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Canute

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  1. Andy, I think it is what you think, a retainer valve. I blew the picture up as far as I could and it looks like one. Looked just like a freight car valve; you can see the retainer line running down the central door. Your interpretation looks good.
  2. We had a long running series of American Civil War games at our alert facility in Germany. Some magazine published a new game every few months and it kept us occupied. Beat the alternatives.
  3. Check on Scalemates.com for what may be out there. You never know what could be out there. I was looking at a Mudhen aka F-15E. This Great Wall kit has so much stuff included, but a lot of the ordnance is way newer than my era of knowledge. The accessories will blow your mind. Incredible.
  4. Yes, the stucco in Bitburg was a salmon color. I think my dad had pictures of the town square in Jan-Feb 45, after 3rd Army helped pinch off the Bulge. Looked better in 1975.
  5. Only certain ones, Carl. It was a very specific and demanding combat mission. Not everybody did it. My base had the job and only 1 squadron did the lion's share of the job. I was in a separate squadron that flew as air escorts for the primary Weasels. We carried ordnance to neutralize the surface to air missile sites. The job was not for the faint of heart. The stucco in Edward's photo is spot on for what I remember as the color in France. Where I lived in Germany, the stucco was more of a red, but it was fairly new, having been redone in the late 40's/early 50s.
  6. Nicely done. It looks ready to rumble. Can't wait for the diorama.
  7. They're all targets, sez the Weasel. Some are just higher priorities for weapons employment.
  8. Yeah, the sandbags I remember from the 70s on were OD. They were also plastic. I was opining about a WW 2 era burlap bag, is all. Carry on. What's an aviator know about earth-moving equipment, huh?
  9. Jack, looking good. If I may hazard a guess, if the bags are burlap, they'd probably be a light tan.
  10. The mullions on the upper sashes really make this car pop. Doing a great job, Andy. Definitely need breaks working on those real fine details. I kitbashed some auto garages in N Scale for a museum layout and could only work on the windows about 20 minutes or so. Had to go work on some HO stuff.
  11. Looking good, Andy. Nice to get some sanity back. And the primer looks good. Ties it all together.
  12. Nice Mustang, Lou. Minimum filler is nice. Less loss of some of the inset and scribed details. 👍 Yes, Airfix had a reboot some years back and their products are much improved.
  13. Makes sense cost-wise, since MIG is in Spain.
  14. I read it on, I think. Cybermodeler? May have been on a MRR site, too. Don't know who the primary maker is. I suspect Badger/Stynylrez
  15. Denis, it's a mid 60's Vette. 77 was Mako shark. I flew with a guy who had one of those Stingrays. Nice!
  16. I like "bent wing birds". The original Corsair is one of my faves.
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