148: November Show and Tell

The theme of the November club meeting was "The Great War", any subject from World War One.  There were five theme builds, seven non-theme builds, and four in-progress builds.

Theme builds

Fokker D.VII by Tim Holland
1:72 Esci
OOB, with lozenge decals from Eaglecals

Fokker E.III by Jonathan Wright
1:72 Eduard
OOB

Fokker D.VII by Jim Rotramel
1:32 Wingnut Wings
Master turned brass gun barrels, wooden prop

Freidrichshafen FF-33L by Ken Kelly
1:144 scratchbuilt
Master model was scratchbuilt and then molds created to produce resin copies.  Lozenge decals from Czech Republic, rigged with invisible thread.

Fokker Dr.I by Nate Swift
1:28 Revell of Germany
OOB













Non-theme builds

Ki-61 Hein type 3 by Nate Swift
1:48 Hasegawa
Aries cockpit.  Decals for 244th Sentai, Commander Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi, Apr 1945

Tu-22M2 Backfire by Ken Kelly
1:144 Minicraft
Hand painted with Pollyscale paints and Model Master Acryl "Dark Oak" wash.

SB2C-4 by Ken Kelly
1:144 F-toys
Prefinished kit was built and repainted with Pollyscale paints.

F3F-3 by Mike Morris
1:32 Hasegawa
Vector resin engine, scratchbuilt cockpit detail

Beech 17 Staggerwing by Joe Hegedus
1:48 Roden
OOB, personalized custom decals.

Panzer IV by Mike Colvin
1:35 Tamiya
Aftermarket barrel and tow cable.

Mercolet-J by Rick Martin
1:25/24 kitbashed (based on 1948 Chevy)
Donor kits include Galaxie Limited '48 Chevy Aerosedan, Revell '49 Custom Mercury, Revell "51 Henry J.  Engine, seats, and suspension from a '69 Revell Baldwin Motion Camaro.

In Progress builds

M4A3E8 by Dan Yakel
1:35 Dragon
Aluminum barrel, resin logs, tarps and bags.

M10 Tank Destroyer by Dan Yakel
1:35 Academy
Aluminum barrel, resin AM accessories.

Bugatti EB110 by David Fuller
1:24 Monogram
OOB.  Stripped most chrome and repainted with Model Master Metalizers.  French Blue paint on body did not turn out well and will be stripped and repainted.  Difficult kit.









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