Wumm Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Struggling for motivation, haven't accomplished anything significant for a few months now. So, back to riveting I go. Something mind-numbingly mundane, yet still requiring concentration. S 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Wumm said: Struggling for motivation, haven't accomplished anything significant for a few months now. So, back to riveting I go. Something mind-numbingly mundane, yet still requiring concentration. S I'm with you. Since my last heart attack, I've had zero interest in the bench. Very little motivation of anything really. I'm going to see some counseling for depression and anxiety. I hope it works.....harv 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I'm nowhere near ready to start on Trumpy's A-7E, but I received the Avionix cockpit in the mail the other day. I thought I'd see what was required to get it to fit. All my previous resin cockpits have been from Aires, and I've always had lots of work required to get them to fit. First impression: the level of detail is impressive, and the casting is top notch. There were some interference issue with the intake; twenty minutes with the Dremel on the bottom side took care of that. The Avionix pit fits like a glove! Zero sanding on the neither the sides of the casting nor on the fuselage halves. A couple of swipes with a sanding stick on the cockpit sidewalls, and they fit perfectly. On the down side, the set include resin only. There are no instrument faces for the IP, and no photoetch. But for half the price of the Aires offering, I'm very pleased. I must resist temptation... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumm Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, harv said: I'm with you. Since my last heart attack, I've had zero interest in the bench. Very little motivation of anything really. I'm going to see some counseling for depression and anxiety. I hope it works.....harv Chin up Harv, you could always try Naked Twister... No, not the game; it's where your house and all your clothes get blown away! S 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Been close to that ! As far as the game goes, my back and knees won't let me !.....harv 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Not as clean as above presented work, but I’m certainly having lots of fun with the old Revell’s Wildcat. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Not as clean as above presented work, but I’m certainly having lots of fun with the old Revell’s Wildcat. In my early days, that Revell Wildcat was one of my favorites! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 The struggle is real 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 still going Mark 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Martin, are you kit bashing the Revell and Trumpy kits? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 That’s correct. I am using revell fuselage and wings and cannibalizing trumpeter for additional detail. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I haven't had much to contribute to the thread as well, everything is on my bench. The Corsair is under there somewhere along with everything else in the vicinity of my bench. That's due to the ongoing reorganization and renovation in the basement I'm hoping to finally get the renovation part done this weekend. Then I can finish the reorganization and finally get back to gluing bits of plastic together. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: I haven't had much to contribute to the thread as well, everything is on my bench. Carl we need photos of a clear tidy space et al Hubert before commencing with building……….go on we dare you…….. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Wildcats, Hellcats and some untidy cats, sounds like a zoo here . I primed my Hellcat and chose a new approach with using black and white gloss paint to emphasize a little 3D effect as a base layer for the paintjob, which will naturally need to be a little translucent. As I will freehand the three tone camo, I will join the tail and wings later with the fuselage, for an easy workflow.. It took me some time to find the matching red color for the cat mouth. The sides with the fangs will either be decals (left on the pic) or wet transfers from HGW (right) The best matching color was Scale 75's 'Baal Crimson', which I dotted onto the transfer material to test. Interestingly the HGW transfers doesn't cover the bloodshots in the eyes, where the Eduard decals have an extra decal to apply onto the eye decal. Cheers Rob 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 just a dryfit off the wheels Mark 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, mark31 said: just a dryfit off the wheels Stunning Mark, the paint work is incredible…. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: Stunning Mark, the paint work is incredible…. For sure !....harv 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: Stunning Mark, the paint work is incredible…. 13 minutes ago, harv said: For sure !....harv Definitely! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 54 minutes ago, mark31 said: just a dryfit off the wheels Absolutely stunning in every aspect. Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Stunning Mark, the paint work is incredible…. 1 hour ago, harv said: For sure !....harv 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: Definitely! 53 minutes ago, DocRob said: Absolutely stunning in every aspect. Cheers Rob Thank you all Mark 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: I haven't had much to contribute to the thread as well, everything is on my bench. The Corsair is under there somewhere along with everything else in the vicinity of my bench. That's due to the ongoing reorganization and renovation in the basement I'm hoping to finally get the renovation part done this weekend. Then I can finish the reorganization and finally get back to gluing bits of plastic together. There's a bench in there? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Carl we need photos of a clear tidy space et al Hubert before commencing with building……….go on we dare you…….. That's the plan Phil. The bench is getting moved from the middle of the basement where it currently sits to one end. I'll be building a separate bench for painting too which should either: 1) create less mess on the building bench Or 2) let me make a bigger mess on the building bench due to more space. Hopefully it's the former. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, GusMac said: There's a bench in there? Somewhere. Best proof of that is there's room for the chair underneath. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumm Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 24 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Somewhere. Best proof of that is there's room for the chair underneath. Which will end up having a Cat on it, who are we kidding? More bench space = more started kits for Carl. S 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Wumm said: Which will end up having a Cat on it, who are we kidding? More bench space = more started kits for Carl. S Sadly, you're probably right. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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