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well, if those pictures I posted above are full sized but downsized to 1.8mb...but if anyone can view them, then something changed definitely. Cant tell you when, but definitely going to try to take advantage of it until I find a new hosting site.

those pics I posted were of the 3.0+ MB size persuation, so either they were reduced or limits were removed. Id like to know what the limits are, Imgur isnt a very good host for this forum anymore.

Awesome. No more need for imgur since you can host here now. Anyways, broke a piece of my exhaust nozzle off and carpet monster ate it. Waiting on a replacement to arrive so I can cut a new piece off and fix it...but coming along nicely.

I have 3 pictures attached to this post; are any of them visible? Someone let me know pls...

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anyone have any decent reference pictures for the GE F101-102 engines? painting mine right now and I need pictures of the bleed air, gear drive assemblies, FADEC,hydraulic tank and fire bottle if possible. Im also trying to identify this...and jesus, when did IMGUR become so crappy? https://imgur.com/HFmTk3N

I dont mind being corrected, I never worked helicopter engines before. So on that subject since its brought up now, is that piece actually painted? I ask because Im still working on my apaches and I want it right. Back on subject, theres plenty of other parts I can refer like turbo casings, nitrogen generators, bleed air ducts attached to the case...they arent painted, they're cast blocks of aluminum. I dunno, it just seems...wrong...to paint them gray when its just unpolished material. Ill look for some dull aluminum tonight and give it a shot.

That no step piece is the exhaust manifold and it is steel or inconel. paint wouldn't last very long; its just blasted with aluminum oxide or something that you would blast it to put some anti corrosion coating onto the surface. Most likely not aluminum oxide since it's a dissimilar metal on a hot piece, but yeah. Not colored like typical steel.

lets use this as an example: its not painted, but its definitely not steel either. Its just a really rough coat of aluminum oxide blasted steel. https://imgur.com/pDWLWY6

Quick question: trying to figure out how best to paint the engine case. I know its made out of either steel or titanium (most likely steel), but painting with AlcladII will make it look polished. Its not polished, it has a really rough texture to it making it look grey instead of steel. How do I get that effect with AlcladII? Thats been bugging me since I started painting my Apache models (something I havent touched in a year either....), so if anyone has a tip on that please let me know. Looking to get these painted this week; already primed them with AlcladII gloss primer, but easier enough

https://imgur.com/a/Y0v8zLK Started pulling the sprues off today and probably going to start painting them tonight. This kit...looks amazing. I really wish that met details had used this resin for their landing gear bays and weapons bays because this stuff is a lot more sturdier and less fragile.

mine came today, more to come... https://imgur.com/a/KMP8KFv

welp.....added another thing to the BONE list. yeah, stupid stupid STUPID. I really have to finish this before someone comes up with a 3D printed cockpit or anything else... https://www.ebay.com/itm/297255538228

got a bunch of their stuff for my Takom Apaches, I know they're good kits. Met Details stuff is super brittle though and gave me a rough time with the rotary launcher. Still havent touched it since my last update.

I'm hoping to God they aren't as brittle as the met details parts...I really need to get back to working on mine soon. Got a bunch of JASSMs for it that I need to finish painting as well as the rotaries.