Secret Santa- WWII Aviation GB

jwb wrote:

Well, I'm back home and NOT ON DIAL-UP! Wow- you truly don't appreciate high-speed lines until you spend a week on dial-up. All the builds ar elokking great! I hope to start mine pretty quick. I need to finish up my Yak-1, and then I'm gonna jump in on my Spitfire IX.  Hey Ed- one thing that might help with the pictures is take the camera outta the bubble wrap..... LOL!

back!! as ya can see, we were pretty busy & hardly even knew ya was gone!!

And hey, if I take the bubble wrap off the camera, what'll happen if it should make a Kamikasi run towards the floor??! The bubble wrap as you call it is actually the airbag system for it!!

Hippy-Ed wrote:

back!! as ya can see, we were pretty busy & hardly even knew ya was gone!! And hey, if I take the bubble wrap off the camera, what'll happen if it should make a Kamikasi run towards the floor??! The bubble wrap as you call it is actually the airbag system for it!!

Oh, that's easy! Just coat all your floors in bubble wrap! You have to walk kinda gentle, but if you drop the camera, no problems!  

Camera with airbags- now there's an idea! 

jwb wrote:

Hippy-Ed wrote: back!! as ya can see, we were pretty busy & hardly even knew ya was gone!! And hey, if I take the bubble wrap off the camera, what'll happen if it should make a Kamikasi run towards the floor??! The bubble wrap as you call it is actually the airbag system for it!! Oh, that's easy! Just coat all your floors in bubble wrap! You have to walk kinda gentle, but if you drop the camera, no problems!   Camera with airbags- now there's an idea!

Can't do that since ol' DV has sharp claws!! 

Ok so i had a little set back useing allcad II i tryed spraying on the bare plastic and let it sit over night and it rubbed off on my fingurs, so i decided to shoot the hole plane gloss black. Its gona be awhile its been cold here and my paunts not drying vary good evan with my space heater. So here are the WIP pics.

Looking Good Rob

Bud

Hey Guys, Heck I am still on my holidays and you guys are cruising along. By the way thanks to Gulfstream for my SS present of a C-47/DC-3. I really love this kit and cant wait to get home to start on it. You hit my wish list on the nail Mark, THANKS. Going top like building this one. I will post photots of it when I get home next week.

HK, great looking progress on the 262, you are definetly gonna finish first at your current pace.

Happy new year to all you guys and look forward to seeing ya next week.

Steve

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN THE GB>

Steve

Happy New Year to all. I will start my build after I finish the current project for the Down Memory Lane GB.

Cheers ,

Eric

Hey Rob, that looks pretty good in gloss Black You gonna try the AlcadII over that?

Happy New year everyone!! 

smokinguns3 wrote:

Yep

LoL... You were just waiting for me to say something weren't ya Rob!!! 

Rob, What happen to the Alclad? I've never had it rub off no matter what I've sprayed it over.

Hope y'll have a GREAT New Year

Happy New Years !!!!!!!

Bud

Ok, so here is my finished build for the SSGB. Sidure sent me this 262 along with a Hawker Typhoon which I'm going to use here in this GB (later) and also in the Revell/Monogram GB.

My first 262 and a welcome addition to the display case. The kit went together well.

The kit is built OOB. Paint is a combo of MM enamels and Tamiya acryls. Weather is MIG oils.

The only addition I made to the kit were the red "D" rings in the engine intakes.

A pleasant build, this one is gonna look awesome in the case next to the rest of my German AC!

hkshooter wrote:

Ok, so here is my finished build for the SSGB. Sidure sent me this 262 along with a Hawker Typhoon which I'm going to use here in this GB (later) and also in the Revell/Monogram GB.

Man..... I shoulda put a time limit on completion! You're already done? Wow!

That looks great- you did a super job on it. That's the bird that sits in the National Air and Space Museum. 

hkshooter wrote:

Rob, What happen to the Alclad? I've never had it rub off no matter what I've sprayed it over.

Hell i dont know but it was a good learning expriance. Its might be because i build in a metal shed outside and it been cold evan with the heater on.

jwb wrote:

Man..... I shoulda put a time limit on completion! You're already done? Wow!

WOW you did a GREAT Build in only 6 days

Bud

Are you sure you started that AFTER christmas-THIS year! Didn't you build one earlier on in the year too. Hmmm...........

Looks good HK! WOW! Amazing you have anytime left for the paint to dry! So, you get what 25-30 a year that rate you build?

Zoinks!   You're already finished hkshooter?!? 

And your Me-262 looks great!! 

DrewH wrote:

Are you sure you started that AFTER christmas-THIS year! Didn't you build one earlier on in the year too. Hmmm........... Looks good HK! WOW! Amazing you have anytime left for the paint to dry! So, you get what 25-30 a year that rate you build?

And to think I called Rob a Speed freak!! That 262 looks good for sure!! At that rate, I'd say he does about 45-50 kits in a year

DrewH wrote:

Are you sure you started that AFTER christmas-THIS year! Didn't you build one earlier on in the year too. Hmmm........... Looks good HK! WOW! Amazing you have anytime left for the paint to dry! So, you get what 25-30 a year that rate you build?

hehehe.

With all the "what I did in 2006" posts going on I decided to count mine today. Counting a four month Arizona build I built 23 kits this year. I can go like crazy right now because I'm on break. Next week it's back to work.

Happy New Year to you all guys! 

Wow, that was fast! And you also got a great looking bird, hkshooter!

I'm still waiting for my photoetched set, so no progress on my Henschel.
But If you want I can post pics of my almost done 1/72 Mustang and pretend it's my SSGB entry ...

WOW, Troy. Are you sure you did not get an early start on the 262????????????.

Not only did you do a fast build but it came out great. You have skills my man. I am not back home until Sat so I cant even begin mine yet. Great job shooter.

Steve.