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                        My wife thinks I am nuts :) Maybe I am ?

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                        stindle
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        My wife thinks I am nuts :) Maybe I am ?
                        Posted by stindle on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:10 AM
                        Today while working on the Spitfire I am building I thought of something I caould do to help the model look better. Ths maodel is a 1/24 scale so its a good size model, amd is made to set with engine open to see and also the guns amd ammo. Any how I got to looking at the ammo belts for the guns. There are all one peice with a backing on it. more like a strip with ammo bumps on it really but nice. So I removed the backing part between links with a new sharp hobby knife. It takes me about 30 min to do one belt (sorry eyes arn't what the used to be) and it looks great! Looks like a real belt of ammo now. The wife walks in and see's what I have done, laughs and says you are nuts! (tho she did admit later it looked better that way). Any she asks me why do something like that when most people would not even know it was there? I told her cuz I know it will be there. So are we all nuts or what? Has anyone else told them they where nuts for doing something like this?

                        Ps.... My wife thinks my models look grand but I am still nuts *LOL*

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, January 12, 2004 1:59 AM
                        Of course we're all nuts. No other explanations!
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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:44 AM
                        Normal people don't spend hours working on tiny bits of plastic.....

                        .........but then normal people are not as happy or well balanced as us modellers!

                        KarlBig Smile [:D]

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        robvandodewaard
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Netherlands
                        Posted by robvandodewaard on Monday, January 12, 2004 6:00 AM
                        of course we are for example the kit I am building right now is the Trumpeter sm79. I started with the cockpit wich I almost always scratchbuild( call it a professinal twitch in my brain since I used to work at cockpits when I worked at the Fokker aircraft factory before it went bankrupt) next I know that I also scratbuild the entire interior of the rear fuselage now that the fuselage is closed nearly half cannot be seen but I know it is there.
                        So call us modelers a fruit cake but I am happy with it and least I don´t hurt other people while I am modeling

                        Cool [8D]
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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, January 12, 2004 7:42 AM
                        stindle,

                        Back a couple years ago when I scratch-built the interior of the old 1/48 Aurora Chinook that was given to me as a basket case, my wife questioned my logic in doing so, because; "I don't understand; why go through all that trouble when no one will be able to see it anyhow?"

                        My reply to her..... "Well, it seems that you, of all people, would appreciate my attention to detail and how this obsession of mine carries over in our Censored [censored] life."

                        Her reply.... "Ohhhhh... Big Smile [:D] okay", and she never brought the subject up again. Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]



                        Frank

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:05 AM
                        We're nuts?
                        Do we colour our fingernails?
                        Do we have 120 pairs of shoes?
                        Do we watch "Oprah"?
                        Do we pluck our eyebrows?
                        Do we wear abusive underwear?
                        I think not!
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                        maddafinga
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:28 AM

                        You don't wear abusive underwear?

                        Hmmmmm.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 8:46 AM
                        Well, not all the time!
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                        John P
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Joisey
                        Posted by John P on Monday, January 12, 2004 9:05 AM
                        My wife builds dollhouses. She hasn't been able to call me nuts since she did a 1/12 scale candy store with scale candy - including 3-color candy corn - made out of colored Sculpy.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 10:20 AM
                        This isn't aircraft, but I posted a similar thing in the sci-fi forum.
                        This woman built a 1701D Enterprise. This ship contains an Arboritum, though it would be rather small and hard to see. She detailed out this little park, and to make things even more insane, she added a Koi pond. To give the Japanese goldfish pond depth, she used layers of apoxy and dots of yellow paint. The work had to have been smaller than a dime and could not be seen from the outside unless you removed a portion of the ship to look at it.
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Monday, January 12, 2004 10:23 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by oldhooker

                        stindle,

                        Back a couple years ago when I scratch-built the interior of the old 1/48 Aurora Chinook that was given to me as a basket case, my wife questioned my logic in doing so, because; "I don't understand; why go through all that trouble when no one will be able to see it anyhow?"

                        My reply to her..... "Well, it seems that you, of all people, would appreciate my attention to detail and how this obsession of mine carries over in our Censored [censored] life."

                        Her reply.... "Ohhhhh... Big Smile [:D] okay", and she never brought the subject up again. Wink [;)]Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]



                        Frank


                        Frank, you did that work? Amazing job on the Chinook. I rode around in a few of those on my two SE Asia tours. NIcely done.

                        BTW, we're all nutsWink [;)] I have a friend who nearly went blind trying to put cockpit details into 1/144 scale airliners. He decided that larger scales were a little more sensible. His optomitrist agreedBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D]
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 12:23 PM
                        YES YOU ARE.........(I suffer from the same disease...and know the symptoms.)
                        Honesty kills...lol
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                        lito.sf
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Portugal
                        Posted by lito.sf on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:02 PM
                        Yes we are nuts, but it´s great being nuts about modelling!
                        Is better than getting nuts because of the stress at work without having something to do that we really enjoy . Modelling is definately my drug. Nº 1 in relaxing!
                        Dosent matter the detail that wont be seen, if you feel good doing it, then do it without a doubt!
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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, January 12, 2004 2:58 PM
                        QUOTE: Reply to post by Keyworth
                        Frank, you did that work?


