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  1. Canute
    Good, looks like a front row seat. I have a 1/700 Ise in the stash, but my eyesight seems to preclude my doing much with it. May end up selling it. Carl, you interested? It is a strange looking duck.
  2. Canute
    Greg, that is flat out outstanding. Bravo!
  3. Canute
    Nice to see you back at it, Mark. Good looking carriages.
  4. Canute
    Excellent how-to and it lists acrylic equivalents in Vallejo, Badger ModelFlex and Model Master Acrylics for the old Floquil-Pollyscale line. And they do add more info on an as needed basis. Highly recommended.
  5. Canute
    Greg, great detailing of Isuzu. Best of luck with your "plumbing repairs". Hope it's a fast recovery.
  6. Canute
    You may want to keep in mind with translucent colors, such as red and yellow, that you should prime, if trying to cover a dark grey or black plastic. And make sure the unprimed plastic is clean of mold release , oils and fingerprints. Wash in warm water with Dawn or similar dishwashing liquid. Also works on resin castings.
  7. Canute
    Clare, very nice start. I'll follow along with the crew. This is a great trainer for card modeling. Should have done this before I launched into Choctaw.
  8. Canute
    Mike, I'm going to follow along also. Maybe start the second row.
  9. Canute
    Pucko, that's a beautiful diorama. Nicely done.
  10. Canute
    Piet, like Patrick said, it will be an honor to follow your next build. Having just finished the Cox book, I have a new found appreciation for what y'all went thru during the opening phase of WW II in the Southwest Pacific.
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    The tiny American naval force versus the "wooden walls" of the Royal Navy. I think there most definitely was some propaganda being written to get any kind of edge for the Yankees. Of course, building over large frigates with better oak scantling didn't hurt. I appreciate reading James's accounts of these actions, since he was a contemporary. Kind of like reading Morison's account of WW II and then reading an author like Hornfischer or Cox, with much more research material available. Thank you, Frolick.
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    They were the heroes of "The Greatest Generation". We should all thank God or whatever Supreme Being you pray to for the likes of these men. I grew up listening to the stories Dad and his friends told of their service in every theater of WW II. And I was fortunate to be able to serve with some heroes while in Viet Nam.
  13. Canute
    Craig, I'll follow along, too. These light cruisers were an interesting development with all the antiaircraft artillery they carried.
  14. Canute
    Jesse, my heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
  15. Canute
    Joe, I'm in, too. While I wasn't "in country" back then(flew out of Thailand), I did have friends and family down there in IV Corps. Will follow along with interest.
  16. Canute
    Lawrence, thank you for the tip. I had tried it earlier, but didn't let the wood soak long enough. I had used this technique with some model RR structures, but soaked the wood with some dilute ammonia. It molded well, but the wood felt "weakened". I'll give the strips a longer soak.
  17. Canute
    Nicely done, Piet.
  18. Canute
    I'll tag along, too! Always up for new techniques.
  19. Canute
    Model Masters is still around. Our local Hobby Town has the line. You may have to go to an online retailer, but here are several you can start with. https://www.megahobby.com/categories/paint-store/model-master.html http://store.spruebrothers.com/category_s/1982.htm http://www.rollmodels.net/search/newsrch.php
  20. Canute
    Piet, thanks for your research. It amplifies the incidents covered by Cox in his book. I look forward to your work.
  21. Canute
    The ammonia will work, but once the internal structure of the wood gets modified to bend, it doesn't actually revert back to what it was. I believe the wood structure is weaker internally after an ammonia bath. Good support under the bent wood is a must. Steam is a better bet, since the wood fibers don't get weakened.
  22. Canute
    Ouch, Dan. Very pricey. The low cost shops in Hong Kong may not carry much US stuff. I did a fast check on some other shops and 1/250 PE isn't readily available, except from GMM.
  23. Canute
    Dan, what scale is the new ship? Gold Medal Models, http://www.goldmm.com/ may cover it and should be available in OZ.
  24. Canute
    Jack, thanks for the answer. Been busy. They even include a section for home-made cleaners to keep use of the manufacturer's recommended thinner product for just thinning the acrylic paints as you use it. Can save you a bunch of cash.
  25. Canute
    Piet, my library found me a copy of "Rising Sun, Falling Skies". Got it from a county out east of here, I'll start into it tonight. Read the intro and he mentions the few prior books written on this sad chapter of the start of the Pacific War.

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