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Mark Deliduka

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  1. Wow! That is intense! I guess I'm way to far away from claiming a title for quantity! I only have 1100+ built! Looking at these was awesome! Man, I'll be wasting a day just checking them all out. Way to go and thanks for posting that.
  2. I use a flat bladed dental tool(?) or occasionally one of those hand-held paint stirring machines when I can get them to work. In a pinch, I'll use a McDonald's coffee stirrer
  3. No, it's all in the photo. I do appreciate your kind words about my work. I hope it helped out Ken too. I'll try to get a new photo of the Leopard 1A5 soon.
  4. Yeah, the flash didn't fire and I had a lot of backlight from a sunny window. I need to shoot a new pic of that model anyway. Thanks for the compliment on the others.
  5. You got it. Here goes: Leopard 2A6 with Olive Drab, Leather, and Aircraft Interior Black: Leopard 1A5 with Euro Dark Green, Leather and Aircraft Interior Black (Sorry for the poor pic here. I have to take a new one soon): Leopard 2A5 with Euro Dark Green, Leather, and Aircraft Interior Black: I got another Leopard 2A4 pic but it is too poor to see the colors clearly so I'll have to re-take it later. Anyway, I do hope these help. By the way, these tanks are all in 1/72 scale.
  6. Hey everyone! New updates to show! Well, I got a little bit more done on my C-75 cargo plane. This first pic shows just about how bad the seams were when I cemented the fuselage together: It was actually worse; this was taken after I'd shaved off the extra lip for the offset joint. Man, what a mess! Here it is after about four hours of sanding: I know it's tough to see but it is a smooth as a baby's bottom in this pic. Here it is with the windows refilled, (they keep sinking in) and the main cockpit windscreen on: Usually by this time I have the wings and tail on, and maybe even the landing gear installed! Man this puppy is tough! Moving on to my armor, it seems I was too quick on the draw with the basecoats. The two ZSU-37's needed a couple of little brass fender braces so I added them here: That white thing is the light shining off an unpainted fender box that was also installed after the basecoat. On my Su-100 in the Anti-Tank Group Build, I had to add a couple things; most notably the two idler wheels. I also added some Mr. Surfacer 500 to some gaps in the area behind the main superstructure: And finally, on my Su-122, I left off a whole mess of things!! Everything I added after the basecoat is in a lighter green or in metal here: You can see I also added some Mr. Surfacer 500 to the top of the gun mount to smooth things out better and eliminate the seam that was there. Now I can re-shoot all these vehicles. Oh, and I also added the camo pattern to my Ambulance: Now all I have to do is detail out the interior a bit, and then paint the outer windows that I was too lazy to cut out and fill with clear parts. When all that's done, it'll be ready for decals. Well, that's about all I have to show for now. It's supposed to rain Friday and Saturday so I should get alot more done then. Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.
  7. The best representatives I've used are Testor's Euro Dark Green, Testor's Olive Drab, and Testor's Aircraft Interior Black. All are Model Master colors. I also use the Testor's Leather for the brown. I use the same colors (substituting Testor's Dark Green for the Euro Dark Green) for my MERDC schemes as well. If you'd like to see some pics of my Leopards, let me know. I'll post them so you can see what I did.
  8. I have seen this before. Yes, these are beautiful models. As for his consistency, I believe it is possible. There is a guy on the LEM who builds cars, and every now and then he'll show a series of car bodies he'd painted. (8-11 at a time) His car bodies are all consistent and are all clean, shiny, and gorgeous! He is the most consistently awesome builder I've ever seen.
  9. Welcome Patti! Enjoy the Forums and have fun. Looking forward to seeing your work posted here.
  10. Thanks Phil! First I sanded them down a bit then applied some Mr. Surfacer 500 to the inside and sanded again. That took care of them pretty well. Thank Rob! I was able to marathon some of these due to the week of rain we had. I love General Aviation models too. I have a civilian version of the Skymaster I''ll be starting soon I hope. Stay tuned!
