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  1. Canute
    My freezer is, but I usually do the disassembling with cars under a foot. And it gets really cold. Nanook would like it. 😉 You had mentioned reworking the superstructure, so that should be a more manageable size. The hard part is getting the freezer cold enough to make the joints brittle, but it does work. I recently did 3 cars, two worked well, one was glued with an epoxy and I couldn't remove the car weights without demolishing the car. The life of a kit-basher.
  2. Canute
    Denis, I'm in too. If you want to disassemble plastic, try putting it in the freezer section of your fridge. I've dismantled a few cars that way. The plastic cement get brittle and you can gently pry the pieces apart. You may want to use plastic tools to do the prying, so you don't mar the kit parts. And get the Admiral's permission to use her freezer. The colder the freezer the better.
  3. Canute
    Your combustor section looks good. 👍 All you need now is the nozzle section.
  4. Canute
    Beautiful ship. I'm in, too.
  5. Canute
    Rod, he was a handsome ship and your build is superb.
  6. Canute
    Nice print. Cleaned up nicely. And your combustor cans are looking good
  7. Canute
    Wow, autogyros. Looks like fun.
  8. Canute
    I'm in. The Bunnell photos are really good for enlarging. They're large plate glass negatives. Details are amazing. The Steamtown crew did an excellent job scanning most of the photos. Unfortunately, some had started de-laminating and the pictures are gone. I've used some of the freight car pix from the collection.
  9. Canute
    Absolutely correct, OC. Should do a "Missing Man" at the cemetery. And thank you, it was an honor to serve.
  10. Canute
    Good McDonnell design. The paint job looks really good. Nicely done.
  11. Canute
    Nicely done. Camo turned out well.
  12. Canute
    Rod, we saw the trailers a few days back, just prior to the release. As an old Phantom Phlyer, I was really into the flying scenes. Plan to see the movie next week.
  13. Canute
    Most definitely seal all the joints. At a club I was in, we poured a waterfront dock scene. Had half the bottle poured when the masking tape gave way. Big oops.
  14. Canute
    Pin striping tape or the old Letraset tape makes for good strapping. Nice and flexible.
  15. Canute
    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.
  16. Canute
    NS, very nice 3D prints. Do what you feel in your build/fit out. You're the boss on this job.
  17. Canute
    Check photos of your subject. Black and white or color.Sometimes the B&W photos show the wear and tear better.
  18. Canute
    Looks like you captured the transition nicely. Good luck with the print.
  19. Canute
    Hard to like that, even though at the time it was the enemy. As General Sherman said, "war is hell".
  20. Canute
    Keep at it, EG. The engine is looking good.
  21. Canute
    Tamiya sells a tweezers similar to Chris's. Been happy with mine, although it doesn't lock.
  22. Canute
    Superb craftsmanship. Masterful execution of the build. Well done.👍
  23. Canute
    Shaping up nicely, Javlin. 👍
  24. Canute
    Paint some white glue into the space. You'd have to touch it up with more paint, since it will dry clear.
  25. Canute
    Very effective, OC. Not an easy thing to pull off. Can't wait to see this in the dio.

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