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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 1:41:34 GMT -5
Here is yet another Shelf Queen rescued from oblivion by this forum. This is the old 21st Century Toys kit from their brief venture into models. It is based upon their pre assembled and painted 1/18 Ultimate Solder line. More on the base kit here (no sense rewriting what exists) www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/21c/kit_21c_22105.shtmlI picked this kit up at Walmart in 2007 when I was just starting to get back into modeling. It is actually very nicely detailed for what it is but I got frustrated trying to fill the plug holes for the screws you are supposed to use to assemble it and it went to the shelf. They don't bother me anymore so it should make another quick project.       |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 22, 2023 7:57:37 GMT -5
I never even knew that these kits existed. I remember the Ultimate Soldier line up alright as I wanted their Fw 190D-9 but never knew that they made model kits as well. This is awesome......TWO great Stuka builds going on at the same time!!!  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 8:50:16 GMT -5
Well one great Stuka build and this one. They made a small experiment in the 1/32 line with a half dozen unbuilt versions. Don't think they lasted long or went much outside Walmart in the US. I think they mostly retailed for $8 to $10 back then. I Built the Corsair but never managed to snag any of the rest.  There was a Zero  Two different versions of the BF-109   And a Veltro  Folgore  I know they made at least a Mustang and Spitfire (there could be others) in the pre assembled and painted versions but don't think they every released them as kits. I don't know but do suspect that the initial run sold to Walmart was all they ever did since once they sold out they were never seen again. |
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Post by handiabled on Dec 22, 2023 9:50:25 GMT -5
Bookmarked! Looks good so far. Nice work on the figures
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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 10:12:38 GMT -5
Bookmarked! Looks good so far. Nice work on the figures They still need a bit more highlights to show up through the canopy but I am surprised at how good they look since it was fairly early in my return to the hobby when I did them. It helps that they are REALLY nicely sculpted for being part of an $8 kit. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 22, 2023 10:33:22 GMT -5
Way to go!!! That's shelf queen #3!!! Jeez, thanks for making me feel old because it made me realize 2007 is almost 17 years ago...
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Post by brandonk on Dec 22, 2023 10:42:58 GMT -5
This is gonna be a big girl. Watching....
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Post by thug626 on Dec 22, 2023 13:41:18 GMT -5
I am curious to see how this builds up. I remember these being on the shelves briefly. Build on!
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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 14:31:13 GMT -5
I am curious to see how this builds up. I remember these being on the shelves briefly. Build on! It is sort of a mixed bag. The plastic is not normal styrene and quite possibly ABS. Was going to fold the wings to make a Graf Zeppelin plane but it is difficult enough to get the parts glued to each other much less trying to get scratch built wing fold mechs on there. All the parts are already off any sprues and come packaged in little bags. The canopy is also off any sprues and whoever cut them off at the factory did a sloppy job so there are some light chips in the edges. The framing is a bit heavy but again some paint should deal with that. Parts such as the machine gun are just one piece things but are decently molded and look OK. Panel lines are a bit heavy but should calm down under paint. All the wing and fuselage seams closed up almost on their own but the wing roots are putting up a fight. The cockpit/ginner positions are almost completly devoid of detail but there is enough to look busy with figures. Without figures it would need a lot of work to fill the space. On the "probably my fault" front the tail wheel is missing but apparently I knew that as I have a random one from something in the box. Probably a cat thing. Also missing the wing light but that is easy to do anyway All in all it will build up to something that at least looks like a Stuka. |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 22, 2023 15:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 16:05:55 GMT -5
Looking forward to watching this one. Won't be my usual number of pictures since it is too big to fit the lightbox beside my chair and I would actually have to walk across the room to take them. I am far too lazy for that right now.  |
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Post by stikpusher on Dec 22, 2023 16:41:38 GMT -5
Man those kits were worth their sticker price for the decal sheets alone... This should be a good one to watch.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 22, 2023 17:10:23 GMT -5
