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  1. Canute
    I've been using a broken drill bit ( #78 or so, 0.016 inch US wire size drill) to put the tiny drop where I need it. And then burn the dried stuff off the end when it gets gummed up. Got a lot of those broken #78s, since you just look at them cross-eyed to snap them .
  2. Canute
    The master pattern makers are using 3D printing to do up their masters nowadays. I just got a resin kit of a railroad boxcar with oil-canning of the sides. Relatively easy to model in HO (1/87) scale. Don't know how tough it would be, showing these effects, on 3D masters for our usual steel ship scales, like 1/200 or 1/350.
  3. Canute
    Model Monkey, a 3D printer outfit, is advertising Arizona parts in the old Revell box scale in gray resin: https://www.model-monkey.com/1-426-scale
  4. Canute
    I can say that for model railroad modeling contests, if you do the actual CAD work, it's scratchbuilt. Whether you actually run the printer or not is irrelevant.
  5. Canute
    Ah yes, going fishing with explosives. My cousin told me they did that in Viet Nam, back in the day. May be wasteful, but it's quick!
  6. Canute
    Some models are made from heavy paper or cardboard, also known as card stock. Check out Dan Vadas build of HMS Hood on this site.
  7. Canute
    Now that's dangerous. But, I like things that go boom!
  8. Canute
    We resorted to cherry bombs, since they held up a little in water. Made good depth charges. 🤯
  9. Canute
    AMS is advanced Modelers Syndrome, adding all manner of superdetailing to the basic kit. The airplane and armor folks do it a lot.
  10. Canute
    They might be the covers for the coal chutes. They got bags of coal on the deck and dumped them into bunkers via these chutes.
  11. Canute
    Sign me up for this Merrie Crew. I'll join Jack up in the cheap seats. And Carl, can you get some good bratwursts for the grill, please. And careful how you toss that Ken name around.
  12. Canute
    Which Houston kit, Lou? The ships of ABDAFLOAT all have such a tragic history. I've read a few histories, especially the books cited by Piet during his build of Java.
  13. Canute
    Yves, James H has a build log on this site: Enjoy. I took one look at the price and nearly swallowed my gum. That's about 4 HO sound equipped locos worth of Amati railcars
  14. Canute
    Good news there, Craig. Doolittle's crews did their short field takeoff practice at what later became Duke Field (named after the Duke, John Wayne, when they filmed his "Green Berets" movie there). It's also called Eglin Auxiliary Field 9; I was stationed at the main base in Fort Walton Beach, once upon a time.
  15. Canute
    Denis, this scale of car can run on G Gauge tracks, possibly with different trucks. The trucks in this kit look to be very high quality materials. The skills of we builders decides how well it operates on the tracks. A club I belong to has an outdoor layout and runs 1/32 down to 1/20.3 scales. Some incongruities in the scales, but the club members are good with these cars, etc.
  16. Canute
    Suitably trashed up the paint, Carl. Looks like a bad trip to Murmansk and back. Nice.
  17. Canute
    Sign me up. A bird farm! B-25s version, please. I'm a little prejudiced, being a retired USAF aviator. But a Midway version is good, too.
  18. Canute
    Denis, I'll follow along, too. I remember building this one way back when. Did a paint "mix" of blue grays for the decks. Not too good, way too blue. I think I was 12 or so.
  19. Canute
    Good info on your PE prep. Need the vinegar bath to really clean and etch the brass. 👍
  20. Canute
    The muzzles look like old blunderbusses, although the ones in the photo do look oversized, too. Muzzle opening seems a little smaller than a sailor's noggin. The model photo is shot much closer than the average viewer will be eyeballing your build.
  21. Canute
    Good start. I'll tag along on this build.
  22. Canute
    There used to be a guy who sold a cast weight for the nose. It would work unless you planned on showing off the radar antenna. I wish I could remember his name, sorry. You may be able to find some other aftermarket goodies for it. This website has some pretty good info, in case you are looking. https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/p-61/p-61_all.shtml
  23. Canute
    Vote change. Do Hornet!
  24. Canute
    Carl, I think you could classify this as a "beater". Nice job with the weathering/rust.
  25. Canute
    I vote for the bird farm - Akagi. A changeup from all the gun toters.

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