Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[505thAirborne]

One of my absolute favorite Mobile Suits!!

[Jefuemon]

And the Builder said, "Let there be light!"

and there was.

Then the Builder said, "Holy S&%#! It actually worked!!"

[Benson13]

Nice J. So what's going inside?

[Jefuemon]

Nice J. So what's going inside?

Launch arm, with a VF-1 Black Aces attached. Also have 1 launch personnel to put in, too.

98% of the times I've tried to do anything electrical/mechanical with my builds, it's failed to work. That's why I'm so excited that this came out.

[Dobber]

Congrats! Looks really nice. Lighting kits has never been my forte' and have always admired people who o it.

Chris

[Jefuemon]

Congrats! Looks really nice. Lighting kits has never been my forte' and have always admired people who o it.

Chris

Check out Evan Designs. They seem to have the best "idiot-resistant" lighting I've seen. What I used was 3 mm quick-flash red, and 5 mm cool white. There is a green one in there too, but it's not working. I imbedded it in some Wave epoxy putty, maybe that futzed it up. Well, for me, 7 out of 8 lights working is a pretty good accomplishment.

[MechTech]

That hand looks so real!!! Seriously, that looks great! The epoxy shouldn't have done anything unless it has a metal filler to short out the leads. It may just have desoldered. Thanks for sharing that link, I've been trying to find micro surface mounts and I've only seen them at HLJ so far (who is always out of stock). - MT

[MechTech]

One of our MUCH younger members (my son) has been snapping some stuff together. Let's not get into that "Gundam versus Macross" tiff again! - MT

[Dobber]

Nice......glad to see the next generation having some fun!

Chris

[Skypoet]

Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

-this ghastly thing, sorry to say...

Wa wa wee wa!

[Noyhauser]

So I've been a bit busy....

Working on what are the two best 72nd kits ever produced (of the same aircraft no less):

And this CF-18 which is part of the set I'm working on (Hasegawa 72nd)... all it needs is the landing light completed:

Edited August 16, 2013 by Noyhauser

[Shaorin]

Wa wa wee wa!

i really wanted to love that fu@ker, honest, but it was such an unholy damned mess. the only good thing i could salvage from it all was the 1/72 DYRL Minmay...

Edited August 16, 2013 by Shaorin

[Dobber]

Noyhauser, that CF-18 is amazing!

Chris

[mickyg]

CF-18 looks sweet! Excellent work on the weathering.

[derex3592]

ditto....amazing looking model. Great Job!

[MechTech]

That F-18 looks great! The weathering and "sludge" came out realistic. Are the Canadian rides really as unwashed as the U.S. Marine's rides? -MT

[Shaorin]

assembly nearly finished, tons of painting and clean-up to do...

[Noyhauser]

Dobber, mickyG Derex: thank you very much... Its much appreciated as I really love your guys' works on here too.

That F-18 looks great! The weathering and "sludge" came out realistic. Are the Canadian rides really as unwashed as the U.S. Marine's rides? -MT

Thanks. Yes, and it used to be worse... alot worse. Marine aircraft's weathering is the wear and tear from the sea and other environments. There generally aren't too many oil leaks and the like. We just didn't clean ours in the 1980s, especially when they were flying in our bases in West Germany. Oil stains and soot were common. Look at the top of the tail you can see where they cleaned off some grime to show the tail insignia. That's how dirty this aircraft is:

Edited August 17, 2013 by Noyhauser

[Dobber]

@Shaorin, nice Eagle. Will it be a USAF, IAF, JDF bird?

Looking forward to seeing her all painted up.

Chris

[Skypoet]

So I've been a bit busy....

Working on what are the two best 72nd kits ever produced (of the same aircraft no less):

And this CF-18 which is part of the set I'm working on (Hasegawa 72nd)... all it needs is the landing light completed:

I really like the 2nd zero kit a lot... which brand is that? Hobby Boss? Eduard?

Edited August 18, 2013 by Skypoet

[Shaorin]

@Shaorin, nice Eagle. Will it be a USAF, IAF, JDF bird?

