Landlubber Mike
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AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night - WNW 1/32
Landlubber Mike replied to DocRob's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
Running out of superlatives here Rob - but amazing work! Love the work on the engines. I need to look into the AK wax products. -
Non-LSM Models that are LSM
Landlubber Mike replied to DRUMS01's topic in Non LSM Ready for Inspection.
Wow, really nice man! Love the variety - your figure painting skills in particular are very impressive. -
AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night - WNW 1/32
Landlubber Mike replied to DocRob's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
Wow, great work Rob. The decal work is fantastic! Nice pickup of the Rexx exhausts. Not that the kit parts are terrible, but man, those aftermarket exhausts are really nice! -
So sorry to hear this Peter, but I certainly can understand. This is supposed to be a hobby and thus fun, so if not fun, what's the point? Maybe as others have said, let the kit sit for a while, and then come back and force it to submit to your great modeling skills. You might end up with a lot of satisfaction at the end turning a not-so-good kit into a fantastic model. If anything, maybe I can finish my JRS-1 quickly and we can move up our planned buddy build.
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Sikorsky JRS-1 with AM (Eduard) 1/72
Landlubber Mike replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
Thanks Jeff! I probably mentioned this before, but when I got back into modeling about a decade ago, I decided to build wooden ships as I thought I would be bored with plastic models insert tab a into slot b and paint -- at least that was what I remembered from building models as a kid. It was only in the last few years that I saw some plastic builds on MSW that I realized how far the hobby had come with aftermarket, better kits, airbrushes, paints, washes, etc. I tend to like the subjects in the plastic world a lot better than 17th-18th century wooden ships, so I've pretty much moved over to the plastic world. At some point I'll pick the wooden builds up again, but I'm having a blast with these plastic kits. I complain about fit, but I think I secretly enjoy trying to puzzle solve. -
1/72 Unterseebooten ...A hole in the sea ....
Landlubber Mike replied to PanzerWomble's topic in Non LSM 'WIP
Hmm, image doesn't show either. Probably a security setting on my Mac. -
Sikorsky JRS-1 with AM (Eduard) 1/72
Landlubber Mike replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
I'm sure you'll get it all figured out Peter. Stay strong my friend! -
1/72 Unterseebooten ...A hole in the sea ....
Landlubber Mike replied to PanzerWomble's topic in Non LSM 'WIP
Unfortunately no - shows that there is a picture, but just a question mark. -
1/72 Unterseebooten ...A hole in the sea ....
Landlubber Mike replied to PanzerWomble's topic in Non LSM 'WIP
For some reason I can't view your build pictures. I can see the other ones you included though. Any ideas why? I always learn a lot from your builds. -
Sikorsky JRS-1 with AM (Eduard) 1/72
Landlubber Mike replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
Thanks for the kind words Peter. It might have been fun to open the plane up some, but the wacky windows were a problem. I ended up needing to cut a couple out of clear plastic, and it's not as easy as cutting normal styrene even using the Dspiae circle cutter. I probably had to cut at least five to get one decent one. I didn't feel like replacing all 20'ish windows as that would have really tested my patience. I think adding material to the bulkheads helped a lot. I ended up having to remove some of the material with the final assembly, but the bulkheads really helped with the positioning and stability. Good luck with the Songbird! -
Sikorsky JRS-1 with AM (Eduard) 1/72
Landlubber Mike replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in The Great Twins Group Build.
Made some good progress on the JRS-1 the last few days. First, installed all the interior components - bulkheads, cockpit, seats, windows, window frames, curtains, etc. Given that you can't see much of any of the details from the outside, I didn't bother trying to make everything look pristine. Then managed to get the fuselage buttoned up. Surprisingly, very little filler or plastic strips needed, though the canopy is going to require plenty. The top was a pain because you had to insert the rectangular piece in between the fuselage halves (you could cut this in half and model it as open), as well as the two forward top fuselage halves. Not exactly easy to do, but eventually got there. Thanks for looking in! -
Hey Peter, not sure how I missed your earlier post of the IP - looks great! As for the overall build so far, it's looking really fantastic if you ask me. Interesting how the shape of your Songbird is very close to my JRS-1, including the shape and misfit of the canopy part. I'm actually at the same point in my build. As much of a pain as it might seem like it will be, I believe Kevin is right in how to approach it. Take a look here at a JRS-1 posted on Scalemates. Exactly the approach Kevin suggested. I'm planning to lay down some plastic strip first, maybe a touch over what I need, and then just sand and test fit until the cockpit sits neatly on top.