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  1. CDW
    Thanks to everyone who is following along...I can use the moral support. 😅
  2. CDW
    All I accomplished so far is to: a) separate the pages by removing the staple that held them together, and: b) scan the instructions then tried many times to convert them so as to translate I have wasted far too much time with very little success but once I got some success, I learned it was all a long climb for a short slide. The instructions seem to provide very little helpful information. Rather than waste any more time on this, I think I will plod ahead and see what I can do just by looking at the pictures. Doesn't look all that complicated.
  3. CDW
    It’s time to get my feet wet with card modeling. I’ve seen enough to believe a beautiful model can be built from card, but it’s going to take time, practice, and patience. I hope I have chosen a kit that will not be overly difficult for my first try but challenging enough to keep my interest. Hopefully my first try will not be relegated to the waste bin before I finish it. If you have any words of advice or criticism, please by all means pass them on. I’ll need all the help I can get.
  4. CDW
    CERN maybe opened a black hole at your place, Jack, and your steering wheel fell in it. 😎
  5. CDW
    Thanks EG
  6. CDW
    Thanks for all the nice comments. It was my pleasure to have all of your good company along the journey.
  7. CDW
    Lights are back in operation. How true is the old saying, “we don’t know what we got till it’s gone” In the middle of my work room is an old ceiling fan. I have three natural light 60 watt equivalent bulbs in it. Bright “natural” light. Above one of my work tables hangs a shop light with two natural light tubes.. My work table has a riser on top on the back side of the table. On top of the riser I placed a light blue fabric remnant I got from a discount scrap pile at the fabric store. Behind it I stand a piece of blue construction paper From the dollar store. I take my photos using my new iPhone 14 with a 48 MP camera. I’ve been snapping the photos from 3 or 4 feet away then cropping the photos in the edit function of the iPhone.
  8. CDW
    I’ve read where modelers use stretched sprue for rigging. Cheap and it attaches with ease. Getting consistent diameter stretched sprue would take some practice and patience. All plastic sprue is not created equal when it comes to heating and stretching it. Been there and done that with mixed results but have never tried to do enough of it for an entire model ship.
  9. CDW
    That is drop dead gorgeous. Beautiful model Chris. Halinski rocks.
  10. CDW
    Thanks Jack My cell phone still has a charge. 😀
  11. CDW
    I’m not ignoring you Jack, early this morning a transformer down the street blew up and we have been without power since then. The power company says it will be restored by the end of the day so I will take some photos when the power comes back up. I really don’t feel like starting the generator and touting all the extension cords unless I have to.
  12. CDW
    You really did something special with this Mike. A model to be admired and proudly displayed. Looks like the real thing.
  13. CDW
    For the time being I am a spectator looking forward to your model. With your attention to details I am sure it’s going to be spectacular
  14. CDW
    Great subject and glad you’re doing it. Cataract surgery was a breeze for me and wow, did it make things better. Hope you get even better results if that’s even possible.
  15. CDW
    Finished Final photos Thanks for following along, your likes, and your comments. See you again soon.
  16. CDW
    I always enjoyed looking up when Tampa had them in our sky daily from MacDill AFB in the '60's MACDILL AFB FL USA F4 PHANTOMS Photo Gallery by Paul Newman at pbase.com
  17. CDW
    This will be another exciting chapter to follow. Soon? Never seen one of these before now.
  18. CDW
    I don’t think you overdid it at all, looks spectacular. Very impressive model Jav.
  19. CDW
    In my younger days before I settled down to spend more quality time building scale models. 😃
  20. CDW
    My heart is racing at the prospect of a 1:200 Yamato
  21. CDW
    Upon checking the contents of my storage building in the back yard, discovered a small leak in the roof developed over top of a couple of cardboard boxes full of models I had stored there. I removed the models from the boxes and put them in sunlight to dry the dampness some had. This 1:48 scale kit of the Israeli F-16i Sufa was one that was damp. The decal sheets are my only concern from the leak. Beyond that, the only online review I read on this kit claimed it is a dog of first order, that it does not fit together correctly. Once I finish the MRAP, zI will start this kit next, If I find the bad reports are erroneous, I will start a build thread on it. If it’s truly dog poo, I’ll save it for the spare parts bin.
  22. CDW
    Is there a “go-to” glue for paper models?
  23. CDW
    Super!
  24. CDW
    Son and grandson screening in our porch today. Old cast iron columns are gone now. They were over 60 years old.
  25. CDW
    I thought this was a nice touch… With this kit, Ryefield includes one full sprue with fuel cans, tool boxes, ammo cans, a water cooler, a spare machine gun barrel, and more. No mention of the extra parts in the instructions, just items to be used as the modeler sees fit.

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