The In My Stash GB : Redux

SNOWBERRY!  SNOWBERRY! 

arki30 wrote:

I'm surprised you still have Lindberg kits in the stash!  You didn't toss them out and say to heck with 'em?

I don't have any more, but silly me: I'm actually thinking about buying one!  Their old 1/48 scale XFY-1 "Pogo" looks like a sweet kit, and they are really cheap on ebay.  If I get one before the vote, I suppose I will be obliged to put it on the list (as my stash has less than 15 kits)

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/50s/xfy-1-pogo_48.htm

As for tossing out bad kits, I have a personal rule: if it's in my stash, i have to build it!  It helps to keep me careful that I only buy kits that I really really want to build. 

Three words:

Matchbox, Ship, Humungus!!! 

arki30 wrote:

Dupes, while the 1/35 Hind would be very tempting to vote on, I'd need to see what else is on the list before commiting.

See? Arki's in the "other" 8%. Rest assured there's nothing nearly as 'exotic' as the Hind in my stash. Lot of 'standard' aircraft, and a mountain of armor.

Speaking of exotic, I haven't been around modeling long enough to be exposed to some of the older more dubious kits out there....what the hell IS the dreaded SNOWBERRY?

IL2windhawk wrote:

I know one thing for sure.  I'm not putting any Lindberg kits on my list!

I'm doing my best to clear off my GB slate in preparation for IMS3.  If I do there are a couple of big boys in the stash that may be on the list - and yes the Snowberry is one of them!

What's the other one you ask...  uhuh...  not telling!

IL2windhawk wrote:

I know one thing for sure.  I'm not putting any Lindberg kits on my list!

I'm surprised you still have Lindberg kits in the stash!  You didn't toss them out and say to heck with 'em? 

Dupes, while the 1/35 Hind would be very tempting to vote on, I'd need to see what else is on the list before commiting.

I've got a couple new kits that might be popular:
1/48 Ka-50 Hokum
1/48 F-16D with resin spine and conformal tanks

Otherwise it will be very much the same list.

I know one thing for sure.  I'm not putting any Lindberg kits on my list!

IL2windhawk wrote:

dupes wrote: The big question is, should I put the monster 1/35 Trumpeter Mi-24 Hind on there or not...? Uhhh...  only if you want to build it! I can almost guarantee I will vote for that one

I kind of figured that would be the general reaction if I did put it on the list...1/35 Hind 92% of the vote, everything else about 8%.

Just need to decide if I can clear my build schedule for a few months (!) to be able to do it justice...Cobra Company aftermarket, here I come!

dupes wrote:

The big question is, should I put the monster 1/35 Trumpeter Mi-24 Hind on there or not...?

Uhhh...  only if you want to build it!
I can almost guarantee I will vote for that one

Max - that B-25 is looking good! Darn right that's a lot of paint...

If you guys can believe it (you probably can!), I already started making out my list for IMS3. The big question is, should I put the monster 1/35 Trumpeter Mi-24 Hind on there or not...?

The B-25 looks great!  Airbrushing looks really nice.

As for thinner w/acrylics: whenever I try it the paint is too thin!  I dunno if it's because I live in an arid environment, or my high elevation, or both.  But I always get my best results when I airbrush straight from the bottle (MM & PollyScale acrylics)

Welcome back Mark, the B-25 is looking great and I'm glad you picked it up again.

As for the tamiya paints not clogging its all in the thinner.  I used MM acrylics for several years and always had tip clogging problems until I read on the forums that name brand thinners had retardants in them that slowed down the drying process in acrylic paints and thus helped to avoid having the paint dry on the tip of your airbrush.  I picked up a bottle of tamiya thinner because that is what was available at the LHS, mixed it with the MM acrylics and guess what, it worked.  Now I always add a drop or two when I airbrush.

There's been some awsome work here guys!

It's been awhile since I've posted progress on my B-25. To tell the truth, after messing with so much PE on the interior with limited success, I pretty much abandoned it to use on a future build.

Just recently I have finally gotten some bench time in and have accomplished quite a bit. I was having a hard time deciding what markings to use......until the roofers foot went through my son's ceiling and completely destroyed the B-25 that was hanging there! My son really liked that plane, so I decided to do a ficticious scheme on this one. I'm gonna use birthdays for the serial #s and initials for the ID letters......haven't decided on the nose art yet. So, from here on, historical accuracy is out the window and it's all fun from here on!

Here are some pics as of right now....I'm gonna try and tone down the pre shading before applying the decals. Boy, does this beast need alot of paint! Paints are tamiya olive drab and neutral grey straight outta the jar thinned w/tamiya thinner.(I'm hooked on tamiya paints for airbrushing....not a tip clog in sight!)

Kenny

Great news both on the home front and on the IMS3peat ideas.  It will probably kill me but I'm on board!!

IL2

Sorry I did not see your completed build sooner - what a beautiful job.  Congrats to you!!

Kenny, love the title and I am ready to go for number 3. Glad to hear there might be good news on the home front.

Steve

Kenny  Glad to hear things are moving forward.   Yup, sign me up Jan 1 works great for me.

Cheers

Bear

kenny_conklin wrote:

as for the official name of the build it will be The In My Stash GB : Threepeat

Haaaahahahhha....LOVE IT!

I'm there! 

i will keep it to the january 1st start date and keep the build year long as we have done with the past two . this way if any family problems or any other problems may arise gives us plenty of time to do our builds. and like IMS 1 if you go over the deadline a bit it is ok.

so as usual i will start getting things ready around the middle of novemeber so everyone can go crazy waiting for the vote.

it looks as though some progress maybe getting done on my home front . if all keeps going on the track my wife and i are on now i may be home by the big holiday xmas. then i will be busting my butt to get IMS 2 and IMS 3 done lol

as for the official name of the build it will be The In My Stash GB : Threepeat

glad to see everyone enjoyed these gb's so much cant believe we on going to go on our third year of this gb already kinda cool.

when i get back form work today i will go through all of the pages of this build so i can update page one with all of your finished works .

kenny

Me too,me too. I want to play again. I also agree on the timeframe for the build start date. I have two to finish up and a third getting ready to start. Cant wait.

Steve

Jan 1st sounds great to me too.
You guys can count on me to run the voting system again.

Thanks for the comments on my build, Kenny.

Yes, please!

The bigger question is perhaps when?  Wait till end of year for our typical Jan. 1st start date?  

I have a feeling many of us are still up to our eyeballs in GB's.  A sooner start date may be tough.

dupes wrote:

I really hope there's a third!!!

DITTO!

Best Group Build EVER!