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  1. I always heard the Corrosion story as well.

    as far as helping out maintainers, well I don't remember them ever doing anything to make our lives easier. 🙂

    However, they did issue us gloves at Nellis to handle hot tools.

    Ever grab a pair of cannon plug pliers after they have been sitting in an open toolbox on the flightline for about an hour?

    yeah. 

     

    Jester

  2.      I'm looking for reference material on German WWII aircraft, more specifically the BF-109 and the FW-190.

    I like pictures

    I like comparisons, and accuracy.

    Which books do you guys that use them like to use?

    Is there a definitive list of books I should get?

    I'm talking Specs, color photos, Squadrons, all the goodies.

     

    yep, I searched, yep, I Googled, but you get lists of all the books, I want to know what you guys use.

     

     

  3. Some of what I said was confusing.

     

    A regulator after the compressor is good.  Close to the bench.  Then an inline moisture trap.

    then if you're into it and fine tune regulator at the brush.

    TCP Global, Chicago Airbrush, etc. have some fine regulators and traps and filters.  Some are brand name, (Iwata, Master, Badger, Passche, etc.)

    if you wanna know what i have, I have the regulator that came on the compressor, then a regulator/trap/filter at my bench and that's it.  I had an inline and they are really good.  I may get another one.  Seems like overkill, but water spitting into your paint is really uncool.

     

    Ask away...

     

    Jester

     

  4. Wow.  no replies in like 13 days.

    I'll throw what I know.  Lot's of people use a regulator right at the inlet to the brush to fine tune the spray.  There's usually no gauge for that, since it would be a bit cumbersome.  That being said I got one from Lowe's.  It has a built in filter and water trap.  It also sucks.  Do not use.  I got my last one, or the one I am using now from TCP Global.  I won't link because I don't know if they are a sponsor or not.  Also, Chicago Airbrush has some nice ones with Filters and Moisture traps.  I have a Moisture trap inline close to my brush but far enough away so that it doesn't weigh me down.  Get what you think you would like.  Guys swear by the little adjustable at the brush.  Phil Flory has one on his brush if you want to look him up on YouTube.  I set my pressure running air through the brush at the compressor.  It's probably off by a pound with the inline regulator but that's OK.  it would be a little low at the brush, and I'm okay with that.  If it sprays weird on your test spray turn it up a bit.

    SO, TL;DR

    Stay away from the big box store regulators. get one with a filter and a moisture trap or a filter and an inline moisture trap.  Go online and shop around. Cheaper is not a bad thing, but don't let the fact that something was cheap be it's only attribute.  I'm big on name brand, it's usually easier to get parts for, or to return.

     

    Jester

  5. I have a California Air 1610A.  it has a 2 gallon tank, is fairly quiet, and has seen a lot of use.  it's well made.

    They have some on Amazon, but that is not where I got mine as I recall.

    California Air has quite a few models to choose from.

    Also, pretty much anything from Iwata with a tank.  Something quiet was important to me.

     

    Jester

  6. hey Scott.

    The leg and foot pain thing.  do you think you can attribute a large portion of that to the Soda?  Are we talking Diet Soda?

    I have horrible leg and foot pain, like I have muscle cramps all the time but no cramp, or tendonitis all the time without and injury...

    Not to high-jack or anything....

    Jester

  7. I have a California Air 1610A. it has a 2 gallon Tank is very portable, and pretty quiet.  You can have a conversation while the tank is filling.

    it fills to 125 PSI and doesn't kick back on until around 95 PSI, so you can work a while without it turning on and off.

    The tank is aluminum I believe, so no rust.

    I'm a big proponent of having a compressor with a tank.  I have use the compressors with no tank and never got used to the pulsing, or the heat.

    I tried a really long hose (which acts like a tank, sort of) but it still pulsed while running.

    Just dump your tank once a week, blow everything out and leave it empty when idle.

     

    I have used it for about 3 years.  No maintenance, no oiling, nothing.  Works first time every time.

     

    Jester

  8. i found this all very interesting.

    I like to drink.  Can't do it as much as I used to, but there you are.

    I also liked to smoke.  I quit.  I think I quit for health reasons, or because I couldn't stand the smell anymore. Plus, my insurance at work started adding a surcharge of about 60 bucks a paycheck if you smoke.  Bummer that.

    Still drink.  Not much beer.  it's bad for Gout from what I hear.  if any of you have gout, you'll know what I mean when I say a few beers isn't worth a gout flare.

    That being said, I will have one or two when working on the car or after I mow the grass, etc.  Seems to be the best thing in the world at those times.  Cold, Refreshing, Manly.

    and as long as I don't over indulge, I'm okay gout wise.

