The RCAF Group Build Birthday Party

Well I have been getting some work done on the Boston I painted the interior and have the fuselage all together and some assembly done on the wings. There is a lot to do on this one and it is kind of a theraputic build for me also.

I have been in a modeling funk for the last bit, so I pulled out a couple of kits and whipped them off with nothing done to them other than adding paint. I did a basic job on the interior - a light drybrushing mostly - and it seemed to have me feeling better about the hobby. So I have continued that with this build also. I did a simple job on the interior but will be doing a finer job outside for sure. I'll only be getting so far ntil the MDC conversion arrives to make this a true Canadian Boston. That will take a couple of weeks to get here yet.

On another note with this kit (Italeri A-20B 1/48) is that it will be on display after it's completion at the Langley Herritage Museum of flight. My club has been asked to have a display for them for teh anniversary and I agreed to take a few of my kits down for the occasion. Now, this museum has a reputation - once a canadian model comes in, they don't want to give it back! They try to get you to donate it, sometimes it's hard to get it back if it's one they really want to have I know I will be hounded to leave this one there and likely will. That's why it has a basic interior. No need to go all out. Hey, it's not all bad - they give a charitable tax recipt for a substantial amount normally

I'll post a few pics soon as I can.

Take two seems to have gone better, now I have a bunch of unassembled yellow parts. I should be getting started on the interior in the next day or two and will get some pics when I do.

Just a tip always use white primer under yellow even if the kit is molded in light colored plastic. For what ever reason the plastic color seems to peak through the yellow, but the white paint doesn't.

Second tip if you have a cat, keep him far away from your freshly painted models, I swear cat hair is attracted to wet paint like iron to a magnet.  

Aaronw wrote:

Take two seems to have gone better, now I have a bunch of unassembled yellow parts. I should be getting started on the interior in the next day or two and will get some pics when I do. Just a tip always use white primer under yellow even if the kit is molded in light colored plastic. For what ever reason the plastic color seems to peak through the yellow, but the white paint doesn't. Second tip if you have a cat, keep him far away from your freshly painted models, I swear cat hair is attracted to wet paint like iron to a magnet.

Aaron, if your cats are anything like mine, they will attempt to use their tail to re-arrange the fresh pain to their liking and wipe the tail off on your pants leg......

Brian 

brain44 wrote:

Aaronw wrote: Take two seems to have gone better, now I have a bunch of unassembled yellow parts. I should be getting started on the interior in the next day or two and will get some pics when I do. Just a tip always use white primer under yellow even if the kit is molded in light colored plastic. For what ever reason the plastic color seems to peak through the yellow, but the white paint doesn't. Second tip if you have a cat, keep him far away from your freshly painted models, I swear cat hair is attracted to wet paint like iron to a magnet.   Aaron, if your cats are anything like mine, they will attempt to use their tail to re-arrange the fresh pain to their liking and wipe the tail off on your pants leg...... Brian

Actually mine is more likely to look at the box of freshly painted parts and think, these would look much nicer down on the carpet.  

Reload wrote:

BULLET   where in PG are you? I am orriginally from the Lower Mainland and lived in PG for 2 years while I worked at Rustad Brothers Saw mill. We initailly lived across from the sports fields, then moved way out of town up the big hill by a lake, and then settled in right across from the airport in a duplex. Actually my daughter was born in PG hospital in 97. Great trout fishing and the bear and moose hunting is 2nd to none!! Not to mention the wife and I driving down main street and having a moose running down the sidewalk!!! only in PG!! Brent

Hello Brent. Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you but now that winter has finaly gone, it's just been very busy around here. And now I get even busier as I play on two softball teams. I actually live very close to where you were by the airport. I am right on top of Bonnet Hill on Sommerville Rd and I play ball at the airport ball park, and I work for Canfor at thier Isle Pierre mill. Pretty scarey working in the mills now I tell ya. Our's is the last mill in the entire region to still run 3 shifts, and Rustad will be cutting down to only run 1 shift in 2-3 weeks. I'm pretty fortunate as I have been working the weekend shift since we started doing that, but after 9 yrs. of only working 3 12hr shifts a week I'm not sure if I can handle going back to 5 8hr shifts again, lol. Have to just play it out and see what happens I suppose.

