Fred, that is a good idea. The kit that I had planned (La 7) broke the prop and have been looking in my stash also for a suitable replacement.
Bob
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Bigrip74
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Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 11:35 AM UTC
thegirl
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Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 12:13 PM UTC
Quoted Text
You sure about that?
I just got my kit in the mail today (whoa boy.)
The good news: its a total opportunity to hone hobby skills.
This Macchi is a _total_ garage kit. 2 vacuform sheets and a bag of white metal parts. (That's pretty much it)
No wheel wells, no cockpit, no decals. Nothing. I do, however, have a plan. Deep deep in the darkest recesses of my stash closet I have a Tauro MC.202 kit. The kit has lots of detail but the mold quality is so poor that, when presented with some Hasegawa kits, I just chucked it into the vault.
Now I can use bits like wheel wells and landing gear covers to flesh out this vac kit.
It... just... might... work!!
(cue thunderclap and flash of lightning)
Cheers,
Fred
I can assure you that , yes it does hurt very much !
Thats about what you get with vac kit's and are perfect for getting caught up on some skills . Cool idea of the use of the other kit for parts .
ludwig113
Joined: February 05, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 07:44 AM UTC
here we go people,the link to sign up,dont get cold feet this will improve us all as modellers. 
if anyone has a good idea for a ribbon, lets see it.
cheers paul
vac-u-form build
also can the person who set this up change the dates to next year 2011,thanks.paul
if anyone has a good idea for a ribbon, lets see it.
cheers paul
vac-u-form build
also can the person who set this up change the dates to next year 2011,thanks.paul
Angry_Ensign
Joined: December 24, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 10:10 AM UTC
I'm in...not sure what I'm going to build, have a large number of choices...ranging from a Fokker D.VIII to a B-24 in 1/32 scale...
J
J
thegirl
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Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 11:05 AM UTC
All signed up , just have to figuar out what to build now !
ludwig113
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 07:34 AM UTC
excellent,if we can get the last few people to sign up we can get it on the board and hopefully get a few more people interested.
paul
paul
ludwig113
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Posted: Friday, July 02, 2010 - 09:14 AM UTC
ludwig113
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Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 03:49 AM UTC
come on people, just 3 more to get this going...
paulo
paulo
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 10:45 AM UTC
litespeed
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Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:12 AM UTC
Wow, some great stuff there Dave. A 1/48 Forger is very tempting, but a 1/48 Atlas rocket with the Mercury capsule is very, very tempting.
Thanks for posting.
tim
Thanks for posting.
tim
IronMark
Joined: December 27, 2009
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Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 01:08 PM UTC
Hi everyone,
I have just signed up - Sorry for the delay.
Cheers,
Mark
I have just signed up - Sorry for the delay.
Cheers,
Mark
ludwig113
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Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:19 PM UTC
excellent,we are now 10 !
also thanks for the link,some good stuff there.
and if anyone has an idea for the ribbon lets see it...
cheers paul
also thanks for the link,some good stuff there.
and if anyone has an idea for the ribbon lets see it...
cheers paul
thegirl
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Posted: Friday, July 16, 2010 - 02:40 AM UTC
Quoted Text
excellent,we are now 10 !
also thanks for the link,some good stuff there.
and if anyone has an idea for the ribbon lets see it...
cheers paul
How about a vacuum cleaner , sorry -it's all I got with only one cup of coffee in me
ludwig113
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Posted: Friday, July 16, 2010 - 03:22 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted Textexcellent,we are now 10 !
also thanks for the link,some good stuff there.
and if anyone has an idea for the ribbon lets see it...
cheers paul
How about a vacuum cleaner , sorry -it's all I got with only one cup of coffee in me
well if we cant come up with anything better...ludwig113
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 06:08 AM UTC
i've come up with a name for the build
VAC ATTACK!
yes,no?
paul
VAC ATTACK!
yes,no?
paul
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 12:18 PM UTC
I decided to practice up a little, since it has been a few years that I attempted to build a VAC kit.
