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  1. CDW
    The price of it has gone up considerably in the past few years. You can buy it here for 5.79 per sheet, and that's not too bad. One sheet will go a long way. https://www.scalehobbyist.com/manufacturers/Bare_Metal_Foil/Decals_and_Surface_Detailing/browse.php?s=6&t=4&man=bmf
  2. CDW
    I always figured it was inevitable this would happen. After all, this is first and foremost a wood ship model forum.
  3. CDW
    Is it my imagination, or have all plastic build threads now disappeared from the "Most Recent Posts" section of the MSW main page? How are we supposed to follow new build threads with nothing shown in the recent posts notice?
  4. CDW
    Another "air brush free" consideration would be bare metal foil for the finish. The foil comes in a variety of finishes and are easy to work with, conforming well with the model's contours. Obviously, it can't be done in one continuous long sheet, but broken up into sections/panels. I've even seen great looking aluminum foil (kitchen variety) finishes, but an adhesive must first be applied and that might be a bit of a hassle.
  5. CDW
    Just found your ship log, Chris. Beautiful model.
  6. CDW
    You could try buying an A4 size sheet of white water slide decal paper to cut and create the stripes. I have a stack of the decal paper from a company that has since gone out of business, but it's very opaque and works well for projects like this. Your interior work came out very nice.
  7. CDW
    Adding pieces to finish out the cabin interior floor. I ordered a set of resin radio components that fit in the center racks (between the seats) from a vendor in Taiwan over a month ago. Unfortunately, they have not arrived and may be lost in the mail. I shall continue with construction regardless, but wish the pieces had arrived to further enhance the cockpit.
  8. CDW
    That's it.
  9. CDW
    Metalizer is not going to work with a brush, they require an airbrush. And they suffer from a problem similar to what you are having with the polishing powder, they rub off when touching. Terrible for masking as it lifts off the metal powder marring the finish. Sealer coats alter the polished look of the bare metalizer. Been there, done that, and got the tee shirt. They do work well on small parts that will not be handled later, but as a primary finish, I think you will be disappointed.
  10. CDW
    It will take some time (1 hour) to watch these 2 videos, but this modeler gives as good a tutorial on achieving a NMF as there is out there on the net. Very, very good.
  11. CDW
    I can do better than that in a few days...I ordered the Abrams Tusk kit and it's on the way, should be here next week. Does not include the interior with the version I ordered.
  12. CDW
    It just dawned on me that the finish you are working with is Uschi polishing powder. A couple of years ago, there was another modeler on this forum who wrote a brief post on how he used the powders to achieve a brilliant finish on a model. I have not seen a post from this modeler in quite some time and I cannot recall his screen name to do a search. I recall that he was a WW1 Fokker D.VII fan and his screen name may have been Vossie Wolf, or something close to that. Maybe some of the guys reading this will remember who I am talking about. Anyway, if i remember correctly, he had unlocked the secrets for getting the most out of Uschi powders.
  13. CDW
    Indeed it is fully detailed. Lots and lots of little parts to be added and painted. I'm guessing there are close to 800 parts in this kit.
  14. CDW
    Wow, that's a bum deal after all that work. It's hard for me to tell from the photo how much of the finish was pulled off. All the way down to the primer? Hope you can recover the finish. By the way, the walk-around video is super good. Well worth watching.
  15. CDW
    Here is a 30 second video of a partly polished F-104A
  16. CDW
    Yes it does, except for the mil-spec mapping and sat phone.
  17. CDW
    It sure doesn't resemble the inside of any combat vehicle I was ever in. Rye Field produces models loaded with details.
  18. CDW
    Focus shifts to the cabin interior.
  19. CDW
    Yes sir, you are going to town on this build, Jack. Nice work.
  20. CDW
    I was car savvy, but the problem with many of these cars was a lack of spare parts availability. Just couldn't buy them locally and it took a LONG wait to order parts from Europe. VW's had a huge part availability network locally. That in my opinion made the VW the superior car.
  21. CDW
    This is a pre pandemic phenomenon. Had the same problem months ago and it just went away on it's own. Came back a time or two, then went away since then. Don't really know what happened or why.
  22. CDW
    Beautiful model Tom. I agree, the weather in New Hampshire was gorgeous while we were there last week. Temps in the 40's at night were a refreshing change from the Florida evening temps.
  23. CDW
    Around 1966, my sister and her family moved back to the USA after spending four years in France with the USAF. Her husband dearly wanted a Citroen Peugeot. He found a new car dealership in Fayetteville, NC that sold the Citroen Peugeot line and he bought a brand new station wagon. Turned out to be a huge disappointment as it passed everything but the repair garage. I remember it being an attractive design, but it was not reliable at all. Maybe he just got a "lemon". He knew they had a great reputation in France. PS: After I wrote this, I started thinking more about it and remembered it was a Peugeot he bought, not a Citroen. Sorry, my mistake.
  24. CDW
    Great looking Spit, OC. I really like the smooth paint job and decal work.
  25. CDW
    It was super. Weather was beautiful, warm days and cool nights. We got our youngest daughter all settled into her new living arrangement with her oldest sister then we came back home this past weekend. Feels strange with just the two of us at home now.

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