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  1. Yesterday morning I ordered the 48th Sword Re.2005 from Sprue Bros and it was delivery this afternoon to my home in North Central Texas, by .... the US Postal Service!!  Darn fast by any standard!!

    And that Sword kit looks just great, too.  Again, great by any standard!!

    Take a bow, one and all!!

    Bo

  2. It will be interesting to see what the first three subjects will be. Hope they don’t get ‘too off the wall’ crazy. I’d like to see something that actually went into production rather than 1 Off experimental.

    I would also like them to get into 48th armor instead of competing with the world in 35th.

    Bo

  3. Their 2020 catalog has BLANK listing for 3 To Be Determined 48th aircraft kits.  Great news!!  Can ALWAYS use more contributors to 48th scale aircraft!!  I've never bought any of their kits, so I'm not used to seeing the quality they're capable of producing; but, I remain optimistic.

    Hope they enter the 48th armor line as well.

    Bo

  4. On 2/11/2020 at 9:05 AM, BaconRaygun said:

    I'm all for having a good American model company... but I'm not seeing how a young person can easily start one up (unless of course they come from a well off family).  A sizable investment into a niche within a niche market isn't really the smartest business move for a first business.   Would be a better move for somebody that already has some capital and entrepreneurial experience under their belt.  Maybe one of you guys should start one up, and then use this "opportunity now" program to hire young 3D artists and engineers and then benefit from the tax subsides.   That sounds like a far more viable path to me. 

    There are those already with a background in Model Business and have the 'know how' to expand into a large scale business. They're the ones that can take assistance from programs like this and let taxpayers grow their businesses while teaching worthy skills to others!!  Win, Win!

    Bo

  5. 2 hours ago, Ben Brown said:

    If they listen to us old farts about what kits they need to produce, then I’m all for it! 1/48 Falcon 20 and F-86A, please. Oh, and an accurate P-40, too. 😉
     

    Ben

    Ur gonna get another Spitfire and 109 and like it!!  LOL!!  

    Surely there's an American like New Zealand's Wing Nuts Wings guy that can Champion USA designed and produced kits!! And with with Gov't backing!!  Just one of those recently lost $737B in renewable energy boondoggles will be perfect to sit someone up in the Model World!!

    Larry Thompson!!  R U listening??  Someone that's been there and done that!!

    Bo

  6. 11 minutes ago, Ben Brown said:

    I find it interesting that the same people who are up in arms about this halftime show apparently have no problem with the way the cheerleaders dress and dance at every single ballgame. 

    Ben 

    100% Agreed!!  BUT, where do today's Hi School Cheerleaders get the ideal for their dress????  When I was in Hi School, our Cheerleaders wore turtle neck sweaters and knee length skirts!!  Why did that Change????  Pro Cheerleaders and half-time shows like this is where!!  Where does it all end???  That's what's dangerous about Slippery Slopes!!  Finally did demand 'no more wardrobe malfunctions'!!

    Bo

  7. 37 minutes ago, 11bee said:

    So if a women dances in a manner that you feel is provocative, they aren’t worthy of any rights?    

     

     

    They ARE worthy of Rights and THAT's what I have against Women's Rights Advocates!! Why aren't they up in arms about SEX toy shows AND, for that matter, the inequality of Women in Islam????  NOT enuff lawyers and headline grabbers, huh???

    Really, it's time Red Blooded MEN stand up and say "ENOUGH"!!  Stop this kind of crap and try to be civil, for a change!!

    Is that worth 2 cents???

    Bo

  8. 19 hours ago, echolmberg said:

    The moment I saw all the dancers gathering on the stage, I knew that they were going to be using twerking and genital close-ups in lieu of singing talent.  On Super Bowl Sunday, the day when there's probably more sex trafficing than any other day, the entertainers grab their crotches, do pole dances, then tell me I should support the #metoo movement.

    LOL!!!  Well said!!  Why aren't Women Rights advocates up in arms about such a PURE Sex Toy show at this HUGE venue??

    Glad I don't have daughters or Grand-daughters to explain it to!!  Geesh!!

    Bo

  9. I must be getting old, ...... I know I am!!  But, Last Nite's Half Time Super Bowl show sunk to an all time LOW!!  They substituted 'Booties' , lasers and VOLUME for TALENT!!  Guess NFL tries to do the best with what little talent they get!!  Ushered in a whole new concept of 'Dancing Cheek to Cheek'.   Geeesh!!

    Tired 'Wardrobe Malfunction'. What's next?????  Try actual TALENT, ya DUMBIES!!  If REAL talent was the show, I wouldn't have made those two trips to the Snack Tables!!

    Rant out!!

    Bo 

     

  10. 4 hours ago, germansnowman said:

    From the latest blancolirio video I posted, it seems that the pilot opted for Special VFR instead of IFR. He then probably tried to turn away from the fog in an almost hover, which is very dangerous when disoriented. Had it been IFR, they would very likely have been fine, but they were too low for IFR tracking anyway.

     

    Update: Confirmation of Special VFR here.

    Wreakage doesn't appear to be an impact from near hover.

    I DO have an Rotorcraft IFR Rating, not used in MANY years.  Still need a way to get on the ground at destination. Flew Special VFR all the time in Vietnam but always had ground in sight.

    Pilot needs to say No!! Nearly always gets down to Pilot Error. My first Fixed Wing Instructor, his Family and another Family, in separate aircraft, all perished caused by 'Githomeitis'!! That stuck with me all these years!!  Better to be on the Ground, wishing you were Flying; than, Flying, wishing you were on the Ground.

    Sad.

    Bo

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