Well, I said I wanted to do an F6F. So, if I can drag myself out of my current slump, here's my plan:



Trumpeter 1/32 F6F-5 with Techmod decals to do David McCampbell's Minsi III in October, 1945. This will be part of my slowly growing collection of American Fighters of WWII in the colors of their highest scoring ace.

Now let's see if I can actually get myself going!

Michael

Michael that looks like a nice fun kit 1/32 must be big
Here is some progress on my Mustang

Still need to paint the tail section

Mitchael,

That 32 scale kit will make an interesting 'Minsi III' subject, I have the OOP AeroMaster 48 scale decal sheet for the same aircraft.

Made a little more progress on my 'Gekko'


Masked off prop blades as the kit supplied decals did not suit.

Prop spinners are only dry fitted to the model at present.

Gun sight fitted to inside of wind screen and painted silver [as per the kit instructions].

Wow, you're really steaming ahead there Rob.

I've been making progress on my Lightning, just about at the stage for a coat of white primer


I'm using the Aeroclub white metal nose ring as it polishes up to a nice shiny metallic gleam, just like the real thing


Thought I'd just give it a trial fit.....eeek!!


Looks like I've got a nose ring to mask, and a canyon to fill, before I can spray a coat of primer......

Or a nose ring to file down so it fits...

yeah, but then the fwd fuselage won't be flush with the nose ring

That's why the model gods invented files and polishing sticks. The metal is thick enough to file down so it fits the plastic inside and out.

Pc of plastic card sanding and all better.seems easier to me

Why yes, I do tend to do things the hard way. Why do you ask?

Due to life and work commitments I haven't been at the bench in nearly six weeks but I'm hoping to get started on this kit soon for the campaign.



I'll be building it OOB except for some etch belts and will be doing it in markings from I/SG2 based in Hungary, winter 1944-45.

Got started a couple of nights ago on a 1/144 F-15. Its an old kit but everything looks in order. It doesn't have a cockpit, but oh well, I paid next to nothing for it.

This is what I plan to build, I won't be using all the AM pictured but quite a bit.



Cheers Rob.

Hope it's not to late to get in on the fun....will post pics tomorrow of my build before i start.

Thanks,
Jon

So I left my choice up to SWMBO, and after a couple false starts (she's a little unclear on what actually is a fighter, and picked a F-117 and then a Norseman) and she's decided I should build a Hellcat Mk.I from 800 Squadron in June of '44


Eduard Hellcat Mk.I 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

It's from the Dual Combo boxing, so I've stolen another box for it.

Here is my build for this campaign....a vintage monogram P-47D


And this is what i have so far, unfortunately.......i hate it when the work thing gets in the way of my modeling

I'm in with this:

Well, I am afraid that I am out of this one, at least for now. My F-15's parts are really crappy. When assembling the hull I discovered HUGE gaps and overlaps when test fitting the nose to the fuselage.

I can make it look okay-ish, but it will never look good enough to sit on my shelf so I am scrapping it. If I find another fighter I will bring it into this campaign.

Hey Folks, some real nice looking kits and Jon has a real oldie there
I have been making some steady progress on my little P-51 most of the marking are on and I still need to touch it up in some spot, I ruined the marking for the left side of the tail so we will only see the right side

This is like my 3rd wingy thingy build in a row I think I need to go back to armor

Sal the date that was stamped on the wing was 1976....i just wish i had more time to spend working on it....everyones builds are looking great can't wait to see them when they are finished

Hi folks, I have finished my F4U-4B's engine and cockpit.
The engine has a decent degree of detail:

The cockpit is quite Spartan so I didn't spend much time on it:

When I began to stick together the fuselage, I unfortunately broke the T-shaped thin-wire-like thing on the bottom (the thing in the red circle)

I found it quite difficult to make this shape with metal wire, so I wonder if this thing is always there for an F4U-4B? Can I just omit it?
Thanks,
Jiang

That's one of the radar altimeter aerials (there should be two of them some distance apart). I use plastic rod to recreate the whenever I break them off. Drill two small holes close together, glue in lengths of plastic rod and let it dry, then trim to the proper length and glue on the cross member.

Been working on the rather fiddly cockpit for the Eduard Hellcat.


Eduard Hellcat Mk.I 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr


Eduard Hellcat Mk.I 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr

Looks gorgeous, but if it hadn't been an FAA-specific boxing I'd have just bought the Weekend edition. Most of that lovely PE is going to be completely hidden.

Well here is a little update on my progress

Relized after i took the pic i forgot to paint the head rest

The fit of the wing root on the topside is pretty good but on the botton side is a different story


but after a little putty and some handy work with a scribing tool all is good


And also had a chance to get the engine completed and mounted along with the cowl

Thats all i have for now....comments and critiques welcome.

Thanks,
Jon

Progressing with my Lighning. First up a little experiment I did with all the reds in my paint collection to try and match the closest one to the red checks on the tail.

Bizzarely, Tamiya X-7 is the closest according to the camera, but Humbrol 153 to the naked eye....




All masked up and ready for some silver paint...

Ok I have had enough of wingy thingys for now and NEED to get bac to my armor so I'm calling this finished




Maybe I'll fly by later in the year for another campaign