129: In Progress/Show and Tell

January's theme was "You need a pair to open".  In addition, those wishing to participate in the "Double Secret Amnesty" theme were encouraged to bring their already started models to the January meeting.

Double Secret Amnesty entries:

Arado AR 96B by Steve Workman
1/72 Encore
Started in 2007.  Scratch-built cockpit and scribed panel lines. Will be adding aftermarket decals and wheel wells.

Bismarck by Nate Swift
1/350 Academy
Eduard Photo Etch, Aber 38cm, 15cm, & 105mm barrels, White Ensign decks.  Will be adding Trumpeter Ar-196

Tarawa diorama by Jonathan Wright
1/35 Warrior and Verlinden Figure kits, Revell of Germany LVT Amtank
Started more than 8 years ago.  Will be using a resin conversion to convert Amtank to an Amtrack.

Tiger I by Chuck Connor
1/35 Tamiya
Last shown at a meeting 12 years prior.

P-51D by Chris Williams
1/72 Tamiya

Dehavilland Dragon Rapide by Jim Rotramel?
1/72 Heller

F-5E by Scott Samo?
1/32 Hasegawa

Cessna 152 by Joe Hegedus?
1/48 Minicraft













"You need a pair to open" Theme builds

Curtis R3C by Mike Colvin
1/48 Hawk
Scratchbuilt windscreen and stretched sprue rigging.

Me-110G by Dan Yakel
1/48 Pro Modeler
Built out of box

"Bride of Frankenstein" by John Bray
1/8 Moebius
From the 1935 film starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester
Painted with black and white acrylic paints

"Laurel and Hardy" by John Bray
1/10 Scale 75
Painted with Scale 75's "Black and White" paint set

Swordfish Mk.I by Nate Swift
1/72 Airfix
Eduard photo etch.  Depicts unit operating from HMS Valient ca 1940.

F11C-2 Goshawk by Joe Hegedus
1/72 Monogram
Starfighter Decals, resin seat and control stick

F/A-18C by Jim Rotramel
1/48 Monogram
Hasegawa GBU-31's corrected with an added nose spacer, Two Bobs decals.










Other builds and in progress

Grumman FF-1 "Fifi" by Joe Hegedus
1/72 MPM
Aftermarket metal propeller

Panzer ID Africa Corp by Mike Colvin
1/35 Tamiya
Out of the box build

Jumbo by Dan Yakel
1/35 Tamiya
Tank Shop resin turret, aluminum barrel

KV-1 by Dan Yakel
1/35 Trumpeter
Aluminum barrel, will be adding Fruilmodel metal tracks

Marder IIIm by Dan Yakel
1/35 Tamiya
Aluminum barrel, resin 75mm ammo, copper speaker wire used for external foliage

F9C Sparrowhawk by Andrew White
1/72 Pegasus
Starfighter models F11C-2 interior, engines and things R975 engine.

X-74B UCAS by Andrew White
1/72 Platz
Skunkworks JSOWs

George and Tom Custer "United in Death" by John Bray
54mm Glory Guys
Resin figures.  Will be the center piece of John's latest "Little Bighorn" diorama.

LEGO Jet by Reese Fullerton (with help from Grandpa Jim)

Zodiac, Humvee, and main battle tank by Austin Whiteside
Megabloks

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39: Cleaning tools for your Airbrush - from the DRUGSTORE!

This is an article first published in SMALL WORLD way back in issue #39 -- December 2005!

by Neil Bable

I found these nice airbrush clean- ing tools in my local drug store in the dental isle. They are made by GUM and come in various styles. The ones pictured are from CVS. They cost me about $3.00 for each set. You can get kinds that have tooth brush handles on them with an extra microbrush or the types pictured here.

The small white ones that look like paddles are made of rubber and can be used for cleaning the airbrush tip. 

I dipped one in lacquer thinner to loosen and clean and it melted the rub- ber, so these would be better suited for acrlyics.

