Being included in this makes the build all that more special.

I'm taking my time with this and have spent the last week scratch building my flap and slat set to display them in the extended position.

I could just buy them but I feel doing it the hard way makes it all the better.

I'm also doing all the 'boriing' stuff first like landing gear and making the intake trunks.

I'll post some pics when I've got something worth showing.

Thanks again.

Mark