Man those kits were worth their sticker price for the decal sheets alone... This should be a good one to watch. Be an easy $50 just for the figures if they were made of resin. They are beautifully detailed and molded. |
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Post by dupes on Dec 22, 2023 22:31:08 GMT -5
Man those kits were worth their sticker price for the decal sheets alone... This should be a good one to watch. I've said many times since I build my TCT Macchi 202 that these were the best kit decals I've ever used! |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 1:07:17 GMT -5
This is gonna be a big girl. Watching.... It is large. I have no idea where I will put it when done.  All masked up and ready for the paint booth.   |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 23, 2023 8:20:35 GMT -5
This is gonna be a big girl. Watching.... It is large. I have no idea where I will put it when done. I remember when I was in Dallas and I went to Phils Hobbies (when it used to be located there) and saw Heller's 1/24 scale Stuka up on the shelf. I can't imagine how much space something of that size would take up.......let alone something like this. I wouldn't have any place to put a 1/32nd scale Stuka either.  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 23, 2023 10:56:08 GMT -5
No idea where to hang it? Maybe from the ceiling or even better... this!  You have been on roll!!! |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 11:06:19 GMT -5
No idea where to hang it? Maybe from the ceiling or even better... this! You have been on roll!!! Yep. Already picked out a space to hang it.  If I had someplace to put a ceiling fan I know what it would be!  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 15:06:52 GMT -5
Well this almost ended up back on the shelf of doom. Had an old bottle of Model Master acrylic pale blue that is very close to RLM 65 Hellblau that looked 100% fine. Thinned it with my normal Tamiya lacquer thinner (I use this on all paints regardless of type) and all looked good. Started spraying and paint was drying before it hit the model. It was a gloopy mess. I didn't panic, finished painting as it was, and then took a big gamble and sprayed the whole bottom with a shot of straight hardware store lacquer thinner. Not hugely vested in this kit so it was a make or break hail Mary play. It worked and all the big globs settled down to a nice, reasonably flat finish.  |
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Post by jeaton01 on Dec 23, 2023 16:06:44 GMT -5
You must have been holding your mouth right!
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 16:10:27 GMT -5
You must have been holding your mouth right! The modeling gods smiled upon me! This time |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 19:56:41 GMT -5
Ell I went from near disaster with the blue to probably the best coat of paint I ever sprayed with the dunkelgrün.  |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 23, 2023 20:25:40 GMT -5
Beautiful work there and a lucky break with the blue. My favorite kind of break.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 23, 2023 23:43:29 GMT -5
about 200 feet of masking tape...  Resulted in   Still a bit of bleed through clean up but I am happy. Underneath pretty much ready for weathering.  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 24, 2023 0:57:22 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 24, 2023 1:14:41 GMT -5
A little bit of grime has done it well. I like where you're headed on this as well.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 24, 2023 8:53:14 GMT -5
A little bit of grime has done it well. I like where you're headed on this as well. I would normally leave Luftwaffe aircraft pretty clean but pictures of these things in action almost all show them really beat. Don't know if it was because of heavy use, they spewed oil and smoke more than the rest or they just didn't get the lovin' the fighters got. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 24, 2023 11:10:47 GMT -5
Are you sure it was 200 feet of masking tape? Sure looks like 500 feet instead. The camo came out great!! Now you can re-use those tapes to wrap the gifts if you are clever. 🤣
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Post by stikpusher on Dec 24, 2023 17:30:23 GMT -5
Looking better and better... Since the Stuka's on the Russian front operated from some pretty "austere" airfields, are you going to give a bit of mud and/or dust weathering around the landing gear?
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Post by tcoat on Dec 24, 2023 18:16:57 GMT -5
Looking better and better... Since the Stuka's on the Russian front operated from some pretty "austere" airfields, are you going to give a bit of mud and/or dust weathering around the landing gear? Yep. Bit on the tires and spats, some sprayed across the belly from the prop wash and loads around the tail wheel to hide the fact it is not the right one. |
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