Author Topic: i am doing something cool when not on internet! (Read 6405 times)

taylortanklover · « **on:** August 28, 2006, 03:13:53 PM »

when i am not on the computer playing aces high 2 or on my gamecube playing a game in my spair spair time i build military models! Curentlly i am building a SB2C Helldiver! The U.S. divebomber in the pacific, The carrier version! how about that? please coment when i am done i will try to post pics!

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:18:55 PM »

Quite a few folks build models here, also. Frank3 used to post pictures of his progress in the HTH forums, but he stopped a while back. Maybe he'll pop in and let us know what his current project is.

My time is limited, I wish I had more. I've got 1 90% done 24th scale Airfix 109E waiting for final paint and decals. I've got a mostly-done B17G (48th scale) that I'm foiling -- this is taking a long time. I've got a couple half-done 72nd birds that are sitting in boxes, a helo that I don't have decals for, and a ship that's basically done but looks like crap because of the display base and the color of paints I used on it.

taylortanklover · « **Reply #2 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:34:40 PM »

i have done a abrams, apache, tomcat, U.S.S. Pittsburgh, and i want to do a sherman or a t-34!

nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:48:24 PM »

Krusty,

It's a ways from you but have to ever gone to Colpar Hobbies? aLots of cool stuff in the Aurora one, never been to the one in Lakewood.

taylortanklover · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:51:04 PM »

i go to a.b. charels and sons here in the city of the super bowl champs! or any otherone here!

Krusty · « **Reply #5 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:52:51 PM »

Both are a freakin' ways from me. Even when I lived not too far from DU, both were still freakin' out in the boonies.

I've been to both. The one out in Aurora, I think, is a little more crowded, layout wise. They seem to both have the same scale model selection of aircraft, but the Aurora one having more "other" ships GVs etc, and more radio controlled stuff. To be fair it is a larger store. The other store is the one in a shopping mall type of area, and Aurora is the one way the heck out there off some big highway right?

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2006, 04:14:04 PM »

As an aside, one of the planes I list in my "Bragging Rights" category (I only have a few in this category).

Reynolds · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2006, 04:30:57 PM »

Id build more models, if only I could paint them. I have a REALLY nice looking Dauntless, but the only part of that paint that looks nice are the bombs, (Which I made gold, and they look REALLY good) so recently I have taken to the pre-fab ones, because they have moving parts! Thats one thing I hate about the expensive models: The gear never retracts.

Krusty · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2006, 04:40:06 PM »

^-- the image above was just brush painted by hand.

Painting's just part of it. Be thankful you don't have to do figures/busts. I think I'd have the ugliest one ever if I had to paint one of those!

nirvana · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2006, 05:29:51 PM »

Holy cats that a beautiful looking plane Krusty!

The one in Aurora is on Havana, it's a busy road but not quite a highway. The one in lakewood is on Wadsworth. They are both in kind of strip malls.

Reynolds: I used to be that way too, get some good paintbrushes, some good paints, I like Testors acrylics, and take it slow. I'm by no means a great painter, not even a mediocre painter. Every project is more practice and you can see that from my early ones to now.

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** August 28, 2006, 08:47:16 PM »

Those ModelMaster Acryls goe on nicely if you let some of the solution evaporate first (not straight out of the bottle, mind you, put it in a tray first), but don't use them for masked parts, and don't put them on the clear pieces. I've got a mix of enamels and acrylics, and nice as those acrylics are they are a PITA at times.

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** August 28, 2006, 08:51:45 PM »

Gratuitous ventral shot. I like the belly the best. I spent ages getting the weathering right.

nirvana · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2006, 01:03:07 AM »

How long did it take you? I have a horrible habit of rushing and it shows. Do you use that "clear" glue from Testor's for the windows? I use CA for EVERYTHING and it of course fogs the clear plastic. A little dab'll do bad more then a little dab tends to come out.

Speaking of weathering, they have weathering "paints" now. I guess you apply then and leave on for however long you want. When I get some free time, and a new model, I might try some, maybe some after market decals too:aok

P.S. Do you sand between each coat? That camo looks incredibly smooth and not layered, granted it's not super close but wow.

frank3 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2006, 01:40:31 AM »

Taylor, if you post some pics, we could give some suggestions

Saxman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2006, 02:05:03 AM »

I'll be working on a Tamiya F4U-1A pretty soon. Right now I've got the kit, the decals are on order, and I'm going to be experimenting with the Aires super-detail resin upgrades (for certain the cockpit, wheel wells, gunbay, and probably the engine) and airbrushing and weathering for the first time. Always hand-painted in "like new" status and built stock out of the box (excluding decals).

Going to be doing the bottom one. Every plane looks better with a sexy girl on the nose or tail.