Looking forward to seeing her all painted up.

Chris

thinking of a made-up U.N. SPACY scheme i've in mind, actually. apologies to any "Rivet Counters" round here in advance...

Edited August 18, 2013 by Shaorin

[Thom]

I'm working right now on a 'roll bar' equipped Valkyrie class ship from BSG, This one is named the Aegis and has capabilities akin to an AWACS through its Advanced Range DRADIS system. The ARDRIS.

I'm using the Bad-Azz Valkyrie 1/2500 kit, though I'm scaling it down to 1/4105 and using Paragrafix PE set for the launch bays.

This is after I cut into the resin to fit the PE piece.

[Noyhauser]

I really like the 2nd zero kit a lot... which brand is that? Hobby Boss? Eduard?

The Fine Molds limited edition... only sold in two parts as separate editions Model Graphix magazine. I personally believe that its one of the most detailed and best engineered 72nd kits ever made. Its got dropped flaps, very very fine raised panels, phenomenal engine detail, ect. While you can't get that one, you can buy the Tamiya kit which has nicer cockpit detail, but no dropped flaps (and significantly cheaper to boot.)

Edited August 18, 2013 by Noyhauser

[505thAirborne]

The Aegis is off to a great start, nice use of PE parts!

[derex3592]

First few rounds of white spray paint/sanding done on the Viper this weekend...

[PetarB]

On the bench.

[Jefuemon]

On the bench.

Are you doing a Max race version too? Or a regular combat unit?

[Wasabi-san]

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Edited January 31, 2014 by Wasabi-san

[PetarB]

Are you doing a Max race version too? Or a regular combat unit?

Closer to a regular combat unit. My first comissions in over 10 years. I'm running out of room to display, so I thought I'd scratch the building itch by doing some commissions! I've got permission to post pics of these once finished, so my next pics on these will be the finished verisons in a couple of weeks...

[Noyhauser]

Does anyone have a set to sell, or could point me in the direction of...

a set of decals to make a 1:72 subdued Air National Guard A-7 "SLUFF" from the mid-late 80's? I bought the Navy version on the cheap and want to paint it OD for a tree-top/canyon wall diorama, like I remember them screaming through Ute Pass in Colorado.

Thanks.

The set you're looking for is the Airdoc 1/72 A-7D sheet with a 120th TFS Colorado ANG bird from 1990. Image courtesy of ARC.

http://www.arcair.com/Rev2/1801-1900/rev1898-AirDOC-adm72016/00.shtm

There is also an earlier Colorado ANG SEA scheme on the sheet. Unfortunately I don't have one but you can find them online:

http://www.shopofphantoms.com/rhino/Pulsar/en_US.Shop.displayShop.5562./adm-48001_-32001

Hope that helps.

[Wasabi-san]

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Edited January 31, 2014 by Wasabi-san

[electric indigo]

Eek a spider!

Edited August 23, 2013 by electric indigo

[Jefuemon]

Took a little break after my major VF-1/hanger/launch arm build. Ready to dive back in with a 1/32 scale F-4J Phantom II from Tamiya, with a Jolly Rogers decal set, so I can kind of tie it into Macross.

[Wasabi-san]

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Edited January 31, 2014 by Wasabi-san

[Noyhauser]

OK...A-7 Corsair II paint question...

After looking on-line at hundreds of pictures, I can't tell if the inside of the air intake is supposed to be Insignia White after the first 6-8 inches, or is it painted Forest Green/Dark Gunship Grey on the subdued ANG birds?

All of the pics of the front views on navy planes, and the Vietnam-era green/brown/white planes all are in Insignia White, or there's the intake close-out when on the ground, but I can't find a good front color view of the scoop that's not in shadow. I've even gone to the 120th TFW website and can't find anything other than "Mile-High Militia" covers in the intakes.

Help?!

I suspect its insignia white... they usually are. It is for F-16s of this vintage, and almost every other fighter. There are always exceptions, but I'd say you'd be safe with white.