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Glad you're back! Been there and did similar when my oldest brother passed away. Just needed some time to sort out my thoughts and didn't feel like doing the same old things, but eventually the pain eases and life returns to normal. Hang in there, we're all pulling for you. What you've done on the model looks super!
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FINISHED - TBM3 Avenger by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:32 scale
CDW replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Believe it or not, this massive kit has almost the exact same part count as the little 1:48 PE-2 I just built, so it won't be more of a challenge part wise, just a bigger model. -
Thank you kindly OC. Hope you enjoyed it.
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No, I have not asked anyone for a translation yet. A German taunt probably.
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Added a wash Added weathering Added the last final detail parts She's finished, the Soviet WW2 dive bomber produced in higher numbers than any other (Russian) bomber of the war. For me, it was a very enjoyable build. For the small cost of the kit, it was a pleasant surprise in terms of detail, engineering, and lack of flash, sink marks, etc. A very nice kit that I highly recommend.
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The boat is unique. It reminds me of a big, fancy, motorized canoe. It's so unusual, I like it.
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Great to meet you, Bob. Enjoyed your Coast Guard story.
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My brother was out fishing this morning as he usually is doing, when he snapped this photo of a gator sunning itself on a tussock bed. Gators root up water lilies which float to the surface of the water.
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It's almost impossible to see all the details put into the fuselage and cockpit areas. Even the bomb bay is obscured by the four bombs squeezed inside.
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A very modest number of decals were included with the kit, but they were of very high quality, a pleasure to work with. Wish I knew the translation for what's written on the port side fuselage. Remaining to be done to finish the model is bomb bay, tail wheel, main gear, and crew entry doors; ventral auto cannon; marker lights on the wings; props and spinners; some weathering and a flat clear coat.
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That's what the monkey said just before they cut his tail off. 🙂
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I agree. When you paint a camo scheme, you always want to lay down your lightest color first. In this case, light blue went on first (on bottom) followed by tan, then green, last dark gray.
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Managed to shoot some paint today. All colors are Mr. Color, just a plain old dark green, gray, and tan camo scheme according to the paint callout on the instructions. Bottom is light blue. @Old Collingwood this is your "blue tack" color separation for a soft demarcation.
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This is looking 'spooktacular'. Very authentic looking. Waiting to see skeleton pirates crawling on the ratlines. Looks very very nice OC.
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
CDW replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The stripes look just right to me. Like you, I think this is the way they were in real life. Did you free hand paint the stripes? If so, that's a great job. -
B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
CDW replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Thanks for sharing that video. Exactly what I needed to see. Not quite as difficult as I had imagined since they can be moved to a correct position before they set. Interesting to note that it's probably advantageous to cut them out with a little extra margin to allow easier removal of the clear film. Now I'm excited to try out my decals. I have a boatload of HGW wood grain decals for my WW1 models that I have not tried yet. -
B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
CDW replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
If I understand correctly, these decals would eliminate the need to clear coat before applying the decals (to prevent silvering). Like other new things, will need to test and practice to get the hang of it. These decals may turn out to be a slower process to apply, but the results should be much better in theory. I'm wondering how difficult they will be to position properly the first go 'round. Seems like that might be problematic. Unlike slide decals, these can't be moved around to a correct position, it's got to be right in the first placement. -
Ouch! That's quite a well secured barrier wire to rip a fuselage in half. One of my next projects will be the building of our former president, George W Bush's TBM Avenger in 1:32 scale.
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While visiting my family in central Florida today, my wife snapped these photos. My 2nd great grandfather was the first to settle in Sumter County Florida when he and his brothers each bought 160 acres as part of the Armed Occupation Act in 1843. He was a cowboy and a farmer. This area remained largely agrarian until the past 25 years when a huge retirement infiltration occurred. Showing respect to the original settlers, these monuments were built.
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With the fuselage buttoned up, the wings are dry fitted and the aircraft posed along side the F-15E. With both planes in 1:48 scale, this gives some reference for the size of the PE-2.
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