  11. Thanks Bob! That HEMMTT is actually a fun little build. Once I get it done, I'll have completed every 1/72 scale "Ground Vehicle Set" offered by Academy. Ten in all. Stay tuned for more!
  12. Phil, I sure know what you're talking about! Sometimes I'm amazed myself at how much extra detail parts Dragon and some others put into my favorite armor scale! Ken, I think me being "the Duke", or "Duke" and Mark Aldritch being Mark is fine. That is the best way to keep track of who's who. Mark, if you'd like to accept a 5-1 challenge, that's fine by me. And I shall keep your Seattle project a secret so that others won't know until you want them too. Thank you. Although I do trust you. You are a model builder after all. I still may copy you in small scale.... after the Seattle show! Meanwhile, feel free everyone to check out my latest work. Well, today was a rainy day and so I decided to get a few more of my models up to the painting stage along with half of the previous ones posted. After that, I went ahead and started a few more models too. I'll post the models I've been working on first, then show the ones I started today. To start with, for those not following it; here is the Dragon 1/72 scale Su-100 I'm building for the Anti-Tank Vehicle Group Build on the LEM. I managed to get all the P/E on this model that I was going to use. Some of it is a bit too small for me to mess with. Here it is showing all the P/E work: After this dried a bit, I added all the final detail parts. All I have left to do is drill out the holes in the idler wheels before installing them. Then this bad boy will be ready for paint: Here's a shot from above showing all the P/E work on the deck: Next, I got my HEMMTT all assembled and ready for paint. The blue stuff on the windows is the liquid mask I applied. The crane in back is not quite fastened down yet, that is why it is crooked in this pic: Now, I did mention that I'd started the F-117 Stealth fighter but didn't have enough progress worth showing. Now I do: I'll be masking the windows, wheel and weapons bays and shooting it black. Next, I got my Beechcraft Bonanza all ready for paint as well. This one will be white. The blue stuff on the windows is liquid mask again: Now for the models I started today. First the aircraft. I started a Japanese version of the Sea Knight who's box had been crushed. I got the clear parts installed on the side of the fuselage halves and assembled the cockpit and interior which is shown here: Next up.....and I can't believe I'm saying this...... I started the Maquette C-73 cargo transport. Man, is this a dog of a kit! This is another one of those 'assemble it and then carve the model out of the resultant block of plastic' kit. They didn't give me enough clear parts to fill in the windows! The windows themselves were so full of thick flash that I had to carve them open with a fresh Exacto blade. That is why they don't look all that even or consistent. I'm also using some Testor's Clear Parts glue to fill in the windows. That is why they look opaque now. Here is what I have assembled so far: This shot is to give you an idea of how horrible the molding is on this model: I swear this thing reminds me of a poorly poured resin kit! If it weren't for the fact that regular plastic cement works on it, I'd swear it WAS resin! On to something simpler now. This is my Airfix 1/76 scale Matilda with the Spigot mortars on the tail end. I got everything assembled except the main hull since I have to add the tracks first before I close this up: Well, that's where I am now. Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.
  13. Nice! I like it. From these photos, the mistakes aren't readily obvious. Well Done!
  14. Thanks Ken! I appreciate it. Nice idea to challenge others too. It would certainly increase the number of models shown here on the boards. Now hold on a minute Mark my friend. I may build in Braille Scale armor but it is not the only thing I build! There are loads of large 1/72 scale aircraft and helicopters I also build. Furthermore, if the subject catches my fancy, I'll build something outside of Braille Scale that is considerably larger than Braille Scale armor. For instance, right now, I'm working on something that is smaller scale-wise, but is one of the larger models I've ever built. I'll pop that surprise later when it is done. I've also been challenged by my IPMS club president to build a 1/32 scale aircraft this year. As soon as the 1/32 scale Tigershark arrives from a fellow LEMur, I shall get started. I also have decided to build more of the larger aircraft and helicopters (some of which come close to the sophistication of a 1/35th scale armor model sans P/E) this year, so that may slow me down a bit. However, if you'd like a more level playing field Mark, here's my challenge to you. You build one 1/35th scale armor model for every ten 1/72 scale armor models I build. Never mind the planes, helicopters, buildings, ships or anything else I may start. That means you need to complete 4 1/35th scale tanks as my average yield in Braille Scale Armor is 40-45 a year. Sometimes 50, so have a fifth one in the wings just in case. Does that sound good? I'll also open this challenge up to anyone else who builds armor, or if you don't, yet want to accept Ken's challenge instead, I'll accept all takers! Guys, thanks for all the great comments!
