Another couple weeks of work on the Hobby Room and at Hobby Days, and there's loads to show. It's time for another tour so all aboard the trams and remember to keep hands and feet inside at all times.
Our first stop again is the Hangar. Our first bay shows the work done on the P-38 gifted to me by a friend and fellow IPMS member. Basic assembly was fast for such an old kit:
It was found to be a tail sitter so we added weight to the nose, hit it with Gator's Grip Glue and left it to dry:
The landing gear was then added and when dry, tested. More weight was needed inside:
The shiny you see is from the accelerator used to speed the CA glue. After that dried, we shot a neutral grey on the bottom since we were also using that color in the Shipyards:
Time to let that cure for a bit and so moving on to the next bay, we have decals applied to the Israeli S-199. I chose the least colorful version because it was the only one of these birds to score two air-to-air kills in the 1956 War:
In the next two bays, we have the two Tu-16 Badgers. All the hatches were installed and the bottom color re-sprayed:
This was later masked off and the base color for the two were sprayed. First the Iraqi Badger:
Followed by the Egyptian Badger:
We went back to the Iraqi Badger and free handed the blotches with the airbrush:
While that was drying, we went back to the Egyptian Badger and started on the more complicated pattern. First, out came the Silly Putty and rolls were laid down to cover the base coat I wanted to remain. The second colkor was then sprayed on:
That color was then covered up with the Silly Putty:
....and the third color was sprayed on:
When all that was dry, the Silly Putty was removed and this is the result:
Both these Badger birds are ready for gloss coat and decals now.
The Bear also got some needed attention in the next bay. The bottom of the wings needed a "burnt iron" color applied to it and then a dark Sea Grey over everything not "burnt". So, we shot a dark metallic color on select areas and then masked them off to spray the sea grey. The lighter greys on the nose radome and select panels was also painted and then masked when dry. Then the Sea Grey was sprayed:
Now that all that is done, additional masking will be done so the final silver/alminum coat can be sprayed. Hopefully that will be soon.
In this next bay is the start of a new aircraft model. It's an old Airfix 1/72 scale F-84F with Greek and Italian markings. This wil be an Italian bird for my Italian Air Force. The cockpit was done, just needs paint:
This final bay in the Hangar is another large model that I've been wanting to build for awhile, the Super G Constellation from Trans World Airlines. The cockit, wings and tail were all assembled:
That completes the Hangar portion of our tour, now on to the Shipyards....
Here in the Shipyards, we have a good bit of progress to show. In this first slipway, the Japanese PT-15 got the torpedo tubes installed finally:
While installing them, we realized that the deck was flexing too much and the superstructure/cabins would not stay snapped in place. Some reinforcement was then needed so thick styrene sprue posts were cut to fit and glued into place to allow the deck to be more solid:
Later the two cannons were added, the cabin again is just dry fit:
Since a lot of the torpedo tubes and the guns were not painted, more grey paint was shot on this boat:
Moving on to the next slipway, the Shangi-La got the first part of the deck painted:
This was then masked off to spray the blue-grey color next:
The next color was shot and left to dry:
Finally all masking was removed:
This deck was ready to be installed on the hull. Naturally it took a bit of persuasion:
That isn't all! We opened another slipway and laid the keel for this next model. It's the Revell 1/72 scale Sunseeker Predator 108 luxury cabin cruiser:
And the final slipway was opened to lay the keel for the Mirage 1/400 scale German Tarantul-class missile boat "Hiddensee":
This was quick and easy to build so it got to the paint stage very fast:
And that completes this section of our Shipyards tour, now on to the Motor Pool....
The Motor Pool tour today has a good bit to show as well. In this first bay, we had to improvise with the British Achilles since the photo-etch set disappeared. With the help of a Dragon Sherman kit, and some strip styrene, we got this vehicle ready for paint:
The next bay shows the Egyptian Su-100 with it's base coat of paint:
Decals were applied next:
Additional detail painting was done after that:
That one is about ready to be finished off.
The next bay we have to see is this one with the Syrian Panzer IV. Decals had gone on this one as well:
This and the Egyptian Su-100 got washes but they didn't show up well in these photos. After the decals and wash had dried, here is my attempt to scratch build a mount for the 12.7mm machine gun:
Later on, I found a 12.7 mm gun in my parts box and on it went:
I have to admit that just looks so cool!
