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  1. Canute
    Glad to read things are looking better for you these days, Alan. Your continuing with your hobby are a good portion of that. You're doing a very nice job wrestling with this A Model Yak. As I remember, it has tandem mains and pogos at the wingtip positions. Sort of like our B-47/52 models and the U-2. Your BMF are looking pretty good, especially your Dragon.😁
  2. Canute
    let me add my kudos for a superb NMF Tempest.
  3. Canute
    Very well done, Keith. I especially like your crew; adds some life.
  4. Canute
    I wouldn't give up on resin, based on one manufacturer.I believe this kit is one of their first issues. Their resin then has been replaced by better resins for we modelers. The resins do use CA glue, not plastic cements of wood glues. Look at the detail parts you get from Model Monkey and other aftermarket providers. They are superbly detailed. And there are some plastic kit makers who do limited run kits with no alignment pins, which will give many folks fits. Search around on various websites to get an idea on who makes the model closest to what you want to build. I use scalemates.com, steelnavy.net and modelwarships.com to begin a search.
  5. Canute
    Your aircraft and figures really add life to the Big E. Well done. Only nit is the officers on the bridge were in khakis and black shoes, not dress whites or dungarees. 😉😁
  6. Canute
    That thing is oddly cool, Rob.
  7. Canute
    Mine was a green one with the wrap around grey belly. Think they called a NATO or European scheme. No pale gray. And there were gaps between the unpianted titanium plates; enough to be able to shake the plates. 😲 I have a partial disability with the VA medical system for what happened over time to my c-spine, thanks to the cumulative physical stresses inherent to high G operations. But I'm happy to have been able to have my flying career.🫡
  8. Canute
    Nice explanation of the hairspray chipping technique. And I love the job you did on the hot section of the F-4. I had an up close and personal look at one I had been flying during my weapons school training. We went thru jet wash and had the artificial feel system go out. A nice 3-4 G turn became an instantaneous 10.5 G fight to get the jet back under our control. Pilot did a great job getting us recovered back at our base. During our post flight walk around, we could rattle the the "alligator skinning" around the tailhook. We broke those bolts. You could use a little more burnt metal in those curved areas. 😉😁
  9. Canute
    Quite the suitably ugly bucket of bolts you have there, Greg. Well done.
  10. Canute
    Really like the ceiling treatment. And the wood looks great to me. 👍
  11. Canute
    Aw, too bad about the titanium. The area under the tail (alligator skinning, we called it) of an F-4 is mostly titanium and the inner portion on the stabilator is also, I think. But the steel color would suit. Seeing your application makes me more of a believer in the AK line.
  12. Canute
    Nicely done. And I echo Rob's recommendation.
  13. Canute
    That steel looks excellent, Rob. I've been impressed with the AK product line ever since I saw a presentation on their uses in structures and diorama building. Keep up the good work.
  14. Canute
    Alan, having associated with a number of Lightning pilots at Gutersloh RAFG base in the mid 70s, I propose a Lightning 2 in NMF for your quality build. I built a Matchbox one in their dark Green over silver scheme for 92 Squadron. Please. 😉
  15. Canute
    Superb job. Quite nicely done. And good luck with the move and training.
  16. Canute
    Chris, that sounds plausible. But I'm no experten on Luftwaffe airframes. I do know that a lot of WW II fighters were very sensitive on the amount of ground time between engine start and takeoff. The maintainers usually did a start to warm up the engine before the pilot got to his bird, then shut down until the mission start time.
  17. Canute
    Nice find. Now that Vette will be the show stopper. 👍
  18. Canute
    That's one beautiful resin casting. My only reservation about the white resin is spotting all the locations that need your attention like drilling holes and fitting parts together. Our white work-lights on white resin can be tricky. I took to dusting a gray primer on the resin so I could see all necessary locations. Craig, I look forward to watching this car proceed to completion, especially your smooooth finishes. And those white resin casters listened to their market and now use a gray styro-urethane. Mush easier on the old eyes.
  19. Canute
    Yeah, it's kind of a soothing color. I like it, Rob.
  20. Canute
    A dip in Future/Pledge/Klear or whatever it is called now for the clear plastic should defog your windows. That stuff is a clear liquid acrylic floor finish.
  21. Canute
    Thing is oddly attractive, in a perverse way. Fun build you've got there Greg.
  22. Canute
    My Admiral is a retired Registered Nurse and calls feeling that survivor's guilt. Since you're already out and about helping your neighbors, that's good therapy.
  23. Canute
    Glad to read you are safe, Alan. There are a few of us here wandering about is varying states of shock, thanks to the two hurricanes. Good luck rebuilding your area.
  24. Canute
    NJ State Police and NYPD sent rescue teams to the Asheville area, too. They have heavy rescue skills for extracting folks from under wreckage.
  25. Canute
    Mine is, too. I lose HO scale clevises with some regularity. My find rate is about 30%. I use a good flashlight/torch and the little blighters seem to find obscure little crevices to hide in or bounce into an open kit box lid. 😁

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