Jack12477

8 hours ago, Egilman said:

As an aside, I will not do this level of detail again, once was enough, most of what was just done will never ever be seen....

 

Did that a decade ago with a Tamiya Bradley IFV, kit came with a fully detailed interior. Tricked it all out, painted it, even left the rear ramp in the down position. Can't see any of the detail now unless you shine a flashlight into the interior and even then it is barely visible. Came to conclusion it wasn't worth the effort.

Awesome model ! Great job! Congrats on finishing her.

I saw it advertised on Scale Hobbyist website as backordered. Presumably they can still get it.  I have it on a watchlist. 

Is this Tamiya kit the same plane ? Looks like decals may be included

18 minutes ago, Egilman said:

they must have sent it by pony express....

Probably had to use pack mules to get over Snoqualmie Pass 

37 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

From Milwaukee to Mansfield (Ontario!) in six weeks

But Andy, first they had to fell the tree, carve out the dugout canoe, season it, then paddle down the Great Lakes to you.  And you know how treacherous those Lakes can get ! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Yes, that's why I replaced all of Model Shipways kit rope with Artesania Latina rope at first until I discovered your rope. Now I replace everybody's kit rope with Syren rope.  Good stuff, Chuck. 

Forgot to mention, same applies to kit supplied blocks, they get replaced with Syren blocks also,

Ah, here it is.  Man is it ever heavy ! Whew ! 

6 hours ago, mtaylor said:

thought Jack brought it this time...

The snail mail is a tad late back east 😁😁

Speaking of detail, has anyone seen the Ramin Shrimp noodle kit by Bandai which they posted to Instagram ?  My son thinks they did it partly as a joke and partly to say see what we can do.  Bandai also makes the Gundam kits. 

I retired 4 times before I made it permanent in January 2008........   Enough already !  Don't miss it a bit. 

Wow! By that time I've been up for at least 3 hrs, had full breakfast, coffee, watched the morning horror show and mowed the lawn! 😎😎😎😎 And I'm retired !!!! And an empty nester !!!!    <yawn>

2 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Of the popcorn - not the build.

Yep ! 

2 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

watch out for Lou  though, he does love his popcorn.

I know ! He keeps elbowing me ! 😁😁😁

Ok, I guess the west coast and the Brits beat me to the show but I'm here too.   Getting to be too many to keep track of like Lou said.  

34 minutes ago, lmagna said:

That's because you get up before I do Jack

Ah ! But it was 9:30 AM on your coast when I posted, Lou.  😴😴😴😴😴

13 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

no real secret Jack........I wake up in the morning.......grab a cup of coffee........then it depends on what part I pick up first.   of course,  I've got this dream of lining the spare room with one continuous table....all around the

Do you also ride a unicycle and juggle bowling pins at the same time ?  😁😁😁😁

8 minutes ago, Egilman said:

My doc, (a very fine younger lady btw, well, younger than me) suggested it after recieveing my firm NO

As did mine after I said NO and pointed out to him that the risk to a person over 75 of a perforation is far greater than the benefit of finding cancer early.  Even my Oncology Epidemiologist daughter agreed with me and recommended Colaguard.   

I also pointed out to him that a close family friend who had survived pancreatic cancer and was cancer free for 8 years was coerced into having one at age 65 and died - never woke up from the procedure, was on a ventilator for 2 weeks before dieing.  He stopped dead in his tracks and suggested colaguard instead.  

10 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

that inspection of my 'lower' G.I.    .........  he also wants to do a cancer screen...

COLAGUARD is a good alternative, less invasive.  Ask him about that. 

40 minutes ago, CDW said:

We'll be staying near Manchester at our oldest daughter's home.

Ironically my youngest daughter used to live in Keene! She was Guidance Dept Chair at Keene State College. When she first moved to NH, they lived on Gilmore Pond in Jaffrey before moving into Keene.  Now she's in Maryland.  Used to drive up to Keene a lot, only about a 3 hr drive for us. 

Good on the decal solutions. I see they added satin to the mix, that's new. And I second OC's advice on the Sol. Go easy and don't touch after you apply it..  

Thanks Craig, Ken

Craig, where do you get the Mr Colot/Mr Hobby paints ? The 3 online hobby stores I use only carry the primer and maybe the leveler but no paints (Free Time, HobbyLinc, Megahobby). 

Ummmmm, Denis ! How big is this work shop of yours ? The size of a B52 hanger, maybe ?  I count at least 8 concurrent active builds going on in your shop right now ! 😁😁😁😁😁  I have difficulty just keeping track of just one build let alone 8 ! What's your secret ? 😀😀😀😀  🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔  

This is such a cool kit !  Don't think I would have the patience to build it but it is so unique and well done.