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  1. Canute
    Yeah, Dennis, AHM went the way of the bison, but some of the cars are now sold by other companies. The brake wheel is easy to find in a good selection of detailing parts. Guess you even got some blocking for the tank load. May want to cut some stripwood to replace the plastic chocks, then tie the tank down with fine chain (A-Line 40 links per inch, pre-blackened). Have fun with that one. Wright Flyer #1, what a great find. 👍
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    Count me in too, Kevin. I'll join the big boys, over at the bar. 😁 Had a flashback to John Wayne's first starring role movie, "Stagecoach". Yeah, it's Hollywood, but it's highly entertaining. And I'm a fan of most of his flicks.
  3. Canute
    OC, you won't regret it. Practice is paramount, mate.
  4. Canute
    Great airbrush, that H&S. Practice with spraying water onto a surface to get the feel of operating the brush. Watch some of the videos Ron T posted in this forum: You're going to like using the brush.
  5. Canute
    Don't try to do them all at once. Take breaks. Repetitious builds are hard because you keep doing the same thing over and over. I've build N and Z scale structures with multiple multi-part windows. Very tedious.
  6. Canute
    Gives you a great appreciation for the conversion process undertaken by the Navy to build a usable aircraft carrier. The early tests with flying off decks fore and aft were oddities. This was one of the first truly functional ships.
  7. Canute
    Nicely done hearse, Kevin. Turned out great. Your stagecoach build will be another good one.
  8. Canute
    They've been used in some port cities for water tours of the port. Interesting build, all loaded out.
  9. Canute
    Sweet diorama, Gary.
  10. Canute
    Interesting build. Is this cutter named for Emlen the Gremlin, a long retired NY football Giants player?
  11. Canute
    Lightyears better, Greg
  12. Canute
    That's a real shame, Paul. Hope you don't give up on doing more plastic ships.
  13. Canute
    Coming together nicely, OC. Floors look good.👍
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Canute
    I'm in, too. Always like the looks of this class.
  17. 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.
  18. Canute
    So, is the house area haunted or are you haunted by this "pet"?
  19. Canute
    The PE will make this really pop. It's light-years better than the kit plastic.
  20. Canute
    Good job keeping the building square. The roof should sit perfectly on that.
  21. 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.
  22. Canute
    very nice. You're moving right along.
  23. 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.
  24. Canute
    Nicely done stairway/loo, OC. Turned out very well.
  25. Canute
    Superb job, Bob. 👍

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