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Canute
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Beautiful field piece. Nicely done bucket! -
Really coming along nicely. What is the gizmo over the passenger side of the cab. Some kind of lighting?
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Coming along nicely.
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Also developed the all moving horizontal tailplane or stabilator(stab). Re-positioned it to get it out of the airflow behind the wings.
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Your top pic in #45 looks spot on. The green (?) is faint, though. The paint finish is nicely done.
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Using good, clear photos is your best source or evidence. They prove (or disprove) all our conjectures. Good research helps us build accurate models.
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Coming along nicely there, Mike. Keep them coming. If they were using mechanical locks on the flight controls, the ailerons would line up with the wing tips and I'd expect the elevators to remain level with the horizontal tail planes. The lock was put in place in the cockpit around/through the stick. Not sure on the flaps; they were probably mechanical linkages, too. Mine were hydraulic, so they drooped when the pressure dropped.
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Good save with the engines and nacelles, Denis. 😁 Our hindsight is always 20/20. Can you glue the struts in with just the openings you have?
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Nicely done, Tim. One of the prettiest aircraft ever built.
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Looks good Jack. Back in the 70s, our intel shop had a number of models of Soviet jets that were in similar appearance. No mistaking what that represents. Smooth finish will blend it all in.
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I love the Beemers I've had over the years. Great driving cars. Love the look of the McLaren, too. Nice choice to have, Craig.
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Excellent video, Ron. I may have to find the appropriate needles for my Badger 105.
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Spitfire MK I by Danstream - Tamiya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to Danstream's topic in Completed non-ship models
Once upon a time they waxed jet aircraft. Pre-Viet Nam in the USAF. Later on, in my time frame/career, fresh paint on a jet just back from a trip through a depot had a definite sheen. Not glossy, more of a satin. I surmise, with the low observable coloring, they are a more matte finish nowadays. -
Starting them early, huh? Well, no surprises.
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Sure thing, Keith. And thanks for any prayers. March is the time frame for the procedures.
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Looking good, Chris. Nice work with the louvers.
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All building is on hold until I get the cataracts in both eyes corrected. I need a lot of light to scope out details right now. It's several months away for those operations.
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Time to snuggle up with your Admiral and some warming adult beverages, lads. Be safe.
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You could always head to a sushi bar, get some rolls and dunk them in wasahbi. Guaranteed to open all sinus passages in your noggin. But curry will do, too.
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It is that time of year for us Northern Hemisphere folks to encounter the usual winter time head colds and such. Like OC said, load up on Vitamin C and Zinc and have the more focused remedies available to fight those colds. And stay away from others (which isn't too difficult these days). Work on your models, if you can.
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Denis, be careful with the virus. The incubation is something like 1 to 2 weeks, so you may not show signs until mid week.
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Denis, sorta rubbery? I'd expect that, since it is meant to be run around your rug/backyard/wherever. Should be another interesting Popeye build.
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EG, hope the weather effects are minimal on your meds. That is very sloppy work. Our delivery services really stink these days. The Amazon folks walk up my 300 ft slalom driveway to my back door, drop it at the "mail room" door and walk back to their truck. If I didn't see the fella walking up the hill, I'd never know of a delivery until I got the delivery made email. Granted my goods are glues and such, but too cool or wet could affect other items. Chuckleheads. Fascinating review of Surigao. Yes, the USN set up a kill zone and destroyed the Japanese force. It was not a well executed maneuver of crossing the T as all the "Gun Club" members wanted. Has there been a more current study published? We (NATO air and ground forces) did similar planning in West Germany during the Cold War, attempting to funnel the Warsaw Pact hordes into areas we could bring our forces to bear effectively.
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Don't forget, the Depression hurt the democracies much harder than the dictatorships. Funds were tight. The Washington Naval treaties restrictions were being more and more ignored, but the democracies were fiscally trying to hold the line of shipbuilding costs. The Treaty cruisers were a prime point.
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Don't want to "like" getting a cold. Some chicken soup/broth will make you feel better. No medical factoids there, just my observation over the years. I've got similar issues when my sinuses act up. Luckily, this happened after my flying career was winding down.
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