belugawhaleman Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, DocRob said: Nice Paul, I love these quirky almost steam punk designs. I have a Takom MK. IV kit and helped me to an extra set of tracks, which are one piece links and click together. Takom claims, they are for MK II - MK V and Whippet and Tadpole. I've no idea, if the MK I had different tracks, but I liked to make life a bit easier on these boring redundant jobs. Cheers Rob I got a hold of two boxes of the click together tracks when Takom still sold them. Fortunately, Takom now includes them in their MK 1 kits and in their Mk IV two in one kits. I have the Takom Mk IV in its original boxing and it came with the original multi-piece "nightmare" tracks......I tossed those... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 36 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: I have the Takom Mk IV in its original boxing and it came with the original multi-piece "nightmare" tracks......I tossed those... Here's my idea of nightmare tracks. PE individual link one.... Found these while searching for an LVT kit. 3 1 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Here's my idea of nightmare tracks. PE individual link one.... Found these while searching for an LVT kit. Good lord! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: Good lord! That about sums it up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Twelve hours, and the silly putty left no oily residue! 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Bill_S said: Twelve hours, and the silly putty left no oily residue! Good to know. I have some kits that'll require the "silly putty method". At least...I can't think of another way to do them, that is. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 20 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: Good to know. I have some kits that'll require the "silly putty method". At least...I can't think of another way to do them, that is. I did my one and only SEA scheme in my display case using the silly putty method many years ago. It’s the old Hobby Craft/Trumpeter F-105. Only reason I’ve hesitated doing another was because I was shooting enamels and hated dealing with the dry time between colors. I welcome my new lacquer overlords to start another SEA one day soon. I’m predicting it will be my Fisher fat face or a Vietnam era Phantom. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 My 105 was my first ab paint. Did it all freehand. But I've always used acrylics. I think it came out good. First model back in after 20 + years....harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 2:28 PM, BlrwestSiR said: Here's my idea of nightmare tracks. PE individual link one.... Found these while searching for an LVT kit. Wow, that's crazy!! My kind of crazy though, I'd do it just to challenge myself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Just now, Landlubber Mike said: Wow, that's crazy!! My kind of crazy though, I'd do it just to challenge myself. I've done Modelkasten tracks before but at least they were plastic. I think there was something like 8-10 parts per link on the Sherman tracks I was building. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 After doing research for one of my builds, I came across a build log of Revell's Blohm & Voss BV 222. Really majestic looking plane, so I picked one up off eBay. Not much aftermarket for it, but there is a trolley cart you can get for it which I'm planning to pick up. Kit came today, and looks really nice. The plane must have been gigantic in person. This kit is 1/72, but the model is huge! Here's a question - does this count as a LSM? Here's a picture of the fuselage half against a fuselage half of my current 1/48 Walrus. I really wanted to find a Special Hobby Sunderland Mk. III in 1/72 scale because Eduard makes an insanely detailed PE set for it, but I'm wondering if it's just too big now that I see what I have with the BV 222. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 14, 2023 Administrators Share Posted February 14, 2023 It arrived!! 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: After doing research for one of my builds, I came across a build log of Revell's Blohm & Voss BV 222. Really majestic looking plane, so I picked one up off eBay. Not much aftermarket for it, but there is a trolley cart you can get for it which I'm planning to pick up. Kit came today, and looks really nice. The plane must have been gigantic in person. This kit is 1/72, but the model is huge! Here's a question - does this count as a LSM? Here's a picture of the fuselage half against a fuselage half of my current 1/48 Walrus. I really wanted to find a Special Hobby Sunderland Mk. III in 1/72 scale because Eduard makes an insanely detailed PE set for it, but I'm wondering if it's just too big now that I see what I have with the BV 222. Sure it does ! I want to see a WIP on it....harv 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 31 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: After doing research for one of my builds, I came across a build log of Revell's Blohm & Voss BV 222. Really majestic looking plane, so I picked one up off eBay. Not much aftermarket for it, but there is a trolley cart you can get for it which I'm planning to pick up. Kit came today, and looks really nice. The plane must have been gigantic in person. This kit is 1/72, but the model is huge! Here's a question - does this count as a LSM? Here's a picture of the fuselage half against a fuselage half of my current 1/48 Walrus. I really wanted to find a Special Hobby Sunderland Mk. III in 1/72 scale because Eduard makes an insanely detailed PE set for it, but I'm wondering if it's just too big now that I see what I have with the BV 222. Wow! That is cool......I'll have to look out for that one. