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  1. CDW
    Squadron used to fill that niche of vacuformed canopies. They were cheap, too. Seems they went the way of the Dodo Bird.
  2. CDW
    When I was a kid, we had a 50 foot tower to dive/jump off into the water at a local lake we frequented. Like you said, it felt a lot higher than 50 feet when you stood on top of it to dive off, but it was darned good practice.
  3. CDW
    A circle template is your best friend when painting road wheels. Yours came out great. I know you must be ready to move on to some other task now.
  4. CDW
    Ejection at supersonic speeds without a capsule would defeat the purpose, as it would almost certainly result in death.
  5. CDW
    Those are great reference photos for the seats, EG. Just what you need for a project like this. Ken, what kind of training did you receive for the unfortunate event where you had to use the ejection seat? My brother in law told me some horror stories about pilots who ejected and suffered serious injuries and death. Was the training aircraft specific? I've also wondered how the readiness of the ejection system is checked and verified.
  6. CDW
    Next are sub assemblies that attach to the chassis, and the extensive detailing just goes on and on. Every step is another mini model. Every Rye Field kit I own is detailed like this. An exceptional company doing next generation work to produce extreme detail. Thank you OC To go along with the panel line wash, you'll want to acquire a bottle of Mr Color Solvent 110, and some women's makeup applicators, the ones with the little foam tips. After you apply your panel line wash, dampen the foam tip applicator with Solvent 110, and then use it to wipe away excess wash leaving only the wash in the recesses. Works like a charm. But be forewarned, this application only works over a lacquer based acrylic like Mr Color. If you try it over a water based acrylic like Vallejo, it will remove the paint. It's all in the paint, Denis. Mr Color lacquer based acrylics. The paint is just that good.
  7. CDW
    This vehicle is a huge step above and beyond the HMWWV's it replaces.
  8. CDW
    Engine, transmission, and radiator all mounted now.
  9. CDW
    Great subject, looking forward to your build OC.
  10. CDW
    A dry fit of the Caterpillar engine/transmission to the chassis. A lot of parts involved in the engine. it surprised me, and all are not yet attached. It will be a very busy engine compartment. More to come...
  11. CDW
    We'll be staying near Manchester at our oldest daughter's home. Our youngest daughter is going to stay with her sister to finish college. Not sure how much we will be able to do while we are there, will just play it by ear.
  12. CDW
    Me and my family are flying up to NH next week.
  13. CDW
    Good find Ken. Thanks for posting the link.
  14. CDW
    scalehobbyist.com Excellent online hobby shop that's near you in New Hampshire. They carry a full line of Mr Color paints and everything else.
  15. CDW
    This may be, but I'm not so sure of that. Seems to me if this were true, the inside of the coil would be flat, but it's not. The spring coils are round inside and out. For sure you can see the parting line down each outside half of the coil. but the inner coils retain their perfectly round shape. That's what I can't compute.
  16. CDW
    It's the first one I've seen done in plastic as well. Can't even imagine the mold it would take to do that, then to get it out of the mold makes my head spin. Yes, this has been a fun kit to build so far. Fits together very well. The paint set sells for around $12, so the price is right. Then it's lacquer based paints as well. Dries fast and hard. Very much more scratch resistant than water based acrylics but stinks a lot.
  17. CDW
    Moving on...
  18. CDW
    Remember when we built model cars and a detailed kit would provide a lump of plastic that resembled a coil spring? No more, this kit has the first fully formed set of coil springs I have ever seen in an injection molded styrene plastic kit. Then here are the additional suspension parts added, upper and lower control arms, hubs, tie rods, etc. Next will add some more paint to cover the newly added parts.
  19. CDW
    Thanks OC
  20. CDW
    For this model, will be using the Mr Color desert yellow modulation set. This is a four color set with varying degrees of desert yellow. The idea is to start with the darkest color first, then build on that to lighten the dark shade to give the model a feeling of depth with the paint. Four-step process. Because more chassis detail gets added in subsequent steps, it's best to get the first dark coat on now before adding more parts. This will make it easier to get the entire thing painted.
  21. CDW
    Sure can't fault you for that. A lot of the old hot rodder in me, too.
  22. CDW
    Lou, if you go back to my first post and click on the link I provided, there are a few photos of the 1:1 machine and how it's painted all one color. Of course, there would be nothing wrong with painting it any way you see fit. In this case, I intend to paint it in one basic color and pick out details with shading and paint modulation. Just my personal preference, no right or wrong way as far as I'm concerned. It could probably look real good in different colors if one chose to do that.
  23. CDW
    Assembly of the frame rails and sub assemblies. Addition of support gussets to the chassis and other various parts. Next up are the four independent suspension assemblies.
  24. CDW
    I agree. In the past, I bought resin upgrades that looked nowhere near as good as this, straight out of the box. That's the point I was trying to make in another post. There are model kits out there right now that don't need anything aftermarket, they are perfectly sufficient right out of the box.
  25. CDW
    Yes, this is generally what's happening with a lot of new models these days. The detail is becoming extraordinary.

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