Duke Maddog
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Okay, since I can't make one thread showing everything in one place, here is my Maddog Manufacturing Thread showing all the aircraft I'm working on.
These are the models I'm currently working on for this year. This one is a model I picked up at the Nationals in Phoenix. This is the R100 airship I started some time back. Getting the lower part of the mooring building done was tough since there were so many gaps I needed to fill in hard-to-sand areas. I managed to finally get it done well enough to move on. Here's the mooring building next to the airship with a nice view of my disorganized workbench behind:
This one is the Heller Hawker Tempest in 1/72 scale. This is after the first day's work on it:
Next, I've been working on the Zvesda 1/72 scale Kamov Hokum Ka50W that I got from the Distressed Kit Auction at my IPMS club in December. This is the rear half of the fuselage. The front half wasn't completed until I got the cockpit painted.
This next model is a 1/72 scale SC3 Seaplane that was also featured in the "Porco Rosso" movie as flown by Porco's challenger. this is when I got the floats assembled and some of the parts on the fuselage.
Next is a model of the Airfix 1/72 scale British Buccaneer I started some time ago as well. This pic shows the fuselage all together:
Later, after sanding and adding extra surfacer and more sanding, I added the tail and wings:
In these pics, you can see I got the cockpit assembled and added to the main fuselage of the Hokum:
Meanwhile, my little floatplane was almost all assembled:
And here is the little floatplane shot with blue:
After awhile, I started a couple more aircraft models. This first one is an old YOV 10A Bronco that a friend bought for me. This is now all ready for paint after I mask the clear parts:
Next is a model I was sold by a friend who got it as a gift. This is my Italeri 1/72 scale C-130 Hercules. This one I will be making British so I can use the US decals for the US C-130 I built some time ago and lost the decals for. Here was the cockpit all assembled:
This is the fuselage taped together. I had the windows installed in it alreadyand the inside painted:
Here are the wings for this big guy. All they need is the propellers. They'll be one of the last things to go on:
Going back to some earlier projects, I was able to get them all ready for paint.
My Heller 1/72 scale Hawker Tempest, ready for paint:
My 1/72 scale Zvezda Kamov Hokum Ka-50W, ready for paint:
Some time later, I started a a model I am doing for a Group Build on the HLI Forums. This is the 1/72 scale Matchbox Privateer that was chosen for me from the other members of the "In My Stash" Group Build. I got the cockpit assembled and painted in this pic:
Next I did a lot of painting and assembly of many parts that were molded in two parts; like wings, horizontal stabilizers, vertical stabilizer, etc. here are those sprues showing what I got done.
In that pic you can even see the crew I painted which I will be adding to this model. Here's the rest I'd gotten done at that time:
Back to my little SC3 float plane again, here it is all complete and ready for decals. The propeller will go on after all that is done:
Later on, I got more progress done on the Privateer. Here's the turrets all completed, and the pilots added to the cockpit:
Here's the two waist blisters completed:
And here are the blisters added to the fuselage halves:
Later, I went back to my YOV 10 Bronco again. Here it is finally sporting a three-tone camo pattern. Next comes clearcoat and decals, and then finish it off:
And eventually, I managed to get my C-130 fuselage assembled. There's going to be a few spots that need filler and sanding, but it is now together. Here it is with the main wings test-fit into place:
Okay, as of today, that is all the current Aircraft projects I've been working on this year. I'll continue to post more aircraft updates to this Thread so stay tuned to see my latest progress as it gets posted.
Meanwhile, thanks for looking everyone, comments are welcome always.
These are the models I'm currently working on for this year. This one is a model I picked up at the Nationals in Phoenix. This is the R100 airship I started some time back. Getting the lower part of the mooring building done was tough since there were so many gaps I needed to fill in hard-to-sand areas. I managed to finally get it done well enough to move on. Here's the mooring building next to the airship with a nice view of my disorganized workbench behind:
This one is the Heller Hawker Tempest in 1/72 scale. This is after the first day's work on it:
Next, I've been working on the Zvesda 1/72 scale Kamov Hokum Ka50W that I got from the Distressed Kit Auction at my IPMS club in December. This is the rear half of the fuselage. The front half wasn't completed until I got the cockpit painted.
This next model is a 1/72 scale SC3 Seaplane that was also featured in the "Porco Rosso" movie as flown by Porco's challenger. this is when I got the floats assembled and some of the parts on the fuselage.
Next is a model of the Airfix 1/72 scale British Buccaneer I started some time ago as well. This pic shows the fuselage all together:
Later, after sanding and adding extra surfacer and more sanding, I added the tail and wings:
In these pics, you can see I got the cockpit assembled and added to the main fuselage of the Hokum:
Meanwhile, my little floatplane was almost all assembled:
And here is the little floatplane shot with blue:
After awhile, I started a couple more aircraft models. This first one is an old YOV 10A Bronco that a friend bought for me. This is now all ready for paint after I mask the clear parts:
Next is a model I was sold by a friend who got it as a gift. This is my Italeri 1/72 scale C-130 Hercules. This one I will be making British so I can use the US decals for the US C-130 I built some time ago and lost the decals for. Here was the cockpit all assembled:
This is the fuselage taped together. I had the windows installed in it alreadyand the inside painted:
Here are the wings for this big guy. All they need is the propellers. They'll be one of the last things to go on:
Going back to some earlier projects, I was able to get them all ready for paint.
My Heller 1/72 scale Hawker Tempest, ready for paint:
My 1/72 scale Zvezda Kamov Hokum Ka-50W, ready for paint:
Some time later, I started a a model I am doing for a Group Build on the HLI Forums. This is the 1/72 scale Matchbox Privateer that was chosen for me from the other members of the "In My Stash" Group Build. I got the cockpit assembled and painted in this pic:
Next I did a lot of painting and assembly of many parts that were molded in two parts; like wings, horizontal stabilizers, vertical stabilizer, etc. here are those sprues showing what I got done.
In that pic you can even see the crew I painted which I will be adding to this model. Here's the rest I'd gotten done at that time:
Back to my little SC3 float plane again, here it is all complete and ready for decals. The propeller will go on after all that is done:
Later on, I got more progress done on the Privateer. Here's the turrets all completed, and the pilots added to the cockpit:
Here's the two waist blisters completed:
And here are the blisters added to the fuselage halves:
Later, I went back to my YOV 10 Bronco again. Here it is finally sporting a three-tone camo pattern. Next comes clearcoat and decals, and then finish it off:
And eventually, I managed to get my C-130 fuselage assembled. There's going to be a few spots that need filler and sanding, but it is now together. Here it is with the main wings test-fit into place:
Okay, as of today, that is all the current Aircraft projects I've been working on this year. I'll continue to post more aircraft updates to this Thread so stay tuned to see my latest progress as it gets posted.
Meanwhile, thanks for looking everyone, comments are welcome always.
