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  1. CDW
    That looks like lots of fun.
  2. CDW
    The Wulfehound looks outstanding Denis. The most unusual B-17 I've ever seen. The color combination really sets it off. I like the way the handpainted "B" came out on the vertical stab. Looks more authentic that way.
  3. CDW
    The paint racks came from a vendor on Etsy. He laser cuts MDF material and you assemble them yourself. Very simple and well fitting, cheap. They are made to fit the small Tamiya size bottles or you can buy them to fit the smaller Vallejo style bottles. Here, I've attached the wings to the fuselage and am slowly adding the necessary parts so that I can begin painting the model. Soon.
  4. CDW
    Classy looking model. Great job on it Jack.
  5. CDW
    Gorgeous B-25!
  6. CDW
    Are the "bubble" portions on each side of the canopy the separate pieces you write about? Your canopy came out nice I think. I can see why those features were molded separately, as the only other way would have maybe been a slide mold. From what I've read, a slide mold is a very expensive item to tool. They were probably concentrating on keeping the cost of the kit down to a level that would make it available to many modeler's budget. If my Tamiya 1:32 Mossie wasn't buried in such a deep pile of models, I would drag it out to see how the canopy is molded in that kit.
  7. CDW
    Finally completed the painting of our house last week, but this week got started on our detached garage. This morning, visited an outlet called, Habitat for Humanity, where they sell new and used home/building construction materials for charity fund raising. They have excellent bargains on a large variety of useful items. I picked up a brand new solid core door for my garage for a measly $45...my kind of deal. Brought it home and installed it and painted it, then pressure washed our garage in preparation of painting. Tomorrow we may get rain so I could get more modeling time in if I'm lucky. Here's what I've been doing in between other chores. Wing construction. The wings have some working features built in including a wing fold mechanism, working flaps and ailerons, machine gun and ammo box/chute details, removable gun access covers. I don't care much for working features on my models, but will probably pose my flaps as dropped. I am picturing the wing fold mechanism just so you can see it but plan to glue the wings in the extended position. Photo etch strips cover the gaps where the wings close together. In the photos, you can see one of the strips in position with the others to be added. The Avenger wings have a massive chord length, likely meaning they give lots of lift for heavy bomb loads.
  8. CDW
    Silver can be a bear. Every little imperfection shows itself. Great job, looks super.
  9. CDW
    What will you use for the silver?
  10. CDW
    Denis Love your last photos of the plane. The faded look of the weathering looks perfect! The stand is a very effect as well.
  11. CDW
    This has been an excellent build thread. Inspirational.
  12. CDW
    Tom Excellent choices to start. I hope all the best for your endeavor. Looking forward to following your progress.
  13. CDW
    Amazon has great customer service. I'm confident they will take care of you in this matter.
  14. CDW
    @popeye the sailor Hey Denis Here's your patch! photo courtesy of usbomberjackets dot com on facebook
  15. CDW
    I don't smoke either, but if I had all that stuff, I probably would burn one just for the hell of it.
  16. CDW
    with a $100 Cuban cigar and silk slippers
  17. CDW
    Roger gave me the idea to build a carrier deck to display it on, so that's what I have in mind right now.
  18. CDW
    Denis Is this the B-17 you're building? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/kv-models-72100-mask-1-72-boeing-b-17f-g-flying-fortress--1194449
  19. CDW
    Yes, the masks are specific for a particular model by manufacturer.
  20. CDW
    A dry fit of the bomb bay doors before moving on to another step. Will leave the doors off until the end. One less thing to work around when masking and painting the overall aircraft, and one less thing to knock off or break.
  21. CDW
    Beautiful finished model Yves. The painting brings the model alive.
  22. CDW
    Mike, the applicability of acrylic glue is going to vary on particular jobs depending on the specific parts (as you referenced) as well as the experience the individual has in using acrylic glue. Like a lot of other things, we get better at it with time and practice. One thing for sure, you don't use it exactly the same as you would use CA, as with CA, you're trying to use as little of it as possible to avoid a big mess. With acrylic glue, you can use more of it and clean it all up later with a wet paint brush before the glue completely dries. I find acrylic glue is particularly well suited for ship railings. Sometimes the difficulty comes from trying to use too large of a section of railing at a time. I often cut my railings into smaller sections and find it makes working with it much easier. I cut the railing to the length I want at a vertical post, then use a smidgen of overlap of the rails on the subsequent vertical post to mate them together. When using it, don't be afraid to use a larger drop of it where the photo etch is to be attached as it will be very easy to clean up later. A good way to get practice is to use scrap pieces of railing and just glue them down on a piece of sheet styrene plastic. The little blobs of glue you put down will be enough to hold the railing in a vertical position until it starts to get tacky and once tacky use your wet paint brush to clean up the excess glue around your posts.
  23. CDW
    Try here. You'll need to email the seller. http://www.gatorsmask.com/gatorglueorder1.html
  24. CDW
    Oh wow...didn't see this. What a disappointment. Hope Hasegawa comes through for you with flying colors.
  25. CDW
    Your Hasegawa Dauntless will look great right out of the box. Can't beat Hasegawa and Tamiya models for a positive out of the box experience. Looking forward to your progress. Love the tri color scheme as well.

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