The In My Stash GB

No cats here my friends.... just six a month old daughter (that never gets close to the desk) and two weenie dogs (that do get close to the desk). I haven't gotten really far on the 162. A lot of stuff going on gettin' ready to go downrange. This project will be done before then.... I think. Anyways, I did what some may call impossible. I was able to get a decal to suck down to a raised instrument panel and not look like a toy bought at the swap-meet. A glass of Italian wine some solvaset and a great deal of patience and it looks OK. I used some Testors canopy cement to make the glass for the gauges. Like I said not perfect but a decent shot..... I have to keep reminding myself SCRATCHBUILD! More to follow later in the week, JOSH

aah yes the infamous cat monster have 5 of them lurking around havent had a problem with them hunting down a model yet but there darn hair kills me :(

kenny

I was hoping to drop in a couple of update photos this weekend. I almost had the resin cockpit together and was up to dry fitting the side walls in place and checking to make sure the fuselage halves went together with perhaps getting them glued together by tonight. Sadly lasy night, the clawed monster....

...'dismantled' the cockpit for me. Luckily I have managed to wrestle everything from the carpet monster and the cat didn't chew on anything. So now I am back to where I was a week or so ago with some paint touch up needed as well. Oh well I have the hole cut in the side of the fuselage for the gunbay. Back to the cat-proof drawing board!

Paul 

kenny_conklin wrote:

i agree arki that is what the build is about and it should be the second choice that we all decided on (my bad wasnt thinking) Hasegawa F-16C block 30 was the second most voted on kit on your list . unfortunately the three kits you posted we never even voted on. sorry for going against what i said before. but to keep in the spirit of the build and why we all voted in the first place this is how it will have to be. if you do not want to build that kit and want to drop from the build we will understand. we all have put hard work getting this build up and running so we should stick to the rules we have decided upon. kenny

I agree. It goes against the voting system of this GB. I'm not the happiest fellow with the results, as I already built a Panzer IV D and wanted to keep the Sturer Emil for later......   but when I signed in, I was trilled by the fact that people would choose what I'll be building! Kinda makes me remember of work too......   don't really like working on that perticular equipment, but hell, somebody's gotta do it!       

Wiccan Warrior wrote:

OK, here's what I have access to (my other kits are in storage): Italeri 1/720 (?)Admiral Kuznetsov    "     1/35 Sherman M4A1    "     1/72 MH-47E    "     1/35 M-978 Fuel Tanker Testors (?) Me-163 Komet (no decals) ESCI   1/72 F-8E Crusader Fujimi 1/48 Spitfire Mk II Dragon 1/35 BTR-70 Revell (RoG?) 1/1200 CV-6 U.S.S. Enterprise Polar Lights Klingon D7 MPC 2-T.I.E. Fighters Set w/Death Star base Airfix 1/72 Mig-21    "    1/72 F-84F Monogram 1/48 Fw-190 Bandai 1/144 Freedom Gundam This should be interesting!

That a great kit variety!   Good!

I propose that we do the same as before, vote for 3 kits, and send the results to the Royal Scribe. Is that OK with my lordship? (and the Royal Scribe)

OK, here's what I have access to (my other kits are in storage):

1. Italeri 1/720 (?)Admiral Kuznetsov
2.    "     1/35 Sherman M4A1
3.    "     1/72 MH-47E
4.    "     1/35 M-978 Fuel Tanker
5. Testors (?) Me-163 Komet (no decals)
6. ESCI   1/72 F-8E Crusader
7. Fujimi 1/48 Spitfire Mk II
8. Dragon 1/35 BTR-70
9. Revell (RoG?) 1/1200 CV-6 U.S.S. Enterprise
10. Polar Lights Klingon D7
11. MPC 2-T.I.E. Fighters Set w/Death Star base
12. Airfix 1/72 Mig-21
13.    "    1/72 F-84F
14. Monogram 1/48 Fw-190
15. Bandai 1/144 Freedom Gundam

This should be interesting!

i agree arki that is what the build is about and it should be the second choice that we all decided on (my bad wasnt thinking)

Hasegawa F-16C block 30 was the second most voted on kit on your list .

unfortunately the three kits you posted we never even voted on. sorry for going against what i said before. but to keep in the spirit of the build and why we all voted in the first place this is how it will have to be.

if you do not want to build that kit and want to drop from the build we will understand. we all have put hard work getting this build up and running so we should stick to the rules we have decided upon.

kenny  

jinithith2 wrote:

kenny_conklin wrote: what are you gonna build jin ? well, I these are up on my list P-40C 1/48 Academy P-47 razorback, prolly Tam P-51D Big Beautiful Doll, Tam   haven't really decided. I'll get back to you guys. Thanks for the leeway!

