Mark Deliduka

Well it seems I'm back in the swing of things here. More progress to show. The B-1 is now sporting a camo pattern, all airbrushed freehand. I wish I was better at it. Here it is hanging up to dry: I even did the engine nacelles: While waiting for this to dry, I worked on some more trucks and tanks. I had lost a piece to the gun cradle of the Russian truck a couple days ago. Today I found it so I did more work on it to get it built as much as possible: No, the cab is not that bad fitting. I haven't finished the cab yet because I need to add the clear windows. What you see over the cab area is the blast shield. Now I need to find the stupid rubber tires..... Speaking of trucks, my little Airfix/JB Models Bedford truck is almost finished. Just a few minor paint details to add and then a clearcoat for decals: Next I got some more progress done on the BMP I. Still don't know what I'm going to make it. All this needs now are the tracks before I can go much further: You can see that the top is just test-fit on. And now to some modified Russian equipment. This is the Egyptian 122mm self Propelled Gun on the T-34 chassis. The Turret has all the gaps filled and sanded and now this only needs tracks before I can go on: And finally, I got the Syrian D-30 mobile gun almost done. The gun is now mounted to the chassis. All that is left now are putting on the tracks: So far that is all I got done now. Gonna be marathoning the B-1 tomorrow to be finished by Friday so more will be shown later. Thanks for looking, comments are welcome.

Stunning 'stang! Great job! Love the whitewalls too!

Thanks to all who answered. I am seeing a better motivation lately, so maybe this is finally passing. I am going to be working hard on this model as well as others to hopefully see what I can finally get done before the end of the year. Being here and seeing all these replies helps.

I'm stunned! Totally awesome work! Someday I'll be able to do that too!

Wow, I have already built every Italeri model you have listed as well as the Bronco. Ken Liotta has already gone over everything quite thoroughly so I won't say much more except that he has described them well. I will say that the R-4 is a tough little bird to build. Mine has lots of flash and the instructions aren't the easiest to follow. Someday I'll have that one finished too. Good luck on your display Colonel.

I have been spending the last few weeks trying to finish a B-1 bomber for a person who's paying me for it. I have been doing my best to use all the techniques I know for making as close to a master model as I can. I have spent five times as much time making sure all the seams are as solid and filled as possible, yet I always seem to find more flaws and pinholes. I am usually finished with a model like this by now, but this is taking so much more time than I expected. I have sanded and filled and primered and sanded and filled and primered so on and so on ad infinitum and I'm still not ready for paint yet! Earlier today, while trying to fix yet another flaw, I finally sat back and said to myself, 'I don't want to do this anymore.' And I just didn't mean the B-1. I meant building models period. I have quite a few other projects I've been working on, as evidenced in my Thread below showing my workbench, and I have been working on these to keep myself motivated enough to finish the Bone. But just the opposite has happened. The Bone has killed my enthusiasm for finishing the rest of them! I think I understand now more clearly why so many Masters take so long on their models in part. I have never had this happen before. I've had burnout times before, but I've always knew I wanted to keep building. This is different. I've never felt thisn way ever in my thirty-five-odd years of model building. Until now. I'm not real sure whether I'm being clear or not, or even what I am trying to say. I'm not looking for sympathy or anything like that, but anyone having suggestions as to what I can do to keep motivated, I'm open to hear them as my usual tricks ain't working. Meanwhile, I will keep working on this. After all I made a commitment to finish this and I will. After that, we'll see. Thanks all for letting me vent a little.

95 eh? I haven't reached that threshold yet, but that's not for lack of trying. Gee, maybe since I finish so many, I should list more than one that I'd like to finish in 2010. So here goes: My Great Western paddlesteamer. My Corsair II sailing sloop. The Revell pleasure/fishing boat Testor's B-2 Bomber. All Dragon 1/72 scale Tiger I's ( I have two more to go.) That's all I got for now. If I can think of more, I'll post them.

Certainly Bob. This is one of four I have. The other three are built already. Found this in the stash and decided to get started on it. Stay tuned.

Thanks Mark! It is great having something a little different in the collection. I'm hoping to finish these by the end of the year.

These next models are all armor again, and most likely will be all Middle East subjects. I say most likely because I'm not sure about the BMP I yet. If I don't need one in my Russian Army, I'll make it Iraqi. Here is the BMP by the way. It's by ACE. Haven't gotten too far yet: Next are two Middle East tanks, all based on the T-34. One is an Egyptian conversion with the 122mm D-30 gun in a turret: Getting that turret to close up right will be a bear. I made the mistake of following the instructions by installing the base plate of the turret to the upper hull instead of waiting till the turret was fully assembled. Oh well.... This is the next conversion. It is the Syrian T-34 with D-30 gun, turning it into a self propelled artillery piece: Both of the above T-34's are Military Wheels models and are made this way. No aftermarket conversion sets were necessary. And for fun, and to satisfy a war gaming buddy who is heavily into Napoleonics, I started this little 1/72 scale Italeri Napoleon War supply wagon. What the heck, it could also double as a Wehrmacht supply wagon in WWII as well. I do need to glue it with somber epoxy as it is all in soft plastic. Would have been better in hard plastic, but beggars can't be choosers..... Now that I've gotten through everything I've started, here's a little something that is almost finished. I know many are waiting to see the final completed pics. Here is my Trumpeter Br52 Lokomotive: I just have three or four more little detail parts to add and then some final touch up painting and this bad boy will be finished. Should be fairly quick. And finally, back in the days when I worked at Fort Snelling in Minneapolis, I learned how to do Blacksmithing as it was done in 1827. That was a blast! But what does this have to do with building models you ask? Well, at the Brewer Brother's Model Kit Show and Expo, I saw someone examining an HO scale kit of a Blacksmith shop. I figured, I'm a blacksmith and so what good is a blacksmith with out a blacksmith shop? I asked the guy if he was going to buy it and he said no, I could have it. So I picked it up. Groundbreaking was that evening and now I have a blacksmith shop ready for painting and detailing: Well, that was a long and informative trip through the Factory. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Thanks all for looking and comments are welcome.

