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lmagna got a reaction from Egilman in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Nice choice of wording. Is it anything like the feeling of tightening posterior muscles and everything slows down to a crawl? If so I think I have had a few cathartic moments as well! Possibly without the added bonus of the high speed............ Well over 120 knots anyway.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
If you fired an anti radar missile it would indicate that you were flying Wild Weasel, in which case it was a big Whoopity doo. At least in my book. The idea of intentionally playing flying target always seemed counter intuitive to me.
We got plenty of practice with our M-16s here in the states prior to deployment, (I only fired an M-14 once in basic) but then we left them here and were reissued rifles when we were assigned to our duty stations in country. Luckily I never relied on mine all that much. It was beat to hell already when it was issued to me. Functioned OK I suppose, but looked like it had been through the wringer. Which it possibly had. Never did much of anything with the .45 except carry it and clean it.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Four times a year! Hell, we didn't even qualify with our weapons that many times! I think I requalified with my .45 pistol once while I was in country, and never with my M-16 or M-60. It was during monsoon when we had more than the normal no fly days and they had no idea what to do with us. Heaven forbid a little extra sleep or warm chow on time would have been on their minds.
I was lucky I guess in that I arrived in country after Tet and door gunners had taken it a little heavy at that time and there was a shortage. Someone figured that it was just like a gunner on any vehicle except you flew. How hard could that be? They were asking for volunteers and the idea of flying interested me. I gave no thought to the landing part. The common joke of the time I found out later was "How long is the life expediency of a door gunner from the time they take off to the time they ALMOST land?" I personally never found it all that hard and never regretted my impulsive choice. I am certain that others may have found it a case of YMMV. The other joke, "Taking off in a normal manner is required, landing intact is only desired." Did hold true.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Oh come on Ken. You know you miss SOME of it. People pay perfectly good money to do many of those things.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
It's not fair Mark. As I was just a lowly door gunner not a crew chief I didn't get any of that cool type of training! Our stuff after volunteering was pretty much "Here's your gear. Don't walk into the tail rotor. Do you have a next-of-kin you want us to send your stuff to? " Oh yeah, a couple of weeks learning to clean an M-60 and which end the bullets came out so you would be less likely to shoot your own chopper out of the air. At least that seemed to be the reasoning. Mostly they seemed most interested in filling the right back door with a warm body. Pretty much the way everything went in the Army I guess.
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lmagna reacted to FriedClams in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
Masterful work once again Valeriy. Such excellent craftsmanship. And I really like that point-of-view photo in post 682.
Gary
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lmagna reacted to Valeriy V in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
Until plan "B" is ready, I'll have to use an old match.
Manufacture of running lights.
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lmagna reacted to Valeriy V in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
Lou, I realized that my little trick with the big match failed. I'll have to think of a plan "B"...
Thank you for your cheerful feedback.
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lmagna reacted to popeye the sailor in M1A1/2 Abrams by Old Collingwood - RFM - 1/35 - with partial interior
nicely detailed kit.....look'in very nice
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lmagna reacted to FriedClams in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Nice work Ken. I think your rope coils look good and hang quite naturally, especially those up in the bow. Very Nice.
Gary
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lmagna reacted to Mike_In_RI in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
The sails furled with the sweeps out is a very attractive, unique look. Those are great shots. Super job on your home made line as well.
Mike
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
My wife goes to Leavenworth, (Washington) in a few weeks so I will be stocked up as well Edward. Just have to settle in on the old hammock and watch the paint fly.
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lmagna reacted to mtaylor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Very true. And if you don't have speed, have maneuverability. Preferably both.
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lmagna reacted to Canute in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Do you mean cutting donuts in the seat cover, Lou? And yes, speed is life, at least in flying combat aircraft.
We sat on a piece of cloth on top of the ejection seat kit. No padding because the little amount of padded space would allow the seat to accelerate beyond what a human tailbone could withstand. Broken hips anyone?
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lmagna reacted to Landlubber Mike in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build
Unless there is a PE upgrade set specifically made for this kit/scale, if it were me, I'd be inclined to just buy another kit in a more standard scale and/or that has a dedicated upgrade set for it.
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lmagna reacted to robert952 in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build
I look forward to this log. I, too, assembled this as a young lad of 10-12. I, too, have a copy in the closet that awaits a spot on my schedule. (Yeah...like I have a real schedule. 😉 )
Great info already on the guns.
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lmagna reacted to mikegr in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build
For something more flexible only brass or copper wire will do.
The recoil is a bit of fantasy thing. In 1/700 maybe can be omitted but in 1/535 you need to scratch it or think of it something ready available. Here's a recent work of how I use needles to make barrels. They are coated with humbrol oil based primer
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lmagna got a reaction from ErnieL in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
You cannot fool me Valeriy. We all know that the Russians like to have the largest of anything and you keep inserting giant matches into the picture to make all else look small!....................... I am, as always, astounded with your work. Hope that translates OK!
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Always enjoy getting a look at your Providence Ken. Even your photos are excellent.
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lmagna reacted to BarrettM82 in USS Missouri by BarrettM82 - Revell - 1:535 - PLASTIC - first build
Super helpful mikegr, thank you. Needles are good shout too as I have a batch for car paintwork repair. With brass, can you flare it at all with heat? or will it crack? The bofors also seem to have recoil springs, so could just use a bit of milliput to replicate them.
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lmagna got a reaction from FriedClams in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Always enjoy getting a look at your Providence Ken. Even your photos are excellent.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Nice choice of wording. Is it anything like the feeling of tightening posterior muscles and everything slows down to a crawl? If so I think I have had a few cathartic moments as well! Possibly without the added bonus of the high speed............ Well over 120 knots anyway.
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lmagna got a reaction from FriedClams in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
If you fired an anti radar missile it would indicate that you were flying Wild Weasel, in which case it was a big Whoopity doo. At least in my book. The idea of intentionally playing flying target always seemed counter intuitive to me.
We got plenty of practice with our M-16s here in the states prior to deployment, (I only fired an M-14 once in basic) but then we left them here and were reissued rifles when we were assigned to our duty stations in country. Luckily I never relied on mine all that much. It was beat to hell already when it was issued to me. Functioned OK I suppose, but looked like it had been through the wringer. Which it possibly had. Never did much of anything with the .45 except carry it and clean it.
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lmagna got a reaction from FriedClams in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale, Italeri #2515, by Egilman
Four times a year! Hell, we didn't even qualify with our weapons that many times! I think I requalified with my .45 pistol once while I was in country, and never with my M-16 or M-60. It was during monsoon when we had more than the normal no fly days and they had no idea what to do with us. Heaven forbid a little extra sleep or warm chow on time would have been on their minds.
I was lucky I guess in that I arrived in country after Tet and door gunners had taken it a little heavy at that time and there was a shortage. Someone figured that it was just like a gunner on any vehicle except you flew. How hard could that be? They were asking for volunteers and the idea of flying interested me. I gave no thought to the landing part. The common joke of the time I found out later was "How long is the life expediency of a door gunner from the time they take off to the time they ALMOST land?" I personally never found it all that hard and never regretted my impulsive choice. I am certain that others may have found it a case of YMMV. The other joke, "Taking off in a normal manner is required, landing intact is only desired." Did hold true.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
You cannot fool me Valeriy. We all know that the Russians like to have the largest of anything and you keep inserting giant matches into the picture to make all else look small!....................... I am, as always, astounded with your work. Hope that translates OK!
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