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More..... I've got a bunch more if Imgur will let me upload them....seems it doesn't like to upload a lot of images, even as few as three or four at a time. More on the way though so check back.

And last but certainly not least...a scratchbuilt Apollo 17 lunar module. This was 1/24 or larger (in my estimation). This was Amazing to see in person!

WWI stuff made a good show too.

So I wasnt going to post today as I didnt feel there was much worth posting. I am just spending countless hours just sanding, refining, more sanding, tidying up some rivets, filling with CA and more sanding. I think this is important(surface prep) as to the final result...or I could just be avoiding the cockpit LOL. No, I am not actually, because now I finally have those engine bits in the back I can complete this area. When the cans went in I saw MORE tweaking that needed doing, nothing major but all the same it's gotta be right. Anyhoo, I figured all I had done was show sections of the airframe, here are a few 'general' shots to give you an overview of where things are at. Oh, except the first two. Keen to get some Mr Surfacer on here so I can see where things are at, hopefully today Symmetry and templates are the key right now... Cheers guys, I am so pleased this is of interest to some of you! Anthony

Got the wheel wells installed and the wings put together. After that, I glued the wings onto the fuselage and started a few rounds of putty>sand>sand again. Hase gives you options for both the D-25 and D-30 in this kit, so that entails inserts in the lower wing for dive brakes and a relocated landing light. Not the best fit in the world, same with the wing to fuselage area. Nothing major but a bit different from the Tamiya LSP's I've been building for the last few years. Also did some touch up to the MLG bays. That's it for now. Getting closer to the painting stage. I'm pretty excited about trying to replicated that faded / touched up OD paint scheme. Thanks for looking!

added the last few bits...I see in the pics now I forgot the antenna wire off to the shelf of shame now with all the others Thanks for looking

I'm going to call this a win for the first coat of Mr Surfacer 1200 Leave it a day to harden and I can polish and rescribe/rivet Cheers Anthony

still more... 1/32 and 1/35 had a pretty good showing this year if not before.

1/24 P-47D and still more.... The HPH Helldiver

Helo's and more....

Some more as Imgur lets me upload them.....

All are 1/35 or larger. Lots of entries this year; so much so that some of the aircraft on bases like the Ho229, SBD, and the Bf110 had to be displayed without their bases because they took up too much room on the contest tables. Slight update: I was not able to get ALL the 1/32 aircraft entries in photos. They were coming in right up to the last minute but I got most and of those late entrants, none really stood head and shoulders above any of the others that I has already taken photos of (using my limited photographic abilities...thank God for "auto" mode).

that's very definitely, without a shadow of doubt, a model of a phantom. Good looking plane (made even better looking by adding a spey engine or two and painting it in extra dark sea grey over white and adding Royal Navy on the side). You lot need to stop talking about phantoms, I have a tamiya one built and hated doing it. I'm now seriously considering buying and building another one - my wife will yet again be upset with me and I will blame you all so be warned ! Time to research the F-4J in RAF service.......

Seeing that there are no aftermarket missle warning sets for the Army H-60, I was forced to scratchbuild the nose sensors. Luckily I was able to use the sensors out of the MH-60L kit and sand them down to shape. The hard part was the base that they attached to. Here's what the real nose sensors look like with the blank plates installed: And here's my scratchbuilt ones: The blanking plates are used when the sensors are removed while the helos are stateside. Chow for now! Tim

some progress, she's starting taking shape... engine is on finally, had some alignment issues since i chose to go with a fully opened cowling eduard admitted that indeed , the engine is designed for a full build in into the plastic, so it has to be a bit shorter to fit in. . . with all that resin the model has become too heavy.. i am afraid that is too much for the kit' s landing gear.. i think i have to order some replacement parts, maybe from eduard, since SOW hasn't any available,, thanks S

It's my pleasure.... If nothing else, it show's that large scale planes, helo's, and other large scale models are alive and well.

message from Bert Kinzey this morning: HELLO EVERYONE I wanted to check in and provide an update on my status. I’m still in the hospital and will continue to be for at least a few more days. Not sure yet. But I am improving as they pump me full of all kinds of steroids and antibodies, some of which are brand new and experimental. I had a bad reversal back on Saturday after some had seemed to help, but no reversals since. Heart has held up, thankfully. I thank everyone for your love, prayers, and support. It means so much, and it is inspirational to me. Please understand I’m still very weak, and what strength and time I have must be spent working with the medical staff who are working to make me well. So I cannot answer individual messages and comments now, but I try to read them when I can. Thank you again for all the love and support. It is appreciated more than you can possibly know. God bless.

