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All Righty ... What's on the bench today?
- Thread starter panzerace007
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Yep, they're the things the 5" guns sit in. Here's a few pics of Ranger & Forrestal from when my uncle flew off them...The hangy out things on the Sides with the 5" guns on them .... can't find a photo but think Ed has one ....ldguy
Ranger 1965/66 had the sponsons but, foreward guns were removed early in 1965. Look just ahead of the angled deck....
Forrestal
look to the right of the Whale...
What did you do ..... Just lock up your trailer .... & move to California ....
:huh:
Nah Gerry, I got kidnapped by my folks in NOV 2013 and been here ever since! :smack
Swordsman
Active member
Well Okay then I remember all that stuff that happened I've know Ya since 2009 ..... ldguy
On My Bench is the Module for the "Texas Outlaws On30" yahoo group ..... Train days in Jefferson, Texas this weekend ....
Branch line is in ..... and ballasted ...ldguy
Over on the left is a two story building ...... on the right will be a profile building .... :skipper
I cut some ditches with my Hot Foam profile cutter .........
Ballested the switch machine ...... ............ only foobared once ....... ballest in the moving surfaces ..... Not good ....ldguy
Branch line track tested well .... Parting shot is to show the size of car from end .... this is narrow gauge .... the track is a scale 1:48 ..... between rails is 2ft 6 " or 30 inches hench On30 ....ldguy
ldguy On My Bench is the Module for the "Texas Outlaws On30" yahoo group ..... Train days in Jefferson, Texas this weekend ....
Branch line is in ..... and ballasted ...
ldguy
Over on the left is a two story building ...... on the right will be a profile building .... :skipper
I cut some ditches with my Hot Foam profile cutter .........
Ballested the switch machine ...... ............ only foobared once ....... ballest in the moving surfaces ..... Not good ....
ldguy
Branch line track tested well .... Parting shot is to show the size of car from end .... this is narrow gauge .... the track is a scale 1:48 ..... between rails is 2ft 6 " or 30 inches hench On30 ....
ldguy
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Gerry, the bench and the layout are looking great! It feels great seeing thi8s much progress from you.
I have a big update coming so stay tuned...
I have a big update coming so stay tuned...
Swordsman
Active member
Your fix'n to see more I was I a slump there for a bit .... then Found out this morning I still Have about 30 days before Eagle Quest ..... so I feel reprived ..... :yipee
Been pretty low key here the past few days. What with being on unemployment now and everything But the job hunt continues. Had to go to Michael's yesterday. Noticed my airbrush was spattering paint when I used it. Took it apart and realized the tip was mushroomed out. Only thing I can figure is one of the cats decided it would be fun to push it onto the floor a few weeks back. But Michael's had a new tip, needle, combo. So now it works like brand new :yipee
But the job hunt continues. Had to go to Michael's yesterday. Noticed my airbrush was spattering paint when I used it. Took it apart and realized the tip was mushroomed out. Only thing I can figure is one of the cats decided it would be fun to push it onto the floor a few weeks back. But Michael's had a new tip, needle, combo. So now it works like brand new :yipee
Well Okay then I remember all that stuff that happened I've know Ya since 2009 .....
On My Bench is the Module for the "Texas Outlaws On30" yahoo group ..... Train days in Jefferson, Texas this weekend ....
Branch line is in ..... and ballasted ...
Over on the left is a two story building ...... on the right will be a profile building .... :skipper
I cut some ditches with my Hot Foam profile cutter .........
Ballested the switch machine ...... ............ only foobared once ....... ballest in the moving surfaces ..... Not good ....
Branch line track tested well .... Parting shot is to show the size of car from end .... this is narrow gauge .... the track is a scale 1:48 ..... between rails is 2ft 6 " or 30 inches hench On30 ....
What are you doing, is this some sort of display section of railroad or a VERY short run?
Score Ryan! : :dance
I had about a hour on the workbench this AM, did pretty good, we'll see the results shortly. Going to get some lunch in me, recharge batteries and see how it goes.
Going to Cardio Dr. this afternoon, not sure what he's going to tell me, first visit with him since the popped open the chest 4 weeks ago.
ldguy
Swordsman
Active member
Let Me see this is a part of a larger section of the layout ..... Lets see if I can find a picture .....