Well, spare time is at a premium around here now so I better get something done on this kit while I still have a few minutes. Now, where did I put that sanding stick this time?

Bullet21 wrote:

Reload wrote: BULLET   where in PG are you? I am orriginally from the Lower Mainland and lived in PG for 2 years while I worked at Rustad Brothers Saw mill. We initailly lived across from the sports fields, then moved way out of town up the big hill by a lake, and then settled in right across from the airport in a duplex. Actually my daughter was born in PG hospital in 97. Great trout fishing and the bear and moose hunting is 2nd to none!! Not to mention the wife and I driving down main street and having a moose running down the sidewalk!!! only in PG!! Brent Hello Brent. Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you but now that winter has finaly gone, it's just been very busy around here. And now I get even busier as I play on two softball teams. I actually live very close to where you were by the airport. I am right on top of Bonnet Hill on Sommerville Rd and I play ball at the airport ball park, and I work for Canfor at thier Isle Pierre mill. Pretty scarey working in the mills now I tell ya. Our's is the last mill in the entire region to still run 3 shifts, and Rustad will be cutting down to only run 1 shift in 2-3 weeks. I'm pretty fortunate as I have been working the weekend shift since we started doing that, but after 9 yrs. of only working 3 12hr shifts a week I'm not sure if I can handle going back to 5 8hr shifts again, lol. Have to just play it out and see what happens I suppose. Well, spare time is at a premium around here now so I better get something done on this kit while I still have a few minutes. Now, where did I put that sanding stick this time?

Bullet, you ever get down this way you better be givin me a call!

Yo Poppie FYI,

Just reporting in to let you know I'm still in on the GB but I swore (before I ever joined) that I would finish the kits on my bench before I started anything new. I've modified this decree a little but I still have to at least finish my MIG before I get onto my 104...or anyhing else new!

Cheers 

It definatley has been a while since I have been in a mill, but even then it could be a tricky plalce to be.....LOL. I started out on the weekend cleanup crew....just loved cleaning out that beehive........ I than moved inside and started on the oh good grief......hard to remember the name......where all the belts fed in to on the way to the planers....3 way?? I then worked the 2-way for a bit, and then ended up in the J bar working the sorter. Took a while to get used to that I tell ya!! I sure miss the fishing and the hunting. 1st class bear and moose right in the back yard.

I am still in the group build, but as above, I have 2 planes to finish first. I am also assistant coach for my girl's softball team and that is keeping me busy durring the week. 

Well, it's about time I joined this party! This is Italeri's 1/48 Boston III and will be finished as a night intruder. The markings are from a show in Edmonton two years ago. After it is done and pics taken, the model is going to the Langley Heritage avaition museum for the 100th year of powered flight in Canada.

It will be almost OOB except for the belly gun pack and wheels from MDC. I didn't take interior pics as there isn't much to show. It was a coat of green and some dry brushing. Once finished, you won't be able to see into the cockpit and bomber nose anyway. Most of the nasty seams are filled and work is moving onto the engines and nacells.

Drew - Nice progress, And I am impressed that you build for the Museum's. Thats got to be a Great Feeling of Satisfaction knowing that so many people will enjoy your Modeling Skills.  I googled the Museum and it is only 385 miles away. Sounds like a nice Get~away trip. Any good Mtn Biking trails up in that area ? Anyway I am  Glad to be back home and able to Participate on the Build again.

Cheers 

Thanks Sean As for the mountain biking - I can disapear for days after a few minute ride out of my back yard There's tonnes of places to go. It's a nice place with lots of....Who am I, a travel agent Get up here!

As for the museum, it's my turn. My club takes turns building for them each year, and I usually give up one or two. They help us out and we help them. It's a win/win.

Well, I hope this will be some inspiration for you all. I finished a 1/32 Sea Fury (Fisher kit, all resin) and thought I'd share it with you.

I did a full build report here if your so inclined.

Cheers

Beautiful lines on a gem of an aircraft!! Great build, very nicley done!

Brent

Hey, Poppie!

Things are kninda quiet around here ...........everyone must be really busy building.....

