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  1. Canute
    Good to see you back.
  2. Canute
    EG, thanks. Getting some.
  3. Canute
    EG, what's his link/address?
  4. Canute
    I'll second OC on the dihedral. It can sometimes be a roll of the dice, based on the quality of the molds. What some folks use is a HobbyZone or similar fixture to ensure the dihedral of the flying surfaces are set properly. This one: https://www.hobbyzone.biz/shop.shtml#!/HobbyZone-AJ01-Aircraft-Assembly-Jig/p/95137622/category=26620395 You may also want a good front or back shot to make sure of the angles with respect to the vertical centerline of the fuselage..
  5. Canute
    Yes, working on all the fine detail s of your painting, you need to take frequent breaks to lessen eye strain. When my club built an N scale diorama (1/160 scale), I kit-bashed a number of structures, some of which had double hung windows. I built an L shaped fixture to stack the window layers up square, but if I got 3 pieces assembled in 20 -30 minutes I was cross-eyed, too. Even with good light and an Optivisor. I understand full well, mate.
  6. Canute
    Concentrating like that OC, sucks time out of your watch.
  7. Canute
    Really captures the icing conditions. Looks like one of the Alaskan crabbing boats from "Deadliest Catch". They fish in November thru February, I think, and icing up is a big threat. All their traps are carried on deck and they can become too top heavy with accumulated ice..
  8. Canute
    Interesting to use the tin foil for the water base.
  9. Canute
    Steady hand. Looks good.
  10. Canute
    Craig, I'll follow this one, too. Interesting story.
  11. Canute
    Nicely done diorama. And your great memories.
  12. Canute
    Coming along nicely, Grant. Looks good.
  13. Canute
    That's a common techniques by builders of shelf based model railroads. A backdrop with structures of a quarter to half inch depth, just in front. Sets up the scene nicely. Looking forward to your interpretation of this.
  14. Canute
    This should be an interesting build. I'll follow along.
  15. Canute
    They didn't believe you were spraying for mosquitoes?
  16. Canute
    Mike, carrier decks were natural wood until 1941, then went with the blue stains. Like EG said, they had a stain for the wood, paint for the metal portions.
  17. Canute
    I've had similar tales shipping items from Savannah, GA to Hendersonville, NC. Box made it from SAV to Greenville, SC in 2 days; had to go to Jacksonville first. From Greenville, it should go to my PO in a day then delivery to my house.. Nope, box left Grenville for Raleigh, sat there a week and came back to Greenville. Sat 2 more days, then Hendo to my house in 2 days. And lately, UPS has been handing packages over to USPS for more shenanigans. Oy vey!
  18. Canute
    Evergreen Scale Models makes a number of styrene channels of 0.060, 0.080, 0.100 and 0.125. They go a little bigger, too. Check this page: https://evergreenscalemodels.com/collections/14-35cm-opaque-white-polystyrene-channel
  19. Canute
    Bratties would be good too, with some good mustard/senf in German.
  20. Canute
    Choices, choices. Plus laser cut formers. The White Tail intrigues me more.
  21. Canute
    Chili dogs. Real heart burn makers.
  22. Canute
    Mike, a small, thin flexible ruler or some of that old Dymo tape works well for aiding your rescribing. I hate when a scribed line wanders off into an area of pristine plastic.
  23. Canute
    OC, very cool. What scheme will you do? I see RAF and RN markings.If I may be so bold as to make a request, RAF 19 or 92 would be nice or that Tiger marking. Looking forward to whatever you decide.
  24. Canute
    Interesting a/c. Be interested in how the camo comes out.
  25. Canute
    Big, interesting personalities back then. Waltrip, Earnhardt,Wallace, etc. Nowadays they seem all button-down corporation fronts. Too bad.

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