Mark Deliduka

I'm dreaming of seeing this too; in 1/72 scale as well as 1/35

Both great ideas. Time to go to Chick-fil-a for lunch....

Man that is looking brilliant! I love the dash, it looks like I can start flipping switches and turning knobs! How did you get the underside to look that good? What did you use and how did you do that?

Sweet. We got a lot of participation. So, we have a preliminary start date?

LOL! What a scream! Great one Rick and Chris!

Nick, the gauntlet has been thrown down! Merry Christmas to you too, and I do hope to see your completed model someday!

I can do this too. I have a 1/72 scale Mk IV that I got from my friend Brian when he won it in the raffle in Colorado. This would be a good reason to get that built.

I love '57 Chevys! This is already looking remarkable. I can't wait to see more.

Welcome Chuck! I think I passed you a few times at Colorado. I could be wrong, but I'm glad to see you here on the Forums.

Not till after you've built it!

Thanks Bob!

Man, you are a true Master at this! I could never get my ships to look this good. I am really enjoying all the updates here. Keep plugging Chris, this is coming out better and better each time!

Thanks Adam! Roden makes at least three other buses in this scale. I'm hoping to eventually get all of them and build them.

I think it's time to get out of this hobby. I can't compete against something like that, nor can I complete something like that. Stunning good work Pete, I can't wait to see more.

Thanks Chris! I appreciate that very much. Fighting me in a 'real war' (collection vs collection in a tabletop wargame) had been done in the distant past. Sometimes I even won! It would be awesome to pit my whole collection against someone in a Twilight 2000-type scenario! :army7: :D Thanks Mark! Yeah, my whole collection has quite the variety, from tiny WWI-era Ford Model T 'Scout Cars' to the massive Dora railgun; from WWI Model T Ford Ambulances and Mack Trucks to modern Abrams, Leopards and T-90 tanks. Once I get it to 700 completed models; I hope to get another set of mass pictures like the previous ones I took when I only had 545 models done. Thanks again for the great comments guys! It's comments and replies like this that keep me going to finish more models.

Wow! Thanks Mark! That would be an incredible book to read. He sure was something else!

Talking about "obscure" models; I'd love to see some of the 1960's- and '70's- era Russian ships that never saw any attention. Ships like the Kashin class, Kresta Class, Kinda Class, etc. Then there are the Grisha's and other corvettes as well. I'd especially love to see a Sverdlov class gun cruiser! It would be fantastic being able to expand my Russian Fleet with those ships. Other ships I'd love to see would be some of the modern Italian ships; like the Andria Doria missile destroyers, the Vittorio Venetto helicopter cruiser and the Guisseppi Garibaldi aircraft carrier. Man those would look good on my shelves! I'm even happy to see these all done in 1/700 scale, especially since that is about all I build in ships these days; except in certain circumstances. About 88% of my "fleet" is in 1/700 scale, mostly because of all the Japanese warships I've built.

Sweet job! Excellent bare metal finish. I'd love to hear of Ralph Hofer's antics in WWII. Please tell more!

...bringing my count up to 642 small scale armor models. Maybe I should start calling them my Small Scale Ground Vehicles or Small Scale Military Vehicles instead, since none of these are armored. Anyway, it's been tough finding the time lately but I finally did manage to get enough time to finish these. First off is my little PST ZIS-5 cargo truck. I added the artillery insignia on the doors because this came with a 122mm artillery piece that I'd built many years before. The assembly was not as clean as I'd have liked so I weathered this well. This one was 'rode hard and put away wet': Next up is one that is considerably cleaner. This is a Russian Staff Car, the ACE 1/72 scale GAZ 11-M1. I'm not that thrilled with how this turned out; I was hoping for a cleaner, more even coat of paint. Oh, well; it is done now and I'm glad it is! This next one is my first Attack model that I've ever worked on. It is the 1/72 scale Tatra T-87 Staff Car that I got from the Braille Scale meeting at the IPMS Nationals in Colorado. The color may not be that accurate, but I'm actually pretty pleased at how this turned out: I did that one up clean as well. I figured a high ranking staff officer would have the clout to keep it clean. This last one is another one I weathered well, although not quite as much as the ZIS-5. This is Roden's 1/72 scale Opel Staffswagen Omnibus that I finally completed, thanks to some help from some guys on the Missing Lynx Braille Scale Forums for finding info I needed. I built this all OOB and weathered with Tamiya and Tankrat's weathering powders: Here's a closeup showing the interior through the windows. You can see the Enigma machine (far left), a typewriter (huh? What's that?), and finally a map lying on the table (What? No GPS?!). I think that's pretty cool that all that can be seen: Finally, for fun, here's a pic of the Staff bus sitting next to my personnel transport bus: That's all I really have to show for now. Hopefully I'll be able to finish a few more long-term projects that have languished too long; now that I have these done. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

Fantastic work! Those are some great 'calling cards' for your introduction to these Forums. Welcome! You will fit right in here. Looking forward to seeing more.

Oh man, that is SWEET!! Way to go on that splinter job. I love it!

Excellent! I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Welcome Joey! I live just over the hill from you in Rowland Heights. I am also a member of the IPMS Orange County model club that meets every third Friday of the month. I cordially invite you to join us next month in December; We'll be having our semi-annual Distressed Kit Auction which is most hilarious! We have a couple other Sci-Fi builders in our club as well; one of them is a Master at lighting them up and has done some spectacular work. I'm looking forward to seeing some of your work.

I'll never understand how to get such an incredibly fine paint result with such straight and crisp lines on any model. I've followed all the instructions people have given; I've used the tools people have suggested and yet mine always looks like some kid hand painted it. Gil, this is why you are a Master! That is a most spectacular paint job; one that is far beyond my meager skills to do. I bow in the presence of greatness!

Thanks Chris! Yeah, you were pretty quick on the draw there. More to come next week, I hope.