Mark Deliduka

Wow! What a sweet ride! Man, that finish is stunning. I don't think I'd better try cars anymore; there's no way I could do that well!

Welcome Marcos!

Come on John, Git-r-done! Now that I'm feeling a bit better; I think it's time to get back to the bench again myself.

Great additions. I've been to John's Models several times, he runs a great shop! Someday I hope to check out the other P'cola shop.

Ah yes! One of my all-time favorite aircraft! To me this aircraft is so ugly it's gorgeous! You did outstanding; I love the different scheme, thanks for posting this!

I like it. I don't think the drybrushing is overdone; like you said; some dusty weathering will tone that down perfectly. Way to go. I'll be looking forward to seeing how the tracks turn out.

Welcome Bruce! Looking forward to seeing some pics.

I really like what I see. It took a really close shot for me to see what you call a FUBAR on the decking. Otherwise, it is an outstanding piece of work. I'm really looking forward to seeing it on the water.

Another amazing masterpiece! Such a smooth finish on the colors; I wish I could get that kind of smoothness. Way to go!

I know how that is. Right now I'm not fighting building burnout; I'm fighting a flu which has suddenly flared up. My building has come to a screeching halt right now. Not quite the same as what you're experiencing, but similar enough. Hang in there; it'll come back to you.

Looking good! Although, when I first looked at the 'actual aircraft/doubler strip' pic, I thought I was looking at a model on a tan spotted cloth. It took me a minute to realize it was the aircraft in flight over scrubland! Keep plugging man!

That is looking great! I'll be watching this closely as I have the most difficult time getting a good coat on any cars I do. What is that primer you used on this?

Thanks Mark! I'm doing my best. Meanwhile I'm following all your work as well.

Great work! That barrel does look impressive. Looks like it's coming along smoothly!

I like it. You'd never guess from the photos that you had any issues with the decals. They look great! I'm looking forward to seeing the rigging.

LOL! You guys are a scream! How do I do it? I just sit down and allow myself to get lost in the work. Hobby Days help; getting away to a Hall where I can build uninterrupted by outside issues, either alone or with fellow modelers, helps me get a lot of work done. And yes, I do sleep. Working with power tools fixing people's houses requires it if I want to keep all my fingers.

Wow, you guys are looking good! Chris I feel your pain on all that P/E. I have seen your incredible work and I'm very certain you'll conquer this. Gil, another masterpiece in the making! Way to go!

Another brilliant masterpiece in the works. I gotta follow this one too!

That is a simply stunning display of craftsmanship! Truly a phenomenal work! I ....can't say anything more; there just aren't enough words

My apologies guys for not responding sooner. I've been so incredibly busy lately. Chris, I'll probably try some light weathering as I'm not real sure how to weather up a locomotive. I'll try to do something though. Thanks Ed! I do have some of that orange from Testor's in the small bottles. I hit the loose nose decals with a Micro Sol solution and parts of it smooth out while other parts got all wrinkled. I'll have to take a pic for you. I do have a spot to touch up with the paint on the tail. As for the engine cowling decals, I'm seriously considering passing them by altogether. I don't need the hassle x4 I had with the nose one. Hey, it may not be accurate, but if my skills ain't up to it; I ain't gonna push it! I'm still undecided; I'll let you know. Meanwhile, here's my latest update.... First off, I did get some decals on some other models I've been holding off on. I managed to fix the Yak 28 where the paint had cracked, and afterwards, I applied the decals: Now I can clearcoat this again, then do a more satin finish before adding the landing gear and other detail parts. Next I decaled the ancient Airfix CH-53G that I'm doing in German markings. This was an experiment that taught me something: usually I add decal film to the older decal sets especially from ESCI, Airfix and MPC. Well, this time I didn't. On all the other decals precoated with decal film (ostensibly to keep them from shattering) I had the worst time getting them to lay down and stay in place. They would always peel and curl away. Even Solvaset wouldn't lay them down. This time, I put the decals on without the decal film and they went on like Cartograf decals! So smooth and no sign of cracking or shattering! Check it out: It is missing the two rotor blades on the tail rotor. I'm going to keep building this until I finish it and then I'll worry about those stupid blades. That's all I got done on my aircraft, now on to my armor. I started a number of models for a couple Group Builds and made some progress on others I had already had started. I'll begin with the ones I started for the Great War Group Build here on the IPMS USA Forums. This is for those here who have not been following it. The first model I started was RPM's Mack AC "Bulldog" cargo truck. I didn't get many pictures of this while I was working on it; I was too wrapped up in getting it built, so here it is all mocked up where I stopped working on it: The next model is Emhar's Mark IV "Male" tank. Incidentally, this is the first Emhar kit I've ever built. I've been breaking ground building kits from companies I've never done before such as Emhar, Attack, ModelCollect etc. Anyway, back to this little model; I started with the driver's and commander's cupola: Next I assembled the main body; or at least the first part of it, then I added the cupola: Then it came time to assemble the six-pound cannon and install them into the sponsons. The instructions said to glue them into place, but I wanted my guns to move. So, the first thing I did was to cut some styrene strip and glue them into place; trapping the gun inside the rotating drum: Now they'll be able to elevate. Making them traverse was a more difficult proposition. I came up with the idea of adding some styrene strips to the sides, making them angle behind the rotating drums and gluing them into place with reinforcing pieces. Here is the start of the first one: Here is the end result: Now both guns traverse as well as elevate. Moving right along, I re-started this model for the Shelf Queens Group Build on the Missing Lynx Braille Scale Forums. This is the Roden Sdkfz 4/2 rakatenwerfer. I added some of the detail parts and hatches on the main body of this thing. Then I assembled; or rather engaged in battle with the running gear on this model. After a couple setback, I finally prevailed: Then I decided to do something easy on this model: I assembled the rocket launcher assembly: On another Forums, I'm doing this machine gun wagon for a Group Build there. I finally got almost all the P/E on this model: After this I realized I needed to do a base for this since I need to glue the horses to something before I could add the reigns. Gee, what to use? Hmmm.... there was a section of 1/8" thick plastic card sitting there, so I cut a section; shaped it, then added some "landscaping": I haven't dumped the loose flocking off that yet. I should be able to get that done in a day or so. I'm so close to finishing this I can taste it! Then I found an old JB Models L-118/M119 howitzer in a box. I knew I had already built the L-118 for my British Army, all that was left was to build the M-119 for the US Army. So I figured, Why not? Ten minutes later I had this thing all built and ready for paint: And finally, for the Great War Group Build here on the IPMS USA Forums, I also started this Mirage V-105 German WWI torpedo boat that I'd gotten in our Distressed Kit Auction. The hull went together first, with the decks added for stability: Then I started on the bridge: I want to do a bit more filling and sanding before I go any further on that bridge. That's all I have for now. Thanks all for looking in; comments are welcome.

