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Canute

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  1. Oh, the fun of removing all those little fingers. I gave my sprue nipper a workout cleaning up some doors and air brake gear on one kit.
  2. NS, very nice 3D prints. Do what you feel in your build/fit out. You're the boss on this job.
  3. Check photos of your subject. Black and white or color.Sometimes the B&W photos show the wear and tear better.
  4. Hard to like that, even though at the time it was the enemy. As General Sherman said, "war is hell".
  5. Tamiya sells a tweezers similar to Chris's. Been happy with mine, although it doesn't lock.
  6. Paint some white glue into the space. You'd have to touch it up with more paint, since it will dry clear.
  7. Very effective, OC. Not an easy thing to pull off. Can't wait to see this in the dio.
  8. We had one in my squadron and it ran from early morning until the end of the duty day (4:30 PM).
  9. Interesting way to build up the colors. I remember an early experiment with the Eagle in a pale blue. Didn't last long.
  10. Nicely detailed. Can you get a tougher resin to print this or will that affect the printable detail. Are you doing any of the external plumbing, like the bleed air lines?
  11. That crew looks really hard-bitten. Wouldn't want to get on their wrong side. 😉
  12. Sure does look more aerodynamic with the rounded shape. This engine is really shaping up. Good luck today.
  13. Wow, what a great tour, getting to see everything close up. Mr Hamel needs to be thanked profusely. Great trip. Small factoid about the big coal chunks. At least in the anthracite areas in northeastern Pennsylvania, these were "run of mine" pieces. They were hauled by the railroads to breakers, where they were broken into sizes for use in homes and factories. There were 9 sizes, ranging from about 1/8 inch up to 4-6 inches. This largest was called "steam" coal. Since steam boilers back in those days were hand fired, the stokers had to toss a hefty shovel full into the fire grates. Looking at pictures of locomotive crews from that era, the fireman was the most fit looking guy on the crew.
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