Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Bob-

I'm really sorry to hear about your trouble with those decals. I've used Techmod on my Corsair and they were fine. I know you've put a lot of work into your Hellcat so it would be be a real shame not to see her finished.

Just before you start stripping, may I make a suggestion? try using a different setting solution, I used Microsol on mine and it worked pretty well-you never know, it might just work. I would give the decals a wash of warm water, let them dry then apply the Microsol. Just an idea.

In the meantime, whatever you do please keep coming back to join in the building and banter. You are "one of the lads" around here and we'd hate to lose you. With that in mind-if you have no objection, I would like to keep your name on our roll on p.1 and list your build as "Redeployed until futher notice"

Whichever markings end up on your Hellcat on "another day" I hope you will display her here so that we may drink a tot of rum in your honor.

Darren-very nice work on the B-25.  Looking forward to the finished product.  Are you planning on using the kit decals or are you going aftermarket?

Speaking of aftermarket decals, the Techmod decals for the Hellcat do not want to cooperate.  After two application of Solvset, they still don't want to 'snuggle' down.  I'll take another look at the situation, but as of right now, please withdraw me from this build.  My plan is to strip the plane down and maybe repaint it as a US Navy Hellcat, using the kit decals.  However, this is a task for 'another day'.

Thanks for all the rum and keep on building!

OFF TOPIC ALERT!!

As some of you know, I am taking a summer break from FAA builds and have begun work on a 1/48 B-25.........its certainly a challenge for me and its making me work. I'm building purely for fun so no superdetailing here.....not that its needed, the kit is a gem OOB.

Well, I've posted over on the Aircraft forum, but thought I would share my building adventure here with my pals at FAA GB HQ. Feel free to point and laugh..........

TANGO 1 wrote:

Do you still get some rum? Of course you do lad!!   "What will we do with a drunken teacher?" "What will we do with a drunken teacher?" "What will we do with a drun-ken tea-cheeerrr!-Ear-ly in the morn'in!"

Oh-oh, the cap'n be drinkin all the rum! 

Cheers everyone, hope the weekend is enjoyed by all!  And Roy, sounds like you have QUITE the weekend plans!  Fishing off the coast of Florida, I wish I were there with ya! Glad to hear things are good there, and I hope you get some bench time soon!  Till then mate, cheers!

Now, where were we?  Oh, yes...

"What will we do with a drunken teacher?"

"What will we do with a drunken teacher?"

"What will we do with a drun-ken tea-cheeerrr!-Ear-ly in the morn'in!"

Do you still get some rum?

Of course you do lad!!

"What will we do with a drunken teacher?"

"What will we do with a drunken teacher?"

"What will we do with a drun-ken tea-cheeerrr!-Ear-ly in the morn'in!"

Hello all my friends,

I still do not a place to build yet, in time.  I hope you all have a great weekend, I will.  Me and a fellow teacher (has a boat) are going fishing of the Florida coast   Is life good or what  

I do want to get to building soon.  There are a bunch of hobby stores in Jacksonville.  I have checked out a bunch of them.  Dream of what I would like to build.  I will try to check in more often.  The problem is that I have to do it from work and after school.

Since this is the weekend, do I still get some rum?

Hi crew!

Today was spent slaving in the secret workshop over the B-25 and my Nieuport 17. The latter is my entry for the WWI knights of the sky GB. Progress is slow, but I'm enjoying the builds.

As always, I wish you well wherever you are..........CHEERS!

Nice to see eveyone checking in. Feel better soon, guys!

Not much to report from the bench here either. Had 3 days off over the weekend and the wife & I spent it entertaining both my parents AND our grandkids, then back to work for 10 out of the next 11 days. My one day off in that time frame is this coming monday. I plan on making the best of it (after the beds are made, the house is vacuumed, the dishes are done, and both lawns are cut).

Darren-I agree-the Accurate Miniatures/Italeri kit is very detailed.  Unfortunatly, a lot of that detail will not be visible after assembly.  But we know it's there!   I've given thought to starting an WW II Allied Bombers group build in early '08 as an incentive to start my kit, but my current list of open builds is getting longer.  Maybe one of these days I'll just start on it and work as time & desire allow.  Looking forward to pics.

btw-there is a 'documented build' on the Accurate Miniatures web site.  You are probably aware of that, but just in case....

http://www.accurate-miniatures.com/builds/b-25/mitchell01.shtml

Hey fella's-get some rest and take things easy. I hope those of you under the weather feel better soon. Now.....report to the M/O for your tot of rum!!

Bob- My B-25 is the Italeri re-boxing of the AM kit. The aircraft that I am building is a "D" , its a very well detailed kit but I am finding it hard going at the minute as there is so much work going into it before the fuselage halves go togther! I am building this one strictly OOB as it is a little ambition to build a 1/48 bomber and I wanted it to be as easy as possible.........should have bought a different kit!

Anyway, I've made plenty of mistakes and corrections so far-when it looks "presentable" I'll show you show pics.

See you later,

Darren-

I'll keep my eyes peeled over in Aircraft for that one!

