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Canute

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  1. You haven't lost it; it was just hiding out. Are those real rubber tyres? Very cool.
  2. Thank you all for the good wishes. Being without TV or phone was a nuisance, but all we had from Friday of the storm was intermittent texting. Apparently, in the haste to get all the electric types of utilities, somebody cut a fiber-optic cable. Kudos to Duke Power and all its contractors replacing power poles and restringing wire. I do hope you weather this next storm out in the Gulf, brother.🫡
  3. Nicely done, Alan. Has a little bit of , maybe, Errol Flynn in him.
  4. Well done, Greg. 👍 That scene reminded me of a few winters in Bitburg, Germany in the mid 70s. Brr!
  5. OC, I talked with my Ophthalmologist after my cataract surgery. The new lenses made my distant vision very good, no glasses needed. The near vision for reading and computer work required over the counter readers of a specific strength. We tinkered with that strength to figure my typical work zone. So, don't bail out of this project. You'll work something out.
  6. We are getting clobbered with rain here in western NC. Yesterday we set a record with 4.1 inches. Drought, what drought. Biggest issue is some road cuts in US highways. Rainband from the northeast into Helene runs right over the top of Henderson County. This stuff will keep at it until Saturday. 😞
  7. Glad to read your results, OC. Take a little R&R from the 'puter.😃
  8. Peter, take frequent breaks to rest your eyes. Or else you'll go cross-eyed. 😉
  9. You really got the staining down. Always like the African paint schemes.
  10. That yellow looks so good on this Porsche. And the pup looks good, too. Saw a lady last week with one as an emotional support dog. It was a cutie, too.
  11. Well done with the NMF, Rich.
  12. I liked your photo thru the entryway off the platform. Very realistic.👍
  13. There 2 parts of the old D&RGW left, both are tourist lines in spectacular areas. The line you rode is now the Durango and Silverton, running between those named towns in southwestern Colorado. The other segment is the Cumbres and Toltec, operating between Chama, NM and Antonito, CO. The C&T does a little freight hauling, too. Antonito was also the northern terminus of the line to Santa Fe, NM. That line disappeared in the late 40s, I think.
  14. The roof walk/running board makes the car look like one of the passenger cars used on the Denver and Rio Grande Western branch that ran into New Mexico from Antonito, Co to Santa Fe, NM. Some of these cars had a handrail along side, also.
  15. I have 2 from UMM, both flush cutters. One is about a .25 inch head, the other is narrower. They do cut flush, but I also cut the parts off the sprue with a Tamiya cutter. They're better for the thicker sprues in some kits. The UMMs are for cleanup. If cutting resin, cut as far from the parts as possible and work back towards the part. These resins can be brittle and the snap of the cut may break the part. I bought a dental tool, suggested somewhere on this forum, to experiment with cutting the resins closer to the parts.
  16. Alan, I think this pretty quickly morphed into the YAK-28 Firebar. Two operational versions, YAK-28P and YAK-28PM. The P carried 2 Anab missiles, the PM carried the Anabs and 2 Atoll short range IR missiles. I see at least the 2 Anabs in your parts jumble. This was considered a significant all weather interceptor threat. in the early 70s by NATO. Good luck with the parts fit. My Firebar sits in the Box of Doomed projects. The nacelle fits are oath-inducing.
  17. I'll second OC's choice and add Gunship Gray or Tamiya's German Gray. More like a charcoal gray although the Tamiya is more of a weathered black.
  18. Nicely done. Those pieces turned out perfectly, just the right amount of heat effect on them. 👍
  19. Nice work on the Second Class compartment. 😄 That Gator Glue is a good product. It's really good for gluing dissimilar materials together. It retains flexibility after it sets, unlike CA which becomes brittle.
  20. Another interesting figure. I'm in on this one , too, Alan. He sort of looks like one of the Musketeers. 😊
  21. very well done, Chris. I look forward to you next project, wherever it goes. 😄
  22. Nice to help the family realize the completion of a project their father started. And you'll have the MSW crew following along. 👍
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