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  1. Canute
    How about a Chicago piano (4 x 1.1 inch guns. Early WWII USN antiaircraft gun)
  2. Canute
    Jack, I'll join in with following your build. And I'm with Lou about the "nose art". Is there a decal for it?
  3. Canute
    Like the blue shade, Dennis. Reminds me of Jungle Jim Liberman' s Funny Car from way back then. You might coat those old decals with the Microscale stuff. They make an over-coating to keep the decals together.
  4. Canute
    Superb work.
  5. Canute
    Great work Grant. 👍 All the seizings of the framing remind me of the lashings of timber we did in Scout camp.
  6. Canute
    Nice work on your boats. I like that "old wood" color
  7. Canute
    Looks good, Eric. Glad to read you're feeling better. Joint recovery can be tedious.
  8. Canute
    Chief, well done. This airedale gives you 2 thumbs up. 👍👍
  9. Canute
    It was out west, Jesse. Hope yours was as well.
  10. Canute
    I've had some model RR laser kits that use something called "laserboard". It's pretty thin stuff, with no grain, since it's a paper product. Used to build up steel framing for air vents with prototypical flimsy appearance. The Chief's fins look like they are a similar material.
  11. Canute
    No update; just a wish for a Merry Christmas to all my friends here.
  12. Canute
    Great news on the family front, Frank. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.
  13. Canute
    Robert, that build is on hiatus. Maybe another Ken? I'm currently thrashing on SMS Seydlitz with COG and RGL.
  14. Canute
    Nicely done, Robert.
  15. Canute
    Scott, try applying the tape to your jeans to take a little stickum off the tape. And maybe blend the two painted areas with a piece of a brown paper sack. Its like a very fine sandpaper. Start slowly and don't press too hard; you're blending the painted surfaces.
  16. Canute
    Glad you're aboard, Piet. Wanna join in?
  17. Canute
    That Western Approaches camouflage is tame compared to the design Dan P is putting on his USS Leviathan. And check out the Measure 3X series of US Navy camo: http://www.shipcamouflage.com/measures.htm
  18. Canute
    Nicely done, Alan. Looks ready to go.
  19. Canute
    After ripping through half a pack of carbide drills, I'm back to high speed steel bits. But buy in bulk, we'll go thru a bunch with all the drilling. I've got a slow running electric hand drill for all these holes. Can't set up in a drill press and pin vises will take forever.
  20. Canute
    The Trucolor paints are acetone based, so mask up and glove up. They do have a slew of colors. This is the rejuvenated Accu-paint line of many years ago. Model building experts amongst the model RR fraternity recommend priming under this paint. It doesn't adhere to resins and some plastics. So I'd recommend a priming taping test on the plastic. Spray your primer on one half of your test piece, let dry, lay some masking tape across the primer and the bare plastic. Spray or brush your color and let dry. Remove the tape and see what gets pulled off.
  21. Canute
    Ron, you might want to use 4 ought steel wool. It's go into solution faster than the nails. I use it as a wood stain on my models.
  22. Canute
    Denis, check the bottom of page 2. That box is chock full of resin, wood, brass and stainless steel.
  23. Canute
    The USN is pretty good at turning acronyms into words, too. CNTRA is Sinatra? But yeah, we do like those acronyms.
  24. Canute
    Well, just sayin', Carl.
  25. Canute
    Carl, get a good fitting breathing mask with chemical filters to reduce the CA fumes effects. Those inexpensive dust masks won't do much, but I use a 3M one and it helps with the CA, acetone and MEK fumes. You do have to replace filters occasionally. And maybe an exhaust fan, to reduce stress from the odors, with the rest of your household.

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