I've just had word from Glen Coleman that Bert Kinzey has been hospitalised with COVID-19 and pneumonia, on top of a pre-existing heart condition. In Glen's words: So, a hearty get well Bert from all of us here at LSP. I'm sure he would appreciate whatever support and encouragement we can provide him. Kev

My order 10512 shipped, I just received the notification email from Jetmads.

I'm totally ready for that! I mean it's obviously an Avro 504K but hey, speculation is fun.

OK, wait.... This is not normal?

My order 10451 shipped on 18th, dispatched from Istanbul on 19th, appeared in Paris-Orly on 22nd, was forwarded from customs to postal distribution on 24th. Should arrive in a few days hopefully. It was the first days of the Covid outbreak when they had shipped the Skystreaks last year. I remember that my order had arrived in two months, but then again it had left Istanbul in a few days but lingered here for a long time as all cargo arrivals was a big mess then. Apparently things are moving faster now...

some more work, fixed the white lettering on top of white invasion stripe, also more weathering on the wings mainly, cheers

Thanks for the links. These are the ones I found while surfing on my laptop and didn't bookmark. Done that now as they're useful pics. I've slopped some paint on the insides of this now and started applying glue to model. Painting never feels like a start to me, but gluing bits together like this build is on! The floor, with pilot's pew, and front bulkhead are now complete. I've gone with Verde Anticorrosione for the interior colour, as per my previous update. I mixed this up from Mr Color H50 lime green added to a base of Tamiya XF21 which is tonally similar to Verde Anticorrosione but darker. I think the result is very close. Here's the floor. After painting, the first bit to go on is the control column. Next, the seat is built up from three parts then attached to the floor. The frames that protrude from the front of the seat are also glued into the floor, and the kit provided location holes for these which is just as well. My frames were a bit bent. There's a joining piece between them, and then I added the Eduard lower seat belt which attaches to the floor via a plate to which is attached chain that has a small belt and buckle attached. I also added a cable from the control column as there's what appears to be an electric junction box part way down the column where I assume a cable will attach for gun firing. Next is the front bulkhead and rudder pedals. I picked out all the framing in aluminium which will be consistent with the aluminium frames that will attach to this and the floor later. Next, I've added more etc bits in the form of (fuel?) gauges, a plaque and gun charging handles. Etch pedal straps were added to the rudder and this was glued onto the bulkhead and allowed to dry. I put a small hole in the bottom of the bulkhead to allow the gun firing cable to pass through, which you can just see in the picture above to the right of lower centre, then glued the floor and bulkhead together. I've also dry brushed some wear on the pilot's seat and toeboard from wear inflicted by the pilot. For the next stage, I'll be working on the cockpit side, back and top frames, and adding some more seat belts/chains. Cheers, Michael

This represents an SBD-3 from VS-6 USS Enterprise June 4th 1942 crewed by ENS Frank O’Flaherty and AMM1 Bruno Gaido. Both Gaido and O’Flaherty were captured by the IJN after ditching their aircraft. After both men were interrogated, they had weights attached to them and thrown overboard to drown. This the Trumpeter Midway “Clear Edition”. As many have stated over the years, this is a pretty good kit! I wouldn’t mind building another one. The only AM used was Yahu IP, my wife made the squadron decal ID numbers for me. I used AK Paints exclusively on this build. This piece was awarded the “Whizzer White Memorial” Navy/Marine Attack Aircraft at the 2021 Las Vegas Nationals. Photos were taken with my iphone. Thanks for looking. Rod

Maybe tommorow I'll be able to close fuselage?:)

my last built , enjoy :

Got the August Newsletter from Special Hobby, and thought this was an interesting tidbit: Most likely sometimes in October, we will be releasing a 1/32 AH-1G Cobra kit which will comprise the ICM styrene parts joined by our own detail resin sets and photo etches. On top of that, the modeller will also get a comprehensive and interesting sheet of decals and pre-cut painting masks.