With all due respect, shouldn't the next build be the second-most voted on item from your submitted list, i.e. 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C Block 30?

Otherwise, just picking whatever you wish to build sort of defeats the entire purpose of the voting we all went through for this Group Build.

Just my

wiccan put up a list and we'll get a hold of as many as we can and take a vote :)

kenny

kenny_conklin wrote:

what are you gonna build jin ?

well, I these are up on my list

P-40C 1/48 Academy

P-47 razorback, prolly Tam

P-51D Big Beautiful Doll, Tam

haven't really decided. I'll get back to you guys.

Thanks for the leeway!

Little update: Panzer IV Ausf. D

The road wheels are done. The clean up was made easier with my trusty Dremel tool.

The drive sprockets take forever to clean up, so will the suspension boggies and idler wheels.

Gotta love old kits!

no boyd sorry they didnt have it :( tough to find i see

kenny

kenny_conklin wrote:

hey boyd going to my LHS tomorrow i will see if they have one if they do i will pick it up for you and ship it out.   kenny

Kenny,

 Thanks for the effort.  I am guessing they did not have it.  I have one more place to check before I have to admit complete defeat .

Ah well, I am trying to be philisophical.  If I can't find any great references, I'll just build it up to my own specifications...

Hope everyone is having a fun and productive weekend and getting some building done. 

Razordws,

Hey, when your dad is done at your house, wanna send him my way?  I've got enough little projects to keep him busy until he is 150!!!

jinithith2 wrote:

hey guys. sorry about what I'm about to say, but here it goes... I have lost complete interest in the M1A2 (surprisingly... I was dieing to get this kit a year ago) and I am giving it to a friend. could I possibly change the build? I wont be able to do much modelling after this summer for 4 years, so I want to build what I really want. if not, I will just drop out of this build. sorry!

Life is too short to get hung up on the minor details. We are all fighting our own little personal battles. At the end of the day you have to do what makes you happy. The name of the game is fun....if it isn't fun don't do it! I think the fellas would agree chaning a build would be much better than loosing a builder. You have my vote...do what you gotta do!    JOSH

hey guys. sorry about what I'm about to say, but here it goes...

I have lost complete interest in the M1A2 (surprisingly... I was dieing to get this kit a year ago) and I am giving it to a friend. could I possibly change the build? I wont be able to do much modelling after this summer for 4 years, so I want to build what I really want.

if not, I will just drop out of this build.

sorry!

DanCooper wrote:

razordws wrote: and we got a surprise exchange student from Korea (complicated story).  Before you toss him/her out make sure he/she has no family connected to Academy

 The thought has crossed my mind!!! Academy is one of my favorite manufacturers .

razordws wrote:

and we got a surprise exchange student from Korea (complicated story).

Before you toss him/her out make sure he/she has no family connected to Academy

razordws wrote:

Darn no snow here!   On top of that I have a house full of guest for the next 3-4 months!  Makes it hard to sneak off and do some modeling. Marc, your build is progressing very nicely indeed.

If the weather holds up like that, then time to pull out the yard tools, the paint cans and anything else you can to use to scare off the 'guests' quickly.  That, or if you have a doctor friend, arrange for a 'contagous desease'

Since we have had no snow for two weeks, the construction work is trying to get caught up.  So I have had liitle time for my B-25.  BUT, tomorrow is Saturday, and I have been promised by my wife and daughter that I get to 'play'  (what they call my modeling).  I should be able to make some good progress on the plane, and hopefully post some photos. 

Mark, outstanding job on the wiring.

Here in sunny IN we had 13.5 inches of snow and I still had to drive through it to work.