Ol' Scrapiron Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Was cruising through this thread and loving the progress on each of those builds... an actual gasp of surprise/horror when I got to the pic of the collapsed shelves. Amazing work on such a variety of projects. The damaged ones couldn't be in better hands as far as you having what it takes to get them back to completion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thank you for the nice comments. Just the Gamecock left to repair, but I’m leaving it till I have a bit of time to put into it as I may need to redo the rigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 The Hind starts to look purposeful and the Taube is now standing on its undercarriage. I think I’ll get the ear two over the finish line then focus on the Seabee and the Ta154. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Great work Mark they are certainly progressing well. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) The hind is starting to look evil Excluding things I’ve painted a bit and put back into their box; the following are officially in WIP:- 1. The Hind (kit) 2. 1/48 Taube (Scratch) 3.1/72 TA154 (kit) 4. 1/48 Junkers JI (Scratch) 5. 1/48 SeaBee (kit) 6.1/72 Handley Page O/400 (kit) 7. 1/48 Albatross CIX (scratch) 8. 1/48 Sopwith Swallow (scratch) 9. 1/35 M3 Stuart (kit) Yay single digits . Except for the Albatross and the Swallow the rest are all fairly close to finished, a couple of hours bench time each would see most of them done; wouldn’t be beyond me to clear that list before the end of the year. Which of course means that 2020 will have been a bumper year for finished builds thanks to COVID Edited October 8, 2020 by Marklo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) The Ta 154 is almost ready for primer. The Taube gets an engine block. The Hind is done. Edited October 15, 2020 by Marklo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) The Stuart gets dirty. The Ta154 gets primed. The Seabee goes blue. Edited October 16, 2020 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) A bit more of paintwork on the Seabee. The M3 is finished. So that leaves: 1. 1/48 Taube (Scratch) 2. 1/72 TA154 (kit) 3. 1/48 Junkers JI (Scratch) 4. 1/48 SeaBee (kit) 5. 1/72 Handley Page O/400 (kit) 6. 1/48 Albatross CIX (scratch) 7. 1/48 Sopwith Swallow (scratch) Not counting the Polikarpov the buffalo, the spitfire, the Dr1 and the three other Sopwiths that all have some paintwork done but no actual assembly. Edited October 20, 2020 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Excuse me, Britmodeller... Have You decided to discourage young modellers to continue their hobbies??? What is the reason to place here such horrors??? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Chipping away. A propeller for the Taube, some interior detail for the Dr1 and the nacelles ready for assembly on the HP, if nothing else I’m determined to finish this one this side of Christmas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 12:47 PM, Marklo said: A bit more of paintwork on the Seabee. The M3 is finished. So that leaves: 1. 1/48 Taube (Scratch) 2. 1/72 TA154 (kit) 3. 1/48 Junkers JI (Scratch) 4. 1/48 SeaBee (kit) 5. 1/72 Handley Page O/400 (kit) 6. 1/48 Albatross CIX (scratch) 7. 1/48 Sopwith Swallow (scratch) Not counting the Polikarpov the buffalo, the spitfire, the Dr1 and the three other Sopwiths that all have some paintwork done but no actual assembly. It looks like you maybe seeing a light at the end of this Loooong tunnel. Oh wait , its just a train coming. Great work so far Marklo. Sorry about the Cabinet failure.. been there, not a happy time.. I thought i was a slacker with only 3 partial builds in the wings., 2 more restorations and a plethora of others just chomping at the bit to wanting begin. But none the less, excellent job and progress so far. I shall cheer you on from the sidelines Guinness in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 I may not be as prolific as @corsaircorp but I do have quite a few builds on the go. Tbh if I can get things down to one shelf ( say a tank, one or two scratch builds and one or two Oob projects, otherwise I just annoy myself with having to juggle too many things) I’ll be happy So I’m trying to be really really disciplined about starting things until I gay there, which is feasible by the end of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 I may not be as prolific as @corsaircorp but I do have quite a few builds on the go. Tbh if I can get things down to one shelf ( say a tank, one or two scratch builds and one or two Oob projects, otherwise I just annoy myself with having to juggle too many things) I’ll be happy So I’m trying to be really really disciplined about starting things until I gay there, which is feasible by the end of the year. I may not be as prolific as @corsaircorp but I do have quite a few builds on the go. Tbh if I can get things down to one shelf ( say a tank, one or two scratch builds and one or two Oob projects, otherwise I just annoy myself with having to juggle too many things) I’ll be happy So I’m trying to be really really disciplined about starting things until I gay there, which is feasible by the end of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Spitfire now that's more like it . Didn't think you would be building a Spitfire model Mark!!! The models look good fella Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Not as prolific as CC ?? Are you kidding ??? You finished more than I did... Sorry for the cabinet... Did it start a full broadside of pure Irish bad words ?? If such a drama happen in CC's castle, You'll hear me, I bet !! Glad that you have fixed the problem... Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, corsaircorp said: . Did it start a full broadside of pure Irish bad words ?? And then some Although funnily enough they don’t teach any of the more colourful aspects of the Irish language in school, I think I actually know more expletives in French than I do Irish. Edited October 27, 2020 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 11 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Didn't think you would be building a Spitfire model Mark!!! I do have all the old faithfuls in my collection including a spitfire, a mustang , a hurricane and an me109 and I have a spitfire mkXIV in my stash, but yes these days I favour the eclectic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Started back on the pink thing and the JI. My plan is to get these two, the mosquito, the Taube and the Seabee done by Christmas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) Some pant on the Moskito. Some decals on the Seabee the homemade decals are working surprisingly well. Decided to redo the struts and rigging on the HP my rigging techniques have improved so much I just couldn’t leave them as was. Edited November 3, 2020 by Marklo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) Finished the Honey Wings on the HP Markings on the TA 154 Edited November 6, 2020 by Marklo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 In case you’re wondering where I’ve gone to; I’m pretty much devoting my bench time to my PB31 over in the interceptor gb, as I’m finding the progress on the build extremely entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Wow this looks great Mark, fantastic progress fella. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 I’m pretty much focusing on the PB31 and it’s starting to come together. Here it is with the lower inner mid wings and tail fitted. Fuselage cutouts completed; cupola assembled and dry fitted to the assembly along with the front decking. Interior and remaining wing centre sections next. One fly in the ointment; I’ve almost run out of 20 thou and 1mm sheet ( more on order) but I may not have enough on hand for the eight outer wing sections till that arrives in the post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 That is one massive looking machine Mark. Great work and great progress to you are going great guns on this, hope the replacement plasticard arrives soon. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Ta154 completely finished. Chipping away at the Seabee while focusing on the PB31. Might try to slip the JI in before Christmas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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