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so good to see your progress Chris.......they are looking really good! I recall the site James used to have.....it was a sister site to MSW.

I read that about Jimmy Stewart........loved him as an actor mentioned that to the admiral Lou.......should have seen the look on her face thanks all for the good word........sadly, no new update at the moment. I hope to get more done.

nice look'in model and interesting display

thanks Dan..........although advice I would give anyone who wants to dabble in the old kit arena.......remember the kit your dealing with. I wish there was a way to shrink the decal sheet a bit more. my printer is ka-putt at the time being, and even if it was running, it won't do white. sure, I could use white decal paper, but that'll mean I'd have to trim along the edges of the images. I don't consider it fun I did see another Revell kit........it's of a PBJ, but it's also a B 24D. I haven't gotten too much further with this one........I'll need to order decals for it. actually, it's not so much the model, but the subject. if you should even see a copy of the KG 200 .....grab it.........it's a great read

I believe there is a kit of a Japanese plane on a catapult.........don't recall the maker though.

coming along splendidly Craig thanks for the head's up on the Mr Surface.......I thought it could have been used as a top coat. good thing I didn't try using it like that........of course with my track record on stuff like this....oh impending doom !

your progress on the Hood Craig looks very good ! the deck came out super as well I just bought a can of Mr Surface......having never used it before, how would it be best used........before or after paint?

I cleaned up quite a few of the parts .......so far the kit is very nice to work with. I've started to paint the fuselage interior and under belly . I made a slight change to the title........when I build the other 1:92 kit, I'll continue the Atlantis log with it. it won't be too hard to make the distinction ....just the Chromate green on the wing interior that will be seen. the window panels have been added to the fuselage halves.......I have the clear parts to fill them. note the open area in the underbelly for the installation of the belly turret. more painting was done yesterday........more chromate green and the wing under surfaces. this kit is a lot more detailed than the other two. it's a very nice kit, should one chose to build it

I went a bit further with this model.......unfortunately, real life called and I had to obey as mentioned, the fuselage was cemented together allowed to dry. the seams were touched up and the nose bubble was added. I then realized that I had forgotten to add the stand button, but was at ease, seeing that it could be added after the fact the wheels were painted....terrible to paint because the rims aren't raised enough to make the distinction. this was where I ran into the fit issues with the glass and the nose turret. even the clear plastic is soft.......trying to be very careful with trimming the parts. here it is in place on the fuselage... this was when I got the idea to compare the Revell kit. hopefully, in these pictures you can see the difference. the clear parts even look clearer in the Revell kit. the flat black detail was done on the wings....the starboard wing was done first. the port wing was done this morning.......still need to touch it up I still need to do the stabilizer and rudders, but I needed to deal with the fit issues first. one half of the fuselage was thinner that the other half, and it caused the assembly to sit on there lop-sided. the port side half was sanded to remove the extra material.....I think I got it looking half way decent. errands are looming.........I'm gonna try to do more on her before we go. I've done a bit of painting to the B 24D kit......it's a lot easier working with that model, the parts are so much nicer, without having to do all the extra clean up. I haven't done anything to the Pacific Raiders kit. it has the same problems as the Atlantis kit.......the landing gear vs the closed gear doors being the biggest issue. I'm sure the fit will be better, but I noticed that there is no slot for a stand.......makes me curious if the original Buffalo Bill model had one. I was thinking of taking the stand from the B 25 kit I have {another Atlantis kit}, bit I'd still likely end up making one for it, so I'll just make one for the Pacific Raiders kit and leave the other to it's own more to come!

it's a wild west subject Bill........they are portrayed in motion. I think Sjors had some horses made for the model he built some time ago. you could check with him to find where he got them. they are an interesting subject though, as some were very ornate.......lots of gold trim and lanterns

that's a pretty interesting idea.........to have a rare model kit, prepaint the parts and curio it. instruction sheet and decals as a backdrop........not too sure about the resale value though cool idea!

great job on the camo..........it looks amazing

The Concord Stage Coach Gallery-The Overland Trail--10/04/01 Tombstone Times - The Stagecoaches - Their Origin and Place in History by Larry Noyes here's a couple of articles I dug up in my research. I started to do a little on the stage coach, but I wanted to do something with mahogany, so I tabled it till I figured it out. also thinking of subbing in some leather and cloth window sashes. the Lindberg model is over 30 inches long with the horses here are the Clydesdales articles I've read on these two models {the lindberg especially} stated that the horses were really hard to assemble.....poor fit. I didn't think so....not with the proper clamps gotta clean them up and paint them. now your making me wish I bought wood ones the Bud wagon is rare though. I've seen it before but never got a chance to pull the trigger on one. got one before I boarded the long black train

my grand kids would love to see this

we had a tractor when we were kids........primarily used to cut and rake hay. my older brother usually drove unless our dad wasn't working. I recall many a time being on the cutter or rake.

