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Nicely done with your detailing, Andy. Give the aircraft personality. 👍 In the big airplane I flew, that was called a honey bucket, although my unit converted them to the chemical toilets used in RV campers and boars. We only used the honey bucket when the jet went back to the Air Force maintenance depot. Same thing for our digital radar sets going back to the old crt set. If we forgot and sent the good stuff, it disappeared into the labyrinth at the depot, never to be seen again. That thing above the stretcher. No idea.
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F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
Canute replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Rob, the bird is looking good. All you need in those wheel wells is a little grease, oil and tire shards. Tamiya makes some beautiful aircraft. 😄 -
Making aluminum look galvanized?
Canute replied to CPDDET's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Take a look at the model railroad paints. Many boxcars have/had galvanized roofs. I like a shade called SP lettering gray. It's a gray with bluish tinge. Look thru the paint racks for a shade you can use. You may have to paint your aluminum with a flat clear to get paints to stick to the aluminum. -
Bristol F.2B WW1 Fighter by CDW - FINISHED - Eduard - 1:48 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That explains a lot, Jack. 😁 I had Xaverians for high school. -
Bristol F.2B WW1 Fighter by CDW - FINISHED - Eduard - 1:48 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Sad to read of your old pup. My condolences. They new pup is a cutie. 👍 Biplanes. -
T Rex 36in (90cm) long Skeleton - Finished
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nice work there. The cleanup of that plastic tween the ribs really makes it look so much better. -
T Rex 36in (90cm) long Skeleton - Finished
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Pretty neat, excavating the bones out of the plaster. Just like the paleontologists. 👍 -
F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel V by CDW - Zoukei Mura - 1:48 scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
OC, the Spang birds were just across the "gulch" from Bitburg. That was one of our nicknames for the Kyll River valley. That's were the famous Kyll River Fog Monster dwelt. I think we spent a third of the winter grounded because the visibility was less than 1 mile, our minimum world wide for flying weather. I can't wait to see the 1/32 E model. The old Revell one was a little rough. The Hasegawa in 1/48 was much better. -
F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel V by CDW - Zoukei Mura - 1:48 scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I'm in, Craig. And yes, EG, it is. I suspect that with the excellent products Z-M has released of late, they will get all the nuances right. I see they show the speed brakes interior paint. I hope they droop the aux air doors on the belly, over the centerline rack system, assuming it's on the ground. These doors pop open inflight to "burp" the air intakes at high speeds. On starts, when cycling the generators on, they could slam shut, so we always checked with the crew chief before doing that. -
Bristol F.2B WW1 Fighter by CDW - FINISHED - Eduard - 1:48 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
This supports both wings? You didn't have to rig the second level from home. -
F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
Canute replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Detailing is coming along nicely, Rob. 👍 -
T Rex 36in (90cm) long Skeleton - Finished
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I had a similar reaction to a pneumonia shot last year. I think part of my issue was letting one of the nurses in my doctor's office. She was a little rusty giving shots. My pharmacist is so much better, but she administers a lot more injections. Hope she recovers quickly. 🤞 -
F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
Canute replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Rob, nice work with your Corsair.👍 I'm a big fan of bent-wing birds. EG is an excellent source and has a little experience building models. 😉 -
T Rex 36in (90cm) long Skeleton - Finished
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The intrepid KGL rifleman versus T Rex. Talk about a B movie plot. 😁 -
Camel by RGL - FINISHED - Machinen Krieger - 1/20
Canute replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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The PE makes nice enhancements. Looks good. With respect to pre-painting, the Eduard PE cockpit sets use a lot of painted parts. And now they are 3D, too. Less issues for the modeler, especially waiting for some of the more esoteric paint colors, such as the Soviet era turquoise color. Keep up the good work.
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An Optivisor is my magnifier of choice. Looks like you have great lighting for your workspace. 👍 One question: do you cut your PE on that nice mat or do you have a harder cutting board. The brass deforms under the cutting tool and at the scales we play in, extra bends are annoying. I have a piece of marble, but I've also used tiles.
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