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All Righty ... What's on the bench today?
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Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I've just been assembling little bits and bobs trying to get things moving forward again....
Pics forthcoming soon I hope....
Pics forthcoming soon I hope....
sharkman
Master at Arms
Everyone's busy!
Not working on this one at the moment, it was a used kit (partially started) that I picked up for what I thought was a good price. Classic Airframes Sm.79. The seller couldn't guarantee that all the pieces were there but after I received it and did a quick inventory check it was only missing a few of the small resin pieces, nothing that I shouldn't be able to make, and one of the main wheels for the landing gear but I was able to find a set of True Details wheels.
I stripped the interior paint job, cleaned up and glued the wings back together, fixed a broken nacelle and repaired some of the broken resin pieces in the cockpit that had snapped off. I'll put it away now until later.
Not working on this one at the moment, it was a used kit (partially started) that I picked up for what I thought was a good price. Classic Airframes Sm.79. The seller couldn't guarantee that all the pieces were there but after I received it and did a quick inventory check it was only missing a few of the small resin pieces, nothing that I shouldn't be able to make, and one of the main wheels for the landing gear but I was able to find a set of True Details wheels.
I stripped the interior paint job, cleaned up and glued the wings back together, fixed a broken nacelle and repaired some of the broken resin pieces in the cockpit that had snapped off. I'll put it away now until later.
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Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
I have always liked the SM79. The Trumpy kit is OK but has some glaring errors ( as many Trumpy kits have) I am now waiting on HPH to release their 1/32 kit but it will probably be a while.
sharkman
Master at Arms
They do have a lot of interesting paint schemes, very intricate!
I still haven't stripped the paint from the resin pieces, a few of the interior parts were painted a green and the engines have paint. Anyone ever use oven cleaner on resin????
Paul, that HPH kit will be excellent! I do have another CA SM.79 in the stash, the torpedo version. Looking forward to building them both one of these days!
I still haven't stripped the paint from the resin pieces, a few of the interior parts were painted a green and the engines have paint. Anyone ever use oven cleaner on resin????
Paul, that HPH kit will be excellent! I do have another CA SM.79 in the stash, the torpedo version. Looking forward to building them both one of these days!
ausf
Master at Arms
Aren't these new Tammy figures amazing.Got a new batch of Tamiya figures assembled and painted...not sure yet where I'm putting them...
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Also did more oil work on my figure bust and laid down some BO for the KV-1
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I'd put them up against any resin kit out there.
ausf
Master at Arms
I'm all about the Japanese engines apparently, I bought the 1/72 Tammy Zero while waiting on the ox cart carrying my Wingsy Type 96 from the Ukraine.
SO, as you all know how the modeling gods work, as soon as the Zero showed up, guess what followed a day or two later. And then my wife asked what do I want for Father's Day and Now theres the 1/32 Tammy A6M2b sitting about a foot away from me.
Onto the bench pics. I added some plug wires with wire on the 1/72 and used .010" styrene rod on the 1/48 Type 96. Theres a lot of nice detail on this kit, I had the best finish I ever did on the cylinders, but it's gone behind everything now. As an experiment, I sprayed Vallejo's Metallics straight on the styrene, no primer and it had a nice finish and stayed firm even after washes.
The PE on the Wingsy kit is some sort of motor mount. When I was looking over the kit online before I bought it, I assumed it was the plug wires.
SO, as you all know how the modeling gods work, as soon as the Zero showed up, guess what followed a day or two later. And then my wife asked what do I want for Father's Day and Now theres the 1/32 Tammy A6M2b sitting about a foot away from me.
Onto the bench pics. I added some plug wires with wire on the 1/72 and used .010" styrene rod on the 1/48 Type 96. Theres a lot of nice detail on this kit, I had the best finish I ever did on the cylinders, but it's gone behind everything now. As an experiment, I sprayed Vallejo's Metallics straight on the styrene, no primer and it had a nice finish and stayed firm even after washes.
The PE on the Wingsy kit is some sort of motor mount. When I was looking over the kit online before I bought it, I assumed it was the plug wires.
Well we are vactioning in Hilton Head this week. Wifi in the condo sucks hard so I'm not seeing what yall are posting. I'm getting better signal on my phone over cell.
Here's Gary and I at the Old Sheldon Church Ruins (google it).
Everyone says howdy!
Here's Gary and I at the Old Sheldon Church Ruins (google it).
Everyone says howdy!
Weather is here, wish you were beautiful.
