Mark Deliduka

Thanks Gil! I am planning the aggressor camo pattern for this one. I need to finish it by the end of the year to meet the New Year's Challenge. Thanks for the compliment on the PBY. I was going to do an overall blue on it, but a friend and fellow IPMS member (who also happens to be a Corsair Ace from WWII) convinced me to go with the white bird. I'm hoping to have this finished in another couple days. Ed, thank you for the compliment. Yes, this is a first, and when I get finished, I'm not sure what I'll do. Maybe I'll find a place on my ceiling for it; even though Jim Woody said he would display it in his Hobby Shop. I am hoping to finish this by the end of the year. We'll see. Thanks again guys for the excellent replies!

Well, since this Forum hasn't been visited lately, I've got some progress pics to post. It's been a slow week for me building-wise, so bear with me here. First off, the Catalina is painted and the landing gear is on. The wing is just dry-fit on right now. I'll glue it on last: Next, I got the camouflage and wheels on the little AML 90. This one is ready for clearcoat and decals: And finally, does anyone remember the challenge I had to build a 1/32 scale aircraft? Well, I have the cockpit completed and I'm ready to move on. First, the ejection seat: Next, the instrument panel: Finally, the two together: That's all for now. It's been a slow week for me building-wise. If I get more time, I'll post more. Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

I hope Tasca is more forthcoming for you guys in 1/35th than Dragon has been with us in 1/72. They've been listing the Jumbo Sherman in 1/72 as "coming soon" for five years now and still no sign of it. Maybe this model being released in 1/35 will get them off their derrieres for once.

Cool. I've had this in 1/72 scale for awhile. Good to see you guys getting it.

Sweet! This is going to be great to see.

Wow! Awesome work Mark! You may be a procrastinator, but your work is well worth waiting for. This is coming along very nicely! I got nine models finished now, with five more almost finished. Since you've got your pics up, I think it's time to start posting some of mine soon.

Thanks Pappy. I'm not sure which one the Academy kit is, but I think I can make it work. As for my wash; I use enamel paints, then coat with Future before washing with an enamel wash. I've never had a problem with my paint being attacked; the Future keeps it protected. Of course, make sure you have ample drying time between coats. Hope this helps.

I'll be watching this for replies as well. I'm curious to know if they use the M-35 as well. If they do, there's another Academy M-35 model in my future purchases.

LOL! Thanks Chris. Interestingly enough, I never used firecrackers on any of my models. I guess that is why I still have all mine (except those irreparably broken during moves.) I don't know. Even if if was a really crap kit, I just couldn't bring myself to destroy something I worked on with my own two hands. In a sense, I got more satisfaction getting it completed as if to say, "Ha! You will get done and you WILL look like what you are supposed to!" Anyway, I still enjoyed the good laugh. I got the decals all on that Sabre, and will now be installing the landing gear and doors. I'll be calling this one done soon. Well, I used to post from the League of Extraordinary Modelers Forums Gallery, which is set up similar to ours (if not the same). I used to have my own folder for posting my own WIP's and it linked to and was viewable anywhere. Now they changed it and I no longer have my own Folder so I have to resort to Photobucket for my WIP. I'm not even sure I can even upload finished models to the LEM Gallery. Most frustrationg. I don't see why something needs to be fixed when it ain't broken! It was the ultimate setup for me. Thanks for the great comments once you got home. I'll be posting (I hope!) my finished models pretty soon. Thanks again for the replies guys!

Thanks Gil and Ed. Gil, I will beat this into submission; I'm more than halfway there. Ed, thanks for the tip. I'm trying not to spend any more money as things have suddenly gotten tight here. Besides, I've been setting this and my other Sabre aside far too frequently to wait for one thing or another. (Still need a canopy for the other Sabre since the one got stepped on) I'm tired of this model cluttering up my workbench so I'm going to complete it sans stripes. Thanks again for looking in guys. I appreciate your comments and suggestions. Stay tuned for more.

