December 2009 Ping

[cliff strachan]

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.

[lastvautour]

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

[R.F.Bennett]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all. . .     

[lastvautour]

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

[R.F.Bennett]

Happy New year Gents!     

[lastvautour]

Happy New Year from the Vautour family

[Balsabasher]

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