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Wow, I've been busy with too much other stuff lately.
Volunteered to be a reserve soldier in out Air Force and have been very busy with training and exercises..
I have serious plans to start on some new projects lately:
Fw190 or a Hawker Hurricane
Will keep you guys updated if I make any progress ;)
Ah yes, December. Love it.
Projects on the go include:
1/144 Scale
Heinkel P.1080 Fuselage, wings attached requiring only triming bottom of fuselage followed by sanding and painting. Wing span is a wopping 6.15cm.
HMCS Bonaventure island and mast coming along nicely
1/48 Scale
Argus moving slow. Shaping and sanding horizontal tail plane.
1/32 Scale
Bolingbroke enginre nacelles glued to wing and fuselage still requires shaping and sanding. Engines started and will be reported on in rotary engine group build.
Air-Toon - F-18 being done as Christmas group build.
Plastics
1/72 Corsair II and three BAe Hawks completed and photos place on flickr
1/144 B-58 started
Picture will be posted to projects board as time permits.
Think I should provide an update of modelling activity.
I'm busy painting the following:
P61 (started about 1946). Currently have a white base undercoat in preparation for the "glass work" - if it works out OK.
At same time white undercoat applied to CF101.
Silver airbrushed to bottom of two Martin Mariners.
Silver airbrushed to single coat both sides of B29
All so-so so far.
Cliff.
In addition:
Have P51 ready for paint (Shown on my board).
Two F6F's - part of cook up - ready for paint but definitely will be sometime next year.
Cliff.
Was painting the cartoon Spitfire until airbrush or compressor problems emerged. No paint coming out of the nozzle. I have tried everything to resolve it, ordered some new airbrush parts.
Restarted (from about two years ago) a Ju-52 model in 1/100th scale using the ID plans. I now have a completely assembled plane except for the fiddly small parts. This is one of the more detailed models in the series including an exhaust ring made from twine.
Almost finished with a Dornier Do-18 flying boat in 1/100th, also from the ID plans. I only strayed from the drawing by adding a dorsal turret.
That's all for now.
Spitfire in progress, until the airbrush quit working. Homemade decals will be applied eventually.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg)
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg (http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg)
That is some sharp Spitfire Dave. Pat yourself on the back for this one.
Lou
Quote from: dave_t on December 02, 2009, 03:39:50 PM
Spitfire in progress, until the airbrush quit working. Homemade decals will be applied eventually.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg)
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg (http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/spitire-in-progress.jpg)
I loooove it!!! :o
3001st post today! Yayyyyy! ;D ::) :-* :-* :'( :-[ :P
Congratulations to all
Hi, All,
A somewhat delayed report...
The Project Board seems to be filling of late. To wit:
(1) Stombecker B-17 Spotter Model restoration--tail section, engine nacelles, and turrets repaired; woodfiller applied and sanded; first coat of sanding sealer applied.
(2) Strombecker F-94 Christmas Cook-Up Project--woodfiller applied and sanded; two coats of sanding sealer applied and sanded.
(3) Strombecker F-86 restoration (second one)--model disassembled, sanded, and reassembled.
(4) "Shambecker" P-51 Spotter Model--This model is due to my inability to remove enough paint from the model to make it viable for a natural finish version. The paint was just to deeply absorbed into the grain--especially the end grain--to be removed without damaging the model. Thus, I have decided to make it a Spotter Model. Since Strombecker did not market a P-61 Spotter Model, I have named it a "Shambecker" P-61 Spotter Model.
(5) I have sent several scans of plans of both Monogram balsa ship models and Stombecker ship models to Garet for inclusion in the Plans Gallery. More are on the way.
Joe
Seasons greetings to All.
Update on whats been happening in the Antipodes.
Gloster VI - Deemed finished . And I like it. Couple of pics added to Gallery. Its currently in a
well padded box to give to my son for Christmas.I do have a drawing for the Short Crusader so
in the gestation phase at the moment.
Cierva C25 - Deemed finished
XP-55 - Nothing much done since last report. Will aim to get fresh start on it in the New Year.
Suermarine Type 224 - Some small things to do but should be finished early in the New Year.
Miles M20/2 - Still a kit of parts.I built one of these from the old Aeromdeller drawings
back when I was a lad.
Hammond Y - Kit of parts
Its all been quite therauputic(?) really
Well done Dave. I see the results of your trips to your local library in the Gallery.
Excellent work by all.
To you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Cheers
Gordon
Monster Hellcat, done!
F-102 Delta Dagger, done!
Fireball XL-5, begging for attention.
Elephant, also wanting attention.
Ken Pugh
It was two nights before Christmas etc etc. progress report:
1/144 Scale
Heinkel P-1080 complete with decals. Building takeoff rig today. Photos later tonight.
