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                        Some of you may have noticed.....

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Some of you may have noticed.....
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 1:29 PM
                        That I have a "Wingy Thingy" in my signature. To my Armor Brothers and Sisters, I must explain.........

                        A friend at work has had a Hasegawa 1/32 P-51 Mustang kit sitting around his house. He isn't (or more exactly doesn't have too much free time to build) He knows that I build and has seen my completed kits on my shelves. So, he asked if I could do it.

                        "Certainly", I replied. I would be more than happy. Well, what I know about building aircraft, I could fit into a 1/72 Tiger Wink [;)] I asked many questions in the Aircraft forum and our brothers have helped me out. I have also received many emails with "How To's" Needless to say, it will be a tough one, with the natural metal finish.

                        In their honor, I selected an aircraft to put in my sig (and I really like the F-4 Phantom ll) Besides modeling with my Dad, I remember going to the Cleveland Airshow, ages upon ages ago with him. What was the main attraction back then? The Blue Angels when they were flying the F-4's





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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 2:01 PM
                        Aircraft are cool also. I do a lot of 'wingie thingie' models as well as science fiction, boats, ships and cars, etc. I like to build with plastic, wood or what have you, so variety isn't a bad thing you know!

                        It's still fun to pick at the flyboys isn't it? (They take it all so personally, LOL) When I was flying (way back when ) I always got a kick out of the guys who thought they were better than everybody else just because they could pull back on a joystick and get an airplane off the ground! (Kinda like tank gunners in a way!)

                        Ron

                        former senior gunner, M60's.
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                        Tiger44
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Wisconsin
                        Posted by Tiger44 on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:11 PM
                        Nothing wrong with wingy thingy's.
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:14 PM
                        I agree with Tiger44. I have a model of the Battleship Arizona I will be building sometime.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:16 PM
                        i built alot of planes awilile ago, but i ran out of shelve space, so i am building a WW2 armour diorama.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:29 PM
                        I do planes too. Yes, I of all people do planes. I'm on a 1/32 F-105g wild weasel from Trumpeter at the moment. I also have a 1/32 hasagawa p-51d in progress right now. But I have a huge box of about five destroyed tigers and I currently have a DML Tiger II in the works right now, so I'm not completly on the other side.
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                        Build22
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:47 PM

                        So...... that's the story you want to go with.

                        Someone just dropped it on your doorstep. Just like a helpless baby.

                        I know, you just had to take it in. You couldn't leave a poor helpless model kit out in the world alone, even if it was an aircraft.


                        Well ...... if that's the story. Compassion is an admirable quality.


                        I guess it's okay.





                        Jim [IMG]
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:54 PM
                        I'm glad you explained it, Eric. Man, I was getting worried. A defector in our midst! Actually I've got a lot of targets, too. And more to come all the time. I noticed that modelexpoinc.com has an Accurate Miniatures Yak 1 on sale now for under $12! And Trumpeter is coming out with a bunch of 1/32 stuff this year I'd like to have.

                        Speaking of Trumpeter, did someone die and leave them a mess of styrene pellets or something? The keep coming out with these HUGE 1/35 armor kits (i.e. the Leopold), and masses of 1/32 wingy thingies! Maybe they were digging and struck a vein of pure styrene! They are definately the "king" of the king sized kits, right now.

                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:32 AM
                        QUOTE: I'm glad you explained it, Eric. Man, I was getting worried.


                        Not to worry,

                        Armor will always be on top of my list.

                        Hopefully, some of the techniques I'm going to try can be used on my Armor builds. I just hope that, I don't disappoint with this build. I pulled out an old kit that was started but, I know I will never finish (one of those WalMart Revell kits) to practice on.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:43 AM
                        Okay, If everyone's coming of the the..er..cabinet.....I may have a few...er..1/72 Me 109s or Fw 180s sitting around..maybe....a..er...P-51 somewhere....not built mind you...in the box for, you know, collectors items, yeah that's it, collectors items....BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE AIRCRAFT FORUM! I SWEAR!
                        I sense the flood gates are open!


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 8:00 AM
                        QUOTE:
                        Posted: Today, 07:43:42
                        Okay, If everyone's coming of the the..er..cabinet.....I may have a few...er..1/72 Me 109s or Fw 180s sitting around..maybe....a..er...P-51 somewhere....not built mind you...in the box for, you know, collectors items, yeah that's it, collectors items....BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE AIRCRAFT FORUM! I SWEAR!
                        I sense the flood gates are open!


                        I can see that this thread is going to turn into some demented version of the "Dr Phil Show"

                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 9:46 AM
                        Hey, no big deal.

                        I grew up modeling and living with wingy thingy's. My Dad retired from the Airforce after 20 years.

                        I feel certain that I have seen every B52 every built.


