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Posted by Ish47guy on Monday, October 20, 2014 2:04 AM

I miss fall.  Been over here in one of the sandbox nations in the Middle East for a few years now, and the temp is almost not hitting 100 deg.  

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Posted by bluenote on Friday, September 26, 2014 3:12 PM

That sounds really nice actually!!  

I'm up in Toronto Canada, and I personally enjoy the Fall and Winter.  I really like all of the seasons, as I have different interests depending on the season:

Summer - playing tennis, general outdoor stuff, smoking a cigar on a warm evening on the back deck,    playing with my kids in the backyard, summer beers

Winter - hockey (playing and watching), sledding with the kids, winter beers (dark ales and stouts), and modelling.

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  • From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Posted by cwalker3 on Friday, September 26, 2014 2:31 PM

Fall and summer are my favorite seasons. Temps between 45 and 75. No heat or A/C needed. No coats. Shorts and tee shirts are usually good enough. But once the temps go below 40 or above 80, I'd just as soon stay in the house.

Cary

 


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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Monday, September 22, 2014 8:14 PM

Been colder than normal around Northern Illinois lately.

Thankfully, I was able to put a clear coat on my 1:1 auto in time.

Next: the 1/25th scale stuff.

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  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Monday, September 22, 2014 8:08 PM

It is as of 9:59 tonight.

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  • From: Maine
Posted by Slomotion on Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:10 PM

It's not that I'm looking forward to winter as they are very long up here, but there is a certain ambiance working at the bench with the wood stove chuckling along, the dog on his rug, some sort of toddy in the mug, and it snowing just outside the windows. I whine and complain about the cold, the wind, and the ice, but it is kinda nice not being able to do anything outside and being "forced" to concentrate on the models.Smile

"Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers.

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:12 AM

......precisely the reason for my comment..............Stick out tongueWhistling

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  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:41 AM

Up here in Green Bay, it was 45 degrees this morning with a high of 56 forecasted for later today.  Tonight it's supposed to get down to 40.  Yep, fall is definitely in the air!

I, for one, look forward to this time of year.  Time for us to beat the Bears again!  Propeller

Eric

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Monday, September 8, 2014 8:55 PM

I've never been certain if the majority of Chicago football fans look forward to football season..................

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, September 8, 2014 6:57 AM

Not quite yet,but it is "Football Season" !!!

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  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Sunday, September 7, 2014 1:55 PM

Goose

Ha ha! Sweating is the biggest problem as I AB in the garage with both large doors open and a fan on at full speed. I have to AB in the morning before the sun hits the front of the house otherwise it's like an oven and just too hot to work. My moisture trap does a great job at removing the humidity from the compressed air but I try not to AB on rainy days.

 GIFMaker.org_jy_Ayj_O

 

 

Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:14 PM

Does that adversely affect how you do your airbrushing ?

Besides sweating all over the kits, that is.

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  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Sunday, September 7, 2014 11:18 AM

When I lived in South Florida we had two seasons, hot and hotter! Now in Central Florida and the temps are a bit less hotter that further south but these last couple of weeks the heat index has been in the triple digits! The humidity is terrible and you sweat just standing in the shade. Winter where the heck are you!!

 GIFMaker.org_jy_Ayj_O

 

 

Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by GreenThumb on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:11 PM

I agree Vance. All the modeling I have practically ever done was in the fall/winter months as I am busy with other things in the spring/summer. I hope to get back to it this fall/winter as I am kind of getting the itch after being away from it for several years.

Mike

 

 

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:30 AM

What's gonna fall ?

Rain -Puuleeeeze , Parched here in TEXAS Hill country !   Our one surviving tree only knows two states . Lotsa leaves and healthy looking or looking dead and no leaves !    T.B.    P.S.  I almost feel the pain too.

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Friday, August 15, 2014 5:52 PM

Well, Labor Day is two weeks away and I won't be unhappy about an extra day off to rest.

I am not looking forward to more salt on Illinois roads to rust my car.....................

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Posted by Chanter on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 9:38 AM

No offence, but BOOOO!!  Wink

After suffering through the winter we had last year, I won't be ready for summer to end for another several months!

 

Allen

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  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 9:22 AM

pyrman64

Here in Ohio, we only have two seasons.......winter and then construction. Our state dance is the orange barrel polka!

Orange Barrel polka!! Big Smile

DURR

and that also means football  and      holidays with tons of food too

I'm not a big football junkie anyway, so I don't lose much bench time to that. Holidays however, always seem to slow things down.

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by pyrman64 on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:44 PM

Here in Ohio, we only have two seasons.......winter and then construction. Our state dance is the orange barrel polka!

Greg H

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell." Gen. Wm T. Sherman (11 April 1880, Columbus, Ohio)

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:14 PM

checkmateking02

And, eventually, snow and -35 degrees.  Ick!

......and perhaps a halt in mail order paint deliveries.
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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:12 PM

Bish

Sprue-ce Goose

.....and post holiday diets............Smile Burger

Unfortunately, in Illinois it also means the start of the pothole seasonCrying

So you have those as well. Ours usually starts around the beginning of January and finishes towards the end of Dec.

It is getting that way around here, as well. Pot hole repairs are becoming less and less frequent due to overspending by agencies at all levels. 
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Model kits and supplies still manage to get through but I cannot help but wonder if increases in shipping charges are helping pay for pot hole damaged delivery truck suspensions........Hmm
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 5:04 PM

Sprue-ce Goose

.....and post holiday diets............Smile Burger

Unfortunately, in Illinois it also means the start of the pothole seasonCrying

So you have those as well. Ours usually starts around the beginning of January and finishes towards the end of Dec.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 4:57 PM

And, eventually, snow and -35 degrees.  Ick!

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 4:10 PM

.....and post holiday diets............Smile Burger

Unfortunately, in Illinois it also means the start of the pothole seasonCrying

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Posted by DURR on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:28 PM

and that also means football  and      holidays with tons of food too

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  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:23 PM

Absolutely - I have several winters' worth of European goodies laid away.

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:29 AM

...............But have you stored away enough nuts French and Swedish models to get through the winter? Hmm

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  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Is it fall yet??
Posted by VanceCrozier on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:25 AM

I feel something like a groundhog looking for his shadow in the spring! Summer tends to be filled with family events, some travel, and a crazy softball schedule that all conspires to keep me away from the bench.  Looking forward to the change of seasons that will allow me some regular bench time again!

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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