Mark Deliduka

Cool! I'd been wanting a Roger B Taney kit, but this is even better since it is closer to my collection's overall scale. Hopefully this week I'll get some paint shot on it and a few others.

Thanks Mark! Not bad for 4 hours work I guess....

Armo makes one. Thanks for the heads up. Resin or plastic, and how much? My income ain't what it used to be.

Thanks Gil! Got lots more to show after today.

Now if only some company would make it in 1/72 scale I'd be able to take advantage of it!

This is a little something that I built for a friend for his wargaming army. He was doing the battle for Guadalcanal in 28mm and he needed a Japanese bulldozer for Henderson field. Another friend bought the model and gave it to me last Monday to build. It was the Tamiya 1/48th scale Komatsu tractor and I completed it..paint and all...in three hours. Here it is all completed: I didn't go crazy with the weathering too much; after all it was meant for a wargame. Everyone did love the wear and tear on the dozer blade that I added. Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

And now for another update. These are the models I got worked on at St. Crispin's again. I also started one or two as well. I'll start with the British Buccaneer I started This pic shows the fuselage all together: Later, after sanding and adding extra surfacer and more sanding, I added the tail and wings: Next I got the bridgelayer all assembled except for adding the roadwheels. They will go on later after I get everything painted: As you can see here, the bridge parts are not cemented in: Later, I got the cockpit assembled and added to the main fuselage of the Hokum: My little floatplane is now almost all assembled. I need to shoot paint on it now: And finally, a friend of mine gave me a Matchbox Hawker Hunter that he'd started and didn't want anymore, so I decided to got some more progress done on it: That's about all for now. I have another St. Crispin's Monday tomorrow so I'll have more to post after that. Meanwhile, thanks for looking and comments are welcome.

That's sweet! I love it!

These are what I use: 1. plastic-to-plastic? Both Testor's classic Orange Tube cement for plastic models and Tamiya Extra Thin 2. resin-to-plastic? haven't done this so far so I don't know. 3. resin-to-resin? CA glue with kicker. 4. canopies-to-model? Gator Grip Glue or Testor's window cement. Mostly the Gator Grip Glue though.

Excellent! Thanks for the info. Now to find some 1/72 scale markings for an Australian ASLAV

This is great info. How different is the Australian ASLAV to the Marine LAV? I'd like to make an Australian one if I could use a Trumpeter LAV to build it if possible.

That is great! You did a fine job on that old kit; great detail work on it. I don't recall having the same issues with the decals as you did; mine seemed to go on just fine. Here's my kit that I built; I did my Bofors in the deployed position.

Wow! Except for the tracks as mentioned by Mark, you have hidden your mistakes very well! That is impressive, especially since you did this so quickly. I commend you on your fine work. Thanks man! This is awesome!

Awesome! I only paid $20.00 for my Christie Fire Truck and I thought that was a deal! Got it finished a year later. If you want tips for that bad boy, let me know and I'll fill you in on all I remember.

Sweet job man! That is one incredible plane!

LOL! Thanks for the great laugh Ed! Believe it or not, I do check the floor at St. Crispin's hall before I leave just in case I lose something! That's also the nice thing about building there; with four or five of us sitting there, if one happens to 'tweezerpult' a part into the ether, everyone takes time to help search for the part. It's also great to be able to help a fellow modeler with questions or problems. Stay tuned for more pics of further progress coming soon!

