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  1. Canute
    Hey, there's Popeye on the cowling. Nice.
  2. Canute
    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.
  3. Canute
    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.
  4. Canute
    She's a beauty.
  5. Canute
    Nicely done. It looks ready to rumble. Can't wait for the diorama.
  6. Canute
    They're all targets, sez the Weasel. Some are just higher priorities for weapons employment.
  7. Canute
    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?
  8. Canute
    Nice, the Storks. Well done.
  9. Canute
    Jack, looking good. If I may hazard a guess, if the bags are burlap, they'd probably be a light tan.
  10. Canute
    Nicely done, mate. What a recovery. 👍
  11. Canute
    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.
  12. Canute
    Like that wolf, Jack. On pins and needles waiting the next installment.😉
  13. Canute
    Nice seat covers.
  14. Canute
    Looking good, Andy. Nice to get some sanity back. And the primer looks good. Ties it all together.
  15. Canute
    Just drop dead gorgeous.👌
  16. Canute
    Nice plaid paint.
  17. Canute
    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.
  18. Canute
    Makes sense cost-wise, since MIG is in Spain.
  19. Canute
    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
  20. Canute
    OC, hope the unveiling turns out well.
  21. Canute
    Denis, it's a mid 60's Vette. 77 was Mako shark. I flew with a guy who had one of those Stingrays. Nice!
  22. Canute
    I like "bent wing birds". The original Corsair is one of my faves.
  23. Canute
    Lou and everybody. Prime with a light color (white/gray?pale yellow). Yellows and reds are translucent colors, so the primer is needed. Then, paint the yellow areas. Finally, paint the darker color(s). Always paint light to dark. I tried to paint a black item with red once upon a time; gave it up as a lost cause. Stripped the shell, primed and it looked much better.
  24. Canute
    Yep.
  25. Canute
    Reds and yellows are very translucent, so a light color underneath is a must. I have a modeling friend who has used a Badger yellow primer under the reds he paints freight cars. It's Stynylrez or you may find it in Europe under the AMMO by MiG label.

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