texgunner

Man, you've done a great job on this Typhoon Brewer! I always think it's such a brutal looking war machine, and your model captures that image perfectly. It makes me want to throw my Monogram Typhoon away now, lol. Yep, she's a beaut Brewer! Gary

That's a beautiful MiG!! I love the paint work and the weathering really evokes that war-worn look to a tee. Thanks for sharing this very cool model with us. Gary

Thanks Wayne! I appreciate the welcome. It feels like the old place already doesn't it? Very cool place. Gary

Hey, thanks a lot Ms.Owl. I sure appreciate that. Gary

Beautiful build Dave! Wow, it really inspires me to get started on my Monogram 1/48 B-25J. Your model is incredible, many thanks for showing it! Gary

Beautiful work Johan! They look very realistic, great weathering work all around. Gary

A very nice Dora! Great job on this model. Gary

Well done indeed Jamme! That bird looks fine, the paint work is superb and I really like the pics with the hills in the background. Thanks for showing her to us. Gary

Thanks Mike, Jamme and Rick for your kind words! I'm a bit embarrassed if I had posted this one on the SPAR forums too. I thought I had missed this one, but memory might fail anytime, lol. Now, I can't remember just what was posted before the crash. Anyway, sorry for the re-pop; I'll have my recently completed MiG-17 out at the airport before long and will post something new then! Thanks again! Gary here's a peek at the Fresco, taken inside a week or so ago:

James, still no validation email but I'm able to post so I guess all is good. Btw, my ISP is AT&T. And Hotmail for email. Gary

Maybe it’s my age, well, I was born in 1952 after all, but I really like the jets from the ’50s. To me, they just look like a jet fighter is supposed to. It seems that to aircraft designers back then, there was no limit to their imagination. Some of the most beautiful fighters(the Hawker Hunter comes to mind!) were born then and no computer calculations determined that. For many it seems that if it looked “right” then it was! At any rate, I’ve really been on a ’50s run lately. Buying and working(not finishing so many tho’) on a lot of planes from that era. This build was finished last June. It’s another of the “good” Monogram kits I think. It’s possible to make a real nice model out of this old bird. I originally bought this kit back in the late 1980s(!) and it sat in the stash for years. When I did finally get around to building it, I tried an experiment of sorts. I primed the bottom side in a dark gray, and then sprayed the light gray over that. Then, I gently sanded away the lighter color over the raised panel lines. It turned out pretty much as I wanted, but the pics I’ve taken show it to be much dirtier that I’d like. Oh well, that’s how it goes with builders of “four-footers” such as myself. I really like the looks of the Thunderstreak and yes, I do know about it’s shortcomings as a service aircraft. Still, it’s a sleek, swept-wing beauty to me and I love how it looks parked with it’s 1950′s peers. Members at FSM forums may remember seeing her posted on that site as well. The kit dates back to 1984 and its detail must’ve been somewhat state of the art back then. I have seen examples on the web that are really outstanding. I finished mine in the three color camo seen on these birds near the end of their use. This one represents an aircraft of the Texas Air Guard. I used Humbrol 116 enamel for the darker green, Humbrol 117 for the lighter green, Model Master Tan for the third color. The underside was done in Model Master camo gray. All of the upper colors were lightened with Humbrol satin white to get a faded look. The decals are a combination of aftermarket and kit choices. The seat harnesses are from an Eduard set for an F-104 if I recall correctly. I figured close enough for government work! The characteristic insulation around the canopy framing is EZ Mask vinyl stripes and I used EZ Masks to paint the canopy too. The canopy support arms gave no end of trouble and I redid them several times, finally achieving the most tenuous attachment to the canopy. The arms should be more vertical but damn, I was just tired of fooling with it and left it as is. We’ll just say the hydraulics are leaking a bit, lol. The model has many flaws, as do most of mine I guess. But, it is finished and I love seeing it in my “gallery” of 1950′s planes. As usual, I photographed her at the little Cameron airport. So, with some trepidation, I’ll show my Republic F-84F Thunderstreak. Thanks for taking a look at her! Gary

I've also had this problem. After several requests to resend the validation email, I've not seen it yet. Thanks for any help with this! Gary