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  1. Wow.. what a difference between the kit and aftermarket gun. I'm following to, as I've always liked the old warbirds.
  2. Er... issue. The flaps would be down or extended for take offs and landings. Needed for additional lift when the air speed drops below a certain level. But, on the ground, the flaps would have been retracted when parked or taxiing. Lovely work, Denis. I'm liking what your doing.
  3. I'll try to do an update tomorrow or Saturday. Don't expect much except a pile of olive painted parts as that seems to be the only color the USMC knew back then. But now with the wars in the ME, everything is painted "Sand"... <sigh>
  4. Nice work on the stern lanterns, OC. And that crewman looks great. I can see what you mean about magnification.
  5. Sorry to hear of your losses. Losing family and friends is never easy. The work you're doing is look A-1.
  6. Interesting project, Denis. Count me in for seat. It could have been a slaver as they ran slaves up until almost the end of the Civil (or Not-so-Civil) War. Also, a lot of slavers were converted over to blockade runners.
  7. Well, if they want to treat you like staff... insist on payment for meetings. But that will go over like a lead balloon.
  8. Beyond incredible. It does look like what one would see on the real ship.
  9. The only advice I can offer is to go to the scratch area and search (use the search feature at the top of the page) using the key "Radio". Also, go have a look in the RC section here: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/32-rc-kits-scratch-building/
  10. As for the build log, just post progress pictures as do many of our non-English speaking members.
  11. I'll go along with the others Bob. I'll also add that many (most) of us don't have the equipment to deal with billets. A few years ago, I thought about buying a billet of some boxwood and some others, but when I checked my saws, none of them would have been able to handle it. I'll add, most of us use or used Costello as the "real" stuff is/was way out of our price range.
  12. Kris, You'll find that plywood is a lot easier to work with than MDF and not as toxic. When cutting and sanding the plywood, just make sure you wear a dust mask as with any wood.
  13. Bob, I'll be glad to catch you when you come to Ashland. The valley is wonderful all year round, IMO. Let me know when you'll be here and maybe we can meet up.
  14. Bob, the lack of visible grain of boxwood and the hardness of the wood is probably two of the biggest attractions.
  15. Ah... thanks for filling me in the Sherline, Gary. In that case, I can't see how you can go wrong.
  16. I can't answer your question but I will suggest you open build log in the kit area. There is one kit build of the AL Providence but it's not looking at all like yours. You mention "la recouvrance from Soclaine" so are you're quesitons about the AL model or the Soclaine?
  17. They'd worm the ball out and then use that shovel like tool used to insert the powder bag to remove it. Or maybe they would also as Lou says... a bit of gunnery practice. Reading that report... I can guess the admiral was rather ticked off since the fire started there.
  18. Beautifully done and I like the base you put her on.
  19. Welcome to MSW, Bob. Your intro is great to read. Indeed, life did get interesting for us around 18 years old.
  20. Very good news, Gérard. I hope this removes stress and gives you the peace to write.
  21. Welcome to the league of the ancient unemployed.. There's usually a lot less stress now. If you have an airbrush, they do make "rust" colored paint. Though it probably could be brushed on in places.
  22. By Jove, I think you have it! Those figures will go perfect with her.
  23. Just stunning, Greg. I would argue the point about it not being show quality.... IMHO, it is.
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