popeye the sailor

.........very impressed!

sweet job!

....in continuing on.......there were more fit issues with the engine / firewall.........the cowl would not seat on the firewall. it had to do with the cylinder heads and the curvature of the cowl......kept it away from the firewall. so I had to trim the front edges of the cylinders that won't be seen to conform to the curvature. I also added a brace to the bottom front of the cockpit frame. it won't be seen, and it will help strengthen it when I slide the assembly into the fuselage. another cross bar was added to it as well. when dry enough, the cockpit assembly was slid into place. the fuselage sides were spread out a little to aide with this.........it worked out reasonably well and fits tight in there. the second cross bar can be seen. with that being done, the center wing assembly was cemented into place. paint looks to be another problem.......I created. the camo is supposed to be light green and Olive....I should have done the light green first, and streaked the olive after. the result is that the light green is hardly noticeable........I have to do something about it. I've made minimum progress with the Memphis and the second hull.......I have been preoccupied with a problem I've been having. nothing serious........a problem with my left foot......saw the doc and we're in the beginning phase to find out what it is. more soon

hey there......here a bit more progress on this ill fated Roden build. the deformed fuselage has altered not only the sequence of the build, but the location of some of the parts as well. the base color is olive green with gray under belly........first thing here was to add the bottom wing. the area I cut out reveals the root of the bottom wing......this will be paint the wood color. the holes were drilled for the elevators and rudder...I still need to drill out the upper cable holes in the stabilizer in test fitting the upper part of the fuselage and the center wing, I found it beneficial to cement these two parts together, later to be added to the model as a whole once the cockpit is in place. the engine was dry brushed in aluminum....... the wheel and tire assemblies are also being painted. the instructions only point out one color, but I'm sure that the rims are a different color. more was added to the cockpit....the foot pedals and stick.... engine and firewall being fitted together and painted. this assembly is bad fitting as well.......had to do some sanding to the back ring of the engine for it to fit properly. a good thing here is that the center wing assembly doesn't fit too bad........ I painted around the cockpit with a flat brown color........looks like I'll need to use a stir stick to be sure the pigments aren't settled to the bottom..........gotta repaint it anyway

haven't seen a laser printer that can do it..... I wouldn't say disinterest........more like the futility in looking at something I wouldn't be able to afford in the first place this is why there are decals out there that require the different color fields to be laid over one another...... such as British insignias. the color palettes cannot be printed as a single decal. I have found ways to thwart it, but I still deal with transparency......most printers max out at 600 dpi

nice looking truck........nicely done! about the finish.......I think it's different ratios of thinner used in the camo colors. your lighter green likely got a higher ratio, since the sheen factor is less than the darker green. it would lend a more 'dead pan' sheen........I do it a lot with flat black, especially if I have to paint tires {hate it when it's a car kit}.

I've never seen anything from Pocher........huge!

they can be addictive............those two packs make it hard to resist it is futile

love what your doing Jack......the tank and figures look super the walls look real good too!

back when I started making my own decals, I looked into the printer stuff. there aren't many printers that will do white. they are out there {Alps printers} , but prepare to pay a high price for them. I did read of a place that refurbishes Alps printers.......can't seem to find the link.....must have deleted it.

good to see her finished ......a real classy looking lady

your really taking off with these planes.......aren't you?!?!?! off to a good start as usual .

getting closer to the finish line........look'in really good!

very nice looking plane Carl....are you planning to build squadrons? well done!

Jenny looks super.......that's the most important thing. I hope I didn't make you spill a secret. glad to hear you celebrate good health as well

very nice recovery OC.... the decaling puts you back to square one again!

very nice look'in car

good news to be had!........the second hull is planked! took a bit of doing........and the use of my circular rasp, but the hull came out rather good. it is a keeper! I should have an update on the Clotilda soon. thanks for your patience.

I'll keep my eyes open....I want a front row seat

looks awesome Robert. I got to watch Forrest Gump this afternoon........you certainly did Jenny justice one thing is missing however..........Lt. Dan up in the riggings a wheel chair on the deck would be a nice touch too superb job! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

thanks for the video Robert yes...building between the two is very different. with planes......especially war planes, it very hard to stray from a given replica......boats and ships, you can. a plane {kit} can be changed, but only to either the choices the kit gives, or to another known squadron. boats can be changed simply as a different name......a good example also lies in the battleships.....a slight modification in armament. but they are both the same if the builder choses to build a fictitious model. who knows......perhaps a B 17 is in your future there's a lot of info out there. thanks to those who hit the like button I have an update on that second hull too.......it is done! the preliminary sanding is done as well. for as much grief as it gave me, it came out well. I was treated to the movie Forest Gump this afternoon....got to see Jenny had to narrate it for the admiral....she came in about half way through

quite a multi nation squadron you have there...the Junkers looks particularly interesting. rather envious of the Thermopylae under the table

you mean the Ez Rider Rifle Rack got my hunter's safety course at school too

you done well Jack.......looks great!

you can't help but notice the size difference between 1:6 and 1:8......