Jump to content

ewahl

IPMS/USA Member
  • Posts

    1,316
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    20

Everything posted by ewahl

  1. Hi, Mark, Don't short change yourself. It's 80 square feet (30" [2.5 feet] times 8 feet times times 4 tables). You are bigger than you know. Ed
  2. Hi, Mark, After taking up 80 sq. ft. of floor space just for this collection, did you leave any room for anyone else to display at Hobby Day? The sheer scope and magnitude of the individual effort you have put into just this portion of your hobby collection is staggering. Sensory overload! I salute you as the most prolific builder of scale models (not "toys") that I have had the pleasure of meeting. If you were not 2,000 miles away, I would have made a big effort to come and see this display myself. I could not even guess how much space your completed aircraft collection will require when you show us the first 500 or more. Ed
  3. Hi, Bill, Way to go! Eastern would have been proud to put such a beautiful bird into service. Looking forward to more. I can't wait to see it at the meeting Friday night. Ed
  4. Hi, Gary, I am very interested in your build of the AMT 1972 Chevy pickup. I have started on the AMT 1972 Chevy Blazer version of this kit and have pretty much completed the parts cleanup prior to painting. If possible, I want to fit it with a trailer tow hitch so I can have a 1964 Chevy Impala SS street rod on the trailer. Lots of work on all aspects of this to keep me busy on top of other projects in the works. Keep me inspired. Ed
  5. Hi, Dave, You have a beautiful work space. Mine looks just the opposite; stuff everywhere. After all these months, can you show us a couple of photos of the models that have been built here? We'd love to see them. Ed
  6. Hi, Mark, I have one of these boats in progress, and I am having my difficulties with the large gaps between parts. I opened up the forward hull portholes to fill them with clear glass. Note that the skipper and the fisherman are two different scales. The fisherman figure first turned up in the old Revell kit of the Sikorsky S-55 as its pilot (and again in the H-19). Nice job on the outriggers. Ed
  7. HI, Mark, I am honored to be the first viewer of your ambitious 2017 production. I'll hold my breath as you get to some of those that reflect my model preferences. Good luck on finding your missing pieces. Ed
  8. Hi, Joe, Best guess is the early 1970s. I have an original issue, and AMT was not yet putting copyright dates on or in their kit boxes. This kit was part of a series of six fire trucks and emergency vehicles, as follows: T-511 American La France 1000 Series Ladder truck -- cost $10.00 T-513 American La France 1000 Series Pumper -- cost $7.00 T-514 American La France 1000 Series Aero Chief -- cost $10.00 T-516 Chevrolet Rescue Van -- cost $3.00 (1972 Chevrolet) T-223 Chevrolet Fire Chief -- cost $2.25 (1970 Chevrolet) T-227 Ford Interceptor Police Car -- cost $2.25 (1970 Ford) All of these kits have been reissued over the years, with current ones retailing for up to 10 times their original cost. Ed
  9. This is the "Cosmostrator" from an old 1950s sci-fi film The First Space Ship on Venus. The kit is by Pegasus, and every square millimeter had to be painted chrome. I used the method described by Gil above with Alclad Black Base and Alclad II Chrome applied with my Iwata airbrush. Get some good products like these for your P-51 ( Alclad Aluminum, Matte aluminum, Duraluminum, etc) and use your new airbrush. Also, get a bottle of Alclad Airbrush Cleaner to get the residual Alclad out of your airbrush before it dries. Ed
  10. Hi, Gary, You made me go out and purchase this kit. An early Christmas present that my wife doesn't yet know she is giving me. Now to put it in the queue for building in 2017(?). Merry Christmas! Ed
  11. Hi, Gary, I love essentially showroom stock cars. Your 1972 Oldsmobile 442 convertible is looking impressive already. The interior upholstery looks like real Naugahide (or whatever GM used back then. The woodgrain trim is also excellent. The chassis and wheels look great! I'm looking forward to seeing the body all trimmed out. Ed
  12. Hi, Mark, For many years I have been wondering why so many young people have taken to body piercings in every and any place imaginable. With all the silver, chrome, gold, and jewels in places God never thought to place them, I thought to myself that they look like they have been attacked by a staple gun. How long did they have to wear the bandages? Who went to jail for this mistreatment? Now you go and join the ranks of the staple gun professional victims. You couldn't just have stopped with your attempt to cut off your finger? Some people...it makes you wonder... So, you did something and damaged your thumb. At least it's still attached to your hand. My ever-necessary thumb drive for my computer with the majority of our files somehow got damaged today. It no longer can be connected to my computer through the USB port and be recognized as attached. You'll be healing and recovering the use of your thumb. I'll be reconstructing files on a new thumb drive. OK, enough of this stretch at some lightness. I wish you a speedy and full recovery all in God's time. You are relieved officially of all responsibilities and pressures to build models. Catch up on some reading and maybe do a little research for future projects. Best to you and your wife for the holidays. Ed
