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                        1/72 scale Attack Aircraft Group Build.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 12:41 PM
                        Looking good Duke, keep the pictures rolling in!

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                        Duke Maddog
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                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 21, 2005 12:27 PM
                        That is excellent Gamodeller! I can't wait to see the pics!


                        Well I got some pretty good news. While putting some things away in the hobby room, I found another can of silver spray paint. So, here is what I decided to do:

                        Before:



                        After



                        Looks like I'll have to do more sanding/polishing and re-coat it. Man, this isn't supposed to take this long!

                        I also got the propeller done too. I'm leaving it on the sprue untill I need it so maybe I can avoid losing it like the P-39's propeller.

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                        GA.modelmaker
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                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Monday, March 21, 2005 11:04 AM
                        got a little report on the replacement for the gb. this is the frist time i have used photo etched stuff and i must say i am hooked now on it. the f-18 f cockpit has turned out great and i hope to have a few pics later this evening after a quick scouting trip out to the hunt club. also thier has been no major fit problems with this one.so with the update done i am out for a few hoursBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 10:48 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by johnforster

                        Ga.modler: hehehe every cloud really DOES have a silver lining then, doesn't it?

                        Dan1677: Whistling [:-^] hmm?? Me? GW? Of course not!!! .......yeah ok they are. They're Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Space Marines. I've only got a small army atm, but I'm working on it.

                        Cheers,
                        John


                        Hi John,

                        That's cool, I too have a Chaos Space Marine in the making. I chose the Iron Warriors and have started building a Dreadnought I got from ForgeWorld. Anyhoo, I have not really made much progress on any kits lately due to work commitments. Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to get my head doewn and start with the A-6. It looks like an amazing kit and I can't wait. If anyone wants to join and has a subject that meets the criteria just jump in and tell us what you are building. Don't want to keep anyone waiting for responses. Keep it going guys n' gals!!

                        Regards,

                        Dan

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:57 PM
                        Thanks john
                        I'll get right on to it !
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 5:56 AM
                        Blackhawk: Of course! Jump on in, with either (or both Wink [;)])
                        stuka_69: Sounds like a nice kit. Jump on in! After all, the more the merrier!
                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:35 PM
                        Hello....Just wondering if it is too late too join in on this little shindig....I would either be building a 1/72 Monogram A-10 "SnowHog" or a 1/72 Hasegawa JU87G-1....Please let me know...thanx
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 18, 2005 2:39 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by johnforster

                        Hmmm, red X on the first one. Otherwise, looking like you're making good progress, frostygirl. Keep it up!
                        Cheers,
                        John

                        oops, sorry.... one slash too many in the URL.
                        here's the pic i meant 2 link:


                        & here r a couple of updated pix:


                        lozenge decals being applied 2 lower wing


                        more details added 2 'pit


                        'pit closeup

                        thanx 2 everyone 4 the kind comments...Big Smile [:D]
                        have a great weekend, folks !

                        frostySmile [:)]

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 18, 2005 1:58 PM
                        Hey guys just wondering if I can join?
                        I'd be building a Hawker typhoon with rockets!
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                        Duke Maddog
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                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:55 AM
                        Excellent work on that engine frostygirl! Very nice work! Keep it going girl!
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:41 PM
                        Hmmm, red X on the first one. Otherwise, looking like you're making good progress, frostygirl. Keep it up!
                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:21 PM
                        here r some pix of the D.Vii so far...

                        fuselage halves & lower wing w/ cockpit floor dry-fitted (it will b centered...)


                        mercedes 160hp inline engine

                        still trying 2 decide on a paint scheme...

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:40 AM
                        Nice to see such great progress frostygirl! I can't wait to see pics.

                        Thank you for the comment about the NMF. It takes some doing, but I've figured out that if you thin the paint a bit, and use a very fine-bristled soft brush and a light touch, you can get pretty good results. It takes a bit of practice though to get it right, and I'm still not all that good.

                        Anyway, onward and upward!
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:40 PM
                        Sounding good, frsotygirl. Keep it up!
                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:42 PM
                        update:
                        have made pretty good progress on the d.vii...
                        fuselage cleaned up & basecoated as planned,
                        engine assembled, painted & installed in starboard fuselage,
                        styrene tabs added 2 fuselage 2 facilitate mating halves,
                        scratchbuilt screen & framing added behind cockpit,
                        cockpit floor painted, rudder bar & control linkage 2 stick
                        painted & installed....
                        i should have some pix tomorrow.

                        Duke:
                        ur skyraider is looking good so far...
                        i'm always nervous about brushing metallic colors
                        but u seem 2 b getting nice results...