In the next bay, decals went on the Syrian StuG III:
In this next bay, we started this Trumpeter 1/72 scale BTR-70, which will be made into a Syrian BTR. Assembly for this went fast:
That completes our portion of the tour in the Motor Pool.
However, here in our miscellaneous assembly yard out back, we started a 1/24 scale Lindbergh 1910 Model T Ford. I've always wanted one of these and everyone should have a model of the first mass produced car ever:
And that completes the whole tour, thank you all for looking in, comments are welcome.
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Good stuff, Mark!
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Crickey Mark, there is far too much to comment on!
I'm loving the S-199 and it's really interesting to see the Airfix P-38 being built up - that does look lie a very simple kit. From what I can see it doesn't look too bad shape wise. The Badgers and the Bear are awesome - loving the paint schemes on the badgers.
Also a great looking ship yard, I'd love to have a go at some PT boats one day. I did start an RAF rescue launch years ago... I wonder what the hell happened to it?
I'm loving the S-199 and it's really interesting to see the Airfix P-38 being built up - that does look lie a very simple kit. From what I can see it doesn't look too bad shape wise. The Badgers and the Bear are awesome - loving the paint schemes on the badgers.
Also a great looking ship yard, I'd love to have a go at some PT boats one day. I did start an RAF rescue launch years ago... I wonder what the hell happened to it?
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Stuart wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 3:38 am Crickey Mark, there is far too much to comment on!
I'm loving the S-199 and it's really interesting to see the Airfix P-38 being built up - that does look lie a very simple kit. From what I can see it doesn't look too bad shape wise. The Badgers and the Bear are awesome - loving the paint schemes on the badgers.
Also a great looking ship yard, I'd love to have a go at some PT boats one day. I did start an RAF rescue launch years ago... I wonder what the hell happened to it?
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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So much going on! How many of these did you work in during the AMPS Zoom meeting this past Saturday?
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WOW! Those Badgers are awesome!!!
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Thank you John Kdog! The Bear is coming a long and is now ready for decals.
Hopefully soon!
Thank you Tom!
Thank you Stuart! The S-199 should be finished soon, and the Airfix Lightning is actually a pretty easy kit to build. There's a few issues, but not enough to sideline it. Thankfully the Badgers are done and now the Bear is ready for decals. PT boats are fun; I also built an RAF Rescue Launch awhile back and it's sitting with my other boats.Stuart wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 3:38 am Crickey Mark, there is far too much to comment on!
I'm loving the S-199 and it's really interesting to see the Airfix P-38 being built up - that does look lie a very simple kit. From what I can see it doesn't look too bad shape wise. The Badgers and the Bear are awesome - loving the paint schemes on the badgers.
Also a great looking ship yard, I'd love to have a go at some PT boats one day. I did start an RAF rescue launch years ago... I wonder what the hell happened to it?
Thank you Lyle!
Thank you Carlos! I believe I worked on at least four, maybe five of those during the Zoom meeting. I know the Bear was among them, and the Constellation was started too. In Armor, the BTR-70 was started and I believe I did a little work on the Achilles.Stikpusher wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 10:49 am So much going on! How many of these did you work in during the AMPS Zoom meeting this past Saturday?
Thank you Mike! I'm so glad they are done!
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Wow, it's been almost a whole month since the last tour. It's time to bring out the trams and start loading up for the next tour. Quite a bit of work had been done so this might have to be broken up into two posts. So, all aboard fro the first part of this tour starting in the Hangar....
Here in this first bay we have the start of one of a few new projects. This is the cockpit for the Italeri 1/72 scale Australian UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter:
Later the rest of the cabin interior was added:
In the next bay over, another stated project that went so fast, it was already assembled till now! That is part of the reason I wanted this started; in trying to get rid of extra boxes, I'm looking for the fastest models to finish. This one fit the bill well. There were some gaps and seams that needed to be addressed so Tamiya putty was applied to this 172 scale Matchbox Yak 15:
These were sanded and smoothed out, and this is just about ready for paint:
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The next bay has another of the larger aircraft I've been wanting to build. This is the ancient Italeri kit of the 1/72 scale B-58 Hustler. Cockpit and interior were built first:
While that was drying, we assembled the wings and engines:
When they had dried sufficiently, the engines were added to the wings:
In this next bay, we got the tail sections of the Constellation painted up:
That was all on that. More needs to be done on other things before we can move further on this model. Moving to the bay we have the Israeli S-199 that we lost a sprue for. So, out came a spare landing gear set from another Me-109 to be installed instead:
Later the sprue was found, but the landing gear had already dried and been painted. They were not replaced. However, this version of the S-199 did have the underwing cannons, so we were able to install those from the found sprue:
In this next bay we have the Canadian Otter getting the red paint on the wings and tail surfaces:
The white on the fuselage was masked off and the silver was sprayed on:
After all that dried, the two fuselage halves got the interior and windows added inside and then were cemented together:
That's all for that one now. In this last bay, we sprayed the final silver coat on the Bear:
Later all the masking came off and some serious touch up was needed:
Once everything was completely dried, we added the decals:
Finally the last things that needed to be done besides the fiddly end pieces were the propellers. After some time, we got them all painted and assembled:
That completes our tour of the Hangar, now on to the Shipyards......
