Prototype GB All Era's

I'll build my Dragon 1/144 EA-18G Prototype.

Join in. Im still working on my beast.

i want to do this but every time i buy a tsr2 i do a what if with it lol

Here's a new post to the longest build in history (not to mention GB)

I have a few progress pics, The Shark is still far from done. I glossed her to apply decals, then I'll flat her and finish my weathering, and fhen I'll hit her with semi-gloss.

Theres a bit of dust on her now but I'll get that all squared away.

kenjitak

Haven't been able to do as much modeling as I thought would. It seems that since I started my retirement career I've been busier than ever. At any rate, here's my long overdue F-20 for your perusal. Better late than never is my motto. For some reason it was really difficult to get nice smooth finish so it's a relief to be able to call it done.

She turmed out great! That is one WICKED looking aircraft, well worth the wait. I still have my Shark on the bench, I almost have her ready, so pics may be comming soon.

This is the longets active GB I've ever seen... LOL

Haven't been able to do as much modeling as I thought would. It seems that since I started my retirement career I've been busier than ever. At any rate, here's my long overdue F-20 for your perusal. Better late than never is my motto. For some reason it was really difficult to get nice smooth finish so it's a relief to be able to call it done.

Yikes, been awhile since I was here. Nevetheless, I've still been building my Horatio Phillips flying machine and I've progressed to the point where the boiler, propeller, and all the little engine details are done. However I'm currently stalled on the wingframe, mainly because of the fall semester of school.

I've still been updating my WIP: /forums/p/112714/1121726.aspx#1121726

Well. it's been a long time since anyone has logged in here. This GB build can go on for as long as needed. My Dark Shark still sits where I left off in my last post. I have been busy trying to reorganize my personal life with a job lay-off and all. I really havent had any time for fun.

i forgot i was in this lol il do the 1/72 tsr2 iv jjust got hold of the 1/48 kit and wanna do a what if with that

Dang, you've got it rough. Though it's really starting to look great, your patience is amazing!

Here is my latest update...

Wing fit was very poor, I had to do a lot of sanding and reshaping.

Here are a few progress pics:

I'll get some pics up when I get it primed. I still have to fit the wings to the fuslage and reetch some body lines I sanded away. After that it shoud be butter.

I own 6 Czech kits...    If I only knew... GEEEZ!

Well I'll be looking forward to some progress pics, spiralcity. Look at it this way, at least your on the primer stage, I'm still stuck on the engine doing measurements based off of 100 year old facts and images.

I'm glad your still here. It looks like it's just the two of us....

I have had some bench time and I am nearing the primer stage on my shark. Im getting close. This kit has been a nightmare at every turn, I tend to get discouraged with it after each bench sitting.

I'm still here.......unforunately I haven't really gotten much work done on my build. Mainly because I can't find the time to get a really good work session in. I have two other builds on the bench(one almost done) and the other I just started off on. Though it's not these kits that are eating into my time, it's the fact that spring semester just started so my workbench time was cut by half(basically only have time to work on weekends, that is if I'm lucky.) Argh! Oh well, I'm still slooooowly working on my multiplane......just don't expect an update really soon.

Well, if anyone is still checking in on this GB, let it be known the group is still open. I just had some bench times and worked on my Shark. I hope to get -er- done soon.

spiralcity wrote:

mg.mikael wrote: Hey spiralcity, can I get an extension on my scratch build? Yeah, I know I haven't been getting any updates posted recently(lot of work and studies outside of modeling) but I hope to get some major work done soon. So.....can I get an extension? Sure, this group can stay open as long as we have people building. I need more time myself.

Great, because I think I may be getting some major work done in the coming weeks.....barring any unforseen events/work.

mg.mikael wrote:

Hey spiralcity, can I get an extension on my scratch build? Yeah, I know I haven't been getting any updates posted recently(lot of work and studies outside of modeling) but I hope to get some major work done soon. So.....can I get an extension?

Sure, this group can stay open as long as we have people building.

I need more time myself.

-Neu- wrote:

Well the instructions say the aircraft was glossy... and close up of other FAA aircraft during this period seem to suggest they were somewhat glossy as well. Maybe I should matt it a slight bit next time.

 Hi Neu,

You have a lot of patience.

 I tend to put things on the shelf if I have too many problems.

I havent researched this aircraft so I will not comment on the gloss finish, in any case it's good to see you stuck with it...

-Neu- wrote:

Finally the B***** is dead. Thats how I feel about this model, its been a serious pain for me like no other model has been. I made ALOT of mistakes, I've broken all of the props by the end... and repainted parts of it more than once after a mistake I made (like when I accidently overdid the exhaust shading on one side, requiring me to strip it down a bit, repaint it, gloss it and then try again.) Its been a trying experience, one that I'm happy to be done of. The only good thing is that I learned quite a bit from this model, which I can use for some of my more prized CMR kits.

Glad to hear you conquered the beast, -Neu-! It looks great, thus gotta give you major kudos for sticking with the kit and turning it from c*** parts into an actual aircraft. However one question...isn't it a bit too glossy?

Looks good to me.

Thanks for posting the update...

spiralcity- Thanks for checkin' out the build!

-Neu- Thanks for the comments, but you've got some serious skills yourself to make that kit look good. Considering all the problematic areas that seem to be arising on your plane.