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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Challenger 2 TES by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Rye Field Model - 1/35 - PLASTIC
I don't know of anyone who tried the hydraulic fluid idea on a Huey but I do know of a couple of birds where the crew chief managed to get his hands on some high gloss OD and "pimped" their choppers out. In both cases they were "command" birds that were used by the CO and other upper ranking big wigs. Our birds may not have been quite as pretty but they were clean where it was needed and mechanically as tight as we could make them.
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lmagna got a reaction from el cid in Challenger 2 TES by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Rye Field Model - 1/35 - PLASTIC
It is a proper look for whenever a tank is traveling under it's own power in unpaved conditions just as any other off road vehicle. BUT you can be certain that as soon as they return to base the crew will be all over the exterior cleaning dirt, dust, and mud from everywhere they can reach. The ideal is if they have a convenient shallow river close by where they can just drive in and give it a good scrub down. It seemed to me that every time I saw an armored unit they were either going somewhere getting dirty or sitting still getting cleaned.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Challenger 2 TES by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Rye Field Model - 1/35 - PLASTIC
I was thinking the same thing Mark but you said it first.
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lmagna got a reaction from bruce d in Ships vs Boats
Handsome little VESSEL, (That's what Nav Source Online calls them ). Many years ago I helped a friend build a steam launch using a surplus single cylinder double acting vertical steam engine. (I think it was originally an auxiliary engine on a Liberty ship or some such). At any rate, you would have to do much the same thing when starting or reversing the engine. You would have to bring the shaft to a complete stop, move the flywheel with your foot to slightly before or after TDC or BDC depending on the direction you wanted to start up in, and open the steam again. It was a little cumbersome at first and we had the engine start up in the wrong direction a few times, but eventually it got to be like double clutching in a car, pretty much second nature. It wasn't as big of an issue with a 30' BOAT as it was on your 112' ship but it could be exciting none the less.
So is a floating can opener a ship? Or a boat?
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lmagna got a reaction from Egilman in Challenger 2 TES by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Rye Field Model - 1/35 - PLASTIC
I don't know of anyone who tried the hydraulic fluid idea on a Huey but I do know of a couple of birds where the crew chief managed to get his hands on some high gloss OD and "pimped" their choppers out. In both cases they were "command" birds that were used by the CO and other upper ranking big wigs. Our birds may not have been quite as pretty but they were clean where it was needed and mechanically as tight as we could make them.
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lmagna reacted to mtaylor in US Constellation 1798 by Jack12477 - Artesania Latina - 1:85
You're moving right along, Jack. Looking good from here.
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lmagna got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Z-25 by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - German destroyer April 1945
That little E-Boat almost disappears back there! Nice looking battle group.
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lmagna reacted to mtaylor in Challenger 2 TES by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Rye Field Model - 1/35 - PLASTIC
It does look properly dusty, OC. When I was in choppers, it was common for the crew chief and first mech to wipe the bird down with some hydraulic fluid. Gave it a nice clean look but as soon as the rotor head started turning the dust immediately landed and stuck on all surfaces. They had a lot of pride in their machines.
Hmm.... now that think about it... there probably should have been a concours d'elegance competition for the cleanest one. Some were that thorough. Even touching up the painted numbers, warnings, etc. inside and outside. A few tried cleaning up the engine exhaust but that was pretty hopeless.
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Z-25 by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - German destroyer April 1945
That little E-Boat almost disappears back there! Nice looking battle group.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
That is how it grows so quickly.
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lmagna got a reaction from popeye the sailor in McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
They know enough to rule the roost with an iron fist!
I climbed up on roofs and stuff like that as recently as a couple of years ago but I suspect that anything over one story would be possible suicide these days unless I made some special precautions.
Bamboo is the one plant I do not have in my yard. A couple of houses ago the neighbor had Bamboo and it was all I could do to keep it at bay each year! That stuff makes Blackberry easy to deal with. It's too bad it is so hard to handle. I would have loved to plant it between my house and my neighbor to the south. Our dining room windows look directly at his half renovated wreck of a house, or would if I had not planted tall Arborvitae along the property line several years ago. Bamboo would have been perfect and by now would be three stories tall. The Arborvitae is only 15-18 feet right now.
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lmagna got a reaction from FriedClams in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Fantastic progress Ken. I especially like the "down the deck" eye level shots. Makes me feel like I am really there and it is no longer a model.
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lmagna reacted to Keith S in Ships vs Boats
I'm going to go with your definition. It doesn't make perfect sense, but it makes more sense than anything else.
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lmagna reacted to Moab in Ships vs Boats
Here’s my two cents. My skipper during most of my first tour was a four striper from the Academy. A great CO. HE defined the difference between the two as follows: Any vessel that can be carried on a ship is a boat. I’ve given up discussing this with individuals since there seems to be about 100 different definitions. I have no idea which is correct...Moab
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lmagna reacted to Keith S in Ships vs Boats
But wait! There's more! An airboat doesn't go in the air. An airship does. There are no rules!
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lmagna reacted to flyer in Ships vs Boats
Keith, here is a question for the expert:
When Sully made his virtuoso landing on the Hudson, did he convert his aircraft into an airboat or an airship?
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Peter
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lmagna reacted to Louie da fly in Ships vs Boats
And the "Good Ship Lollipop" was an aircraft - a DC2, if I remember correctly . . .
Steven
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lmagna got a reaction from mtaylor in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Fantastic progress Ken. I especially like the "down the deck" eye level shots. Makes me feel like I am really there and it is no longer a model.
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lmagna reacted to Mike_In_RI in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Fantastic. Great shot from the stem looking back and well done on the cap rail scroll work.
Mike
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lmagna reacted to Jack12477 in US Constellation 1798 by Jack12477 - Artesania Latina - 1:85
One side done, one more to go.
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lmagna got a reaction from Old Collingwood in McLaren M8B by CDW - Accurate Miniatures - 1:24 Scale
That is how it grows so quickly.
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