Posts from the Model Building section of the IPMS/USA Forums. http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:21:07 -0400 60 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4194
Here is some more armor I managed to finish up recently. I'm finally getting a chance to post it.

First off, my Russian Army is taking delivery of two more 76mm guns. These are the two ACE guns I was building in 1/72 scale.

Here's the Russian F-22 76mm gun:





Next is the Russian F22 USV 76mm gun:





Next is my US Marine M-26 Pershing. I'm not too happy with the weathering on this yet; I may do a little more to improve it. For now though, it is finished:





And finally, my British Army is taking delivery of 'Cuckoo' the captured German Panther:





There you go, my latest parade of finished armor. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:01:15 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4194 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4189 Not only are they very decent, they're cheap also.


http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc382/...ls/DSCN2141.jpg

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc382/...ls/DSCN2144.jpg]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:01:43 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4189 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4187 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:41:01 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4187 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4186



The next one is the 1/48 CollectAire resin T-45C Goshawk. I'm building it for the resin group build on Hyperscale. This is a very nice kit with pe and white metal parts as well as resin. The only complication so far is the leading edge slats, which were molded separate but "solid". I had to use a motor tool to give them their airfoil shape and build up the under-slat area with strip plastic and Milliput (which is drying in this pic). Note that the cockpit area is so open that all of the painting and detailing can be done later!




The main gear well fit very nicely and only needed a little detailing with strip plastic gussets and solder for hoses. There's still much to be done of course! The markings will be in the brand new USN Aviation "100th anniversary" scheme rolled out a few weeks ago; that is: white fuselage with a black nose and tail, and CHROME YELLOW wings with black chevrons! It'll be pretty, if nothing else! Comments, questions, and critiques welcome as always! Cheers!

GIL ]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:15:55 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4186 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4184 How would one correct this? cause im doing a dio with the hood open on it.

thanks all for any help you could give me at this point.

Pat]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:13:40 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4184 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4183 just to get them shipped? I can't believe that. I mean I'm not paying for anything, but is Revell good at shipping replacements or not? And does it take that amount of time to ship, sheesh!]]> Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:22:34 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4183 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4178
thanks all
Pat]]> Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:05:25 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4178 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4177








More here:

http://www.percongrp.com/pelikan/autos/ecoupe_ms.htm]]> Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:52:14 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4177 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4176 I have the new Lion Roar set for Revell Bismark, so far no luck on finding reviews or tips. Anyone here used it and have any tips to share? Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:03:37 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4176 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4174





Thanks for looking
Dave]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:57:43 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4174 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4170 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:15:32 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4170 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4169 Any reviews for Micro Mask? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:23:11 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4169 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4168 matchsticks! And they look great.

http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-w...of-matchsticks/

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:16 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4168 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4167
Plenty of annoying mold seams and sink marks. And now painted red!




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http://www.network54.com/Forum/47211/messa...Light+Lens+Find]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:04:44 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4166 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4161 Thanks to yours truly(I took the pics) and Mike Lindsey(He posted them) there are now four new aircraft (Su-7, Mig-17, Mig-21, and Mig-29) walk arounds!



TreadHead]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:16 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4161 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4160 Thanks to yours truly(I took the pics) and Mike Lindsey(He posted them) there are now five new armor(M3, M47, T54, T62, T72) walk arounds and three MISC(Sam2, SA3, and ZU-23-4) walk arounds!

Mark]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:04 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4160 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4157 I am building a large scale turret of the Tirpitz in June-July 1942 and was wondering if the camo would have hard or soft edges? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:13:05 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4157 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4151
Do any of you have a listing, or index of all of the Squadron Signal "In Action" publications?
I'm doing some rearranging and organizing, and thought while I was at it, I would make it easier on myself. I am tired of sorting through 200+ titles to find the one I am looking for.
Before I started typing my own list, I figured I would check - someone is bound to have a listing already made!

Thanks for your help!
Tim]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:29:41 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4151 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4150


]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:01:47 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4150 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4145 ]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:16:51 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4145 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4143 Thank you for reading my new post. I am the owner of a hobby shop in central Florida and came across a huge collection of plastic models. I became

interested in this collection to use to stock the shelves of the plastics isle in my store. All of the models are unbuilt some are still in shrink wrap the rest are

%100 complete. The ones that are not wrapped have the decals and instructions placed in ziplock bags. There are almost 900 pieces in all categories, from all

manufactures. Manufactures I have never heard of before from Russia Japan and Europe. Now for the good part, Most of these models Have been

discontinued and date back to the mid 1950's. So needless to say I don't think it would be such a great idea to just through these models on my shelves to

sell to the general public. So that brings me here looking for some sound advise on what to do with this product. What is the best way to value them? Some I

was able to find on Ebay, and on the internet for sale, but most I can not find any trace of I know the value (not necessarily monetary) is great to some. This is

why I think it would be a shame to sell them to some kid to take home and paint with there moms nail polish. Advise Please.


Thank you.]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:49:44 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4143 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4142






]]> Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:47:23 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4142 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4141 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:17:35 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4141 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4132
I always like to check my view and knew I was probably facing the airport so took a peek and what was sitting out at the closest part to me.


Yes, one of the infamous "Janet" Boeing 737s. So I watched on and off throughout the evening.


They did a constant business of flying in and out throughout the afternoon with a total of 5 parked when I went to bed for the night.

In the morning there was only one sitting again, just like when I arrived. Seeing these up close and personal (especially with my 30x zoom on the new camera) was pretty cool after hearing about them.


Close up of a couple together.


First I heard of these was the model built by Bill Engar entered in the SLC 06 contest.

Here are a few other visitors I saw.


]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:05:07 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4132 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4129 nicksr@mertes.us. I'm even open to the part of the sheet with just the VF-121 markings.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:32:52 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4129 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4124
Does anyone have any idea how many "early" versions were produced? Where were they deployed? Russia? No spade or winch, so what were they used for? Simply towing disabled vehicles, or as a prime mover of some sort?

Any known photo references of an "early" version?

For those who built the Italeri kit, what major modifications (aside from adding PE) did you feel needed to be made to the kit? It seems several builders have used Tamiya or Dragon road wheels & tracks. Using different tracks is totally understandable, as the Italeri tracks are pretty much useless junk, but why the need for new roadwheels? I have a set of old Modelkasten tracks to use, but really don't want to buy a Dragon or Tamiya Panther just for roadwheels if I don't have to.

Any additional data, references or ideas about modeling a Bergepanther are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:41:29 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4124 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4122
uniform is done with oil, everything else was acrylic.

hopefully I can do better on the next one!



]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:24:19 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4122 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4121 I have been using squadron putty for filler and have been somewhat satisfied with results, except it does not seem to sand as smooth as I would like. I tried milliput after hearing so many positive reports and I was really dissatisfied with this product. When I cut the two pieces, with different knives to prevent contamination, and started to blend them I ended up with a really sticky ball of clay that was difficult to use and shape and in several instances did not get hard after several days. The few times I was able to successfully use this product I was satisfied with the sanding properties but overall I am not happy. I have been hearing about Aves sculpting putty and wonder what you all think. Thanks in advance for your response. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:48:26 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4121 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4120
This is first time I write on this forum and I hope some of you guys can help me about location of fuselage spine navigation lights position for P-40 L. Although I had 3 Kagero monographies, detail & scale P-40 and P-40 walk around I was not able to find a single picture showing the exact position for these lights that were added on P-40 L. Any help is very welcome.

Michele]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:10:39 -0400 http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?showtopic=4120