Sooooooooooooooooooo.................................... Here is the overall shape in cardboard. Gets me excited. I am trying to design this in Fusion 360 but it is frustrating. If I was to make this in plastic sheet I would be done by now. However if I am to realize some of my modeling goals I will need to master CAD design. Sigh. Dan

Sure, I am looking forward to it, both receiving the kit and sharing with you all here.

Nice work, Anthony! I feel like I'm watching Noah build his ark. Kev

Thanks, please do let us know how it looks when you see it!

Here's a couple photos of what was on the Phantom Phreaks table. Make of it what you will: This is what was on display. There were no sprues present for any kit and you can see the decals and aftermarket stuff in the background. On the opposite side of this display was a monitor (tv set) with a looped video of phantoms, CAD images being exploded and some other, related stuff for the new kits. Nothing that really caught my attention.

Without a doubt Chuck, without any doubt. There are modelers here that could turn out models that would do extremely well, yours being at least one I can think of right off the top of my head. The judges had their hands full in almost every category. Taking close up photos was a daunting task with the proximity of other models to any given subject; one wrong move and crunch. I tried to use the lens to get as close as I could while keeping the entire subject in focus and in frame. I was able to shoot some detail shots of subjects that were near the edges of the tables. EDIT: With the way IPMS runs it's contest awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd in a given category) it makes it extremely tough to pick a clear winner in some categories, particularly in aircraft and armor. The judges are forced to nitpik to separate a first place from a second place from a third place. That can (and does in some instances) lead to a case of hard feelings (although I did not witness any at this event). In our annual contest (Penncon - September 11, 2021) we use the open judging system that AMPS uses whereby a model is judged against a certain standard. There are three standards, Bronze, Silver, and Gold. If the model is judged to meet a certain standard it gets an award; if not, it does not get an award. There are many more awards given out than in a normal IPMS contest but there are no "participation" awards. If your model doesn't meet the minimum standard (Bronze), it doesn't get an award.

A small bit of progress. The nose cone has been glued to the fuselage and blended in. The completed cockpit has been installed along with the lower fuselage. And as I suspected just the slightest smear of putty/Bondo is needed to blend everything together. Thats all, Dan

Worked on the fuel tank again tonight and made the handles out of strip and rod styrene with Archer rivets as boltheads. I'm calling this done and now it will be sent out. Chow for now! Tim

Tonight, I was able to start on the 200 gal internal fuel tank that the HH-60L carries on board. I'm lucky that I have a friend who works for the Robertson Fuel tank company and he sent me some pics of the tank plumbing on top. Here's what the real tank plumbing looks like: And here's what I've built. All that's left is to make the 4 tank handles for the sides. I'm no Chuck or Pete, But just trying to do the best I can. Hope to get there someday! Lol Chow for now! Tim

Its tiny. About a quarter the size of my thumbnail. After sitting and hand sanding it to completion, I was checking it for for symmetry. It squirted out of my fingers and fell between an opening between the deck boards and went to live with the bugs. Alright..lets do it again. I did it again but this time I stayed in the house. I was sitting at the bench when it again popped from my fingers. It is now in residence someplace in the basement. So the on you see pictured is number three and still in my possession. From that came the little intakes... Not yet final finished but ready to be. Theyll get smaller once done. To be safe, I put them in a zip lock bag with the mold and stuck them to the wall. The next step was to apply the litho to the nose piece. Ill be honest, It took me to school and gave me a greater appreciation for what Peter is able to accomplish with lithoplate. From figuring out a way to thin contact cement(seems easy but it isnt)to making a flat sheet of aluminum become a three dimensional object took quite a bit of time to figure out. The part you see is was binned after failing to get the litho right. It took quite a few more failures before I could come to terms with how to work annealed aluminum over a buck and finding the right tools (at least for me)to do it with. the tools are quite simple. A jewelers hammer, an orangewood stick, a hard paper art thing and my fingernail. Jewelers hammer. Orangewood stick. My wife tells me its used to clean your fingernails. The hard rolled paper art thing. One key point about using litho after annealing...it doesnt take much force. Its better to be very gentle with it and allow it to take shape slowly. Any use of the hammer should be done very gently. If kinks begn to form, straighten them out immediately. If need be, pull the litho open and start again. Once the form, they are near impossible to remove, This is especially true if the litho folds over on itself. The litho was worked around the edges. The actual part was never worked with the hammer. Only the edges around the mold wre hammered. As the litho pulled down around the perimeter (using the rounded end of the hammer) it was smoothed with the orangewood stick. sorry..wrong pic Youll notr the orange peel surface. Believe it or not, that all came out by gently running my fingernail over it. The part was made deeper so it could slide over the outer surface of the cowling rather than having to edge glue it on. You can see here how the cowl slides into the nose piece. In my reading and asking someone else to look at photos, it was realized that the spinner cone is all one piece and has a most unusual way of attaching to the prop backing plate. Thespinner cone was also tweaked to bring it more in line with the drawingso it better matched the cowk taper. A new spinner cone will be vacformed I roled a piece of embossing aluminum and just stuck it on top to see how it looked. Embossing aluminum is dead soft..like thick foil with a very high finish. The center hole serves no purpose since its behind the spinner. There are four pieces of litho skin and and the nose piece that will have to be worked together,riveted and fixed in place. There are also the openings in the nose piece that have to be opened...and those cursed little mouse ear scoops added. I might be a while Ill see you when I see you. Please be safe everyone... Best Geoff

