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    1/72 F-5E from HOBBYBOSS

    in Jet Modeling

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    There are similarities for sure but I'm sure if Hobbyboss were to recycle it would have refined the mold (eg slightly different layouts on some parts, one-piece ejection seat, smaller bombs, nicer AIM-9s, different instrument panel. Hey, if it was based on the Italeri kit I wouldn't complain too much. And hopefully it'll be cheap!

    Request for Raymond Chung/Kinetic Models

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Supertom

    Hi Raymond,

    Are there any plans to release the French weapons set in 1/72? I was also wondering if there are any plans to release PLAAF weapons as well, such as LGBs, etc. I'm surprised Trumpeter hasn't gotten into it either. I've considered looking in the Dreammodels sets but they only sell them at a par of each and I need something like 16 FT-1 bombs!

    Wood glue

    in Tools 'n' Tips

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    Hey all,

    My wife's purchased a ton of dollhouse furniture and promptly put me in charge of putting it together. Since this stuff isn't IKEA, is there a recommended wood glue to use? I was thinking of Gorilla Glue but I remembered that the stuff expands. I was at Hobbytown today and was amazed at the varieties of wood glue they have. Even Testor's has two kinds - brown tube (wood) and green tube (wood & metal). Any good recommendations then? I gotta pick some up later today.

    Any truck drivers here

    in General Discussion

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    I'm not a truck driver, but my father-in-law is one and he is one hard-working son of a gun. For him the part about it that he hates the most is time away from family. It's also dangerous work and we all worry when he's out on the road. He's been driving trucks for most of his life now so my mother-in-law and wife were used to it - I think that the one major contributing factor to their ability to weather just about anything has been their faith.

    Also keep in mind that this job has very little room for error - I know a guy who'd been driving for 7 years, 1,000,000 miles under his belt, and he got into an accident where he overestimated the height of this bridge he was driving under and scraped the top off. There are typically signs that indicate height and the sign was not visible when the accident happened but the company blamed it on him anyway and he lost his job.

    It's definitely a stressful job and you need to learn and think fast. On the other hand my father-in-law is one of the best problem solvers, planners and improvisers I've ever met. He'd make a fine logistics officer. Definitely put a lot of prayer into it if you're the religious person - it is a major sacrifice for all.

    Air Zoo Contest is ON!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Being that that's my anniversary I doubt I can get the wife into that. Plus I think we're going to Cedar Point that day. Been dying to get to the zoo though. One day I'll just tell my wife we're going to a zoo in Michigan and she'll think cuddly animals. Then once we're there there won't be anything she can do about it. wooohahaha

    You COULD get away with that - Binder Park Zoo at Battle Creek is pretty impressive, especially their Safari exhibit. They're also one of the few places that has an exhibit of the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. Try that and see if you can get away with it.

    Oh, and if she wants cuddly they do have a pair of adorable red panda cubs. ;)

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