  15. Phil, thank you. I'll be watching for your review. Ed, thank you too. Great to see you post here also. I plan on the NATO 3-tone camo pattern myself. Hopefully I'll be able to get there soon. Thanks again for posting guys! I really appreciate the comments!
  16. Thanks Gil! Yeah, the planes are all 1/72 scale. Unless it's a commissioned build, I only build in 1/72 scale. Then again, I was challenged......
  17. Hello everyone! I'm starting 2010 with this Factory Tour showing the first models I have started or will complete in 2010. A few of these were started last year and will be finished this year, possibly even this month. It's not a very auspicious start, but there is one surprise build that I won't post until it is finished. Let's start with a couple of aircraft builds I began in 2009. These are my two Swedish jets that I finally have up on wheels and are just about ready for paint. The Saab Draken: The Saab Viggen: I also decided to try and rebuild one of my stolen civilian planes that I was able to replace: The Beechcraft Bonanza V-35. Here she is about a quarter done: I don't know how that crack got there, but it is already filled and sanded smooth. I also started the Academy F-117 Stealth Fighter "Ghost of Baghdad" but only assembled the cockpit so far, so there's nothing worth shooting pics of. More on that one will come when I have some progress worth showing. Now for my Armor models. Last year, I started this ambulance alongside the Bedford 4tonne truck. The Bedford is done, so you can see which of these was the easier build. So far, I've done a little refining of the outside of this little truck, and will then work on the inside next: Last year, (or was it two years ago?) I started this UM Models Su-122 Russian assault gun. I think it was two years ago actually. There were about 5 short-shot torsion bars so this one languished while I tried to decide what to do about it. Well, at my IPMS meeting, there was a guy selling another one of these same UM kits. I bought it off him for $5.00. Now I have been able to make progress on this model for the first time in forever: Now for the armor models I started this year. Since I was already building one UM kit, and had just finished another UM kit (The Su-1-12 Gun Truck) I figured I'd get a few more UM kits done because their boxes were all collapsing. Hence, my newest armor models for 2010: two Russian ZSU-37 self propelled AA guns. One of these is the 1943 version: and the other is the 1944 version: These have come along quite well. They are ready for paint and then the tracks. And to wrap up this Factory Tour, I give you my Academy Ground Vehicle Set No. 10, a.k.a the M977 8x8 cargo Truck HEMMTT: The cab, engine housing and bed are all just dry-fit on the chassis. I have a bit more to do before I attach them permanently. And it may appear that some of the wheels are floating, but I have checked them thoroughly on a glass-smooth surface so they all sit on the ground. Well that completes my first Factory Tour of 2010 for Maddog Manufacturing! I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks all for coming. Comments are always welcome.
  18. Cool! Maybe they are from the same flight. Thanks Bob!
  19. Dave that awesome! Fortunately I don't need one. My wife hates my room so much she'd rather stand outside and shout through the door to tell me something. I have to tell her to open the door as I can't hear her.
  20. I've built a flight of 33rd TFW Eagles before. Still got them. Not all from the same flight though.
  21. Thank you Ken. yes, I have also seen those glue and paint slops and brush strokes, so I've been working harder on getting them eliminated. Thank God for macro settings so I can see stuff and fix it quick. The alignment is a tough one with some of these Eastern European kits (Russian Su-1-12 gun truck for example) so they are great practice for refining that. I did get a new camera recently, so maybe the pic quality is a bit better. That also helps to find and fix the flaws during construction. Thank you again for the compliments Ken.
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