Landlubber Mike

Wow, incredible work Rob as always by your skilled hands. Congratulations on a wonderful model!

Holy cow, those figures are awesome. 1/32 scale?

Congrats guys! PW's Zerstorer was amazing, and so was the Tomcat. Honestly, those two builds made my choice much easier to not bother trying to finish by the deadline which allowed me to actually get some sleep - thanks guys!

Wow, really nice job on that one John!

Thanks guys, really appreciate the kind words. I've really enjoyed working on the Niko kit. I'm just about done with it, and will turn back to finish the Walrus. I've been a little stuck on the Walrus as I'm not sure what I want to do with the rigging. I've got the AIMs pre-made rigging set, or I just might use fishing line. Not exactly sure which way I want to go but will probably see what the AIMs set looks like. It looks like it's stainless PE, so obviously it's more two dimensional with a "flat" side Does anyone know how the flat side is supposed to be oriented? Is it facing up/down, or facing out? My guess is that it faces out given that there are many areas of the rigging where two lines cross each other for an "X" pattern. It would seem to be much easier to run the lines if they were thus facing outwards so they could fit flush against each other versus trying to run them facing up/down and having to account for the width of the lines.

Nice work Hubert!

Thanks Rob!

Wow, really nicely done! Even more rewarding to do it with your son

I likely won't finish before the GB deadline, but will finish this build log out. I've made good progress on the Albatross - everything is now installed except for the Walrus (to be seated on the catapult) and the small boats. I also have two cover options for that entryway into the bowels of the ship where the Walrus and other big items were stored. I can model it closed or open with the cover pulled back. I'm considering open just for a little more visual interest. Next up is to clear coat, add a little shadowing/highlighting/weathering, add the remaining items, final clear coat, then rigging (which there is a lot of) and ensign. This has been a really fun kit of quite an interesting subject. Thanks for looking in!

Wow, really nice job Rob!! That cockpit work is absolutely fantastic. I saw a Hasegawa Arado 234 on one of the FB model selling sites this weekend, and was very tempted to pull the trigger given your model. Thankfully I exercised some restraint, as I would have blamed you

Going to be awful tight for me. I should have my ship done by then, but the Walrus may need a few more days.

Happy birthday Martin!

Realistically, I probably need 2-3 weeks. I'm just about done with the ship, but still have to finish the Walrus and catapult and I'd hate to rush it and screw things up.

My guess is I'll be in last place. I probably need another 2-3 weeks to finish mine. Oh well.

I just picked up one of the AMK Tomcat kits. I'm less interested in modeling more modern fighters, but have always loved the F-14. Looking forward to seeing this one come along!

Sincere condolences Ron

Rog, I didn't realize you guys in Australia celebrated Christmas in June....

Wow Kevin, that looks spectacular! Love the invasion stripes, well done my friend!

Those masks look great! Much easier than making them up yourself, but I'm sure laying them down took quite a while. Looking forward to seeing how things come out!

Wow, makes me think about hanging up my airbrush and quitting the hobby. Great job!

Looking great!

Thanks guys, really appreciate it! There's still a lot of goodies to add to the decks. So far I'm pretty pleased with how it's coming out.

That's going to be quite the project with all that aftermarket. Looking forward to it!

Primed, painted, and now adding in the remaining details before weathering and rigging. I've been very pleased with the details on the PE and resin parts for this kit. Niko did a really great job with this kit. Thanks for looking in!

Looking great Rob. Nice smooth base there. Cool looking canopy on this subject.