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Great model, Mike. Glad I didn't miss the final photos of it but somehow I lost track of the progress posts. Now that I have found it, will go back through the progress photos, too.
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At this same event/contest some years ago I bought the 1:60 Corel Realle De France kit at a vendor table, complete and unstarted for $45. Talk about a steal of a deal...
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All three look excellent! The P-47 is the Kinetic kit?
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I just ordered the massive 1:24 Airfix Typhoon kit and am waiting for it to arrive. I messed around and waited until it became harder to find and more expensive but I got one while the getting can still be done. Don't know when or if Airfix will release this kit again.
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Thanks Mike to be totally honest about it. The main reason I like to go to those contests is to look at all the vendor tables. I’ll often take some models and enter them just to have a little extra fun on the side but the main interest for me are the vendor tables, I am often able to find models for sale that are out of production and unavailable in hobby shops, or online shops
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Welcome from a fellow Floridian. I've got family who farm down your way in Immokalee, but unfortunately none of them are model ship builders.
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Sorry it took me so long to find your project, but sure am glad I did. Love it! I'm in, Mike.
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Wow, what a great looking project, Ras. I see you are in the Bradenton area...by any chance, will you be attending the Pelicon 2023 IPMS Regional show being held in Oldsmar on 18 March?
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The trouble with photo etch detail sets is the delicate nature of it. Besides that, Eduard is over priced IMO for many of their products. Not sure how well parts like these will hold up under use in RC applications. When I just touch my finished ships in the wrong way, itty bitty parts often fly off. Right now, I have entered five of my finished models in a regional IPMS contest this month, and am contemplating how to get the models there without damaging them.
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Some of the detail bits and bobs I ordered for my Buc are starting to trickle in. The rest of it is scheduled to arrive this Friday, so it looks like my project will begin in earnest this coming weekend. Haven’t decided yet how I will display the wings, folded or opened.
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Happy to follow and learn a bit more about Typhoons. How did the pilot go missing while his plane lived on?
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US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
CDW replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Back in 1980, gained salvage rights to all the brass, copper, aluminum, at an old heavy equipment salvage yard in West Virginia. There were all types and description of very old heavy equipment and trucks there, many of which I had never seen in usage during my lifetime and could not identify. I wouldn't be surprised if equipment of the vintage you're modeling here was there. Most all the big trucks had lots of wood in the construction of their cabs. Wish I had taken photos of those things, but it was long before digital cameras and cell phones. Taking photos didn't seem important to me back then.- 235 replies
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Quite a project on your hands there, Mike. She should look majestic under power and full sail.
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A good friend named Steve Porter was an Air Force fighter jock. He told me a story about flying with Buccaneers at Red Flag, probably in the same era as you, Ken. Steve flew an F-16, and if I remember correctly, he flew F-4's before that. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago but I still recall his wit and humor, along with his sharp mind. He was involved in Emergency Management after his Air Force career, the Homeland Security stuff that came about after 9-11.
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In the past, they have asked for individual threads, so I'll probably start with that unless a mod jumps in and tells me otherwise.
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Roger that. Will be there in a few days.
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Permission to come aboard, sir!
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Sea Harrier FRS1 by AJohnson - FINISHED - Airfix - 1:72
CDW replied to AJohnson's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The South African version was one of the schemes I liked, along with a camouflaged RAF version but alas, these RAF ones have the bulged bomb bay. Some seem to have the flared wingtips though. Kits-World Aircraft decals - KW148184 | Hannants -
Sea Harrier FRS1 by AJohnson - FINISHED - Airfix - 1:72
CDW replied to AJohnson's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
What are the physical, visual differences between the S.2C/D depicted by our kits and other versions of the Buccaneer? I have seen decal markings for Buccaneer aircraft that are not the S.2C/D version and really like them. If I stick with the kit decals, then I'll do the Ark Royal version. As for seatbelts, I'll probably just order the Eduard ejection seats and those come with belts. -
Sea Harrier FRS1 by AJohnson - FINISHED - Airfix - 1:72
CDW replied to AJohnson's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
By now, I have one of my own as well. Maybe the three of us will do an ad-hoc build of it. -
US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
CDW replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
We are cannon fodder. -
US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
CDW replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Maybe there were no steering clutches on the track drives?
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