Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Show off your completed work! One or two pictures and a brief explanation. Let others have a quick look at your finished masterpieces!
User avatar
speedgraflex
Moderator
Posts: 9942
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:08 pm
Location: Santa Monica, California

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by speedgraflex »

I know one of the most powerful signs for me is when subjects I normally do not think much about suddenly are switched on through the combination of building techniques and passions. I certainly spend more time here just thinking about your subjects, due to your wonderful blending of artistry and technical wizardry! I do think believe every modeler ought to build at least once in 1:72 just to have the pure pleasure you share here. Just so. I do admire how your assembly line works!!!
Bruce / SPEEDGRAFLEX
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7464
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Duke Maddog »

Thank you Bruce! Wow, what a fantastic reply! I don't know how much wizardry I employ, but I sure do try to make things look good as quickly as I can. Thank you again Bruce. I do have more to do so hopefully soon I'll be able to post some finished models.

Stay tuned my friend!
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7464
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Duke Maddog »

Thanks to some spare time and another Hobby Day weekend I managed to get a good amount of progress done. Several of these are actually at the paint stage now. Without further ado, let the Maddog Manufacturing tour begin....

We'll start in the aircraft division where I worked on the Gotha Go-242.

First off, I painted the pilots and the rest of the cockpit that can be seen. I then installed it along with a lot of nose weight in the front:

Image

Next, I was going to add the main cargo bay floor, but I saw this great looking molded in detail. I had to paint it. Once it was dry, I installed in inside the fuselage half:

Image

Next I assembled the rear cargo bay door, adding the hinges to it as well:

Image

All that was left was to close it all up:

Image

The rear door does open. I like that:

Image

After that, I added the wings and assembled the empennage to complete most of the structure of this plane:

Image

Here you can see the rear door does still open:

Image

Despite my best efforts I still had some steps and gaps to fill, so I pulled out the Mr. Surfacer 500 to fill everything in. My jar was quite thick, but I still laid in on well:

Image

Image



Now moving on to my armor and vehicle division....

I was looking for something simple and easy to build after all those difficult Big Trucks, so I pulled out my Modelcollect V-1 Launch Ramp. How hard could that be? It was actually pretty simple, but I still had some issues getting the bracing to sit right:

Image

Later I'll do the V-1 bombs.

Another fast and relatively easy build was a Christmas present given to me by my AMPS club. This is the V-2 rocket from Condor and I'd built one before. However, the first one went onto my Mittraelerwagen as a load so now I'm going to do this one on the launch pad. It went together fast and well, although I had a few broken and short-shot pieces on the launch pad that I left off:

Image

I added more fast and easy builds that also add to my Japanese modern forces. These are the two JGSDF Light Armored Vehicles that I started up. First I did the suspensions and undercarriages:

Image

Yes, they gave me two models in the kit.

Next was the interiors. They had you build them in a tub like the 1/24 scale car guys do and then install them on the chassis:

Image

Next I built one of the upper bodies for these. It was a fast and easy build. I did leave off a few parts that I know will break when I try to close these over the chassis and interiors:

Image

I also left off the windows as they go on from the outside so it's easier to paint these without them and add the windows later. I also decided to differentiate between the two by having the upper hatch closed on one and open on the other:

Image


Yeah, those are ready for paint now. I just have to find out what color the interior is now.

These Fujimi kits are so much fun so I pulled out two more to do. Of course, they came in the same box, but they have two versions inside. So, I started the next ones, these being the Type 99 Self Propelled Artillery. Here's the turret for one of them:

Image

That took all of four minutes to build. The hull took an even shorter time:

Image

Here you can see how incredibly long that gun is:

Image

Finally, about 20 minutes later, I got all the wheels and tracks on both of these. Now they are almost ready for paint, after adding a few more hatches and other detail parts:

Image

Next I did the Fujimi JGSDF Anti-aircraft artillery. I started with the turrets like before:

Image

These two I differentiated by adding two different styles of smoke dischargers to the sides of these turrets:

Image

These look great on the hulls that were easily built in another four minutes or so:

Image

I ran out of time at the end of Hobby Day before I could complete the tracks, but that will go fast. Fujimi has an outstanding system for roadwheels and tracks.

Finally, another fast and easy model to build. This is the Trumpeter M-1117 Guardian that I'd been wanting for awhile. I started with the suspension:

Image

It looks complicated, but it was fast and easy to do. Next I built the upper hull and turret, adding most of the detail parts except what would break with handling during painting:

Image

After about five minutes getting the above results, this little beastie is ready for paint.




Finally, after all that, I decided to start back on something that I'd had sitting for awhile. I also wanted to do something different so I pulled out my languishing Coke van to try and move forward on it. First thing I noticed was the chassis did not fit well under the body so I had to do some minor mods to this to get it to fit right. You can't see them too well in this pic, but it does fit much better now:

Image

Next I noticed that several vital parts were missing on this, in particular the engine covers, front grill and the gear shift mechanism. Thank goodness I had a second kit to steal these extra parts from so I could finish this! I pulled the gear shift mechanism out and added it to the interior and then assembled and installed the engine cover and grill to the front of the model. I also added the seat:

Image


Now I'm going to paint this beastie and finally get it done.


I did start another project that I'm not going to post in this Thread. I'll be starting another Thread for it as it is a Tribute Build to several modeling friends from some other Forums that recently passed away. Some of you may even know them as they were previously members of the LEM. It is also being submitted as part of the SoCal AMPS Nationals Group Build entry. Anyway, for more information, feel free to check it out.



That's all I have for now, thanks all for looking in, comments are always welcome.
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
User avatar
KSaarni
Elite Member
Posts: 5420
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:13 am
Location: Gent, Belgium
Contact:

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by KSaarni »

As usual, wonderful projects!

And I can still not believe that those are 1/72 scale ! The level of detail is astonishing!


- Kari
---
On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48



https://www.facebook.com/GrundAsk-Scale ... 721218708/
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7464
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Duke Maddog »

Thank you Kari! Those are mostly Fujimi kits; at least the JGSDF vehicles are. Fujimi does add a ton of detail!
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
User avatar
Stuart
Elite Member
Posts: 9749
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:06 pm
Location: North Wales
Contact:

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Stuart »

Superb work all around!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'

My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7464
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Duke Maddog »

Thanks Stuart! I hope to get more progress on these soon.
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
User avatar
Modelcrazy
Addicted Member
Posts: 1523
Joined: Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:01 pm
Location: Sherman texas

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Modelcrazy »

Great idea for a WIP thread Mark, mind if I borrow it?
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting the head off a Hydra, two more take it’s place.

Image

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... obby+bench
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7464
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Duke Maddog »

By all means my friend! I like posting all in one thread because for one thing; I do so many at once that keeping track of them in separate threads would be a monumental challenge. Besides, I like seeing everything at once, and having a running thread allows me to also see the progression of each one as it gets done.

Looking forward to seeing yours MC!
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Brandons_Iron
Advanced Member
Posts: 257
Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:18 am
Location: Eastern Idaho

Re: Maddog Manufacturing 2020 Production

Post by Brandons_Iron »

Good Lord, I thought I had a lot of kits going at once. I'm a rookie compared to what you have rolling at the moment. Some really cool stuff in there too. Very nice.

BK
BrandonK

If you can't fix it with duct tape, you're not using enough duct tape.
Post Reply

Return to “Member's Gallery”