Jack12477
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Update: @VTHokiEE : The tarmacs are from Verlinden Products probably out of production now since they retired and someone else took over the name. Here's the other mini diorama - in this one the tarmac is wet/dry emery paper
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The runway/tarmac is preprinted cardstock, can't remember the company tho. The grass is RR scenery over papermache mound. The base is scrap plywood
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Oh I have been following it. You may be too harsh on yourself. I know I was until I got comfortable doing the "soft edge" camo patterns. Really hard part is getting the paint to thinner ratio right. I did try to clean it up, but I think I made it worse. Those white blotches by the cockpit were the result of "cleaning". I have not found a method that does not destroy the decals in the process even tho they are covered by a clear coat. Many many many years ago when our kids were real young we took them to a Thunderbirds air sow at Stewart Field in Newburg. We were sitting ion a hill overlooking the main runway. Two A-10s from ANG Niagara Falls took off in formation, once airborne they split up, one vectoring north and the other continuing west out of our sight. The announcer was describing the planes characteristics etc and we were trying to follow the north bound plane. All of a sudden the 2nd one came right over our heads from behind us about 500-800 ft above us, scared the crap out of everyone on that hill, NO ONE HEARD HIM COMING, no engine sound until he was right over us. Announcer was laughing cuz he knew what had just happened (as planned). The Thunderbirds were awesome but these two Wort Hogs left a lasting impression on everone.
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An A-10 ? Like this ? Done with airbrush and Floquil paints about 20-25 years ago. Weathering enhanced by common household dust. I forget what scale it is. Camo pattern done free hand, no masking. Actually airbrushing is not as daunting as you would think. Takes a bit of practice but it is easily mastered.
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In the words of the Borg " resistance is futile"
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Before I decided to give wooden boats a try, I was deep into 1:35 scale Tamiya armor kits. Mostly WWII British, German and US, tanks and half-tracks. A few modern armor too. Probably 40 plus vehicles, all assembled, painted and now in plastic storage boxes after Admiral made me give up the bookshelves years ago. Still a few in the stash. I know that rabbit hole well, I fell back down it after watching COG and RGL do their 1:350 destroyers.
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Denis, @popeye the sailor , does this bad boy count for a build log ? Built in 1906. Been over 2 years in restoration. Had to completely disassemble the backbone and re-glue and install all new screws. Likewise for the basket. Measures 32 feet in length. After 4 months steaming the hide glue, and removing about 200 screws, side planks removed from backbone. Extra blocking added to stiffen backbone Reglued and clamped Runner plank with 2 coats of tung oil, old bolt holes filled with epoxy before redrilling Epoxy in splines to repair checking in mast Main basket (stern) inverted with original planks reinstalled, damaged wood repaired Re-attaching basket to backbone Forward basket, boat has 2, this one amidship
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Try some Tung oil on a piece of scrap to see how that looks. We use it on our ice boats a lot.
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Oh they can be in the food chain, just not MY food chain You can eat my share if you want !
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Gave their all ???? For what ??? Besides I have tried them and decided they are not for me !
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Denis, I don't remember cuz I don't eat them. Not even steamed, not even in chowda ! All I remember is the guy who brought them up to us lives on Long Island and is a member of one of the ice boat clubs down there.
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Craig, go to YouTube and search on Hudson River ice boats, you will find dozens of videos of our boats. Look for the video with the Brass Band. The photos above are from March 2014, the last time we had foot thick ice on the river and the gathering with the Brass Band. This year 2019-2020 was the year winter never arrived
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
Jack12477 replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Nicely done, Denis. Good looking model
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Lou, a typical weekend in the Valley in March (well, pre-Climate Change at least) - a gathering of friends on the ice for some culinary delights and a bit of sailing with the fleet. Note the gentleman in shorts in the next photo Fresh blueberry pancakes Long Island Clams - Fresh today
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Edward, Mike, Craig, Denis, Lou thanks. Denis, not sure what is next. I have 2 wood small boat kits, another 1:350 scale US Destroyer USS Sherman I think, sitting on the stash pile. Not sure if I want to do wood or plastic. And I still have the full scale 1:1 ice yacht restoration. Lou, do you really think a seasoned ice boater needs to put the top up to go for a ride on a sunny Feb or March day ? Especially after routinely gliding across the frozen ice of the Hudson river at 40 to 50 mph on a brisk sunny day with air temps between 20 and 30 Fahrenheit? You do need to come East and enjoy some real Winters !
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
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Kevin, thanks ! Don't have a biscuit cutter/joiner but I think I can improvise. I certainly have plenty of scrap lumber on hand. -
B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
Jack12477 replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Love it also. Would like to copy it. Could you provide some construction details please. Are the two bases glued together or just placed side by side in use ? What size are the dowels ? Thanks ! Plane is looking great ! -
Finished Windshield got a little messy - fell out twice on me - used Gator Grip Acrylic glue first time - 2nd time use G-S Hypo Cement - smudged it a bit putting it back in. Otherwise all came out okay - applied two coats of Pledge floor wax over the acrylic paint body before gluing on the chrome fiddly bits. Now to shrink the kids and take a ride in the Countryside
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Moving right along - we have some more progress to the model. Note the corrugated Chrome plated dual exhaust pipes. Man were they ever a bugger to get installed. Hood, trunk and side trim are just dry fitted for now. Stay tuned !
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Pirates !?!?!?! Here ??!?!?! I thought they had all been banished to that other ocean You know ! The one that shares the same acronym with that Classic American Military dish, "Cream Chipped Beef on Toast" or better known to American GIs as "Sheit on a Shingle"
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OC, yes I read about those storms. Europe even gave them names. Hope you were not affected by them.
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Oh the big storms keep coming, they just seem to miss my neck of the woods. Must be the mountains deflecting them or something like that; like maybe the weather people cannot calculate wind speed and direction
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It was 60 F today. Haven't seen snow since December. You must be reading about Rochester with 80.9 inches for the season. Maybe ! We have seen 10 to 12 inches all season.
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