Lockheed GB anyone?

Wow nice work on the belts and the o2 hose Mike .  I always extremely jealous of you guys who can scratch build such nice details.

Btw, what do you use to cut the lead foil, whenever I try it just turns out a mess?

Cheers

OK guys, I finally have a few progress pics to show. I really liked the fit of the kit seat to the tub, so using the instructions from Eduard's set and a Black Box resin seat as guides, some lead foil, sheet styrene, and some PE buckles that were kicking around, I think I was able to come up with a reasonable looking seat. The oxygen hose is a (very) small contact spring slipped over some stiff wire and painted with white glue.

In case you guys are interested, Hobby Link Japan has the Tamiya F-16 Block 25/32 listed for a March release

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM61101

Cheers

Consider it done, my friend! Yikes, that's a neat lookin' kit! The detail set looks like a nice touch. Considering how much scratchbuilding I did to the kit seat on the block 50 kit, that'll be a nice not having to do it all over again on my block 25/32 (yes, I will buy one!).

darson wrote:

Also did you guys happen to notice this from the Nuremberg Toy Fair...

OMG!!!

I totally missed that in the photos before!  WOOHOO!!!  Looks like it's time to break one of my New Year's Resolutions and BUY MYSELF A NEW KIT!!!

Mike- Please put me down for the as-yet-not-acquired Tamiya 1/48 F-16C Block 25/32.  Thanks Darren for helping me break my resolution!

I certainly hope it's got a long way to go because I've got to get back to work on my Stealth fighter (which I haven't touched since Christmas) and I want to finish it for this build.

Also did you guys happen to notice this from the Nuremberg Toy Fair:

http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/tamiya/images/tamiya_22_of_32.jpg

http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/tamiya/images/tamiya_23_of_32.jpg

http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/tamiya/images/tamiya_24_of_32.jpg

http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/tamiya/images/tamiya_25_of_32.jpg

Cheers

soulcrusher, you're not alone. I just started my entry about a week ago. Glad to see you're still on board and I'm looking forward to seeing some progress pics. Sounds like you've got quite a project on your hands.

Frank, no worries buddy. This GB still has a long way to go!

Ok boys I finally am begining on my Model 14! I bet you guys forgot I was even in this one its been so long! I started tonight by removing the engines from there casting blocks which was no easy feat the way they molded them. Also started cleaning up some of the other resin parts. Most of them are very hard to remove from the stubs without damaging the parts themselves. I'm thinking of using bare metal foil for the finish on this baby.

                                                                                    Soulcrusher

Way to go Darren!

Woo-Hoo!!! I'll drink to that!

That's for sure, Darren. I've been wanting to build this kit since I first opened the box. This thing is sweet!

....and......

Congrats on 4000 posts, my friend!!! This definitely calls for a toast!!!

Mike,

looking forward to seeing your progress, sounds like you are really getting stuck into this one. 

Mike:

I've picked back up on a kit I started in Feb 2005, the 1/32 Trumpeter P-38L. Having started it WAaaay back when, I'm not sure if it falls outside the GB guidelines. I've been away from it for so long it feels like a "new" kit to me. I'm seeing things now that I didn't 3 years ago, so I have a lot of repairwork beofre I actually start going forward again.

Is this eligible for the Lockheed GB? If not, so sweat and no problem...I understand. If yes, I'd like to add it to my builds for this GB.

Let me know what you think.

My Blackbird has been done for about a month now, and want to jump in agian.  At a train show I was at today, I picked up a 1/32 F-117 NightHawk.

Thank you Mike, thats very kind of you. I am glad I'm gave a good account of myself here. I am currently reading the book Skunk Works by Ben Rich and it is amazing to learn about the sheer magnitude of hard work that went into getting the F-117A into service.

Also, having discovered more about Kelly Johnson, I am glad to be part of something that pays tribute to his skill, dedication, determination and patriotism.

Thought I'd give this thread a bump as it wwas in danger of drifting off page 1.

(bump!)

Wow! Many thanks indeed for your kind words lads, its much appreciated.

Mucker I won't be leaving this one anywhere near low-flying photo frames this time!!

That's a beauty! It's so real that as you took shots from various angles, in particular from the rear, I was thinking- "I've never seen a Nighthawk from that angle before!". Does that make sense?

That cockpit oughta be CLASSIFIED!!