Any model builders here? And cat rebuild

I'm working on a Millennium Falcon at the moment. It's the Revell fine grade 1:72 scale

 

Just Warhammer 40k

 

How do you paint your figurines? Air brush or just brush?

 

Both. I prime, pre-shade, and base coat with an airbrush. I'll do some more small airbrushing on a small model and more on vehicles. Then I go to a brush for details and smaller bits.

 

Nice, I'm trying to add to my star wars collection with models instead of toys. Not the best model maker in the world but I try.

 

That's awesome man.

That plastic cement is the truth!

You ever look at the Fantasy Flight Star Wars Armada or X-Wing figures? They are already painted and assembled and it's a pretty neat game system. I know some guys that strip the models and repaint them, to their standards.

 

Used to build WWII airplanes and ships back in the day before it was cool to sniff glue, then I switched to hand modeling.

 

Sniffing glue lol.... at least ya had something to fall back on.

 

Found a nice hobby shop in New Jersey one rainy day at the beach. I should of picked up the couple models I saw when I saw them. So in the market for a x wing and some diff Imperial craft. I haven't seen the ones you mentioned

 

I'm still looking for my identical hand-twin.

 

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/x-wing/

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-armada/

 

That's what I used to build too. Never even considered sniffing the glue. Then everything turned to snap together so I quit.

Does it count if you make your model from scratch?

 

I wish I had a scrap yard next door so I could build a full size one

 

Never knew they even switched to snap together which shows you how long its been since doing model building.

Had a few P-38’s, a Thunder Bolt, and a Coursair hanging from fish line on the ceiling. Built some Battleships and a Carrier. Found the ships were more difficult with all the small guns and the smaller scale size.

 

I'm gonna have to check this out!

 

Snap together....lol I don't even look at a box if it's under age 14. I might drive myself crazy painting this thing. Prob have over 100 hrs in it so far. That's the thing about this hobby, ya have a certain way you want it to look. And I gave up on the lights and photo etched parts.

 

I have a thing for f4u corsairs.

That's my father somewhere in the south Pacific 1944-45

 

Cool stuff right there! Mechanic or Pilot? Black Sheep?

 

Welder. White nose cone. Vma214 I think. The color of the nose cone is how they could tell what group

 

Nice. Those guys all worked hard in that war. Good info on the nose cone id.

 

VMA 212. 214 was Boyingtons

 

That's one of my absolute favorite planes.

 

Mine too. I would give my left nut to be sitting in one

 

https://youtu.be/-GlibDOQYqo

 

Been busy killing hours... I decided to go outside of the studio modelprimer blackpainted gum metalthen some brassthen some violet and blue. Finished by doing the barrel ends in flat black for the carbon charring.

 

Cat rebuild

The head is back from getting redone. Ready to press new cylinder sleeves in. Like I thought, the rings fell off the pistons like leaves in fall. Only one bearing had any marks on it. Not bad for over 800k+

 

I have to start writing the stuff down before I forget it.
My father in law absolutely butchers the English language, for instance....
"I was pulling out of McRonalds after getting an egg mcmuffler and almost got hit by a VFW.

He calls and said that the nursing home put an "injector " in ma's room. He ment humidifier.

A colostomy bag is actually a catheter

He had an anxiety attack yesterday having to have a cat scan done. So he said they are going to give me an "incentive" he ment sedative but I'll give him that one!

 

I have a bunch I want to build when I get time.
had them for almost 25 years now..

One day

 

No day like today!