FSM New Years Resolution — Build More Models GB

Hey all,

Here at the FineScale Modeler head office, we’ve resolved to build more models in 2017. To kick it off, the staff are all going to build a model in a month — and we want you to build along with us. The guidelines for this Group Build are simple. Pull a kit from your stash, start it on January 1, and finish it on or before January 31. It can be any subject or kit type, and you can build it any way you want to from out of the box to adding a ton of extra detail. If you are really adventurous, scratchbuild most or all of the model.

Signup is simple: Reply below and tell us what kit you’ll be building and what modifications you plan on making.

To kick things off, here’s the list from FSM:

Mark Savage ------------ Revell 1/25 scale Arcierio-Wells Pioneer Reynard Indy Car

Mark Hembree ----------- Dragon 1/72 scale Flakpanzer 341

Elizabeth Nash ---------- Polar Lights Seaview

Aaron Skinner ----------- Eduard 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.VIII

Bish ---------------------- AMT Imperial Shuttle

Eagle90 ------------------ Ark Models 1/48 scale I-16 Type 24

hogfanfs ----------------- Fine Molds 1/48 scale TIE fighter

lewbud ------------------- Italeri 1/72 scale F-35A Lighting II

usmc93 ------------------ Dragon 1/35 scale Tiger I

tempestjohnny ---------- Hasegawa 1/72 scale F-16C

modelcrazy -------------- Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Hornet

BrandonK ---------------- Tamiya 1/48 scale Bf 109E-4/7 Trop

scottrc ------------------- MPC 1/72 scale Devastator

goldhammer ------------- Minicraft 1/144 scale B-52H

jeaton01 ----------------- Airfix 1/48 scale Meteor F.8

badlanguage ------------- Bandai 1/144 scale HGBF Dom R35

Daniel Ficke -------------- Revell 1/24 '56 Chevy Bel Air

MrT ----------------------- HobbyBoss 1/35 scale RSOV with upgrades

WirbelWind106 ---------- Matchbox 1/72 scale Henschel Hs 126

JMart --------------------- Dragon 1/72 scale Challenger 2

JMart --------------------- Hasegawa 1/72 scale Leopard 2

JMart --------------------- Trumpeter 1/72 scale Challenger 1

kobeck ------------------- Trumpeter 1/144 scale Su-34

pyrman64 --------------- Moebius Colonial Viper

Justinryan215 ----------- Hasegawa 1/48 scale Voyager probe

V737D ------------------- Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat

taxtp --------------------- Airfix 1/32 scale British infantry figure

William Spikes ----------- Tamiya 1/35 scale German Assault Troops 8 Figures

greentracker98 -------------- Monogram 1/25 scale 1965 Chevy Impala

jgeratic ------------------------- Zvezda 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2

waynec ------------------------ Trumpeter 1/35 scale KZKT-537L Tractor

BrandonD --------------------- Hobbycraft 1/48 scale Curtiss Hawk 75

Caveman ---------------------- AMK 1/48 scale Kfir C2

NucMedTech ----------------- Revell First Order TIE Fighter

More Power Scotty --------- Fort Royal Review 120mm German Stormtrooper

Rob Gronovious ------------- MPC ROTJ A-wing

Rigidrider ---------------------- Fujimi 1/48 scale Fw 190D-9

Theuns ------------------------- Tamiya 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.VIII

mattw --------------------------- Moebius Voyager

Steve Carricato ------------- C-45 Expeditor model 18

Let’s have some fun and build something!

I am up for this. Was goign to start my build for the Star wars GB in Jan anyway. So i’ll join along with the AMT Imprial Shuttle, OOB.

Got you signed up!

Cheers, Aaron

Hey Aaron,

Brilliant idea! Count me in! I have been adding 1/48 Soviet and Japanese WWII aircraft to my stash, so I think it’s about time I do one! So put me down for a 1/48 Ark Models I-16 Type 24. Staight from the box (I buy so many kits I can’t afford aftermarket! LOL!).

Thanks for hosting a cool GB!

Bobby

P.S. love the kits you guys are doing!

Bobby, Got you signed up. Welcoe aboard!

Cheers, Aaron

I’ll join, and do the Star Wars Theme like Bish, with a 1/48 Fine Molds TIE Fighter with the Paragrafix photo etch details.

I’d like to sign up, just don’t know with what. Whatever it is, it will most likely be in the divine scale (1/72).

Does it count if I finally finish the Tamiya 1/48 F-14A that I started in September? [8-)]

Im in! First GB. I will be doing the Dragon Tiger I Mid Production Sd.Kfz.181 1/35 kit. Not decided on what mods as of yet but will be doing Battle of Normandy 1944 paint/unit.

Oh I can’t pass this up. 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C Falcon

I’ll join with whatever I get for the Secret Santa Group Build. Won’t know until Christmas morning.

I’ll jump in with a Tamiya 1/48 BF-109E-4/7 Trop.

BK

Well, this would be a good way to thin the herd and have the excuss to buy more models[:D]. I have had an old MPC 1/72 scale TBD Devestator sitting wrapped in the box on the edge of my desk for months now, I guess its time to build it. I can do this!

Scott

Aaron,

Are y’all planning on doing this for every month or just January?

Modelcrazy,

Right now it’s just for January. Who knows what the future may bring…

Cheers, Aaron

I’ll be like MC and jump in with the Santa build, whatever it is, if crossovers are allowed.

Cool bananas!

Cheers, Aaron

Aaron,

I see your building the dreaded Spitfire, I’m surprised you aren’t going for an Airliner.

Bish-----slowly shaking head and muttering under breath-“Bloody Colonials”[whstl]

I thought about it, but the Mk.VIII fills a hole in my RAAF collection.