Clunkmeister

I found these pics I took at the 2018 US Nationals in Phoenix, Az

I saw one at a show a couple years ago. GORGEOUS model. I'll look to see if I have any pics. I'm sure I took some

Remember the vanished Striped Fighter design and promise of the BF-108 in 1/32 that suddenly dissappeared? Well it turns out it may have just resurfaced. Eduard just announced a new production Bf-108 in 1/32 scale. On page 5 they say it'll be a May release https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2020/info-eduard-2020-01en.pdf So for those of us who like civilian lightplanes, this release will be a breath of fresh air. There are many cool civilian 108s flying around, and some have some seriously gorgeous paint jobs... Time to feel happy, y'all.

Tony, that's one sweet looking ride. That's a scheme I thought hard about, but in the end, I want to be different and do NMF for the Razorback. Then do another and backdate it to an early C.

Well, I’d say start in a couple or three weeks and give myself 6 weeks. Anyone who wants to join in, feel free.

Oooooh Danny. I hope you let us know what you think of that Tomcat. I’ve heard VERY good things about it.

I wrecked a Revell Spitfire ll with CA once, in a typical Ernie way. Was filling some prominent rivets holes with CA and dumped half the bottle on to the fuselage. Me smart like soap dish.

Hey my friend, I’m curious which gearbox you decided to use on the engine? I’m not hinting the longer version is more accurate for this installation.

I’m all in for this, guys. I’m thinking a P-47D bubbletop Big Ass Bird. All this talk of P-47s (thanks Harv), has me looking closer at the Trumpy Razorback. Ok, if you ditch all the ducting and all the e gone behind the cylinders, you have an almost Hasegawa simple build as well. It’s an almost stupidly simple build as well, just make sure you shim the gun doors to close them flush, and form a tailwheel strut out of music wire. (The plastic one sags and folds flat after a year). The correct prop can be swiped from the Hasegawa kit because it won’t be used. And NMF as well, of course. Kansas Tornado, anyone? OK, the Poet’s build has me salivating...

Dissolved putty is the only Gunze product that confounds me It's left me mumbling to myself on occasion.

That howl of pain after the CLUNK you heard was me screaming after my jaw hit the floor. BLOODY BRILLIANT WORK!

Agreed on the Panzer lll. A good, solid all around war machine.

I think most of the Canuck 2A6Ms are back home. Very few left in country. But they were needed when there. Most of the US Abrams were busy in Iraq Mostly they stayed up on the hills and provided fire support when needed. But yeah, that terrain isn't the best for heavy armor. But you can’t argue with that big 120mm German tube.

Abrams is decent, but put the same gun on a world class diesel hull and you get one of these... 2A6M Can, baby! Hoo Rah! Keeping Marines safe in Afghanistan for years!

The helicopter itself is simply stunning, but the support equipment and crew are the best I’ve ever seen, anywhere. The entire scene looks absolutely real.

The Mug-29 is one seriously gorgeous airframe. And with it having been flown by many of our allies, everyone is certain to find some cool and well documented schemes. The P-47 certainly is one of those kits that is seriously underrepresented in the build category.

Ha!! Yep, I know. My eyes are swimming in my head these days as I’ve spent the last two weeks placing individual instrument decals on the B-36 engineer panel and on the various radios, etc. you know how it’s; you sit at the bench for a month and don’t see one inch of progress. I feel that if I don’t take a few days break from it, it’s die a slow death. I certainly don’t want that. Last year, Glen hit me with an F-5 build. I didn't know it at the time, but it was a timely break from tedium. I’m starting to think the same all over. I thought about a SOD project, but most of them are resin kits: a P.11C, a P-63 racer conversion, and an S.199 conversion. The S-199 MIGHT be a candidate, just not sure right now. It could be fairly quick to finish, but it certainly isn’t OOB. As for AM, Hasegawa always seem to lack seatbelts, and more often than not, the decals truly suck. I guess you could stick the pilot figure in there, but I’ve never been a big fan of Hasegawa figures either.

Personally, I’m just thinking of a quick P-47 to scratch my itch. Not really sure of anything, but I spent all afternoon looking at Hasegawa bubbles and Trumpeter razors. Then went tearing the place up to see what I have in the line of decals. I have Kansas Tornado ll for the razor, and thought I had Big Ass Bird for the bubble. Hmmm. I look at the razor, and if you leave out all the silly interior stupidity, it should build up easily enough. Just for kicks, I masked off and slathered on the putty over the sink marks on the Hase bubble’s wing. Yay. The shape differences on the fuselage are marked. The forward fuselages compared between the two don’t even look like they’re from the same type of aircraft. The Trumpeter looks deep bellied...

Lots of great building, super accurate Hasegawa kits. Many good Japanese 109s, 190s, P-40s, P-47, and Ju-87, just to name a few... looking now at Barracuda and Eagle decals... Looking through my Barracuda and Eagle decals now.... hmmmmmmmm

Folks, I’m deep in the middle of a major 10 engine bomber build which I jumped into literally a week after finishing a major Lancaster conversion project. Plus I’ve got two other major resin projects on the way as well: a Sea Fury racer and an F7U, plus a Fisher Guppy I’m finishing. So I’m thinking of something to just get the juices flowing again. So, who wants to join me in building a Hasegawa kit OOB? I’m going to grab a bubbletop Jug, add seatbelts, decals, and spend a month or so making it look awesome. I’m not looking to build the next Nats winner, just regain my slipping mojo. I’m not talking about a big, long formal group build, but instead, a quick little lick ‘em and stick ‘em together then paint em’ up kind of thing. Say 30-45 days max, armor or A/C, informal fun build. I’m going to do this along with my big bomber build. There’s only so much sanding, fitting, and cutting a guy can do without taking a break every now and then... Thoughts?

I have had better luck cutting a bit farther away from the markings, yes. I use MM lacquer clear for by undercoat, but I doubt that would make any difference. Ill try allowing wing them to soak longer, although I leave them soaking longer than all others already.

Most of life’s problems are easily solved with an appropriate explosive charge. Stunning work so far

Trump kit is a bit of a bear. Hase kit falls together. I’m thinking of doing a quickbuild of one. Just as a pop off valve of sorts, and for no other reason than just to say I built something

Hasegawa P-47 is a bubbletop, buddy, and the only AM you need for that kit is seatbelts. You can do a Yahu or Eduard panel, but really, there’s no need. It builds absolutely awesome right OOB, man. This is one of the few kits where I can honestly say that “less is more”. If you want to spend on AM, a set of Barracuda or Eagle Editions decals will add life to it. The only razorback is a Trumpeter kit, and it’s another story altogether.