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  • Birthday 10/18/1948

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    Napoleonic Age of Sail, ACW

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  21. Canute
    Very impressive, Rob. That's one massive plane. 👍
  22. Canute
    There was a dirt track in New Egypt, NJ, where I used to live. Friday and Saturday nights. And bring your goggles, because the clay was spread around, especially thru the corners. That was some pretty exciting racing. Wrecks could be spectacular. I'm sure you old gearheads remember jalopy races. 😄
  23. Canute
    Very cool, Craig. Interesting "airboat". Any plans?
  24. Canute
    Wall Stadium in NJ was a hot spot. Now it's a housing development with McMansions. 😝 Trenton, Flemington and Langhorn Racetracks from NJ and PA are memorialized by the big NASCAR track in Mt Pocono, PA. The old tracks became shopping centers and condominiums. 😖
  25. Canute
    Craig, that's a real puzzlement. I like your solution. Do you really want to chase down a set of wheels for this beauty?🙄
  26. Canute
    Frank, I would suspect the wood deck goes over the plastic for support. You will probably have to remove any plastic deck fittings, too. Can you get a copy of the veneer instructions to see what may be required?
  27. Canute
    Another putty material is Durham's Water putty. I also use Spot Putty from Bondo. It had an odor, so use outdoors or with adequate ventilation. It sticks nicely to the plastic. You should prime it for painting. Thin sheets of styrene from Evergreen Scale Models. They sell a combo package with a number of thicknesses; the sheets are 4" x 6", I think. Evergreen makes loads of styrene strips and shapes , along with the sheet products. Most is white styrene, but they do make sheets in black. Here's a link: https://evergreenscalemodels.com/
  28. Canute
    Saw the glacier outside Anchorage, Alaska and it was as Thukydides describes. Never did see the ones on Denali; always wrapped in clouds.
  29. Canute
    Great start, Dan. Love those Mossies.😄
  30. Canute
    Gary, I suspect the molds for your castings are the oldest parts, being used as part of the original kits. The company upgraded the wood with laser cutting technology, the metal castings are yet to be upgraded. The molds get worn out and you get misaligned parts and flash on the edges. You sometimes see it in plastic kits, if the manufacturer keeps on using his original molds. The cure is designing 3D printed parts. Sometimes the printed parts are included in the kit, sometimes they are assembled to make larger molds for casting. I use a manufacturer up in Canada who produces one piece resin casting freight car bodies. He even does oil canning effects where appropriate. Your Camel is progressing nicely. 👍
  31. Canute
    The railroads that serviced facilities on the Harlem River, the waterway between Manhattan and the Bronx, had tugboats with lowered stacks and the carfloats were shorter. The wheelhouses had to be high enough for the captain and helmsman to see over a loaded car float secured to each side of the tug. There is a good website here http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/IndustrialLocos.html
  32. Canute
    A belated Happy Birthday, brother. I suspect some of us are already suffering from TMB, Too Many Birthdays, with it's affects on memory. Did I wish you Happy Birthday? Car is coming along beautifully; you've got that painting knack. Thanks for showing that. 👍
  33. Canute
    OC, maybe cut up a cereal box and build up a slope. Cover with your ground material/putty and then blend into the original dio.
  34. Canute
    That muddy rut turned out well, OC.
  35. Canute
    Frank, you may want to look into getting a brass bristle brush to clear the debris from the files. Clean files work better.

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