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    This is the piece in question I have a new book coming next week from Osprey to help out on some details. Kevin
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    Well I cut off the pedals once I built the PE ones not to bad don't play with the PE like I use too.I have also started black basing the interior with some semi-gloss black enamel.I have a couple things I am looking to add to the pit area thing that are readily seen around the radio equipment a pic of what I will try to replicate from another build which HK did not do the tower. Kevin OC:the shroud for the pedals is that a leather/canvas bag on the right side of the IP? Looks like some kind of storage unit?
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    This front is coming together I now have some of my belts today arrived the Eduards belts still expecting the Radu's belts later this week.I also received the canopy mask the other day.I am thinking one of the next things on the list is the IP. Kevin
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    Not much to report the plane has received another cote of clear actually a few added the headrest and LG are glued in place with hydraulics lines installed.The only thing left is the antenna ,pitot tube,gun sight,canopy and whether to panel line her?I started chipping and it was just not happening same issue on the Kate?I finally realized it was my base black it's not glossy giving the grainy texture so the paint sticks to good to the silver.I then started using MM Metalizer Silver did not like it under the canopy on the L/side was going to repaint but remembered hey I have a gloss barrier q-tip and turpentine took care of it just had to touch up the original chips. Kevin I messed up the decal on the tail the lower front kill marking came off out came the Waldron punch set it will pass muster.
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    Agree
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    These decals on the new sheet are thick and Walthers is having a tough time(red) with them but I am getting there.The LG are not glued in and neither is the canopy just representations for now.
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    I like cooking Lou when in the mood it's another creative process.I grew up in a family of seven kids me next to the end and Mom was getting tired so she started teaching me and my younger brother how to cook when I was fourteen.I had an old girlfriend and a couple other couples all hanging out and we needed gravy for something I was like 18/19 I whipped it up from scratch on the spot(milk gravy) the girls were impressed.Red Snapper is my favorite fish pan fry with a coating make a sauce of sauteed onions,celery [Worcestershire/lemon juice],bay leaf,parsley,basil,dill weed[white wine/horseradish].The bracketed items work against each other if to lemony add the W if to much H wine then you throw in the sauteed shrimp serve over the fish with rice on the side over that also.This is another in house favorite a recipe I started from scratch some 25yrs ago it takes longer to make the sauce than frying the fish. Now back to our regularly scheduled program I also have another set of belts(5)ordered from Sprue Brothers of the RB production line some for the Japanese AC also.I have the old Revell Mosssie I started some mods at one point and put away. Kevin
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    I have done two trays of Brownies,dozen PB cookies,2 dozen Peanut Blossoms,5 dozen chocolate chip and now working a chocolate roll and the yearly pumpkin roll then I am through Cooking!Last night the Sister-in-Law made it into town made "Chicken Christopher" one of the favorites over angel hair pasta with garlic bread and a salad it was good! Kevin
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    The Bird EG has posted I hope should be an easy scheme but like EG British Crates with US insignia just have a different look! Kevin
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    Thks OC just order canopy mask and HGW's belts but the guy I like use sold out was RB productions that's the belts I used for the P-51 "Flying Dutchman" easy to build. Kevin
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    I thought I had seatbelts nada so order those and some canopy mask tonight built the pilots seat doing research looking at other build. Kevin
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    Sitting watching Mikee do things with his F4F-4 build got me itching for a little bit of a deeper dive.So,while I wait on the other kit with the correct decals for the KI-43 thought I start on the this build so be patient took me years to finish the HK B-25 from it's initial conception on another site I am still leaning towards the PRU American Scheme I luv PRU crates got three Stangs in the pics and more of those to come.Thus far I am just dressing up the pit a little will have to look at some other builds also I do know the LG on the HK is little temperamental/weak.
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    Happened twice in the last ten years around here just the last time was a graze think the captain was watching a possible murder seen along the bridge and scraped the other side.
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    Then all of a suddenly somewhere through the course of the year a new rifle gets added to the collection they can't tell one from the next.I almost bidded on had it highlighted 5 Japanese rifle three with mums a couple of those with mums 75/85% RIA expected at auction 1100/1600 for all five.This was well within the trigger but just to many doctor bills of late.I see a possibility for next year just depends how the winds blow I do not have a single Japanese rifle in the collection.
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    Just start talking about ALL those SHOES!
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    Cool! Kevin
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    I remember Pacific Aces on a disc from UbiSoft and it seem MicroSoft got into the act for little while but UbiSoft still even today through Steam with there Cliffs of Dover and many since are the leaders.The computer I am on now is still W7 duel processor(?) but not enough speed for Cliffs of Dover.My Son built one before he went to Japan Quad processors and Duel video cards in the closet I just hate W10 and having to transfer the info.
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    Dan new one on the table? Kevin
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    Looks good Dan and really it's unlimited and what you want. Kevin It seems with silver a shallower coat of paint makes it come forward.The term BB I think really came about more for interiors than exterior letting the black hang recessed in the crevasses adding a shadow effect I did it on the B-25 in the bombardier section and the copit.
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    Yea Mike it was totally unexpected but on the Kate going light on the coats presents the variations to whatever the base is.The Kate I used Black primer from SNJ while not rough it's grainy so the silver was grainy/ugly not an issue but I laid the grey so lightly the panel lines just naturally popped without me having to do a thing.The Oscar got a coat of Semi-Gloss and being an older kit no recessed panel lines the same effect did not occur not to the extent of the Kate.I think a Flat black base,thin coat of SNJ AL then your colors it might work?Better yet maybe try it on and old wing with recessed panel lines and see if it's to your liking. Kevin
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    Denis Son and I were discussing this the other night some of the old games made for FAT32 files that even with the right codecs do not seem to play that will with the newer windows.He mentioned going to Steam buy the game for $10 and it's already formatted for your computer Hasbro's B-17 Flying Fortress was great you could play any position on the plane or a fighter Allied or Axis!I was flying a P-51 one time on a quick mission came up a couple 262's cruising home they never saw me when I took the one I flew through the fireball with part of the fuselage going above the canopy.If you let the game run in normal time if you went deep into Germany it might take 8 hrs getting there. Kevin
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    Denis I don't poke my head around enough in here but you did a fine job on this one Kevin
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    To cool submarine in a bottle shooting torpedoes.
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    KG 200 been years since I read up on them but remember the book as quite interesting Thks Patrick I was about to ask the question and saw the answer in your post I have one of those Brit Tripoli tanks(1/72) could not get it stay together will glue directly to the tracks.These came out real Nice Patrick will be looking forward to more. Kevin
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    You got some Nice work going on here Mike I use to play like that some now just save for the occasional 1/32 subject just to many kits and not enough time. Kevin Oh by the way I started black basing doing NM finishes just morphed from there and EG is right unless it was an Island hopper it would be pretty clean but those colors you mentioned would bring out panels if you just BB the panel lines?

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