Once Were Warriors-7/1/07-7/31/08

Daywalker wrote:

Actually, I DO think it would look better with drop tanks hanging under 'dem wings.

Hmmm? Drops tanks?  Now what did I do with them???  

Just waiting for the balck to cure.

Looks REALLY shiny Marc!  Hard to believe it gave you any grief, as it looks like a 10 outta 10 to me!

Actually, I DO think it would look better with drop tanks hanging under 'dem wings.

OK, I am half way there.  Got the plane just about finished... a couple of decals to print and add along with the antenna wire.

On the "5 most pleased-0 least pleased" am I happy how it turned out scale... I am at about a 2-2.5.  The pics don't show the myriad of issues, most due to the 1st experiment with the chrome Alclad... but there are some bone head painting mistakes I made too.  But even with the problems... man this sucker is shiny.  And hard to get take pics of

Progress on the P-51.  The overall shine that I was hoping for will be somewhat lacking in the end I think.  I have never used the chrome Alclad before and the first coat looked like the bumper of a brand new 55 Chevy.  The tape mask for the tail left some dark marks and the respray of the fuselage between the pit and tail was somewhat duller than the 1st coat.  But it will be what it will be.

wing_nut wrote:

"Kelly's Heroes" and what a cast... Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalis (sp?) Donald Sutherland, Don Rickels, Carroll O/Connor, The capt. of the Love Boat(can't think of his name LOL) and a buch of peopl woill; will definatey know from a million other things.

Been away for awhile (work and life).  Not sure how this with "Kelly's Heroes" got going....

I agree, a great movie.  No, it is not "historical" and the writers took plenty of liberty with the story.  But it is still a great movie.  And for the time that it was made, during the Vietnam War, and the attitudes in our culture at that time.  I think I remember on film critic saying this is WWII history on Flower Power Drugs.

Can't thik of the actor's name, but the guy that played the ever absent (both pysically & mentally) Luetenant.  He was a great minor character.  I still get a chuckle when I think of the character.

If you get a chance to buy the movie, you need to (about $10 at best Buy if they have it).

Mike-

Well deserved, my friend.  You have a real knack for the subtleties of shading and high-lighting using contrasting as well as similar colors.  I have been studying your F-51D 'pit photos trying to determine exactly what colors you used, so that I can try to emulate your work on my next project.  PM inbound!

I am excited to see Kelly's Heroes with all of the praise it has received!

Frank, I can't begin to tell ya what a boost it is to hear praise like that from my fellow modelers. Never thought about the video thing, but that is quite the compliment. Thanks, my friend! For us wing nuts, the 'pit is one of the few places we can go all-out. I probably spend as much time building the office as I do the rest of the model (unless the engine is also showing).

...and enjoy Kelly's Heroes, buddy! I'm very curious to know what you think of it.

Mike- I took a looksie over at the MiG Killers GB, and MAN!!!  That cockpit of yours is absolutely UNBELIEVABLE!  I would love to sit down and watch how you do it.  Ever think of making your own "how-to" modeling videos?  I would buy one!  Way to go buddy, your skills leave me in awe.

I also put a hold on "Kelly's Heroes" from my local library, and it should be in next week.  I'll report back after watching it.

Daywalker wrote:

Mike- Is that one for the MiG Killers GB?  I may have to keep an eye on that GB so I can see her all dressed up.

Yep, that's the one, buddy! Goin' hog wild on this one! Lots of Eduard PE, a Black Box 'pit, and a neat set of unshrouded resin exhausts from Ultracast. I've already posted a few progress pics over there.

....and......Rent That Movie!! You'd love Kelly's Heroes!

Marc-LOL good luck, can't wait to see pics of her finished!

Mike- Is that one for the MiG Killers GB?  I may have to keep an eye on that GB so I can see her all dressed up. 

OK guys, what movie are you referring to?  Now I wanna go see it!

Frank, a Ki-84 would be a great subject for a NMF! One of the current GB's I'm in has me doing a NMF on an F-51 'stang. My next one will be on my Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-21MF. I just need to find some Soviet markings for it, as the kit only provided German and Iraqi insignias.

Marc, that is one of my all-time favorite movies.  I have it on DVD and watch it at least once a month. It's one of those movies I never get tired of seeing. That scene you mentioned is classic!....right out of those spaghetti westerns that Eastwood used to do! One funny note about that quote....when my wife read it, she had no idea it was from a movie. She thought I was referring to modelers and their airbrushes!

