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An Army draftee in 1965 was paid $90 a month as a Private E1, as an E5 in 1967 the pay was $200 a month.
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See Emma C Berry build log by Trippwj. @jbelwood posted photos of his diorama from their kit(s)
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Glad to see you back at bench. I concur with your wife. "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead"!
Great job on the decaling, Sabre looks great 👍 👌
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8 hours ago, gjdale said:
However, there is no direct conversion suggestion from named Floquil colours.
Try this MRH Acrylic Post-Floquil Painting Guide - free 40 page guide for subscribers. Membership is free.
It doesn't specifically list AK but does match to Vallejo paints which should help convert Vallejo to AK
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My Admiral looked at the video and agrees, the modeler is female. Very talented too.
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You're in my thoughts and prayers as well. We'll be here munching on Lou's peanut brittle and Mark's popcorn till you get back to the bench 😉👨🍳🍿
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Or do it free hand. These were done eons ago free hand using a Badger airbrush with a Fine tip. I didn’t like the hard lines camo, preferred the softer edge camo patterns. With some practice I got down to where it was fairly easy to do. These models are easily 30+ years old. This was pre wooden boat models for me.
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Did you use a PVA glue like Elmers yellow wood glue? If so use a qtip soaked in isopropyl alcohol to swab the glue joint. If you used CA glue, then use acetone instead of isopropyl, give it time and repeated swabs till the glue softens. Don't try to rush it. A sharp blade run along the joint helps.
- John Ruy, Keith Black, bruce d and 6 others
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Nicely done OC , I especially like the wounded pair with the muddy boots. Well done!
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37 minutes ago, Egilman said:
find me a narrow stick sander in 600 much less 3200... {chuckle} We are stuck using the tools we have on hand...
Your wish is my command sir ! 😄
I have the sanding twig set and the sanding wand set plus a set of flexible approx 1 inch square rubber sanding pad of grits from 3200 to 12000. I think I got the latter from Lee Valley
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I have successfully thinned it with tap water, but personally I don't like their paint. As you observed it is very thick. If you have the MicroMark battery operated pencil sized paint mixer it works very well stirring their paint as well as other brands. I use the stirrer all the time.
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USLSS : The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915.
Nice model drawing! Are you going to do a Build Log of her? That would be a very interesting build.
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@CDW do today's lacquers have the same volatile thinners/solvents as in past? Or have they reformulated them? I used to use Floquil brand exclusively until Testors bought them out and killed the line. I'm still looking for a replacement.
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Yea, today an IBM System/Z mainframe can run 24/7/365 for something like a century, maybe longer - I forget, without total mainframe failure. If a component does fail, the millecode/microcode and Operating System isolate the component, take it offline, dynamically reconfigure, and dynamically "phone home" with the FRU number of the part the Field Engineer needs to bring to fix the machine. And all the while the system keeps right on running processing credit card transactions or whatever without skipping a beat.
<ask how I know this> <no, don't ! >
Let's not hijack Rik's build log !
T-2C Buckeye US Navy Jet Trainer by CDW - Wolfpack Models - 1:72 Scale
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Hammock strung ! Waiting for the popcorn truck