Mark Deliduka

Oh yeah, I have a ton of things here that I can post! Sweet!

Micro Scale sells a product called "Liquid Decal Film". It is a clear film you can apply with a paint brush over your decals. Usually one coat will do it, but on older decals where I'm not sure of their quality; I'll add two or three coats just to be sure. Anytime I pick up an older model to build, the first thing I do is apply that decal film to the decals and let it dry overnight just to be sure. Also, any UM decals automatically get a coat as well; they are notorious for shattering, no matter how new they are! Give that stuff a try and you'll most likely never have to deal with shattered decals again. Good luck on the next build.

I do hope it is in the central US! I really want to go to the 50th anniversary Nats, but if it's all the way on the East Coast, that ain't gonna happen!

LOL! Thanks for the awesome replies guys! This work is all the result of sneaking an hour or so on the bench in between jobs and sleep over the course of the last month! I'm hoping soon to find more time so I can ramp up production. I'm way behind in models completed for the year to date; and I have too many projects that have been sitting on my bench for far too long! Bill, I love the Valiant! Not too crazy about the soft plastic it's been molded with, but it is going together very well. This is my third V-bomber; I've already got the Victor and the Vulcan hanging on my ceiling already. Gill, you'll just have to buckle down and git 'r done! :D

Thanks Chris! Yeah I've been swamped with work; everything you see here and on my workbench thread is work I've done in between jobs and sleep. Maybe things will slow down a bit so I can get more done. Thanks for the compliment! Stay tuned for more..,..

Thanks for the heads up on that info. I'll watch out for those you mentioned.

Thanks Gil! Yeah, I'm also surprised at how well this looks. I'm gonna have to try a few more Lindbergh kits to see if they look just as good as this!

I have managed to finish two more small scale armor models bringing my total count of small scale completed armor models up to 610 total pieces. Both of these are ACE kits. This first one is Rommel's Kfz 21 staff car. It does come with a small Rommel figure but I haven't gotten him painted yet. Here it is needing a car wash. It doesn't look this dusty in person though.... This next one is a piece of heavy artillery for my German Army. This is the ACE 155mm K-18 Feldhaubitz: That's all my armor I've gotten done so far. Feel free to check out my Thread in "On the Workbench" to see what else is coming down the pike. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.

This is my latest aircraft from Lindbergh, a 1/72 scale F/A-18 Hornet flown by Capt. Steve "Eagle" Hiller in the movie "Independence Day". For a Lindbergh kit, it sure came out looking pretty good! Enjoy! Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome!

Wow, it's been a month and I've been working my tail off. In between times, I've tried to find a few hours to slip into my hobby room and get some progress done on some of these models that have been sitting on my workbench for far too long! Okay, today I've managed to find some time to finally get some pics and get them posted. I've also managed to complete three more models; two armor and one aircraft. You an see them in their respective Forums. Okay, I'll start with the aircraft I've been working on. These are all the large aircraft I've been working on to try and get rid of some of the big boxes that are taking up space in my hobby room. This first one is the C-160 Transall which has been detail painted and is now ready for decals. I may even get them on later tonight..... maybe. Here it is in the spray booth after being shot with Future: Next is a little Trumpeter helicopter I got that has finally gotten it's basecoat. Now to detail paint it and then apply the decals: This next one is my Privateer that I finally managed to get sanded down enough to make it look okay. I went ahead and installed the wings. They were a bear to try and line up for some reason. This model seems so much harder to build than it should be! Later I'll mask off all the clear parts and wheel wells and paint this beastie. Near the end, I'll fix all the stupid guns that I couldn't keep intact for some reason! Moving along to my last aircraft, I decaled the cockpit for the Valiant, and then added weight to the nose of this aircraft. First pic is the back of the 'pit, the second shows the instrument panel Here it is all test-fit together to see if it would sit on it's landing gear properly: Yes, I did have enough weight in the nose for this to sit right. Now time to move on.... Okay, in Armor I have managed to get the following work done. First is the Opel Bus I've been working on. I pulled the body off (it was only dry-fit on there) and shot a coat of Panzer dark grey over it. EPIC FAIL! I guess the paint was too old or something, so I'll be making another attempt later when I can get some more paint: Later; after sanding some of the roughness off, I decided to add some detail parts, as well as the Photo-etch luggage rack and ladder: Next is the German Neubau Fahrzeug No. 1 that finally got a basecoat on it. This one seems to have applied more smoothly. Now to camouflage it: This next one is my third ACE gun I started some time ago. This is an 88mm anti-tank gun that has now been basecoated: These next two are two models I started for fun. This one is an Airfix Panzer IV I got from a friend. I figured a quick and easy build; and I may even use it in my wargaming army: This one is a Doc Models Italian CV-35 tankette that I assembled in less than an hour and then added a basecoat on it: My apologies for the blurry pic; apparently it's too small for my camera to focus on! These last two are two Dragon models I started; the Churchill III and the Churchill IV. Nice little models and the suspension was a breeze to assemble! Churchill III: Churchill IV: Last but not least, here's a shot of my attempts to paint a couple of car models I'm working on. One is a raffle prize I won at a St. Crispin's Hobby Day. It is Revell's Rebel racer Corvette. I tried to shoot some red on the body. EPIC FAIL: The next one is the Denis Fire Truck I'm doing for the Summer Break Group Build on the LEM. Here is the attempt to shoot some red on it. Another EPIC FAIL: You may not be able to see it in these pics, but the paint went on so rough and coarse, I may as well have been painting sand paper! I had wiped down all the model parts, kept them clean and free of dust and was very careful when I shot the paint. To no avail; these will need to be sanded and/or stripped entirely and done again. This is why I don't do civilian vehicles..... Okay, that's my Update for now. Hopefully the next one won't take a month to do. Hopefully also, I'll have more finished models to post next time I have the time! Thanks all for looking in; comments are very welcome.