Okay, even though I haven't had too many comments, I'm posting anyway. I got quite a lot done and I love keeping all you guys informed as to how things are going. Okay, the next time you see these first seven models, they will be FINISHED! Here they are in no particular order. My Russian SA-9 Gaskin and BRDM I are decaled and washed. Next is the dullcoat and weathering: The next one is my Russian Radar truck. Now this has no decals in the kit, nor is there any indication it had any markings. That seems kind of plain to me, so I'm considering finding some decals and adding them to it. I'll probably do some research first though. Until then, this one has been washed, and now needs a dullcoat and weathering. Note the soldier next to it to show how big this monster really is: Now on to my Marine Corps LAV's. Here they are, camoe'd, glosscoated, decaled and washed. Next for them is dullcoat, wheels and weathering: The last one you will see finished is the German halftrack that I've been fighting all this time. Wheels and tracks are on it. Now to add the rear doors, detail parts and camouflage pattern as well as some touch-up painting. After that, a glosscoat, decals, dullcoat and weathering will see this finished up: This last one still has a ways to go. It is my ERC 90. I need to fabricate turret baskets for the sides of the turret now since none were included in the kit. (The instructions say to make them from wire...NOT going to happen!) I'll make my attempt with stretched sprue. Once the baskets are done and installed, this will be ready for basecoat: Okay, that completes all my armor. Now on to my aircraft. Where do I start? Gee, I guess with the easy stuff. My two Pipers are fully basecoated in white: Next I tried to apply the decals to my Sabre. I got some of the stencils on... ...and then ran into a major problem. I'd soaked the yellow and black fuselage stripe and when I went to add it to the model I found this: Now I'm fed up with this model already. This one and the Japanese one I was supposed to be building alongside it have been giving me nothing but problems all this time. I've decided that enough is enough; I'm building this without the stupid yellow stripes on the wings and fuselage. It may be inaccurate, but I've had it! I'm not going to go through the hassle of trying to paint them on since painting yellow is tough enough. On this model, that is tantamount to setting up a full blown catastrophe. I'm just going to add the rest of the decals and that's it! I've already applied a layer of decal film to all the rest of the decals on the sheet to insure this doesn't happen again! Onwards we go.... I am pleased with these next two. My B-25 Mitchell is now on it's 'pegs'. I want to add the clear parts (except the waist windows) and then mask and shoot a basecoat on this one next: Next, I finally got the fuselage closed on the PBY Catalina. What a trip that was! Took me four days of gluing and manipulating that beast into place! Now it's looking pretty good: Next I'm going to mask and then paint the fuselage all in white. The wings will be a green and grey(?) camo pattern. I still have to find one more part to complete the wings and then this little plane will be ready to complete! Well, that's all for now. The next time you see these, I'll have most of them in the finished Forums, and may even have a few more started..... Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

I was trying to find a pic of it, but I couldn't even remember the name of the plane! That's the one! Quick, someone get a flyswatter before it gets away! Truly an ugly plane! Partially because it looks so UNFINISHED!

I did see them all, and I apologize for not posting a reply. I know how it is to be almost too busy to post anything except a quick "This is what I'm working on" post. All your models were all great. I especially feel bad because I know how you feel not getting comments. LOL! My thread has been pretty empty as well. I'll try to be more attentive, especially since I live the work you do on these models.

I don't know that you run out of ugly if you eliminate French and British aircraft. The Germans built some truly ugly ones during the War. The one that comes to mind for me is the one with one engine on a fuselage that extends through through the wing to an offset tail while having a cockpit pod added to the wing on the side opposite the offset tail. Nasty looking bird if you ask me. I also don't like the looks of the Huckbein either. It may not have flown, but I heard that there was a prototype/wind tunnel assembly built up. There are a few more, but those are the ones that come to mind the most.

Thanks for the reply. My apologies for taking so long to answer. Computer problems cropped up. Maybe someone should mention it to Tamiya. Stay tuned, more to come...

Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments. Gil, it's always great seeing you stop in. James glad to help. I could've used a few cookies myself. Taste great while modeling!

I gotta get me some of these. Anyone know where they'd be sold?

Yes, those pics with red X's were posted on a Gallery at the League of Extraordinary Modelers site. They have since upgraded the gallery over there and one of the casualties was all the work in progress pics that I used to have there. Now I have to use Photobucket; which to me, compared to the old LEM gallery, is a step down. Don't worry. Most of the red X pics are of progress pics on models that are already done. Thanks for posting, I appreciate all comments.

