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                        AIRCRAFT - 'It Floats and Flies Group Build' - Feb 1st 2005 to Sept 30 (Gotta finish sometime!)

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 2:36 PM
                        rrmelend, Sounds good. Looking forward to the pics.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        cossack
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Sydney
                        Posted by cossack on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 5:05 AM
                        Geez it takes a lot of time to mask up the Catalina!! And I think I have the weighting problem resolved ... careful placement of fishing weights Smile [:)]

                        Hopefully close it up over the coming weekend, and get the airbrush cracking on the outside colour scheme!!

                        Paul

                         

                        http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af53/raiderpilot/smprop_gb.jpg

                         

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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 7:26 AM
                        Quagmyre, catfish looks great, just needs a little tarter sauce and she's ready to serve. Does that come with fries????
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 9:04 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Grandpa

                        Brian, seems you have a pretty good excuse...err...I mean reason to put the Herc on the backburner, we'll let you get away with it...this time! Big Smile [:D]


                        Thank you for your kind understanding, sir! Wink [;)]

                        I ain't quittin', mind ya! Just back-burnering, that's all!

                        And of course, I'll still be checking in here on everyone's progress.
                        ~Brian
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 9:45 AM
                        Brian, a poor excuse is better than mine Smile [:)]. I've got too many builds going at once & making only minimal progress. But I'll get there !

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 11:06 AM
                        Shock [:O] Holy cow! things are looking great!

                        Model Grandpa, the Herc looks darn good! I saw 'The Aviator' on Saturday and I tried to take note of the coclpit colors. It looked like natural metal or silver.

                        Quagmyer, the Catfish looks like a beauty! The design has a surreal look to it.

                        Swanny, Igor would be proud!

                        John, your Felixstowe looks as complicated as the real one!

                        Frosty, you balancing your projects better than me!. Looks great.

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 1:29 PM
                        Hi guys,

                        Can I join?
                        I'll make a 1/72 Spitfire Mk. IX Floatplane.

                        It's the 1/72 PM-models Sptfire Mk.V Floatplane mixed with the Revell Spitfire Mk.Vb...
                        Some kind of conversion, I'm going to use the PM spinner, prop, nose, tailrudder and floats...
                        And all the rest from the really nice and cheap Revell kit...

                        Greetz

                        PS: how can I get that logo that you guys use, in your signature, from this groupbuild?
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 4:02 PM
                        Fyingraptor,

                        You're in. To get the signature image, get the address of the image, go into profile update and there is a box to hold signature addresses.

                         

                         

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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 4:06 PM
                        Fyingraptor, Nice sig picture Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Quagmyre
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 6:18 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Swanny

                        Quagmyre, catfish looks great, just needs a little tarter sauce and she's ready to serve. Does that come with fries????

                        How 'bout a side of LJS Hushpuppies?Wink [;)]


                        Current and Subsequent Projects:
                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
                        1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
                        1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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                        rrmelend
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Phoenix, AZ by way of Carlsbad, CA
                        Posted by rrmelend on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 10:25 PM
                        Just figured out the whole pic posting thing and I wanted to show you my progress so far on my 1/72 Mach 2 Mariner. This is definitely my most challenging build to date. A ton of fit and flash problems. Most of my time has been spent sanding and filing.





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                        cossack
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Sydney
                        Posted by cossack on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 10:49 PM
                        Rob,

                        Looking good ... I presume it is Vac-formed?

                        Paul

                         

                        http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af53/raiderpilot/smprop_gb.jpg

                         

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                        Model Grandpa
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Keizer, Oregon
                        Posted by Model Grandpa on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 11:20 PM
                        Rob, your progress looks good so far. Keep up the good work & keep us posted.
                        Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark
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                        rrmelend
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Phoenix, AZ by way of Carlsbad, CA
                        Posted by rrmelend on Thursday, March 3, 2005 8:35 AM
                        cossack - Thanks, the kit is injection molded
                        Model Grandpa - Thanks. Now that my fiance bought a new digital camera posting more pics won't be a problem

                        Since fiting the halves together I am now filing all of the seams with putty and sanding them down. After that I'll fit the wings on and then fill the huge gaps that will cause between the wings and fuselage.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, March 3, 2005 9:38 AM
                        Rob, Looks like good progress from here. Keep us posted.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, March 3, 2005 10:30 AM
                        Rob,

                        The Mariner is looking good. The Mach 2 kit maybe giving you a workout but it looks like it's paying off.

