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  1. Canute
    Lightyears better, Greg
  2. Canute
    That's a real shame, Paul. Hope you don't give up on doing more plastic ships.
  3. Canute
    Coming together nicely, OC. Floors look good.👍
  4. Canute
    USS Tenacity looks like a Measure 12 Modified scheme. Here's the page on the Ship Camouflage website: https://shipcamouflage.com/measure_12_modified.htm It was an early war scheme, used on a number of USN ships.
  5. Canute
    Nice lineup, Chris. There is a cable/satellite TV channel here in the US called RFD-TV. It has several shows on a lot of this stuff.
  6. Canute
    I'm in, too. Always like the looks of this class.
  7. Canute
    Gentlemen, that's due to TMB - too many birthdays. My eyesight was very sharp up until age 42-43, then slid down hill slowly. Glasses helped me keep up. Last year, at age 72, the growing cataracts got bad enough to require surgery. Now, my distance vision needs no assistance; however, I do need readers/optivisor for closeup work. I think that's fairly typical. I attempted some 1/700 PE, but it's been a while. I think I'll work in bigger scales, mostly for the manual dexterity rather than the visual issues.
  8. Canute
    So, is the house area haunted or are you haunted by this "pet"?
  9. Canute
    The PE will make this really pop. It's light-years better than the kit plastic.
  10. Canute
    Good job keeping the building square. The roof should sit perfectly on that.
  11. Canute
    It may have to do with the footprint of the tractor. There is a small point for each tire contacting the ground. The tractor weight, including the fluid inside each of those rear wheels, is concentrated in a very small area. [Yes I did say fluid in the wheels. Adds weight for traction. I forget what it is, but getting a puncture was a pita. Luckily, the tractor wheel mechs are traveling workshops to make repairs.] Heavy weigh, small footprint= high PSI, compacting the soils.
  12. Canute
    very nice. You're moving right along.
  13. Canute
    Greg, the twin engine amphibians have twin tails. Any idea what those are? My flying boat recognition is sadly lacking. Oh and I'll be following this build. I have a soft spot in my heart for the star-crossed ships of ABDA.
  14. Canute
    Nicely done stairway/loo, OC. Turned out very well.
  15. Canute
    Superb job, Bob. 👍
  16. Canute
    Great work, Pictures look good.
  17. Canute
    The links didn't work for me.
  18. Canute
    Nice pours, Alan. And the reflections make the diorama pop. 👍
  19. Canute
    If you ever find yourself near Savannah, GA, there is an 8th Air Force museum just off I-95. They have a B-47 visible from the Interstate as a marker. They have a number of a/c in the museum building and a few out side, too. The B-17G is open to peek into a bit and you see how tiny this mainstay heavy bomber of that war actually was. My old F-4 carried a heavier bomb load at times than the old Fortress. And the a/c skin still is all that protects the crew. No armor plate, except in the A-10, that I can think of. And they reconstructed an English parish church on the grounds, bell tower and all. Nicely done.
  20. Canute
    It can be used to bond brass PE to plastic. Model railroaders attach metal running boards to the roof top supports of freight cars.
  21. Canute
    Yes, this one was designed back in the age of aztec stairs. The flared main battery is unique. Hopefully you run down a replacement set of turned brass or replce the complete turrets with 3D prints.
  22. Canute
    A lot of structures have something called selective compression, shrinking segments to "fit'. Also, the walls and floors aren't scale thickness, so that eats up your workable volume. You'll probably need to complete all the figures for the first floor, then add the next floor, sealing them in. That will keep you bouncing back and forth between the structure and your excellent figure painting. Won't get bored.
  23. Canute
    Denis, any chance anybody makes an aftermarket nose for that. Maybe a vacuform or 3D print (Shapeways)?
  24. Canute
    You've done an outstanding job building that grain elevator. She's a beauty.
  25. Canute
    Coming along nicely, OC. Gonna be a beauty.

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