1/72 Scale
Nil
1/48 Scale
Argus no progress
1/32 Scale
Beech 18 RCAF Expeditor painted except for de-icing booths on vertical tail planes. Will make decals today and apply decals before year end. Stand to hold craft glued but needs minor sanding and paint
Bolingbroke rough sanding overall. Will do fine sanding and start primer coat before year end. Anticipate Feb 2010 roll out
On the board or wish list for early new year
1/32 Scale Luscombe 2-A, Cessna 152 and Aeronca 7-AC
Wishing every one a very Merry Christmas
Lou
This is where I stand today:
P61 - Underside one coat of paint;
P51 - One coat of Silver: but with shading differences which may be ignored - not expected to be finished for quite sometime;
Two Martin Mariners - one a rebuilt model originally completed about 1947 or so - both one coat of silver;
CF101 - currently repairing mark on canopy; may be completed "soon";
B29 - painted silver, awaiting clear coat of enamel to seal in the silver and masking and painting of cabin;
Two Hellcats - all carved but awaiting painting; may redo an old Mosquito for painting practise first.
Good grief but I admit I've got lots to learn about paints.
Best Wishes To All
Cliff.
Just passed 13000 views on flickr. With all the advertising I have been doing I would have expected that SMM would have gotten more visitors.
Merry Christmas to all
Lou
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. . . :-* ;D :P
Santa brought an Academy 1/48 P-38 Lightning, some socks and a Blue-Ray player. The most fun part was going to the basement and placing decals on my Expeditor. Still having some problems with white decal film. The application of microscale liquid decal film after drying the spray decal bonder does help. Now if I could only cut a decent circle with the scissors, all would be well. Regardless, a very good day for me and the misses. She did not get any models, however she did get an early 35th anniversary ring. Here's hoping everyone's Christmas was as good as mine.
Lou
Happy New year Gents! ;D :P
Happy New Year from the Vautour family
Time to get up to date here,Balsabasher Aviation has been busy this year after settling into my new workshop,production this year comprised the following models some of which I am catching up with placing pictures into our great gallery,everyone should be so proud as to what has been achieved as the site is a first class shop window for Solid Models,and WOW the subjects ! the world is our oyster and we can build anything we want to which suits me fine,so here we go-
Armstrong Whitworth AW.52 Flying Wing
Arc En Ciel 1=72nd
Arc En Ciel 1=144th
Supermarine 508 ( needs adding to the gallery )
Percival Sea Prince short nosed version ( needs adding to the gallery )
Heinkel 112 ( needs adding to the gallery )
Portsmouth Aerocar 1=36th
Portsmouth Aerocar 1=72nd
Stinson Pursuit Trainer ( needs adding to the gallery )
Blohm & Voss BV141
Spad S.13C1 ( needs adding to the gallery )
Percival Vega Gull No.1
Percival Vega Gull No.2
Grumman Goose
Me P1101
Dornier Do.17
Blackburn Botha
Boulton & Paul Defiant
Aeronca Champ No.1
Aeronca Champ No.2
C-124 Globemaster
Cunliffe Owen Concordia
SIPA M253 Frelon
Ball Bartoe Jetwing JW1
Taylor Aerocar No.1 Flying
Taylor Aerocar No.2 roadable with folded wings
SIPA S.121 Minijet
SIPA S.70 Airliner No.1 original wing shape
SIPA S.70 No.2 later wing shape
Convair Coronado PB2Y-3
American Gyro co AG.4 Crusader
BAC Drone
Avro Cadet
Avro Lincoln
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Fokker T.4
Fokker T.5
Lackner Trainer
North American 0-47
Otori Japanese twin
Potez 75
Roscoe Turner Meteor
Spaceship one
Westland Wessex airliner No.1
Westland Wessex airliner No.2 inline engine version
OMA Sud Skycar
Terrafugia Flying car
Curtiss Swift
Hawks Time Flies racer
Parts packs made up for-
De Havilland Dove
Avro 19 Anson tapered wing version
Stinson Vigiliant
Supermarine Attacker
De Havilland DH.108
Reid & Sigrist Snargasher
Percival Prentice
Being researched/templates being made up for-
Handley Page Hastings,2 to be made one going to Canada
De Havilland Rapide 1=48th scale
De Havilland Dragon 1=36th scale
De Havilland Don
De Havilland Fox Moth
Small scale Dinky Toy 1=200th sized models planned are-
Avro Tudor
De Havilland Dove
Blackburn Roc
Fairey Firefly
Handley Page Herald
Thats what I can remember,there are probably more blanks cut and more projects in template form.
Barry/Balsabasher/Wonwinglo