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Javilin and EG, nice info. Olds was a super hero to those of us flying in Viet Nam.He was a co-founder of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots association along with Scrappy Johnson. The River Rats organization was started as a tactics schoolhouse, since we were limited in the air combat training we were allowed to practice till then. The Navy woke up earlier and fired up Top Gun. We had Fighter Weapons School, but it was very sedate stuff. The bomber generals held all the high cards. By the mid 70s we had broadened our air combat training to add dissimilar adversaries. The fighter mob took over. See the results in Desert Storm. -
Grant, thanks on the jig info. Sorry bout the longboat.
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Good to read of Ella's swing and a miss. We have some rain progged for tonight and tomorrow, but it's maybe 1.5 inches. The farmer across the road from me managed to get his hay cut, dried, baled and picked up. They were working since Friday. Multiple round bales, I assume for feeding cattle. My horses got rectangular bales, so they weren't moldy. Horses do not tolerate molding hay. Great approach on the colors. Who's quibbling over all that. Weathering will be the best thing.
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Coming along nicely, Craig. The stainless PE must have been fun, although I suspect pre-etched fold lines? Try cutting the PE inside a large clear plastic bag. helps keep those teeny parts on top of the work bench. The tape may help picking up the parts to attach to the model. Well aligned jaws are a must. My cheap tweezers are getting replaced over time with better ones.
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Interesting kit. I'll follow along. Is there a jig for those wheels?
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Yeah, needs a watch dog. 😉 These details are really making the garage pop. Super work.👍
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Careful; you are in danger of falling into a rather complex rabbit hole and losing yourself in adding more gingerbread.😉 I love it your plan, mate. Just take it a little at a time.
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Nicely done on the bricks, OC. It can be a bear to do the mortar lines, but you carried it off nicely. Looks very good.
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OC, if you have a brass bristle brush, you could distress the boards with a few light passes. Protect the stucco areas with some tape. Then, gouge the edges of the individual boards with your knife. Not too heavy though. All you are trying to show is it's wood door in a stucco wall, not something derelict.
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That will look good, OC.
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Try an off white for the mortar lines. The mortar was usually mixed with local sand, so the mix would take that shade. Paint it on and wipe it off the brick faces quickly, so the paint settles into the mortar lines. And be careful around the shutters with your stucco paint. Gonna be a beauty, OC.
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I remember getting any Eastern Bloc info on their a/c was very tough. Why the French and Italian equipment was so rare, I wish we knew.
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You may want to look at the work done by RGL (Greg). He's a master of this kind of work. CDW is another gentleman to review his work. Have fun and welcome to MSW.
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I'm with you about steak over snails/escargot/scungilli, Pat. May want to read the labels on your blackening product. Some need dilution, others maybe a warmed solution.
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Super, another "Mighty 'ood", as Haliburton said. Is this a Flyhawk or some other brand?
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They used to ship autos inside railroad boxcars. Four or so at a time, with the cars chained up like those pictures. Sometimes loaded thru end doors, sometimes loaded thru double side doors.
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OC, did you try isopropal alcohol to remove the old paint. I've used the higher strength with good effect. Might need to scrub with some small brushes in the nooks and crannies. Looking forward to this redo. 😄
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It's just a nit noi. We all get moments like that. I attribute it to too many birthdays or TMB.
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