Three day weekend build frenzy
 

I dragged out a bunch of old projects and started a few new ones this weekend. Some of these pre-date us living in this house, so I finally decided that I was sick of seeing them sit unfinished. A couple are new builds.



The Pulsar came about because I had a bunch of BT-5, a bunch of PNC-5A, and an old Pulsar decal that I got in an Ebay auction. Should be perfect for B6-4 Field.



Voyager II. Not my build, but a badly beaten Ebay refugee that I got cheap. I've already flown it, but I wanted to get it painted and decaled. It needed two paper shrouds replaced, so I printed new ones on cardstock.



MPC Flare Patriot that I bought in 2001. Also an Ebay bird. Painted it silver, but it looked terrible, so it never flew. I resprayed it white and I'm going to go from there.

Custom Matra is coming along fine after a rough start. Engine mount and some fillet work tonight, then I'll decide on how much to trim off of the top section of BT-60.



Explorer Aquarius that Chas brought for me at one of the NARCONs. I've taken it to launch TWICE, only to find NO LAUNCH LUGS. :o Now it at least has one.



Estes Death Star that I built for my nephew. I went out and bought Testors primer and paint today, so I'll have an official paint scheme when I get to take the kids flying again. This paint and primer will also allow me to finish the F-22 Air Superiority Fighter that I've had since 1996. :eek: :rolleyes:

While it looks like you have your work cut out for you, it also seems that you're well on your way. The strays have been herded back in the corral; no doubt they'll turn out well.

Keep us posted!

Just the tip of the iceberg. There are still a bunch of half-completed projects sitting out there in the shop. The good news is that if I make it to NARAM, I should have an interesting bunch of birds to fly. Or at least some decent B6-4 Field pics. :rolleyes:

I've been doing some painting this weekend. I had hopes to start a model or two, but a took a really long nap on the couch instead. I don't do that too often, so I let it happen.

Great work man...I did get a tube of glue out today...but never did get around to using it!

Part of my day today was spent helping a young girl whose car overheated while in line at Sonic. I was trying to let the steam escape a little, but it blew the cap on me. :eek: Scared the hell out of me and burned my hand and face. The good news was that it let the pressure off. Volkswagons are tempermental as hell.

I can remember a time when you wouldn't have had to worry about letting the steam escape from a volkswagon, and we"ve advanced?

It was a Cabrio. According to my son, the VW guru, there is no way to let the steam off except explosively, so I did it right. :o

Glad to see the Aquarius build. Jeez, that NARCON was five years or so ago. I still have one kit in the box.
Remind me to nag you about launch lugs. Here's your sign....

Awaiting future launch picks!

Chas