Well it's been awhile, and I apologize for not posting progress sooner. After getting this new PC, my wife took a long time getting my old hard drive holding all my pics out of the old one and plugged into this new PC. Now that everything is situated, here is what I've been working on while I've been waiting for this computer to be configured. It's gonna be a long ride through the Factory today, so please keep your knees and hands inside the car at all times. I'll start with a commission project I was hired to do. This is Revell's 1/72 scale B-1 bomber I['m being paid to build. It is getting close to being done. First shot is the cockpit: Here are all the component parts assembled and being sanded and filled: Next I decided to start four trucks. Actually, one was already started, so I added it to this truck group to finish it. Here they are: This is the truck that was already started. Chassis was done and part of the hood/nose was built. I just added the rest of the wheels and finished the cab and bed: These next two are Airfix, formerly JB Models trucks. Yes, they are 1/76 but close enough for guvmint work. Here is the Bedford: This one is the modern Land Rover ambulance. I plan on having the rear doors open, although the detail inside is soft and I have no clue how to paint it beyond the white I already have: This last truck is the UM Models Russian gun truck with the short howitzer in the bed. Can't remember the name right now, but this little bugger is a fight to get it together. Otherwise I'd have been further along. I'll be lucky with this last one if the wheels all touch the ground. Moving along, I just can't help thinking how 'Swede' it is to be building again. Okay, bad pun to lead into these next two builds. I have the Swedish Gripen finished, now I finally get to work on the Swedish Draken and the Swedish Viggen. Here's the Draken. It's an easier build than the Viggen and so I'm alot further along on it than the Viggen: Now the Viggen. I did also assemble the jet intakes on the Fuselage, but so far the only noticeable work is the cockpit and the wings. Both of these Swede planes are Heller kits so they are a bear to assemble: See the next post for further progress on other projects.

Welcome Ben! I also build 1/72 scale jets. I build all my aircraft and armor in 1/72 scale. Enjoy the Forums!

I'm not exactly a rotorhead, but I've done my fair share of helicopters (56 built so far). All of them are in 1/72 scale, as that is the scale I build in exclusively when it comes to armor and aircraft. I've got two Hinds I'll be starting for an African Wars Group Build on another Forums. After that we'll see. Welcome once again.

Welcome Mike!

Welcome Steve!

Welcome Barry. I have a couple of Hinds I'll be starting soon. They will be in 1/72 scale though.

You got it Bob. Glad to help. I may have to try that stone surface spray paint.

Yes. Either Modge Podge or slightly diluted white glue painted over the top. Two to three coats will give it a clear, semi-gloss coat that is impervious to any seepage but subsequenty coats of paint. The Modge Podge is what I used and it works very well. It can be found in large white mayonnaise-type plastic bottles in any train store or hobby shop that sells train accessories. Micheal's craft mart also sells it.

You're doing great Ying! Keep up the great work!

Welcome Pablo. Looking forward to seeing some of your work. Enjoy the Forums.

Thank you Eric. I appreciate this.

Welcome Dave! Feel free to Hangul out as long and as much as you want! I do hope to see some of your work as well.

I have used it. My Dio Base isn't finished, but once I cut/carved each part for the different elevations and such, I sealed the whole thing in Modge Podge. That made it solid and very firm, allowing my plaster to adhere to it without any problems to the foam itself. I think, based on what a friend of mine involved in the floral industry told me, is that the water added to flowers in the foam is what mostly cause it to eventually 'decay/deteriorate'. So far, my dio base has been consistently solid for the last three years.

Hey all, I'm seeing an increasing number of posts asking about Hobby Shops in other cities. So, in order to facilitate things for all you travelers, I've started this Sticky Thread here to allow anyone who wishes to check out our very own Hobby Shop locator resource here on the site. Now, instead of posting a question asking where any hobby shops are, you can check this Thread out first and save your fingers the abuse of typing! Here is the link to our Hobby Shop address spreadsheet in Members Services: Hobby Shops Across the Nation Also, if anyone wants to take this info and establish a map (like Google Map or something) showing all these sites on it similar to the one done for all the shows and events, I'll add that link to this page as well. I'm leaving this Thread open for anyone wishing to post updated info on any Hobby Shop address changes, openings or closings in your town as well in order to keep this info updated as much as possible. So if you know about a Hobby Shop change of address, opening or closing, feel free to post it here in this Thread. Thank you all for helping me help others and for keeping this vital information current.

Henk of Holland also has loads of instruction sheets, but it is all for 1/72 scale armor.