Aircraft Carrier Group Build (July 07 to July 2010)

silentmodeler,

Congratulations on the 3rd place!   If you want to start another kit, just let me know, and don't concern yourself with the July deadline, as I may extend to the end of the year if needed.

hey guys  sorry been gone too long since i finished the Hornet and i won 3rd place at rochester model show last sept.  been totally busy with job and many other things as well. 

the deadline postpone to july mmmm   seem like i might have other carrier to build   ill let u know which one ill be doing.  will update you which carrier ill pick,  either ronald reagan or big E.  I do have Yorktown but I was planning to make it sunken Yorktown, i know i wouldnt have the time to finish it by july. 

Great work on the ships RaiderHall!   make out of cardstock or index card?  very impressive and creative as well.   

raider hall,

Which Monday?   I will keep my eyes on the postings as I always look forward to seeing your work.

raider-hall,

I will be looking forward to those photos.

traveller,

Very hot? Living in Michigan, I have forgotten what "hot" feels like, but if you want to know about cold, just ask.   Anyway, update the group as you move forward, and welcome back!

As we seem to have stagnated here, I am attaching a couple of shots of the interior of an Aichi M6A1 Seiran that I just started.  This is a 1/72 scale Tamiya kit that I am building to pose next to the I-400, which I hope to be starting soon.

raider-hall,

I am slowly improving with my herniated disk, and I know that it will take time to fully recover.  I am sorry to hear about your cousin.  Unfortunately, I went through the same issue early last year with a cousin that I was very close to in our youth, and he was four years younger than I.

On to better things, the Enterprise looks great!   You certainly do some fine work.

All,

I am still finding that several of you are MIA.   While off for the holidays, I managed to injure myself, and this has had a major impact on everything, including my build time.  As I still want to add my Tamiya 1/350 I-400 submarine to this build, I have decided to move the end date to July.  Please feel free to check in when you can.

traveller,

I extended to January a while back.  Let me know if you need me to push the date further.

All,

I have not heard from several of you in a while now.  Please let me know if I need to push the end date one more time.

 Happy New Year to All!

raider-hall,

I guess that makes sense.  I did not know if the water caused issues with the paper, but paint and a clear coat would probably give enough of a barrier.  I was thinking that maybe you used dry transfers.

raider-hall,

Nice work once again!   Since you build using cardstock, what do you have to do to get the decals to adhere?

traveller,

It is as if those in charge do not have families, and do not build models!   I fully understand your situation, as I have also "been there, done that" far too many times in my career.  Fortunately, I am in a much better position now to take the time off that I want, and when I want, especially around the holidays.  Keep your head up mate, it eventually does get better.

JMart,

My bench time has gone up considerably since the weather started to take a downward turn, which has caused me to effectively abandon my bike for the rest of year.  I still have slight hope that a "global warming" day or two will come so that I can sneak in just a few more miles for the year. 

I have the kit that you mention in my "to build" stash.  It really looks to be an excellent kit right out of the box, and even better than the Arii 1/800 series of ships that came out several years ago (which were a big improvement over the Italeri kits).  The Saratoga that I built for this group went together without a hitch, and I really like the clear aircraft.

Thanks for the information, and I will send you an e-mail about instructing on a new level. 

raider-hall,

OK, now I am even more impressed!

Catching up on this GB, life has been VERY crazy last couple months, averaged 1 hr benchtime per month lol

Scott - Shoot me a PM or email if you want to chat "teaching" at a Univ; best/easiest place to start is as an adjunct. Teach one class and see if you like it; also gives you the "experience" necessary as most full time jobs experience IS necesary! And the extension will be VERY useful and once semester is done I should be able to get into my workshop!

squadron has the trumpeter 1:700  CV-69 on sale half price this month

raider-hall,

Once again I thank you for sharing the photos of your work.  I was wondering where you obtain your kits from, as I do not think that I have ever seen anything like them advertised, but then again, I deal mostly with plastic (with a little resin and photoetched brass thrown in from time to time).