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Canute
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I've used fine grained auto body filler (Bondo here in the US) to even out the divots on plastic. Has a strong odor, so wear a good chemical vapor mask. And do it outdoors (peace in the family, lads). I have also seen folks using superglue with fillers. But you need to sand smooth fairly soon after you do that. Otherwise the superglue gets harder than the plastic and you remove the wrong parts.- 229 replies
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Ah, well do I remember the good(?) sisters applying ruler to knuckles. Not too often luckily. The Brothers I studied under used chalkboard erasers as standoff weapons as needed. Particularly recalcitrant pupils were invited out back for thrashings. We had some big obnoxious kids in high school (I was a math & science nerd, so avoided those run-ins).
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Well, I guess it was a little off-putting, OC. Stiff upper lip and all that, eh, what? Or as that infamous cartoon character said: "Doh!"
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No sweat, Greg. Carl has been doing that to me for years. I'll start my search for data and aftermarket, too. Gonna be fun.
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Hmm, will this be a multi-player like Vendetta? I am interested.
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Greg, which battle cruiser is that for your build after next? A Splendid Cat, may be?
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Be interested in seeing how you do up this sub. They appear to be painting challenges. I'n in, too, OC.
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Bell peppers? Good stuffed and roasted, excellent with eggs and put into a sandwich. And a staple in some Mexican dishes. Yummy.
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Marcus, look at the flexible block walls on the Walthers site: https://www.walthers.com/search/page/2?q=stone+wall They have many scales, including G scale, which is the outdoor/garden railroad scale. Take a look.
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Yea, verily. Humidity in the air and moisture from the usual wood glues both affect dimensional changes in wood pieces. Judicious application of the glues works well. Just remember, neatness counts.
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Piet, your work is stunning. A very fitting memorial to your father, his ship and the gallant crew. A double thumbs up!
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Well done, Bob. It's great that we can do things like this for our remaining WW II vets.
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Early radars (early WW II) were large arrays. But pictures didn't show them due to wartime censorship. Heck, even radio was pretty primitive, too. Morse code anyone? The rangefinders were pretty state of the art, with their optics and mechanical computers. Good luck with that rangefinder. And you could use a 55 gallon barrel for that crow's nest.
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Gotta realize a lot of the earlier radar equipment may have been intentionally obscured, since radar was still a secret of sorts. I've seen pictures from the various photo collections that had been classified during WW II, but are now OK to publish, with these antennae blurred. And others with high definition pictures. Have to keep digging in the archives. All prt of the fun we have researching our hobby.
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Carl, you don't have a need to know that. Get back to building. I for one would like to see that Fokker you're working on.
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Well, we do have several flavors of English going here Carl (Mother tongue, US, OZ and the rest of yuns). I give the non-native English speakers a ton of credit for following the mish-mash of idioms. So we can really get sideways if we throw in a little French, German, Dutch or whatever. Yak away. Oh and find a helmet in case the incoming gets any worse. I like both your approaches, but am really interested in what Denis brews up for us rabble in his portion of the build. Build on.
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This repartee is light years ahead of what passes for comedy anymore. The work y'all are doing is interesting, but the banter takes the cake. Keep on truckin'.
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The older versions of the AC-130 gunship in Viet Nam carried a 40mm. The new up-engined model has a 30 mm and a 105mm as armament. Think the 30mm is belt fed, like the 30mm in the A-10 Wart hogs.
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Lou, you work in a suit of armor? Be careful there. This stuff is supposed to be relaxing and fun. No races here, mate.
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I'd store the CA in a tightly sealed jar with some silica gel packets in the bottom. Humidity/moisture is the bane of CA. It's a part of the accelerator sprays used to speed up the setting process. I'd use the pin in a bigger wood handle. Less likely to get stuck if the pointy end is embedded in a handle. The other end shouldn't pose much of a threat to your paws. Acetone is the organic chemical used to remove CA and fingernail polish. That's hint for a source if you do stick things together incorrectly; see the Admiral for her help. I've never had much luck keeping the nozzles clean with those dispensers. I like the drop at a time applicator; you can also use a little capillary action to get the this stuff to spread on a seam.
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Jim, the colors you cite are what we, in the US anyway, use on all our ordnance. Live loads have yellow stripes for the real stuff, whether it's torpedoes, aerial bombs, air to air missiles or 20 mm ammunition. Training ordnance had blue markings. I spent 20 years in the flying game hauling that stuff. Ten or so years as a Weapons Instructor.
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I'd suggest putting a small puddle of your superglue on an old plastic lid or piece of a plastic bag and then applying with a sewing needle with the eye end clipped off to make a concave , tiny applicator. Keeps you from repeatedly opening and closing the cap of your glue bottle. The syrupy glue means it's turning, so get a card of two or three of those little tubes. When one goes bad, open a fresh tube. I've read here that the superglue turns brittle over time and that could be bad for rigging. Also it will leave a shiny spot on the rope.
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