I knew you had a secret weapon to building all those great models so fast. Who would have guested? Rock on Duke. Yeah Chris, ya busted me! And now to show you how well my 'secret weapon' has been working..... Thanks to St. Crispin's Hobby Night being opened very early, (10:30AM) I was able to rock on by starting three more models while getting further progress on two more. I'll start with the ones I made progress on. Here's the little coast guard cutter I did. This one is ready for paint; all assembly is complete: Awhile ago, I started my last civilian aircraft that I found quite by accident. This is a 1/72 scale Aurora Cherokee Arrow II that I had gotten years ago with my original Bonanza, Piper Aztec and Cherokee. I actually had forgotten I had it until I opened a box and found it. Here is the progress I've made on it since building the interior: These next models are the ones I started at Hobby Night. First off is the Kamov Hokum Ka50W that I got from the Distressed Kit Auction. This is the rear half of the fuselage. The front half isn't complete until I can get the cockpit painted. This next plane is an SO3 Seaplane that was also featured int he "Porco Rosso" movie as flown by Porco's challenger. I got the floats assembled and some of the parts on the fuselage. Later when I get the interior painted, I'll put this together. And finally, so my Coast Guard Cutter won't feel so lonely in the slipways, here is my LEM Secret Santa gift, the USS Virginia. I got the main hull and superstructure finished. Now to add all the fiddly bits; including some scary looking photo-etch! Well, that's about all for now. Maybe I'll have more done by the end of the week. Until then, thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

Thanks Ying. Yes, I had done one several years ago, that was the Macon. I finally finished the set with the Akron here. I know you'll enjoy making this Zepp. I'm sure you'll also detail it well too. James, Mark, thanks guys! Glad you like it.

Thanks Chris. Yeah, off with a bang; I just hope I can maintain some momentum better this year. And yes, I still use that orange tube glue for every model!

Thanks guys! I'm glad I now have both the Akron and the Macon finished. I'll hang them next to the Graf Zeppelin in my hobby room!

It's a new year and now for some new models. Here are the first models I started for 2011, as well as some models that were started last year but not finished. Here's a couple I started last year. One is almost finished. The YF-12A is painted and ready for decals. After that, I just need to detail it out and it'll be done. I may even have this finished before the month is out: This next one is a model I picked up at the Nationals in Phoenix. This is the R100 airship I started some time back. Getting the lower part of the mooring building done was tough since there were so many gaps I needed to fill in hard-to-sand areas. I managed to finally get it done well enough to move on. Here's the mooring building next to the airship with a nice view of my disorganized workbench behind: Now for the models I started this year. Here is the first one. This is the RPM 1/72 scale Hochkiss H39 that has been a pain to build from the get-go. Bad seams, tough fit, excessively tiny parts, and finally, a missing fender. Don't know when I'll get this finished; it depends on when I find that fender: Next is an easier kit to do. This is the RevellAG 1/72 scale German bridge-layer tank based on the Leopard I. I got the bridge part done (it separates) and the roadwheels are on the torsion bars: Next is another RevellAG kit, the up-armored Warrior APC in 1/72 scale. I have most of it done; I just need a coat of paint on it before I add the tracks and finish the assembly: These next two are a couple of simple kits I picked up for a buck or two each. This one is the Heller Hawker Tempest in 1/72 scale: This last one is an old Hawk kit of a US Coast Guard cutter in WWII configuration. A very simple kit; I'm not even sure what class of vessel or what name it has: Well, that's about all I got done so far for this year. Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome!

Hey all! I'm off to a slow start this year but I finally got one done and here it is. This is the old MPC/AMT USNAS Akron naval airship in 1/500 scale. Some years back I built the USNAS Macon, her sister ship so now I have both of them. Here is the Akron: I sprayed her with Tamiya Flat Aluminum over the balloon part, then painted steel onto the engine pods. I also painted all the vents and windows on. It is wearing it's original decals. Later I'll get a shot of the Akron and Macon together. Until then, thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.

Gil's bench looks like mine. You want more pics? Okay, I'll see what I can take. I do have more pics to take and post of my latest models and WIP's as well as the Shelf of Shame projects.

Yeah, I love Firefly also; got the DVD set and the Serenity movie. I've only seena couple episodes of Farscape, but it seemed interesting. Might have to look into it more.

I remember that show, but can't remember what it was about. I would love to get ahold of one of those DVD sets to see it again.