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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 12, 2017 21:18:19 GMT -5
Wait.......another build.....another PUBLIC build......what madness is this then? Well I am finishing up an article for consideration to a magazine and the P-40B is currently in between video sessions. Now is also the time where I begin to look towards December 7 and what that means. This year I have gone solo again and so my only deadline is the finish line. This is not for submission. This is for me. First up is the subject. Kind of my holy grail build.  The 1/72 Special Hobby B-18. For this I will need to pull out a few tricks as the decals will need modification. The build itself will be out of box. The journey begins...... Joe |
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Post by joelsmith on Aug 12, 2017 22:12:09 GMT -5
Can't wait to see your work!
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Post by Rick on Aug 13, 2017 11:49:37 GMT -5
Good call Joe. Always good to see your work as well as subjects rarely if every covered.
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Post by sturmbird on Aug 13, 2017 13:54:37 GMT -5
as I've said in the past, those first four or five months of the war are often over looked sans the Pearl Harbor attack. At the same time things were getting hot in the Philippines, and the Java Sea.
I've never seen the B18 kit you have, and it interests me greatly. Seems like the Dutch used them in the Java sea area as well (could have been B10's). I will follow your build closely, as I'd like to do a U.S. and a Dutch version. Right now I'm thinking B17d's and B17e's, plus a couple Catalina's. Have a couple Airfix P40b's and the Bronco kit, but for me they leave something wanting in my mind.
Personally; I'd kind of like to do a four stack destroyer (USS Ward ?) Have not built since I was about ten or eleven years old.
gary
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Post by Leon on Aug 13, 2017 14:17:18 GMT -5
Looks like an interesting build Joe! I'll be following along.
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 14, 2017 9:06:19 GMT -5
Nice choice for the annual tribute Joe!
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 14, 2017 23:14:16 GMT -5
Many many thanks all for looking in. I hope it lives up to the hype.
Joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 14, 2017 23:31:53 GMT -5
Well here is a quick follow up to the intro. I would show you a couple of pictures of the sprue but to be honest I dislike those as they really show nothing. For myself I like to see some progress. As the title says it is the beginning. First up, I rarely do things as the instructions call for. Just not how I build. This build is no different. Because of the amount of clear in the fuselage the first thing I want to tackle is to get the exterior paint and the interior paint out of the way. To that end I wanted to try something different. Tone variants by changing the base color. I used Testor Gloss Gray, Model Master US Navy Gray, and Testor Creatix Gloss Black. I picked out some panels to try it out.        I then sprayed Alclad Chrome.   While this dried I played some with the interior.    And with some paint.   Next up will be to get some color on the interior walls and then move on to the clear parts. All comments, critiques, and criticism is encouraged. Joe |
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Post by dierk on Aug 15, 2017 3:02:43 GMT -5
Good start! I like unusual subjects, so count me in!
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Post by Prop Duster on Aug 16, 2017 3:43:00 GMT -5
Joe you are such a rebel when it comes to following instructions.  looking forward to following along, always liked this plane, sorta goofy-modern-old timie all at once. |
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 16, 2017 9:14:32 GMT -5
Many thanks for looking in.
Steve you got that right. You have to follow your own path. Without that you cannot grow.
I love this bird, my second favorite bomber of the war. So ugly it is cool.
Joe
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Post by Leon on Aug 16, 2017 11:53:48 GMT -5
Nice start on the painting Joe !
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 21, 2017 20:25:05 GMT -5
Many many thanks my friend.
Joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 21, 2017 20:45:58 GMT -5
Well folks everything was moving along smoothly. The interior went in with no fuss. Although way off it will work when all the "glass" is installed.   The fuselage looked to be a pretty simple project to close up.     And then the honeymoon came to an abrupt end. Well crashing halt. Well total and complete standstill for a while. The OH MY GOD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME moment came when I attempted to attach the wings to the fuselage. It was just as a bad joke. The carnage...   Not too bad you say??? Well to compliment that after a lot of sanding to try to get the engine nacelles to fit this was the best I could get....  Now the best part, no picture of this though, after much use of adult language I test fit the stabilizers and they fit a dream with little to no seam. I was fit to be tied. Well after a trip to the big city on Saturday I was able to obtain some Apoxie Sculpt and so that is now drying, thinking I didnt mix it exactly right, and that should fix my gap issue but holy crap that was a large gap. More on this soon. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe |
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Post by Leon on Aug 21, 2017 20:56:22 GMT -5
WOW...That looks like the grand canyon Joe!  Hope you can fix it without more issues.  |
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Post by Rick on Aug 22, 2017 3:42:45 GMT -5
Hey Joe, that's quite the gapitis I'd say. Apoxie sculpt will do the trick. I had as bad a case with my p39 from a few months back and it was just what the doctor ordered.
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 22, 2017 6:37:54 GMT -5
At least it wasn't user-induced Joe! Sounds like you've got the right recipe for a "little" gap-fixing. |
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 22, 2017 7:23:08 GMT -5
Many thanks all. The Apoxie Sculpt is on and drying but wow.
Joe
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Post by joelsmith on Aug 22, 2017 16:01:18 GMT -5
Keep fighting Joe! Beat it into submission!
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Post by fightnjoe on Aug 23, 2017 10:07:22 GMT -5
I hope so Joel, I hope so.
Joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Sept 25, 2017 22:54:07 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Sept 26, 2017 4:46:04 GMT -5
WOW....Nice work on the filling the gaps Joe! This is looking really sharp now.  |
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Post by TRM on Sept 26, 2017 6:11:27 GMT -5
Nicely done so far Joe!  Looks like all your hard work in taming this one has paid off! |
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Post by fightnjoe on Sept 28, 2017 13:42:57 GMT -5
Many many thanks. It has definitely been challenging.
Joe
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Post by pt109 on Oct 24, 2017 21:26:13 GMT -5
Very nice, never even heard of this big ugly silver, I thought the brass was PE.
The fuselage looked like a big whale earlier....
Paul
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Post by fightnjoe on Nov 16, 2017 20:55:53 GMT -5
Apologies for the late reply. This bird was extinct by mid to late 1940. Just no one mentioned it to the USAAC.
Joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Dec 5, 2017 22:10:26 GMT -5
Well my friends we call this one done. Well we did a while ago just never took the time to finish it out. Added were custom decals as well as the finishing touches for the props and such. All in all this is to represent an aircraft of the 1st Bomb Group.       The pictures turned out like garbage though. Not sure how or why. I know that I have something on one of the inner workings that is causing some issue but these show a ton of crap. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 2:58:07 GMT -5
Metal finishes are the most difficult but you’ve a fine result there Joe 😎
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Post by Leon on Dec 6, 2017 4:52:38 GMT -5
Great job getting this a cross the finish line Joe! I really like that metal finish. |
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Post by TRM on Dec 6, 2017 11:23:57 GMT -5
Fantastically stunning finish Joe! She is a real looker!
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Hope you can fix it without more issues. 
Looks like all your hard work in taming this one has paid off! 
