Pim Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thanks mate the Harley is a maisto which is being rebuilt and repainted and the trailer is scratch built I will hopefully show pics tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Danny:Thanks for your comments on the cockpit. Your Batman and cycle IS AWESOME!!!! The shading detail is right on and the paint work is just as good. I'll tell you it is a blast having builds like this in here to shake things up from the norm. It's very entertaining and interesting at the same time. Thank you for being a part of this build again Dan! We still have 4 1/2 months left until the deadline so if youre feeling froggy grab another kit and join in. Let me know which pic you would like to use for the intro post.Thank you, Joe. I may end up contributing something else before the deadline, but I think my next project will be a model car. Please use the fifth photo from my post in the intro post. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thank you, Joe. I may end up contributing something else before the deadline, but I think my next project will be a model car. Please use the fifth photo from my post in the intro post. Thanks! Hell build it in here! I'll get right to work on that photo pal! Thanks mate the Harley is a maisto which is being rebuilt and repainted and the trailer is scratch built I will hopefully show pics tomorrow Looking forward to it Brayden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I love me some Corsair! Danny I'll say it again, your Batman rocks. That is a superb display. Brayden, jump on here! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Danny I'll say it again, your Batman rocks. That is a superb display. Brayden, jump on here! GThank you, Wayne. That's very kind of you. Brayden, I agree. Bring it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) I had originally planned to work on a car model next, but as I was looking through my stash, none of my car kits were really calling out to me. As I continued to look around, my eyes fell on this: The SA-17 Rapier Zephyr from Kotobukiya's Frame Arms series. Frame Arms is a series of original designs, all based around a gimmick the manufacturer calls the Frame Architect: The Frame Architect comes pre-assembled in the kit box... ...but I really wish it wasn't. It has gaps and sprue scars all over it, so I have to disassemble it so I can clean it up before painting. Fortunately, it doesn't come glued, so I just have to get a knife in between the parts to get them separated. I don't have any of my own photos,yet, but at this point I'm just using the cement-weld technique to glue the parts and fill seams. When the cement dries, I will sand off the excess cement to hopefully leave a smooth surface. I think I will paint this similar to the gray low-visibility scheme used on some modern combat aircraft. Edited October 12, 2014 by Danny Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 This'll be a new spin on the build roster Danny. Lookin' forward to see you work your magic here. BTW I've got your pic in the intro post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the warm welcome guys here is what I am building I saw it the other night and had to make something similar hope you guys like it long way to go yet Edit: bad spelling Edited October 13, 2014 by Pim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Looks like you're off to a great start Brayden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 This'll be a new spin on the build roster Danny. Lookin' forward to see you work your magic here. BTW I've got your pic in the intro post. Thank you, Joe. I also have to thank you for starting this community build project. You and the other contributors have helped to get me out of a slump that lasted far too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Youre more than welcome Danny! And thank you and all the other participants that are making this CB what it is! All of yaw are da bomb!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 In my last update I had the fuselage halves together. What I didn't show you were the nasty gaps and poor fit between the halves....... After sanding, alot of the detail got whisked away like panel lines and rivets. I re-riveted the nose area using small drops of super glue applied with the end of a needle with the point cut off. This is my first ever attempt at something like this because usually a kit as crappy as this one goes in the trash can and I buy something like a Tamiya or Hasegawa offering thats alot better quality. I'm sticking with this now soley to improve modeling skills that I wont try on my really detailed builds. Then there's the stretched sprue to replace the panel lines that were sanded off. Installed they look something like this............ Don't go too hard on me as, again, this is my very first time trying something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Getting clay today! I have decided on a boat again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 So the clay is sitting in the cellar hardening up a bit. I think I'm going to take a long nap, wake up, go to work on making the clay master. Then, I will take plastic sheet and form it around that. I think I should start with just a fishing boat for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Pics Miles..... Pics!!! lol. Sounds good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 It's just a tin can full of clay... If you want pics of it, then alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Guess I jumped the gun........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Okay, so this lump is a basic boat shape. Once it gets to the "leather-hard" stage, I'll be able to shave it down smoother. Then, I'll be able to form plastic panels around it and somesuch. Maybe it's more of a speedboat shape? I don't know. I'll have to think of a name. Maybe I'll just take a Forrest Gump and brush paint "Jenny" on it. Or "Gwen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Joe: That is some dedication, right there. Looking very good, especially so knowing that you are new to using this technique. Miles: Very interesting. I look forward to seeing more. Brayden: Looking forward to seeing more of your Harley and trailer as well. I have a pic of the little bit I've done on this build. I hope this posts properly, I'm posting from a tablet right now, and the image tags don't always work with it. I have broken down the Frame Architect and fixed up most of the seams. I am also looking to see what other sub-assemblies can be put together in advance. Unfortunately, some of the outer armor bits have to assembled around the frame, whichwill make seam removal and painting harder. I will see if any of those tricky sub-assemblies can be put together and then modified to slip into the frame after being glued, puttied and painted. The sub-assembly on the upper left hand corner of the cutting mat is the mecha's flight pack, and yes, it does look like a caricature of a drone aircraft, particularly like an MQ-9 Reaper UAV... ... but with a jet engine in place of the prop. Yes, I think this is stupid. I don't know how something with such tiny wings and one tiny jet engine could provide enough lift and thrust for a 50+ foot tall giant robot. I have a 1/144 scale B-2 stealth bomber somewhere in my stash, I want to see if it is a good size to make a better flight pack for the mecha. I would block off the cockpit windows, and perhaps try to beef up the jet engines. Maybe I'll finish up the original flight pack and display it as some kind of drone wingman for the mecha. Edited October 18, 2014 by Danny Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) MIles:Now that's what I wanted to see. This creation in its rawest form. Looking forward to seeing where you go from here. Danny:Good start and the pic turned out fine I see. It will be interesting and cool to watch what you do in regards to a B-2 stealth bomber outfit here. Keep it coming. Everybody:Well this thing hasn't kicked my tail yet. LOTS of work to make this thing into a model I'll tell you! I managed to get the lower center wing secion glued in after fighting yet more fit, alignment and seam issues. I also trimmed an ounce of flash off of the upper wing assys and primed them and the lower center wing section in black (I wasn't at that stage yet when I took the pic below but the lower got painted black too) before applying a THIN coat of zinc chromate green to simulate a shadowed effect. and after a buttload of sanding, cutting and alignment I finally got the upper wing sections glued in. Still alot of work to do here as Revell made the upper and lower section into two more pieces than they needed to. I've got to make the air intakes that go int those gaping holes look like part of the wing with no seam line. Jeez!!!!!! Edited October 18, 2014 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Work all night, sleep during the day and all this happens! Looking good folks. I received some PE in the mail so I pulled this one down off the shelf and went at it with a vengence. This is the Tamiya Tiger I, "Ausfuhrung Afrika" . From the box it most closely resembles a Tiger fron sPzAbt 504 which was the second Tiger Battalion in Tunisia. The famous Bovington Tiger, #131, now starring in "Fury", was from that battalion. Since there is a wealth of references I am building Tiger 131. All the cables I made myself from copper wire and aluminum tube. Fittings are Eduard PE, white styrene is also scratch. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 That's gotta be my favorite tank of all time Wayne! Looking forward to the paint and weather magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 While I'm waiting for that clay to harden up, here's another tractor I'm working on. Considerably smaller than the first, and for good reason. That Cummins was a monster to work with. Datsun engine! See why I never get up so early? The pictures come out so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 What kind of camera are you using Miles? And yes that Cummins looks like it got alot of attention from what I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'm using an iPad. It's not the best in bright light, but it has autofocus which is handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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