Here in the Shipyards, in this first slipway, we went back to an old shelf queen and shot a coat of grey over this landing craft:
While that was drying, we moved on to the next slipway to lay the keel for this British Hunt-class destroyer from Mirage in 1/700 scale:
This one assembled quite quickly, but now we have to deal with all this photo-etch that comes with it:
That can wait. We move on to the next slipway to see the German Tarantul class missile boat is now ready for paint:
In this next slipway, we have a kit that was given to me almost fully assembled of the newest Japanese helicopter carrying cruiser the Kaga. I recently read that she had been modified with a new bow to accommodate the F-35s they are getting from the US. So, based on photos I saw, I decided to try and add those mods to this one to see if I can make it as it appears today. So, into drydock it was towed and the following was done so far on the bow:
The sides still need to be done, but the basic shape is there. Now while I figure out how to finish that mod, we can move on to the next slipway here to see the Sunseeker Predator 108 masked off to get the next black color on the sides of the hull:
That was tough and confusing, but I think we got it right. I hope so because the black was then shot over it:
More to come on that soon... I hope.
In this slipway, the USS Enterprise got masked off and the lower hull shot with red:
Once that dried, the masking came off and this was ready to move on. Now to find the island that got lost so I can finish this:
In this last slipway, the USS Shangri-La got the lower hull masked and sprayed as well:
Because of the big hole, there was a lot of extra overspray that got in under the tape, so when this dried, we taped up the lower hull and re-shot the upper hull:
While that dried, the island for the Shangri-La was assembled.....
.... then painted and finished off:
That's all we got done on this. More to come soon....
Now to continue our tour of the Motor Pool in the next post.
Here in this first bay we have the start of one of a few new projects. This is the cockpit for the Italeri 1/72 scale Australian UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter:
Later the rest of the cabin interior was added:
In the next bay over, another stated project that went so fast, it was already assembled till now! That is part of the reason I wanted this started; in trying to get rid of extra boxes, I'm looking for the fastest models to finish. This one fit the bill well. There were some gaps and seams that needed to be addressed so Tamiya putty was applied to this 172 scale Matchbox Yak 15:
These were sanded and smoothed out, and this is just about ready for paint:
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The next bay has another of the larger aircraft I've been wanting to build. This is the ancient Italeri kit of the 1/72 scale B-58 Hustler. Cockpit and interior were built first:
While that was drying, we assembled the wings and engines:
When they had dried sufficiently, the engines were added to the wings:
In this next bay, we got the tail sections of the Constellation painted up:
That was all on that. More needs to be done on other things before we can move further on this model. Moving to the bay we have the Israeli S-199 that we lost a sprue for. So, out came a spare landing gear set from another Me-109 to be installed instead:
Later the sprue was found, but the landing gear had already dried and been painted. They were not replaced. However, this version of the S-199 did have the underwing cannons, so we were able to install those from the found sprue:
In this next bay we have the Canadian Otter getting the red paint on the wings and tail surfaces:
The white on the fuselage was masked off and the silver was sprayed on:
After all that dried, the two fuselage halves got the interior and windows added inside and then were cemented together:
That's all for that one now. In this last bay, we sprayed the final silver coat on the Bear:
Later all the masking came off and some serious touch up was needed:
Once everything was completely dried, we added the decals:
Finally the last things that needed to be done besides the fiddly end pieces were the propellers. After some time, we got them all painted and assembled:
That completes our tour of the Hangar, now on to the Shipyards......
