forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com
Getting to know one another => Your Introduction => Topic started by: poznanmid on July 06, 2012, 09:24:59 AM
-
Hello. Great site! I've been interested in aviation from an early age. My dad was an aerospace engineer and my grandfather flew B-24's with the 44th BG during WWII. I grew up building model airplanes but left the hobby around 14 due to girls, sports, school etc. I am the black sheep in my family. I'm the only one that joined the Navy from an Air Force family.(I was too near sighted to fly, so they sent me to serve on fast attack submarines where I spent my days squinting through a periscope) Got back into modeling about three years ago when I got inspired by some of the work people were doing with the Roden and WNW kits. Currently married with one son and a daughter on the way. Between family, work, and the reserves, build time is scarce but I have come to appreciate the work others are doing on forums like this. The build time I do get is split between three subjects: early US submarines (1900-1945), AEF aircraft, and WWII bombers. I have a bad habit of starting multiple projects and failing to finish in a timely manner. Currently working on a 1/32 Nieuport 28, a 1/72 H-16, a 1/32 SPAD XIII, and a U.S. 1/72 C-class submarine. Nieuport and H-16 are pictured below. Cheers!
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/P1010005.jpg)
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/P1010002.jpg)
-
Hello and welcome to the forum, so nice to have you here. Very nice work you have posted, I look forward to seeing more of your models posted here soon.
Des.
-
Very nice indeed! Welcome to the forum, and Hi! from Cape Cod!
Ian
-
Welcome to the fold, Poznanmid. I see by your two photos that you are a serious and also talented modeler. Look forward to your inputs and seeing much more of your work in future.
Cheers,
Lance
-
Welcome to the forum. Those are a couple really sweet looking models. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers,
Bud
-
Welcome aboard, Poznanmid ;)
Enjoy your time here.
Von Buckle :)
-
The paint job on your Nieuport looks spectacular. How about posting an image of the cowl as that looks interesting.
Cheers,
Chris
-
Welcome!! those look like great builds!!!
Steve
-
Hello from the Great White North. Glad to have you with us!
-
Chris,
Per your request. Cheers!
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/cowling.jpg)
-
Just as I suspected; a very intricate pattern on that cowl. Now I'm curious to know if you masked and airbrushed it. If so, you did an absolutely superb job with laying out the masking. Any tips on how you did it?
Cheers,
Chris
-
Chris,
I'm nowhere near proficient enough with an airbrush to do that pattern. I used the Superscale Nieuport 28 decal set for Quentin Roosevelt's aircraft. I simply airbrushed the cowling white then applied the blue decal bands.
Best regards,
Ryan
-
Well then, good job on the decals!
Cheers,
Chris
-
Belated hello and welcome :)
Could you possibly sneak in a picture of one of your subs? (sacrilege I know 8))
Andrew
-
Andrew,
per your request, pic of the 1/72 scale USS Holland (SS-1) and 1/72 scale USS Snapper (C-5/SS-16) in progress, the plans and the deck gun for a 1/72 scale S-class submarine, as well as a couple of pics from the 1/1 scale USS Seawolf (Cave Lupum!).
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/P1010037.jpg)
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/645_56073683441_6570283_n.jpg)
(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh445/poznanmid/2112_48999373441_3816_n.jpg)
Cheers!
-
Poznanmid,
Welcome aboard my friend. Outstanding work on the Nieuport and Curtiss. I'm glad to see you've posted some of your Naval subjects as well. I hope at some point your post more on the S-Class Boat as I suspect she'll be one awesome project to see. Is she the Combat Models S-Class kit?
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
-
Chris,
I'm nowhere near proficient enough with an airbrush to do that pattern. I used the Superscale Nieuport 28 decal set for Quentin Roosevelt's aircraft. I simply airbrushed the cowling white then applied the blue decal bands.
Best regards,
Ryan
I found 3 sheets of this set at the Canadian Western Regionals, kept browsing and when I returned they were sold. Really nice schemes, great price, but not if you hesitate! (ARRRRGGGGG!!!!)
Really lovely finish and great scheme Ryan.
Cheers,
Lance :'(
-
Good looking subs Ryan - thanks for the pics ;)
Andrew
-
Welcome to the forum Poznanmid.
Cheers
Pete.