What's on the bench?

[chromdome35]

Post a picture of your current or most recent build.

I have 4 currently underway

1) I wanted a paint mule to practice on so I threw together Monogram's M48. I made no effort to make this a decent model it has gaps and mold seams everywhere. However, it is serving its purpose nicely. This is where I've been spending bench time recently.



2) I had this old AMT kit in my stash for years. When I returned to the bench a couple of months ago, this is the first thing I built to knock dust off. Waiting on some paints to arrive before I go further painting.



3) Another stash build, this one had some PE and resin additions. I have to finish cleaning it up for painting and I haven't decided how I want to paint it yet. I've actually toyed with painting it in Late war German ambush camouflage. Mainly as a practice for #4



#4 Just beginning the build of Academy's 1/25 Panther G. I haven't done much yet other than filling in the holes in the pan and putting in the suspension. I have PE on order for this that I'm waiting to arrive before I go any further. I've been researching to determine what tank I want to build. I'm thinking something from late war in the ambush pattern. Maybe the tank in the photograph below.

[mustang1989]

Gaaaaaaaaaaahh! Wow Brian!! Now THAT'S a busy bench!!! Looking forward to seeing these projects move forward. I've got a couple myself that I'll post up here by this afternoon.

[Steve Zuleski]

Well, I'm a slow poke, so I'm just working on one at a time, lol. That's a lot of kits running at once, crazzzzzzzy!

[Tojo72]

Working on a Tamiya Tiran 5,hope to get it across the finish line before January and post dome pics.

[mustang1989]

Still got my Camaro out on the bench in primer stages. Just waiting for a good block of time to put some color coat on it. Otherwise, working on other items of the same build prepping those parts for installation after the body is all finished up.

[Steve Zuleski]

Man, that's a clean lookin ride, excellent! Too bad we can't afford a real one, HA! but then again, it'd get all chipped up on my county dirt road, lol.

[mustang1989]

Dec 20, 2022 9:19:54 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Man, that's a clean lookin ride, excellent! Too bad we can't afford a real one, HA! but then again, it'd get all chipped up on my county dirt road, lol.

LOL!! 

You should've seen what the body looked like BEFORE the cleanup:

[chromdome35]

You are doing a great job on this. Can I borrow the keys?

[19kilo]

Started this Airfix 1/48 scale P-51D Mustang today. Got the cockpit done and fuselage together.

[mustang1989]

I do like this thread!!! 

Just finished her up!

AMT 2017 Camaro "Fifty"

[chromdome35]

Joe, You really crushed this build! Looks great.

[Leon]

You guys have some great stuff on the bench!

I have a 78 El Camino i started on and haven't touched in months.
Need to get my ass in gear again.

[mustang1989]

Mar 4, 2023 19:46:44 GMT -5 chromdome35 said:

Joe, You really crushed this build! Looks great.

Thanks Brian. I really appreciate that man.

[mustang1989]

Mar 5, 2023 8:16:22 GMT -5 Leon said:

You guys have some great stuff on the bench!

I have a 78 El Camino i started on and haven't touched in months.
Need to get my ass in gear again.

Thanks for that Leon!! 

And yup.....you need to git it gear brutha!!! Start a thread on that bad boy and lets see it in action!!! 

[Tobi]

This is what will be my future man "cave", or as I call it: the studio.

By the end of the third quarter I hope to have it set up. For the moment it's a nightmare of a workshop for all other house renovations and a construction site.

The walls and floor do look decent in the picture, but believe me, they are not. I have to take out the floor and then rip out the carpet underneath, grind and fill the floor before cleanly laying out the panels again.
But the hallway and the fitness room goes first before I can turn my attention here.

[Tojo72]

Working on the Takom Lee early

[chromdome35]

That is a great space! How are you going to exhaust your spray booth?

[Tobi]

I've tried a commercial spray booth in the past, but was less than impressed. So it became never part of my working style. I wear protective mask and rely on opening the windows afterwards. Spraying a can of water into the room before airbrushing helps to bind the paint-fog.

[Tojo72]

Working on the Takom Lee early

[mustang1989]

Mar 5, 2023 9:56:33 GMT -5 Tobi said:

This is what will be my future man "cave", or as I call it: the studio.

By the end of the third quarter I hope to have it set up. For the moment it's a nightmare of a workshop for all other house renovations and a construction site.

The walls and floor do look decent in the picture, but believe me, they are not. I have to take out the floor and then rip out the carpet underneath, grind and fill the floor before cleanly laying out the panels again.
But the hallway and the fitness room goes first before I can turn my attention here.

Oh my GOSH man!!! Alot of us would frickin' kill to have an area like that!!!! Kudos to you Tobi!!! 