That is spectacular! Way to go and thanks for posting.

I just updated my "Maddog Manufacturing" Thread with my latest work. Feel free to check out my progress..... or wait till they all hit the completed builds Forums.

Welcome James. Enjoy your stay.

Hello everyone! Well, my nephew has gone back home and I took a day to get some work done on many different models that I've wanted to get done. I have so many so close to the finish line it's aggravating that they are still unfinished. Anyway, I'm getting closer. I'll start with my armor. I got my three LAV's all completed with all the fiddly bits and the final basecoat. All I have to do now is paint the camo pattern before adding the wheels: Next, I finally got the top put on my German halftrack. I had to glue it in sections or it would have had big gaps in the sides. Now it only has little gaps in the sides: Next, my two BRDM's are also completed with their wheels on and the final glosscoat ready for decals: And finally, I got my Russian Radar truck all ready for decals. Here it is with all the detail parts painted and the glosscoat on it waiting for decals: Now armor wasn't all I was working on. I also managed to get some work completed on several aircraft I'd started. I'll start with my three civilian planes I've been working on. I've been wanting to have this whole collection of civilian planes completed for awhile now. It looks like I'm getting close. Here's my Piper Cherokee all ready for the coat of white: The Piper Aztec is also almost ready for a coat of white. I just need to mask off the windows first: The third one is the Cessna Skymaster. I finally got the red on it and it is also ready for decals: Next I finally got a coat of silver on my Sabrejet that I am happy with. This one will be decaled soon: Happily, Airfix came through with the clear parts I needed for my Catalina. They have now been installed and I'm trying to put the fuselage together. This beast is so warped that I'll have to glue it in stages. This is the pic where the first stage (nose section) is already glued. Maybe tomorrow or the next day I can glue some more: And finally, I have the fuselage assembled and the wings and tail on my B-25. Next is to finish the nacelles and get them mounted on this plane: Well that is all for now. I know I haven't been getting many comments, but maybe that's because you all are too overwhelmed to write anything. Still, comments are welcome. The more I get the more and faster I build. Thanks all for looking in!

Hello everyone! Well, my nephew has gone back home and I took a day to get some work done on many different models that I've wanted to get done. I have so many so close to the finish line it's aggravating that they are still unfinished. Anyway, I'm getting closer. I'll start with my armor. I got my three LAV's all completed with all the fiddly bits and the final basecoat. All I have to do now is paint the camo pattern before adding the wheels: Next, I finally got the top put on my German halftrack. I had to glue it in sections or it would have had big gaps in the sides. Now it only has little gaps in the sides: Next, my two BRDM's are also completed with their wheels on and the final glosscoat ready for decals: And finally, I got my Russian Radar truck all ready for decals. Here it is with all the detail parts painted and the glosscoat on it waiting for decals: Now armor wasn't all I was working on. I also managed to get some work completed on several aircraft I'd started. I'll start with my three civilian planes I've been working on. I've been wanting to have this whole collection of civilian planes completed for awhile now. It looks like I'm getting close. Here's my Piper Cherokee all ready for the coat of white: The Piper Aztec is also almost ready for a coat of white. I just need to mask off the windows first: The third one is the Cessna Skymaster. I finally got the red on it and it is also ready for decals: Next I finally got a coat of silver on my Sabrejet that I am happy with. This one will be decaled soon: Happily, Airfix came through with the clear parts I needed for my Catalina. They have now been installed and I'm trying to put the fuselage together. This beast is so warped that I'll have to glue it in stages. This is the pic where the first stage (nose section) is already glued. Maybe tomorrow or the next day I can glue some more: And finally, I have the fuselage assembled and the wings and tail on my B-25. Next is to finish the nacelles and get them mounted on this plane: Well that is all for now. I know I haven't been getting many comments, but maybe that's because you all are too overwhelmed to write anything. Still, comments are welcome. The more I get the more and faster I build. Thanks all for looking in!

Thank you Dennis!! :D

Of course! Still, I'd love to see more than three smileys per post and those ones posted by Jay are simply awesome!