JohnB

I'm glad you are here Ernie! Peter says he will be coming over also.

Thank you! I hope to have some nice builds as time goes on.

Hello folks. I joined LSM a good while back but haven't been active for a long time. I intend to remedy that now. 1/32 military a/c, mostly WW II, is my main area of interest. See you in the Forums! John

Thanks. I thought that would be a nice addition.

Thank you. I should mention that the wheels are from a old Matchbox SBD I built many years ago. The kit wheels/tires are way too thin. I added a chart I printed out on my computer for the pull out chart board. The seat belts are from Eduard. The rear pit guns are brass.

Thanks Gus!

Hi guys, I haven't posted here in quite some time so now I think I will remedy that. This is my recent build of the Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-3 during the Battle of Santa Cruz. This is one of Trumpeter's better kits and it was a enjoyable build. I hope you like the results of my efforts.

That really looks good! I will have to get one for sure.

Typhoon coming along very well! Looking good.

Nice looking Emil. Well done.

Thanks guys. The only real trouble I had with the build was trying to get the Aires cockpit to fit. I wound up only using the Aires sidewalls and seat.

I appreciate the nice comments guys. Thanks.

Thanks guys!!!

I recently completed work on this model. I have always liked the wasp insignia on the '109's and '110's and decided it was time to build one. Decals came from the Kagero Topdrawings book on the Bf-109E. I hope you like it!

Thanks for the input guys. I picked up a template by Alliance Modelworks which looks like it will work okay.

That's a good looking P-40. Very nicely done with great weathering.

Thanks Frank. I too am waiting for the Airscale instruments which look to be really nice.

That's going to be a beauty Frank. I just received mine today and am very favorably impressed. I plan to hold off on building it for a while and see what the after-market guys come up with. I look forward to following your build.

Thanks for the input! I will check that out.

Does anyone make masks for painting road wheels? Specifically for the Tasca Lynx kit. Thanks!!

Thanks Paul. It's a really good kit. Here's a link to my post of the finished model. http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/2764-tamiya-p-51d-fighting-lady-506th-fg-iwo-jima-1945/

True but I think Hasegawa is narrowing the gap.

Hi Dave, It worked quite well I'm happy to say. I primed the model with Alclad Gray Primer and Microfiller then sprayed it with their Dark Aluminum. After drying overnight I polished it out with some 1200 sandpaper and a tissue (yes, a tissue). I then sprayed the AK on the whole model with a bit heavier application on the areas I intended to really "work on". I let that dry about 45 minutes then sprayed the Mr Color. I let that dry about 1/2 hour then started picking at it with a toothpick. I also used some Scotch tape to peel some off. I have to say I was pretty pleased with the way it all worked out and just might do another Japanese a/c although WW II Japanese stuff isn't high on my list of "likes". PM me if you have questions.

That is a great looking Halifax! You have a lot more patience than I do! Well worth the effort. Very well done.

Thanks! Something a bit out of the ordinary.