Secret Santa- WWII Aviation GB

Nice job on the 202 Jim. Well done, especially with a lot of firsts on this build.

Steve

Really turned out nice. Great work Jim!
Glad you liked this bird and the "challenges" it came with.

Agree to make the Secret Santa GB an annual event.

Mist086 wrote:

Yay!!!  My 1st warm fuzzy!  Thanks Ed.  It means alot

NP, just add it to your list of firsts with this build You deserve it as you put alot of work into this kit and it shows

She's Done!!! She's Done!!!.  Hey all.  I finally finished my Macchi bird.  This build was a build of firsts.  My first putty job.  My first camo pattern.  First free hand airbrushing.  My first completed group build.  Many thanks to Klaus for picking this bird for me.  I had a lot of fun building this and seeing the other outstanding builds in this build.  We really need to make this an annual thing.  As always please let me know what you think and where i can improve.  I like to know where my weaknesses are and you are the guys to help me.  Thanks for letting me be a part of this.  This plane will always remind me of you guys when i look at it from now on.  So without further ado, on the the pics.

Jim

I too have been a little bogged down with work and life in general. I have managed to get most of the interior of the C-47 painted and all it needs now is a little detail work and a wash and then I can button the fuselage up. I will post photos when the interior is done.

Steve

brain44 wrote:

Seems kind of quiet around here - no progress pics from anyone?  JWB??? You here????  HELLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Brian

Well fine then

 I have started on the Gekko. But a nasty twist of fate to a relatively simple build came my way. This sucker has the nastiest warp to the fusalage I have ever seen. I will post a pic later. I tried every trick in the bag to corect the warp, but it just wouldn't get to anything near usable. I thought about forcing the two together and just gluing it, but that put a twist in the whole thing. I have tried to contact Tamiya about this, but nothing will be done. I am going to have to slice the fusalage at the point of the warp and glue the the fusalage together in three pieces and fill the gap left by the saw cut after.  Ah the joys of being a modeler (notice I didn't throw it in the trash)

Seems kind of quiet around here - no progress pics from anyone?  JWB??? You here????  HELLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Brian 

Mist086 wrote:

Don't scare me like that!!!!!!

Sorry, won't happen again! 

Mist086 wrote:

Thanks for the info.  Maybe I'll print a little out and make a shadow box with the bird

Great idea. Great mean of divulgation.
I didn't know about this pilot and should be ashamed of that for many reasons: I'm an Italian like he was, I am roman like he was and he was an air force officer like my father was!
Any how reading about capt. Lucchini and his aircraft I'm considering building that plane, too.

Avus wrote:

Rest assured James! Made a little resarch and found out that your aircaft is correct. It was flown by Captain Franco Lucchini an italian ace. One wing was taken from another aircraft thus the differen camo scheme! Here's something about the pilot: http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/lucchini/lucchini.htm http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_lucchini.htm

Don't scare me like that!!!!!!  Thanks for the info.  Maybe i'll print a little out and make a shadow box with the bird 

Rest assured James!

Made a little resarch and found out that your aircaft is correct. It was flown by Captain Franco Lucchini an italian ace. One wing was taken from another aircraft thus the differen camo scheme!

Here's something about the pilot:

http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/lucchini/lucchini.htm
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_lucchini.htm

Avus wrote:

Mist, your bird looks interesting, half smoke and half striped. Do you have references showing such a bird? As far as I know they were either or.

Klaus.  I just went off the instructions and from the box art.  That's how i got to where i did

Don't tell me i did all that camo wrong......

Jim 

Mist, your bird looks interesting, half smoke and half striped. Do you have references showing such a bird? As far as I know they were either or.

Eventually I managed to make some progress worth of that name; office is almost done (stick needs a little black): 

Got a lot done on my Macchi.  All assembled except for a couple small pieces.  All that is left is to put those on and weather it and she's DONE!!!!  Enjoy the pics as i enjoyed the build

Hippy-Ed wrote:

jwb wrote:  Hippy-Ed wrote: Well Jon, The snails have passed you and that barrel of Molasses got tipped over recently & it's now gaining on ya!! Think ya need ta kick the tires & light the fires!! Heck...... an old lady in a 70's Caddy passed me......     Ahhh, dat was the Lil' ol' Lady from Pasadena!! She's the terror of Colorado Blvd...

I saw that car with the little old lady driving .....there was a guy in the back seat ...he looked like Ed ...............

I better get out of here before Ed comes back

That was no little ol' lady, that was my wife!!!!!    Just kidding' guys!  My wife is a great driver, right, dear? 

Brian 

jwb wrote:

Hippy-Ed wrote: Well Jon, The snails have passed you and that barrel of Molasses got tipped over recently & it's now gaining on ya!! Think ya need ta kick the tires & light the fires!! Heck...... an old lady in a 70's Caddy passed me......

Ahhh, dat was the Lil' ol' Lady from Pasadena!! She's the terror of Colorado Blvd...

Hippy-Ed wrote:

Well Jon, The snails have passed you and that barrel of Molasses got tipped over recently & it's now gaining on ya!! Think ya need ta kick the tires & light the fires!!

Heck...... an old lady in a 70's Caddy passed me......

jwb wrote:

DrewH wrote: Well, sorry Jon Looks like I'm startin my SS build today The snails pace I have been working at is hopefully comming to an end. I hope to be able to post a few pics by end of next week. It all depends on how the weekends go for me. It's the only time I have to model. The weeknights are completly out  for me modeling wise. Hope I have lit a fire under ya Yeah- I've gotta get to gettin'! Between being sick for over a week, and catching up at work, I've not had any time to build. I've gotta get my P-40C finished that my son gave me, and then jump on the Spitfire Mk. IX for this GB.

Well Jon, The snails have passed you and that barrel of Molasses got tipped over recently & it's now gaining on ya!! Think ya need ta kick the tires & light the fires!!

DrewH wrote:

Well, sorry Jon Looks like I'm startin my SS build today The snails pace I have been working at is hopefully comming to an end. I hope to be able to post a few pics by end of next week. It all depends on how the weekends go for me. It's the only time I have to model. The weeknights are completly out  for me modeling wise. Hope I have lit a fire under ya

Yeah- I've gotta get to gettin'! Between being sick for over a week, and catching up at work, I've not had any time to build. I've gotta get my P-40C finished that my son gave me, and then jump on the Spitfire Mk. IX for this GB.