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  • Birthday 10/22/1947

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    Boynton Beach, Florida
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    Al types of scale modeling, especially ships and large-scale aircraft and race cars. Also photography.

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  11. ah100m
    I never thought I'd say it about a Chinook, but it's cute!
  12. ah100m
    You should try one of the Tameo world champion kits with full engine detail now!
  13. ah100m
    It's A LOT more work to add the sails, but I think it's worth it. It's a SAILING ship, right? On my Revell Constitution I furled the lower fore and main sails as suggested above which allows most of the deck details to be seen.
  14. ah100m
    The crew better be doing frequent soundings!
  15. ah100m
    I bought this one from Amazon. Takes small bits, can dial down the RPM's to quite slow and has adequate torque for wood, plastic, brass and white metal. The only drawback is it is not cordless. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SZZN4J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  16. ah100m
    This is the car in the Revs Institute, right? Gorgeous car.
  17. ah100m
    And trains are so like sailing ships...! I do the same thing when I get tired of rigging. I build 1/12 scale race cars. And when I get tired of winding throttle return springs or rubbing out paint I go back to ship building. Takes twice as long to build one model but no longer to build two!
  18. ah100m
    I've got wire down to 0.006" (0.16mm). Search for "Artistic Wire" (brand name) on Amazon.
  19. ah100m
    To get a bit ahead of the game. No matter what the model (ships, armor, cars, aircraft) I only spray automotive lacquers (Duplicolor from Amazon) that I decant from the spray can and mix the colors myself. No thinning necessary and they spray beautifully. Easy clean-up with lacquer thinner. Try it. Cheap too. They also have sanding primers (fills scratches) and thin primers in white, gray and red oxide.
  20. ah100m
    I would hesitate to buy an airbrush that has an integral cup. A separate cup usually swivels a bit too so you can spray at slightly different angles. It also makes cleaning easier. Paasche airbrushes, which are very good, has models with separate cups. Just my two cents.
  21. ah100m
    I ordered mine on Oct.15th and it arrived (Florida) on Nov. 12th. It's the next one in the queue to build.
  22. ah100m
    And these are the best needle threaders: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001DS1RA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  23. ah100m
    Vice (sic)?!
  24. ah100m
    This a Fairchild Republic aircraft, not Grumman. Right Island ("Long"), wrong company!
  25. ah100m
    I used 32 ga cotton-covered floral wire to make bolt ropes which I formed into clews at the clew of each sail. The bolt ropes were glued (white glue) to the edges of the sails. For cringles I forced small loops of rope in between the sail material and the bolt ropes. I got the wire from Amazon but they don't seem to stock it any longer. It's available from other sources though. Below is a photo of how it looks. If you want a close-up reply to this and I'll post one.

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