Maddog Manufacturing 2017 Production Line

[Duke Maddog]

It's a new year and I'm finally getting a new Production Line Thread going for it. Right now, I'm going to be listing all the unfinished models from last year that I most want to get finished. There are several that are fairly close to being done. Hopefully this year will allow me to finish more.


Okay, let's start with my aircraft....


To start, here is number one: it's a 1/72 scale F/A-18 Hornet that has been fighting me all this time. I've had to repaint this at least four times and replace the broken tail piece five times. It's the one that is missing again....



Next is another modern aircraft that I'd forgotten about until I started cleaning up and found it. I'd started this a couple years ago and put it aside. It's time to get this finished: it's the Tamiya F-35 in 1/72 scale:



Mind you, this is only the second Tamiya aircraft I've ever built...

Next is a commission build I really need to get started on again. All I have to do is mask the lower surfaces and paint the upper camouflage pattern; then I can move on to finish it. This is the ancient Airfix Handley Page Hampden in 1/72 scale:



While we are on the subject of WWII aircraft, I also have this 1/72 scale Italeri Me-110 Zestorer to finish up. It was a gift from a friend of mine and I really should get it done:



Additional prop planes I need to finish are these next two. First up is my 1/72 scale C-118 Liftmaster for the Cargo Haulers Campaign. I don't see myself finishing this in time for that so it'll have to go into the Second Chance campaign. I'm still trying to get a smooth enough coat on it for both the white and metallic coats of paint:



She's a big one too.

Another "horse" I need to finish is this 1/72 scale B-377 airliner. I'm still trying to get a smooth coat for it too:



The last two aircraft seem to be some small and simple models but they aren't. These are my two WWI aircraft I started for my Canvas Eagles game. The Revell 1/72 scale SE-5 was almost done, but then the wings and rigging all fell apart. In addition to that, I lost one of the horizontal stabilizers:



This next one could possibly go faster if I can get the decals colored in for the lozenge pattern underneath. Otherwise this Revell 1/72 scale Fokker D-VII would be further along:



Here's one I finally got the decals on. This is my 1/72 scale ESCI F-8H Crusader:



Finally there's my Hippy Ed Tribute kit. I got the decals on this model as well. I also finally found the missing nose cone. I just haven't installed it yet:






Moving on now to my ground vehicles, I only have two right now. I put them in this one picture, but it shows my two UM Models 1/72 scale Russian Armored Trains that I still need to complete:





Next are my ships and boats....


First up on my ships and boats is this Airfix 1/72 scale RAF Rescue Launch. I just need to mask and paint this up before I can move on:



Next up is this Lindbergh kit of the President's Liner. I have a long way to go on this one:



Last ship I need to finish for the FSM Aircraft Carrier Group Build and our own Shipbuilder's Campaign is this Hobby Boss 1/700 scale Soviet Carrier Baku. I have the deck painted and clearcoated for the decals. Then after that I can add some more P/E and finish off the details:



I had an other boat to add to this but I just finished it so feel free to go check it out.



Finally, here's some things most people don't expect me to be building but I have started them anyway. These are the automobiles that have intrigued me and so I'm building them.

First is this Revell 1/24 scale Rebel Racer Corvette. I still need to get that body smoothed out and shot with another shiny red coat:



Here's another red car that I did and thankfully managed to get a nice smooth coat on this! Now all I need is to find the engine for this Revell 1/24 scale Monkeemobile:



Here's another crazy model I got from my brother's boss. It's the Revell 1/24 scale California Cruiser VW bus that I started to paint. I'm not doing the funky green color on this; rather I'm doing the white over blue color on the outside with a powder blue interior:



Finally there's a memory I'm building: the old 1/24 scale Mach 5 from Speed Racer! I got this painted white, and have done most of the interior. Time to move on with this one:





Last but not least, there is this 'horse' I also need to finish. This is the Monogram 1/72 scale Space Shuttle with Boosters. I have finally gotten a decent white on this and now I need to start masking it off and getting more detail paint on it:





Okay, that is what is currently on my workbench for the start of this year. Now let's see how many of these I can get finished!

Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

[BorgR3mc0]

Maybe we should just have shelf of doom GB to finish them all.

[Duke Maddog]

That sounds like a great idea. Most of these are Shelf Queens that I want to finish. Last year I completed 11 Shelf Queens that I resolved at the beginning of the year to finish. In another Forums, I posted all but the F-8 and the RA-5C on a Thread entitled "2017 Modeler's New Year's Resolution Thread". I invited everyone else who wanted to make a resolution to finish their Shelf Queen(s) to post their unfinished models there too. I'm going to be posting all my progress on those models in that 2017 Modeler's New Year's Resolution Thread there and I hope others would do the same as they progress. In that way, hopefully everyone will become and stay motivated to finish lingering models.

If Thomas and Lyle don't mind, I could do the same thing here and call it a Group Build. It would go for the year of course so everyone can finish as many Shelf Queens as they can during the year.

[KSaarni]

My my...

To be honest Duke, I am sort of speechless when watching all those (mostly just) great projects there!
So many, so much...

Will follow of course with highest interest!

- Kari

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Kari! Mind you I don't expect to actually finish all these; but I will sure make the effort. Thanks for looking in and following along.

[Stikpusher]

The Mach 5!!!! Yes!!!!

Looks like you're off to a running start for this year...

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Carlos! I do hope to finish that Mach 5 this year.

Here's a very small update just to show I'm still building.

After hours and hours of additional sanding, I finally managed to get an acceptably smooth metallic coat on this C-118. I even shot a clear gloss coat over it to protect it now. I can finally move on with this and add the white on top:





I also move in with the Vigilante for my Hippy Ed Tribute. She got legs and a bit of a belly on her now:




Later on I managed to finish both this one and the F-8 Crusader. You can catch them in the Aircraft Forums.

Thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.

[Stikpusher]

Doesn't the Navy know they are supposed to put canoes on top and not on the bottom when they port them from one water body to another?

I really like that transport! Good job on the silver paint.

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks Carlos! LOL!! I guess the Navy didn't get the word about the canoes.

Here's another short update showing the last five to six hours of work. I managed to get some progress done on a few of my Shelf Queens so this will be seen in the GAABSA Thread as well.

To start with, I masked off the C-118 Cargo plane so I could start the white flowing:



Next, I got some Wal-Mart 96-cent can of white and shot it over the top of this model. This is the first coat; I think I'll be adding a few more coats. It's a little hard to see in this pic, but I assure you it is there:



The white came out grainy; probably because I was trying to 'mist' it on and shot from a bit too far away. I'll polish it down before adding further coats.

Next up, I masked off the Hampden to prepare it for the camouflage pattern:





I'll try to shoot that tomorrow as it got too late to fire up the compressor to airbrush it. We'll see, but at least it's ready to move on.

Finally, while I was trying to get a great coat on the Liftmaster, I figured I'd also try to get a better coat on the B-377. I sanded down all the blemishes and filler, sometimes even getting back down to the bare plastic:



Next I shot a Mr. Surfacer 1000 primer on the bare areas and buffed it smooth:



Afterward, I shot the bare metal finish on this again. In this pic; it is still wet so it is really shiny here. Because of that, some of the reflections look like blemishes, but this turned out fairly smooth this time:



Later on I went back to look at this and I did see a few very minor blemishes, but not nearly as many as I found before. I should be able to buff them out well enough to shoot a clearcoat on this later and then start decaling. By then, hopefully the C-118 will also be ready for a clearcoat and I can decal both of these at the same time. I might even get the Hampden ready for a clearcoat as well.

That's all for now. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get further along on these yet again. Until then, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.

[Stikpusher]

Keep knocking 'em out there my friend!