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: Wow! That is cool......I'll have to look out for that one. Revell originally released it in 2002 and then 2003. They seem to have re-released it in 2014, which is the version I have. I don't think they have re-released it since. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: After doing research for one of my builds, I came across a build log of Revell's Blohm & Voss BV 222. Really majestic looking plane, so I picked one up off eBay. Not much aftermarket for it, but there is a trolley cart you can get for it which I'm planning to pick up. Kit came today, and looks really nice. Apparently only 13 were ever built……….very Sunderland esp…… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 9 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: Wow! That is cool......I'll have to look out for that one. 40 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: Apparently only 13 were ever built……….very Sunderland esp…… If you guys are thinking about this kit, take a look at this build on Scalemates. This was what convinced me to build this monster https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=10148&p=albums&album=40097&view=list 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 14, 2023 Administrators Share Posted February 14, 2023 That flying boat is amazing! I’ve seen that kit around, but never looked close. I’d love to build one in its originally intended Lufthansa colors. It sure has a low aspect ratio wing, much like the Sunderland and Sterling. What’s amazing is that several survived the war and were all scuttled or broken up. There were even a couple in the US, and despite the Smithsonian’s desire to have one of everything, they never picked one up for preservation. Did I hear right that there was one in low oxygen water around Norway that allowed it to remain pretty much perfectly preserved? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Clunkmeister said: That flying boat is amazing! I’ve seen that kit around, but never looked close. I’d love to build one in its originally intended Lufthansa colors. Unfortunately, there's not much out there for the kit. Eduard did a set for the antennas which you can find here and there, a set for the engine (which seems incredibly scarce), and masks (which seem really scarce). A couple of others came out with masks also, but I'm having a hard time sourcing them. I didn't find any AM decals for this one either. Hence, it's probably advisable to try to find the 2014 release rather than take the chance on the ones from the early 2000s. I think it would be fun to open the it up and scratch a little of the interior - kinda like you can on big transports like the Ju-52 and the Me 323. This kit is huge though even at 1/72, so I'm not sure about making it into a diorama except for using the CMK towing car which would serve more as a stand since this kit doesn't include a stand for the model. I have a couple of the Pro Modeler Ju-52s along with the Master-X pontoon and ski conversions, so I'll probably use those kits for dioramas (though, the Ju-52 at 1/48 is pretty sizable too). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Another quirky one for the stash. I've been interested in the Dornier Do 24T model for quite a while, and happened upon an eBay auction for not only the kit, but also the Squadron canopies (supposedly a big improvement over the kit ones) and more importantly, the out of production Goffy resin engine detailing set. When I looked up what other aftermarket was out there, I found that Hannants was carrying the AIMS very detailed interior and exterior sets, along with a Kora transport carriage that also includes parts to convert the model into a minesweeper. Ended up snagging the kit off eBay for an excellent price and picked up some other AM goodies. John's AIMS PE sets are fantastic, and the Goffy engine set looks great as well. Not sure what to think of the Kora set though - the resin parts look good, but the instructions are horrendous. I can probably figure out how to put the carriage together, but doing the minesweeper conversion is going to take a lot of guesswork. I bought the kit more for the carriage than the minesweeper, so it's all good. There's only a record of one minesweeper from what I can tell, and markings would be a guessing game since there may only be one grainy picture of it out there. Obviously not a LSM (it's probably 1/3 the size of the same scale BV 222 I posted earlier), but a pretty interesting subject especially with the current group build. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 6:51 PM, belugawhaleman said:kits. I have the Takom Mk IV in its original boxing and it came with the original multi-piece "nightmare" tracks......I tossed those... I kept mine and are using them as a rivet and nut etc scratch building supplies… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Can't wait for the new Revell Hurrican to show up here in the states, as we now seem to be last for everything. I've followed Nigel's build on his channel and this is a 100% new kit and looks fantastic. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 No picture i'm afraid as my SD card has failed in my camera but. I am now the rather chuffed owner of Real Models Fw190 D-11 conversion. Yet another bit slots into my JV44 project 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Alan Sounds mighty good. Sorry to read about your SD card. I'm pretty deep into photography and from the channels and vlogs I've followed for years, plus my own experiences, SD card failure isn't as rare as we think. Off brand name cards fails way more then the better known cards. A number of years ago I bought a few extra SD cards just in case I needed the extra capacity the day before we left for vacation and all I could find was a brand I never heard off. I was shooting with a Nikon D850 then and tested out both of those cards on vacation - and they both failed and were round filed on the spot. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now