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[smitty44]

2 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

wet toilet paper 

Hey, keep your bathroom habits to yourself!

[Peterpools]

I use all three methods of masking off wheel wells: tape, foam and wet paper; towel and toilet paper. I use which ever seems to work the best and sometimes, none do and then it's a tough act to find a solution. Best yet is when a separate set of wheel covers/doors are included for wheels up and fit display and they are the perfect mask.

[PanzerWomble]

Not on my bench but outside my window today ....Helmut Dollinger's KT ...

Old hotel, in Ligneuville look familiar ??

 

Here........ back when Ardnt Fischer parked his Panther outside in an unscheduled "bazooka inspired" stop . 

 

 

Yep , BotB obsessed man gets to spend 4 wintery days in the Ardennes ....again . This years focus is the Loshiem gap , & we're staying at St Vith .

 

This trip I'm planning on seeing where Lyle Bouck held up a whole division for a day with 18 men, link  ,where the poor 106th Inf Div came to grief in the Schnee Eifel link , and where the early battles in and around the small villages really messed up 5th PanzerArmee timings.

 

If anyones interested I could maybe do a small travelblog?

 

Wish me snow ....

 

Pw 

 

[Jeff]

44 minutes ago, PanzerWomble said:

Not on my bench but outside my window today ....Helmut Dollinger's KT ...

Old hotel, in Ligneuville look familiar ??

 

Here........ back when Ardnt Fischer parked his Panther outside in an unscheduled "bazooka inspired" stop . 

 

 

Yep , BotB obsessed man gets to spend 4 wintery days in the Ardennes ....again . This years focus is the Loshiem gap , & we're staying at St Vith .

 

This trip I'm planning on seeing where Lyle Bouck held up a whole division for a day with 18 men, link  ,where the poor 106th Inf Div came to grief in the Schnee Eifel link , and where the early battles in and around the small villages really messed up 5th PanzerArmee timings.

 

If anyones interested I could maybe do a small travelblog?

 

Wish me snow ....

 

Pw 

 

I’m interested. I LOVE this sort of thing. I may never get there to see it for myself and love to learn of what things look like today and of detailed history. I’m in    Jeff

[belugawhaleman]

Very cool! Thanks for posting!

[Bomber_County]

Well guys it’s been awhile, with bereavement, project deadlines, clients being PITA’s and life, some reasons for being MIA.

Just an update, Mossie , I’ve posted that in the WIP. As for other stuff happening, with the Mossie in the spray shop I snuck in this.

Lots of PE and a busy cockpit……

now ready for the spray booth 

Well recommend this but get the magnifier out the whole wingspan is the same as one Mossie wing from tip to wing root…….

[Peterpools]

Phil

Yup, life always seems to get in the way and some mighty awesome work on your Eduard Profi Zero ... The office looks tremendous. Surely going to be a beauty.

 

[belugawhaleman]

5 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Well guys it’s been awhile, with bereavement, project deadlines, clients being PITA’s and life, some reasons for being MIA.

Just an update, Mossie , I’ve posted that in the WIP. As for other stuff happening, with the Mossie in the spray shop I snuck in this.

Lots of PE and a busy cockpit……

now ready for the spray booth 

Well recommend this but get the magnifier out the whole wingspan is the same as one Mossie wing from tip to wing root…….

Glad to see you back Phil. Great work on the cockpit!

[Spitfire]

The Re2005 has been getting some more attention, I don't like using decals so paint masks are the order of the day, there are no masks available for the Re2005 so I used some Montex masks for the C202, they are roughly the same size.

And they came out great.

All ready for the off.

And the finished article.

Some minor damage to the wing paint but has now been repaired and on to the undercarriage assembly.

Cheers

Dennis

[Peterpools]

Dennis

Nice progress - masks/paint wok looks perfect. Glad the repair work is done and looking good as well.   

[Bomber_County]

19 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Phil

Yup, life always seems to get in the way and some mighty awesome work on your Eduard Profi Zero ... The office looks tremendous. Surely going to be a beauty.

