Peterpools

Martin Have you been talking with John about the secrets of speed building? Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Nice progress - your attention to detail is amazing - insuring everything is as it should be. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob I'm not sure why I am having issues with the Tamiya lacquers, could be they are closer to Model color requiring thing and I'm just not there. The Pure Blue and Blacks are thick and I've been thinning them 1 drop of paint to 1.5 drops of Self Leveling Thinner. Maybe I'll need to thin them even more. I use either a .2 or .4 H&S Infinity Plus air brushes and have no problems air brushing the paint, but they just don't seem to be as smooth as I normally paint. Both MRP and Gravity Paints I shoot straight from the bottle with no issues at all. I did have a similar issue with Mr Color and needed to thin those paint 1 drop of paint to 2 drops of Self Leveling Thinner, so that might be the solution. I'll do some more testing and see what happens. Keep 'em comin Peter

B'man Much appreciated Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Kai Since I did the update, I've made some nice progress and the interior is nearly complete now and I'm working on the rear engine area. It's close to a Tamiya kit in that the fit tolerances are are very tight and the paint nearly always needs to be removed to help parts fit together. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Kai Since I did the update, I've made some nice progress and the interior is nearly complete now and I'm working on the rear engine area. It's close to a Tamiya kit in that the fit tolerances are are very tight and the paint nearly always needs to be removed to help parts fit together. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Carl Enjoying the build and going slowly as this is all new territory for me. Biggest surprise: no filler needed - what an experience for sure. I sure hope all is in place correctly and glad it looks good to your eye. Keep 'em comin Peter

Oliver I surely don't have the talent or skill for scratch building - sure wish I did LOL Keep 'em comin Peter

John Fingers crossed Keep 'em comin Peter

Seems for what AM cost, the quality should be better and a lot more consistent. Keep 'em comin Peter

Cees Some very nice work and she is surely looking the part. Keep 'em comin Peter

Ford GT40 MKII Meng 1/24th Scale Slowly and I mean slowly working my way through the GT40, as a combination of both learning as I go and trying to understand Meng’s assembly instructions. Presently, a good portion of the interior is completed and I’ve learned a lot. Not always following the instructions, as I wasn’t thrilled with the assembly sequence, much has gone together. The front clip interior has been painted Tamiya LP-6 Pure Blue (a bit lighter then I wanted over light gray primer) but if I used MRP Black Primer, how I painted the oil cooler mounting tab, the color would have been dead on the money. The oil cooler assembly was painted as per the instructions and the screening given a wash of Tamiya Black Panel Line Wash to highlight the details. Red tow bar hooks: Gravity Ferrari Red. All the parts were painted and assembled as per the instructions and the interior upper portion of the shell was painted Matt black, with this part of the build now close to being finished and now waiting for the front clip to hit the paint booth. Right now, I’m willing to bet I’m one of the few modelers on the planet not doing cartwheels over Tamiya Lacquer paints. I’ve bought a fair number of bottles and have used quite a few on the GT40. For my money, I just not thrilled on the way they air brushes, preferring both MRP and Gravity (Spain) in the lacquer department. No thinning and both shoot beautifully straight out of the bottle. I’ve spent a quite a bit of time painting the details in the cockpit both parts and molded on and no real issues. Part fit is OK but shame on Meng’s instructions. For a modeler not knowing the correct orientation of a lot of the parts, it was a struggle as the instructions are of very little help and the parts are NOT keyed. For a kit costing over $69, this is an area Meng should have spent more time on. A few more parts to go and the cockpit will be finished as well. I’ve been using a wonderful build thread of the Meng 1/12th scale kit as a build guide. Loads of major differences between the two kits and if I knew what I was doing, loads of detailing possibilities could be done. I’ve also struggled with the Big V8 and transaxle. Just would have been so nice if Meng keyed the parts, especially the intake manifold and valve blocks. Yes, I know, all the parts are numbered and as I removed each part, I could have labeled each one but that’s just not the way I work but might have to exercise more care in part removal and numbering them in the future. I’m not even sure I have them on correctly at all – hopefully I do. All the leather components were overcoated with Alclad Semi Matt to look more like leather then the called out matt black does. So far, I am finding the GT40 an enjoyable kit and have used a lot more Alclad then any other paint – never thought there would be so much exposed metal but there is. Hoping to finish all the interior work prior this week and then start the body shell, as our contractors are scheduled to resume our home renovation in a few weeks. Thanks for checking in Peter I removed the rear suspension parts, so I could test fit and work on the engine installation. Fit isn't bad.

Rob So your son does Sky diving - way to intense for me but in my book, what an accomplishment. . I spent many years flying and for a pilot, staying in the plane is the natural order of things. Keep 'em comin Peter

Martin Great pics for sure. Just seems so unnatural to be jumping out of a plane . Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil Terrific progress and glad she is ready for the paint booth. If it wasn't for my magnifier modeling lamp and always wearing my glasses, I wouldn't be able to glue two parts together these days. If it wasn't for Optivisors and magnifying lamps, I surely wouldn't be able to model at all these days. Keep 'em comin Peter

Mike and Rob Surely modeling on a whole new level - no rushing a good POA is surely needed. Rob Looking so good and I have to say, rather complicated to my eyes. Keep 'em comin Peter

MIke Absolutely as confusing as can be. Why is everything so complicated? Shame on the manufacturer for not making this very clear in the instructions. Keep 'em comin Peter

John Just love it when a kit fits so nice and isn't a filler queen Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Best part of the build as you're going at a pace that lets you thoroughly enjoy the journey. IP looks so nice and busy and nothing like good references. Keep 'em comin Peter

Jeroen I guess we can't blame the carpet monster but maybe he has a cousin who lurks in the far recesses of wooden floors. Glad you were able to make a new set for the rudder pedals. Wendelin Trenkle autograph surely adds to the historical nature of the build. Keep 'em comin Peter

MIke Another outstanding build Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Now I never thought of that but it does make a lot of sense Keep 'em comin Peter

Ernie Surely could be the case but she sure can climb Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Frank Always loved the PC-6 as I'm a taildrager pilot at heart. I've seen a few out at the airport over the years and she sure gives a show at takeoff if the pilot feels like showing off a bit. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Martin Going to be fun and I hope the decals are good as the kit is around ten years old. Keep 'em comin Peter