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  1. I contacted Steve and POD seems to be his take.  While filing and organizing I discovered I have an original print of the Flying Pancake book, so I've filed a return.

    I'll look at what's available at Biblio, I believe I've purchased through them before.

    $132 for the F-111B book!  Makes me regret exchanging the legit misprint I had 15+ years back that Tailspin kindly helped me out with.  I should have had him sign it and then purchased another! LOL!

    I'd go for an F-111B conversion set in 1/72.  I discovered the Pete's Hanger offering only after it had gone OOP, and Pete stated he was going to do a re-release, updated, just before he passed.

    Thanks for your input, guys.  It provided understanding for what's going on and what to look out for.  Take care!

  2. I recently purchased Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters Number Twenty One, Chance Vought V-173 and XF5U-1 Flying Pancakes through Ebay. 

     

    Upon arrival, I noticed something was a bit off with the book.  It was printed on copy bond paper rather than glossy magazine paper, the print was skewed on the pages, presumably misaligned from using a copier, the leafs of the suspect copy were glued, rather than stapled on the originals, and the originals had the first page printed on the inside cover, while the first page of the suspect printing was moved to the first leaf, which later caused two-page illustrative spreads to be split on different sides of the same leaf.

     

    Basically I'm asking if this is an authorized reprint, whereupon I'll just return the copy for a refund and look for an original, or if this is copyright infringement and who and how best to report it?

    Thank you, and take care!

  3. 21 hours ago, SERNAK said:

    If you can contact her (due to the heavy workload she's having at the moment), ask her what will happen if the virus becomes endemic.

     

     

    Sent her the question, waiting for her response.  In the meantime, I'm using the historical documentaries 12 Monkeys, I am Legend, and World War Z for reference and guidance.

     

    Not well-knowing the nature of the virus, my biggest concern is that it maintains its devastating nature while mutating as rapidly as the common cold, thus, we never develop a social immunity to it, and it becomes a treadmill of critical cases and death year-after-year-after-year.

     

    Also, as a side note, have those of us from different countries and cultures been comparing notes on how the situation is being handled by the authorities and how it's being reported on in the media?

  4. I have a friend with a PhD in epidemiology, who has worked for the CDC and USAMRIID and has done things like gone to Africa to play with Ebola.

     

    She's currently head of her office's Corona program.  She though this was a worthwhile video on COVID-19 for under 10 minutes.

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY

  5. You do understand that "being manufactured in the UK" makes the issue "UK-source specific", regardless of other nations regulations that may also cause problems, right? Please, post the very sound evidence related to aviation safety that ounces of bottled enamel paint have resulted in an aircraft catching fire in flight and crashing. They allow liters of ALCOHOL to be shipped via aircraft, yet even water-based acrylic paints are banned. If the aircraft is at risk from ounces of bottled enamel paint, then that aircraft likely has more serious issues that will already lead to the loss of the aircraft, paint notwithstanding. If it's that big a concern, design an insulated, solvent proof, fire retardant packing crate to carry paint.

  6. Problem is, sadly, Rust-Oleum will likely be phasing-out the Model Master line (they've already started this), so Alclad II has the opportunity to fill the void. Personally, I'd like to see more White Ensign paints marketed, but being manufactured in the UK results in bureaucratic challenges to shipping enamel paints that complicates and impedes availability. Alclad II at least has manufacturing in the US and a penchant for fidelity and quality.

  7. Did any of the bushings, bearings, or seals give up the ghost? Is the valve/flow adjust assembly in proper position and order? Also, how do you tend to clean your airbrush; did a chunk of old paint get lodged somewhere it shouldn't?

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