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Flak Bait is a B-26, preserved in the Smithsonian. It's undergoing a renovation. -
Hornfischer's book was a good read. Those were some very brave men. Nice to see a build of a "jeep" carrier. Alex, I'm in.
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Denis, the green wire is probably floral wire, a soft wire(not sure what it is made from) that florists use with their flower arrangements. A lot of older train kits (cars and structures) used to use it because it's pretty easy to work with. It's still good to use, but there are better wire materials available, such as phosphor bronze wire. It's a harder material and holds it's shape when bent. Light house is looking good.
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Nicely done trucks, Danny.
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Or maybe a helper engine pushing heavy trains up hills. Hope it had a stoker appliance to push fuel into the firebox, too.
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Old Floquil paints?
Canute replied to MEDDO's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Not sure about the bright oil, although it may be a glossy brownish-black paint, to simulate an oil puddle. The Glaze was an additive for making the Floquil paints dry to a gloss finish. Normally, the Floquil were matte or flat finishes. If you wanted to apply water slide decal to a flat painted surface, the decals could dry with a lot of silvering, caused by air trapped under the decal. You would mix a little Glaze into the paint to make it glossy. I don't remember the ratio you'd need to use the glaze. I would paint the surface with the Floquil, then gloss it with Pledge/Future/Kleer. That's an acrylic floor treatment, but works a charm on models, too. -
Like what all your others buddies said, OC. Friends are folks you can open up to. Don't need to apologize.
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OC, hang in there, buddy. You and the admiral are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep the good attitude.
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Loctite make a glue titled Power Flex. Has a black label (because of the rubber?) Per my source, it's a gel. So you'll get a little working time. I myself will be looking for some of this stuff after my current supply gets used up or solidifies.
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Sorry to read that, Mark, but you know your heart. We'll be here for you when you feel the need👍.
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Denis, that turned out very well. Locos back then were real beauties; the builders and owners were proud of their creations. This one fits in well with those old engines.
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Nice video. Gives a good understanding of what it took to keep a steam engine running. One reason for dieselization.
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Cabbie, here's one brand from Loctite: https://www.loctiteproducts.com/en/products/fix/super-glue/loctite_super_glueultragelcontrol.html
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Denis, most modern fixed wing a/c have retractable refueling equipment. USAF favors doors to receptacles in the body, most other airforces (including naval forces) favor a probe on the receiver and a drogue (basket) on the tanker. Same for helos. I think the USAF version stems from the 50s and Gen Curtis LeMay. Control and use of tanker assets. Blades better droop, means they are flexible. It's like wings flexing; they better or the wings break off.
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That probe sticking out front does several functions. It is part of the pitot static system for airspeed. The fins are for angle of attack (AOA) and I suspect sideslip for the helo. Looking at Soviet/Russian jets, they all appear to have similar probes to the one on the Hind. A simple yet reliable system. We had a small cone shaped protrusion on the left side of the Phantom's nose, which was the AOA probe. The AOA gave us an audio signal as we approached stall condition. If the audio didn't get our attention, the frontseater got a foot massage as additional reinforcement. The right rudder pedal shook to get his attention.
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That's a bummer. Good luck chasing that down.
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There are rubber filled CAs available. Helps reduce the shearing issues of CA.
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Pretty nifty looking flying boat. And PE, too. This will be a beauty.
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OC, we always went to RAF Alconbury. Easier to get to London, catching an HST at Huntington. Good times.
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Nice, quarter inch scale Sundowners Phantom. They did some innovative work in the air to air arena, back in the 70s. We USAF Phantom drivers copied a lot of their stuff. I'll be watching that build with great interest. And a very nice job on the Fox 8, Slog. Only saw a few back when I was in SEA.
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DD-245 was the first US ship lost in the Battle of the Atlantic, torpedoed in October 1941.
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Very pretty lake. I cruised in my flight of Phantoms over that lake once upon a time. No summertime traffic, although we had to evade a seaplane. Well, it was see and avoid.
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Northwest Shortline catered to the model railroaders quite a bit. They turned out better wheels, replacement gears, drive train components and their tool line. They were primarily a machine tool line, but did have this hobby side. The owners had been in the market to sell out and retire. So far only their machine tool line has sold. The hobby side is still available, for a price. MicroMark got into the NWSL action with their cutting/sanding tools.
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