Fleet Air Arm Group Build

razordws wrote:

Tree... ?  Ooops... looks like I got another errand to run tonight.

Looks like someone is sleeping in the doghouse tonight!

Jumpin Jehosephat, yee haw!!!!!!

My Secret Santa just came through, and I have my gift for this year! See? I've even got it under the tree....

sfcmac wrote:

Cag won't let them out of his cabin? Go figure! Great work on the F-14 and Bug! There fellows way to stay focused!

Thanks, Aaron!

 Cag won't let them out of his cabin? Go figure!

Great work on the F-14 and Bug! There fellows way to stay focused!

sfcmac wrote:

She is a fine one to complain about the ladies leaving stuff like this on me modeling bench!

THEN GIVE THEM MY ADDRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evil Herc wrote:

Looks like the search and rescue team lost there remove before flight tags on their red uniforms. Evil

 Ah evil they are there! Just really small. 1/72 scale so you have to know where to look!

Of course since that is one of my many titles here. MOA or something I know the secret!

Watch and learn laddy!

Now Dee has changed her avitar? Are we going with red hair again? Or just letting it grow? I thought you were going to be miss Merry Christmas! With your new out fit and all.

She is a fine one to complain about the ladies leaving stuff like this on me modeling bench!

I was kidding about the PM's fellows but I will answer in the AM when I get home from the Choo Choo's! Odd got a PM from about everyone but Dee?

Evil Herc wrote:

You Know Desert rat... the women are going to want to know the scale of that model & no fish tales. Evil

Oh..........it's all 1/48 scale!

I tell ya, Roy! I'm gonna need to find local supplies of PE and AM parts. As it stands now, I've got none in any of my stash. But I do wanna give em a shot here at some point!

But then again, it's probably in my best interest to build on the basic skills first!

Roger, the cockpit looks great.  As for the PE, just get a set to match a kit in your stash and go for it.  I've done 1/72 & 1/48 and it's not hard at all.  Just use CA.

Herc, the seats are looking great also.

You Know Desert rat... the women are going to want to know the scale of that model & no fish tales.

Evil

Can someone explain why it wont let me change my avatar?

DeeYankeeinTexas wrote:

DesertRat wrote:  TANGO 1 wrote: Courtesy of Aaron................. Meet the new Search and Rescue team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POOEY on nice.. what is this crap..   Your all supposed to be building models not posting pics of bikini models.. doh .. men....

What can I say?

I'm Roger. I'm disgusting. I drool over Swedish bikini models while playing with my model.

Ya know.....no matter how I word that, it still comes out kinda dirty...

DesertRat wrote:

TANGO 1 wrote: Courtesy of Aaron................. Meet the new Search and Rescue team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POOEY on nice.. what is this crap..   Your all supposed to be building models not posting pics of bikini models.. doh .. men....

Well here are my seats for my F-14. the seats where plain & the cockpit has decals for the instruments. I added wire O-$#!t handles & tape seat belts. I don't think i did to bad, but i will let ya'll judge.

Evil

Thanks, guys! I'm really enjoying this one- I get excited just imagining it sitting on the shelf!

Never had any experience with the photo etched stuff. I just saw the IP decals, and couldn't figure out why they would include those on a build that had raised details and texture on an IP. But then given my experience and time apart from the hobby in the past, I'm pretty ignorant on alotta things

DesertRat wrote:

Well guys? After 3 whole days off, I've gotten some progress on the Super Hornet! So far, I've got completion of the IP and cockpit area. Here's what I got... Still working on getting the detailing down on the finer details such as guages and switches. But I do have to say that I'm liking the detailing on the ejection seat- Still needs work, I know. But it's better than I'd done before, so I'm happy with that! My favorite part so far was the screens on the IP. Just on kinda a whim, I put in a drop of British Green Metallic (FS# unknown) on each of the screen surfaces. Not sure why I had it in my inventory, but I figured "why not". And I really liked the results! It may not be quite as obvious in the digital picture, but at least in person, it really has that appearance of a turned off monitor to me! I think I really just didn't want to mess with the IP decals... Only thing I didn't car for was the ejection handle. Had a hard time trying to get in the yellow/black striped pattern on something that small. I may go back and try to redo it, but I'm not sure. Right now, I'm thinking of a canopy closed design. But we will see how that goes, I guess. All in all, A good weekend, I think! Looking forward to the rest of the build! I'll keep y'all posted on progress

Roger,

That's what the prepainted photo etch is for!  Good job on the pit.

Roger,

excellent work mate-I like how this one is looking!

Well guys? After 3 whole days off, I've gotten some progress on the Super Hornet! So far, I've got completion of the IP and cockpit area. Here's what I got...

Still working on getting the detailing down on the finer details such as guages and switches. But I do have to say that I'm liking the detailing on the ejection seat- Still needs work, I know. But it's better than I'd done before, so I'm happy with that!

My favorite part so far was the screens on the IP. Just on kinda a whim, I put in a drop of British Green Metallic (FS# unknown) on each of the screen surfaces. Not sure why I had it in my inventory, but I figured "why not". And I really liked the results! It may not be quite as obvious in the digital picture, but at least in person, it really has that appearance of a turned off monitor to me! I think I really just didn't want to mess with the IP decals...

Only thing I didn't car for was the ejection handle. Had a hard time trying to get in the yellow/black striped pattern on something that small. I may go back and try to redo it, but I'm not sure. Right now, I'm thinking of a canopy closed design. But we will see how that goes, I guess.

All in all, A good weekend, I think! Looking forward to the rest of the build! I'll keep y'all posted on progress

TANGO 1 wrote:

Courtesy of Aaron................. Meet the new Search and Rescue team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice!!!

TANGO 1 wrote:

Courtesy of Aaron................. Meet the new Search and Rescue team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like the search and rescue team lost there remove before flight tags on their red uniforms.

Evil

Hey Aaron!

PM sent!!!

Courtesy of Aaron.................

Meet the new Search and Rescue team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sfcmac wrote:

I never get a PM .

PM sent

Got it.