Aaronw Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 As we all......I came away from the Shelf Queens GB with a shelf queen! That should get my modellers card pulled! No, I believe that gets you a Gold modeler card. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 No, I believe that gets you a Gold modeler card. :thumbsup:/> Hahaha. What is really sad is that I started this on the B-17 GB in 2010, so this is a two time failure. I keep getting a little closer, but the seams on that kit keep frustrating me and I hit a brick wall. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wh1skea Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 If I can get my hands on another Hobby Boss 1/350 688 class 3 in 1 kit, I'm get in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 If I can get my hands on another Hobby Boss 1/350 688 class 3 in 1 kit, I'm get in! About a month until we are under way!! I'll be building the Academy 1/350 H.M.S. Warspite, premium edition, with all the brass it can handle. What the kit didn't come with, I also bought, props, smaller caliber guns and such. Who else is setting sail and with what?? Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Still trending toward Revell Arizona kit. Actually, for me this is turning into a stash build too---put aside the planes in progress and got out Revell Titanic, Hornet, and Long Beach to get in practice with "railing", fill, etc.; Arizona being stash too! Looking forward to the start! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Still trending toward Revell Arizona kit. Actually, for me this is turning into a stash build too---put aside the planes in progress and got out Revell Titanic, Hornet, and Long Beach to get in practice with "railing", fill, etc.; Arizona being stash too! Looking forward to the start! What would a ship GB be without the standard argument over Arizona's colors on December 7th!! I'd like to see any of those built, that would be great. I use thinned down Elmers for railings, works great. I actually wish I had wait to start my 1/200th Bismarck, but I was too excited. Looking forward to your builds!! Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 There's always the kit instruction colors! My favorite of those is the unpainted hull above the waterline, closely followed by "silver". Of course there's always the discussion about the thumbprint and the ladders under the bulkheads. Always fun! Elmers? For attaching? For attaching brass? Have not heard of Elmers for railings that I recall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 That's right, Elmers! I mix it with water 50/50 in a beer cap, and use an old fine tip paint brush to apply it to the bottom of the rail, and it will wick along on it own. I usually attach about 2 inches at a time, let it dry, the move on. The other great thing is that it dries flat unlike CA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 A week and a half to go!! This is going to be my contribution Complete with laser etch wood decks, tons of brass, AM props, the whole nine. I still need to order AM small calibre weapons and might replace the gigs and boats with resin, not sure yet. Let's what everyone else is in with!!! Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 That is an awesome box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 That is an awesome box. It really is pretty damn cool. I actually have hesitated for a while about building it because the are numbered and all that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Very tasteful box art indeed. The focus is the ship itself rather then model manufacturer and all sorts of features etc. You don't see this very often. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Sticking with Revell Arizona. I think I have 3 boxes -- anyone want a picture? Really glad I've practiced on Hornet, Long Beach, and Titanic--most concentrated time I've ever had fixing up Revell ships. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Too bad I can not play. Only "ship" I have is Klingon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Didn't read the whole thread, is it OK to have something that sinks? Submarine or U boat maybe?---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Too bad I can not play. Only "ship" I have is Klingon. Haha, that's the wrong kind of floating! Didn't read the whole thread, is it OK to have something that sinks? Submarine or U boat maybe?---John Of course, the more the merrier! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Star Trek IV: Klingon cruiser floated for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Star Trek IV: Klingon cruiser floated for a while. So do people in the Vomit Comet, but that doesn't make them ships either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AVGBob Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Oooo...! That is some mighty fine, big city lawyering right there! I guess it has to be real to qualify. Edited June 23, 2015 by AVGBob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Oooo...! That is some mighty fine, big city lawyering right there! I guess it has to be real to qualify. So I guess this Yamato is out then. Well it used to float. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hoping to pick this up soon. The HobbyBoss 1/350 Los Angeles class submarine kit. I am thinking of doing the Miami SSN 755, I think my nephew served on it a few years back. That's the one the workman set on fire in Portsmouth to get a day off. Guess some people will do anything for a day off!---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) I was thinking about replicating this scene Edited June 23, 2015 by Sebastijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wh1skea Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Hoping to pick this up soon. The HobbyBoss 1/350 Los Angeles class submarine kit. I am thinking of doing the Miami SSN 755, I think my nephew served on it a few years back. That's the one the workman set on fire in Portsmouth to get a day off. Guess some people will do anything for a day off!---John I'm planning on doing this kit, too. Along with Hobby Boss's USS Greeneville SSN-772. If you're planning on building the 688i version, I'd be interested in buying the parts for the sailplane sail. I have a second kit that I started as the VLS version, and had an accident that destroyed the sail for that kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 I really wish I would have waited to start my Bismarck, but I was too excited, and its too far along now I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm planning on doing this kit, too. Along with Hobby Boss's USS Greeneville SSN-772. If you're planning on building the 688i version, I'd be interested in buying the parts for the sailplane sail. I have a second kit that I started as the VLS version, and had an accident that destroyed the sail for that kit. OK....will let you know when it arrives....probably in July.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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