"Stealthy and elusive, the 'Special Ops Cat' waits, for hours, patiently watching the hatch to a Viet Cong tunnel....wait, wait, it has spotted motion, the hatch is opening....and the cat pounces....oh....oh....oh MY ***!!! It has the insurgent by his throat!!!!.....It is ripping his throat right out of his neck!!!!......I can't watch!!...the humanity...the humanity.......OH MY ***!!!

Hey guys- MacNamarra's on the phone- he wants to know if your cats can be trained to hunt Viet Cong...

Sparrowhyperion

I didn't feel sorry for that dog one bit.   It was dangerous, and Animal control had been trying to catch it for months.  We knew who owned it, and he wasn't allowed to have dogs where we lived anyways.  A couple;e of months a before Merlin got him, he bit a 5 year old and took off.  Cat's are great pest control.  In the Northeast, we had a major issue with rats, mice, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and just about every other thing you can think of.  Boston was mostly built on reclaimed salt water swamp land, and it always had animal problems.  And cat's aren't all about hunting and killing.  My cat Snitcch would just sit down and watch a small animal, except for this one squirrel who likes to torment him at the window.  That one would be lunch in a heartbeat if Snitch ever got at him.  I have had all kinds of cats.  Merlin got along great with pets.  He knew the difference.  When Marissa was young, she had guinea pigs.  Merlin would let them curl up and sleep with him.  Cats are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

Back on topic..   I inventoried the FGR.2, and it's all there.  I will be completing it once I finish the ANZAC build kits.  I also found the decals for the particular one I am building.  Wish me luck, that kit is a bear...

Rich

Bockscar

I feel sad for that dog,

Sher-Khan cats notwithstanding.

it is never the dog's fault, it is the

lazy stupid owner that created such an ornery animal.

I'ld bust a dog that bit me, for sure. Then its owner, next.

Very sad story Rich. Your cat, Merlin, and millions like it,

are the reason the whole North American continent is being

depopulated of wild life, driving species into extinction,

and that is no joke. Bastiges!

i figure cats are perfect little psychos, but cute psychos.

Kind of like baby pictures of Ted Bundy.

Yes, yes, apparently soy sauce is even better than

time for curing the hurt.

Shissh. keep them indoors to kill the mice.

If I get another mouse, I'll hire your cat to take it out,

mine just sits around watching them play.

The dog just gets jealous if he thinks they are eating

something he isn't getting.

For sure, I'ld rather just put the mouse tails into the trash....lol....

eerrr, Rich, do you rent your cat out? How much?

5 clean-ups to clean that up.

Almost good news, there were no mouse 'foot prints'

the last few days, but heck, the blast radius must

be adjusted to three feet 6 inches.

The blood splats hit the fridge, and under the cupboards, I found those

splatters this morning.....

Dom

I've been attacked by dogs 6 times in my life, and bitten. but in the end, an ornery vicious dog is the product of an ornery vicious owner. It doesn't mean I forgive the dog, I've won 2 fights with big snarlingdogs, and yes, I cheated. but its always nice to punish the owner when you can.

Merlin reminds me of my other pets, if they found a guniea pig on the lawn, it would be lunch, but inside, its a pal.....lol

Hi Everyone,

I finally got done with documenting the process on how to install those DMold seamless intakes.  I put in the Aircraft section since I thought more people could benefit from it there.  Here is the link:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/150529.aspx 

Ken

I didn't feel sorry for that dog one bit.   It was dangerous, and Animal control had been trying to catch it for months.  We knew who owned it, and he wasn't allowed to have dogs where we lived anyways.  A couple;e of months a before Merlin got him, he bit a 5 year old and took off.  Cat's are great pest control.  In the Northeast, we had a major issue with rats, mice, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and just about every other thing you can think of.  Boston was mostly built on reclaimed salt water swamp land, and it always had animal problems.  And cat's aren't all about hunting and killing.  My cat Snitcch would just sit down and watch a small animal, except for this one squirrel who likes to torment him at the window.  That one would be lunch in a heartbeat if Snitch ever got at him.  I have had all kinds of cats.  Merlin got along great with pets.  He knew the difference.  When Marissa was young, she had guinea pigs.  Merlin would let them curl up and sleep with him.  Cats are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

Back on topic..   I inventoried the FGR.2, and it's all there.  I will be completing it once I finish the ANZAC build kits.  I also found the decals for the particular one I am building.  Wish me luck, that kit is a bear...

Rich

Bockscar

I feel sad for that dog,

Sher-Khan cats notwithstanding.

it is never the dog's fault, it is the

lazy stupid owner that created such an ornery animal.

I'ld bust a dog that bit me, for sure. Then its owner, next.

Very sad story Rich. Your cat, Merlin, and millions like it,

are the reason the whole North American continent is being

depopulated of wild life, driving species into extinction,

and that is no joke. Bastiges!

i figure cats are perfect little psychos, but cute psychos.

