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First pics from the Nats IPMS/SLC strikes again

#1 Philp

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 07:24 AM

Another year I couldn't make it to the Nats but we have 2 reporters on site. Pat Gilmore, club VP, was there Wednesday on his way to a family obligation but did manage to send a bunch of pics.
Duane Kaiser sent a few also and will be sending more as the convention goes on.

Here is the link
http://www.ipmsslc.com/gallery2/v/Contests...KansasCity2006/

and a couple to tease you.

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 07:46 AM

Thanks for that , some beautiful pics, and even more beautiful models - personal stand out has got to be that B-2 - if that's from the 72nd scale kit then .. :thumbsup:

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 08:04 AM

Stunning Black Widow! Always loved that one even tho I'm a hair dryer fan - Lovely work!

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 10:17 AM

Great shots of truly amazing work. I'm leaving St. Louis for Kansas City early Thursday morning. Uh, I thought I made it clear vendors can't sell anything until I get there. Sheesh!! Some people just don't listen. :explode:

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 11:06 AM

Scotsman, on Aug 3 2006, 03:46 AM, said:

Thanks for that , some beautiful pics, and even more beautiful models - personal stand out has got to be that B-2 - if that's from the 72nd scale kit then ..

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Agreed on the excellent B-2!...also love the Toko-Ri Panther!!

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 12:37 PM

The B-2 was built by the same young man who did the C-130 at Atlanta last year. Trust me, the pictures don't do it justice, it is stunning.

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 09:24 PM

whow, a hard start with those models !
agree, we should have a closer pic of that B2 !!
that atmosphere missed me.....
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 12:22 AM

I really like the P-61. That some amazing scratch-building.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 01:01 AM

Kelly Quirk, on Aug 3 2006, 07:37 AM, said:

The B-2 was built by the same young man who did the C-130 at Atlanta last year. Trust me, the pictures don't do it justice, it is stunning.

Maybe so

But, like his AC-130 last year, I don't recall seeing the real thing looking like that (weathering wise or overall color wise)

Just my two cents for what it's worth

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 02:12 AM

The B-2 is exceptionally built and the finish is very eye-catching, but I've got to agree with kstater94 that the weathering isn't very accurate. The gray is quite light and "faded", but the B-2's aren't left out in the sun, so it wouldn't take on that appearance. It doesn't take anything away from the quality of the build, which is stunning considering the piece of crap that is called the Testor's 1/72 scale B-2. Had the colors been darker, it would have been pretty close to a perfect build.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 03:21 AM

Wow guys, couldn't agree less...

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 03:56 AM

Got some more pics posted up including a couple of closer shots of the B-2.

Also, found out the P-61 isn't scratchbuilt but made out of a vac kit, probably from Combat Models.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 04:02 AM

Darn it Phil!

You need to yank those B-2 photos off the site before the Government closes the site down!

Can't you read that sign next to the B-2?!?!

Seriously

Thanks for sharing

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 04:13 AM

yeah, that B-2 looks more weathered like a tank than an aircraft. I will say it's a nice piece of modelling (but then, John Vojtech put a lot of effort in to that AC-130 last year too), just needs a little refinement on the paintjob IMHO

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 05:36 AM

Love the A-10 and B-2. Amazing work... embarassing really how bad my own stuff looks in comparison.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 10:20 PM

They seen to have totally missed this one at the Nats site! Any of you ARCers there know if this is an XP-61E? Photo courtesy of Mike Grant via MUG.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 10:36 PM

Isn't that an F-15 Reporter?
Regardless, that's one sweet model!

redruffensore, on Aug 4 2006, 03:20 PM, said:

They seen to have totally missed this one at the Nats site! Any of you ARCers there know if this is an XP-61E or an XP-79B? Photo courtesy of Mike Grant via MUG.

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Posted 04 August 2006 - 11:37 PM

Bingo, you're absolutely right, that's an XF-15 Reporter, which BTW was a photographic reconnaissance version of the XP-61E Black Widow. In the summer of 1945, the last XP-61E was modified as an unarmed photographic reconnaissance aircraft. All the guns were removed, and a new nose was fitted, capable of holding an assortment of aerial cameras. The aircraft was redesignated XF-15 (in the pre-1948 F-for photo recon series, not to be confused with the post-1948 F-for-fighter series).

Dang beautiful model, wish Migrant would take a few more of this beauty.

Caz

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 03:29 AM

redruffensore, on Aug 4 2006, 05:20 PM, said:

They seen to have totally missed this one at the Nats site! Any of you ARCers there know if this is an XP-61E? Photo courtesy of Mike Grant via MUG.

As I posted in another thread, that is NOT a DML kit used as a starting basis for this conversion (as I had previously guessed upon first seeing it)... he used the old AIRFIX kit... re-scribed it and did all the conversion mods himself! There's been other work, but I can't recall it all at the moment.