popeye the sailor
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WOW! ...came out great! the finish looks really good.......the decaling sets it off nice! -
I don't think they will ever know who fired the fatal shot........they are convinced that it came from the ground though. at first, they thought that Canadian Arthur Brown was the one who fired the fatal shot, but when he intervened on Richthofen's pursuit, he was on the wrong side. Richthofen was hit on the right side and exited through the left side of his chest......which indicated that he was shot from the right and below. Brown intervened from the left. the theories led to an AA gunner that fired the shot.......here it branches off to three possibilities........sergeant Cedric Popkin or W.J. Evans........both met with contradictions..........C.O. Major David Blake was the person that initiated the theory on the ground fire and that someone in his squad may have shot him. that was also disputed........since it was his responsibility to take care of the baron's body, he was buried with a military funeral.
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great camo for bombers.........most winter camo was made up of flat black blotches on a lighter color backing........light blue to the lighter shades of gray. there was no modulation on the blotches, primarily what made it so interesting. bombers were common with the camo pattern that you chose...not sure if it was done to distinguish the difference. it's the perfect camo for nighttime bombings the decals worked well with the underbelly color you chose. superb looking model.......airbrush would have to use a fine tip and the paint would need to be retarded, so to keep the paint from drying as it leaves the nozzle. I once built a Heinkel 219 'Owl'........I haven't seen this kit in a long time. I've seen other kits that probably came from the same moulds though. it's a very beautiful model
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glad to hear she has a home I extend my thanks as well.
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that's strange........wonder why I got that message?
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winter camo........came out great to me I've been tempted, but never felt I could ever pull it off. super job.......it will look real good with the insignias in place does this one sport the letter codes that the Germans were noted for? I have a book that I think you might want to add to your collection........ it cover many planes that they flew in the war.......gets even more interesting when it talks of how captured allied planes played a role in some of the missions
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I was simply curious........I'm still interested I tried to PM you but your not set up to accept pm's.
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yep.....same here.......the early K bodies paved the way for unibody construction. we nicknamed them 50K cars...........drive 'em and toss 'em some of the car models sold in the US weren't really worth the effort to keep 'em on the road. those that were could be repaired, but it was an expensive process.
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it's probably your best bet. I've never used a varnish, but then again, I'm an enamel guy and not an acrylic user. my experience with metallic colors...I've had better luck with ship hulls, than with aircraft. your results came out really good with all that you've done, it might not be good to try to remove .......it would make matters worse. forward would be better ........sweet look'in aircraft!
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how much do you think it will cost if you box it? I'm interested
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super progress Grant where did you get the stand for the chassis? did it come with the kit?
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I had some wild horses try to pull me away........but I wouldn't have any of that nice progress.........looks great at this stage of the assembly!
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you've really embraced this project.......it shows greatly in your progress the tower is a work of art! love the wood accents.
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my brother owns one........not sure if he shoots it on a regular basis. I think it's bow season up in these parts.
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looking good Phil........looks real good on the stand did you add a 'guide tube' in the fuselage for the rod. I did it for the Wulfe Hound, so that when the attachment peg was inserted, it would add rigidity so it would retain the 'slant' I intended for it. I didn't go wide enough on the base though........there is the threat of it tipping over. I might make another with a larger base to cure the issue, but for now I've left it as is. the gaps look good......well done there great job on the cockpit!
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seriously nice work well done Andy!
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in French, my name is spelt Denise....by pronounced 'Denn'ie'........I used to get teased about it when I was younger. I might add that some even had the rifle discharge from the back end, into their faces.......it would ultimately explode. unlike modern firearms, the powder left significant ash in the breech..........it had to be cleaned out before the next round could be packed. modern firearms use shells, which prevents this build up. I have no doubt that premature firing did occur due to the adrenaline rush of battle.
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there were a couple cars put out at that time that really didn't have a solid frame........they had more in the way of a uni-body frame. I recall a day when I was at the garage, that a young woman had bought a vega and brought it to us to inspect. it was sad for us to tell her that she bought a junker........the uni-frame was rotted severely. unrelated.........my brother in law owned a Mazda B2000 pick up { this was back in the 80's}. he drove it out of state every week to go to work. he brought it to us one Saturday for inspection.......it was my weekend off. my brother called me.........he had bad news about my brother in law's truck. I went to the garage........they had the truck up on the lift..........the body was up in the air, and the bed was on a diagonal slant to the floor. the frame had snapped in half! it's like I told my brother in law......it's a good thing it didn't happen while he was driving it
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WOW! nice work on the windlass Richard
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are those clutch bands...the circular parts with the gears? been a long time since I've seen a model that uses screws ..... I did a few car models in my day. the body must not weigh a lot.........imagine throwing a small block in there
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cool! I never shot a musket before!
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two squirrels on a treadmill..........unique looking engine the interior looks really good with those colors.........should look super in blue. you'll have to add some of that 'new car smell'
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really nice job! the stenciling came out great they are gonna look super when assembled
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I was looking at the instructions.........according to them, it's mounted to the floor. you may need to modify the ring.
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