A quick breakdown of the pending pile

[WolvoWill]

Crikey, I thought I was bad...

1/48 Italeri Tornado GR4 - awaiting a canopy, final decalling and formation lights. Almost there! Expect photos soon(ish).

1/48 Hasegawa F-15C (got everything I need now that I managed to find the Afterburner decals Lakenheath sheet that I'd somehow managed to lose somewhere in the loft)

1/48 Eduard Mirage 2000D (stalled slightly, and everytime I pick it up to do more I dread doing something bad that can't be fixed, like ruining a canopy or something, as I know getting another one of these kits is bloody unlikely!)

1/48 Airfix Hawk 100 (to be built as ZA101, BAE Demonstrator, BL755s, a gun pod and winders - should brighten up the shelf nicely)

1/48 Hasegawa F-14D Super Tomcat - Awaiting a VF-Decals sheet and paint. Starting to wonder if it'll ever turn up though Brian seems a good guy and incredibly passionate about the subject matter VF covered, but somewhat over his head with trying to run his decal business alongside a full time job.

I did have a 1/48 Italeri Gripen but dropped it and ended up binning it. Was severely lacking inspiration for it too really...can't help but feel the Gripen is a weedy looking thing!

Next up will be a choice between another Tornado GR4 (medium sea grey this time), Monogram A-10, Typhoon F2 or the current favourite - Hobbyboss F/A-18D of the Green Knight squadron. Really looking forward to that

Edited August 25, 2007 by WolvoWill

[Mike in Aotearoa]

Ah, so I've found the right room then. My names Gary and I've yet to finish the following;

1/48 Hase F-4J decalled awaiting wash (since last summer!!)

1/48 Monogram F-106 awaiting final bits and pieces, canopy, u/c etc

1/48 Hase F-16C painted and half decalled then I realised I needed wing root scab plates

1/48 Hase F-16A painted and half decalled, waiting for me to locate some decent early style stencils

1/48 Hase CF-18 waiting on a wash

1/48 Monogram A-6E almost ready for paint ARC, mono GB

1/48 Hase Typhoon IB cockpit painted fuselage halves ready to be joined

1/48 Hase Bf-109E-4 wings on almost ready for paint markings being debated

1/48 Monogram F-4J assembled and puttied waiting for cleanup

1/72 Xtrakit Meteor F.8 fuselage assembled wings about to go on

1/48 Hase A-4M undersides painted so far, ARC USMC GB

1/72 Revell Tornado GR.1 almost ready for paint, need to order modeldecal 20 Sq markings

1/72 Revell Typhoon F.2 getting painted over the weekend with new Humbrol acrylics

1/48 Tamiya A-1J almost ready for paint

1/48 Monogram F-105D needs coat of primer and final check before painting

1/72 Revell Hunter FGA.9 just added Quickboost jetpipe wings on and painted possibly over the weekend

1/48 Tamiya Mossie FB.IV Innards painted, wings done, fuselage about to be assembled

1/48 Hase Hurricane cockpit assembled and ready for paint, wings done

1/48 Tamiya F-16CG fully assembled ready for paint, tail needs repriming after parapack conversion to a block 40 Turkish jet using CMK bits

1/32 Academy F-16CG, Aires cockpit painted and intake assembled on hold until ARC Viper GB rolls around in October

1/48 Hase F-15C awaiting paint, need to pick a scheme

1/48 Hase P-40E needs final cleanup awaiting paint

1/48 Revell F-84G decalled, needs a wash

1/48 Hase F-4E painted, decalled, unhappy, stripped and awaiting repaint now as a GAF F-4F

1/48 Italeri A-10 fully assembled ready for paint, the only thing I see not being finished now I've got the Hobbyboss kit

1/48 Revell F/A-18E ready for paint, in the very near future

1/48 Hase Bf-109K-4 Tailplanes and then paint

1/48 Hase AV-8B+ primed, ready for paint

1/48 Mono F-100D fuselage being puttied, again, ARC Monogram GB

1/72 Revell Hurricane, one wing on, currently flying in circles

1/48 Hobbyboss A-10, much better than the Italeri kit, wings about to be added

1/48 Revell Typhoon F.2 interior done, fuselage halves closed up

1/72 Hase RF-4C cockpit done fuselage halves together awaiting wings

1/72 Hase F-111E fuselage done, wings half assembled

1/48 Hase F-14A cockpit finished, front end done upper rear fuselage added

1/48 Academy F-14A Fuselage finished, nose has been reprofiled and is awaiting a rescribe

1/48 Hase RF-4C Aires pit painted and fuselage halves closed

1/72 Revell Draken just started last weekend, scratchbuilt the pit so far as kit bits are

And I think I may be about to start on a 1/48 Hobbyboss F/A-18C as well. I want to see if the Aires pit will fit it. Actually I know it will, thats just an excuse. You see how this happens?

It looks like AMARC around here . However, I do finish kits quite regularly, they have all been worked on over the last few months and they will all get finished, just not right now.

So whats the first step of the 12 step program then?

Gary

I get the impression you like jets....

I suspect your 'yet-to-be-finished' list is longer than my entire inventory (built, unbuilt, and somewhere in-between)!

Cheers from NZ

Mike

[model_madness]

So whats the first step of the 12 step program then?

Gary

"We admitted we were powerless over putty + plastic —that our wallets had become unmanageable."

[Mike in Aotearoa]

So, just looking around me in the office here I can see:

Mono' F-105D - really just need to have thepainting finished, odnance put together, and the landing gear done

Mono F9F Panther - same as above...

Hase' GR7 - needs the fron end installed and a myriad of other odds and sods done on it

Airfix Anson - still haven't mustered up the courage to tackle the sanding of the next cowling (one's kinda done)

And lurking out in the garage is a started conversion of an AV-8B to GR5, a Meteor F3, a P-3 Orion... the list goes on...

But for now I'll just concentrat on the Rafale, Viking, and the Thunderjet...

Cheers

Mike

[Bennygman]

Cheers Steve, seems the earliest Hunter 1s were left in their natural metal for the first few months prior to the addition of the airbrake and upper surface camouflage so was going for that. Having never tried an airbrush, far less with Alclad, it seemed a good chance to learn.

Shame about the Tamiya cans, from what I understand the company would rather spend the money recalling all the cans now the new labeling laws have come into force because they don't trust shops can put a new label over the old one.

Re point one - should have guessed you'd have it covered . Just remember that Alclad is all about surface preparation. Compared to that the airbrushing bit is good fun.

Re point two - sounds like madness to me.

Steve.