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CDW

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  1. Love the pirate figures and what they add to the model. A great variety of poses in that set.
  2. The focal point of this model are the interior components. Not sure how much of it will be seen once the fuselage halves go together, but it does have an open bomb bay, and open hatch for the gunner's station in the ventral position. While even now the interior parts look complex, this is only about 50% of what will be the sum of it, while I still must add a lot of detail including the gun turret, the ventral gun station, and options for an extra fuel tank, or a torpedo, or four bombs in the bomb bay.
  3. I agree with you OC. EJ did an outstanding job making the sails. Impressive work.
  4. By any chance, was your visit to the Bounty in St. Petersburg, Fla? I visited the Bounty there in the 60's as well. I believe it was still there in the 70's.
  5. Wow OC, your figures make a very real difference in the look of the entire ship. They look superb and all your effort is rewarded. I'll bet the wife is loving the model now that it's so close to finish.
  6. Great choice Edward. I'm looking forward to following your build of it.
  7. D.H.2 is a favorite WW1 aircraft. Glad to find your build thread.
  8. The TBM3 Avenger was the heaviest single engine aircraft of WW2. To pull it along, the massive Wright R2600-20 14 cylinder twin row radial engine, producing 1900 horsepower was used.
  9. This is a really big aircraft. Trumpeter provides sufficient detail where required and it does not need much of anything in the way of aftermarket items IMO. I will add some wiring and such, but it's nice right out of the box.
  10. I often use retarder when brushing on acrylic paints to slow down the drying time and avoid lap marks. This is particularly true of Tamiya acrylic paints which have a tendency to dry very quickly and are difficult to brush on because of that.
  11. I believe these bombers, along with Sturmoviks, were hell on German armor.
  12. Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. I would be very pleased if my work made you want to build an aircraft model yourself. I feel the same way about the work of the model ship builders on this site. Very encouraging.
  13. 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!
  14. 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.
  15. My next adventure will be building the TBM3 Avenger by Trumpeter, 1:32 scale.
  16. No, I have not asked anyone for a translation yet. A German taunt probably.
  17. 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.
  18. The boat is unique. It reminds me of a big, fancy, motorized canoe. It's so unusual, I like it.
  19. Great to meet you, Bob. Enjoyed your Coast Guard story.
  20. 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.
  21. The last progress photos, the next round of photos will be final, finished ones.
  22. Arghh mate, she'll soon be raiding and plundering on the high seas. Outstanding!
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