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I've had a cell phone for many years. I'm one of those people who likes to tincker with all sorts of stuff, so I've bricked a few phones in my time. My employer gives us a phone, but then doesn't allow us to make personal calls with it, so I've been using dual sim phones for the last 7 or 8 years. My latest phone is one of the 'Android One' kind: cheap, quite good hardware, virtually stock android and guaranteed 2 years of firmware updates by Google itself(I'm on 7.1.1 with my 170€ phone). It runs great, I just restart it every few weeks, when I feel it slows down a bit, that"s all. I've used apple products(iPad, iPod), and I always had the feeling the great ease of use is countered by an incredible arrogance.The company decides and the users have to bow their heads. I use my iPad to read ebooks. The iBooks app has gone from great to not even mediocre in a few years time. Every update a great feature vanishes. I"m pretty sure that when my iPads needs replacing, it's not going to be with one of the fruity variety.
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Sad to see this happen in our capital. May thoughts go out to the victims.
Unfortunately, with Brussels being the capital of the EU, it wasn't a matter of 'if' but of 'when'...
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Welcome to the '90s.
Where stuff like this could happen every now and again...
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problem with those is (and I have one myself): they tend to brag about what they caught. I've had cats bring live mice and birds inside the house. And then I can begin chasing...
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And don't use cheese to get the mouse in the trap, chocolate works much better as a lure.
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I've used a H&S for years and they are very good. Knowing what their standard airbrushes cost, I'm assuming the price of these things will also be custom?
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Since 1928 The Last Post has been played every night under the Menin Gate, a memorial for the allied victims in the Ypres Salient during World War I. A very moving salute, that I've had the privilege of attending a few times.
Tomorrow evening, they'll be playing it for the 30.000th time.
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I use a 30+ years old sil-air(or predecessor, there's no info on the compressor, but the shape points to sil-air)
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Who would have thought cutting up meat would be so different between continents. Brisket? No sorry. T-bone steak? Don't have it... I'll have to make do with what's available(or order a whole cow and have it cut up to spec...)
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I've just received my new kettle grill this week. Unfortunately the weather isn't cooperating at the moment. I've never used a grill with a lid, so I'll start with some simple stuff, but I'm gathering all the information required for some smoking and some long duration grilling. Recipes, hints and tips are more than welcome, as 99.9 % of the grilling that is done over here(and that I have done) is store bought, packaged, marinated meat, grilled for a few minutes over an open charcoal fire. I'm looking forward to taking matters into my own hands, so to speak.
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Last summer we went to Ireland, 14 years after our previous visit (our honeymoon, actually). The first time, we stumbled upon a small, dusty museum in Foynes. It's dedicated to the flying boat service between Ireland and the US. Last year we passed through the area and decided to see if it still existed. And it does! It's still small and dedicated only to the flying boats that flew from Foynes, but it got a major update. Is it worth a major detour? Only if you live and breath flying boats. But if you're in the neighbourhood, it's certainly worth dropping by. And they have a 1/1 model of a B314 (minus the wings).
Here's the website. If what they say on their website is true, it's also your only option to see an aircraft museum in Ireland.
Also in Ireland, near Clifden, is the memorial for the Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown. They landed(they could walk away from it, so it's considered a landing I presume?) near Marconi's first high power transatlantic long wave wireless telegraphy station.
In London, there's RAF Hendon. Now that's a place you could happily spend a day. We were there 2 years ago. The only problem was we had only a few hours to spare. I'll definitely go back there to see the rest.
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At kids who share the 'hobbyroom':"Which one of you little ***** messed with my workspace. I can't find (insert subassembly')!!!! I'll ban you from the hobbyroom!!!!
*interlude: 1 hour of searching while constantly mumbling about the advantages of contraceptives....
And then: "It's ok, turns out it was in the box with finished stuff all along." ...
A little slice of life, dated yesterday, and accentuated with a gash on the top of my head, obtained while crawling under the workbench, searching for the lost canopy part...
(Oh, and I really love my kids, and wouldn't want to trade them for anything. (except maybe that 1/48...))
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3) Do you really want to build a model that looks identical to everybody else? That's one of the main reasons for using aftermarket parts. They make your model unique, or at least more interesting to look at.
Chuck
On reading this from someone like you, Chuck, my first thought was that you (and other skilled modellers like you) are living proof that not every model comes out identical. Thinking away all aftermarket on your 'Kicked up a notch' builds still leaves us with unique models, purely because of your skills. I'm not saying I'd never use some aftermarket part to correct a big problem, but still, I aim to make better models through advancing my skills. On the other hand, I'm genetically programmed to oppose tiny PE stuff: I'm sausage fingered and ham fisted.
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I just disconnect one airbrush from the airline and connect the other one. Takes about 5.03 seconds.
If you want to have a setup where all airbrushes are always connected, you could opt to buy a something like this:
Or you could go to the local hardware store, install one airline from your compressor to your workbench, and install multiple connection points for you airbrush lines. With individual regulators on each line.
Whatever you choose to do, it'll cost you money. Personally, I wouldn't do it.
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My sincere condolences.
Just kidding. I've been happily married for nearly 15 years with a son and a daughter to show for it. As long as she's aware of the fact that she won't be able to mould you in to something that you're not, you're safe.
Congrats!
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Buy yourself a set of O-rings in different diameters.
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My condolences, Vince. I lost my dad 5 weeks ago, suddenly and unannounced. The hurt is starting to wear off, the constant confrontation with the fact that he's no longer there is something that will probably never go away.
I wish you and your family much strength in these dark days.
Peter.
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Just to be clear: when you say Tamiya flat base, are you talking about X21? Because if you are, keep in mind this is an additive for Tamiya gloss paints, to make them more flat BEFORE airbrushing. It is not a flat coat.
Edit: Ok, seems I've talked before my turn. I didn't know people were flatcoating with a mixture of Future and flat base. My bad.
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Thanks
For fighter canopies, I use blu-tac or modelling clay inside whenever I am doing anything with them, due to past problems with cracking while sanding
+1, on the method, AND on the reason why I use it.
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I use Tamiya acrylics, and thin them as much(or as little) as the application warrants. I spray straight from the bottle if heavy coverage is needed, or when I spray white. I spray very heavily thinned to only achieve a slight mist of colour. The only thing to watch out for is the air pressure. Thicker paint will probably need higher pressure. I haven't felt the need for either retarder or flow enhancer yet. I struggled for years trying to get consistent result with Vallejo air, but after getting my hands on a jar of Tamiya acrylics I haven't sprayed more Valejo again.
Dare to experiment, that's the way to learn.
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68-0420: McDonnell Douglas F-4E-39-MC Phantom
68-0111(Julian): General Dynamics F-111D
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Trumpeter 1/72 F-16
I know that painting. It's from the aircraft period of M.C.Esher. Here's some of his later work...
Seems perspective drawing wasn't really his thing.
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Autodesk Fusion 360 all the way. Free to use as long as you make less than 100.000$ a year from it. Not the easiest piece of software to use, but a ton of very good tutorials on youtube. Sketchup might be a nice program to start with, but I soon got frustrated with all sorts of limitations and quirks. After struggling to make a specific simple design for hours, I decided to switch to Fusion 360. 30 minutes of youtube video and an hour of trying later I had what I needed. I just deleted sketchup after that.