Bob see the crack on lower right side that is the beginning of next module ..... We also have asence of Humor ......
Snake oil advertising ..............
Snake Oil Factory ....................ldguy
Snake oil salesman ........ldguy
What is the Dogs name ???
Bob see the crack on lower right side that is the beginning of next module ..... We also have asence of Humor ......
Snake oil advertising ..............
Snake Oil Factory ....................
ldguy
Snake oil salesman ........
ldguy
What is the Dogs name ???
Prop Duster
Member
Let Me see this is a part of a larger section of the layout ..... Lets see if I can find a picture .....
What is the Dogs name ???
Must be one of them Phrench Foodles :tomato
Well, let's see, I got my IL-2M3 on the bench, nearly ready fer paint, got my Badger 175 waiting to be tested, got the Darrell Waltrip's #17 going... :drinks And at 0200h this morning a 1/72 Academy P-40B found it's way onto the bench hmy: :gogo just mysteriously appeared :snoopy
hmy: :gogo just mysteriously appeared :snoopy
Swordsman
Active member
Well, let's see, I got my IL-2M3 on the bench, nearly ready fer paint, got my Badger 175 waiting to be tested, got the Darrell Waltrip's #17 going... :drinks And at 0200h this morning a 1/72 Academy P-40B found it's way onto the bench
Those pesky Gremlins ..... There trying to makeup for breaking your Airbrush ......
ldguy
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Gerry, that layout is looking fantastic! Love the Snake Oil Factory; I always wondered where that stuff came from!
As promised, here's my latest progress.
I'll start with something simple that I was working on at Hobby Day. I finalized the assembly of Annie so that now she's ready for paint:
And then, since I had also brought Dora to repair and improve for a local contest coming up, I decided to shoot a comparison pic that someone requested once before. Here's Annie sitting next to her 'big sister' Dora:
Quite the difference there...
One fellow IPMS member who was at Hobby Day remarked, "I guess size doesn't matter when you've got a nuclear warhead!"
Staying with Armor, I assembled the two rail cars for the Russian Armored Train I'm doing for the On RR Tracks Campaign:
I also attached the engine and tender to each other and then completed all the turrets (sans guns on the smaller ones to keep from breaking off the guns). Here's the whole train all together so far. I didn't have enough rail to pose this whole train so it is sitting on the table:
Moving along, I decided to change things up a bit and start an F-18 for the Modern Aircraft Campaign. You'll be able to see these same pics there, but for those who don't check in, I have them here too.
Naturally, I started with the cockpit:
It's pretty basic but there will be a lot of decals going in there once I paint it. Next is a shot of the cockpit on the forward fuselage assembly:
After that, I assembled the main fuselage assembly:
Finally, I completed the main wings; drilling out the holes for the ordinance and cementing the parts together. Now all the sub assemblies for this aircraft are done and I can complete the cockpit and start shooting paint on this:
After all that, I needed a break from building so I pulled out my Sleepy Hollow model and did some additional painting. First off, I painted the pumpkins using Testor's Turn Signal Amber over a dark tan. It is still a bit glossy since turn signals tend to be shiny, but a good dullcoat will tone that down. I'm pretty pleased with these:
Next I painted the large tree that goes on the base. It will get a dark wash later... maybe:
Next I painted the severed head; completing the mouth, the hair and giving a grey dry-brush to the face to add a dead pallor to the complexion. I didn't want to overdo it since this is supposed to be a fresh kill. I do still have a few touchups and improvements to do:
Next I did the little Sleepy Hollow sign. I like it so far:
Finally, here's an overall shot of the whole model so you can see most of it all together:
Finally, I was getting upset at Dragon for the poor directions on the Saturn V. They show parts being put on the main body of this rocket; parts that have locating pins. However, there are no corresponding holes for the parts on the body of the rocket. There are places inside the smooth parts of the rocket that can be opened for these things but none on the ribbed portion of the rocket. Furthermore, there are no indications for adding the parts to the other side of this rocket so one has to guess as to placement! So, I figured I would just "wing it"! One thing I did was to drill out the holes that I figured where the right ones. The other thing I did was to place most of the second side parts; particularly the ones that went on the ribbed sections, directly opposite the first parts I added.
