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I have been to France and Germany twice, both times using rail passes. Some notes: - Only certain trains will let you use the rail pass. This was particularly evident in Italy - Some routes will charge you a "booking fee" on top of what you paid for your rail pass. Therefore it might be cheaper to just buy a ticket. - In France the trains seem to be packed. In Bordeaux I had real trouble getting out of the place, first of all the wait at the ticket office was crazy and it was hot! 2nd, spaces on the trains were at a premium so when I finally got a reservation the train was packed. - Bordeaux is a nice place - Go to Toulouse and stay somewhere with a kitchen. Go to the central market, buy confit duck and Toulouse sausage. - Austrian trains are really nice, nice seats with power plugs (Go to Austria, a very beautiful country) - Food at train stations in France is really good. Try Chouquettes if you can. - If you go to Munich, don't stay near the train station. It is a horrible place. The old market area is worth a visit, great food and architecture. Most of all have fun, see some art galleries, eat some good food and drink some good wine. If I think of anything else, I will post it.

I like the way in pic 36 of the B-2, the exhaust gas from the B-2 slightly blurs the F-15, making the B-2 pop out of the background.

No. 12 is my fav, perfectly framed

Those ribs look fantastic, tender, but with a bit of bite. Not being in the USA, meat selection is the hardest part of BBQ for me. Temperature control comes 2nd as the area I live in is near the coast and therefore quite windy. Its hard work, but its great fun and when you get a good brisket its worth it.

I second an O-47.

That seems like far too much effort (for a relatively boring paint scheme) for my lazy fool!

A little research seems to show there is only 1 LC-130 with 8 bladed props: 83-0492. It first visited New Zealand for Operation Deep Freeze in 2008.Originally 12 were planned, I don't know if this happened. According to the excellent mrcaviation blog, it was a bit of a hanger queen this year (when I saw it the engines were being worked on). Here is some info and a couple of pics (please don't steal them) http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2017/02/operation-deep-freeze-201617-winding.html This one includes a flying pic: http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/operation-deep-freeze-20152016.html Taxiing http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/deep-freeze-action.html

Fantastic.

Well spotted. My least favorite saying in the english language is raze to the ground. I know it is technically correct, but to raise is to elevate not burn down!

To bring up George Carlin again, Airlines also use the term pre-boarding. There is no such thing, you either get on the plane or you don't.

Where is George Carlin when you need him?

Make sure you hit up "Duck Donuts", they make the best donuts around.

Some possible context https://sofrep.com/83264/picture-day-fa-18e-super-hornet-launches-uss-george-h-w-bush-cvn-77/ http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/114410/20170610/navy-carrier-uss-george-h-w-bush-launches-strikes-against.htm

I had trouble with Tamiya acrylic and MM acryl. The finish I obtained was like a dry orange peel or crazing. I had this issue with a few of their paints on different aircraft. This however could be due to me over-thinning the paint. Ymmv

I just built the Fujimi kit. There were a few tricky fitting parts, but overall it was a nice kit. The kit does have lots of raised rivets, however they disappeared after a coat of paint. The kit decals were amazing, they bed down perfectly, even over all those rivets. The only major issue is the instruction sheet is all in Japanese, so I might have a few color choices wrong.