                        I do still build both. But Armor consumes 99.9% of my build time.
                        The "Dark-side" definitely rules my building board!Tongue [:P]
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:07 AM
                        confession is good for the soul.

                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

                        joe

                        Veterans,

                        Thank You For Your Sacrifices,

                        Never To Be Forgotten

                        Where you can find me:

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:57 AM
                        I too have wingy thingy's. I have sinned against you!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:35 AM
                        practically my whole family has been pilots and I love aircraft my favorite one would be the F15 frontline fighter (Eagle) and yes I am a tread head but I also have a flyboy quality. Let me tell u it is the greatest thing flying!!! anyways I to have built some planes. 1 F15, 1 F14, 1 F4, 2 P51's, 1 P38, 2 B17 (that are no longer with me), 1 Nasa Space shuttle... I believe it is the shuttle Columbia before it blew up, ummm.... oya and 1 F18.

                        PS when I said it was the greates thing flying, I lied. I dont think anything can compare to pushing a lever forward and having 60 tons or more of tank roll forward at ur command =D
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:42 PM
                        Modeler's addiction meating: (MAA)
                        my name is t3488g and i was addicted to aircraft, them i ran out of space, so i started armour, it's hard to stop, and theirs no wings to limit my space..............i need help!!!!

                        lol
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:58 PM
                        Hilarious Scott.

                        I have targets also, only two though. a P-47 and a Ki-84. I bought them for a break from armor, something to clear the head so to speak. Hey, I'm still a history buff and like all military weaponry.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:01 PM
                        Hey tigerman, we have all got skeleton's in our closet (and some of us have wingy thingies too). Why even Sherm has admitted to building a German kit or twoShock [:O]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D].

                        We armour and the aircraft guys have a 'friendly us vs them' approach, but all jests aside, we all appreciate fine modelling whatever the subject.
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                        spector822002
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Southern Maine
                        Posted by spector822002 on Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:40 PM
                        Yea Scott that is funny , and yes he DID sin ! Next time throw in a pic of Tammy Faye Baker crying and dripping a flood of mascara tears down her face ! Now that would be classic !Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:29 PM
                        This may be in the wrong place but I can't resist......
                        'You know you're a flyboy if.......'
                        You remove this really cool photo of a truly magnificent Wittmann Tiger you built and replace it with a F4 as your signature!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

                        (remember...I'm jealous I had to settle for the M4)
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:34 PM
                        Hmmmmm.

                        Just check this link cause I don't want to say a thing about this.

                        http://www.geocities.com/ddta_ala/airplanepage.htm

                        Ooooops! Wrong forum.

                        Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

                        BTW one page said "F14 Fighting Falcon" Ha-ha-ha. That goes to show I can identify tanks better. Wink [;)]

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:48 PM
                        ive built a Tamiya Spitfire but stood on its canopy when i was looking for it on the floor
                        its still in its bow waiting to be painted
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:30 PM
                        Well I know I'm new here to but I too build or say built wingy thingys, you got to start some where and well that was it. I have over 100 of these unbuilt on a shelf. I havent been tempted by their fixed wings and rounded bodies for 3 years now. This is my confesson. Forgive me father..... for I too have sinned.
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                        r13b20
                        • Member since
                          April 2014
                        Posted by r13b20 on Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:17 PM
                        Hi, my name is Bob and I build aircraft models....
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                        wipw
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Utah - USA
                        Posted by wipw on Monday, March 22, 2004 3:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by spector822002

                        Yea Scott that is funny , and yes he DID sin ! Next time throw in a pic of Tammy Faye Baker crying and dripping a flood of mascara tears down her face ! Now that would be classic !Big Smile [:D]


                        No! That would be freeken' horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!Shock [:O]
                        Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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                        gnsnow
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Denton, TX
                        Posted by gnsnow on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 12:03 AM
                        It's too bad the F-4 Phantom sucked in combat. It would have been nice if there was more armament and pilots as capable as the Blue Angels to fly them against the Migs.

                        I build models, mostly armor, and mostly German WWI and WWII armor at that, but I also have a Gato class WWII US submarine (1/92!!) on my workbench, and a recently completed Stuka. In the past I've built sci-fi (generally Star Wars), helicopters, planes, motorcyles, 1:1 guns, etc. I too, am an addict.

                        "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
                           - Eugène Delacroix

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:48 PM
                        To be completly honest, I was all aircraft and that was it for about 2 years. Then I built my first Tiger, and then it just took off from there! Now I barely go back to aircraft, but I will always remember the aircraft kits I built before I converted. Big Smile [:D]
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                        JCon
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Northeast Washington State
                        Posted by JCon on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:39 PM
                        I have never seen so many people come out o'dat closet all at once! Let's just say if its a scale model-GO FOR IT! Big Smile [:D]
                        Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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