 

Thanks Peter, I haven’t added any AM all came OOB…..

[Bomber_County]

14 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

Glad to see you back Phil. Great work on the cockpit!

Much appreciated Paul.

[Peterpools]

1 hour ago, Bomber_County said:

Thanks Peter, I haven’t added any AM all came OOB…..

Phil

I also build mostly OOB with the exception of sometimes a Quinta cockpit and or decals. 

[BlrwestSiR]

Tomcats are back on the bench. 

Well, parts for one anyways. 

[Peterpools]

Carl

Amazing work - How do you keep track of all the different builds you have going on? I know, anything past one build and I'm in big trouble.

 

[CANicoll]

10 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Carl

Amazing work - How do you keep track of all the different builds you have going on? I know, anything past one build and I'm in big trouble.

 

I did two 1/72 Mustang IIIs and horribly mixed up the parts between the two - and they were from the same kits!!  Now if I do multiple builds at the same time I try and do different aircraft, or at least different scales. Although I have mixed up parts between scales before - so maybe I need to rethink that strategy... 

[Peterpools]

Chris

Sounds like a good plan. My other stumbling block when working on more then one kit, is actually remembering where I am with each kit and for me, that means going back, reading the last few build updates and any notes I may have made in the instructions. I guess what I do is really not working on more then one kit simultaneously, as I'll work on just one for a good chunk of time, then go back to the other; I guess it's more like alternating kits and bench time. 

 

[BlrwestSiR]

14 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Carl

Amazing work - How do you keep track of all the different builds you have going on? I know, anything past one build and I'm in big trouble.

 

Peter, it can be a challenge at times but oddly enough enough it helps me stay at the bench. If I hit a bit of a hurdle in one kit, I can pause on it and work on something else while I figure out possible solutions rather than just barging forward. On the Sea Fury for example, when I ran into the cowl issue, my first thought was just leave it and continue on. But I worked on the T-33 and came back to the Sea Fury with a better solution which paid off. 

[BlrwestSiR]

4 hours ago, CANicoll said:

I did two 1/72 Mustang IIIs and horribly mixed up the parts between the two - and they were from the same kits!!  Now if I do multiple builds at the same time I try and do different aircraft, or at least different scales. Although I have mixed up parts between scales before - so maybe I need to rethink that strategy... 

Once, I tried 4 1/32 Spitfires at the same time. Three Tamiya (VII, VIII and a IX) and the old Revell/Matchbox 24.

That worked okay but when I tried with a HK and Tamiya Missie, i stalled on the Tamiya one and it ended up taking a year. 

[Collin]

Bravo for getting the Matchbox kit to that point. That particular kit has defeated me twice, but it’s such a cool subject. 
 

Cheers

Collin

[BlrwestSiR]

28 minutes ago, Collin said:

Bravo for getting the Matchbox kit to that point. That particular kit has defeated me twice, but it’s such a cool subject. 
 

Cheers

Collin

Thanks! My first try is still in a drawer. The wing went together all wonky, partly due to cutting it up for a Seafire 47 conversion. I'm going to salvage it and finish it one day. 

Here's my second try mostly OOB.

[CANicoll]

Carl,  That is a beautiful plane.  Nice work!  Chris 

[BlrwestSiR]

Thanks Chris! 

The Tomcat intakes are on. It took a bit of clamping. 

While that was drying, I started hopefully a quick build. 

Indeed, it's been holding up to that end. The legs are almost done already. 

[Peterpools]

8 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Thanks Chris! 

The Tomcat intakes are on. It took a bit of clamping. 

While that was drying, I started hopefully a quick build. 

Indeed, it's been holding up to that end. The legs are almost done already. 

Carl

You're amazing!

Of course, where in the world do you display all the completed kits?

😉

[CANicoll]

I'm glad you posted the pick of the clamps for the Tomcat.  I have replacement resin intakes for my plane so now I see what I may be faced with!

Agree with Peter: where do you put all of these terrific builds??

Happy holidays!
Chris