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Sounds like a plan Blap. Finishing is my weak area. :( Send Kit#2 to NX-17000, and he can have it for June/July/August, and I'll take it for August/September/October. By then we'll know if I send it to Timescape or Mottom. But I think having you have it for finishing is the best plan for now. I am ...

Has Team Hoser gone MIA?

So its been more than 5 days since the last post. Any progress? Inquering minds want to know...

Griffon Model produces brass rod down to 0.3mm OD with 0.1mm ID.

http://www.griffonmodel.com/product.asp?classid=71

For 0.032" (0.8272mm), you can use GCP-BHP10 (1.3mm OD, 0.94mm ID), about two-thirds down the listing.

I threw in all the parts (except a 1/72 Tornado - as I only had one) for him to replicate what I did, if he chooses. I'm sure a 1/72 F-18 or maybe an F-15 could serve the same purpose. I have a partially built Tornado I could send along if required; but it only has one fin... I know in space you do...

Looking good, John. The wing (fin?) tip looks odd cantering off to one side. Thiniking it needs an opposite or even a "hinge" to make it appear as a control surface. I can see pylons and weapons cascading down the fin; not elegant but typical militarizing of a civilian vehicle... Are we co...

Hey!!!! where did you find that on the site! :oops: I failed to find it when I went there. But Thanks for finding this. So if this is a fine, that I have, I must be using it wrong. ](*,) I just saved that link you posted. Once again... Thanks!! You can find it by clicking on "Products" ta...

Badger supports these airbrushes (http://www.badgerairbrush.com/Sotar_20-20.asp). From the Badger site (needles/tips): Fine (Black) - "Hair" line to 3/4" (19mm) spray pattern Medium (White ) - Pen line to 1" (25mm) spray pattern Large (Clear - Pencil line to 1-1/4" (31mm) sp...

Johnnycrash wrote:Oops! Sorry. I'll post some later tonight. Hopefully.

Hey John where are the pics? It is Sunday morning here in Adelaide...😈😈😈😈😈

And the package has arrived. :D And a surprise - Dual build. I was expecting one, but got two instead. I thought the second one was a parallel build for yourself Oops forgot to mention that part...😈 As I recall you have several of these kits, so a ring ship as I mentioned earlier could ...

I used to just use the first light colour as my "primer" coat. Worked fine as long as I was using enamels. Problems arose when I started using more acrylics, they had more difficulty sticking to the plastic.

Lonewolf wrote:All I'm seeing are messages saying the image has been deleted or moved.

Links fixed.

John, package taken to post office yesterday. It will not be shipped out until Monday. You should have it by the end of the week.

Jan 22 Update. I have packaged up the two models and will be sending to John this weekend as promised. Here are some pics of what they look like at this stage: http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae157/Timescape1/Travelling%20Model%202015/DSCN1938-1-1.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae157/Time...

The problem with the donor kit is there is very little vertical with the P-38, even the vertical stabilizer/rudder are not very tall... BTW forgot to mention what POS the kit is. Not designed for the gear bays or the gun bay to be closed up. Thus, thin mating surfaces and large gaps to fill. Gap fil...

Hey Blappy, I have been duplicating (ish) in parallel the build with the P-38 I had in my parts bin, although I am missing two critical pieces to complete properly: the port gun bay cover and the stbd nacelle face. I have been using it as a test bed for the other kit. Main difference between the two...

Blappy wrote:Since I'm the last guy in line it will be interesting to see how this ends up before I get it for finishing.

I do think it needs some seriously vertical element to it though. It's too flat right now.

Possible, but I will leave that to the next in line...

As an enemy spy, I have to say 'Good on ya eh', Have a loonie, and it's all aboot the hockey... Interesting start. As a mechahead though, I need to ask, where did those nozzles come from? They'd make some nice verniers thrusters for customized mobile suits. :8) From time to time, I have John (MMI) ...

Ok, got some progress done on the 12th but ended up sick for week and did not get back at it until this past weekend. 12 Jan progress pics: http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae157/Timescape1/Travelling%20Model%202015/DSCN1923.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae157/Timescape1/Travelling%20Mode...

Hey guys, Sorry I have been rather silent since my post on 1 Jan. While I had good intentions of geting going on this last weekend, I forgot I had some year-end model club business to take care of which basically swamped me under. About all I got done was to glue a couple of cockpit pieces together ...

OK, here's what I have (please note that I am not posting pictures with a news paper as I do not get one delivered and I do not want to drive a half hour into town and then back to get one...you will just have to take my word for it...:) ) Over the last couple of weeks, I have been pawing through my...

I have a couple of weeks off starting this weekend. I'll take stock and make a proposal (or maybe just an executive decision ) and get back to you guys.

Wonder if spraying with dull coat first would be of benefit.

The international mailing system is gonna be clogged with all of the holiday packages and cards, making a delay in getting the project to someone even more likely. Actually, we have NO cross-border teams. Well, as far as I know. We had enough canucks to make our own team. :D Go Canada!! I'm also go...

Hey NX-17000, you going to HALCON this coming weekend. If so drop by the MSFM (Maritime Sci-Fi Modelers) tables in the vendors' room and say high.

Bill

I am good to wait. Few things before Christmas that will delay a start for me, HALCON this coming weekend, then two weeks later Pop Expo Ottawa. Then of course Dec is silly season at work... If its all the same to Team Canuck, I can either start off or pick up sometime in March; I will be out of tow...

My wife is a nurse and often come home with throw away stuff like caps for medical bits etc that have unique shapes for greeblies. Problem with those is the plastic is difficult to work with, hence I send them off to be cast.

Some may end up on the CSS CANUK (or whatever we decide to build...)

found items ohhh...I have a box full of stuff that may suit...

Speaking of which, John, I have a bunch of odds and ends that I will send to you for casting.

I will admit I am a little gun shy after last time... It was my team who had our entry destroyed by an と お思 team member. And after I donated all of those nice Enterprise-D smoothie parts. :x That being said I'll give it another go! I'm in Southern Ontario so can go ...

Sounds good to me.

If you are using an airbrush, pump up the air pressure. I've had some success at 30psi when spraying semi-gloss black, it comes out with a nice flat sheen. It is one of my favorite techniques when painting instrument panels. Of course I did it with flat black once and no amount of gloss coating pull...