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  1. Egilman
    Good job.... Congratulations...
  2. Egilman
    Oh Brother , another skeeter.... (chuckle) I'm in for this one....
  3. Egilman
    Nice work...
  4. Egilman
    Very Very well done! Those old Revell corsairs can be made to look great, as you've done here....
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    You forget the wax paper brother? I was taught to lay down a layer of it over the print so the glue wouldn't stick to the build surface, and if it did you could easily sand it off afterwards without damaging the rib structure....
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    The first pic look like it's taken of an everyday driver, the second and third pics look like a restored show car... the coolant expansion chamber on the left side radiator hose prevented overheating... This was the period where thermal efficiency was taking over ICE engineering... They learned that a pressurized coolant system virtually eliminated overheating.... I would say two different dates of manufacture.... It's the logical conclusion....
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    In 1957 Revell released three 1/28th scale aircraft, Richthoftens Dr.1, #H-270:198 Rickenbacker's Spad, #H-256:198 and Roy Brown's Sopwith Camel, #H-197:198 They were state of the art back then, they have been consistently re-released over the years, in many different boxings, currently still being released by Revell of Germany... The have held up very very well... In 1991 they released Lt. Franz Büchner's D.VII of Jasta 18, #85-4665 in that scale which is still being released by Revell of Germany as well but it wasn't part of the original series....
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    Your last pic reveals the problem.... Your canopy is sitting too high in the back, it is raised by the top of the fuselage, that is why it's not lining up correctly.... need to either shorten the canopy at the rear or cut back the fuselage in that area... It is supposed to be flush... Look at the cockpit coaming at the rear of the canopy, it is obviously too high, the bottom edge of the canopy should match the line of the track......... Beautiful work on the cockpit masking my friend...
  9. Egilman
    This Century brother... That's no beginners work.... (this century, chuckle)
  10. Egilman
    These old kits are great, but some of them are special, this is one of them.... They can be built into museum quality display of a modelers talents.... That is what we are seeing here.... Impressive work my friend.... I hope mine comes out as well...
  11. Egilman
    I actually got an e-mail from them...
  12. Egilman
    I'm here my friend... you know I won't miss this...
  13. Egilman
    There is an F-14 in private hands that flies out of Tillamook Oregon, but it mostly sits on the ground, in the Blimp hanger in the museum..... The fuel costs are astronomical.... One other thing to note, all of these aircraft in private hands have been de-milled, no weapons, and are incapable of mounting weapons.... A requirement for civilian ownership...
  14. Egilman
    Hi Steve, everything I used is in the thread, there is no specific design... It's a true scratch build based upon the images from the tech manuals using the dimensions from the same... No copyrights on that info, it's completely in the public domain and your welcome to grab it and use it anyway you wish... EG
  15. Egilman
    It's insanity level pricing now, but people are paying it... I remember when a fairly large ship model was selling at the local five and dime for 2.99 to 5.99 and 5.99 was a LARGE model..... The average 1/72 scale airplane was selling for .75 cents... The tech level wasn't what it is today, but it's what you cut your teeth on when building, learning the techniques of producing accurate models.... The hobby today has changed so much that it's hard to recognize what it was when most of us started...
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    I've been using it for several years now, it's the only stuff I've found that removes that dielectric lacquer from the parts as well... Cleanup is a breeze and it's biodegradable... Brake fluid, Concentrated Bleach and oven cleaner are a thing of the past.... Best stuff available bar none....
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    Well my memory still works in my old age.... {chuckle} I'm glad you got an in-service engine shot as well, usually they are all polished up like show cars.... and they seldom look that way in real life... Look like you got it covered brother...
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    Yeah that's AK's answer to Rub n Buff... The engine in those was a cast Iron block with aluminum heads... and I believe they were painted... Hard shell black I believe and very very shiny... I haven't done any research on it though, just remembering off the top of my head... Cast steel is too light and when fresh has a slight shine to it... Cast Iron is more a greyish black or real deep gray with no direct sheen... it sorta glows instead... Yeah a black wash on what you've done would look good for an in-service used engine.....
  19. Egilman
    1985 Vintage, 37 years young.... There's one available on evilbay right now at $265.00... I sold mine three years ago for 175.... I'm in, it's a gorgeous model worth doing right...
  20. Egilman
    Try this one, you can ask if he can print it at 1-/250... as it is 1/240 won't show much difference... (he does do a 1/350 1.1 mount so it shouldn't be an issue...
  21. Egilman
    Ok Brother... I promised some drawings.... The stays are fairly simple... The Aft stays anchor to the first superstructure deck level one just forward of the stack port & starboard... The Forward stays anchor to either side of the bridge level just aft the corner poet & starboard... The side stays also anchor to the O1 level coaming edge in line with the mast port & starboard... Halyards... Halyards are self explanatory, some ships had three P&S other had four P&S.... The Flag halyard ran from the inner corner of the flag left flag bag to the jib centered on the mast... The jib was supported by a block and tackle tied off to a cleat on the mast.... And of course they were only tight when there were no flags attached..... Now the antennas.... There are a lot of them, difficult to follow hard to see in pics... I'm still working on the chart for them but I will post the pics I have to give you a sense of them... For example... The attached pics are similar, from the US Navy Archives , High res Tiff files (about 30 meg in size each) When I get the chart of the antennas finished I'll post it my friend.... 19-N-60938.tiff 19-N-60939.tiff 19-N-60940.tiff 19-N-60941.tiff 19-N-60942.tiff 80-G-336947.tiff
  22. Egilman
    Amen Jack....
  23. Egilman
    His actual quote, written in a personal letter in a May 1865 Letter to James E. Yeatman was this... The War is Hell quote comes from 1879 in his address to the graduating class at the Michigan Military Academy..... There are many variations to them recited over the years and they are sometimes conflated together... Lest we forget....
  24. Egilman
    Now that looks the way a Crate should look brother... Beautiful, like it's ready to fly right now.... Well done...
  25. Egilman
    Simply amazing talents, thanks for sharing Grant... A master at work my friends...

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