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  1. CDW
    I wanted to do an aircraft from pre world war 2, the Golden Age, so I dug this old 1:32 Hasegawa Curtiss BF 2C-1 out of the stash to serve that purpose. It should be colorful is nothing else. I’ll be needing to cut my own stencils and paint on the markings as the kit decal sheet is pretty much shot. It will serve as the template for my masks later on. The kit is long in the tooth and has been around at least 40 years or so. Don’t expect any modern marvel molds here, I’ll just have to work with what I’ve got and maybe add some scratch details here and there to make things lively.
  2. CDW
    Well this is another one for the books. It's finished, or at least as finished as I intend to do it. There are almost always additional things that could be done. But hey, there are too many models and too little time so I must move on now. Thanks to all for your comments, your likes, and for following along. It's been fun. Just a bit of history borrowed from the internet: "For the 1966 GP season, Honda unveiled an updated 250cc six-cylinder, the RC166. The bike raised the bar so high, the outcome seemed inevitable before a single lap had turned. The RC166 destroyed the 250 class in 1966, amassing 10 victories in an incredible display of dominance, and captured the GP world championship again in 1967. With the departure of Honda from the Grand Prix scene in 1968, the chapter closed on one of the most amazing GP racing machines ever created. Six cylinders were crafted into a package no wider than a four-pot engine of the time, with each bore diameter about the width of two fingers. Dual overhead cams actuated 24 tiny valves, and the short-stroke, oversquare engine revved to a dizzying 18,000 rpm where it made 60 screaming horsepower and hit speeds upward of 149 mph. With its cylinder bank tipped forward and cast as an integral part of the top crankcase, the engine was decades ahead of any other machine, and it pioneered technology we would see from Honda for many years to come."
  3. CDW
    Looking forward to this fascinating project aircraft.
  4. CDW
    I need to finish off the cables, attach the windscreen to the fairing, then build a stand for the fairing and I'll be able to call this one done.
  5. CDW
    These radiators fit into the visible pockets within the fairing that look like air scoops. I could be wrong, but from the location of the piping into the engine, I believe they were parts of an oil cooling system. The engine does not appear to be water cooled.
  6. CDW
    Even though I plan to display the fairing separately, a test-fit of the assembly seems obligatory. If it wasn't for a pair of cooling radiators which fit into the fairing and the associated plumbing to the engine, the assembly could simply be removed and replaced at will but that might lead to damage to the model eventually. Leaving it as a separate display seems the most appropriate way to go in my opinion.
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    Soon
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  9. CDW
    It breaks my heart to know I could have bought several of the Harley 45 trikes when our city auctioned off their surplus stuff back in the early 70's. They went at auction for prices between $300 and $500 back then. My brother bought one of the shovelhead police bikes with the suicide shift for $500 but at the time neither of us thought we wanted or needed a 45 trike. Sheesh I was DUMB. When my brother tore down his shovelhead to rebuild it, found one cylinder/piston .030 over, and the other .060 over. The city mechanics were goofballs. It was a real nice street bike when he finished with it but learning to ride with that shifter was a real pain. Takes a lot of coordination and muscle memory to handle the clutch with one foot and the rear brake with the other and not fall over at a traffic light or stop sign. There's a reason they called it a suicide shift. Oh by the way, those 45 trikes were used by the meter maid brigade, issuing tickets to illegally parked vehicles downtown. Younger people may not know what the heck we're talking about saying, "meter maids".
  10. CDW
    I've got a 1:9 scale model of each in military gear. I want to customize them.
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    Yes, a Rat Bike is a more appropriate term. That's what I have in mind. Something that looks like it came out of the Mad Max movie. My dad was born in 1913. He told me when he was growing up that guys his age like to build "skeeters". That's what they called hot rod Model T Fords back then.
  13. CDW
    Thanks Andrew. Sometime in the future, I want to build a grunge bike or two. I think they call them "bobbers" nowadays. I have some Harley Davidsons, BMW's, and others that are candidates.
  14. CDW
    Life has been getting in the way of modeling lately but I've tried to do a little each day, be it ever so small sometimes. Added the tach mount and tachometer, painted and then added the front fender. Small parts and fiddly, but it's all good. Not pictured is the fairing and attachments which are painted in silver lacquer to match the front fender. The fuel tank will be red lacquer. Decals will trim out the tank and fairing assembly.
  15. CDW
    Get off my lawn!!!
  16. CDW
    His neighbors would be a tad unhappy methinks.
  17. CDW
    I regret not buying the Fisher Models 1:32 Sea Fury when they were in business. That was a full resin kit and excellent by all accounts. They are very hard to come by now and expensive. I really wish Airfix would step up and produce a 32nd or 25th scale Sea Fury.
  18. CDW
    Some full resin model warship kits in the late 90's and early 2000's left a permanent scar on my psyche for that medium in a full kit. Remember in those days when resin models were often full of pinholes and other imperfections? I'm sure today's resin models are much better, like yours, but I have scars none the less.
  19. CDW
    You have cleaned up that wing join real nice. I like it.
  20. CDW
    At 1:35 scale, that will be a HUGE model. It will take as much space as your model ship.
  21. CDW
    My 16 year old grandson bought a boat. He decided he would strip it down and paint it in camouflage colors. He's used a good quality marine grade paint as his base coat and Rustoleum for the camo colors. He bought some stencils (Amazon maybe?) to do the camo pattern. Doing a very good job for his first boat painting project.
  22. CDW
    It looks fast standing still. Beautiful model.
  23. CDW
    Decided I will make a stand for the cowling and display it right along side the finished bike.
  24. CDW
    My tail dragger RC biplanes always required a lot of right rudder to counteract engine torque and avoid ground loop on takeoff, along with enough up elevator to keep the tail on the ground until enough speed was generated for lift to avoid nosing over. Monoplanes (tail draggers) required this too but biplanes particularly sensitive.
  25. CDW
    Oh yes, it is a teaser to be sure. Every time I look at Tamiya bikes, this one is front and center.

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