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dnl42

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  1. Wow, nice build! And definitely a win-win!!!
  2. @swbailey, thanks! I am particularly proud of this one!
  3. Just in time for the D-Day 75th Anniversary theme tomorrow night on June 21 at IPMSOC! Hobby Boss 1/48 LCM-3. Scratch building includes the entire ramp control system (bow sheaves, equalizing sheave and channel, cable guides, ramp lock release cable, thwartship cable sheaves and guides), cargo hold engine compartment vents, Mark 21-1 mounts, water barrel, bilge pump, boat hooks, life preserver ring rack, navigation lamp mast. rudders, and skegs. The control console was mostly rebuilt, the wheel was reshaped, and scratch engine throttles, ramp winch clutch, gyro compass repeater, an
  4. Just as I was about to put on decals and the clear coat, I realized I forgot the bow fairleads. I fashioned each of the upright parts out of strip stock by drilling a hole in in the strip a little below centerline, cutting at the right or left edge of the hole on one side and further away on the other. After gluing each upright to the bottom strip, some shaping with needle files finished the parts off. With that, it was time for decals, flat coat, rigging the ramp cables, and then final assembly. I went with a red hull based on the prototype image. It's clearly not black or
  5. @Stefan buysse and @swbailey. thanks! I'm trying to get this done for the IPMSOC meeting this Friday. Fortunately, I'm down to the last few bits. Rigging the cables will be the most fiddly bit...
  6. The conning station is truly done, now! Staring at pictures of the mast, I eventually figured out it had 4 legs and a light. One picture showed the shape at the top. I made my version from a couple of short lengths of Evergreen tube and a rod so it was solid at the top and hollow on the bottom. I then chucked it in a drill and used sanding blocks and files to shape it. The light lens is a bit of clear sprue from another kit. Another photo showed a wire wrapped around the forward-port leg running top to bottom; I used 0.2mm lead wire for that. I decided to go with an orange life pr
  7. Hey, this is a hoot! Your WIF shares a shape with the 1st-gen BMW Mini Cooper. Apparently the designer was pressed for time on a full-size mock-up and slapped 2 suitably cleaned and trimmed Coke cans into place for the exhaust tips. Supposedly, one of the reviewing execs said he liked the shape. Don't know if that shape is still present, but my '02 Cooper S had them.
  8. A contemporaneous video showing loading and takeoff is on youtube (also linked from the kickstarter site). Here's some more info:
  9. There's some info on the Kickstarter site for That's All Brother. It cites departure at 2233.
  10. She's Navy Blue! I just placed the conning station and Mk 21-1 mounts on the hull for visualization. I meant to add the lifting eyes before I painted the hull, but, oh well. I'll add them and touch them up... I finished the conning station. I added the magnetic and gyro compass bits out of Evergreen plastic; the cables are lead wire. I also repainted the wheel with Humbrol #54, which is a brass color v. the copper color of Game Color's "Brassy Brass".
  11. In the primer? Hm. Not sure what that could be, perhaps Mstor is right and there is an issue with the primer itself? FWIW, I give the plastic, resin, and metal a good wipe-down using 91% Isopropyl before priming.
  12. "confirmed that F-35s conducting standard fighter training maneuvers"
  13. Excellent advice! Gloss yellow and gloss white both need to be applied carefully. Just as Mstor wrote, first build up light layers to get coverage, then apply a thicker gloss coat.
  14. This was at the Grand Canyon West airport (the Skywalk location)
  15. Wow! This is some seriously impressive work! All the more because it's a flight-worthy model! I'm going to love watching this come together.
  16. Dang, that was a tremendous effort on a 1/48 B-29! Again, very well done!
  17. Excellent work! Would you tell us about the build? What finish?
  18. Amen Brother Mstor! First time, I spilled Tamiya thin all over the completed interior halves! Completely trashed the model, a Mirage 1/48 PZL23A 2nd time, l learned my wood floor is impervious to Tamiya Thin. Praise Be! SWMBO would have nailed by hide to the wall... Nest time, lost all the rivets on the starboard fuselage side of a Williams Bros 1/52 or so Lockheed Electra. As I was thinking of sanding all that off, there may have been some sub-conscious action here... Fourth and last time-I do eventually learn--I spilled some atop my almost-ready-to-paint Kinetic 1/
  19. Dang, that's fancy! I used a blob of clay in a metal tray. I keep other glues and putties in the tray.
  20. Those look outstanding! I remember when RC helicopters first came on the scene. Seeing those scale models is pretty amazing.
  21. Hataka apparently have water-based and lacquer paints. While you should indeed use their brand of thinner, it might be possible to use distilled water with their water-based paints. I primarily use Mr Color, which is a lacquer. I always use Mr Leveling Thinner on that to get to a thin consistency--like 1% milk--so that I can get those beautifully thin and smooth coats that are the hallmark of lacquer paints. Be aware though, that you need to spray in close, about 0.25 to 1.5 inches to avoid a poor finish. Spray too far and you could get orange peel at best, and powdery at worst. Sp
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