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  1. Canute
    Nice work with the PE.
  2. Canute
    I've used them over my readers and they increase magnification, but you end up working closer to your model. Depth of field gets unwieldy, attempting to insert pins into other parts, etc. Takes some practice.
  3. Canute
    I'm recovering from cataract surgery, 3 and 1 week ago. I have one normal lens in my right eye and a special one for astigmatism in the left. Medicare covered the normal lens, I paid extra out of pocket for the astigmatism fix. I need nothing for distance and +2.5 pair of readers for some closer/finer print. I can sit at my computer without glasses. I use the readers for my smartphone. Outdoors in bright sun, I use plain sunglasses. Like Gaetan said, good LED lights will help across the board for your modeling. And an Optivisor or similar for fine detailing.
  4. Canute
    Very nice progress on the Isis. Glad you found that copy of Transfer. Do you have copies of Tom Flagg's books on the NY Harbor. Not sure if he found any grain elevator pix. But, they have a lot of good color pictures of harbor craft.
  5. Canute
    Nice clearing of your stash wood box.
  6. Canute
    Those Triplanes are little gems, Carl.
  7. Canute
    Nicely done, Bob.
  8. Canute
    Nicely done dusty effects, OC.
  9. Canute
    OC, thanks for the brands and mix amounts.
  10. Canute
    EG, family first, man. Take care of your lady. We'll be rooting around here, thrashing thru our various builds. Be well, my friend.
  11. Canute
    A wide old modeler told me, many moons ago, to take some time to kick back a while, then just build something for yourself, without trying to to build the world's best "whatchamacallit". Gotta recharge the modeler's batteries, mate.
  12. Canute
    What paint/colors did you use for the sandy aluminium gray color?
  13. Canute
    Puppy mills are a scourge in our animals. People are greedy.
  14. Canute
    You guys are the best, for your pup. The pound save "girls" came "fixed" so I don't remember the time period. The boys, we had to get done by our vet and had to keep them quiet for a week or so.
  15. Canute
    Yes, no rush. That pooch is part of the fam.
  16. Canute
    Use the eyesight issue. It works for me right now.
  17. Canute
    Glad you're here, Ron. That shot shouldn't do much. I got a wee headache.
  18. Canute
    Twas EG, not me, OC.
  19. Canute
    Nicely done Dave.
  20. Canute
    I think I will dry-brush steel onto the tracks, since they are already a sand color. The pads will be brushed a rubber black color.
  21. Canute
    Hope you continue to improve, Chris. And yeas resin dust , at the leas,t is a nuisance. Mask up.
  22. Canute
    Hands down the F4E. I flew C/D/RF models, too. Actually preferred the pre-slat version, since they added drag and weight in order to get one decent turn. I like the way you've cut up the aftermarket deck to fit in so well. Nicely done. Will you tone it down with washes/pigments/color pencils?
  23. Canute
    There are rivet decals for you if you want to lay down sections of them. Archer Fine Transfers is one: http://www.archertransfers.com/index.html Micromark also has them: https://www.micromark.com/search?keywords=rivet decals Disregard the non-rivet decals that showed from the search.
  24. Canute
    Works for me, too. OC, you did up the tracks without paint? Be interesting how they will articulate after painting.
  25. Canute
    After 20 years and 4K hours in a fast jet, both in combat and training and being a weapons school instructor, I had to pay the piper for all that fun. My Air Guard fighter unit was converted to KC-135s, along with 3-4 others, right after Desert Storm. The mission wasn't glamorous, but I did get back to Germany a number of times. Also went to Tuscany, Italy, Scotland and Spain overseas. Did a couple of trips to Alaska (in the summer) and one to Edwards AFB. If you're an aircraft fan, it was a great trip.

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