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Canute

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  1. Nice that he added the foliage along the road. Good looking road for your diorama. Shaping up nicely, OC.
  2. My hat's off to those Coastguard men and women. I've seen some video of those boats going in and out of that area and having the boats doing loop de loops. And the helo rescue crews are great, too. Trying to hover over shops in near gales. The rescue divers who get lowered into pitching, rolling ships to render aid. Beyond brave. Goes for all of them, no matter the nationality. Very gutsy in my book.
  3. The Air Force operational command in Europe for US bombers was 8th Air Force. It's still around and the bombers are the air component of the Strategic Command. They manage the bombers, missiles and sub launched missiles. Think the head right now is a Navy admiral. And who'd know it's a"modern" color. Looks OD to most folks. But yeah, Lou I haven't heard of using a bottle of paint as inspiration. Ah, the life of an artiste...
  4. I like the dull red lead shade. The pigments used on a lot of structures back in the day would have been this dull red. Good choice.
  5. Try some of the woodworker stores. We have a Woodcraft and a Klingspor shop near me. They may have 12" x 12" squares of the ply you're looking for.
  6. I remember landing at RAF Alconbury, back in 75-76 and chatting with some spotters. They gave me a rundown of every paint scheme/marking/basing summary of the F-4E I had just arrived in. Talk about enthusiasts. We were on our way to Huntington station for the train to London town. 👍
  7. The farm builds up into a striking model, OC. Awaiting more of your dio wizardry.
  8. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Take one for the team, Denis
  9. Getting into the Luft '46 realm. Many designs that never made it off the designer's drawing board. And there are a few manufacturers of resin kits for some, too.
  10. OC, not my work. I just took a grab from another site to show the bow crest. Mike's answer in #69 says DDs never had the crest, only cruisers and up.
  11. Yeah, probably not, Mike. I keep forgetting this is in 1/700. I looked for bow shots of DDs, but most were too far away, with fuzzy details. A dot of gold paint would probably suffice.
  12. Have you got a chrysanthemum for the tip of the bow? IJN ships had them for the Emperor.
  13. Fit doesn't look too bad, Denis. Kits of that vintage require a lot of cleanup and engineering to build up so nicely. You have a great start with this old girl.👍
  14. Great presentation, with the a/c zipping along in a cloud-top. Very menacing looking
  15. Folks in some parts of South Carolina put mustard on their barbecue. In eastern North Carolina, we have fans of a vinegar/tomato sauce. Tangier than the sauce we use out here in western NC. Cole slaw and french fries/pomme frites for me, sir.
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