Wow Kevin.......your progress on the Hearse looks super! when I first started reading, the first thing I thought of was Dracula ......you know......Egor at the reigns..... are you gonna gussie up the pine box? I have two wagons.......I have the Budweiser Clydesdale wagon and the Lindberg stage coach. both came with horses and figures. I'm sure you could find horses for yours. great job so far

I just buy the wide masking tape and cut at will I think yours came out really good........should look really neat over the whole plane!

hopefully there is an access panel that can be left open .........shame to cover up all this super work

agreed! look'in great Jav

I didn't mention rods....just engines. the cars my parents owned had L6's in them. I do think it's odd that they would supply V8's and not include the six bangers. I really didn't expect this much interest.......I'd better start a log and continue it over there what I meant was my brother says I have them backwards......Mom had the 60 and Dad had the 59, which is utter B.S. you have to excuse him....he is the one in the family who thinks he is always right, even stuff that he didn't give a rat's azz about believe me........I know the car I dented the hood on! I'll tell ya the story later on the subject of this Atlantis kit........I did make some progress on it yesterday. I used the window maker for those windows I cut out. with the cockpit already glued in place, I assembled the fuselage. I finished painting the top of the other wing and did the paint on the wing I had finished...the deicing panels on the leading edge and the engine detail {what I could do of it. I also did some work fitting the glass on the turret that will locate on the nose. it's not a good fit.......for comparison, seeing that the Pacific Raiders kit is the original Revell kit, I fitted the nose turret for it, and the look is so much better than the Atlantis turret. another interesting note, is that the date stamp inside the Revell kit fuselage is 1955....the Pacific raiders kit didn't come out until 1965. it's very probable that this kit is a clone of the early Buffalo Bill kit....they merely repurposed the kit to fit the subject. these kits are exact in every way........the only difference is that the Revell kit doesn't come with a stand {not at the moment anyway } I'll get some more pictures to show ya. today was kind of a wash. we had a rather vicious storm roll through the other night, and it took part of the tree down in the back yard. today was clean up.........with the help of the trusty saw's all the large part was stuck in the neighboring tree, so after I cut off most of the low hanging branches, I tied a rope to what was still hanging and pulled it down. on the way down, it took out the cross bar of the old clothes line........the other end is gone, and the admiral was using it to hang bird feeders on. the ends were broken.......the tube itself was full of rust..........I fitted a 2X4 across the span for the time being. mowed the lawns........and a few other chores that couldn't be done last week, since it rained almost every day. more soon

yea.....I didn't mention all the engine sizes.....I didn't want to breathe too much life into this topic. I should start a log on them, 'cuz it's getting interesting. I made the mistake of mentioning the project on Face book, and my older brother chimed in and said that I was wrong........I have the cars backwards. the model is still being built.......I've been trying to come up with a happy ending.

just getting caught up OC.........the farm house looks great! got some really nice colors going on there looks to be an easy peasy assembly!

price is my guide too.....for what I want to do, didn't want to buy an expensive model to hack on. you saw the comparison.......right?!?! that is too big a jump to make with scale. I looked into 1:100, which would be a lot closer. it's like what I did with the 909........1:64 as opposed to 1:48....that one worked out quite well. troubling that the fit isn't so good for this one.......the best thing to do would be to get another kit in 1:72. these decals are going to be too big........I won't be able to use them all. I should have bought the MPC kit I saw. I played around with the Revell kit.........very different concerning the plastic........more rigid than the Atlantis kit. the parts are a lot cleaner too......still the same 'ole injection pins though I'm cutting out the windows on this one as well..........there is the exact same dimple {that needs to be trimmed out} on the inside behind the nose window. .......a bit more effort to remove it. I'll compare the decals...that will be the decision maker

looks really cool!

amazing job on the plane........the weathering and added details really stand out! looks awesome!