The micro brushes come in holders. I disasemble the airbrush and dip it in thinner and then insert it into the tip of the airbrush and clean it out. I keep doing it until the brush comes out clean with no residual paint. I wipe it clean with a paper towel then stow it back in its holder.

128: In Progress/Show and Tell

December's meeting was the annual Christmas party and as such, there was no theme.  We did however have a small selection of Show and Tell models, including some very impressive builds by new member Haagen Klaus.

B-1B Lancer by Haagen Klaus
Revell 1:48
Eduard PE in cockpit, Aires ejection seats, SAC metal landing gear, and lots of small scratchbuilt items.  The model is built to represent the #100 airframe in it's unpainted roll out state.

A-4C Skyhawk by Haagen Klaus
Hasegawa 1:48
True Details ejection seat, CAM decals

T-37 Dragonfly by Haagen Klaus
Academy 1:72
Eduard PE in cockpit.  Markings represent a USAF TPS aircraft.

F-14A Tomcat by Haagen Klaus
Hasegawa 1:48
Aires resin cockpit and wheel wells, Eduard ordinance.  Markings represent an aircraft from VF-103 Sluggers.

Hurricane Mk.I by Tim Holland
Airfix 1:72 (new tool)
OOB construction with Sword decals and Tamiya paint.  Unit represents an early license built Hurricane Mk.I of the Yugoslav AF, April 1941

A-1H Skyraider by Mike Colvin
Tamiya 1:48
OOB with aftermarket ordinance.  Markings represent an aircraft of the South Vietnamese Air Force

F-86H by Andrew White
Collect Aire 1:48
Resin kit with aftermarket "Scobie-Do" wing.  Hasegawa fuel tanks, Monogram F-86D canopy and windscreen.









In Progress

F-16N by Scott Samo
Hasegawa 1:48
Gunze paint.  Just needs a wash, painted wheel wells and decals to complete.

127: In Progress/Show and Tell

November's build theme was "Failures: Shoulda Worked But...".  There were five In Progress builds, and eleven completed builds, five of which were theme builds.

Theme Builds

YB-46 by Jim Rotramel
Anigrand 1/72
OOB

Ho 229 by Jim Rotramel
Revell of Germany 1/72
OOB

Ta-183 by Jim Rotramel
Amtech 1/48
OOB

SB2C-4E Helldiver by Joe Hegedus
Academy 1/72
OOB with custom decals for VB-84 aboard USS Bunker Hill, Feb 1945

SB2A Buccaneer by Joe Hegedus
Special Hobby 1/72
OOB with spares box decals for a Pax River Flight Test aircraft










Non Theme Builds

Westland Lysander by Mike Colvin (Apologies for the terrible picture)
Matchbox 1/32
Mostly OOB with minor interior details including a scale map of Northern France for the navigator

Il-2M3 Sturmovich by Nate Swift
Accurate Miniatures 1/48
Represents an aircraft from the Leningrad front.  Czech Masters cockpit.

Letov S.231 by Jonathan Wright
KP 1/72
OOB with steel reinforced landing gear.

Israeli Shot Kal by Steve Lucianetti
AFV Club 1/35

Oscar EW-5894 Fallus by Gerry Whiteside
Airfix 1/72
Converted Airfix T1 Gnat to represent an aircraft from the movie "Hot Shots".  Decals from the spares box.

AH-6 and AGR by Austin Whiteside
Megabloks.











In Progress Models

"Sub in a Bottle" by John Bray
Pegasus  Hobbies Nautilus
Still testing the setup for a diorama in a Coca Cola bank.  John is still looking for a suitable glass bottle of approximately 8" diameter for the final diorama.

JS-2 Russian Heavy Tank by Chuck Connor
Tamiya 1/35
Will be adding Eduard PE Details

JS-3 Russian Tank by Chuck Connor
Tamiya 1/35
OOB

Dracula by Mike Colvin
Moebius Models 1/8
OOB

Tiger I "Late" by Dan Yakel
Tamiya 1/35
Lots of various PE details, aluminum barrel, Freul Model tracks, aftermarket spare track holders