SILVER...DOH!  I wouldn't say I go out of my wat to do NMF but it does nto scare me as much as it used to.  Well... this one is a little...

Mike I have been meaning to mention that I love the quote in your sig.  Great flick.  I love it when they sqaure off gunsliger style with the Tiger.  Gotta go rent that one.

Nice progress, guys! That's some really impressive stuff I'm seeing.

Frank, NMF's used to scare the heck outta me, so much so that I would seek out alternative paint schemes to avoid doing them, but Alclad II has me actually looking for subjects to paint that way. That stuff is awesome!

Paul-

Looking good!  Always liked like the brutish looks of the Hurricane with the cannons- looks like it really means business!

Marc-

Ahhh...Hmmm... how to say this...it's supposed to be SILVER, not black.  Me thinks you misread the directions again.

J/K looks good!  One of these days, I gotta do a NMF!!!

Careful Frank, those hot skillets will get you every time.  'pit look good.

Progress is progress Paul... looks good.

Here is my Mustang all shiny and black in prep for the Alclad. The 1st P-51 can be seen in the background.  I have been working on that one while I wait a week or so for the black to completely harden.

Another progress photo - not much further on from last weekend. The top of the wings are on a a few small bits of filler applied around the wing joins.

Paul 

That's a bummer Marc!  It's no fun to have to start a project over.   Here are a couple of pics of my Dantless, sorry about the quality of the photos but I am still trying to read the one-inch-thick owners manual!  I have finished up the interior, and glued the fuse halves together.

It's mostly out of the box, except for the pilot's seatbelt from Eduard.  I made the gunner's belt from tape, as it is buried so deep in the cockpit that you can barely see it!  I also purchased the Eduard PE dive flaps for it, as I melted one of the kit parts trying to straighten it in hot water.

I think I was using the cornbread recipe instead of the part straightening one...

This afternoon I looked out the window to see the mail being delivered.  I was happy to see the new issue of Air & Space magazine.  I was also happy to see there is a photo of a shiny beautifully reported P-51.  I said to myself, "Isn't that interesting, someone has restored a P-51 with the same markings as the Kermit Weeks bird I am doing for the Once Were Warriors GB."  I flip to page 40 and I was no longer amazed at the coincidence.  The plane IS the Kermit Weeks P-51 but it does not have the tail fillet... like the model I am build has.  I pulled out the photos I am working from ... and have looked at a dozen or so times... and no tail fillet.  So I have to start over for this build.

The good news is when all is said and done, there will be 2 new P-51's on the shelf.

But still ... I have to PAY ATTENTION!

wing_nut wrote:

I really want to see the mini-Mike and how you do that purple plastic bag.

LOL! The mini-me will be a challenge. The bag and its contents (courtesy of our shopping trip through the Chinatown section of Vancouver) will be my wife's contribution. She really is quite talented.

I've even been toying around with the idea of including a mini Mrs. Mike in my dio, showing her taking the actual photo. Just need to find the figures to modify.

wing_nut wrote:

While of course I look forward to seeing the "tank"  er.. I mean the E8 progress... I really want to see the mini-Mike and how you do that purple plastic bag.

LOL

Thanks Mike.  Yeah I am really diggin' this no weathering deal

While of course I look forward to seeing the "tank"  er.. I mean the E8 progress... I really want to see the mini-Mike and how you do that purple plastic bag.

Lookin' real good so far Marc! ....and I can't even remember the last time I built something and didn't weather it. LOL!

I've opened the box on my E8....great little kit, with some of the finest small-parts molding I've ever seen. You should see the spade handles for the .50 Caliber! Unbelievable! I'll have to leave quite a few of those parts off of this one, but I plan on building another one fully loaded.

I got the cockpit finished and the fuselage was closed up after the pic was snapped.  All OOB so far, closed canopy so no extra deatil besdies what's already there.  And since it will be a show bird... no weathering...  YIPPIE!

YG... whenever you are ready just let me know what you paln to do and I iwll update the 1st page.

Paul... WOOHOO... the 1st progress pics.

I have my AccMin P-51C spread out in the table... getting ready to git 'er goin'.