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  1. Canute
    I'll join in, too, Jack.
  2. Canute
    EG, works for me, too. The well researched historical novel makes the actual facts stick in my mind better than drilling through a bland history. I've been reading some novels of the Peninsular War of the early 1800s. Wellington versus Napoleon's marshals. Makes the facts stick a tad better.
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    Hi, the blood chits were area specific. I had one similar to the one you show on silk, when I was stationed in SEA. My unit kept t when I rotated back to the States. Later on, we had them for the Middle East, with languages appropriate for that region on the chit. I still have it, since it's stiched into the back of my flying jacket.
  4. Canute
    Fai un buon viaggio, Giovanni. 😁
  5. Canute
    EG, thanks for the info on the Mr Surfacer 500. I've been using Vallejo filler of late (marble dust in an acrylic medium, no odor). but it has a noticeable drying time. Works good, but takes time to dry. I like my Bondo Spot Putty, too. It has quite an odor, but it sets past and stays in place.
  6. Canute
    EG, which blend are you using? I have some 500, but I think they have 1000 and 1200. They sure do fill the spaces nicely.
  7. Canute
    Well done, Captain.
  8. Canute
    Michael, it was just my comment based on what I'd seen in the past. Your diorama looks to be a fascinating vignette of the loco works. 😁
  9. Canute
    Michael, interesting that they laid 2 complete sets of rails there. Most dual gauge I've seen(admittedly not many) would use 1 common rail and 1 rail for the narrow gauge. Your work on the rails looks impeccable.
  10. Canute
    Mark, the real hard core builders have 2-4 builds going simultaneously. I've got 3 right now, 2 refrigerator cars and a covered hopper. All plastic kitbashes of basic cars into something modified to a greater or lesser degree. They're a lot of fun, re-engineering the basics into the desired cars.
  11. Canute
    Coming along nicely, EG. Don't rush it.😁
  12. Canute
    Nicely done with the metal process. The reflectivity is very good. I wouldn't expect mirror finishes on operational jets, unless they were going to an airshow and they'd buff up everything. Thank God for camouflage paint jobs; no shining that stuff up, unless you're the Thunderbirds/Blue Angels and similar demo teams. Yeah, the frequent updates here in this sub-forum are crowding out the actual ship builds. You can't follow these builds on the front page. I'm OK with that. The techniques discussed here are applicable to most modeling disciplines working with styrene and other materials. Model on!
  13. Canute
    OC, you may want to look at coating your decals with Microscale Liquid Decal Film. Prevents older decals from breaking up. Some of the others may chime in about maybe using a stronger setting solution. I have a bottle of Solvaset, put out by a defunct maker of pretty thick decals. If you have a hobby shop nearby that's open, maybe they could give you a steer (if its an older person who knows how to apply decals).
  14. Canute
    Denis, keep on truckin' with this beastie. It's a definite novelty.
  15. Canute
    Nice catch with the void in the tail.That may have even been a section of titanium. Most jets, of slightly newer vintage in that era, and later, had some in those hot areas.
  16. Canute
    Mike, read EGs F-104 build about his clear coverings over BMF. Some of the hobby formulations may darken your finish. He seems to like the Liquitex varnish.
  17. Canute
    Really fine job on those cockpits, Mike. And ditto about the canopies. Dip, do not brush.
  18. Canute
    Vinegar (mild acetic acid) may be better. Try not to touch the parts with bare fingers afterwards; you may transfer skin oils.
  19. Canute
    I like your testing, EG. The pictures are good examples. I've read of folks doing this, but they don't show enough examples.
  20. Canute
    I'm in too. Don't think they came in anything but BMF (unless you do it as a USN Fury).
  21. Canute
    I've heard that from other folks, too.
  22. Canute
    Get some Canopy Glue. It's a thick white glue that dries clear. Find it at RC airplane shops. Or some of the Aleene's Tacky glues. They have several different formulations. I used the Extra Tacky to glue styrene to wood. Had to clamp that since the wood was a small structure and I think it absorbed the glue faster than I could stick the plastic to it.
  23. Canute
    Impressive gatehouse, Ekis. Well done.
  24. Canute
    You're a brave man to work with 1/72 PE cockpit details, although I must say they do add some nice parts. Hope they're visible after you closed up the fuselage, too.
  25. Canute
    Carl, thanks. I ended up with a bottle of pigment for Burnt metal, because I didn't realize they made them as a paint and a pigment. Lesson learned.

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