[chromdome35]

Mar 5, 2023 13:36:18 GMT -5 Tobi said:

I've tried a commercial spray booth in the past, but was less than impressed. So it became never part of my working style. I wear protective mask and rely on opening the windows afterwards. Spraying a can of water into the room before airbrushing helps to bind the paint-fog.

With a room that big you could try a booth like this www.northerntool.com/products/ideal-semi-down-draft-paint-spray-booth-29-4ft-l-x-14-4ft-w-x-9-7ft-h-inside-model-psb-semidd26b-1ph-230v-ak-106415?srsltid=Ad5pg_HzWh-UgouigoYEa-8XUR6facLIh2eTUhp5sqSnFY8AoVq64Y33VLw

[mustang1989]

Well hell YEAH!!! 

[Tobi]

Brian, I have the space, but I'm lacking the money!  
Perhaps at a later stage I will come up with something of my own, but that's to be seen.

[Tobi]

Mar 5, 2023 15:59:50 GMT -5 mustang1989 said:

Mar 5, 2023 9:56:33 GMT -5 Tobi said:

This is what will be my future man "cave", or as I call it: the studio.

By the end of the third quarter I hope to have it set up. For the moment it's a nightmare of a workshop for all other house renovations and a construction site.

The walls and floor do look decent in the picture, but believe me, they are not. I have to take out the floor and then rip out the carpet underneath, grind and fill the floor before cleanly laying out the panels again.
But the hallway and the fitness room goes first before I can turn my attention here.

Oh my GOSH man!!! Alot of us would frickin' kill to have an area like that!!!! Kudos to you Tobi!!! 

Indeed, right? A dream, my wife lets me have this.
And it's not the end yet, there will be another workshop in the basement for woodworking, too.

[chromdome35]

Indeed, right? A dream, my wife lets me have this. And it's not the end yet, there will be another workshop in the basement for woodworking, too.

You wouldn't happen to need a Jet 6" jointer?

[Tobi]

Cant't tell you that yet, but my guess is would be cheaper to buy a new one than shipping this to Germany? Also not sure about the electrical connector. I think we have a different standard from US for our houses. 

[Joe Rix]

Always enjoy these types of threads. Some sweet subjects going on here for sure. I've got a couple of things going on.

First is the Tamiya 1/48 British Firefly. This is only the second armor kit I have ever built but, I needed something straight forward and out of the box for me to get my modeling juices flowing again after an all too long hiatus from the bench. This has been quite enjoyable so far. About ready for the paint booth.






And then I have my 1/72 Tamiya F4U-D Corsair that I started in 2016. I hit a wall and put it away. It is high time I finished it up.

[chromdome35]

Mar 6, 2023 11:17:59 GMT -5 Tobi said:

Cant't tell you that yet, but my guess is would be cheaper to buy a new one than shipping this to Germany? Also not sure about the electrical connector. I think we have a different standard from US for our houses. 

Given the size and weight, shipping to Germany would probably cost 4x the price of just buying a new one locally.

[Whiterook]

Mar 5, 2023 13:36:18 GMT -5 Tobi said:

I've tried a commercial spray booth in the past, but was less than impressed. So it became never part of my working style. I wear protective mask and rely on opening the windows afterwards. Spraying a can of water into the room before airbrushing helps to bind the paint-fog.

Shipping may be an issue but, I couldn’t recommend highly enough a PACE!
wargamingdropzone.proboards.com/thread/118/pace-peacekeeper-inch-paint-booth

[Whiterook]

WWII Panzer IV H, German Tank. Pro bono donation as a 1st Place Award at a major Advanced Squad Leader game tournament in August. Will be on a diorama base.






WWII P51D Mustang, American Fighter. An old albatross, now making headway,.






WWII Carro Armato M13/40, Italian Tank. I have no idea why I’m building this.






Vietnam War, American Huey, 15mm, for a wargame I’m developing.






Interstellar’s “Ranger”. This is the least worked-on kit on the bench, currently chopping out the windows to replace with dark colored windows from within.






Stargate SG-1 Temple, for a 28mm miniatures game I am developing. It’s an old playset that is being converted from what you see in the pictures below, into a more realistic landscape. I’ve tons of accessories that go with and around it, including the Stargate, and a lot of Egyptian structures, like obelisks. I’ll be scratchbuilding a bunch of things too, like a MALP and Sarcophagus Reg3neration Module.







…the idea I’m shooting for is something along these lines…




My Workshop, in my furnace room. Wonderful space but in some serious need of organizing and clean out under and around the main workbench.



Looking to get these done before end of Summer.