Okay, here is Stage One of the Saturn V all built up:
This is Stage Two:
And now the lower part of Stage Three:
The upper part of Stage Three is where the LEM sits.
And of course, the whole rocket assembled so far:
Now this part of the rocket at least is ready for paint. I can't go much further on the rest of it yet until I get the LEM gold-leafed and assembled.
Each stage will remain unglued for ease of transport, to be assembled on site of any contest I take it to.
Okay, that completes my latest progress so far. Hopefully I can get even further later in the week. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome!
As promised, here's my latest progress.
I'll start with something simple that I was working on at Hobby Day. I finalized the assembly of Annie so that now she's ready for paint:
And then, since I had also brought Dora to repair and improve for a local contest coming up, I decided to shoot a comparison pic that someone requested once before. Here's Annie sitting next to her 'big sister' Dora:
Quite the difference there...
One fellow IPMS member who was at Hobby Day remarked, "I guess size doesn't matter when you've got a nuclear warhead!"
Staying with Armor, I assembled the two rail cars for the Russian Armored Train I'm doing for the On RR Tracks Campaign:
I also attached the engine and tender to each other and then completed all the turrets (sans guns on the smaller ones to keep from breaking off the guns). Here's the whole train all together so far. I didn't have enough rail to pose this whole train so it is sitting on the table:
Moving along, I decided to change things up a bit and start an F-18 for the Modern Aircraft Campaign. You'll be able to see these same pics there, but for those who don't check in, I have them here too.
Naturally, I started with the cockpit:
It's pretty basic but there will be a lot of decals going in there once I paint it. Next is a shot of the cockpit on the forward fuselage assembly:
After that, I assembled the main fuselage assembly:
Finally, I completed the main wings; drilling out the holes for the ordinance and cementing the parts together. Now all the sub assemblies for this aircraft are done and I can complete the cockpit and start shooting paint on this:
After all that, I needed a break from building so I pulled out my Sleepy Hollow model and did some additional painting. First off, I painted the pumpkins using Testor's Turn Signal Amber over a dark tan. It is still a bit glossy since turn signals tend to be shiny, but a good dullcoat will tone that down. I'm pretty pleased with these:
Next I painted the large tree that goes on the base. It will get a dark wash later... maybe:
Next I painted the severed head; completing the mouth, the hair and giving a grey dry-brush to the face to add a dead pallor to the complexion. I didn't want to overdo it since this is supposed to be a fresh kill. I do still have a few touchups and improvements to do:
Next I did the little Sleepy Hollow sign. I like it so far:
Finally, here's an overall shot of the whole model so you can see most of it all together:
Finally, I was getting upset at Dragon for the poor directions on the Saturn V. They show parts being put on the main body of this rocket; parts that have locating pins. However, there are no corresponding holes for the parts on the body of the rocket. There are places inside the smooth parts of the rocket that can be opened for these things but none on the ribbed portion of the rocket. Furthermore, there are no indications for adding the parts to the other side of this rocket so one has to guess as to placement! So, I figured I would just "wing it"! One thing I did was to drill out the holes that I figured where the right ones. The other thing I did was to place most of the second side parts; particularly the ones that went on the ribbed sections, directly opposite the first parts I added.
Okay, here is Stage One of the Saturn V all built up:
This is Stage Two:
And now the lower part of Stage Three:
The upper part of Stage Three is where the LEM sits.
And of course, the whole rocket assembled so far:
Now this part of the rocket at least is ready for paint. I can't go much further on the rest of it yet until I get the LEM gold-leafed and assembled.
Each stage will remain unglued for ease of transport, to be assembled on site of any contest I take it to.
Okay, that completes my latest progress so far. Hopefully I can get even further later in the week. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome!
Well, let's see, I got my IL-2M3 on the bench, nearly ready fer paint, got my Badger 175 waiting to be tested, got the Darrell Waltrip's #17 going... :drinks And at 0200h this morning a 1/72 Academy P-40B found it's way onto the bench
Those pesky Gremlins ..... There trying to makeup for breaking your Airbrush ......
Good possability!! :hmmm
Swordsman
Active member
Let Me see this is a part of a larger section of the layout ..... Lets see if I can find a picture .....
What is the Dogs name ???
Must be one of them Phrench Foodles :tomato
Yep you guessed it's name is .... Fi Do ......
