Mark Deliduka

That is coming along nicely! Most impressive! Keep this going man!

Mark, I have to admit it's been awhile since I've seen a pool cue. LOL! Okay, on to my latest progress.... Okay, here we are in another new week and I have some more progress to show from Monday's Hobby Day. I haven't had any time to paint anything at home, so I got started on a couple new subjects while trying to move ahead on others. The first of the new models I started was one of my UM Shermans. I tried starting both but the one kit is completely unbuildable due to the way the parts don't go together. They don't even match the numbers or shapes of the parts on the instruction sheet! The other one started out pretty well. I assembled the lower hull and the turret, while adding the engine deck and driver's hatches to the upper hull. The other model I started was another ACE gun; an 88mm anti-tank gun like the Pak 43. This one is on a swivel base and has been quite the challenge to build: Some parts on the instructions are very unclear so I've had to try and guess where parts go. It's coming along pretty well so far. Now for the models I've been working on. Here are the two T-34's I'm working on for the Small Scale Group Build on the AMPS Small Scale Forums. I got the photo-etch parts on them now. Time to get them ready for paint now: Later on, I got some more parts on the main part of the Dora. I wish I knew what these parts of the gun are called. I'll have to come up with something. I'll call these the main gun supports since the main gun sits between these two. I have some of the detail parts on so far: Then I noticed (with the help of a friend) the main gap that went around the inside where the inside panel went to close these off. It took a lot of Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill these in: I had gotten some sanding done on this but not enough yet. It'll take awhile. I'm actually quite surprised at how much filling and sanding I have to do! In between all this, I needed to take a break from armor, so I worked on the little Hobby Boss UH-1C Huey Hog. I got her mostly assembled now; all she needs is her two rotors and weapons systems: That's about all I have so far for today. I'm hoping to get some color on all of my models that are currently waiting for paint later today. I have quite a few en queue on my spraybooth! Okay, I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest work so far. Stay tuned for more and thanks for looking in. Comments are always welcome.

Hmm, that's an idea. I'd hate to try and hollow that out though.... Well, it's another week and yet I have a very, very small update to show since most of my work this week was mostly sanding and filling and sanding and filling; mostly on my Dora rail gun's wheel trucks. Now they are smooth enough for a coat of paint, and I've even skipped ahead a bit to add more parts to the wheel truck assemblies to further complete them. So, in armor, the only progress I made was on my Russian armored train. I attached all the P/E to all the cars; then I added all the final detail parts, including the machine gun barrels. Here it is all ready for paint: And, here it is with the first coat of primer on it so that the paint will adhere to the P/E: Now, after all the aforementioned sanding and filling etc. with the Dora, I decided to pull out something simple to build. I had gotten a Hobby Boss 1/72 scale UH-1C Huey from the San Diego Model Show so out it came. First thing of course is the cockpit and cabin interior: I then painted it up after it had dried a bit: Here's a shot of the Instrument Panel dry-brushed with a bit of light gray: Just for kicks, I decided to dry-fit this interior assembly into the fuselage halves to see how it fit. Much better than I anticipated: Now to dip the clear parts in Future and install them so I can make that last pic permanent. Yeah, it was a slow week for me. This coming weekend I'll be picking up the pace. After all, I have 7 models all ready for paint, so my spray booth will be humming this weekend! Until then, thanks for looking in and remember that comments are always welcome.

I've decided to pin this topic to the top. Many outstanding ideas here that will allow us all to save money for more kits! :D Everyone can feel free to add more to this Thread.

I'll be there. Is there a link to anyplace I can download entry forms for this? Oh, and if you can, I'll need a space about 6 and a half feet long by 6 inches wide for my Panzerzug BP-44 armored train. I hope this won't be a problem?

Well everyone, despite my being sick; I managed to get a little extra work done that I feel is worth posting. It's been slow going on my aircraft mostly; and an endurance run on my armor, but I'm seeing some good progress. Hopefully I'll be back in the saddle fully soon. Meanwhile, here's what I got done so far, starting with my aircraft. As I mentioned, it's been some slow going. First off, I got the two-tone grey painted on my Hornet. Now she's ready for clearcoat and decals, then adding the landing gear and weapons loadout: Next, I also assembled the cockpit and nose section of the Privateer and added it to the main fuselage. There's a prodigious amount of bullet fishing weights inside that nose to keep this from flopping back on it's tail: That's one heavy model! Now to get all those filled seams sanded down so I can add the wings and move on. Finally, I got tired of the Aardvark cluttering up my workbench so I made some more small progress on this one too. I assembled the air intakes on the sides and added the base of the burner cans to the rear of this plane. Soon I'll add the tail surfaces and then see how much weight I'll need in the nose of this beastie to keep it level. Fortunately, Hasegawa was nice enough to leave a hole in the front of the cockpit to add it! The wings are just dry-fit on there for appearances sake. Moving along to my armor; these next projects are for the first ever Group Build on the AMPS Forums. They are doing a T-34 Group Build on the Small Scale Forum on that site. Here's the first T-34 I started for this Group Build. It's a Dragon T-34 Beute from 1943 and here is where I started with it: Later I found another Dragon T-34 Beute, this time on a 1941 T-34. I started that as well this past Monday at Hobby Day. I had to drill out all the holes in the roadwheels for the one T-34 first, then I added all the roadwheels to the two lower hulls: Later; after having assembled the upper hull and turret for the 1941 T-34, I added a few other detail pieces to the 1943 T-34. Here is where they stand now: These are mostly waiting for the photo-etch parts to be added and a few other detail parts. Once that is done; these will be ready for paint. After drilling out all those wheels and doing all that assembly, I decided to take a break for awhile and sand down the seams on the Dora's main gun. That was relaxing enough to allow me to start a photo-etch marathon on my Russian armored train. Before I show the train, here's the Dora's gun next to an Exacto blade for comparison: Now, as I mentioned I spent a good couple hours applying the photo-etch hatches and other parts to the rest of the Russian train's turreted cars. That was tough, but I managed to get them pretty well assembled. Now all that's left to do is the final detail parts and the quad-Maxim AA gun for the tender and this train will be ready for paint. Well, that's about all the progress I have so far. I feel I could have done a lot more if I'd been feeling better, but I'm pleased with what I got done with so far. At least I'm that much closer to completing some of these! Thanks again everyone for looking in; as always, comments are welcome.