Kind of like baby pictures of Ted Bundy.

Yes, yes, apparently soy sauce is even better than

time for curing the hurt.

Shissh. keep them indoors to kill the mice.

If I get another mouse, I'll hire your cat to take it out,

mine just sits around watching them play.

The dog just gets jealous if he thinks they are eating

something he isn't getting.

For sure, I'ld rather just put the mouse tails into the trash....lol....

eerrr, Rich, do you rent your cat out? How much?

5 clean-ups to clean that up.

Almost good news, there were no mouse 'foot prints'

the last few days, but heck, the blast radius must

be adjusted to three feet 6 inches.

The blood splats hit the fridge, and under the cupboards, I found those

splatters this morning.....

Dom

I meant to say, "chasing my Mom's kitten Snowball...  "

Sparrowhyperion

LOL.  My last cat, Merlin who I had for a bit over 16 years, used to hunt big game.  He started at 8 weeks with mice and small rats, then he would sneak out at night and hunt larger prey.  Birds, small woodland critters, possum, squirrels by the dozen, and unfortunately ONE skunk..  The problem was that he always wanted to "share" his meals with me...  Ever wake up in the middle of the night covered in possum or weasel blood and parts...?  My roomate at the time had a Rhodesian Ridgeback.  These are African lion hunting dogs...  That dog was absolutely terrified of Merlin, even when he only weighed less than a pound.  He culminated his career by taking on a German Shepard that was my Mom's kitten Snowball...  He won.  He ripped the dogs neck open.  I have never seen a cat kill a dog before that...  That was a service to the entire neighborhood.  That dog would chase and bite anyone it could, so he was kind of popular in his last years.  I really miss that cat...

Bockscar

Yeah Rich;

Our dumb cat and dog think that a mouse running around the kitchen is another pet.

Dom

I feel sad for that dog,

Sher-Khan cats notwithstanding.

it is never the dog's fault, it is the

lazy stupid owner that created such an ornery animal.

I'ld bust a dog that bit me, for sure. Then its owner, next.

Very sad story Rich. Your cat, Merlin, and millions like it,

are the reason the whole North American continent is being

depopulated of wild life, driving species into extinction,

and that is no joke. Bastiges!

i figure cats are perfect little psychos, but cute psychos.

Kind of like baby pictures of Ted Bundy.

Yes, yes, apparently soy sauce is even better than

time for curing the hurt.

Shissh. keep them indoors to kill the mice.

If I get another mouse, I'll hire your cat to take it out,

mine just sits around watching them play.

The dog just gets jealous if he thinks they are eating

something he isn't getting.

For sure, I'ld rather just put the mouse tails into the trash....lol....

eerrr, Rich, do you rent your cat out? How much?

5 clean-ups to clean that up.

Almost good news, there were no mouse 'foot prints'

the last few days, but heck, the blast radius must

be adjusted to three feet 6 inches.

The blood splats hit the fridge, and under the cupboards, I found those

splatters this morning.....

Dom

LOL.  My last cat, Merlin who I had for a bit over 16 years, used to hunt big game.  He started at 8 weeks with mice and small rats, then he would sneak out at night and hunt larger prey.  Birds, small woodland critters, possum, squirrels by the dozen, and unfortunately ONE skunk..  The problem was that he always wanted to "share" his meals with me...  Ever wake up in the middle of the night covered in possum or weasel blood and parts...?  My roomate at the time had a Rhodesian Ridgeback.  These are African lion hunting dogs...  That dog was absolutely terrified of Merlin, even when he only weighed less than a pound.  He culminated his career by taking on a German Shepard that was my Mom's kitten Snowball...  He won.  He ripped the dogs neck open.  I have never seen a cat kill a dog before that...  That was a service to the entire neighborhood.  That dog would chase and bite anyone it could, so he was kind of popular in his last years.  I really miss that cat...

Bockscar

Yeah Rich;

Our dumb cat and dog think that a mouse running around the kitchen is another pet.

Dom

Yeah Rich;

Our dumb cat and dog think that a mouse running around the kitchen is another pet.

Dom

You see Dom...THAT is whay I have cats... lol  They usually don't leave anything behind but the tail... lol

Bockscar

Okay guys:

A sick, sick story. Cover your eyes and ears.

I was waking up and the missus is in distress.....ooooh....ohhhh.....ooohhhh..

she rubs my foot almost crying "the little mouse is in the trap...."....

"ooooohhhhh....he isn't doing too well.....ooohhh......"

'aaarff' i say and roll over for another half hour.

So, i shower, dress, and get ready for work.

I go down stairs, and into the kitchen.

on the counter is a scene from Sam Peckinpah.

I saw a blood soaked gore scene.

i had set a trap for a mouse.

it sprang on its brain.

The impact exploded the mouse's blood all over the wall, on the sugar server,

on the Tassimo disks, on the butter dish, on the toaster oven, on the bread bags,

the reflexes of the little critter dragged the trap a foot of blood spurts across the counter

in a big arching smear of horror.

