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  1. Canute
    Nice present, Craig. She'll be a big 'un.
  2. 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.
  3. Canute
    Very nice job, Grant. The details are tremendous.
  4. Canute
    You remember when movies had intermissions? Beep, beep, Eugene the Jeep. Here you go, Popeye. Found it:
  5. Canute
    OC, seems you've recovered nicely, mate. Good job. 👍
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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?
  9. 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.
  10. Canute
    Can you at least talk with her, Mark?
  11. Canute
    Whew, that was quick! Looks good, Craig.
  12. Canute
    Coming along nicely there, OC.
  13. Canute
    I'll second that, Denis. Although I might do it in reverse order. The two sided tape or foam-backed tire weights are most likely to stay put. CA is good, unless it gets brittle and the model is handled. Bathtub calk works, too. Do not use solvent type glues (Goo,Ambroid or whatever) to hold weights. They out-gas for a long time and will warp most plastics. I've seen old freight car models fold in half because the glue melted the styrene.
  14. Canute
    If you have an ultrasonic cleaner, put it in there and run it for a while. You'll be surprised at what may start oozing out.
  15. Canute
    There is a name for this; it's Advanced Modelers Syndrome (AMS), although that might be the politically correct version. Since this is a family-friendly site, I'll say no more. 😉 My 2 cents; take it for what it's worth. Are we gilding the lily or painting a pig. Ask yourself, will this aftermarket part really enhance your model. Paint masks fall into that category. Some of us need help painting circles or keeping clean canopies (that's me). Cockpit enhancements fall into the category of do I really need it. In 1/72 scale, it can be very hard to see. In 1/48th, more visible and in 1/32, really visible. Are the costs worth the enhancement? Only the builder can make the call. Something that will help is to scour the work for reviews and builds (research). I found out that an F-111 I want to build builds up pretty heavy, so this one reviewer said the metal landing gear available as aftermarket would be a wise purchase. And if you need to keep within a budget, keep it. Do not tick off the Admiral. We want to keep all our members on this board.
  16. Canute
    Tell me about it. I've been looking for a discontinued Eduard set, checked ebay for nought and found it somewhere in Germany. Shipping was as much as the set cost. Common Sense bailed out days ago.
  17. Canute
    Did Eduard make a Zoom set for that? They're colored instrument panels and such. Check Scalemates: they show several sets. You'll have to check on availability. You might even find an ejection seat for the Zipper.
  18. Canute
    Mark, Ringling Brothers parked their trains in the Meadowlands in North Jersey (really swampland, but I grew up near there), unloaded their stuff and rolled into the Lincoln Tunnel and over to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. It was a sight to behold. Multiple sections of their trains came in to the railroad yards. The route was the reverse of the opening credits of "The Sopranos", an HBO show on the Jersey/New York mafia. Required watching for us Jersey guys with Italian blood, ya know.
  19. Canute
    Aircraft gray for me. I looked at it long enough. Panels black, surrounds medium gray. 36260, I think, or 36270. Like the color ADC painted their interceptors, etc., except a flat color.
  20. Canute
    Very nice recovery, OC! A flat coat and some weathering and no-ones the wiser.
  21. Canute
    Precision daylight bombing was a pipedream with the quality of the gear in a/c back then. The AF never really wanted to get into close air support (CAS). The A-7 and later the A-10 were the sop thrown towards the Army every time the Army started grumbling about getting more of this type support. The AF still shoots at it, slowly developing a light attack jet for foreign sales. But with the current crop of precision guided munitions and standoff capabilities, do we need to hazard high value manned jets in the CAS role. Maybe drones are the wave of the future in CAS? Enough of this mud moving talk. Air to air for me! Back to the Zipper.
  22. Canute
    Andy, the CP livery is top notch and your rendition is dead on. Love all the details you've got so far. Can't wait to see it with a full interior. 👍
  23. Canute
    A lot of info on Tiger kits, colors and references is here: https://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/pzkpfw6/pzkpfw6_all.shtml
  24. Canute
    I was in a club with a retired AF Chief Master Sergeant, who belonged to the Circus Modelers Association or some such. He modeled in N thru G scales. His pride and joy was a calliope in O scale. Impressive builds. They've retired all the real circus trains here in the US, so the models are it except for a few random circus museums.
  25. Canute
    Excellent, should be a good runner.

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