Wow Greg, I'd call this a show plane! It makes my best efforts look like toys. Brilliant save man! You need to show her off more!

Cool! I shall watch this with interest. So far, I may even be able to attempt to kitbash one of these in 1/72 scale with styrene strip. I'll have to watch further.

Thanks Mark! It actually may be finished by some time this week!

Man, that looks so realistic! Unreal man!

Awesome Gil! Yeah, that is still some sweet eye candy!

I also have quite the wish list of models I'd love to see. In Aircraft, I second Phil Peterson's request for a 1/72 scale injection molded plastic C-5A Galaxy and a C-17. Long overdue in my opinion! I'd also love to see a 1/72 scale Boeing 747; especially if it has markings for Air Force One. In Armor, the following have never been done in injection molded plaastic and I'd love to see them: M-41 Walker Bulldog M-109 Paladin and all variants (all kinds of awesome versions and decal options to do!) M-47 Patton Hawk Missile battery M-279(?) MRLS Sergeant York AA gun German Gepard AA gun system Russian ZSU 23-4 Shilka SA 6 Mobile SAM system SA11 Mobile SAM system Japanese GSDF APC Japanese GSDF AA system Japanese GSDF scout vehicles. Israeli M-50 and M-51 Shermans. Dragon has them in 1/35th; no reason they can't shrink them down. I'm sure there's more, but I can't imagine them yet off the top of my head. I'll update when I do.

Brilliant job Mark! Well worth the wait! I am also in awe of your weathering. Most impressive.

LOL! I've seen your work Gil; it is always worth waiting for! I would have had one done today too, if it weren't for that stupid canopy!

That is one exceptional transport. You weathered it extremely well. It looked good while it was 'commissioned'.

That is awesome Gil! I am very impressed with the look of this beast. I've always loved the Phantom; she's so ugly she's gorgeous! I'd make one small suggestion though if you're taking her to a show: check the alignment on a couple of the bombs underneath the wings. So far that's the only thing that jumped out at me except for all the fine finish! Way to go Gil, and congrats on a job well done.

Awesome! Can't wait!

Okay, time to stun everyone into silence again. Here's a small update showing the work I got done before I got sick on Monday, as well as a little work I got done today while feeling a little better. I'm still fighting this, and I'm hoping to get this all posted before my meds kick back in again. Okay, I'll start with aircraft. Lots of small steps done here; it almost seems unworthy to post. But, I got this done and I'm gonna show it off. I'll start with the AN 12 Cub. I completed the final assemblies on this model and removed the masking from the clear parts. I also broke the forward landing gear about four times in the process. For the most part, all I have to do is paint the canopy frames on the nose and tail and this puppy is done.....except for the obvious of course. Maybe someday I'll be able to call that one done. Moving along, I also got the bottom of the F/A 18 Hornet painted in a flat gull grey. Later, I'll mask it again and paint the upper part in a darker grey before I clearcoat this for decals: Next I decided to glue the R-100's mooring tower to a wooden base that I will be 'landscaping' later. Here it is: I also cemented on two of the three engine nacelles to this airship. I'm hoping to find the third one or I'll have to find something of a similar shape to scratch another engine. Here it is upside down: Finally, while looking for something else; I found the missing clear parts to my Privateer that I'd started so many many months ago. These went missing when the stinking model took a dive off a nearby table shattering the two waist positions off the fuselage, right after I'd already glued it all together. Well, I figured I'd better get these installed now before I lose them again. Here they are all rebuilt: Okay, that takes care of my aircraft. Man it would be nice to finish some of these darn projects! I'm getting sick of them sitting on my workbench! Okay, moving right along to my armor; here are the things I got done during Hobby Day Monday before I got sick. Aside from getting a little sanding done on the Dora, I managed to get two of my other guns completed to the painting stage. Here's the first one, a German K-18 10cm artillery piece: Next is my Pak 43 88mm anti-tank gun: I also added the windows to Rommel's Car and clearcoated it for decals: And finally, I assembled the hood over the engine of the bus. This bus is real close to being done. I like this little guy. Now to get the Command version! Here it is all dry-fit together: That completes this week's work. As you can see, a lot of small stuff got done, but at least I'm that much closer to finishing some of these models. Remember, comments are welcome and I appreciate everyone stopping in to see these.

Looking good Steve! Gil, thanks for the word. I'll have to go look for some of that next time I'm shopping for car parts.

Yeah, I'll be making that Road Trip as well! Can't wait!

Stunning work! Way to go. I wish this would be shrunk down to my scale. That would rock. You did a brilliant job!

I like it! Where does one get that blue Acryl putty? I've been using Mr. Surfacer 500 on most of my seam work. Keep these pics coming!

Brilliant! This is so informative watching this come together. This is definitely scale modeling! You did a brilliant job!

I love it! This is one of the best Stukas I've seen built in this scale. Brilliant work!

Still waiting for one of these in 1/72 scale.... Maybe someday. Enjoy all you guys! I'm looking forward to Rob's take on this.