Clunkmeister

The only Nation other than the USA to inventory Stratojets. Back in the day when Canada was actually serious about having a first class nuclear strike force. Before the ICMB. They got complacent once the ICBM came online. B-47 was a grand experiment, but the up and coming politicos didn’t like the idea of an offensive bomber force, (but was perfectly cool with ICBMs). Odd stuff

Well, he almost has crashed Würger done, so can finish it here.

Martin finishes his Focke-Wulfs. And Mug-9, right Martin? Smitty wants Mug-15s... And yes, a Recce Würger would be nice...

I did a PCM A-1 kit a few years ago. It wasn’t so bad. Wing roots are iffy, that’s all. Plus, you need to FIT the resin goodies. Nothing bad, just some sand, fill and putty. Miles easier than a full resin kit. The engine insert is hinky, but just sand the edges. You can’t see past the spinner and cooling fan anyway, so no harm no foul. I like Hasegawa after I borked the finish on a multi year pet project. They make me look and feel halfway competent.

Comrade Hlavič? He was waiting to swoop in and buy them all. Hey, you want one, I’ll send you one....

Ya gotta choose wisely. As long as you get a kit that effortlessly falls together like the PCM 190A, what could possibly go wrong?

So now the fun begins. Fitting the interior. Pics to come soon on the pit. I’m doing what I originally said I wouldn’t do, and that’s to sand away Jerry’s interior and modify it. But although Jerry’s is awesome, I feel I can add to it, so as of right now, my Drexel and I are having much fun.

I think we’re gonna need a bigger bench.

Foil???

Me too. I had grabbed a couple last year when they were blowing them out. I didn’t get the U8 and I regret it a lot.

Yup! And yes Jeroen, that’s a FAL mag in front of the Gotha. notice the Würger behind... plus a few T-28s as well.

P-51 is priority. Würger as comic relief. I’m too far into that B to stop. Jerry’s kit needs building.

Aaaaall righty then..... Here I go, first in with an A-1. I finished the last of the Würgers, the Ta-152H-1, and now, let’s do the very first of them, a short nose A-1. I have two of these kits, one with the A-4 inserts, and one without. I’ll use the kit without the 8nserts, despite the pic being of the new release. I’ll use a minimum of AM, just HGW belts, brass barrels, and some brake li;e scratching. Other than that, this will be OOB. We should be able to build this in conjunction with the P-51B. Heck over on our 32nd Mafia FB site, Dave Crosby’s doing SIX Dora’s and a P-51B. All at once..... Crazy guy him.

I’m ready, just trying to situate the P-51. I’ll post one and we can join the fun...

Started a B-36 thread. Speechless

I have no idea how to communicate the massive size of this thing. This is one wing panel, held directly over my Wingnuts Gotha. One wing panel is as wide as the entire Gotha. I have no idea how I’ll display this when done.

I can’t even begin to tell you how impressive this model is

It has arrived!

Well, it arrived. I can say that I think I’ve bit off a bit more than I can chew. Not because it’s gonna be a crazy tough build, but because this thing is 4 feet long and over 5 feet wide. I have no earthly clue where I’ll put this once it’s done.

Got a package with instructions to get busy.

Yeah not much to show yet, but the airframe fits great!

The good news now is that the airframe fits well. So once the interior is to my satisfaction, the rest of the build isn’t super complicated and should go quickly. For those who don’t know my style, I’m a “flightline” guy. I don’t build open panels or engines being wrenched on. As an aviator, I personally appreciate an aircraft ready for flight. I leave the torn down for inspection look to others.

AM offers some nice details I can carve off and use on the sidewalls.

Not much build time lately, but I had a few minutes tonight to mock up the kit parts. I think I’m going to go with a combination of AM and scratch here. Just to liven it up some. The pit is quite visible and it needs to be as good as I can make it.