Revell Monogram Group Build!!!

jboutin wrote:

Okay so I haven't posted any pics yet as I've only begun the glue and paint.  The Hull is together and I am in the long process of sanding the bottom seem.  I also painted the decks but didn't like the colour (too dark) so I am going to try a lighter tan colour.  The decks are very rough in detail but I don't care.  I want to build it and unlike others, I get tired of a steady diet of tamygawa shake'n'bakes.  (My wife thinks I'm crazy to constanly punish myself with horrible Airfix and R-M kits). Long live Revell Monogram and their never ending skill testing (and patience/mental health) kits! Supraman, I am in Calgary.  The weather here is okay right now (0 deg C) but we should be getting -20 later this week.  BTW how did you know I was Canadian.  I don't think my avatar, name or badges give any clue.  Not that I want my location to be a secret or anything, just curious.

Let's just say I have my ways

The Canadian GB badge

Ok not much got done today but i did work on the conning tower the instructions call for thread to be used as th rail cable well i made my own 3 peaces of small wire twisted for each railing that was an hours worth of work by its self, so here ya go.

Looks like alot of good progress is being made in this GB.

Smokinguns3-the Gato is looking good I hve got that on my to do pile.

While the paint was drying on the Sopwith Camels I was able to get a little done on the F-106

Instrument panel


The cockpit
I added glueing strips to keep the fuselage in alignment.



I glued the fuselage top and bottom together


No filler needed just a little sanding.

I had to do a little filling under the wing

I used some Liquitex modeling paste.I'm building it as an A/C from 191st FIS MI ANG

Supraman, I could have been American or Aussie.  There were several "foreigners" in that GB as the subject only had to be Canadian.  I am thinking of doing another Canadian GB soon.  I didn't do one in '06 as my bench time went way down with the birth of my son.  Since time is at a premium for me, I'll have to re-think it later in the spring and see where I am at with the builds. 

Ok folks, I got the deck tan re-sprayed and have pics, I just have to get them off my camera and uploaded so I can post them into FSM.  Soon I'll start the tedious painting of the bits and pieces of the deck details. 

Stay tuned...

Latest progress report on my Six:

30% of bottom half of fusalage rescribe is done. No pictures. I am in no hurry to slap my Six together and I am going to take my time with this rescribe to make sure it gets done right with very few mistakes.

Air Master 

TGregory thanks You can find the liquitex at Michaels in the area with the artists paints. The photos I found of the seat didn't show any stripes on the seat handles.

Thanks Jin. Went as far as buying a cellular wireless card for my laptop so I can follow this GB while on the road. Shame this GB does not include Revell Germany, I am also building the 1/72 Corvette with over $500 dollars worth of Dave Parkins brass and white metal. Has taken me 5 years to get the decks near done.

Will send pics when next home, in a week.

I am English if anyone is interested, just live in the USA. 

smokinguns3

I am planning on replacing the upper periscope tubes with 3 mm brass tube as I can't get the plastic parts to straighten out. You have the same trouble?

Anyone else going to put in the 2 rows of holes along the upper top of the stern area? Just trying to work out the spacing right now.

Great progress smoking!

AD- can't wait for pics

oh and WHO RATED MY THRED WITH ONLY 4 STARS? (i know who it is... but oh well)

VOTE 5 FOR THE RM GB!!!

ADleitch wrote:

smokinguns3 I am planning on replacing the upper periscope tubes with 3 mm brass tube as I can't get the plastic parts to straighten out. You have the same trouble?   Anyone else going to put in the 2 rows of holes along the upper top of the stern area? Just trying to work out the spacing right now.

 Your tubes are worped? not mine straight as an arrow and as for the holes iam building this thing right out of the box no mods, since trying to get color pictures of a sub that sank is hard as heck also revell didnt not do there home work on this kit for sh!t. Cause all the people i have talked to say that the growler had an inclosed conning tower.

painklr wrote:

Can I still get in on this group build. I am not sure what I would build, I will have to get back to you on that. Thanks

sure thing painklr! welcome. I think I have you marked down...

Quite alright. I feel better.

I'm glad

well I saw that someone rated this 3 out of 5. I'm not concerend with the ratings, but I'm concerned that I'm not doing what I should be.

what can I do to make this thread better?

I found the camera  the pilot and half the tub are complete. Still rescribing panel lines. Comments and suggestions always welcome.

he still needs an arm

Bare metal foiled the clipboard

half baked cockpit needs more time in the oven to complete.

I didn't bother with the lap belts since Mr. Pilot Guy will be sitting there. Everything is a little blurry because I shot through my desk magnifier lamp.

Nice!!!

Can't wait to see the final product

ok, i couldn't do much modeling today; I had to clean my room. It was all dusty and drity. But now it's not! Here's some pics of my 1:1 scale room:

And here's my workspace. really, it's my desk (not so clean) 

and here's my other workspace. (also not so clean) please notice the fish tanks kept ever so close to my poisonous modeling substances.

mkhoot wrote:

TGregory thanks You can find the liquitex at Michaels in the area with the artists paints. The photos I found of the seat didn't show any stripes on the seat handles.

mk, Look closer because I do see the black stripes on the handles.

Air Master

That seat there dosnt  and it's really pixalated at that heres a couple of links this fist one shows it with out the black stripes  http://www.ejectionsite.com/f106seat.htm

The second one does show the black stripes http://www.ejectionsite.com/webseat1.htm

So i guess you could do with or with out its up to you.

Doom Grr wrote:

ok, i couldn't do much modeling today; I had to clean my room. It was all dusty and drity. But now it's not! Here's some pics of my 1:1 scale room: And here's my workspace. really, it's my desk (not so clean)  and here's my other workspace. (also not so clean) please notice the fish tanks kept ever so close to my poisonous modeling substances.

? you make models on your compy desk now? and which of the things did you incinerate? I neve knew your room was so big! I see you cleared out the shelves as well cheers

smokinguns2 wrote  Your tubes are worped? not mine straight as an arrow and as for the holes iam building this thing right out of the box no mods, since trying to get color pictures of a sub that sank is hard as heck also revell didnt not do there home work on this kit for sh!t. Cause all the people i have talked to say that the growler had an inclosed conning tower

smokinguns3

I have my Gato class sub E book with me here somewhere when I get a chance I will see if there is anything on Growler for you. 

TGregory wrote:

jinithith You are doing a fine job, you're here when needed and always offering words of encouragement to us pretenders and wannabe modelers. I want to be a modeler not just a kit builder and these group builds are helping me more than you could know. So, cheers to you

thanks

I'm a wannabe modeler as well...but I do my best to be GB leader...sorta