Brian 

Massage Fer De Guys

I'ze bak now!

Had a ruf time of it in hozputal. Seems da gaz dey giv me waz tu strong an efec..,/afac.., affac.../,..aw, phooey..., changed my mind an da way I tink.

Hans are reel stif an sor but doin Ok. Taking dat message teraphy wit a reel perty gurl wich makes me hans straten rite out!!  Soon be bak at me wurkbench  an katchin up wit u guys.

In da meentim I been keepin buzy leernin new stuf. Dis Interupter net is grate. Ben studyin Engleesh on it fer a certifikat in da Engleesh Langauge, lik all dem oder new Kanadains do. Just tink, yesterday I culdn't spel 'Jurnalist'', now I are 1!!!

Cant wurk on me models yet so I finished wit dat puter coorse. Now studieyin da W3C Internet Designers Certification Course on da Interupter net. Finished HTMaL & XHTMaL and now Larnin PHP and Java - means drinkin coffee till me fingers shake.  Den I'z gona take 'SQL' jus fer ta mak I  laff.

Gotta a web-site ya all wants dezined, coded, and put up? I's yer fella. Fer free tu! Even got yer  dem  'Flash' gizmos wit movink  piktures an sownds. Corse I cheeted an used dat Mexican adobe hut program, culled 'Dreamweaver' . I trid da underground program culled "40-Winks",  but  it wer a mess.

 Me buddy cros da way wrot his own versun of 'Dreamweaver' fer folks wit a short attenshun spann.  Ifen yer want ta tri da ful program its culled "QwikNap", whitch is wat I uses.

Wurkin on a site of me own, culled  'Poppy's Bipolar-Support Place'. (Betcher didnt kno I was bipolar did yer - jus com outer da closet - dark in der) Ovar 100 pages coded so-fer - writ and code writ and code, write and code. Goin tu b anoder tree - fur  months, den I puts er up!

How'z all you'se guyze doin on yer planes? I hope yer hafent't ben messin round while I've ben gon and not doin nuttin.

My ‘Spitfire' is callin fer me ta wurk on her, but I'se  afeered of makin a big mistak and messin er up wit deez hans, so I'm gonna wate a bit more four I starts wurk again on her.

Jus drop me a line, an  Pleez,  uze gud Engleesh tho ur i won't reca.., / resp.., /resple..., repli..., ah shit,..........'writ bak'.

'Poppy'

PS. Sum of youse guys hav bin mispillin my name an callin me 'Poopy'. Its Ok tho, cuz it's closer ta da trut den some of da oder names people calls me.

Poopy

  Uhhh -

Well, I'm glad you're back poppie ( I think Was beginning to wonder what happened to you. Get better friend! You are missed!

Well an update - Finally!

Well, progress is progress right?  Alot of filling and sanding that really looks like nothing has been done. Well no, nothing has in a few weeks now, so here's where it stands.

Most of the major filling and sanding is done. A spot check with some paint (and to act as a filler for the rescribed portions) is on and is ready for a final light sanding.

Gun packs are on and fit quite well..... surprizingly well.

Now for some reason Italeri has a triangle insert on the wings and they are a bugger to get in flush. With some judicious sanding and filling things seem to have gone well to this point.

Poppie, good to see you back on line

Drew, nice work. can't wait to see more. 

I second that! 

Brian 

Ok, I finally got my act together and got some pics.

This is the cockpit of my CH118

It's just TOO quiet now. Makes me wonder what they're up to over there.

Just thought I would throw in a post to keep this thread moving. I can only assume that with the arrival of summer weather we all have lots to do. I know my "Bench Time" gets drasticaly reduced as soon as the lawn care equipment comes out, and I'm playing on 3 softball teams now so spare time is something I won't see until late sept.. I still try to squeeze in some time for building but for the most part I'm just cleaning up the bench, finishing all the almost-done projects.

