popeye the sailor

she looks great..........nice to see her with the wings on really nice paint job!

sorry I lost track of this project..........came out to be a really good looking car! very nice job! had I kept up on this build, I would have been able to express my views on the use of brake fluid to remove chrome. I use it all the time, and it is NOT the big scary monster that some think it is. I guess I can chalk it up to my mechanical background....I know the product.....I know what it can do. who ever would be nutz enough to mix chemicals together like that, have absolutely no idea about chemistry, and I wouldn't hang around with them.........I'd be too afraid that they might mix ammonia and bleach next!

canopy came out great.......a heck of a lot better than mine did. I think my problems stemmed from a lesser know brand of mask.........I'll look for better quality next time great camo paint.......guess you can't call this a test model anymore super!

looks like quite a model KP

good to see your pressing on OC.....the plane is really coming along nicely I've run into a lot with decals..........making my own at times shows me more. yup......some are done in flat and some are glossy.....obvious to most that if a company makes kits......wartime models, that they should be done in a flat format. excess film is another problem that some decal makers have remedied.....printing their decals as stand alone and not in a long strip......numbering and lettering. the excess flashing around decals is yet another......trimming close to the image cleans them up fairly well, but make sure your using a very sharp pair of scissors. I don't do it all the time, but trimming and applying the numbering one piece at a time will save some of the grief. .....and in the event that they do appear glossier than the surface your applying them to, flat top coats will take care of them. gonna look great when Mosi gets her wings

very nice technique

NICE!

one of the main reasons why I love the WWI planes so much.........the artwork that went into them is astounding! these are some very lovely planes Carl....you did such a great job with the camo areas........I struggle to get the striations like that! the artwork for the Jasta 18 triplane is what I'm planning for the Guillows Dr1 I have in the closet. it has a 20 inch wingspan and should prove to be quite large....I'll have to do some magic for the decals though, unless I have them made. I built a Revell Fokker D VII 1:28 scale in the Raben's Ravens squadron colors. here is a good place to get decals for WWI planes. PheonDecals.com - Home page you've done a phenomenal job with these planes Carl..........simply awesome!

great updates Richard........the little engine looks super thanks for the proper terminology for the venting.........I've made them for a few of my fishing boats, and nowhere I've looked tells me what they were actually called. your model is coming along nicely!

the lighting is awesome! really highlights the detail you've added. are you gonna replace the sonar light? she's a sweet look'in model!

congratz EJ..........such a beautiful ship! you've created a very ornate model.......looks really good with the sails it's a masterpiece in itself!

that would be great if Carl was building Sopwith Camels

what was the yellow..........primer? the windshield is cool very nice job!

don't forget your bunny slippers if this isn't one rugged truck........nutt'in is gotta be a huge decal sheet! if OC falls asleep, fire it up right off the manifolds.......that ought to wake 'em!

I've been making progress on the M.B. I've run into a bit of a glitch though. I sprayed all the clear parts after putting on the masking set. some I did the Chromate green first, and the rest I didn't........at this scale, it won't be noticeable anyways. I read the instructions for the mask set......and right away I smelt trouble brewing. it says not to use thinners or mineral spirits.........so I'm guessing that enamels are a no no? I took the masking off a few of the clear parts to find that the adhesive had stayed on the parts......not only that, there was a lot of bleed! so I need to clean up the parts......I do have some duplicates of these parts {almost a second set}, but they might not look like what the M.B. was outfitted with. I'm still working on that problem. in between all this, I did some small stints of paint. I had earlier fleshed out the narcelles....the inboards housed the landing gears. I painted the internals and added the final parts before the painting of the outer surface. the instrument panel is fitted with a decal. the entire interior is assembled......putting the panel in place was very tight. here is a picture of some of the glass........I need to get after the rest of it the flaps have inserts that are fitted on the underside of the upper wing half. they were fitted and painted a lot more painting was done on other parts.....prepping to start putt'in her together. I started to do some detail paint to the interior. I did a lot more, but these are all the pictures I took.......should have more tomorrow. I've been going back and fourth planking a hull frame along with this project, so I've been satisfying my wood 'jones' as well

awesome job Jack.........looks like a shot out of a movie! the rocks look great too..........first class!

love the Fokkers........I have two that both fit in the palm of my hand watching and waiting 👀

hello Julien, I looked in the Billing USA site...they have downloadable instructions on quite a few of their models. unfortunately, the Half Moon is not one of them. I looked in the Billings Danmark site and found that it has been discontinued. I will dig them out and see what can be done. hello Jerry! good of you to pop in! glad to hear you and Charlene are doing well through all this.......we are also well. so many have died........a very sad thing to happen in our world anyway, it's also good to know you still look in from time to time......very nice of you to think of me.....I appreciate it.

really like what you did with this project Tom........it was a very good read I can sympathize with you on the Mahogany .......brittle at times and real touchy to work with. figures I'd find it when your just about done, more fun to follow along she's a beauty!

I hear ya there........the Nordkap I built and the one I'm currently building, both are not laser cut. it's a good thing I'm scratch building the progress with the second kit {wait....that amounts to the same thing }. I've always wanted to try a Dumas kit........I saw the PT boat at a local HobbyTown.....I wonder if it's still there?. should be a fun project to watch.........first to unravel the pile of parts good price!

petrified...........it might have been powder! I'll bet all the plywood would have already delaminated. you did a superb job though.........this is not the easiest kit to work with I can attest to that two fold! I haven't started the second log yet........without getting into specifics.....I've run into the second snag with planking....not as big as the first snag {part of that broke off }. I'm waiting to see if I have a hull to work with first, before I start it. chances are, I will..........but if not, I'll keep the pyre stoked just in case

so many words to describe....I can't decide which one is best so detailed and the best rendition of sub anatomy that I have seen! so good to see her all together with the starboard skin on........she looks absolutely stunning! you've done an amazing job!

coming along looking superb Greg!

wish I had a cannon like that in my car then I could get rid of that 'back off' sticker on my bumper look'in good

she came out great....very nice finish! I guess it's good she came out of the box now.....who knows what you would have found opening the box later you bested my fastest build, which was the M&M Fun Ship, which took me 4 1/2 months to build. very well done....right down to the rigging! congratz to you, my friend.........I guess it leaves me to play catch up . if anything, it will give you something to look at while your pack'in up the RV .