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  1. Canute
    Right. It's a weathering technique, just isn't the usual dirt and rust buildups. Great technique for the jet exhausts.
  2. Canute
    Craig, you've got the discoloration down nicely with those clear colors. Very impressive. 👍
  3. Canute
    I tend to go for the thicker handles - big mitts. Not sure what brand of handle; could be either exacto or excel. Probably excel. I will say to use Excel blades, because they seem to use a better steel and hold their edge longer. I've tried scalpels with the thicker handles. They're good, but swapping blades is wonky.
  4. Canute
    Nice that he added the foliage along the road. Good looking road for your diorama. Shaping up nicely, OC.
  5. Canute
    Getting ready to ship pretty soon, Tom?
  6. Canute
    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.
  7. Canute
    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...
  8. Canute
    Looks like sabot and high explosive rounds. Cool.
  9. Canute
    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.
  10. Canute
    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.
  11. Canute
    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. 👍
  12. Canute
    Nice work with the glazing, Denis. Coming together nicely. 👍
  13. Canute
    The farm builds up into a striking model, OC. Awaiting more of your dio wizardry.
  14. Canute
    Double mission accomplished? Well done, sir! 👍
  15. Canute
    A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Take one for the team, Denis
  16. Canute
    You crossed eyed yet? Added a bunch of "greeblies".
  17. Canute
    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.
  18. Canute
    Aw, just give him the old Bronx cheer: phbbt! Lucky stiff.
  19. Canute
    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.
  20. Canute
    OC, that was most kind. Nicely done.
  21. Canute
    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.
  22. Canute
    Mike it's the little gold disc on the bow.
  23. Canute
    Another beautiful model, Dan. Congratulations.
  24. Canute
    Have you got a chrysanthemum for the tip of the bow? IJN ships had them for the Emperor.
  25. Canute
    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.👍

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