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Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 12:25 pm
by speedgraflex
Wonderful two examples of excellence in building, gents! As an aside the threads with multiple participants and multiple projects are a fascinating window into the process by comparison, creating questions of choice as well. In this case I see the positive results of your fettling, Stuart, and the PPP you’ve used on the wing gap as well; very neat; very tidy; photographed well on a true aircraft stand! Makes me feel like a Neanderthal builder in some ways! And Chris, I came here because you wrote in your F-14 thread to come visit here so I did. It is very interesting to see an A/B experiment in techniques. What strikes most since I’ve never built an F-14 is how the subject choice itself determines the depth of modeling approach; both projects are built to a higher standard as a result! Bravo!
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 12:27 pm
by Stuart
Thanks Bruce - well see what the doors look like with some paint on.
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 12:28 pm
by Stuart
cbaltrin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 8:27 am
Two Monogram F-14A's
The one at the top has been in prog for a couple years longer than the one at the bottom. The masking I did on the exhaust needs re-done at this point. That's called negative modeling.
The one at the bottom is my current project.
I reckon you should get both those done Chris.
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:39 pm
by Stuart
Soooo - I needed to be in the kitchen for an hour or so today whilst I did a bit of baking, and needed something to do while I waited for stuff to rise etc.- not wanted to bring my Spitfire downstairs to the kitchen table I had a nose in the stash, and this kind of happened... I blame Chris.
I suppose I'd better paint it...
Cheers!
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:17 pm
by speedgraflex
A cracking start, Stuart! Would you start a separate build thread? I will follow you!
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:54 am
by Stuart
Um... if I can actually do a decent job of the cockpit paint and it becomes more than just a tinkering side project, I will indeed do one
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 9:56 am
by BlackSheep214
Yeah.. my cockpit painting is mid average at best - especially the dials on instrument panels
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:31 pm
by Stuart
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:02 am
by Stuart
Making some progress on the P-39 - canopy masked, everything primed and I've painted the light grey undersides.
On to the green next - it's such a cool looking aircraft this, I'm looking forward to getting it finished.
Cheers!
Re: What's on your work bench atm ?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:19 am
by Brandons_Iron
Looks really good. No time till paint now. I have one of these in the stash for what seems like forever and I really need to kick it to the front.