                        Thanks Ed,

                        Yes Sir, that's one of my babies. Infact, that was the project that inspired my doctor to recommend Reading Glasses... because of the eye strain it caused.Sad [:(]
                        I documented the highlights of that entire project in the event others may want to dress up their old Aurora kit sometime, at:http://modeling.gunsagogo.org/ Please feel welcome to stop in and visit sometime..... it's kinda long, but the project was kinda long too! Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

                        I also operate the official "Guns A Go-Go" website, containing well over 600 reference & related photo's from the period, paying tribute to the mighty ACH-47A & the men who lived and died them. http://gunsagogo.org

                        Take care...
                        Frank




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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Monday, January 12, 2004 4:59 PM
                        Excellent job, Frank!
                        A few years back I built a pair of IR suppressors ( plus a load test version ) for the MH 47 that was tested down at FT. Rucker. I was wondering if you knew of a good kit that would be large enough for me to do the required IR modification to the engines. ( 1/48 to ? )

                        Regards, Dan

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                        stinger
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Everywhere
                        Posted by stinger on Monday, January 12, 2004 5:50 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Keyworth

                        BTW, we're all nutsWink [;)] I have a friend who nearly went blind trying to put cockpit details into 1/144 scale airliners. He decided that larger scales were a little more sensible. His optomitrist agreedBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D]


                        Keyworth - I used to paint little lighting bolts on the helmets of my 1/144 fighter pilots, and it's true. You will go blind. (My mother never told about that one).

                        stinger

                        May an Angel be your wingman, and the Sun be always at your six

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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, January 12, 2004 6:42 PM
                        QUOTE: In reply to: boybuddho
                        I was wondering if you knew of a good kit that would be large enough for me to do the required IR modification to the engines. ( 1/48 to ? )


                        Thanks Dan,

                        Rumor has it that Panda Models will be releasing a 1/35th series of Chinooks this summer sometime, which will include an "A", "B/C", "ACH-47A", and possibly a "D" Model. Certainly those will be plenty big enough, IF Panda, in fact, comes through with their plans.

                        Skeptical? Yes, somewhat, because a couple years back, MRC had a 1/35th series announced, even went as far as completing the clay Master Molds, then canceled it in favor of yet another version of the UH-1. Sad [:(]

                        We'll see what happens. Thanks again and all the best to you, Sir.

                        Frank

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 6:51 PM
                        Yeah, they say that the old eyesight is the second thing to go.
                        When I returned to modelling at 38, my eyes were fine. After two years of working with magnification, I couldn't read print anymore (can you say "phonebook?") Now, at 48, I even need glasses to read text on my computer's 17" monitor. And I'm only a foot away ! I figure that by the time I get to that last model in my closet, my glasses will be so thick that they will come in contact with the model !

                        Build 'em while you're young, kids !
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 12, 2004 7:52 PM
                        Yea we are nuts I mean stand back and look at what your saying. We spend a ridiculous amount of money on hunks of plastic and waste away our life's < thats how a normal non modeler looks at it. But it entertains the hell out of me and ive made some money selling built models. So who cares what other ppl think better than craps i mean crafts.Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
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                        Anthony
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        Posted by Anthony on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:46 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by dannyandre

                        We're nuts?
                        Do we colour our fingernails?
                        Do we have 120 pairs of shoes?
                        Do we watch "Oprah"?
                        Do we pluck our eyebrows?
                        Do we wear abusive underwear?
                        I think not!


                        Bravo, Dan bravo. I show your message to my mon, girlfriend and sister(all models haters), they're all speechless.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:21 AM
                        Anthony-Speechless women!!?? Alert the media. ;-)
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                        bbrowniii
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                          April 2003
                        • From: 41 Degrees 52.4 minutes North; 72 Degrees 7.3 minutes West
                        Posted by bbrowniii on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:06 PM
                        QUOTE:
                        Do we wear abusive underwear?
                        I think not!


                        Define abusive underwear Wink [;)]

                        'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:26 PM
                        Well, it's not cotton, it's covered with itchy lace, straps and fasteners and has no smiley faces or spaceships on it!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:30 PM
                        My wife also thinks I'm nuts, so does my psyciatrist, and dozens of other people. But I know that I am the only sane person around here. I sometimes leave my room to go to work. Have to or else I would starve and most importantly not be able to buy the next kit.

                        Jokes aside, modeling is the greatest stress reliever ever concieved.
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                        maddafinga
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:56 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by dannyandre

                        Well, it's not cotton, it's covered with itchy lace, straps and fasteners and has no smiley faces or spaceships on it!


                        Ohhhh. I thought you were talking about that stuff that sends electrical shocks to the boys. I don't wear lace.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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