So far the work has been too good to limit it…
SHOW US WHAT YA GOT !!![party][8-][party][8-][#welcome][8-][party][8-][party]
Please post all and any progress or completed projects here.
Looking forward to seeing everyone’s submissions…
Criteria:
Out of the box. Following IPMS guidelines. Aftermarket decals and seatbelts are ok. If the kit included resin or PE then it was in the box when purchased so it is OOTB. Subject is aircraft, military, civil or experimental. Aircraft developed or in use from 1940 to 1949. All scales. Jets and props.
The following aircaft are spoken for but there is always room for more…
Since this is a very broad subject when you post your work it would be appreciated to include some sort of synopsis on any research done on the aircraft…
PARTICIPANTS
JoeRugby
Tamiya Bell X1 [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
sphealey
AM Yak-1 on skis
Quagmyre
Minicraft XF5F-1
roadkill_275
Ford Tri-Motor
nicholma
Tamiya Beaufighter MK. VI
lodni_k
Tamiya P51
rockythegoat
DC-3 Eastern Airlines
ClumsyModeler
Hasegawa Me 262-1a
wibhi2
Gavia’ LA-7
tlivansco
pending
Skarpotchi
Tauro Macchi MC202 [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
razordws
Hasegawa B-17F
fightnjoe
Tamiya Type 21 [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
Bondobandit
P47 Bubbletop
Harrowbeer
Special Hobby Mustang MKI
rjkplasticmod
Hasegawa Frank [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
roejn
P47D Bubbletop
taxtp
Tamiya V-1 "Doddlebug [tup] COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
Cudamav
B25 Mitchell
Tankmaster7
Revell 1/72 Fw-190A8 [tup] COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
ABARNE
Tamiya A6M2
A6EFAN
Hasegawa F-86F30 [tup] COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
Richard James
HE-111
Dragonfly
Dornier Arrow [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
RSaddlemire
A6M or Rufe [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
wing nut
Yak-7 [tup]COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
Mikeym_us
Airfix TBD1 [tup] COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
dstrebe
Razorback P47 [tup] COMPLETED AND DISPLAYED
[8D] My Trumpeter F-105D for the ‘After The Battle’ GB is on the paint rack for it’s camo and as soon as I paint it tomorrow, I’ll move my Hasegawa F-86 onto the assembly bench for this GB along with my Tamiya F-4E for another GB on ARC. Things are getting hot now![tup]
For those of you on the east coast…perhaps you are at work like me…have you gone through your mental checklist for supplies and tools for the start of this build yet? The clocking is no longer ticking, it is thundering…
FLASHING…FLASHING…too “M U C H” flashing. After HOURS of removing all the flashing from the kit I’m ready to start painting and assembling the office. Actully the detail on this kit is great, just needs some TLC and time, oh yeah and some patients.
Broke the seals on the box this morning before leaving for the office…grass mowing and weights tonight…then the parts start coming off the sprues…need to re-install my camera program so photos of this will be out some time next week…
Started last night (figured it was June 1st in most places of the world so that was good enough for me[:D]). No pictures because the digital camera is busted.[:(] Wife is getting a new digital camera next week for her birthday, but I don’t want to open her present over something like this.
Flightdeck (minus seatbelts) and wing are in place. Fuselage and armament will be closed up later in the week and attached to wing. I am running out of shelf space so this one will be done with the gear up just like on the box art so I can hang it from the ceiling.
Did some work on mine this morning. I haven’t built a 1/32 kit in 20 years, but this Hasegawa Frank is really excellent. Dry fitting of major components shows great fit. Won’t need much filler on this one.
I started mine at midnight I really just broke it out of the plastic and started test fitting. I did manage to glue some minor pieces together. I will post some pics when it looks like something
I’ve started slapping my V-1 together. There’s not many parts, and the fit is as you’d expect from Tamiya.
I’m going to trial Tamiya aerosol sprays on this .I 've used airframe silver and some car colours before, but never camo colours. I won’t even have to clean out the airbrush that way. I’m getting really lazy, and this is going to be a quick one.
BTW, there is not much joy in building the dolly it resides on,all that framework aand stuff. I on’t know how guys build models of oil rigs and thing like that.
Tony, I built the Tamiya V-1 several years ago when it was first released. It’s a quick , fun build. The dolly really isn’t that difficult once you get started on it.
I did the MPM V1 back in December…you know what amazed me was the number of markings on it…I assumed you only need to know where to light the fuse…LOL[}:)]
I closed up the fuselage and attached it to the wing and put on the stabilizers last night; then remembered I forgot to drill the tiny holes in the sides of the fuselage to route the antennae. DOH! Adding the wire antennae that attach to the stabilizers on the XF5F-1 is ok for this OOTBGB right? If not, maybe it was one of those rare “good thing I forgot” scenarios. [:D] I also found I forgot to paint some of the upper surfaces of the flightdeck. Shouldn’t be too hard to mask off and remedy that small oversight when the time comes. Jeez… I take one month off from building and I’m pulling rookie mistakes. Hopefully this build will knock the rust off.[;)]
Sure wish I could share pics. Promise I’ll take them as soon as the wife gets her camera for her b-day.
Roadkill - This is my first attempt with Alclad too. Cannot wait to see how our planes come out and see if the results live up to the reputation that precedes it.
Just back from Connecticut yesterday and the US v. Wales test match…The US got worked if you are curious…77-3.
Now onto to other things…Dragonfly, I just realized that an A4C is outside the parameters for this build…sorry, my enthusiasm for Scooters and a new participant got the better of me[:I]…Civil, Military or Experimental aircraft from 1940-1949 arer acceptable…Just as a suggestion a Luftwaffe '46 project would be cool…
I will be posting progress soon.
My Me-163 is the Testors kit…only three steps to assemble…I am regretting my selection of this kit and not something a bit more challenging…I will focus on the finishing then…
I really just broke it out of the plastic and started test fitting. I did manage to glue some minor pieces together. I will post some pics when it looks like something