Mud Movers GB - July 1st - Dec 31st 2008

Dougums, that pilot looks great dude!

I'm aiming to do a bit of work on the A7D this weekend, will post up pics then. 

Hey everyone! Sorry that I've been MIA, just moved to a new apartment across town. Nothing like moving to make you wish you don't own anything... especially that big stash of kits in the basement! I've been totally exhausted for the last week straight.

So far my workbench isn't unpacked so it looks like I won't be starting right away, but when I get set up this will be the first thing I get to work on.

What's everyone doing for the long weekend? I'll be headed up to my hometown of Traverse City and catching the Blue Angels on Saturday. They do the show out over the bay, and the pilot who does the high speed sneak pass likes to get down about 30-40 feet above the water... sometimes it kicks up spray like an enormous jet ski! I can't wait!

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Independence Day, hopefully I'll be back in the modeling business next week.

Kevin

   Hiya

    I got a little work done at the bench today. Sanded some of the fuselage and painted the seated figure.  Sorry for the bad blurry pictures.  I'm not to sure about the shape or color of the helmet.  I think it would look better with some yellow lightning bolts.  Anyone have any good helmet pics?

That Frog build was beyong amazing. Its inspiring, yet oddly depressing.

arki30 wrote:

If you are interested in a very cool build of a Frogfoot, check out this link over on ARC forums. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=110442&hl=frogfoot

Thanks Arki,

Spent about an hour looking at that build, all I can say is Holy Cow Batman!  Have added it to my favorites and should probably save the photos before they disappear.  The link worked in my email notification, but doesn't here, what's up with that?

dupes wrote:

Lewbud - been rolled here at work, sorry I didn't get you that scan. Where'd you find the Frogfoot pics? Any links?

Dupes,

Don't worry about it amigo.  Go to:

http://www.airliners.net

Search for Su-25.  Got a whole bunch of pics of the Frogfoot.  The cockpit photos are interspersed through out, but there was also a group of pics posted by a guy named cockpit 21.   The grey is close to Dark Ghost Gray in the Model Master paints.

Yea! its open I 'll started soon as I am done with two other planes.

If you are interested in a very cool build of a Frogfoot, check out this link over on ARC forums.

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=110442&hl=frogfoot

Well folks', it's July,1.

Time to dig in...

Dupes,

Don't worry about the paint callout.  I found enough pics to verify the color is grey as the instructions call for.  What shade of grey depends on the picture. 

Well, now it is July 1st "somewhere", so perhaps some of you might be able to kick this pig into gear!

I'm officially opening this up for business (time zones may vary).

For those about to start, we salute you!**

For those of us who can't quite start yet (me) for whatever reason, we'll follow behind as we can. 

**apologies to AC/DC

Reread my statement again.  If it's July 1st in the time zone you are in, then you can start, but not a minute earlier.  I didn't say anything about "July 1st somewhere".  Nice try, though.  

arki30 wrote:

Whatever time zone you may be in, once you hit July 1st you may start, but not a minute earlier.

Arki,

Since you said it with a wink and nudge, if it's 1 July somewhere (thanks Mr. Jackson for the idea) can we start.  Is it 1 July somewhere yet? 

Yeah, no problemo. I can get that to you by tomorrow sometime.

Of course, I'm not vouching for Revell's accuracy by any means...

Dupes,

Could you look at your instructions for the Frogfoot and tell me what the paint callout is for the cockpit?  My KP instructions are a little on the e side of vague with regards to the cockpit color.

Only a few days left now.

Doesn't it blow your minds that it will be the 1st of July for me before it is for anyone else?  Mwa ha ha ha.   Maybe I should take that day off work??  :)

7 days before the official start, gentlemen. 

Shoot man, any time you happen to have a massive batch of pics together let me know. I'd love to get a pile of good ref stuff, especially on that Hind...although a lot of the other stuff is of interest as well!

EIGHT air museums...can't believe it. How cool.

Dupes,

It is a pretty cool collection.  Don't know if I would call it a museum though, in that there is nothing to place the aircraft in a historical context.  Not meaning to sound jaded, it is refreshing to see something new.  If you happen to get to the Dallas/Fort Worth area there are 8 air museums in the area, four of them have flyable aircraft ranging from WW1 replicas to the Cold War.  Let me know when you're ready for the pics and I'll burn a CD for you. 

Wow!

I'm not really into the old Soviet block stuff except out of nostalgia, but I really wish there was a museum like that even in the same country as me.

I envy you Americans sometimes ... well a lot of the time really.  ;) 

Lewbud - that museum must be AWESOME! Wow, I wish there was something like that even remotely close to me.

When I get around to doing my Hind, I'll have to hit you up for some good pics...

I'm getting ready to start, unfortunately won't be able to the end of July most likely.  Started the research portion, went to a local air museum south of Dallas at Lancaster airport where they have not one, not two, but THREE Hinds on display!  One will be relegated to gate guard duty due to unplanned contact by the rotor head with a bridge (hopefully an expensive mistake for the trucking company), one is on display at the moment, and one is being returned to flight status.  Took 100+ pics of the two on display, but had to go to work before I could get to the flightworthy one.  Will be returning in a couple of weeks to get pics of that one.  Here's the link:

http://www.coldwarairmuseum.com