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Canute

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  1. I'll second Roger's recommendation. The authors did a lot of new work to write the book on the Battle of Midway.
  2. Interesting build, Chief. With all your efforts here, if this sinks, there's mischief afoot. 👍
  3. I'm in, Craig. I think one model RR manufacturer still does. I just ordered parts and they showed up in about 5 days. Most others don't even keep a parts inventory.
  4. Proceeding nicely, Andy. Definitely a novelty. I keep wondering what their aerodynamicists were thinking when they put that near vertical windscreen on the canopy. 😉
  5. Another superb job, Craig. Love your painting and finishing.👍
  6. Very well done, Yves. 👍 Model RR clubs are a way to have and operate on a model RR. Most are built in HO and N scales. Very occasionally in O scale. And yes it is money intensive, especially for the current era modeler, with the numbers of very detailed locos. These are built for optional digital command and control. Many choose this option because it gives you sounds and lighting effects in engines and cars. Those of us who had Lionel or American Flyer sets were wowed with a headlight and horn, maybe w smoking steam engine. Now these effects come in HO and N scale. The control boards can drive 2 watt speakers, so care is taken not to overpower the "sugar cube" and cell phone speakers installed in locos. Check out for clubs in your area(s) that run holiday trains. Ours does a Polar Express train for the "kids".
  7. Another site for O Scale detailing parts, although the site is down right now. https://www.precisionscaleco.com/ And here's another site for detail parts: http://wisemanmodelservices.com/ Have fun.
  8. Quite the jump in quality, Greg.
  9. Nicely done! The roof and extension look great. Not a good assignment to be shoveling coal into the firebox while the train is chugging along plowing thru a snowdrift. No wonder these roads had multiple bunk cars for both the engine men and the section(track) men.
  10. The aerial cannons on many of our earlier jets, up thru at least the F-16s, are 6 barrel M61A1 20mm Gatling guns, capable of up to 6,000 RPM. The size of a jet's magazine, like the silver drum in the second opening, defined how many seconds of gunfire per jet. The F-4E had 640 rounds in it's magazine, so it had 10 seconds of cannon. This Tomcat looks like around the same size. We were limited to a 2 second burst or the barrels overheated and twisted into a pretzel. One of my squadrons in SEA had a warped barrel set in our lounge.
  11. Opening the louvers and intake on the front really enhance the looks of this Cobra. 👍
  12. Check for a local RC aircraft shop. Absent that, try mail order. Tower Hobbies, in Chicagoland, is one shop I know.
  13. Might that have been Preco? I remember ads, but none of the details.
  14. Nicely done. I really like the finish on your porthole liner. 👍
  15. Another well done build. And a stroll down memory lane. Thank you for showing them, Craig. 👍😁
  16. Sad to see but pretty common, unfortunately. They do a great job in acquisition, but less work on maintaining and preserving the gear. It's a never-ending battle.
  17. A quick check on your seal is to put your mask on, cinch down any and all straps and inhale. If the mask collapses, it's sealed. And monitor your breathing while working. If you see moisture inside the mask, you may have a bad seal, especially around your nose. We exhale CO2 and water vapor. I do like Pat's mask that puts a positive pressure inside the mask. The chem gear we used when flying did that. We carried small fan units to over pressurize our systems. Most of it was a firefighter's SCBA gear, routed thru a chemical filter.
  18. Revell did that a lot, back in the day. Their aircraft were pretty much all box scale. And look at the USS Arizona kit - 1:426 scale. Whazzat?
  19. Your shell is looking pretty good, Craig. And thanks for the tip about the Mr. Dissolved Putty.
  20. Why did they use a model railroad scale of 1:87? Run a train line onto the pier where the ship is moored?😕
  21. Neat little hot rod, Craig. Well done. 👍
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