Here in the Shipyards, in this first slipway, we went back to an old shelf queen and shot a coat of grey over this landing craft:
While that was drying, we moved on to the next slipway to lay the keel for this British Hunt-class destroyer from Mirage in 1/700 scale:
This one assembled quite quickly, but now we have to deal with all this photo-etch that comes with it:
That can wait. We move on to the next slipway to see the German Tarantul class missile boat is now ready for paint:
In this next slipway, we have a kit that was given to me almost fully assembled of the newest Japanese helicopter carrying cruiser the Kaga. I recently read that she had been modified with a new bow to accommodate the F-35s they are getting from the US. So, based on photos I saw, I decided to try and add those mods to this one to see if I can make it as it appears today. So, into drydock it was towed and the following was done so far on the bow:
The sides still need to be done, but the basic shape is there. Now while I figure out how to finish that mod, we can move on to the next slipway here to see the Sunseeker Predator 108 masked off to get the next black color on the sides of the hull:
That was tough and confusing, but I think we got it right. I hope so because the black was then shot over it:
More to come on that soon... I hope.
In this slipway, the USS Enterprise got masked off and the lower hull shot with red:
Once that dried, the masking came off and this was ready to move on. Now to find the island that got lost so I can finish this:
In this last slipway, the USS Shangri-La got the lower hull masked and sprayed as well:
Because of the big hole, there was a lot of extra overspray that got in under the tape, so when this dried, we taped up the lower hull and re-shot the upper hull:
While that dried, the island for the Shangri-La was assembled.....
.... then painted and finished off:
That's all we got done on this. More to come soon....
Now to continue our tour of the Motor Pool in the next post.
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Now here in the Motor Pool, we have a good amount of work that got done. We'll start in this first bay where we got four Swedish Light tanks under construction. One of the things that slowed me down on this was the tracks; I wasn't eager to tackle these tiny things but once I got started, I found they were not so bad at all! In fact they were quite fun to do:
The Exacto blade is there for size reference. Remember I had to do that both sides four times!
Finally, all got assembled, yet this tank needed some extra filler since the hull front did not close up:
I didn't show all the tanks with their tracks, but here they are in this sequence of painting pics. I tried to keep them in order of M-38 to M-40L but they might be out of sequence...
Base coat of green went on first:
These were then camouflaged next:
Then the decals went on:
And that's how it's done assembly line style!
Moving on into this next bay we have the BTR-70 Late that I didn't know what army to build it for. Then I looked it up and decided to make it Syrian. So, base coat of sand color went on first:
Then the Silly Putty was applied to mask the sand color:
Next we shot the green on this:
After all that, I love peeling the Silly Putty off and seeing the final result:
We had even painted some of the other details too. Then a clearcoat and decals went on:
In this last bay, we started up a German Land Wasser Schlepper since it was a very fast and easy kit to do. First the lower hull was done, except for the propellers:
Twenty minutes later, we have this almost fully assembled vehicle:
The cab is removable for painting. This should be finished very soon.
Finally in our back work area, we re-visited another shelf queen that needed another coat of red after extensive cleanup. This is the 1/24 scale 1929 Coca Cola delivery van:
And that concludes our tour of Maddog Manufacturing for the day, or is it month now? Thank you all for looking in, and coming on this tour. Comments are always welcome.
The Exacto blade is there for size reference. Remember I had to do that both sides four times!
Finally, all got assembled, yet this tank needed some extra filler since the hull front did not close up:
I didn't show all the tanks with their tracks, but here they are in this sequence of painting pics. I tried to keep them in order of M-38 to M-40L but they might be out of sequence...
Base coat of green went on first:
These were then camouflaged next:
Then the decals went on:
And that's how it's done assembly line style!
Moving on into this next bay we have the BTR-70 Late that I didn't know what army to build it for. Then I looked it up and decided to make it Syrian. So, base coat of sand color went on first:
Then the Silly Putty was applied to mask the sand color:
Next we shot the green on this:
After all that, I love peeling the Silly Putty off and seeing the final result:
We had even painted some of the other details too. Then a clearcoat and decals went on:
In this last bay, we started up a German Land Wasser Schlepper since it was a very fast and easy kit to do. First the lower hull was done, except for the propellers:
Twenty minutes later, we have this almost fully assembled vehicle:
The cab is removable for painting. This should be finished very soon.
Finally in our back work area, we re-visited another shelf queen that needed another coat of red after extensive cleanup. This is the 1/24 scale 1929 Coca Cola delivery van:
And that concludes our tour of Maddog Manufacturing for the day, or is it month now? Thank you all for looking in, and coming on this tour. Comments are always welcome.
The Duke
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-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.