The In My Stash GB

if you have finished your build and you remember what page you posted your final pics on just let me know so i can update page one

i have wing_nut and arki's two completed builds posted on page one

cool rmv glad to hear you are almost there

the only thing i will be nurturing is that december 31st deadline lol

Kenny, thanks for updating the front page

RMV, good to hear you're at the finish line.  Looking forward to seeing that monster finished!

Progress update on my end: wheels are painted, props are painted, spinner is painted, etc. etc.  I now have nothing left to work on except the mottling   I guess I'll jump into it tomorrow evening.  With glee.

cool arki.

well i think i am gonna leave the hull color on the Big E . i talked to two vets that served on her and said the color is fine . i have come across people with the same color and others lighter so i am sure there is a great debate to what color to use . i will just leave it and go on with the build .

Kenny, you've already have paint on it!!!!   I had better get my butt in gear!

RMV, looking forward to those pictures.  Wish I could say I'm almost done too but that isn't the case   Too many other distractions.

Hi,

I am still here! I've moved house now and have retrieved the undercarriage from behind the TV unit and reattached them. The Moskito got bashed in the move though and something is rattling in the cockpit but hopefully it won't show. I'm starting to get back to the hobby table, amongst various other house chores.

Despite the fact that I deliberately droipped the Moskito and hid some parts that fell off and started a second kit half way through this GB it appears I will be finished before Xmas. Just got a few parts to add the the outside and then it's time for primer.

Paul 

kenny_conklin wrote:

if you have finished your build and you remember what page you posted your final pics on just let me know so i can update page one i have wing_nut and arki's two completed builds posted on page one

Page 64 is where I have my B-25

Well here are some update pics of my build. Just got some of the mid ship complete.

Let me know if you see anything that needs correcting.

rmv frustrated at the windscreen and left it off , i had one of those modelling days today. letting paint and putty dry i decided to work on another model that has been sitting for a while. the dragon light infantry set with the motorcycle by dragon. i advise , no i highly recommend you stay away from this kit. horrible fit problems with the motorcyle the men were great though.

 i got so frustrated with the build i threw the bike against the wall which didnt break it enough for me so i proceed to use my timberland boots to squash it even more .....

now back to the cvn dont worry i wont be smashing that :)

I have mentioned how much I hate mottling?  I mean really hate mottling?

Soley because I stink at it.  I just haven't hit that magic combination of airbrush pressure and paint-to-thinner ratio. 

I shot the mottle tonight and I'm almost positive I invented a few new words to place in the foul-mouth lexicon.  5 psi and 3:1 thinner/paint ratio?  Still get spidering.  Add a little paint.  Now the dang pressures too low.  Adjust pressure.  Hmm, not bad, wait, stop spattering!  Aaaggghhh! Write down new words for verification by whatever governing body governs cuss words.  Adjust pressure, try again.  Clean clogged tip.  Try again.  And so on, so on.  The only thing that saved me at all was deciding to cut random size masks from index cards.  That alone helped mitigate the damage. 

Tomorrow?  Touchup all the bad spots.  That'll be another full night.   

How those other guys do it, I don't know.  I'm still waiting for my mottling muse.

Oustanding detail on that ship, NucMed

Kenny, Razor, Il2, RMV-Thanks for the kind comments. RMV I'm saving the windscreen for last I want to dullcoat the whole ship first (and try a little weathering) before putting on the wind screen.

Arki- I'm sorry to here about your mottling woes. Ended up going with the index card mask though. I'd like to see how it came out when your done.

NucMedTech wrote:

I'd like to see how it came out when your done.

Me too.

Good progress on your ship/boat, BTW

well i am changing my strategy on my build (no i didnt break her ) since i very well cant miss my own deadline on this build . i am gonna go straight OOB. there is way to much puttying and sanding to do .

it is going to be a very clean build since this will be a static display piece i just hope she comes out well . now back down to the shop for more sanding.

Yeah, I've heard the PE sets for 1/350 ships are incredible, but are a time-sucking black hole.  You can literally lose your mind in PE railing. 

Either way, Kenny, I'm sure it will look great.

thanks arki i hope she looks good

the pe is incredible but there is no way i would get her done waiting for it to come the removing all the water tightdoors and ladders and such i will just do the best i can :)

Ok, finished the touchups on the mottling and I feel much better now .  It's still no where near the level of what's posted to the forums on a regular basis, but it's not bad for only my third mottling effort.  Once markings are applied I think it'll look decent.

Moving onto final assembly in preparation for Futuring! 

some more puttying and sanding gonna get the whole lower half complete then prime cause of all the putty then start on the flight deck

It's looking good Kenny. Can't you put the railings and most other PE on after the build is complete? I'd hate to see a ship like that not get the full work-up.

arki30 wrote:

Looking good, Kenny.  I dunno who's winning the most-putty-used award, you or IL with his Mig.

Kenny, definitely!

Holy smokes, bro.  Have you used a whole tube yet?

IL2windhawk wrote:

arki30 wrote: Looking good, Kenny.  I dunno who's winning the most-putty-used award, you or IL with his Mig.  Kenny, definitely! Holy smokes, bro.  Have you used a whole tube yet?

no not yet Sir IL but i am getting close to it i am sure by the time i am done the tube will be gone