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  1. Canute
    Coming along nicely. The interior of the stack question got me thinking it may be due to the fuel burned, anthracite or hard coal. Had different characteristics from the soft coal used. The Lackawanna used hard coal from the NE PA area. They used Miss Phoebe Snow, a lady dressed in white, to advertise traveling on the railroad. If you've ever rode behind a steam engine with car windows open, you'll get dusted with ash from the burned coal. This didn't happen on the Lackawanna until WW I, when the Navy requested as much hard coal as was available to use in their ships, since another characteristic of hard coal was much less smoke. I suspect less residue in the flue gases, so less buildup. I'm a little out of practice with this info, since it's been over 50 years from my engineering college studies.
  2. Canute
    It does seem to take multiple coats to build up. It dries, but it's soft. Then again, most of these putties are like that.
  3. Canute
    Nice mod. And the gun panels look close to boresighted.
  4. Canute
    Yeah, the Bondo gets applied outdoors. I've tried the Vallejo putty; I'm not convinced yet.
  5. Canute
    Bondo spot putty and masking tape can be a friend.😄
  6. Canute
    ZZ Top, a little ol' Texas band.
  7. Canute
    Agree on the replacements. The kit ones look like they're firing off to the sides, vice being bore-sighted to the flight-path. And like Dan said, they're a noticeably different shade from the fuselage sides.
  8. Canute
    That would do nicely.😄
  9. Canute
    Yuengling for me. Or some Bitburger Pils.
  10. Canute
    Cavalry musicians looked like butterflys with their gaudy uniforms.
  11. Canute
    Your rig looks good, Kevin. What will you have inside the trailer, if anything?
  12. Canute
    As others have said, the wood must adjust to ambient conditions. Give it a few days and see if the wrinkle came out.
  13. Canute
    Same for me with drawing. I can give a sketch to a friend of mine with a laser cutter for special pieces/ parts. And that's a rubber room for that straitjacket, Carl. White room is a super clean space, which ain't gonna happen either. It's a basement. Floor is dark, hides dirt. Also hides anything dark, like many model parts.
  14. Canute
    Yes, sir. It's just as easy to launch a 3D part as a PE one. I need to do my work in a white room, so when a part goes pinging off into the next dimension, I stand a chance of quickly finding the pieces/part. Luckily,of late, it's been a tad easier, since the basswood & styrene shapes I'm working with are light colored.
  15. Canute
    I'll second that book recommendation. Excellent read.
  16. Canute
    Beautiful prints, Greg. Superb detailing. WOW.
  17. Canute
    OC, applying a mottling will be insane at your scale. Your figures are the focus here.
  18. Canute
    Your gray is looking good, OC. There is one in the corral across the street, on the farm.
  19. Canute
    Some could be water, Lou. Our guys carry 2 sets of Jerry cans, color coded for fuel or water. I think I fired a few Maverick air to ground missiles at a few of those, during some live fire exercises we flew in.
  20. Canute
    That trailer hitch is called a fifth wheel, over on this side of the pond, Kevin. It allows the tractor or cab you're building to haul a semi trailer. The semis have a pin on the bottom as the other part of the hitch.
  21. Canute
    Nice! Great start. I'm in.
  22. Canute
    Very cool discovery.
  23. Canute
    Those KGL wounded look pretty good. Will be superb with your paint job.
  24. Canute
    Looks like you captured the appearances quite nicely. The horse and tack look very good. And all the riders are up to your usual standards.
  25. Canute
    Quite the range. I see many that will be of use. looking forward to your comments on use.

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