Jump to content
Supplies of the Ship Modeler's Handbook are running out. Get your copy NOW before they are gone! Click here to order ×

CDW

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7,725

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by CDW

  1. CDW
    Maybe the wire 7 lead to the coil under the tank and out of view? Does the bike have a battery?
  2. CDW
    That primer looks smooth as silk.
  3. CDW
    I am not familiar with this particular motorcycle, but I suspect this may be part of the spark advance/retard mechanism as the old bikes used mechanical means to perform this function. On old Harley Davidson bikes, the left hand grip twisted one direction for retard and the opposite for advance.
  4. CDW
    I bought some of the black and gold packs/box myself back in that day. PS: some in my family farmed tobacco in South Carolina. After picking, the leaves are hung in a barn to dry out. Just a drop of that liquid residue that drips down, if accidentally ingested, will make the person sick as a dog. I was always told it was the strong chemicals that were sprayed on it to keep it insect-free that caused the severe nausea. I wouldn't doubt that's not why smoking it causes such turmoil with a body.
  5. CDW
    I'm in on this one with you, Gary. Looking forward!
  6. CDW
    If you check into it, I'm pretty sure at least some of these "Italeri" motorcycle kits were actually produced in Japan. Maybe produced there for Italeri? Anyway, I just checked yesterday on Ebay by running generic searches...found 1:9 BMW's, 1:9 Zundapps, 1:9 Trumpets, 1:9 Harley Davidsons. Many for less cost that you might think. In some cases, $50 or just a shade more. Even AMT Blueprinter boxed and sold the 1:9 kits in a generic white box with black print. No graphics. It's all the same plastic inside. I actually have examples of them in my stash, so I can say this for certain. They came boxed as Italeri, AMT, ESCI, Aurora, and more. they are all the same kits.
  7. CDW
    Awesome-looking bike right there! I bookmarked that page, too.
  8. CDW
    Hey Tim If you search around, you can find from Italeri, the BMW with and without a sidecar, the Zundap with and without a sidecar, and the Harley Davidson 45 V-twin. All are in 1:9 scale and often came boxed and sold by other companies. All are WW2 vintage, like the Triumph.
  9. CDW
    I've got too many irons in the fire. Very little time has been available for the tom kitty but the cockpit is nearing a finish with some minor details, a little detail painting, and a dull coat to finish it up. Somehow I managed once again to see a small part go flying off into the netherworld, never to be found again (yet). This time it was a shoulder harness strap. Hence, the rear seat has no shoulder harness straps attached yet. I will not attach the gun site glass pieces until the very end before the canopy goes on. These are all box stock parts from the kit, no aftermarket used at all.
  10. CDW
    Did the tumbler come with two sizes of pins, or are those purchased separately? In the ads I've seen for the unit, did not see the options for pin size selection/purchase. it simply says it comes with pins, not stating size.
  11. CDW
    I love your choice of subject here, a MFH kit in particular. I've had my eye on that same tumbler for a while now but never decided to purchase it. Your show of how well it works has helped me clearly see its value. Trying to clean up all those tiny parts by hand would be a monstrous task. I first got the idea of the tumbler by watching a fellow who builds MFH kits on YouTube. He suggested it in his builds. What will you use as a cement for the metal parts of the kit? PS: one other question about that tumbler...how long does it take for the parts to clean up?
  12. CDW
    Sharp bike!
  13. CDW
    The way I'm thinking about doing the ordnance, I'll be able to switch out to whatever loadout I want. My plan is to use some micro size magnets to hold the ordnance in place on each pylon/station. I learned this technique watching a modeler who builds on commission. He uses this to mount all the weapons and other fragile pieces because they tend to get broken off in shipping. Everything he builds has to eventually be boxed up and shipped out. (158) Primedmodelworks - YouTube
  14. CDW
    Best wishes to your pup for a complete and quick recovery
  15. CDW
    Here is a great site for future reference. Tons of info and photos. VF Fighter Squadrons FITRON US Navy (seaforces.org)
  16. CDW
    It may not be long. My niece and her husband both work in the maritime industry. She is an executive for an ocean-going tug company, and he is the first mate on a super-tanker. Their new home is decorated with many nautical items, and I mentioned to him he needed a ship model on display. I am going to give him several choices with that PT boat being one, and then build his choice for display in their new home. Will wait to see what he decides he would prefer.
  17. CDW
    Those photos look amazing, Gary. Very well done. I like your models and admire your photography skills.
  18. CDW
    Paid $60, brand new in the box. 😁 Gotta love swap meets
  19. CDW
    That's quite a dramatic difference between the three.
  20. CDW
    The Last WW2 Triple Ace, Bud Anderson, Dies At 102 Bud Anderson, the last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102 - Task & Purpose (taskandpurpose.com)
  21. CDW
    I'm leaning toward finishing her as a VF-2 Bounty Hunter OIF, 2003. All these photos are from that squadron. This gives me the option of incorporating micro-size magnets to my ordnance, that way I could swap it out to any configuration I choose. If I find out I have the wrong combination, no big deal, just swap it out using magnetic action.
  22. CDW
    The vendor tables were well stocked at the show as well. Among a few other other things I brought these home. Didn’t have any plans for a 1:35 PT boat, but the price was right so I snagged it. Good trading material if nothing else. The Iwata HP-CS airbrush is smooth as silk. A great all-around airbrush. If you find one for $75 or less at a swap meet, do yourself a favor and grab it. You won’t regret it.
  23. CDW
    Wow, Gary. That came out great, and fast, too!
  24. CDW
    Your earlier question/comment made me realize I had not yet done a test-fit of the cockpit inside the forward fuselage. Here are a few photos of a dry-fit test. I'm still debating whether to finish this kit as a bomber or equipped as in an air-to-air role....hmmmmm...decisions, decisions.
  25. CDW
    Yes, the cockpit and wheel well slide in from the back. The are quite a few modern kits that are using slide mold technology already, though this is the first aircraft kit I've built where the entire forward fuselage is molded that way. On other kits, including this one, it's often found used in the ordnance pieces. In armor kits, the gun barrels. Flyhawk 1:700 ship models use slide molds as well.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...