Jump to content
MSW Spring Donation Drive

mtaylor

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    25,804

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by mtaylor

  1. mtaylor
  2. mtaylor
    Welcome to MSW. Looking for to seeing your log and modificatons, Kalakukko.
  3. mtaylor
    It wasn't "funny money" stateside. In 'Nam it was though. The reason for the funny money because greenbacks were like gold over the people. And the VC liked to grab all they could also. It was weird over there with the armed guards on payday. Any one us troops usually had more firepower than the guards. Like.. ok.. I robbed the payroll. Now where the hell am I going to spend it?
  4. mtaylor
    Nice to see you back, Nenad, even if just briefly. I think Jens has the right idea for you.
  5. mtaylor
    Just stunning Doris.
  6. mtaylor
    And it wasn't gray either.
  7. mtaylor
    Joe, didn't Taubmann Plans buy the Maryland Silver plans?
  8. mtaylor
    Thanks Lou. I'm sorting things out. I have an eye appointment for new glass eyeballs next week so I've slowed things down a bit and anyway, I have to wait on the guns. Indeed... in hindsight, it was different world maybe even a different universe. Sam, we had those warning lights come fairly often. As I recall, Sikorsky replaced all the detectors and problem solved. Actually the did. Under the right conditions we actually had clouds inside them. Ah... the E-model and beyond. They have 3 engines instead of 2 adding the extra blade provided more lift. They are a different critter. There's currently a new model of the 53 in development but haven't seen the specs on it. That will run something $23 Million per bird. It is supposed to be somewhat bigger but I don't know the details. Yes, the gunships are really impressive. My era was Puff and Spooky but the C-130 based is amazing. There's a video out there where one is doing the "Angle of Death" by firing all it's flares at once. Here's an image of it: No comment on the disbursing lad. We were paid in cash in the 60's and he was armed with a .45 and had 2 guards with him with M-14's and .45s.
  9. mtaylor
    Welcome to MSW, Nathan.
  10. mtaylor
    True. When I was looking for the guns (which will be here on the 10th) I was amazed at what detailing parts, etc. were available. I could spent easily $200 or more. I do understand what you're saying. For now, I'm just going to plod along and see where things lead. My sinuses are finally clearing and if I can get a couple of nice days outside, I'll be jumping back on Belle Poule.
  11. mtaylor
    Thanks CDW. No one knew until there was a communication to find out where they were. We had the "rescue bird" ready to go and then it was like "where are they?". As I understood it, that after landing a few members of the facility came up to the aircraft and told them. Funny thing, OC. I didn't see the problems until I saw the photo. Give that this area will be a bit buried, I'm going to use it to practice touching up.
  12. mtaylor
    Now you did it, Bob. We're going to have comments about square pegs in round holes. At least it won't be cornbread.
  13. mtaylor
    If the circuit breaker box is in the garage, trip the breakers for the power. You can have an electrician come in wire in a keyed switch just for the wiring to your work area. Most places will be glad to come out, look it over and give you an estimate. I'm not an electrician so for me, it's call a contractor.
  14. mtaylor
    Many ships did lose masts in battle, Victory for one. They would spare masts, even yards for a mast. In Victory's case, if I remember right after Trafalgar, they rigging yard to be the foremast, didn't have any others. The rig was simple triangular one.
  15. mtaylor
    I wouldn't use a PVA glue, myself. All fabric shops sell cloth glue that remains pliable after it dries.
  16. mtaylor
    One of my "fun" memories. We had a 53 call in saying they were setting down with a chip light problem. This can mean metal in the main gear box which is very bad. So the Office of Day starts calling departments to get mechs, toolkits, a quantity of lubricant for the tranny, a hydraulic's guy and an electricial type in case it's wiring. They're getting the 53 loaded up and trying to find out where they were. They did and suddenly there were about 100 guys lining up to "go help". The aircraft set down in a large field at a nudist camp. To everyone's dismay, the refired her up, got the head spinning, and the light went out. (If had been a chip, it would have remained attached to the chip detector as the detector has a strong magnet in it.). They made it back to base and everything checked out after doing tests and changing lube. Needless to say, there were bunch of very disappointed lads who didn't get to go. Moving slowly... have some painting and assembly done. Photo below. The close up tells me I need to do a touch up and also do better.
  17. mtaylor
  18. mtaylor
    Hello Gan Do. Best way to get help is open a build log. And don't feel bad about the wrong Bellona as it can be a confusing world out there.
  19. mtaylor
    Crazy?? Not at all. Really cool looking.
  20. mtaylor
    Thanks for the list, Lou. You find some amazing things, sir. I couldn't find a list like that if my life depended on it.
  21. mtaylor
    For plan storage, at least for the one's for the "current" project, someone was using an old roller blind. When they were done, the plans rolled up and out of the way.
  22. mtaylor
    At one point, there was discussion of putting mini-guns on the 53's... They never did though. Pity, that would have been a blast to fire. Saw Puff or maybe Spooky(?) working out several times around the Marble Mountain... just long red strip headed to the ground. When you consider that tracers were 1 out of 5.. there was a lot of hurt headed someones way.
  23. mtaylor
    As I recall, the movie "Memphis Belle" was actually a compilation of it's mission, not just the last. Something about "dramatic effect" comes to mind.
  24. mtaylor
    Interesting on the shooting his own rotor. I've heard of it happening but never saw one up close and personal. If I remember right, our mounts on the CH-53 limited the "up". I wonder if the Huey getting hit was from the gunner holding it instead of on a mount? There's no way in hell I ever heard anyone doing a John Wayne with .50. A .30 it could be done.... M60 was a hand held.
  25. mtaylor
    Denis, Try (test first!!!!) using toothpaste for rubbing out paint. Way back in the dark ages, many of used it on our models. Hopefully they still make toothpaste with some grit to it.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...