Scott Smith

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I keep eyeing the Masterpiece Models 31" on eBay. One day I'll pull that trigger! Price keeps jumping around from $179 to $200.

I've screwed up royally on ebay by either over bid, or bought the wrong item. I sucked it up and paid for my mistakes. Seller didn't know anything other than they sold what they wanted to sell.

Got my order Saturday. Thanks again!

Building a 1/48 H-21 Shawnee right now. Last week I spent about an hour trying to mask two of the areas on the canopy. Got so frustrated I almost threw it in the trash. Ordered the Eduard masks and did the entire canopy in under 30 minutes. I'll never attempt to tape up again.

I have two different tricks. Single engine models, I have a mic stand with the weighted base and a flexible gooseneck adapter. Bend goose neck down and hang the model. For twins, I have a sheet of plywood with two dowels I can slide the model down onto. On my Phantoms the engines are so close together that I use the mic stand and let the model tip a little. I guess this is why I have shied away from props lately. Gotta rethink the whole thing.

Just got my Optivisor with a #4 lens and the loupe on Saturday. Before that I was using a desk lamp with the magnifier. Problem was, I kept trying to blow off dust through the lens. I don't know how I went so long without one. Oh, and I discovered the 10" focal length is from your eye, not from the surface of the lens. So I'm holding my work about 4"-5" in front of the Optivisor.

That plane was flown by Jill Long, but you have a different pilot decal? I know Jill personally, and she autographed my box top and I have it framed and hanging in my shop. Great build!

Tamiya USA. Go to their website, look up the kit and open the instructions. Get the part number of the kit and the decals and give them a call. I bought 5 or 6 sets of 1/32 T-Birds and they were under $20 a set.

That's great! I work for a State agency and approval for weather related shut downs sometimes takes weeks to get. Filling out and managing my employees time cards are a real PITA during these times.

Order placed as soon as I saw it posted on Hyperscale. Thanks again!

During past shut downs, wasn't back pay given? Anyone hear about this time yet?

Being an Air Force brat from the '70's, ( I even have the "USAF Brat" challenge coin ) I'm very familiar with that shade of blue on vehicles. Brings back lots of memories of going to work with Dad during the summer. When Dad was stationed at Scott AFB in '66-'69, he had a VW Bug about the same color. Mom used to tease him about driving around his Military issued VW. Glad to see a name put to it. We always called it "Air Force Blue". But the blue on these helicopters is a much brighter blue by a couple of shades.

Thanks Rick! Just got home and found the decals in my mailbox. I'll check out the paints you suggested. Scott

In the middle of building the H-21 and have ordered the Caracal decals 48121 to do the USAF 1001 HS, Bolling AFB, 1964 scheme. Don't have the sheet yet, but was wondering if anyone knew the FS code for the blue bottom half? Going to do the H-19 as the same squadron, so I need to find/order enough paint for both.

Anyone know the FS paint number for the blue/white version?

I was watching that Tu-4 Kit. Just watching. Still kicking my butt for not buying it years ago when it was in production. I've got an original Zacto A-7 correction kit that I've been offered in excess of $300 for. Crazy what these things bring now. But no way I'm selling it. Already built the A-7E and now I want the D on the shelf next to it. Just look what the 1/32 Tamiya Thunderbird kit brings now. It's crazy. Still cannot figure out why Tamiya discontinued that one. I have seen seen kits listed over in China or Korea with crazy prices. 1/200 Arizona adv

You're killin' me! Already ordered Part 1 and now I see a blue/white MATS version to go with the H-21 Shawnee decals I ordered last night! Keep up the great work. Now off to find another kit.

Pretty cool! Back in the early '70's I was a snot nose kid riding around on a 50 cc Honda Monkey and a Dax 70 Dad brought home from Japan in his duffle bags on the C-141.

Can post pics!? Love to see some of the old bikes.

I tried hunting. Even took the youngest with me a couple of times. One of the most memorable times was just sitting in the stand watching two yearlings covered with spots munching on the new growth grass while mom was around the corner from a few trees watching over them. We watched them for probably 45 min. Then one day it hit me like a ton of bricks. I could be at home making my stash smaller instead of hanging out in the woods! Seriously, it got to the point of sitting there in the quiet with all my projects running through my head that needed to be done. Final blo

Hehehe. You set yourself up for that one! LOL! When he made Eagle Scout at 17, I bought him the Henry Eagle Scout Edition engraved .22 When he turned 18 he got a CMP Special Grade M1 Garand.

My SBR AR has a dedicated Spikes .22 10.5" upper and a 5.5" upper along with a 10.5" 5.56 upper. I shoot more .22 with my AR and the silencer because of the fun factor.

Well he is 22.

Caulk/Silicone as a filler.