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So, I made a New Year’s Resolution to clear the Shelf of Doom in 2021. Build ’em or bin ’em.
I finished the Fiat G.55 that had been hanging around since 2007(!), and got a good result; built the sub-type I wanted to do all along, found the right decals in the stash, and I like what I see. In fact, I had to ask myself, “Self, WTF were you thinking? This is a good model!” And I am finding the same feeling working on the next two. In fact, doing this has “brought up the Mojo” in more than models.
I’ll bet this works for others, too. So, here’s the deal: the group runs till December 31, 2021. You do as many from your Shelf of Doom as you want, but YOU HAVE TO FINISH THEM BY THE END OF THE YEAR. If you don’t you have to bin ’em and provide a photo of it in the trash. Since modelers are well-known cheapskates, nobody will want to do that, so everyone will get the model done and off the SoD.
Trust me, this works.
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Pedro: The Wyvern may be ugly but it has grown on me.
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George: That’s very interesting. Glad you solved the “Dennis the Menace” puzzle. Again, thanks for all this research. You know, that little guy riding the bomb doesn’t look at all like the comic strip Dennis […]
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Congratulations Eric, your Wyvern is a thing of beauty despite its ungainly lines. Great work overall!
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Turned out great Eric. I went through my books and did find “Dennis the Menace” on a “278”. I say a “278” because the serial number of this aircraft was VZ750. This was at a later period when the tail code […]
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Here’s a view of the port side of the plane. I will doing a little touch up before the final photos after taking a breather from this build. A little time away from the workbench sure helps to see what’s […]
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Brian – Thanks for shedding a bit of light on that “Dennis The Menace” decal and whether or not it was actually used on Wvyern 278 or did Trumpeter make this up? I don’t trust any of Trumpy’s research. Thanks […]
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Great show it was, and look at the result!
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Eric
Thats a very sleek looking Wyvern. Congratulations and the fact that this is the CA kit and not the Trumpeter makes it all the more impressive. Also one can not go wrong with the FAA colour scheme as it […] -
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A STUNNING rendition of one of my favourite RN aircraft. Well done Eric!!
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Yep, this is an amazing result, my friend @eb801!
A challenging kit if a very beautiful, iconic plane; not often seen built.
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Really nice result!
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Sign me up. This kit has been sitting on my shelf since at 2005 – 15 or so years ago. How do I know?
When I opened the box after not looking at for the last 10 years, there is the complete ModelingMadness […] -
FINISHED AT LAST!]
Well, here it is. I might add just a little more dirt foot prints on the wing and a bit o fading on the leading edges.Thanks to all who helped me along the way, particularly TC for the […]
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Thanks Spiros, just what I wanted to hear. Soon I will be attaching that big red spinner and crossing the finish line minus that questionable decal.
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I more or less did the same net research you did, my friend @eb801 and I could not find evidence of the cartoon applied onto the “278”. The fact that most (if not all) models of “278” featured at the net sport […]
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Almost missed this thread, looks fabulous this bird!! @eb801
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All the Wvyern models of 278 that I’ve seen posted online all have a decal on the starboard side showing a cartoon mascot of the 813 Naval Air Squadron riding atop a bomb. However the only photograph I’ve been […]
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Already spectacular, my friend @eb801!
Crying to have its so prominent prop attached! - Load More