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Eric Larson

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  1. Please disregard. Item has sold with the Buy it Now option. Eric
  2. I'm selling a Mattel Vac-U-Form I've owned for nearly 35 years but never used. Refurbished and upgraded with the full kit from vac-u-form.com. In excellent condition, other than a few stains on the hot plate, it looks like it just came out of the box. http://www.ebay.com/itm/201549047335 Cheers, Eric
  3. Hi Sebastian, IMO, the best way to simulate wood grain is using artist oil paints. I've written a tutorial on the technique that has worked very well for me and can be found here: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/woodgrainel_1.htm This is my Wingnut Wings LVG referred to in the article: And here's a 1/48 Eduard Albatros on which I used the same method. I hope this helps. Cheers, Eric
  4. There is no one "best" CA glue for all purposes but if you need something thin and fast setting, there is none better I've found than Kiss Maximum Speed Nail Glue available in the cosmetic departments of most pharmacies and the likes of Target or Wal Mart. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/kiss-maximum-speed-nail-glue/ID=prod10487-product The stuff is perfect for complex photo-etch projects. I've built a couple Jasmine Model metal models and am currently working on their 1/48 F6F Hellcat. I tried several other CA glues but none worked as quickly or effectively as the Kiss glue. Cheers,
  5. Yup...anything from WWI. Then I built a 1/48 DML Fokker Dr.1 that was a gift from a friend and I was hooked. That was followed by a newly released Wingnut Wings LVG and now I have a stash of over 20 of their kits. :) Cheers, Eric
  6. Interesting. I just received my Su-33 kit today and my page P34 is missing the title banner and the Gunze color callouts. I found the color list on the box top side but now I wonder if other things didn't get printed in my instructions. Ah ha...I found the kit listed at Hobby Search and it includes scans of the entire instruction book so I can check. Instruction issues aside..wow...what a kit! I'm particularly impressed with the exhaust nozzles. Can't wait to build this beauty. Cheers, Eric
  7. No worries! You're welcome and thanks! And thank you for sharing your excellent photos. Cheers, Eric
  8. Great photos! If I may though, a couple have minor errors in their captions (they're mine). This is an F-4B, not an F-4J: and this is a Tamiya F-16C, not Hasegawa: :) Cheers, Eric
  9. Wrong! There most certainly are OOB categories at the Nats. This year in aircraft alone there were 9 OOB categories. Winners can be seen here starting part way down on page 9. http://svsm.org/gallery/columbus2015-winners?page=9 On the other hand, you are spot on regarding nailing the basics. That is the key to a chance at winning. Cheers, Eric
  10. I was wondering the same thing until it dawned on me that he means orders for any existing books will be entered in the drawing. I believe The Scale Hornet itself won't be available until early to mid December but he may allow pre-ordering before that. Cheers, Eric
  11. From experience, I can highly recommend the Grex Tritium TG. We had friends, with two 8 year old girls, visit our home earlier this summer. As soon as they saw my workshop they wanted to try an airbrush. I loaded up my Grex with child-friendly water-based craft paints and turned them loose. Neither girl had any trouble controlling the brush, even though it's heavier than a conventional one, and were writing their names and drawing flowers on sheets of printer paper in no time. :) Cheers, Eric
  12. Thank you! Not surprising you've not seen the scheme before as it's a "what if" Hasegawa dreamed up for the kit. :) It's featured on the box art and I thought it really sharp so went with it rather than that of the actual test aircraft. Cheers, Eric
  13. Here's something a little different I just completed tonight. This special edition kit added a resin Bv 246 glide bomb to Hasegawa's standard Fw 190A-8 kit. I opted for the attractive speculative night raider scheme as portrayed on the box art. Those familiar with the Hasegawa 1/48 Fw 190s know they are superb kits. Only a couple aftermarket items were used on this one - Ultracast's seat and wheels - while a few minor scratch built details were added. Cheers, Eric
  14. Hi Joel, Thank you for those kind words! But my name's not Jeffrey. :) Cheers, Eric
  15. "Did you just glue them to the LAU-7 Sidewinder launch rails or did you use the F-8 rails as well?" They were glued right to the kit Sidewinder rails. They fit like they were made for them! Eric
  16. Hi Jeffey, Thank you! Certainly - the Zuni tubes came from the first on your list, a 1/48 Hasegawa F-8E. By the way, if you look closely, you'll see I used a pair of your MB Mk H5 seats. :-) Cheers, Eric
  17. Thanks Mark! Hehe...yup, the ordnance load is an attention-getter but is not unusual for a USMC bird as you noted. I had an idea what I wanted to hang and made sure it was a realistic configuration. Two of my references (Squadron/Signal "USMC Phantoms in Combat" and Osprey's "US Marine Corps Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War") show this and similar loads. You're right, those are Zuni tubes on the inner pylons and the silver items are Mk, 77 napalm bombs. Cheers, Eric
  18. Here's my Academy USMC "Rhino" completed a few months ago. A full build article will appear in the next issue of Airfix Model World which comes out this Thursday. Furball decals were used for all markings and stencils. Cheers, Eric
  19. I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with the comments regarding weathered models in the US, at least when it comes to aircraft. A friend of mine does some phenomenal artistic and creative weathering and painting techniques on his aircraft and constantly wins at IPMS events. I speak from experience as his heavily weathered and worn 1/48 Irving won a 1st place in the 2009 Nationals, beating my Whirlwind which took 2nd. :) Anyone who is a veteran of more than a few contests knows that judging is subjective with every show being unique. What wins at one show may not even place at another. That's
  20. Yes, I've been entering contests for nearly 4 decades. In that time I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly with the good usually far outweighing the other two. I'm competitive by nature, not to mention being a detail-obsessed perfectionist, and have always done well at shows, the result of which is that I pretty much build for competition, even without intending to. But you see, for me, that's fun! I very much enjoy the friendly rivalry between myself and other contest regulars who I've become friends with over the years. I've learned what it takes to do well in a contest, by talking w
  21. Some of it is due to the tracking option you're forced to buy for an additional $1.70. Note the checkbox in the upper right corner of your cart view. Don't know about the other $0.41 though. At least you actually found something in stock. Every time I check LM for items I want it's always "back ordered 2-3 weeks". They're as bad as Squadron. :-) Cheers, Eric
  22. By 1972 it's a safe bet they were fitted with Martin Baker Mk 7 seats. Regardless of scale, there are plenty of aftermarket Mk 7s available (Aires, True Deatils, etc.) Cheers, Eric
  23. I've recently become totally hooked on Christian neo-classical power metal bands, two from Sweden in particular, Narnia and Harmony. Carl Johan Grimmark of Narnia is a phenomenal power metal guitarist! I listen to them at the model bench and at work. Eric
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