Latest build off the bench! Testors Lincoln Mint ultra detail 1/9th plastic kit. Harley Davidson FXSTC Softail Custom.

This kit has super detail and loads of chrome parts. The rear swing arm has internal springs as the front forks. They both move when pressure is applied. The decals are quite nice for the age. I applied a light coat of clear to assure the decals stayed in one piece. The paint used is Model Master Enamel and clear coated with Tamiya Pearl metal flake finish. The parts had little to no flash and went together easily.

– Scott

Here are a couple more pictures for the website. These show the wheels getting ready to mount in the landing gear. The avels are on 5/16” long and .050” in diameter for the plastic part the metal part is ~.030”. The pictures show an axel blank, an axel trimmed to mount in the wheels and a wheel with the axel glued in. Once I get the landing gear painted and ready to install, I will add the second wheel to the axel.

– Tom

My latest build. Peterbilt 352 Pacemaker cab over. Used the decals and painted to reproduce the “Patriot” edition. Added some minor weathering to the engine, exhaust and the chassis.

The trailer is the AMT Haul away car hauler. Weathered it up to make it looks good and used. I’ll add cars later. Not sure if I’ll keep this setup together or separate them out.

Jeff

Hi gents. Finished my Hospitaller Knight with horse bust, a 75mm Captain Miller figure on a plinth (fancy word for base) that has a vertical rise in the back-perfect to add a backdrop. Here you can see the effect.  The cobble street was a piece cut from a base I got from Randy and the debris is from Diodump. 

The gargoyle goes on a base set for a Batman figure in the works.  It has a base of copper with a thin layer of US dark green to build up to what will be the weathered effect you see copper has in weather over many years.   

– Chris

After building Big Rig trucks and trailers, and large automotive dioramas I tried something new. 1/12 Harley I Custom Springer motorcycle made by IMEX.

Motorcycles are far different than a Big rig tractor. Most builds you can assemble parts then paint them. Not the case as there are abundant chrome parts that are part of the sub assembly. The larger scale did help ease the stress of tiny parts. The details of the kit are surprisingly awesome. It was fun to build with one exception. The decals were original and extremely old and took a 1/2 hour to release from the paper backing. 

Overall it was a fun project and I will be building another Motorcycle kit.

– Scott

Feeling pretty good after the NOVA show and it inspired me to work on one of my shelf queens. This is the AFV Club F4U Corsair in 1/144, one of my favorite kits and one of my favorite aircraft. The kit comes with 2 planes and I built one probably 2 years ago. This one I built and painted the first 2 colors over a year ago, then added the dark blue a couple months later, but parked it when I neared the finish line. I just couldn’t bring myself to finish it for some reason.

I added a clear coat Saturday night and finished adding the decals Sunday evening. Snapped a photo while the MicroSol was doing its thing. Next I need to paint and attach the landing gear and weapons, etc, then touch up some of the green areas before a final satin or matte top coat. Not planning to weather this one at all so it’s going to wrap up quickly and join my other carrier aircraft.

– Chad

Updated pics on the dramadory box. I’ll add some ratchet straps when I get some. Calling the interior items done for now.

– Andre

It took me a long time to figure how to mount the dragon to the castle base but I (hope) I got it.  I drilled a hole in the monster’s back right foot and inserted a mounted metal pin then matched that up with a spot on the castle to drill a matching hole.  The pin was superglued in place and the front right foot got a little dab of super glue to prevent the dragon from “swinging on its anchor” (how’s that for nautical reference from a Navy guy!). 

Hey gents. I have several figures in the que.  One of them is Pegaso Models 200mm Knight Hospitaller bust that also includes the knight’s horse.  The first picture is day 1 and the rest was done on day 2 of painting.  I will finish the horse then do the knight.  The base color of the horse was a blend of AK lacquer orange and earth red; highlights came from adding British sand yellow to the base.  A coat of black was applied first to get shadow areas done.  The reins/harness were done with acrylics. 

– Chris

Got a couple sheets of plywood, some 7’X8′ moving blankets for it. Gotta put some racket straps in it too. 

Still plenty to do to finish it.

– Andre