A Dragon "huh?!?"

Oh I remember that thread well Karl (in fact I now remember I posted some neat video of the Stuka tank killers in action....I am gonna have to go back and watch that as it was some excellent footage)!  It was the great scandal of the time.  That one of the dark sides most prolific builders would defect to the world of wing things was unthinkable!  And then the great controversy....the "great paint" episode was epic.  It had many a wing-thing and dark-sider wondering would he really send that poor little gull winged bird to it's de-"feet" (or would that be de-"foot"!?!? ;) )

All kidding aside though, I understand what you mean.  As a wee itty bitty kid I built only airplanes.  When I got back into modeling "seriously" it was with the "YEAH!  AIRPLANES RULE" attitude.  And yet, for every 2 airplane kits I seem to start, and never finish, is the armor project that gets done start to finish. :)

the doog

I've got all these cool projects waiting in line in my head--

ok doog, get rockin' soon.

Rob, you certainly did ace that one---that would've been a great issue to find!

Ha ha, New Hampshire--I went through this a while back; people trying to get me to build a plane. I built up a nice 1.72 Stuka, and the darned paint lifted under the masking tape when I was trying to do one of those "splinter" patterns on it. I never finished it.

To be honest though, I've been getting so many interruptions at the bench that I'm still "jonesing" to get some more armor finished! I've got all these cool projects waiting in line in my head--I just haven't been "home" enough to get them done! Life sure does get busy when you move in with someone for the fairer persuasion...!!

I was lucky, my Concord book was Special Ops Journal of the Elite Forces vol. 26: Road to Baghdad by Yves Debay (who died covering Syria in Jan 2013). It chronicles the OIF invasion in 2003.

Alas I am shamed that I have been gone from these forums for too long.  Perhaps it is fate that I come back here and find the great Doog once again faced with a decision at the crossroads of his life.  To build a wing thing or to not build a wing thing.  Methinks thou shalt build thine gull-winged songbird!  If you build it....well, it won't exactly fly, assuming you don't get angry at it.  But it should at least LOOK like it should fly!

Dunno, Kharma seems to have Writ Large here.

I know I'd be keen to see what The Doog could do to a 1/32 SLUF <G>

the doog

A business trip, CallSIgnOwl.

Yeah, Right!!

He's over there interviewing all those famous Blondes!

the doog

One of the great discoveries I've made is a Hobby World LHS within ONE MILE of my new apartment here!

You are VERY fortunate! Since the local one closed a few years back, there are none within an hours drive(If you don't count Michael's...which I don't...)

Of course, if I had one that close, I'd probably go broke....

the doog

CallSignOWL

and the SLUF isnt historically interesting?  ;)

Meh, not really?!

C'mere doog, I gotta slap ya! Shame! Bad doog! 

gasp! for shaaaaame

CallSignOWL

and the SLUF isnt historically interesting?  ;)

Doog, you should also make a note to ask Bish about Ju-87's as I think he is our man about the boards for them... I know he just wrapped one up.

and the SLUF isnt historically interesting?  ;)

wbill76

It could've been worse...I got one in the random draw from a DragonUSA purchase that had to do with medieval French knights! At least it was 'armor' related in a distant sense I suppose.

Actually, I would have preferred that--something historically interesting at least!

Thanks for the info, Dre---it'll be a while before I get to it, but I'll write a note and stick it in the box for when I do. :)

A business trip, CallSIgnOwl.

"... I will ask him, but I don't think he will be very keen... he's already got one..."

Karl, that old Hase builds up pretty sweetly, but look for possible warping in the outer wing sections where they join the center section- you might have to add some inner spars to keep the airfoil shape (mine was a bit squashed).  

It could've been worse...I got one in the random draw from a DragonUSA purchase that had to do with medieval French knights! At least it was 'armor' related in a distant sense I suppose.

whatre you doing in scandinavia?!

It's the older Hasegawa, Dre. A generous gift of a good friend here on FSM forums. :)

I also have a detail set--PE and resin---for the cockpit. 'll do it up right when I get to it---right now, I'll be taking off for Denmark on Saturday and I'll be in Scandinavia for three weeks. ;(  Sigh...

A BIG Stuka must be built- especially since, well you know!

Is it the new Trumpy or the older Hasegawa?

the doog

Stikpusher--you send your address my way and I'll have it out to you, free-of-charge.

Sorry, Owl, but Stikpusher is an old friend here.

I kinda DO wonder if the modeling gods are trying to get me to do a plane...and I DO have an awesome, BIG Stuka model still waiting...? ....

PM sent there Doog. I was just joking about sending it my way, but if you are serious I am most grateful. And I certainly appreciate the kind reference of being old friends here. I do think that is a sign from the modeling gods for you to begin on that big Stuka. I presume it is bigger than your boot as opposed to the last one...

Stikpusher--you send your address my way and I'll have it out to you, free-of-charge.

Sorry, Owl, but Stikpusher is an old friend here.

I kinda DO wonder if the modeling gods are trying to get me to do a plane...and I DO have an awesome, BIG Stuka model still waiting...? ....

Hey Doog, you send that book my way ;-) I love the SLUF and still have a couple or three in my stash yet to build...

I love the A-7, The first laser guided bomb I ever saw dropped was from an A-7E. It hit the target (a smoke flare floating in the ocean) smack dead on. Lucky doog!