ok everyone, here it is.....................

The Official Origami Campaign Thread !

START DATE: April 1st, 2010
ENDS: April 1st, 2011

29Foxtrot
AussieReg
Blueheeler
Cannon99
eMan
jaypee
JMartine
litespeed
Littorio
ludwig113
navychief
Phantom2
PolarBear
SGTJKJ
ShawnM
The3rdPlacer
thegirl
vanize
VonCuda
Wolfsangel
wrenchy

i wish everyone involved an easy trouble free build.........eer yeah its not gonna happen is it...................

oh well, just have fun then and remember to post lots of pictures.

paul

ok i'll start things off with...

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i'm away all weekend so i wont get anything done, but i hope to see some action when i get back.

all the best everyone.

paul

Hi all
Just started my build of the Hobbyboss Avenger.

Looks great and I forgot there were resin bits included. I intend to do the FAA version that is mainly white except for the upper surface.
Started with the cockpit and bomb bay and discovered these annoying marks in the roof of the bomb bay.

Easy enough to get rid off with a little care.
tim

Hi all
A few more bits to clean up in the Avengers office.

bulkhead between navigator and rear gunner

navigators floor
tim

Hi all,

Choosing the Trumpeter 32 scale Swordfish Mk II with the Eduard exterior PE set, but while waiting for the PE to arrive, I started on the radial engine, which has a couple of added items:


Boxart: I will not be following this or any of the cammo options of the kit.


Note: Excess sprue used to fill the hollow channel inside the cowling.



Note: .20 thou copper wire, having drilled into the cranckcase to fix these individual pieces of wire, yet to be bent to shape to fit the spark plug fitting.


Note: The inlet screen is a piece of mesh from the spares box cut to fit.

Hi Paul

Started my A-7 last night. I'll try and get some cockpit photos up later in the week.

Hermon

excellent,glad to see people have started
i have the day off today so i should get something done,will post pix later.

paul

here we go!...................
i had the hacksaw out this morning,the cuts are pretty clean so minimal cleanup to be done :-)

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the only real problem that i have to sort is the casting problems on the forward part of the kit.

paul

Looking good guys!
Here is a quick pic of my A-7 cockpit. I'll try and get this installed by the weekend and get the fuselage halves together.



Hermon

That office is looking great Hermon, super work !!

I put the fuselage and wings together on my bird for this build over the weekend, next step is to take to the wings with a razorsaw so it remains to be seen whether we or whether we

Before and after pics will be posted either way.

Cheers, D

looking good voncuda,keep up the good work.

paul

now that my Messa-shnitzel is finished for the 109 campaign, I can start my 1/32 revell corsair for here.

It will be in Ira Keptfords colors, wings folded, canopy and engine will be tarped. I will detail out the wing fold area and gear bays with scratch built goodness. NO am will be used.

I'm going to do a 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB. 11 (Trumpeter 02844) with the Eduard Big Ed set and Mike Grant Decals for RCN Sea Furies. I was originally going to do this kit for the True North Strong and Free Campaign but found this campaign before I started (so now I'm doing a Canadian Sherman for them).





Thanks,
Karl

excellent karl.
i've wanted one of those for a while now so i'll be interested on how you find the kit.

paul

Karl, nice choice! I have that one in my stash and almost decided to build it for this campaign.


OK, as you can see in the first pic the wing to fuselage joints needed a couple of different coats of putty and mucho sanding. It's almost good enough but I"m gonna shoot some primer on her tonight and see if anything stands out. Second pic is the dreaded A-7 intake seams. I've done about all the filling and sanding I can do in this area. Again, I'll shoot some primer on her and see if there are any areas that still need attention.






This must be one of Hasegawas older kits. Lots of flash and a few fit problems......nothing too serious, just makes the build go a bit slower. Either way I'll take my time and do my best.


Hermon

Almost forgot, I'll be using this decal sheet on my A-7. Will probably go with the blue lion "Valions".





Hermon

I managed to throw some paint on the Corsair this weekend. White on the bottom and Light Ghost Gray on the top.........because that's what I had handy.



The demarkation line was done with some blue-tak. I'm going to give it all a couple of days to dry and then shoot a coat of Future on it. While that's going on I'll assemble the fuel tanks, undercarriage, etc.


Hermon

Lookin' good 'Cuda, nice clean paintwork.

Cheers, D

quick and nice work thus far!

My launch date has been pushed back a month since we're moving into a new house.....more room (LOADS more) but the move will mean no build time.

I will start ASAP in the new place....until then I continue to collect research material.

Tim – I just got that one for my stash (sale at LuckyModel!) look forward to your build. Already thanking you for pointing out all those plugs… doing a good clean up job so far.
Rob – really nice detailing of the engine.
Hermon – Really nice job on the pit as well as the fuselage. Corsair looks good…always liked that bird.

looking good voncuda :-)

i've had to pack most of my modelling up for a couple of months as i'm have house work done inc new windows...this is going to be a real pain as i have about 4 builds needing paint etc but hopefully i can grab a few bits to work on every now and again...

A bit more progress. I decided to try something a little different this time. I went ahead and washed the panel lines before applying the decals. Once all the excess wash is gone, I'll apply another coat of Future to seal it.




I'll let it set overnight and clean it up tomorrow.



Hermon

Hermon stunning work my friend .how are you going to dirty up the decals




Build On,
Justin

hey,that looks really really nice,what did you use for your wash?

paul

Hi all,

Here is my latest finished build and I think it will fit perfectly the Origami Campaign: it is Tamiya's 1:48 scale F4U-1D kit built with the wings, of course, in the folded position...







Apart from some wires and cables, the model is from the box. It will be placed in a diorama setting along with the new Tamiya Navy figures on an Eduard US Carrier Deck.

I'm looking forward to see all the entries for this interesting campaign!

Jean-Luc