                         

                         

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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Friday, March 4, 2005 10:44 AM
                        Rob, any one who is willing to tackle a Mach 2 kit has to have some big ones. It's looking like you are making good progress but that nose turret looks a little odd, like it sets in too far.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 12:50 PM
                        well, gang, here r the latest & most likely the last pix of the W.29:

                        overhead view of naval lozenge camo


                        port side view, stretched sprue control wires added 2 rudder


                        head on...

                        i had a lot of fun w/ this build, thanx 4 having me along on the trip !
                        i'll b checking in 2 see what the rest of u get up 2 !

                        best wishes,

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 4, 2005 12:55 PM
                        Excellent build Frosty, Looks Great !

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 12:57 PM
                        thanx, Rick !
                        i'm really getting into these wwi birds rite now !

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, March 4, 2005 2:35 PM
                        I want my 'Mavis' crewed and I'm probably going to need modify model railroad figures. What railroad scale closely resembles 1/72?

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 2:49 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7
                        What railroad scale closely resembles 1/72?

                        Aurora-7:
                        British 00 scale is 1/76, about 4% size difference from 1/72...
                        closest scale, but hard 2 find in the US, u may have 2 go w/ HO scale (1/87) figures
                        in forced perspective mode... or start checking out UK model RR mags/sites.
                        good luck w/ ur search !

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, March 4, 2005 2:53 PM
                        HO is 1/87? Think people would believe my Mavis was crewed by an Imperial Japanese basketball team?

                         

                         

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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Friday, March 4, 2005 5:39 PM
                        Frostygirl, that is a very nice build you've got there. I am impressed!Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        rrmelend
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Phoenix, AZ by way of Carlsbad, CA
                        Posted by rrmelend on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:08 PM
                        Thanks Swanny, still trying to fix the nose turret which in my case is one of the most important parts as this is where my grandfathers station was. This kit sure is a pain, but a lot of fun.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:34 PM
                        They aren't as plentiful as HO, but S scale is about 1/64. Might be easier to make them shorter than taller. But do a search at Squadron or Great models, there are a surprizing number of 1/72 figures available that could be used or modified.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 4, 2005 8:53 PM
                        Looks really good, Frosty !!!!
                        If my Felixstowe were finsihed, it would feel menaced ....
                        I have always found the rudder on the W29 interesting -- one would think they would want it out of the spray, etc, area. I don't know if they did it this way for field of fire or something else.

                        John
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, March 5, 2005 8:43 AM
                        Great work Frosty!
                        ~Brian
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, March 7, 2005 9:30 AM
                        Frosty,

                        I've never seen a WWI mono-wing floatplane! Much less a fighter version. It came out great. So know there'll be more time for the Tuskegee build, eh?

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

                        They aren't as plentiful as HO, but S scale is about 1/64. Might be easier to make them shorter than taller. But do a search at Squadron or Great models, there are a surprizing number of 1/72 figures available that could be used or modified.


                        I only really need 2 crew figures for the tail turret and a waist blister window position since the kit came with 3 cockpit figures. The smaller scale would work for the tail turret and the larger one maybe better for being noticed in the waist blister.

                         

                         

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                        tlivancso
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Connecticut, East of the River
                        Posted by tlivancso on Monday, March 7, 2005 11:31 AM
                        Frostygirl excellent build, thanks for sharing. Big Smile [:D]

                        Gee I think I need to get my rump in gear here and start putting some time on my build. Just been swamped with other life issues lately and a miserable cold Yuck [yuck].

                        Cheers
                        Thom

                        IPMS Member #42958 /  AMPS Member #2091

                        IPMS Central Connecticut (President)

                        IPMS Northeast Military Modelers Association (Web Master)

                        Like Alice "I try to believe in three impossible things before breakfast"

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