Here is an old kit by THE EAGLES TALON, INC.
LAVOCHKIN LA-7 it looks easy enough to do a little cutting and SANDING on to get myself in some sort of ability to accomplish the build for the campaign (MPM AVIA Av.135)
the resin is not bad, but I will have to make a prop blade after the carpet monster ate one that broke off in the bag
After using a pencil to outline the parts for the sanding process I cut them out
Made fuselage formers from surplus stock from the kit using a circle timplate, the first peices sanded were the fuselage and they were warped
the wing tops will not be too bad to sand but the bottom has a dihedral and will give me some trouble.
Bob
Here is an old kit by THE EAGLES TALON, INC.
LAVOCHKIN LA-7 it looks easy enough to do a little cutting and SANDING on to get myself in some sort of ability to accomplish the build for the campaign (MPM AVIA Av.135)
the resin is not bad, but I will have to make a prop blade after the carpet monster ate one that broke off in the bag
After using a pencil to outline the parts for the sanding process I cut them out
Made fuselage formers from surplus stock from the kit using a circle timplate, the first peices sanded were the fuselage and they were warped
the wing tops will not be too bad to sand but the bottom has a dihedral and will give me some trouble.
Bob
GaryKato
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Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 02:41 AM UTC
I can't believe I'm signing up for this one. I have trouble finishing injection kits and have never built a vac in my life. Naturally, it didn't stop me from BUYING them. My entry will definitely be a Rareplanes 1/72 kit. I am leaning towards the deHavilland Venom FB.5.
I might try cobbling up a ribbon. Most likely it will feature a Mattel Vac-U-Form.
I might try cobbling up a ribbon. Most likely it will feature a Mattel Vac-U-Form.
ludwig113
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Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 05:13 AM UTC
nice to have you aboard gary,
i've never built a vac kit either but it should be fun!
and yes if you have an idea for a ribbon that would be great .
cheers paul
i've never built a vac kit either but it should be fun!
and yes if you have an idea for a ribbon that would be great .
cheers paul
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 06:01 AM UTC
Gary, if you are able to make a ribbon ( I cannot make ribbons ) then a vac kit is easy.
Bob
) then a vac kit is easy.Bob
GaryKato
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Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 10:35 PM UTC
Forgot that I gave my Vac-U-Form away a few months ago. I suppose I could find pictures online but then I thought "How many people would be familiar with it?". So I tried something else. Can't say I'm happy with it but it's an idea.
ludwig113
Joined: February 05, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 10:41 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Forgot that I gave my Vac-U-Form away a few months ago. I suppose I could find pictures online but then I thought "How many people would be familiar with it?". So I tried something else. Can't say I'm happy with it but it's an idea.
i like it gary,looks good.
paul
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
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Posted: Friday, December 31, 2010 - 07:13 AM UTC
Gary, I like the ribbon and it would be nice if you produced a book in tutorial form on how to make ribbons I would buy it. As for the kit I have a few and I would be able to send you one just to keep you in the campaign.
Bob
Bob
GaryKato
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Posted: Friday, December 31, 2010 - 08:04 AM UTC
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Gary, I like the ribbon and it would be nice if you produced a book in tutorial form on how to make ribbons I would buy it. As for the kit I have a few and I would be able to send you one just to keep you in the campaign.
Bob
Ah, my point is proved. I have many vacuform kits here to choose from. I was talking about the Mattel Vac-U-Form "toy" that used to be sold in the US in the 60s(?).
Vac-U-Form by Mattel
Bigrip74
Joined: February 22, 2008
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Posted: Friday, December 31, 2010 - 08:17 AM UTC
Gary, I remember that toy and had the chance to obtain one before I went into the Navy but thought that it would get misplaced. I could kick myself now for not getting it.
Bob
Bob
VonCuda
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 09:28 AM UTC
Thanks to Bob sending me one of his kits, I"m now enlisted in yet another campaign. I may never forgive you for this one Bob. 
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