Gil has it right. Shoot a clear glosscoat over the whole model, apply decals after it's dry; then shoot another clearcoat. After that is dry again; dull it down with a flat coat. That is the best technique for making decals appear painted on. Good luck on your new direction; I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. Also, don't hesitate to keep asking questions; we got your back.

This looks great! The extras you added really make this pop. I've always wanted to build this ship, and see it built. Thanks for posting.

Welcome Russ! Glad to have you on board! Looking forward to seeing some of your work.

Well, I'd be willing to participate in a "Build something before the 80's" Group Build, since just about everything is in my comfort zone so to speak. I have a couple models that actually fit the bill. So, is this on?

I always love looking at this dio! It is beyond amazing! Always something new to see the more you look at it.

Here's an idea: ask all these guys here who do Photo-etch on a regular basis for some of their photo-etch sprue that is leftover after they've removed the P/E parts. You might get quite a bit of metal there for this. So guys, who's got some spare metal sprues for Matt?

Thanks for the comments guys! I'm hoping to soon have some of these done. Mark, I mostly just replace everything back in the box before moving on to the next model. Helps a little bit except when the box decides to spit out certain pieces (like an An-12 Cub canopy!) and I can't finish what I started. Stay tuned, more to come...

Thanks Rob! Yeah, I saw that this morning. Could be something to look into...

Welcome Steve! Man, that's a lot of interests! I am looking forward to seeing some of your work! BTW, my brother lives in Columbus. I got to spend two weeks with him there last April. I even went to the local IPMS show there during that time.

I'm overwhelmed! You are truly a master!

Some good stuff here, if you haven't seen it before: http://translate.goo...%2F&sl=fr&tl=en Thanks for the links guys. Maybe I should have been a bit more specific: I'd love to see these kits done in injection molded plastic. I don't like resin kits; check out my A-Stoff trailer in my Works in Progress Thread to see why. Darn near took my thumb off trying to fix that model!

Ok, here's a short update. I only managed to get some base coats painted and a few details done while starting another model for the Summer Break Group Build on the LEM. I'll start with the small scale armor. I have two artillery pieces that have been basecoated. Now to camouflage them: German Pak 43 88mm anti-tank gun: German K-18 heavy artillery: Next, I basecoated two T-34's I'm doing for a small scale armor group build on the AMPS site. Note that I'm still missing a sprue on the one tank that is holding the turret hatch and the hull machine gun sponson: Finally, I basecoated the A-Stoff trailer and painted the wheels. Now to detail this with washes, drybrushing and weathering. You can see the places that shattered when I finally got that tank removed to re-set it. I may try to fix it later: Finally, for the Summer Break Group Build on the LEM; I started one of my three models. This is the 1914 Dennis Fire Truck. This is after several hours of blissful building; I couldn't believe how much fun I was having building this old Airfix kit! The Ladders are actually going to extend on this! Okay, that's all I have for now. I'll keep you posted on more later when I can get something done. Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.

Was it frosted because of a flat clearcoat? If so, shoot another coat of gloss clear over it and the frost should go away. It did for me anyway. Then I was able to re-apply the flat clear properly.

I want to see one of those D9R's n 1/72 scale as well. Not to mention an MRAP too.

Oh man, I'm speechless! What an incredible project! I have a plastic kit of this plane in 1/72 scale; this is getting me fired up to start mine! Spectacular work Gil! Keep it coming!