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  1. Yeah, what he said!! It's been a pleasure watching this build. Can't wait to see it in real life! C2j
  2. Lee, You need to answer your own question by going back to before PAGE 21 where all Oliver did was build the H-34 with incredible detail. At that point he started on the "supporting characters" of the diorama. C2j
  3. I'd paint them silver then apply a heavy coat of "oily grime". C2j
  4. Drew, The "wires" in front of the direct vision portion of the windshield are actually tubing to spray alcohol on the panes as anti-icing. A small tank above and behind the pilot's head held the alcohol and a hand pump was used to squirt it onto the smaller (direct view) panel. This was for anti-ice (prevention), not de-ice (removal) so you had to be proactive with its' use. Again, as usual, GREAT work! C2j
  5. Paul Matt's Scale Aircraft Drawings two volume set has the SBU-1 in volume 2. Wind Canyon Books sells individual drawing sets: https://www.windcanyonbooks.com/product_info.php?products_id=576 C2j
  6. Anh Dai, " Remember there is a step when you install the slat mechanism on the TOP wing. This makes room for the slat to be flushed with the top wing when retracted." There should NOT be a step where the trailing edge of the slat meets the wing top surface. At this point the training edge of the slat is only about 0.025". If there were a step, there would be major aerodynamic disruption across most of the wing at slow speeds (slats open). Model companies mold their slatted wings this way because they can't mold the trailing edges of the slats
  7. Drew Incredible work mating the wing midsection with the fuselage. That's a tough joint and I can't even see it in your picture! Your work on the landing gear is crazy good too! Those two inlets on the forward fuselage just forward of the wing...?? C2j
  8. Thank you for stating what was going through my mind. C2j
  9. Simple answer from me: I don't know. I've looked at my OS2U pictures and a wide selection on the interweb. It is NOT on all OS2U's - maybe only the -3 version? It is not represented on the Pensacola, BB North Carolina, Cuba or Chile. It runs from the vicinity of the main fuel tank and curves around the leading edge of the wing and terminates at the forward float strut attachment. Two thoughts I've had, but discarded: 1) Cable run inside a tube (to prevent "flapping") that runs to pin(s) to jettison the wingtip floats. A) Why? B) Only goes to one attach
  10. Pictures are worth 10,000 words. C2j
  11. The entry sheet indicates the Revell 1/48 CH-53 with Flying Leathernecks VH-53 decals. C2j
  12. This showed up on the contest table at the IPMS Region 12 contest Saturday 11/4. The builder (whose name I didn't get) said he built it during the first part of COVID. I do not know if it took an award, but to my eye it was very well built. C2j
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