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I read Jablonski's books on the air war in Europe for the US. Eye-watering losses. That led me to read the RAF side. Again, heart rending losses. Then I went to Viet Nam and ended up escorting B-52s at night. Quite the air battles. I've read some decent appraisals of that battle, tying in the sorties from both sides. A pretty balanced read. I forget the title, but the author, Marshall Michel, is a fellow fighter pilot and an acquaintance of mine. I second EG's recommendation of reading the US CoS's recommended reading list. The current CoS is USAF and a bit of a cyber fan. He includes podcasts to the usual book list. -
You could use Q-tips/cotton buds to smooth the putty. Moisten with a little water; think damp. Rub the putty very lightly to smooth it. Do this right after applying the putty.
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You might try some thin slivers of white styrene in the bigger gaps. You won't need as much filler to cover the opening. And put some tape next to the gaps to protect the rest of the area. Older kits really have some glaring fitting errors, so we modelers have to get somewhat creative in turning a sow's ear into a silk purse.
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Excellent work with your diorama, Richard. My Dad was over on the Yank side, St. Lo, with the soon to be stood up 3rd Army. I remember him saying the place was a mess for road signs. 👍
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Looking very good, Phil. Waiting to see your red dragons completed.
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The Delaware River, above Trenton, was like that. The Army Corps of Engineers built diversion channels to prevent flooding due to ice jams. Below Trenton, the Delaware was a tidal river; barges could bring coal and oil up to Burlington, NJ and Fairless, PA. The coal stopped when the steel mill in Fairless shut down. Jet fuel is transshipped to McGuire AFB.
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Alan, I think once your grasses go on, you'll forget the ground paint. Nicely done.👍
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Craig, I thought your original yellow was looking more like a Corvette. This shade seems better for a Ferrari, although I'm of the Ferrari red school. 😉😁 Don't rush this finish. I expect another jewel. 😄 Dan, I've read that about a pink undercoat for yellow. Several builders of model railroad refrigerator cars espouse this idea. And it work well for them. Badger makes a pink primer in their Stynylrez line and Ammo by Mig sells it also. Mig's line is rebottled Badger paint.
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I believe the railroads in the steam era were conscious of insulating the boilers. Locos had lagging wrapped around the top of the firebox and it extended along the body to the smokebox, up front. The cylinders had vents to drain off the water buildup until the engine got up to speed, then they could close them off.
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Nicely done, Glen. We did a similar waterfall in a train club I belonged to. We got some shiny fluffy fabric to add to the bottom of the falls. Made for a nice spray effect.
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Vallejo makes an acrylic putty that fills nicely and cleans up with water. Plus, no odor.
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Welcome aboard. I see you have a building inspector supervising part of your build. Just hope it doesn't develop a taste for plastic.😄
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Excellent techniques, Alan. 👍 The only thing I could add is to make sure there is no white showing after the grass and weeds are down. Our scenery gurus down at the club use these same techniques for the scenery.
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Citroen Traction Avant by kpnuts - FINISHED - Heller - 1/8
Canute replied to kpnuts's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Darn Internet bullies. very juvenile. -
Nicely done, Kevin. Like Andy I'm interested in how these carriages turn out.
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Yeah, we have precip forecast here for Monday. Snow in the higher elevations of the Smokies, rain around here in Hooterville. We can us the rain, but too much just runs off and only makes a partial dent in the drought.
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I'm in. Is there any aftermarket for a kit this old?
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1966 Buick Riviera by CDW - FINISHED - AMT - 1:25 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Wow, they're about perfect tires. Very nice, especially for their kits. -
Sorry, Eric. I was just replying to KeithAug's comment. This was a Railroad Prototype Modelers gathering in Cocoa Beach, FL.Annual get-together, so it was like old home week, seeing buddies you only see once a year, along with guys seen more frequently. And having several good seafood restaurants doesn't hurt for this seafood fan.
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Nicely done track-work, Kevin. 👍
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It was a real barn burner, gents.😉😄
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1966 Buick Riviera by CDW - FINISHED - AMT - 1:25 Scale
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Scenery is definitely an art. We have a few guys here who can dazzle with it. Our ice storm never happened, but we did get 4 inches of rain yesterday. And some passing thunderstorms. The pasture across the road from me was a lake and washed out some of the farm driveway that cuts thru it. The French Beoad by me is usally75-100' wide. Today it's a half a mile wide.😨 Luckily not a lot of wind damage; the wind can blow the pine-trees over and spray stray branches around.
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