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Mark Deliduka

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  1. Looking excellent Jean-Marc! Keep it coming!
  2. Carlos, what an amazing and masterful line up of brilliant models! Way to go, that is a productive year indeed!
  3. Way to go Gil! Not only can you build exceptionally well, but you can do it at speed too! You rock man!
  4. Too late. Maddog Manufacturing is closed down for the year while we re-tool for the new year This will give you plenty of time to get more Dr. Pepper. Watch for the reopening in a few more days.
  5. Thank you Gil! It's gonna stay that way. Jean-Marc, thank you!
  6. Here at the end of the year, we managed to get another couple models over the finish line. First is this ancient Matchbox 1/72 scale F-6F Hellcat done up as a bird serving in the Fleet Air Arm. I already have a US Navy one so I jumped at the chance to add this to my British aircraft collection: Yes, the propeller looks like it's sagging, sometimes it does that. Normally it sits right when I have it on my shelf. Next is this MPM very short run kit of a Sikorsky R-4D serving in the USAAF in 1946. It had vacu-formed canopy parts; four in total. This was my first time ever doing a multi-part canopy with vac-formed clear parts so it ain't the best looking bird in the collection. The main rotor looks off in a couple pics; that is an optical illusion from the camera angle in one case, the other time it shifted when I moved the model for the next pic. This is also a shelf queen started back in 2010: Thank you Gil for the awesome instructions for the vac-formed canopy. I spent a good amount of time trying to get that as straight and complete as I could, it ain't the best, but I'm happy with the results of my first time doing a multi-piece vac formed canopy. Those two now complete the production for this year. Now I'll go get started on my Pass in Review. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.
  7. Gil, thank you ever so much for the fantastic idea for the lettering! I will certainly give that a shot as all other techniques have failed. I want it to look as perfect as possible as that is such a prominent feature on that ship. Thank you Jean-Marc! I will definitely take all suggestions for the lettering; as mentioned, I want it to look as perfect as possible with my limited skills. And no, the "employees" are not off; they are too eager to work and get more stuff finished! So, stay tuned, more coming down the line.
  8. Thank you Jean-Marc! I might get a few more over the line before year end.....
  9. Trust me, there aren't any! My wife hates entering my hobby room, so it's just me, my music and my models. Once in a while I'll bring in mints, but mostly I just stay focused. Stay tuned, more to come....
  10. Thank you Gil! Glad to share! This is my first ever F-94 I ever built too! Those bats do look awesome! Thank you Jean-Marc!
  11. That is awesome, and very accurate to my childhood too. Man, the memories! Thank you!
  12. That is some stunningly realistic detail! I could swear you took pics of a real one here! Way to go man, that is one outstanding model!
  13. Awesome! Man that looks like so much fun to work on! I sure would enjoy it!
  14. Lately I've been busy trying to complete a number of vehicles that are fast and easy to finish or are so close to being done that I'm just moving them over the finish line. These are my three latest completions. First is this Revell of Germany 1/72 scale German Dingo scout vehicle. It was a box left behind at our Hobby Hall, so I decided to build it. I needed decals from the spares box but it is done: ]https://modelersalliance.org/galleries/german-dingo-with-mk-19-greanade-launcher-i-jpg.130228/full[/IMG Next is this ancient AMC model of the 1/72 scale German Steyr 1500 truck, done up as one serving in the Afrika Korps: And finally, there is this last model by ACE; this is the 1/72 scale 1937 Ford Stakebed truck done up as the demonstrator model for companies needing strong trucks. Again, a lot of trouble getting decent pics with my camera and phone; these are the best three of all the attempts I made: That's all for now; I might get one or two more vehicles done before year end so stay tuned. Until then, comments are welcome, thanks for looking in.
  15. Somehow I managed to finish another aircraft model this month. This is the Heller 1/72 scale F-94 kit I got as a bagged kit for free. I apologize for the poor photography; I can't seem to get my camera or phone to take decent pics no matter what I do. These are the two best pics I can show: Hopefully I'll get some better pics later, until then comments are welcome, thanks for looking in.
