JeroenS Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I'm quite impressed with your panel line engraving. I couldn't scribe a straight line if my life depended on it. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 9 hours ago, JeroenS said: I'm quite impressed with your panel line engraving. I couldn't scribe a straight line if my life depended on it. That makes two of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Good morning, On 01/08/2022 at 10:48, JeroenS said: I'm quite impressed with your panel line engraving. I couldn't scribe a straight line if my life depended on it. It is stupid, but I have gotten into the habit of engraving the structures of all my Monogram models. So I did a lot of testing and I don't bang my head against the walls anymore. I painted the model. I used a very old Humbrol Authentic Colour pot; I had bought this one when Humbrol was no longer making this series. I even bought the whole stock of this colour in the shop! (three pots of Non Spec Blue HU4); I really like this colour which is neither blue nor green. The pot has not moved for thirty years, the mixture is smooth, a treat that differs from the current composition of Humbrol pots. I will put the decals in place before I start the weathering. Regards, Eric-Snafu35 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 What is your preferred scribing tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Good morning to all. 16 hours ago, JeroenS said: What is your preferred scribing tool? Here is my little engraving kit: I use sewing needles that I fix in a drill holder: I like them neither too thin nor too thick. Materials are not what they used to be, and I often break them. So to avoid too much overhang between the tip and the base of the needle, I shorten them. I especially engrave when I go on holiday, because the material does not take up any space in the car!😋 I take up the engraving following the lines of the model, sometimes I follow a plan. Sometimes I slip up: I fill the line with cyano acrilate glue, sand and start again. I varnished a part of the model, I installed Aeromaster decals, but they have not aged well; they seem quite stiff to me. Monogram proposes a decoration of a SB2C-4 of the VMSB244. Here is the aircraft, photo taken in Squadron Signal n°54 p41, copyright 1982 Squadron Signal Publications The helldiver seems to have been repainted in some places, as if to erase the previous codes. I will start aging the colours, then I will add some fresh paint before putting the 702 codes and the baby II name. Regards, Eric-Snafu35 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Thanks for the engraving kit update 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Very nice work, excellent scribing and thank you for sharing your technique. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hello, all; Thank you for your interest. I changed the moulded barrels with micro tubes that I nested inside each other: The model of the Beast is still a toy, but some improvements give it some nice details to look at. Should I also do the Aegis antennas under the wings? The weathering of the model is in progress. Regards, Eric-Snafu35 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 This look's great Eric,well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Hello, fellow modelers , I have finished building this Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver Monogram: I think that the age of the Monogram decals is the cause of some minor installation problems. I also found the strange consistency of the glue that makes a whitish milky substance! Brrrrrrr...! Unfolding the wings and ready to fly ! : Close-up of the Monogram engine, or what you can see of it: Close-up of a hydraulic hose and the barrel: I added Yagi antennas coming from a TBM Accurate Miniature box. "Hi Mum, I'm going to fly. Wish me luck!" My Beast Monogram now joins the TBF Avenger from the same manufacturer: Thank you for paying attention to my construction, thanks to Michael/Toryu who showed the pictures of his construction (it's motivating!) I could continue this group build, as I counted 24 boxes of Monogram models in my stash! ( SBD, TBD-1, T6, P38, P39, P51, P61, P80, B25 x3, A26 x2, B17G x2, mig15, F9F5 from Lt Brubaker, PBY, F84, F8E, F4D, F105G,... Nice collection, isn't it? 😋 ) Regards, Eric-Snafu35 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 That turned out very well indeed. It needs an SBD to keep it company. Hint hint... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Great result on the old beast Eric! Makes me think about advancing the restoration of mine. Congratulations! Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Snafu35 said: I could continue this group build, as I counted 24 boxes of Monogram models in my stash! ( SBD, TBD-1, T6, P38, P39, P51, P61, P80, B25 x3, A26 x2, B17G x2, mig15, F9F5 from Lt Brubaker, PBY, F84, F8E, F4D, F105G,... Nice collection, isn't it? 😋 ) Ooooh ok now I'm jealous, Id love to do the TBD & P-80 again, I did one of the TBD’s in about 1984 and not very well done. I did build a few of the F-80’s but none have survived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Beautiful Beast! And I agree with you re the Humbrol Authentic Colors: pots over 30 years old behave as if fresh from the paint factory. Congrats JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Who would have thought that such a fantastic model could be made from the old Monogram SB2C! Absolutely fantastic result, very well done. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 That's a great result - nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Good morning, I Thank you for your compliments. On 10/08/2022 at 11:33, TonyW said: It needs an SBD to keep it company. Hint hint... I was thinking the same thing, Tony! I'm participating to a group build about Midway on a french forum, and it could be funny; a Monogram model is quite good against a SBD Accurate Miniature or Hasegawa! Plus the dive brakes can be opened, great! On 10/08/2022 at 19:20, Toryu said: Makes me think about advancing the restoration of mine. Congratulations! Michael Michael, you should keep your Helldiver as it is; maybe make another one! On 10/08/2022 at 22:04, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Ooooh ok now I'm jealous, Id love to do the TBD & P-80 again, I did one of the TBD’s in about 1984 and not very well done. I did build a few of the F-80’s but none have survived. You should take advantage of this group build to relaunch a construction; in any case, I will follow your assembly. On 10/08/2022 at 22:31, jean said: I agree with you re the Humbrol Authentic Colors: pots over 30 years old behave as if fresh from the paint factory. Beware, Jean; nostalgia is the beginning of old age! But as we say when we are young: there is no photo. Today's glycero paintings suck because you have to make a choice between having fun or dying (very) old. All right. By popular demand, I'm going to push everything I have on the workbench to start an SBD Dauntless Monogram... ...Once I've finished a Kate Hasegawa, a Val Airfix, two Fouga Magister Kinetic, a F2A2 Tamiya... 😂 Regards, Eric-Snafu35 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 That turned out well, great build. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAF Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 A nice build of a Monogram classic. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Superb addition to this GB Eric many thank's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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