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  1. Canute
    Nice work, Mark. Keep on truckin'. So many topics to study. Most USAF fighters used 4 colors in Viet Nam; the 2 you mention, a dark tan and a dark green. Grey belly and the other 3 colors on top. The grey went away in the late 70s, I think. That's a whole other rabbit hole of study
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    Stop it; I fell into that rabbit hole and spent a half hour following interesting stories.
  3. Canute
    Bulls eye, OC. Have fun, Lou. You're building one of your memories. That's good for you, mate.
  4. Canute
    Classy looking car, Jack. Well done.
  5. Canute
    Lou, you gotta build up confidence. You start small and simple. Do those a few times and confidence grows. Move up a step and repeat. It's like public speaking or learning to drive. The more you do it, the better you feel. 👍
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    Lou, nice work on those cabin supports. Welcome to the Kitbashers Klub. Manufacturers pick and choose their projects. Guess the good old Huey wasn't sexy enough for them.
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    Same here. My old man, who toured across France, thru Germany to Czechoslovakia with 3rd Army, said Combat was a heck of a lot more authentic for his money. He liked the movie Patton, but said the General spoke with a high squeaky voice.
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    Oh, yeah, duct tape. We called it speed tape, because some of it was slapped on a jet that could get almost supersonic, on the deck. One story: Maintainers put down a bed of epoxy to fix ab F-4 windscreen after a Canada goose went thru it at 420kts/480 MPH. The epoxy was still drying but the fixers said we could fly it home at 300kts/350 MPH or slower. Yours truly and a frontseater strap in and off we go. That's when frontseater tells me he's got a lunch date and we go home at about 500 MPH. After we land he disappears and leaves me with his gear and all the paperwork. Show up for maintenance post flight debrief and Super Sarge (an old buddy of mine) asks where the pilot was. I just told them who he was and he had a lunch date. We all laughed, cause this guy had a history of stunts like that.
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    Lou, it's obviously a labor of love for you to spend the time correcting a kit. OC's strip styrene fix was a good idea, occasionally resorted to by yours truly to fix RR cars. Your door fit is fine. Stop berating yourself and press on with the build. Most of us aren't as intimately familiar with the Huey as you are.
  10. Canute
    Beautiful job on the roadbed and rails. Superb detailing.
  11. Canute
    You're doing a great job with your washes, OC. The bay walls look perfect.
  12. Canute
    Kit basher is a good title. Every time I start to hack some plastic I think of that title. I know of a few really good modelers who are kit minglers. where you can hardly see where the kit ends and the bash begins. Those folks are rare as hen's teeth. Lou, you're growing as a modeler when you realize where you can make your improvements. When we can't see evidence of the changes, then you're a pro. I don't claim to be at that stage yet, but I'm improving. Don't let setbacks daunt you. Keep up the good work, brother.
  13. Canute
    Yeah, probably not canvas, Carl. Nice kitbash, too.
  14. Canute
    Jack, I think that orange-brown is supposed to be a leather color. I know there are better paint choices for the leather seats and dashboard. Maybe you can turn the inside doors into something looking like a wood grain, using a contrasting dark brown oil wash. Here's a site, check the wood graining ideas at the bottom of this page: http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/hintsandtips The ragtop could use a flat agent; I guess it's a canvas top?
  15. Canute
    Nice start, OC. The wash makes those tanks "pop".
  16. Canute
    Lou, don't sweat it. We're mostly kit bashers, modifying kits to greater or lesser degrees. Scratch-building is cutting all your parts from stock, whether its plastic, wood or metal. At least by the definition of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). The IPMS folks may have a different definition. The more we do the modifying, the better we get at doing it. It's good you see where the modifications are needed. Some kit makers take shortcuts to get parts out of their molds, do less than stellar research or use lesser materials. The folks on this site are attuned to doing good research and using the best materials they can afford. And they support each other. That's why this is such a great site.
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    All the modeling genres have their scratch builders. Take a look at photos of IPMS meetings or in model railroading Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) meets. Guys are willing to cut up and rebuild parts to match pictures of actual equipment. The RPMers are sometimes called rivet counters by the "ready to run" folks. We just invite them to come over to the Dark Side. <evil grin>
  18. Canute
    And they wondered why the kids took the edges off with alcohol and other substances.
  19. Canute
    Your figures really do help make the build "pop". Looking good.
  20. Canute
    French pre-dreadnought.
  21. Canute
    The cockpit is gorgeous. That Turkey is loaded with details. And your usual painting and finishing is the cherry on top.
  22. Canute
    Good job, OC. Early Airfix?
  23. Canute
    Lou, rattle cans for primers. Airbrush for final colors
  24. Canute
    Lou, you might want to wash the parts with Dawn. It's a good grease cutter. Don't touch the plastic with your bare mitts after that; possible finger oil transfer. Get some cheap latex/nitrile gloves. Try a rattle can of Tamiya fine gray primer. It's a good primer. Start and stop the spray before you get to the model parts and keep the spray moving.
  25. Canute
    Cap, we do that down in western NC at the Apple Valley Model RR. We are an HO railroad, running DCC. Stuck a GoPro on a flatcar and took these videos. We added a mask into the video of diesel cab windows. We're working on putting a drone camera into an HO loco. https://www.avmrc.com/layout-videos.html Our outdoor RR in G scale is already doing this, since there is plenty of space in those loco cabs. Haven't done a video of that, yet.

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