  16. Well, as promised, here's another tour. It'll be a short one as I have Christmas activities coming up. Merry Christmas everyone! All aboard the trams! First off, in the Hangar, we have a coat of black primer added to the F-94 to see what seams and issues need to be addressed: Later we added the silver overcoat: Followed by the decals. These were not too hard, only one broke four times: Getting close on that one. Meanwhile, in this next bay, we have the canopy being painted for the Nigerian Mi-24 Hind shelf queen: That is the replacement I got from the Hasegawa kit. You can see there's gonna be some serious adjustments to make this fit the ancient Airfix kit: That completes this short tour of the Hangar, now on to the Motor Pool.... Here in the Motor Pool, we decided to start one of the GAZ AAA tracks. The chassis was mostly built up: Moving on, we got the camouflage painted on the German Dingo scout car and then added the decals: The decals above are a generic marking set I got since I acquired this kit for free at the St. Crispin's Hobby Hall. It was a donation and the decals were missing from the kit. So it was offered to me and I'm building it as a version that has the M.19 grenade launcher....with generic markings. All the final bits were added, so detail painting later can be done: Finally in this last bay, we have the '37 Ford Stakebed truck. The front fender mounts were all photo-etch parts: Once they were dry, we were able to mount the fender. We also added the headlights and horn: Afterward, the decals were added to this. I figured it would be easier to get them on now and then later finish this off once they were sealed: That's what's been happening in the Motor Pool, now on to the Shipyards again. Here in the shipyards, work has been slowly moving forward on the Robert E. Lee. First off, in order to move forward, we needed to get the lettering done on the side of the ship. Here's our first attempt: Pretty sucky, even with a very fine brush. Second attempt went a bit better as seen on the bottom: Still not to my satisfaction, so more work will be done on that. Meanwhile, work on the paddlewheel cabin commenced. As you can see from this pic, the sides are quite warped, so we made a start gluing the ends into place on the curve: The other side was added and when the ends were dry, we cemented the rest of the walls down, using the clamp and some tape to help it maintain the form it's supposed to have: You can see some of the reinforcement applied inside to hold it into place. Another view from a different angle; the white is Gator Grip Glue applied to reinforce the extra thin CA glue that was used to keep the rear part in place: What an ordeal that was, and it's not over...... Meanwhile, work on the forward part of the main deck was done while waiting for the rear cabin walls to dry. First, the boilers were installed: Later the boiler walls and wood piles were cemented in place, along with the catwalk around the boilers: The remaining main deck braces were added next: And that completes this short tour of Maddog Manufacturing on this Christmas day! Thank you all for looking in, comments are welcome!
  17. Awesome Gil! Not only have you cranked them out all year; but you've maintained an extremely high level of masterful quality! Keep them coming Gil!
  18. Thank you. Sometimes I feel breathless following all the projects you have going on. I actually take time to work on something in my own hobby room just to catch my breath!
  19. Thank you Stuart! A tip for the camouflage: Silly Putty is your friend. If you go back a few pages on my Maddog Manufacturing thread, you'll be able to see how I use my Silly Putty to mask the aircraft and spray the different colors. As for the white band; I guess it is a unit designation; I didn't pay much attention to it. The instructions said to paint it on, so I did. Jean-Marc, thank you! I do have more to come....
  20. That is fantastic! In fact it looks a lot like our get togethers during our St. Crispin's Irregulars Hobby Days; come to think of it. We are also trying to get more and more people to join us.
  21. That is unbelievable! Way to go man, you're doing a masterful job!
  22. Oh man, that rocks! Stunning work on a brilliant idea!
  23. I have a large number of acquisitions to show to finish out the year. A raffle winner, two purchases; one was an early Christmas present, and the rest were Distressed Kit Auction winnings thanks to a client who paid for a commission. Okay, let's get started.. My raffle winner from the November IPMS meeting: Now my purchases, this one was bought so I can finish my SCUD C truck with the correct launcher arms: And my early Christmas present: And now for all my Distressed Kit Auction winnings. We'll start with the models. Remember I got almost all these for one or two bucks each, mostly because nobody else was bidding on them: These were bundled because they were the same kit and there was some question as to whether one or both were complete: I got this for the canopy as well as other accessories so I can finish a nine-year-old shelf queen: I probably already have one built, but this is a cool looking plane: Finally, at least for the models, there are six 1/72 scale vehicles here: four wargame kits already assembled and two GAZ AAA tracks inside the white box that need to be built: And now, here is where I spent real money; mostly because I wanted the tools and paints. These are all from a guy who just decided he was done with the hobby and literally pulled everything off his desk and packed it into boxes to donate to our club president. Our president then sorted them into associated groups to sell as package deals. These are the packages I got: We'll start with something simple: It might not look like much, but this box is full of treasures: there's even a wire stripper inside for stripping the wires to use on the models. Next up: I got those tools for the organizer tray and to use. Still, a ton of useful tools; the non-toxic glue notwithstanding.... More tools and brushes: One of my favorite packages: And now for the paints and other supplies. These packages have mostly Vallejo paints, some Mig paints and a number of gloss and dull varnishes along with a number of other items: And the final paint set is this Vallejo set, which I also got for the stand: Well, that completes the haul for this month, and most probably the year. I don't see myself getting any more Christmas money to spend on myself, but at least I'm loaded for bear for the new year. Oh, and for those who are curious; I paid $63.00 total for everything I got in the Distressed Kit Auction listed in this post.
  24. Thank you Jean-Marc! I can always count on you to keep me motivated but your posts here and your incredible build logs!
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