  13. I took this 1942 Ford USAAF Staff Car to its first contest today -- the annual IPMS/Butch O'Hare Show -- just to add some filler on the automotive table. This is always judged as a G-S-B event, and I was very surprised when they called my name to receive a Silver award. There were a lot of automotive models and some outstanding work, so I am pleased that this little car stood up so well in comparison. :o Ed
  14. I took this Cosmostrator model to its first contest today -- the annual IPMS/Butch O'Hare Show. This contest is always judged G-S-B. I was very surprised when my name was called for a Gold award, my first one ever at a Butch O'Hare show (and I have been going and entering since the 1990s). It's a nice feeling. Ed
  15. Hi, Tim, Glad to help. The envelope is now in the USPS box waiting to be picked out and moved along on Monday morning. I'm one of those pack rats who thinks of himself as a librarian. I believe I have every issue of FSM since #1. I invested in the binders, too. Same for Air & Space Smithsonian. Ed
  16. Hi, Tim, I have the article in hand and can make a color copy for you. PM me with your mailing address and I will get it out right away. The article is four pages in length. Ed
  17. Hi, Joseph, You are going to blow my mind . . . AGAIN! Ed
  18. Hi, Joseph, This car is a magnificent piece of work! Your close-up photos of the engine compartment and interior look like they were taken from a car magazine with all your amazing details. I'll bet that at least 50 of the views on the counter for this thread are mine as I followed along on each new post. I love your gloss black finish and the crisp reflections that show how smooth it is. Thanks for the ride! Ed
  19. WOW! I'm about to display my ignorance here. All I got out of this was that Panda Models is issuing an armor something that will be esoterically equipped with a number of specific whatchamawhizzets. :Smile_sceptic: Ed
  20. Hi, Gary, The general was probably stowing away on that B-17F posing as a waist gunner. Ed
  21. The challenge here is to select the correct forum for this post. The vehicle is a military version of a civilian car, diverted from the Ford assembly line in 1942. It does not seem right to call this an Armor thread, so Cars, Trucks, & Motorcycles it is. This is the 1/48 Tamiya kit. I purchased and built it because I will need the car for an airfield scene involving a Revell B-17F. The bottom piece is a single cast metal offering that has only basic details of an oil pan for the motor and a drive shaft. The driver figure is in full dress uniform and appears to be a 2nd Lt. I turned his head to the left to have him looking out the side window. His left arm and hand matched the steering wheel perfectly. All pieces of the kit fit well. Painting was relatively simple --spray it OD green--with some dark wash to highlight door edges and grille slats. The decal markings were great, but I wish Tamiya had included decals for the two dashboard instrument clusters. I simulated gauges with a white artist's pencil on flat black and sealed with a drop of Future. I recommend this kit, which is a tad pricey, for your aircraft bases. Ed
  22. The Cosmostrator is one of the most interesting designs for a movie space ship that I have seen. It is from an eastern European sci-fi film from the 1950s. It's all chrome plated. Alclad II black base and chrome cover the entire model. I had to work it in sections with masking tape covering the areas already finished. No Alclad peeled up with the tape when I removed it. The kit itself is simple enough to assemble. There are only nine different parts, but several are used three times to form the outrigger rocket pods. The time invested is mostly in filling and smoothing seams on the compound curves, around the small fins, and dealing with sink holes in the pieces. The ABS plastic permits very sharp points on the four tips and very thin leading and trailing edges on the pod support fins. This kit needs a base, badly. I suppose I'll have to make one. Ed
  23. ewahl

    Heinkel He-178

    Hi, Kevin, I hear you about the disaster with clear gloss. I just had the same experience with Testors high gloss clear enamel on a car body. I had a custom two-tone paint job and all trim and badges in Bare Metal Foil polished and ready for its final clear coat. While I've had success with this product before, not today! I had the same clear pebble surface that did not blend with more clear paint added on top. There is only one remedy for me: strip the paint and start over. Being 3 hours from finishing the model now looks like 30 hours. Bummer! Nice recovery on yours. Ed
  24. I had the great fortune to see this F-89D Scorpion in person last night at our monthly Chapter meeting. And I got to photograph it also for the next issue of The Assembler. Bill has outstanding skills with Bare Metal Foil on his aircraft models; his earlier F-104 will drop your jaw. Four months to build this? Fantastic! Ed
  25. I only recall seeing weathered aircraft in the form of outdoor static displays or as gate guards on posts...until someone has the interest, time, and money to periodically clean them. Aircraft do get dirty, however, from use and foul weather, but, as noted above by Mike, such stains are removed in the maintenance cycle. Oil stains from piston engines and dirty exhausts seem to create the darkest stains. Ed
×
×
  • Create New...