On another note, I recently had to visit the Vancouver BC area (unfortunatly I was attending a funeral) and I had asked Drew to recommend any good shops in the area. I only had time to hit one of them and I'm glad I did. Drew, I did the tour through Burnaby Hobbies for an hour and spent just shy of $400.00!!! Where I live there are now 3 shops that sell models, but they are VERY limited in selection with absolutely NO reference materials or A/M stuff. I was like a kid in a candy store with 2 months allowance!! I managed to scoop up almost everything I need for a big project I have slated for this winter where I plan to super-detail a German Tiger I (mid prod.) Heavy Tank. I'm going to try my hand at building up a complete interior for it, and kitbash some figures so that the crew will be at thier battle stations inside the tank.

 But 1st I have to clean off the bench. Which includes a 1/72 Mosquito mk.VIII which has only been cleaned & sprayed with primer, a 1/32 Hurricane mk.IIC which is ready for decals, the base for my 1/35 Panther G(Late) tank-base needs to be sealed & painted, and a diorama I'm building consisting of a British 25 pdr. Field Gun complete with a Quad Gun Tractor, ammunition limber, full crew positioned so as the gun is firing, and a Daimler scout car.

Well, better let someone else get a say. Might not have much time for building but we can still stay in touch.

Take care all, Dennis. 

I was just thinking what had happened to this thread...

Glad you found it Dennis.  I too have a lot on the go this summer with holidays and home renovations scheduled so bench time will be limited.  I also have several builds on the go and in the planning stages before I get to this one so I hope there is still some interest in this thread later in the year.  

I made a trip down to Vancouver last weekend too (for happier reasons) and visited my favorite shop in North Vancouver (finescale Hobbies) wish I had the allowance you had Dennis but I still made off pretty good.  Could've spent far more than I did but I managed to restrain myself (or was it because my wife took all my plastic away from me and gave me cash only ).  

Well, I'm still in however time constraints has slowed progress on the P40 KH*R.  Construction is mostly done and I am about to primer it and double check for flaws (yes, there are some).

Bullet21 wrote:

On another note, I recently had to visit the Vancouver BC area I did the tour through Burnaby Hobbies

Ahhhhh..........sounds of home........I was raised in CLoverdale, Surrey, and know this hobby shop well, or at least I did about 13years ago.........man time flies.....

razordws wrote:

I made a trip down to Vancouver last weekend too (for happier reasons) and visited my favorite shop in North Vancouver (finescale Hobbies) wish I had the allowance you had Dennis but I still made off pretty good.  Could've spent far more than I did but I managed to restrain myself (or was it because my wife took all my plastic away from me and gave me cash only ).

What?!!???!? And where was my phone call? Sheesh! Man -your wife needs a talking to Dave. Taking away your plastic before going into a hobby shop. Next time take hers away before she goes clothes or shoe shopping   I'll start planning your funeral And dividing up your stash

Dennis, sorry you didn't have enough time for us to hook up. Next time, you have to hit FineScale with Dave and me. It has 6 times the stock of Burnaby So that means you'll be needing about $2400

DrewH wrote:

razordws wrote: I made a trip down to Vancouver last weekend too (for happier reasons) and visited my favorite shop in North Vancouver (finescale Hobbies) wish I had the allowance you had Dennis but I still made off pretty good.  Could've spent far more than I did but I managed to restrain myself (or was it because my wife took all my plastic away from me and gave me cash only ).   What?!!???!? And where was my phone call? Sheesh! Man -your wife needs a talking to Dave. Taking away your plastic before going into a hobby shop. Next time take hers away before she goes clothes or shoe shopping   I'll start planning your funeral And dividing up your stash Dennis, sorry you didn't have enough time for us to hook up. Next time, you have to hit FineScale with Dave and me. It has 6 times the stock of Burnaby So that means you'll be needing about $2400

Sorry Drew, next time.  This was a quick trip to pick up a niece and nephew from the airport.  I always stay with my brother in North Van who lives just a couple of miinutes from finescale hobbies.  I could easily spend $2400 every time I go in there... hence the drastic measures taken by my more reasonable half.  Er... more reasonable when it comes to models that is, not shoes!  

Hey guys!

 I talked to Poppie the other day. All is good on his end. He is still a bit out with the situation that happened with him earlier. Life happens to all of us, but he is fine and has been looking through the posts and says it's great to see some good progress being made.

He thanks everyone for heir well wishes and their concerns. He'll be back as soon as he can. But he did say something about it being after a 40th wedding anniversary!