Classic Kit GB [Official Thread]

When does this start again?

These kits are terrific I finished this in a day. I'm getting carried away

ben1227 wrote:

I'm debating whether or not I'm going to drill out those 200 or 300 holes in the dive brakes on the Dauntless

265.....

I know from painful experience....

Actually, I think it looks great.... just sorta break it up over a few sessions. 

Aaaaaaand a hearty thanks to Nam...I can post pics too! (in the A/C forum)

Thank a bunch Nam.

WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!! I got it, I got it........(do the cabbage patch).........and I got to start Page 3..

Thanks Viper!

(Geez, I can clean my issued weapons, cook for a 2 Star & his Staff, and rescue downed pilots from the Ocean, but as me to put a badge on my stuff here and you would think I was asking Congress to vote themselves a paycut....criminy....well to quote a well know personality of today...D'OH!)

IMG and /IMG  both should be inside [ ] and go before and after the image link. 

Okay, ummmm...... ....what are the IMG tags?

Hartman, decals are ok, as long as they are intended to replace the kit decals.  Like stars and bars and what have you.  I understand that some, if not all of us will have decals that are beyond salvage.  The no AM parts is more so for resin and PE, or decals for a completely different model than the box.  After thinking about it, I would say even vacuform canopies could be allowed, as some older kits may have missing or damaged clear parts.  I've run into this with one of my T-28 trojans.  It was missing the clear sprue all together.

As for the badge, you just have to go to your profile and add this to your signature:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f86/ViperMP/ClassickitsGB.jpg

Make sure to add the IMG tags to it. Then you shall have a badge!!!!! 

WOW! I finally get a GB Badge. Hey Viper, thatnks for this GB. Was waiting for one that didn't allow AM parts....ummm does that include decal leftovers from a different model? (reason I ask is I'm questioning the goodness of the ones in the box.) Not anything from Aero or PYN-up, just the "Look, I've extra parts left over." stash I have.

(just posted this & saw badge not there....is this something we get at the end?)

Alright. I'll have to root through these 3 boxes and see which one "strikes my fancy". Found an older FSM article about the Monogram BF-109G6, didn't find an exact date, but the quote was "tooled in the late 70's".

I'll let you know.

Thanks guys.  Its actually mostly the cover of a book i found on the internet called Classic Kits.  So it worked out great. 

Dupes- Yeah, this one is technically to ANY classic kit.  Mostly AC just because of the play value.  I have thought about some of the old Revell rockets though.  And I have even built one of the old Revell LaCrosse missles with mobile launcher [talk about a classic kit].  So yeah, if ya wanna go with an armor, your more than welcome to.

There is a new Special Interest Group in IPMS-USA, by the way.

http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=68040#68040

Anyone can join, apparently, not just IPMS-USA members, and it's free (for the time being, at least).

viper_mp wrote:

OK guys, after a long day of fighting with the computer, and going down to the pricinct to file some reports for work, I finally got a badge done.  So....what do you guys think?

Nice! However, it makes me question my choice of build...I didn't realize that this would be open to any armor stuff. Have an old 1/35 Italeri BM-13 Katiusha (rocket launcher truck) from about 1970 taking up some space in the stashola...what do you think? I figured since this was in the A/C forum we had to do A/C.

It's that or the F4F-Wildcat...either one would make me happy.

viper_mp wrote:

OK guys, after a long day of fighting with the computer, and going down to the pricinct to file some reports for work, I finally got a badge done.  So....what do you guys think?

It looks great- Classic, in fact.

OK guys, after a long day of fighting with the computer, and going down to the pricinct to file some reports for work, I finally got a badge done.  So....what do you guys think? 

dupes wrote:

jwb wrote: BTW- I'm planning on doing the old Monogram F4F. It has folding wings! I just got it off eBay. The original molds date back to '60 or '61, I believe.   Ahh, one of my questions answered. 60 or 61! Can't believe it. I'll either have to do this same kit, or find dates for a couple of others. Have the 1/48 Monogram BF-109G as well as a 1/48 Arii P40... Anyone happen to know when those first rolled out?

Monogram had a 109E out in at least 1968..... not sure about a G model. Any copyright stamping on it? Sometimes it's on the underside of the horizontal stabilizers, or on the lower wing piece. 

jwb wrote:

BTW- I'm planning on doing the old Monogram F4F. It has folding wings! I just got it off eBay. The original molds date back to '60 or '61, I believe.

Ahh, one of my questions answered. 60 or 61! Can't believe it. I'll either have to do this same kit, or find dates for a couple of others. Have the 1/48 Monogram BF-109G as well as a 1/48 Arii P40... Anyone happen to know when those first rolled out?

AWWW Heck, put me down for an Airfix HE-177 that has been in my stash for more years than I care to count. I know its from the early 70's.

Steve