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Bird looking good, Jack. 👍 You have square bottle Floquil, too? Definitely need that MicroMark mini eggbeater to resurrect old Floquil.

Hope the BBs are coated, if you use them in a water based paint. Stainless BBs are available from at least one shop: https://modelpaintsol.com/model-paint/stainless-steel-mixing-balls

Launching a massive airstrike off a straight deck carrier looked like a zoo. How many a/c were there on 1 ship. 90 or so? They'd jam them in anyway they could to make them all fit for launch. They had to launch in a sequence, usually fighters first to provide air cover, scout dive bombers next and finally, the torpedo bombers. The rendezvous to build the whole strike package must have been incredible, getting separate carriers' aircraft joined up. I remember our Linebacker launches from Korat in 1972, Over 100 aircraft from just one base. We had 4 bases launching. We had flow plans with all sorts of timing. Aircraft were parked all over the base; anywhere we had space to load and launch. We all launched to a fleet of aerial tankers and hung on them until the code word for executing the strike or weather cancelling was broadcast.

Coming along nicely, OC. Nice to have minimal seam filling. Spitfires always look good.

Ole' Slim is racking up rays. 😀 I like you layout for mooring the Philadelphia. Keep at it, Bob.

We had it in the F-4s, but that was when they were close to new. The MAC guys used it a lot in their cargo compartments.

Looking good, Lou. Cockpit floors still use that, although they seem to use a tape nowadays.

Doesn't matter, Lou. They look good. very nice work.

Well, more work done and I found a real prize buried in my RR cache: a pile driver barge. Could become the follow on to this little scow. On to the current work. The framework is pretty basic: floor, five bulkheads, some stringers and 2 end braces. Thanks to the laser cutting this craft has sheer and camber built in. The ends are identical, with buffer wood added in. Have to go back and add some creosote stain to these buffer boards. And this shows the camber, too. The stringers are added to support the deck and everything is left with the glue drying. I need to go back and touch up a few spots and fill in some gaps in the side strakes. Thanks for reading.

Great job with the paint. Like EG says, looks real.

Definitely looking like a Coast Guard Dolphin.

Carl, where's the fun in just a cockpit. Geewhiz, mate. We want to see more to that airplane. So, you are not expecting anymore parts to continue with this build. OK, I get it. I'm just a little too literal sometimes. And there is no wayinell I'd ever say anyone is dumb, especially looking at the artistry displayed by the folks on this forum. P.S. The DB605 is the Daimler Benz engine of the Me109G

A clean workbench/desk is a sign of a sick mind.

Carl , are you building this Bf109G on the installment plan, ala the Dagostini models? My aircraft model instructions always seem to start with the cockpit and eventually progress through the rest of the build. So, you're awaiting a DB605? It will be a good build when it appears, Carl.

Looking good, OC. Seems if one has a problem with the fit of parts in these newer kits, the builder is the one in error. A far cry from the old kits we cut our teeth with, back in the day.

Bob, make sure you get a tight seal around the base where your resin is going. The resin will find any pinholes and leak out. I've had personal experience.😮

Since this is a laser cut kit, there isn't a lot of fiddling required for the build. Most parts are pre-cut and also have double stick tape for fastening together. I started by staining the exterior parts with a Monroe Models black creosote stain. I waited overnight to let the stain dry and then started the hull sides. Pictures via my phone, so sorry for the blurry left edge. You can see how dark the stain got. I got the hull sides done fairly quickly and forgot to take any in progress shots. Here's the transom parts. There are two; there is no bow or stern on these craft. Completed transom. Have to build up the hull frames/bulkheads. The scow hull will look like an egg crate when we're ready for the deck.

Harbor areas were a big lure to railroads for sending and receiving merchandise. The major US seaports along both coasts hosted a number of railroads. The New York Harbor had 6 railroads approach it through New Jersey and one via the east shore of the Hudson River. The railroads on the New Jersey side carried the lion's share of the freight into the NY metropolitan area. There was only1 railroad with a tunnel from NJ into Manhattan, but it was only used for carrying passenger traffic So, in order to get the goods from the west side of the river into New York City, the railroads had to float their cargoes across the Hudson. The railroad "navy's" developed a wide variety of watercraft to move their tonnage, referred to as lighterage, around the harbor. They developed car floats, some with a loading dock central to the float, where cargo could be worked. The floats carried cars back and forth from the Jersey side to a number of stations in Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. They also used covered barges, some self-propelled, to move cargo they had to protect, from the railroad wharves to other stations and ships in the harbor, These barges carried their cargoes inside the hull of the watercraft. The scows carried cargo on their decks. Some had a cabin on the deck for a "captain", actually more of a watchman. These were Cabin Scows. Others, like this kit, just tied their cargo on the deck. And they were all conveyed around the harbor by railroad owned tugboats. I found a deck scow kit for use on my Harlem Transfer. Some deck scows had a mast and boom setup to haul deck cargo and winch it to a receiver. These were called stick lighters. I'd like to do it up as a stick lighter, since my modeled railroad had a number of these craft.

Whatever shade it is, the paint looks good.😁

Still looks orange-y red to me, kimosabe. And I agree with OC's dilution. Sounds right for MM paint. Been a few years, though.

Orange on the hull looks pretty good Jack. especially using one of OC's hairy sticks.

I'll second the recommendation. I use it on my freight cars. Has minimal odor. Good stuff.

The Soviet version of the B-29 was the TU-4 Bull. Prop planes were 1 syllable for NATO naming. Jets were 2 syllables. MiG 21 is Fishbed. Sorry to sneak into your log with that Denis.

Guys, here's the yellow primer blurb. I made it a PDF with pictures. Yellow primer.pdf

Thanks. I dig into it.