Christer A Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 These Tunnan threads är too much! Must...resist.... temptation... Nice work in the pit! I'll try to remember the T-handle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, Christer A said: These Tunnan threads är too much! Must...resist.... temptation... Nice work in the pit! I'll try to remember the T-handle Resistance is futile! Much easier to just give in and start building one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, modelling minion said: A bit late in the day for an Aussie to start but I'm sure you'll make up for it . It's never too late,or early in the day for an Aussie.😜 One of those fascinating things living there had taught me,that and the 3 cardinal rules: 1. When its your shout don't winge 2. Never spill another mates beer 3. Never gate on your engine man Follow those 3 and you can survive. Oh and don't try to keep a salty as a pet, or play with brightly coloured spiders. Edited February 9, 2020 by LorenSharp 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Good choice Craig I do like a Hobbyboss kit never mind the odd scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Good choice Craig I do like a Hobbyboss kit never mind the odd scale. Cheers Steve, I have to say that everything is fitting together very well so far, you would get this one built in a weekend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Well I have the fuselage all buttoned up now including fitting the nose intake and I have to say that I am really, really impressed by the fit. have a look at the pictures below and bear in mind that I use squadron green putty for a filler; Did you spot the filler? Thats right, there isn't any! None at all. The white bits you can see are bits of dust from smoothing the joints with fine sanding sticks which has settled in some of the recessed details but there is absolutely no filler at all, even on the nose ring. 1/51st scale or not this has to be one of the best engineered and best fitting kits I have ever built and is a joy to put together, based on what I've done so far I would definitely get another one, at least then all my Tunnans would be the same size . I'm going to start on the wings next and I've decided to build her with just the tanks under the wings, hopefully they will go together as well as the fuselage has. Thanks for looking in and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 That does look nice & smooth ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 It's a very nice piece of plastic model, that's for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Nice build craig ,I have to admit somtimes hobbyboss get a raw deal ,admittedly some of the kits are a little wayward shape wise , but on the whole they do usually fit well, "if" a little care is taken test fitting, this looks to be a good one ,(also good to know it could be a weekend build too),you only have to take your eyes off this gb for a day and you end up missing quite a bit, he says catching up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 nice work and no filler either!! 4 hours ago, Hewy said: Nice build craig ,I have to admit somtimes hobbyboss get a raw deal ,admittedly some of the kits are a little wayward shape wise , but on the whole they do usually fit well, "if" a little care is taken test fitting, this looks to be a good one ,(also good to know it could be a weekend build too),you only have to take your eyes off this gb for a day and you end up missing quite a bit, he says catching up with the amount of models they release they have to get one right. Catching up he says!!! We now have 106 build threads going...I miss a date and I have 3 pages of build to catch up on (a couple of modelling hours lost)..... and to top it off we're only 1 month in!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Cheers guys, not had as much time on this as I would have liked but the main assembly is pretty much done, and no the wings didn't fit as well as the fuselage . Nothing drastic just needed a thin strip of stretched sprue and some plastic putty and the gap was filled, I don't have any pics at the minute as my pc and camera seem to have fallen out and aren't talking to each other, hopefully they will get over it soon. This really is a fast moving GB isn't it, I can't remember the last one we had that got so many responses and replies and changed what page your build is on so quickly, just shows how popular the GB must be! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I agree, it does look like a nice kit. Despite the well documented error possibly a good choice for the Tunnan. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Hi Craig. Hope you are well. Sorry I missed the start of your build but it looks like it's going rather spendidly at the moment! Lovely work in the cockpit! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Cheers Mark and Stix, very much appreciated. Well normal service has resumed between the PC and camera and I can share some pics of how she looks at the moment. As I mentioned earlier the airframe is now complete with only the cannon ports and aerials to fit, I really like the look of this aircraft, the shape of the fuselage and tail make it look like a Manatee with wings, and who doesn't like a Manatee! Enough of the waffle here are the pics, sorry for the poor light they were taken in; As you can see there really wasn't much filling needed on the wing joints and I still stand by my statement about the good engineering of this kit. Hopefully I will get the cockpit coaming finished and the canopies fitted (loosely for the rear one) and then I can start getting some paint on! Thanks for looking in and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 nice work with those wing joins, in cases like that stretched plastic sprue is the only way to go, nice work. On 2/17/2020 at 5:43 AM, modelling minion said: This really is a fast moving GB isn't it, I can't remember the last one we had that got so many responses and replies and changed what page your build is on so quickly, just shows how popular the GB must be! tell me about it, i have never hosted a GB that is this hard to keep up with, miss a day and I have 2 pages of updates to catch up on! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 First GB I have ever been in where you can go from first on Page 1 to last on Page 2 in less than 24 hours! Any idea how many builds it is up to now - must be well over 100? Pete 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, trickyrich said: tell me about it, i have never hosted a GB that is this hard to keep up with, miss a day and I have 2 pages of updates to catch up on! I know what you mean, I'm sure there are some builds I've missed completely, but it is a really good sign of how popular this GB really is. 8 minutes ago, PeterB said: First GB I have ever been in where you can go from first on Page 1 to last on Page 2 in less than 24 hours! It really is fast moving isn't it Pete! There are some truly excellent and inspiring builds on here too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Yep, that looks like a very nice Tunnan! Excellent to see that no filler was harmed so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 It does indeed look like very nice kit engineering, and well built to. Good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 9 hours ago, PeterB said: Any idea how many builds it is up to now - must be well over 100? Pete 113 was the latest count, as discussed in the Chat. Quite popular GB! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 The seam lines look spot on,even though it's well engineered it could've still gone wrong,thats well built craig! This is a kit now on my list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 23 hours ago, Hewy said: The seam lines look spot on,even though it's well engineered it could've still gone wrong,thats well built craig! This is a kit now on my list Glynn you are far too kind, but (scale issue aside) I can heartily recommend this kit for a nice trouble free build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 awesome work craig, this is promising to be another of your excellent builds. 👍 On 2/19/2020 at 4:34 AM, trickyrich said: tell me about it, i have never hosted a GB that is this hard to keep up with, miss a day and I have 2 pages of updates to catch up on! You’re doing a sterling job. (...oh crap! Now you have another post to read!) 😬 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Dansk said: awesome work craig, this is promising to be another of your excellent builds. Thanks Paul you are far too kind hope to get some paint on over the weekend, even if just primer, then I need to spend some time on my poor neglected Stuka and make a start on something for the In The Navy GB! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 After a week of work hell, I’m finally catching up on some of these GB threads. I do say, this kit (and your fine building skills) are definitely on show here Craig and you’re doing a great job convincing many modellers to take a second look at this HobbyBoss Tunnan. You’re doing a great job mate, well done. Cheers.. Dave (who’s have trouble finding what page his threads are on!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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