Okay, after seeing all the incredible work being done here; it's time for me to post my mediocre efforts. I was able to get a lot done these past couple days at Hobby Day on Friday and Saturday. First off, here's my three projects in the boxes, or bags as it were: Mirage Hobbies 1/400 scale V-105 German Torpedo Boat: Next is my Emhar 1/72 scale Mark IV Male tank: My last entry (so far) is this RPM Mack AC "Bulldog" Truck: Okay, I started with the torpedo boat; building the hull and adding the decking to it. Some sanding and filling will be needed: Next I started the bridge assembly, such as it is: Moving along, I got the truck mostly assembled after a bit of a fight with the chassis, and some other pieces which tweezerpulted off into Oblivion... Then I finally got started on the Emhar Mark IV tank. Incidentally, this is the first Emhar kit I've ever built. I've been breaking ground building kits from companies I've never done before such as Emhar, Attack, ModelCollect etc. Anyway, back to this little model; I started with the driver's and commander's cupola: Next I assembled the main body; or at least the first part of it, then I added the cupola: Then it came time to assemble the six-pound cannon and install them into the sponsons. The instructions said to glue them into place, but I wanted my guns to move. So, the first thing I did was to cut some styrene strip and glue them into place; trapping the gun inside the rotating drum: Now they'll be able to elevate. Making them traverse was a more difficult proposition. I came up with the idea of adding some styrene strips to the sides, making them angle behind the rotating drums and gluing them into place with reinforcing pieces. Here is the start of the first one: Here is the end result: Now both guns traverse as well as elevate. And that is right where I stopped on these. I was working on several other projects along with these; you can see them in my Maddog Manufacturing thread. I'll be posting these pics and all there as well for those who aren't following this Group Build. Meanwhile, thanks all for looking in.

Simply gorgeous! I love it! You may want to check your wheel alignment in front though. The passenger side wheel seems to be floating. Thanks for posting that, I love looking at armor and vehicles in this scale.

Not seeing anything remotely like a boo-boo. I am seeing a lot of reasons why I'll never place at a Nationals in aircraft! Time to hang up the Exacto! I bow in the presence of a Master! :smiley32: :smiley32:

I'm heading out to the Hall to open it up for two days of model building, gaming and other hobbies. I'll be starting my three WWI builds there. Stay tuned for pics after the weekend.

This is looking more and more fantastic every time I see it. I think those 'barriers' are actually deck extensions that fold down so that the tail of an aircraft can be parked off the edge to make more room on the deck. That would partially explain why they are all uniform in shape, instead of a long continuous line. They look great and really bring this thing to life. Looking forward to seeing more.