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  1. Big Daddy

    Formula 1 2012

    Geez, don't read too much into my comments, OK? I just don't like Vettel.
  2. Big Daddy

    Formula 1 2012

    Man, what a race, Lewis' luck continues to suck. And that damn Vettel.....the boy sure can drive but he is such a schmuck. Did you hear him drop the F-bomb in the post- race interview? What a knob.
  3. Thanks, Mike. I guess my Future coat wasn't smooth enough. I put a lot of Solvaset on them too. I have a spare set of decals from Leading Edge so I will likely strip them off and try again. Appreciate your input. Don
  4. Hey, thanks, Pete. I was starting to wonder if anyone would notice. Cheers, Don
  5. I received this 1:32nd scale Kinetic F-86 Sabre kit for Christmas 2011 from my sister-in-law and this has been the first kit I have started since I was about 12 years old. My wife and her sister lost their father over 2 years ago and I built this as a tribute to him. He flew Mk5 and 6 Sabres with the RCAF in Europe from 1956-58 with 434 Sqn, No. 3(F) Wing based in Zweibrucken. On Sept. 19, 1957, he was "flying Number Four in a four-plane section" in A/C No. 534, cruising at 35000 feet when he experienced an "electrical failure & flameout". He performed a textbook forced landing at Spangdah
  6. Better late than never, this build is complete. You will note that I haven't shown the port gunbay in the finished build pics. That is because I can't get it open, lol. I will continue to try to pry it open and will add a pic when I do. I have a display place set aside for this build in tribute to my father-in-law and will also post a final picture when it is ready. Thanks for all your patience and to all of you who have been so supportive and viewed this thread so often. I appreciate all of your support and comments and hope you enjoy Sabre 534. Thanks for looking! Don
  7. At long last, this build is complete. You will note that I haven't shown the port gunbay in the finished build pics. That is because I can't get it open, lol. I will continue to try to pry it open and will add a pic when I do. I have a display place set aside for this build in tribute to my father-in-law and will also post a final picture when it is ready. Thanks for all your patience and to all of you who have been so supportive and viewed this thread so often. I appreciate all of your support and comments and hope you enjoy Sabre 534. Thanks for looking! Don
  8. Fantastic job, Ian!! I always love your Lancs. She really looks the part, and I can say that with authority as I was up close and personal with VeRA just a couple of weeks ago. Well done! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Don
  9. Thanks! I was looking at the Jaja a few weeks ago. It's nice to know it is finally shipping. Don
  10. Great find, Mike!! I found my father-in-law's class, Course 51, from which he graduated on 15 Aug 1956 (according to his flight log). He is third from the right in the middle row. Man, they all look so young! Thanks for posting this link!! Don
  11. Looking great, Mike. A big congrats on your 24th. Coming up to 25 years for us too. Enjoy the Big Apple! BD
  12. Great job!! Love the finish! :thumbsup: This is going to be an epic thread. Don
  13. Nice recovery, ALF! Seems like I have had to pull of one of those on every build I have done to date. Looking forward to more progress. Cheers, Don
  14. Well, at long last, this Sword is back on the bench and approaching completion. I finished the camo a couple of days ago. I started out masking with tracing paper and blu-tak "noodles" but that was frustrating me to no end so I wound up doing about half the job freehand with the airbrush. Can you tell the difference? After everything dried, I decided to try a weathering technique I read about (somewhere?). I re-loaded the airbrush with the green camo and mixed in a couple of drops of white to lighten it ever so slightly. Then I sprayed inside various panel lines randomly, leaving the actual
  15. You've inspired me, Mike! Look what's back on the bench. Cheers, Don
  16. 10Sucht, Don't sweat it. The last model that I built up until last spring was in 1962. I don't even think they had rattle-cans then. I bought a Paasche VL at the LHS and was up and running with a couple hours practice (and a lot of help from the great folks on ARC). You will do just fine. Just take it slow and don't work on a decent kit until you feel you are ready. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask for help. Don
  17. Hey Mike, Just discovered this painting on the SPAAD's website. Don't know if you have seen it. Looks like this bird got around (or the painting isn't historically correct.). "Swords of NATO" - This painting was done at the request of Archie Gill who was organizing a reunion of 2 Fighter Wing personnel. Archie's wife Bernice came up with the name of the painting. It is a warm summer evening just before sunset and there is lots of activity. Outside the number 2 hangar, the 421 Squadron flagship is being towed by a Mercedes Benz Unimog vehicle to the flight line while a 430 squadron Sword i
  18. Fantastic job!! Looks like it came right out of the jungle. I especially like the fuel staining in the last pic. Great touch! And yes, more pics please!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
  19. hey ALF!! Look what was sitting outside the CH2A hangar this morning! What are the odds?? (Sorry for the crappy eyePhone shots.)
  20. Geez, that is going to be a BIG kit. And a Lancaster is coming, with a 38 in. wingspan!!.
  21. Hey David, yeah, I figured you had done your research but, you never know.. Sounds like you have your ducks in a row and a sound business plan. That's half the battle. So many people jump into business without doing the groundwork. Guess that's why 50% of them fail in the first year, and 50% of them in the second. I wish you the best of luck and if you ever need any screenprinting advice, I am glad to help (if I can ). Best of luck!! Don PS: Go Riders!!!!
  22. Riderfan, I owned a screen-printing business from 1987-1998 in London, ON. I started with $5000 that I received from my mother's estate, bought a table-top, two-station printer, a dryer, some inks and some screen frames and learned how to print t-shirts in my garage. When I sold the business in '98, I had moved to my own building, owned an 8-colour automatic press that could print 1000 shirts an hour and the biz was earning over 250 grand a year. I didn't print decals but did do heat-transfers which would have been a similar process. I am sure you have done a lot of research on the subject
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