     

    I like Bourbon (Jim Beam, Knob Creek) / Whiskey (Jack Daniels) (Jack is a Tennessee Whiskey, not a Bourbon), and a really good Tequila.

    Wine, A good sturdy Red with a man sized steak. Port with dessert, or just Port.

    A really nice Tom Collins (that's Gin for those that are interested.) for the modelling bench.

    Nice and Cold, Tart with just enough Gin to steady the hand or chill the nerves for some of the more fiddly bits.

    Wait, now I sound like a lush...I swear I'm not...I don't have a Problem!

    :whistle:

     

    Honestly, I think I have between two to four drinks a week.  Including the wine/port.

    I guess I could quit if I wanted to, but I don't want to.

    I have in the past, for one reason or another, but I don't think I saw a health difference either way.

    Perhaps there is a long term difference, but so far at 56, I don't know what it would be.

    I have the standard crap that everyone has when you hit 50.

     

    I would probably be better off giving up most of the types of food I eat, or just the shear quantity...

     

     

    Jester

     

     

  9. Funny, but no.

    Had to do with standing on the Ramp/Taxiway close to EOR and simulating RADAR for checking the RTWS system.

    Seems like they always wanted to do them when it was butt freezing cold or when it was 98 degrees.

    Damndest thing.

  10. I worked 16's for 4 years in the USAF.

    I was in Avionics as well, but I was Cross Utilization Trained "CUT" to Crew Chief. Our pilots were pretty thorough, or as thorough as you can be without opening stuff up.

    They put a hand on most everything. The After engine start checklist is long and distinguished. My Butt stayed puckered for the entire ordeal. Until the jet came home safe.

    FCF's after Phase or CANN bird rebuilds really were the worst. Usually we did those on the Weekends.

    On Alert, it was all on us. The Bird gets pre-flighted after we put it to sleep, then no touchy. Period.

    It's your Butt on the line second if things go badly. Pilot first, then CC, then whoever signed off on the forms, then the last guy that worked on it.

    It is best to have all your Crap in one sock if you have to stand tall before the man.

    The stress out there on live aircraft is very real. I don't care if you are on the Flightline on the ground or on a boat in the middle of the ocean.

    You make a mistake and somebody pays. Big.

    I loved every second of it, and wouldn't have traded it for anything.

    Kicking chocks in the rain was still better than making fries at McDonalds.

    Except squirt checks in the snow, but that's a whole different story.

  11. My experience with the whole super glue (CA, if you prefer) has been iffy at best.

    I either don't wait long enough, or I wait too long and end up filing or sanding detail I don't want to lose

    which causes me to have to re-scribe, and that starts an entirely new nightmare.

    Sometimes I can hit it just right, and it does work well.

    I have had pretty good luck with the Tamyia White, Squadron green (watch the chipping when you feather sand the edges) and the Mr. Surfacer-s.

    I have some of the perfect putty but have not tried it very much.

    the 3M filler sounds very promising. I have only used it on Bondo on cars.

    But I know for a fact that it will fill scratches and fairly deep imperfections and feather-sands perfectly.

    I would have thought that the solvents in it would be a little "Hot" for polystyrene, but perhaps not.

    I'm certainly going to give it a try, I used to get a pretty perfect substrate for paint with that stuff on cars.

  12. I'm that guy that never gets a good deal on anything.

    I have paid less than list, but I always pay for it in the end.

    I seem to be surrounded by people that get "Great Deals", or a trade,

    or where little or no money exchange hands.

    I am just not that guy.

    I always figure people like me balance the scales so people that get the great deals

    cans still get them.

    Like if I get a extra fry at the drive through, next time my Coke won't have any syrup in it.

    Etc. etc....

  13. That's funny because I used to think that I shouldn't imbibe when I sat down to build or paint or whatever.

    Then it occurred to me that I usually had a beer, or two, maybe even three, when I did work on the car, or Lawn Mower or whatever, and things went okay.

    In fact I seemed to enjoy it more.

    And when you enjoy things more, the time just speeds by.

    So I have a Scotch, or a Port, or a beer, while I build.

    I seem to enjoy it more, I'm more relaxed, and the methodical me takes over and things just seem to get done quicker.

    i can forget about all the other things I should be doing and can concentrate on the things I enjoy.

    Is that a bad thing?

  14. Mine is on order from Sprue Brothers.

    Cost me 47.59 with shipping. I thought that was a Fair Cop.

    7.60 in shipping. USPS, which I hate, because my post office sux, But there you go.

