Geoff M Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 For models at least. I managed to get 27 kits built this year. All 1/48 but a 1/32 P-40N. Taking a break until January. Towards the end of the year I got on a Phantom kick. I have more in my stash so I will try to get those done for 2023. Thanks for looking Geoff M Accurate Miniature P-51A Accurate Miniature P-51 Hasegawa F-16A Revell A-6E converted to a KA-6D with a Steel Beach set Monogram OA-4M Tamiya F-16C Thunderbird Hasegawa F-16D Hasegawa F-4G Tamiya P-38G Revell F-18E Monogram P-61A HobbyBoss F6F-5 HobbyBoss FM-2 Hasegawa F-18D Tamiya F4U-1D Tamiya F4U-1A HobbyBoss F4U-4 Tamiya/Hasegawa F4U-4 (Hasegawa F4U-4 nose matched to a Tamiya F4U-1D) Eduard P-40N 1/32 Kinetic F-5C Classic Airframes F-5A Zoukei-Mura F-4J Academy F-4J Tamiya F-4B Zoukei-Mura F-4E Zoukei-Mura F-4S Hasegawa F-4S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Great work! How would you rank the F-4 brands after building them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Totally my subjective opinion. #1 Tamiya F-4B #2 Any Zoukei-Mura F-4 #3 Any Academy F-4 #4 Hasegawa F-4 with engraved panel lines #5 Hasegawa F-4 with raised panel lines Those are the F-4s I have experience with. Waiting to see the new Meng kits. Building a newer kit like a Z-M kit along side an older kit you can take some of the detail that the newer kits have and try to replicate it on the older one. On the Hasegawa F-4s I added the supports for the air intake splitter plate that are present on the Z-M kit. When you have the detail in front of you it is easier at least for me to then copy it. Same with the panel lines. I was able to use the Z-M kit as a guide to add some panel line and rivet details to the Hasegawa kit. Geoff M Edited December 13, 2022 by Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Bravo Geoff! Well done, sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Wow. Great work and so many done so well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Wow. Very productive year! This will be my first full year of retirement, so I’m gonna see what I can get accomplished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 13 hours ago, Scott Smith said: Wow. Very productive year! This will be my first full year of retirement, so I’m gonna see what I can get accomplished. I only work 2 days a week and my wife lets me spend more time than I should in my little work room. Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Geoff M said: I only work 2 days a week and my wife lets me spend more time than I should in my little work room. Geoff M Ahh….That’s the biggest difference. Mine heads out to work at 5:45 am 3 or 4 days a week. But by 8 am I’m getting my “Honey Do” list texted to me. On her days off, she’s like the Energizer Bunny and expects me to keep up with her. Always something that needs to be done around the home. (According to her) Unless it’s over 85 degrees and then it’s all good and time to float in the lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Wonderfull bunch! Love the Hornets 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorvi Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Nice work for the year !! BTW- Which did you prefer the Tamiya/Hasegawa F4U-4 (Hasegawa F4U-4 nose matched to a Tamiya F4U-1D) build or the Hobbyboss F4U-4?? I know the Hobbyboss i more simple . I ask because I have a Haseagwa -4 in the stash with many extras Steve, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 HobbyBoss has a way of making a mess out of Navy canopies. They are too wide and bulbous. I've noticed this on the Hellcat and the Corsair. The corsair is also missing some details but at the moment I can't remember what they are. The Hasegawa kit is old and doesn't have the inscibed panels but it is pretty right in shape. I had the extra Tamiya kit and it seemed simpe enough to graft the hasegawa nose onto the tamiya kit. It was more of a challenge and so it was more satisfying in the end. I had to scribe the detail that was raised. Anyway to answer your question I would do the Hasegawa/Tamiya again if I had the kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 WOW!! Geoff your models are EXQUISITE Look forward to seeing more in 2023 ... thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oortiz10 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Wow! Quantity and quality. Nice work! -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 Thanks for all the good feedback. I will be trying to do just as well this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just out of curiousity, why is the radome so long on the F-16D? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I think its distorted by the camera lens. The Pukin' Dogs Super Hornet seems to have the same effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 How do you get the canopies so shiny? Nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 I polish them after unmasking. I only dip them when I have to remove the seam line in the middle of some. Otherwise I mask, paint, peel, polish with a qtip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, kellyF15 said: Just out of curiousity, why is the radome so long on the F-16D? I think it is distortion form a close-up picture with a wide angle lens. I hadn't noticed until you mentioned it. I will have to move back from the subjects from now on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 What do you use for polishing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream and a qtip. That mostly to get any tape residue of the canopies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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