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  1. Canute
    Nice job. I really like the weathering, subtle understatement. 👍
  2. Canute
    You might see an A-7D first.
  3. Canute
    Nah, you done good, OC. The kit tried to trip you up, but you hammered it into submission. 👍
  4. Canute
    You're too easily amused, Andy. Looks like something I'd do. Looking forward to your next update.
  5. Canute
    It has been, Joe. The stuff I read about today on my AF news-feeds was all a pipe dream for us in the 80s. I got shunted into KC-135s in '91 and missed out on all the new stuff in the pipeline. I was a squadron/wing weapons officer for a long time. It was my favorite job. I've been looking at doing an F-15E aka Mudhen. The weapons carried nowadays vaguely resemble the gear we used in Desert Storm.
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    Thanks, Joe. I flew the Spike pods and looked at a Tack pod on a Philippine based USAF F-4 during Desert Shield/Storm. Dropped laser weapons thru Paveway III. Watched the bunkerbuster development, but never saw one. We had video cockpit recorders for Spike/laser work, TV for Maverick work and radar video. Mission dDebriefs were always media shows of some sort. HD and downlink was a sci-fi dream.
  7. Canute
    Hey, they work. I use them like that all the time.
  8. Canute
    When I was based in both Sacramento and Merced, the major highways all had notices about carrying chains. Both times never spent the wntire winter there. Out here in western NC, we have some roads over the Smokies with similar notices, but they're deep in the TN/NC/GA border area. My main road thru the Smokies, I40, only gets closed when the rocks slide down and block the roads. Those take much longer to clean up and the detour, Asheville-Bristol, TN-I26 to I81, takes a long time.
  9. Canute
    Joe, are these laser designator pods? I'm familiar with the names, but my training was with Pave Zot/Knife/Spike/Tack weapon systems.
  10. Canute
    Really like those Interwar biplanes, Mike. Trials and tribulations working in 1/72 scale bi-wingers, especially for those of us needing visual assistance and some loss of manual dexterity. Well done.
  11. Canute
    Nicely done, Craig.
  12. Canute
    It was CDW, sir. Oops, overwrote you, Denis.
  13. Canute
    Well, you can try and at least be a useful idiot.
  14. Canute
    Use the woody parts of your shrub trimmings, especially azaleas. Nice logs, etc.
  15. Canute
    Jack, that turned out great. Nice job. Woodland Scenics uses ground foams colored in differing shades and grinds. You can do grasses, tree leaves, bare ground, water features, whatever you can scheme up. There are several companies making trees and shrubs, Again, let your imagination work. Best thing is to try and find a real brick and mortar railroad hobby shop to browse. Sometimes Hobbytown has a decent scenery section. Or see if there are train shows in your area. They usually get in a bunch of vendors and you can browse there, too.
  16. Canute
    Very true, Carl. Can't replicate that taste. Very distinctive.
  17. Canute
    Nice present, Craig. She'll be a big 'un.
  18. Canute
    Yep, we have roads like those with 30-35 MPH posted limits. I can run most at about 45-50 MPH. The really twisty ones need a really good sportscar to drive properly. My Ford doesn't quite fit that requirement.
  19. Canute
    Very nice job, Grant. The details are tremendous.
  20. Canute
    You remember when movies had intermissions? Beep, beep, Eugene the Jeep. Here you go, Popeye. Found it:
  21. Canute
    OC, seems you've recovered nicely, mate. Good job. 👍
  22. Canute
    Mark, I heard that, too. Guess their parent company is altering the marketplace for us modelers. Time to try new brands. I see you picked up a bottle of Mission Models paint, an acrylic paint. I watched an hour long video on it's usage. It was all airbrushed, although the first demo was unthinned. I think it can be brush painted; I ordered some to try out. They have a thinner (mostly alcohol per the video maker), which is really an retarder, shown in the second demo. And something called a polyurethane mix for increased durability. Here's 1 review: https://modelpaintsol.com/guides/mission-models-acrylic-paints Here's the Youtube: http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=features&file=view&artid=7401
  23. Canute
    That's like a Caprese Salad, with the mozzarella and seasoning. Good eats. I do miss the taste of Jersey tomatoes. We get good fresh tomatoes here in season, but they just don't have the flavor. I know folks who "imported" dirst from there to grow their own and still, not the same. Must be the rain.
  24. Canute
    You don't like tomatoes?? Wow. Love 'em. And yes, fried green tomatoes are tasty. Do you eat stuffed Bell peppers? Or just for salads?
  25. Canute
    I've only seen a few companies tell you how much weight to add. Most just say to add weight. Tamiya did one better; they included a custom weight for the nose of their 1/48 He-219 Uhu. It's a Luftwaffe Night Fighter with a long fuselage. Pretty hefty weight I must say.

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