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  • From: Manila, Philippines
Posted by shrikes on Monday, November 17, 2003 11:36 AM
I suppose i'm biased, but i love my trio of B-17Fs and, yes, it's because of the movie "Memphis Belle"... the first two didn't survive for very long since i was still experimenting on them... that bomber has such pleasing lines, though i'm very interested in building the '17's stablemate, the Liberator...
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Monday, November 17, 2003 11:43 AM
I love the figure dio. I'm doing now of a dog handler team, but every time i see Tamiyas enterprise I want it so bad. i like big ships and one day i will build my Hood and Tirpitz kits.

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Posted by TryintoModel on Monday, November 17, 2003 8:29 PM
I think mine will be the B-17. I have built a few lately, but not really well because I'm just starting out. I have memories of a B-17 my Dad made when I was about 6, 1977, and I remember it looking really cool. He hung it from the ceiling by glueing fishing line to the wings and tail fin. I still remember getting in trouble for climbing on a dresser just to be able to touch it. I think it will be my favorite, but I am waiting until I get better.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 8:45 PM
The 1/48 scale SR-71/YF-12 Just love it. Short on detail and parts but a beautiful model when finished
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  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:32 PM
Favorite Kit Hmmmmm Well the one I can say I am most proud of is a 72nd scale Fine Molds Messerschmitt Me410A-1 It is the only kit I have ever entered in a contest. 2nd place multiengine small scale. 1st place out of box Great kit if anyone has one. JOHN

 

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  • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
Posted by djrost_2000 on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:51 PM
Revell F-14A Tomcat. It wasn't the easiest kit to put together, but with a lot of work, a very nice model was made.

DJ
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 11:47 AM
It is hard for me to pick a real favorite. But one that gave me great satisfaction in creating is my Hellcat Reno racer. The year was 75. My brother and I both had an unbuilt Hellcat in our stash and decided lets build them. it was not a contest but we did set one rule,could not be in US military markings. Off to our respective rooms and let the building begin. I clipped the wings to just inside the existing trim tabs and rescribed the ailerons, flaps and tabs. Next cut down the rear fuselage and I filled the hole with a balsa plug. I modified the seat and cockpit slightly to gain that lower profile. The front decking over the panel was cut and filled with sheet plastic scraps. Then the canopy was cut and shaped from a discarded canopy from a T-33. After a week the results were brought out to the living room. Jeff picked a bird serving with the Royal Navy. I was ready for those other radials, you know, Furies and Bearcats. I was ready for the Mustangs too!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 9:26 PM
i like the first real model i ever bought and built. the tamiya 1/48 P-51 D mustang korean war. i still have it, it looks awful, but it reminds me that ive come a long way from the days when i thought that decals could be touched up with cement. =D (the sharkmouth pattern still has a hole in it where i touched the glue brush to it thinking it would smooth it out lmao)
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 9:40 PM
I guess the Kit I enjoyed the most was the OLD
1/48 Hasegawa F-4G Phantom "Wild Weasel" in the tri-color scheme.

Wish I could redo that one, doing the decals alone took hours the sheet was nearly the size of the box.
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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 9:59 PM
I have two. A 72nd Tamiya Corsair done in Pappy Boyington markings (#86). Built a whole squadron of them as a kid, and now I have one to keep, the rest fell victim to flak!

Took me 8 years to get the nerve; I finished a Mark Martin Valvoline T-bird from his '94 season. Difficult paint sheme took me years to try to attempt, but the satisfaction in finishing it was worth it. Slixx decals rule!
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