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CDW
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Sometimes, when it rains, it pours...as the old saying goes. Hang in there Denis. You'll get it all worked out. I hate those check engine lights. -
Oops...I just saw your post - you already wrote about the big prop. Sorry for the oversight.
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"Whistling Death" Those gull wings were designed to give ground clearance for that massive prop. A very impressive machine with a sterling combat record. I assume this is the 1:48 scale version?
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I have seen a LOT of phosphate cars here in my locality. Phosphate mines were everywhere, trains that were miles long were a daily challenge to and from work. Traffic would often sit long, extended periods of time waiting for the train to clear the crossing over the roadway while we watched what seemed like hundreds of phosphate cars pass by.
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I need to try it again. Years ago I tried it and had trouble shooting it properly through my airbrush. I'll practice first on scrap. Best I recall, as soon as I saw it go gloss on my subject model, it ran like rain falling off a roof.
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Looks beautiful, Slog. Paint work looks flawless.
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The Mk1 set looks phenomenal. First look I've had of that set. I like the imaginary scenario.
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It's been some time ago since I bought the set. Maybe it was Infini and not VeryFire? I'll have to locate my kit and see exactly what I've got. When I locate it, will take some photos and post.
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About those ballasts...was the actual metal cast with that cratered finish as seen in the molded parts? That's an interesting feature I never noticed before seeing this model, but then again, I have never thoroughly researched U-Boats and their construction.
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Do I win a prize for the correct guess? 😎 Looking forward to your interpretation of Graf Zeppelin. I bought the Very Fire update set for my Graf Zeppelin, but it's all packed away at the moment. A very interesting ship.
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Exactly, Cog. Overall health is so closely tied to dental health, it's one and the same and not a separate issue.
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Thanks, Ken. I am hooked on big biplane models. They fly so nice, slow, and aerobatic. They have a certain appeal unmatched by more modern aircraft. I suppose a lot of that has to do with watching biplanes work the fields crop dusting when I was a kid. Man, that was exciting to watch back then and stirred the imagination so much.
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Great old Revell trawler you've got going here, Richmond. This one brings back lots of memories from long ago, she was originally boxed and sold as a 'Russian Spy Trawler' back during the cold war era. Looking forward to how you finish this. Everything you've done to now looks super.
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Thanks Slog. I've been spending time watching experts reveal their painting techniques on Youtube videos and that's what I'm using here. Knowledge passed on by others. In this age of computers and internet, it's almost like the sky is the limit for instruction we could only dream of some years ago.
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Thanks OC. I started building these flying models when I was 9 or 10 years of age. I learned by reading hobby magazines, periodicals, and trial & error as no one in my family, particularly my father, was a builder. My first flying model was a Stuka built as a glow powered free flight model. It flew great, but I didn't understand how critical it was to time the amount of fuel the engine had remaining so as to limit the actual powered flight time. My model climbed, circled to the left and then dived down, repeated this cycle several times all while under power. Each cycle, the model came closer to the ground until finally, the wing tip caught the top of the grass then the thing cart wheeled and ripped the wings of it. I cleaned it up, rebuilt it, and kept it hanging on my wall as a reminder of the mistake I made with my first flying model. Had I carefully timed the amount of fuel remaining in the engine prior to launching it, so that the model only flew in a powered state for 15 seconds or so, it would have climbed while circling to the left, the engine would have shut down, then it would have glided gently to the right in a slow circle and landed. That was the intended path for a FF model to take. As a 9 year old, who knew? I did after the disaster. 😵
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This is one of the last flying models I built before I rekindled my interest in plastic models. This is a 1/4 scale Fleet Biplane. The Fleet was a trainer purchased by the US Army Air Corps in the years prior to WW2. This particular model has a wingspan of 8 feet and is powered by a 1.8 cubic inch single cylinder four-stroke cycle engine that has been converted (by me) from glow plug to an electronic spark ignition system. It currently resides hanging from the rafters in my garage along with a number of other flying models. It is covered to protect it from the elements of dust and insects.
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Yes, but you totally get what you pay for with them. There are no let-downs. Besides plastic models, I am a long time scratch builder of flying model aircraft. Even when building from scratch, I will often spend more than the WnW kit prices to build and finish a WW1 airframe from balsa, plywood, spruce, basswood, tissue, and dope. So relatively speaking, their products are a bargain for the sale prices they are offering now.
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Thanks Jack. I'll order some of those and give them a try.
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Admiralty model query
CDW replied to iMack's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Until reading this explanation, I had no idea my early (decades ago) career in land and construction surveying had so much in common with ship modeling terminology. Almost everything you said here about ship modeling/terminology mirror the principles, practice, and terminology of land surveying. 🙂 -
The dental cost situation seems universally bad. People in the USA take South American holidays just to get their dental work done. They can actually come out ahead by spending the money to vacation in South America at a resort and get their dental work done there at the same time. I spent well over $12,000 cash for dental work that was a total rip off. I trusted the dentist and got screwed, had to get extractions anyway in just a few years after the expensive "fix".
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Slog Your decal work looks great. I've had good and bad experiences with Micro Sol, but it seems mostly due to the decal material itself. I cannot recall with certainty the name of it, but there once was a model rail road decal solution that was my go-to for best results. I believe it was named "solvaset", or something close to that. Canute will probably know if he reads this. I'm still searching for a go-to clear coat. Tamiya clear is just not as reliable as I would like. Don't know of a better alternative right now, but I'm still searching.
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I have the Revell 1:72 U-boat and thought it was rather large. This 1:48 scale model makes mine look tiny in comparison.
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I have ordered 6 different aircraft from WnW to take advantage of that massive sale. Even with postage from New Zealand, there's considerable savings to be realized from retail price in the USA. PS: I forgot to mention...unless I follow the link you provided, I cannot see the sale prices. I made a mistake initially by going a direct link to wingnutwings DOT com, but that will not show their sale. If someone else wants the sale prices, they need to click on the link you provided, not by going directly to wingnut wings main web address directly.
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