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Duke Maddog
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                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:33 AM
                        Thanks John. I shall do my best. I want to finish this thing quickly!
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:46 AM
                        Looking good, Duke. Keep sharp!
                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:33 AM
                        Hey all! I finally managed to get some time to take a pic of my progress.

                        I'm building the French A-1 Skyraider, which comes in natural metal finish! I knew there was a reason I was holding off on building this! Oh well, I got it started, and this is the result:



                        As you can see, I have the whole fuselage and wing assemblies done, and mounted the landing gear. She's sporting a brushed on coat of Polly S Flat Aluminum right now. I'll be touching up the basecoat later with a thicker coat. I'm brushing this on because the last time I tried to airbrush it, I couldn't get it to work. I'm also out of silver in the rattle can, so I have no other choice right now.

                        I should be able to get more done tomorrow. I'll post pics when I can.
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 14, 2005 11:38 AM
                        Ga.Modeler, are you sure you can't salvage that? It looks like a fairly simple repair job, unless the fuzziness of the pics is hiding more damage. Still, I'd think that some work could possibly restore that to some measure of completeness.

                        Anyway, it is a good thing you've got a backup kit! I'll be getting more pics of my progress posted a bit later.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 14, 2005 5:16 AM
                        Ga.modler: hehehe every cloud really DOES have a silver lining then, doesn't it?

                        Dan1677: Whistling [:-^] hmm?? Me? GW? Of course not!!! .......yeah ok they are. They're Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Space Marines. I've only got a small army atm, but I'm working on it.

                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        GA.modelmaker
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                          November 2003
                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:46 PM
                        well ladies and gents i got a couple of pics for you. but i also have a major snauf. while i was out today with my sister getting things for my turkey addiction. it seem that my nieces pug puppy has helped herself to another model of mine. the frist one was a md 530g gunship for the attack helo group build and now she has made a snack on my F-18E for the attack group build. thier is no way i can salavge this model at all. what really hurts with this one i was at the point of putting on the decals tonight and now its back to square one. but thier is a bright side i do have in waiting a F-18 e/f to build for the group
                        and now the guilty party of this eventEvil [}:)]Evil [}:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12, 2005 11:53 AM
                        well, here's my progress so far:
                        i've opened the box 4 the Roden Fokker D.Vii, looked inside &
                        read the instructions... looks like i'll b doing a bit of parts cleanup
                        here & there, but on the whole it looks like a pretty decent kit.
                        i have been looking thru the "Fokker D.Vii In Action" book 4 an
                        appropriate paint scheme 4 a mid-production OAW-built D.Vii,
                        & will probably get a basecoat on at some point over the weekend.
                        good luck w/ ur builds, folks !

                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 4:44 PM
                        Nice work John. Was it my imagination or were there Games Workshop figures in the background?
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Friday, March 11, 2005 10:32 AM
                        Nice work! Keep those pics coming!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:32 AM
                        W00T!! I finally got around to doing some more work on the Hornet!! Big Smile [:D] Not only that, I got some pics!






                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, March 7, 2005 11:54 AM
                        Well, I'm still in. I have just been trying to find time to get more done. Lots going on these days and I am hoping for some free time in a day or so.
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                        GA.modelmaker
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                          November 2003
                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Monday, March 7, 2005 8:26 AM
                        well sorry to see you go, but i do know what you mean. i have committed myself too the a-10 what if gb, the stuga gb,the f-14gb, and the 1.72 scale attack gb. the only 2 that are about done are the f-18 and f-14. but i am running out of timefor all of these gbs because my other addiction is starting on the 26 march and i will be gone till may chasing mr turkey theirs neer enough time to do what you want to do.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        razordws
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:40 PM
                        Hi guys, I hate to do this but I am overcommitted to group builds and would like to pull out of this one (need to learn to pace myselfAshamed [*^_^*]). You've got a good group of modern builds going on and I'll definitely be watching from the sidelines.

                        Dave

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                        GA.modelmaker
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                          November 2003
                        • From: savannah ga.
                        Posted by GA.modelmaker on Sunday, March 6, 2005 9:25 AM
                        i am ready for the paint booth for my f-18 e. still waiting on the weapons sets to arrive from models.tis f-18 e has been a pleasure to build with harldy anyfit problems and very little sanding. the only problems i have had is the intakes and the joining of the wings with a little sanding at those points. i should have a few pics in the next few days.Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 3, 2005 12:40 PM
                        Im really happy to hear that about the Hasegawa f-18 kits. Ive got an F-18D waiting to be built.
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