I haven't been at the bench much lately, been fighting some health issues that have me down for a while.  Hopefully will get some relief soon, though!

What am I up to....?  Had a bit of the flu over the weekend, so my three open builds stayed static, for the most part.  Did get a coat of Future on the Hellcat, so I may decal it tomorrow pm.  Still not happy with the paint, but I'm going to live with it.  Maybe some post weathering with pastels will help.

btw Darren, which B-25 are you building?  I've got the Accurate Miniatures C/D Pacific straffer sitting in the stash awaiting a big enough time window to do it justice (or at least try).  Or maybe just build it outside of a group build.

Hello chaps!

Just thought I'd check in and see what everyone is up to. As previously mentioned, I am taking a little break from my ever expanding collection of FAA builds and progress on my B-25 is slow to say the least. When I eventually have something worth showing I will post it over of the Aircraft forum. In the meantime, check in and let me know what yiou are up to..........  

razordws wrote:

espins1 wrote: If you have a few minutes free while you're here, we should at the very least meet at the hobby store.   That would be cool Scott.  Once I get all the details I'll let you know what our plans are and it would be nice to have a chance to meet you. I believe we're being put up in the Harrah downtown so if you have a list of resteraunts in the area that you could PM to me that would be much appreciated.  OH ya, and I'm sure my wife will want to know where to go shopping -aka mall !

You bed Dave, I'll send you a PM later this week

espins1 wrote:

If you have a few minutes free while you're here, we should at the very least meet at the hobby store.

That would be cool Scott.  Once I get all the details I'll let you know what our plans are and it would be nice to have a chance to meet you. I believe we're being put up in the Harrah downtown so if you have a list of resteraunts in the area that you could PM to me that would be much appreciated.  OH ya, and I'm sure my wife will want to know where to go shopping -aka mall !

razordws wrote:

YIIPPPIEEE!!! ... and as an added bonus on a Friday before the long weekend I just found out that I've won a free trip to Reno, Nevada in October!  WoHOoo!!!   Anyone here know any good LHS' in the area?

I've lived in Reno since December of 1985 so I'll be more than happy to help you out with anything you want to know and can give you some great suggestions on restaurants, brew pubs and the like.  If you have a few minutes free while you're here, we should at the very least meet at the hobby store.  

Aaronw wrote:

A quick google search shows several in the area, High Sierra Hobbies looks promising, I think that might be the one I went to. http://www.highsierrahobbies.com/

Excellent hobby store, that's where I buy 80% of my kits and all my supplies.    In fact, I'll be heading there shortly to get some more standing sticks. 

That Seafire is great, I love the 1950's contra-rotating prop aircraft. Be nice to see a kit of that in 1/72.

I simply haven't had the time to really get much building done since moving in March but I did pick up a stack of 1/72 WW1 aircraft while at the IPMS nats last week and have nearly finished an Airco DH2, nice quick little build (only 2 days of sporadic building and its almost finished).

Anyway I kind of have the WW1 bug going and one of the kits I got was Revell's Sopwith Camel that comes with a colorful set of Royal Naval Air Service decals. As the RNAS was the ancester of the FAA any chance I could slip this one in here? Perhaps consider it a warm up to the Knights of the air GB.   If not I'll probably end up doing the Swordfish in the early silver scheme since I just don't have the time to do a build requiring the airbrush and it is a biplane so fits into the powered kites bug that I have at the moment.

razordws wrote:

YIIPPPIEEE!!! ... and as an added bonus on a Friday before the long weekend I just found out that I've won a free trip to Reno, Nevada in October!  WoHOoo!!!   Anyone here know any good LHS' in the area?

I was in Reno about a year ago, there was a decent LHS but I don't remember the name. A search through the phonebook when you arrive should find it.

A quick google search shows several in the area, High Sierra Hobbies looks promising, I think that might be the one I went to.

http://www.highsierrahobbies.com/

razordws wrote:

YIIPPPIEEE!!! ... and as an added bonus on a Friday before the long weekend I just found out that I've won a free trip to Reno, Nevada in October!  WoHOoo!!!   Anyone here know any good LHS' in the area?

Congratuations Dave.  Might want to check with Espins1 (Scott) over in the Panzer Aces GB or Kursk GB (Armor)-he is living in Reno (I think)

Darren (Tango)-very nice job.  I especially like the base.

The Hellcat has been given an oil wash and darkened a bit (thanks for the tip Darren/Darson).  Hopefully I can give it a coat of Future and decal this weekend.

TANGO 1 wrote:

Nope. But I know a few bars...................

The missus' will be coming along so I don't see any bars happening

Nope. But I know a few bars...................

Congtrats on your win Dave!

YIIPPPIEEE!!!

... and as an added bonus on a Friday before the long weekend I just found out that I've won a free trip to Reno, Nevada in October!  WoHOoo!!!   Anyone here know any good LHS' in the area?

Gentlemen,

 its the weekend! As always, I bid you relax, eat, drink and be merry.

Wherever you may be......CHEERS!

Darren, Mike,

thank you very much! I must say I really appreciate your kind words-Cheers!