Blasting off from KHPN-

Greetings All My genuine thanks for all for your comments. I havent made much progress but I have made some. The nose is becoming more complex that I thought it would be and a series of events of total absurdity that have brought me to this point. It all started with this...Its an epoxy mold for the little mouse ear intakes on top of the cowl.

Nope. Omaha in 2022 and San Marcos in 2023. Normally they would but since COVID robbed the Texas show in 2020, it was shuffled to the spot where the new announcement would have been made. Unfortunately, I’ve decided that if I can’t drive to one of these major shows, I won’t be attending. Nothing sucks quite as hard as being in what is essentially a giant hobby shop and you can’t buy anything without having to ship it back home or bring an additional empty suitcase with you on the plane (which can also be expensive). They had a FedEx station at the Rio and I heard several complaints that cost of shipping kits home was running very high, I heard some quotes as high as $75 for three 1/48 scale Hasegawa jet kits to a U.S. destination. You can’t really bring a competition entry because once the flight attendants tell you to put the model underneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead compartment, damage is almost inevitable. They will not let you hold it in your lap during takeoff or landing in compliance with federal regulations. If you make an argument, you run the risk of being removed from the airplane, fined, or both. With all the stink that’s been raised about masking on airplanes, there is just about zero tolerance for non-compliance. To tell the God’s honest truth, I don’t blame the flight crews one bit for their position…some people just don’t know when to sit down and shut their pie-holes.

All of the work is tough, but this thing is going to be a masterpiece when it's all done. Matt

I've been using paint stripper on interior door fames, my excuse is valid.

Hey guys I do not know which brand of glue you are using but its fumes look to have strange effects on your brains...

was never keen to but the HK lanc at 460 aussie, ill pay 600 aussie for this one though by putting wife on marketplace

Outer wings with slats installed. The castings are very nicely detailed, with minimal cleanup required. Dry-fit to the inner wing. It will look less odd once the flaps and ailerons are added. I think I'm going to paint those off the model, though, and I may (undecided as yet) do the same thing with the outer wings, just to make things less fragile.

Starting to fool with the Hypersonic Models resin wing updates. They provide full replacement outer wings with slats, but also updated inner wing slats. The pieces have very good detail but are a touch long as supplied... Easy enough to trim, though The underside. It will still need a bit of a trim on the end to fit flush with the outer wing.

Next up was starting to experiment with the fit of the tank restraints from the Academy kit. It fits on the tank, but not sure about the sidewalls just yet. More to come tomorrow night. Tim

I'm trying to transfer the EKG build over to this build thread. Since it was a med bird and no one has a resin monitor, I decided to scratchbuild one. My first attempt came out looking like a 80's boom box, so I started over and I think this time, it looks alot more realistic. The knobs are 1/32 Anyz resin knobs. Next, I added the shock paddles and wiring from .015 lead wire wrapped around a drill bit. I still need to add the back pouch and it will be finished. Chow for now Tim