    Should be here today.

    Of course this is all in the US. MO to AL.

    I hope the Letter Carrier is gentle.

  15. I always considered building models an art form. It's challenging, Tedious and gratifying. it's a learning experience, and artsy, all at the same time.

    We work with color, shading and color matching. We use highly specialized tools like an airbrush, and different types of regular brushes.

    Chemicals like Thinners, different types of paint, Adhesives and Materials. And we have to know how they react with each other.

    We do Research, check photos, history, etc.

    It's all part of this hobby, and it's all art.

    It's as much an art as Painting, sculpting, carving, molding, designing, graphic art, etc.

    Perhaps on of the problems how complex our hobby is, it's not just one thing. It's all of them.

    Kit Selection, Brand Knowledge, subject matter, all still part of it.

    You need to be someone who likes to be involved deeply in an art form, more of a do-er than a watcher.

    My kids are grown and gone, except for one, and they are all about Video games, which I'm not saying is a bad thing.

    Some of them are very good, they have story, some of the graphics are quite beautiful, and the social interaction they get is something we modelers don't get as much from our hobby,

    Unless we are part of a Forum, like this one, or are a member of a club

    But you don't really build models together, you discuss them, and check them out. which is still cool.

    But modeling tends to be solitary.

    I agree that if it was promoted as less of a toy thing, and more of an art thing more people would be interested.

    But back to the point.

    I used to play Video games.

    I still do, but very little.

    There was something missing. I wasn't creating anything. I got nothing but a time sucker for my 15 bucks a month.

    So I'll say this.

    Aim at the guy with some time on his hands, and a little extra cash to spend. I think a lot of the problem is the absence of the old Brick and Mortar hobby shop, that actually carried an assortment of plastic models.

    if you can find a hobby shop, I'll bet their focus is on RC. Very little Plastic model stuff. I used to be able to buy models in the drug store or Dime Store. Did it a lot in fact.

    Back in the 60's and 70's all the kids on my block built models. We used to go over to each others houses and check out the latest build. Model Rockets were big then too, but then so was the space program.

    So did the current generation lose their desire to create? To lend some originality to something that they create?

    The desire to be aware, and be part of the world around them buy doing research, looking at photos, or just reading the blurb from the kit instructions?

    Sometimes it seems that way.

    I cannot count the amazing things I have learned, the amazingly knowledgeable, and talented people I have met, both in person or on the internet, or the countless discussions I have had with like minded individuals.

    I have never understood why this hobby isn't the most popular thing around, or why it waned the way that it did.

    Maybe Promote:

    It's an Art Form.

    You get to use Knives. Really, Really sharp ones.

    You can do whatever you want. The kit is just a starting point. You want a Pink Messerschmitt? Go right ahead.

    Yellow Batmobile? Sure, I'll even help you.

    You can learn stuff without studying.

    You can learn to use an Airbrush.

    You get to meet some really wonderful and some really strange people that will help you just because they can.

    You create something. You can hold it in your hand. And if you don't like it, blow it up. Nothing Like real battle damage!

    The subject matter is limited, but I bet we can find something for everyone. Gundams to Gunships. Superheros to Supermarine Spitfires. Cars, Rockets, Tanks, Trains, Jets, Planes, Trucks, Figures, Movie Monsters. What-ev' dood....

    It teaches Patience, no giving up, and even anger management. I bet we would have fewer kids on Adderal, and Ritialin.

    it also teaches you how to fix things around the house. How many times have you fixed something using your modeling stuff?

    Girls like guys that can fix things.

    TL;DR?

  16. I'm in the same boat as Jennings.

    81-85. Limited VA benefits, no GI Bill.

    But that's okay. I'm a Veteran. I have never been in a War, but I was part of the "Cold War", and I've been on several "Operations".

    I'm sure Jennings has as well. Foreign Lands, different stars at night, Holidays that lost their meaning, only to be more meaningful upon return. Lost Friends.

    How do you measure a Veteran? Loss? Time Served? Sacrifice? Duty? The scars they carry? Pride?

    I don't know, I really don't.

    But I have met some Civilians that were better people, who had more pride and honor than many of the Veterans I have met.

    I do remember that if you got washed out of BMT you were "reset to civilian" like was mentioned before.

    And as I recall there were several that couldn't or wouldn't hack it.

    if you screwed up in Basic when I was in, you got recycled. Back a week, or back to week one, whatever.

    I would rather have done push ups, or been slapped, or made to run an extra mile than be recycled.

    Fortunately I never was, but I watched a few pack their crap up and get walked out the door.

    But I digress.....

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