You could see the explosion printed in red for about two feet around.

Its eyes had pooped out of its little cranium.

We are on round four cleaning the little guy's gore up.

it even stained the counter-top.

No, it wasn't a moose....just a mouse.

Gosh.......who'ld have thought......

Bockscar

Okay guys:

A sick, sick story. Cover your eyes and ears.

I was waking up and the missus is in distress.....ooooh....ohhhh.....ooohhhh..

she rubs my foot almost crying "the little mouse is in the trap...."....

"ooooohhhhh....he isn't doing too well.....ooohhh......"

'aaarff' i say and roll over for another half hour.

So, i shower, dress, and get ready for work.

I go down stairs, and into the kitchen.

on the counter is a scene from Sam Peckinpah.

I saw a blood soaked gore scene.

i had set a trap for a mouse.

it sprang on its brain.

The impact exploded the mouse's blood all over the wall, on the sugar server,

on the Tassimo disks, on the butter dish, on the toaster oven, on the bread bags,

the reflexes of the little critter dragged the trap a foot of blood spurts across the counter

in a big arching smear of horror.

You could see the explosion printed in red for about two feet around.

Its eyes had pooped out of its little cranium.

We are on round four cleaning the little guy's gore up.

it even stained the counter-top.

No, it wasn't a moose....just a mouse.

Gosh.......who'ld have thought......

Ewwwww! 

Sounds like a scene from Stephen King!

Ken

Okay guys:

A sick, sick story. Cover your eyes and ears.

I was waking up and the missus is in distress.....ooooh....ohhhh.....ooohhhh..

she rubs my foot almost crying "the little mouse is in the trap...."....

"ooooohhhhh....he isn't doing too well.....ooohhh......"

'aaarff' i say and roll over for another half hour.

So, i shower, dress, and get ready for work.

I go down stairs, and into the kitchen.

on the counter is a scene from Sam Peckinpah.

I saw a blood soaked gore scene.

i had set a trap for a mouse.

it sprang on its brain.

The impact exploded the mouse's blood all over the wall, on the sugar server,

on the Tassimo disks, on the butter dish, on the toaster oven, on the bread bags,

the reflexes of the little critter dragged the trap a foot of blood spurts across the counter

in a big arching smear of horror.

You could see the explosion printed in red for about two feet around.

Its eyes had pooped out of its little cranium.

We are on round four cleaning the little guy's gore up.

it even stained the counter-top.

No, it wasn't a moose....just a mouse.

Gosh.......who'ld have thought......

Russ is right,

a few hundred F-86's would have kicked ass in 'nam.

Dom

Hi Everyone,

No work tonight at the workbench since tonight was our local chapter's IPMS meeting.  Another great meeting.  We have so much fun talking about models.

Ken

  Dom, you crack me up!

Ken

Striker8241

Bockscar

Guys,

thanks for humoring my humor....lol....

Russ, unfortunately, might need to keep the corner of his eye open for the front section of

the F-86 canopy......

I have more kits than I need, but many less than I want....so that

makes me a collector more than a builder right now.

I obsess about lost canopies, like a child whose ice-cream-cone

fell to the pavement at Disney World.....very sad......lol

Anyhow.....Now i realize that an F-86 once existed  in black and green camo,

so I have to find it.....Russ....What was that Black and Green Camo F-86....

I need to put one in my stash........

Dom

Bockscar

Guys,

thanks for humoring my humor....lol....

Russ, unfortunately, might need to keep the corner of his eye open for the front section of

the F-86 canopy......

I have more kits than I need, but many less than I want....so that

makes me a collector more than a builder right now.

I obsess about lost canopies, like a child whose ice-cream-cone

fell to the pavement at Disney World.....very sad......lol

Anyhow.....Now i realize that an F-86 once existed  in black and green camo,

so I have to find it.....Russ....What was that Black and Green Camo F-86....

I need to put one in my stash........

Dom

 

Ahh, ok lol! Thought I had completely lost my mind...instead of partially...  The black and green camo F-86 was a Viet Nam what-if I built on a whim one day. It actually looked pretty cool. I had an ECM pod (ALQ-71 I think) on one pylon and an AIM-9 on the other. Considering their small size, the F-86 would have been ideal for slipping in through the valleys under enemy radar.

 

Russ

momentarily, due to superior Soviet mind control techniques:

err....after learning Russian, I was recruited to learn err....mind control

at a KGB installation....err.....KGB distillation.....Stolichnaya Division......

errr... uhhhh.....errr.....yess, yesss...

learned to bullshish-ka-bob with the best of them

Russ, that is a perfect analysis, gosh knows, a few hundred beefed up F-86's

in Vietnam would of provided air superiority for our side.

Hey Bob, yes, you Billy Bob M M M Mcnamara,

"WHERE ARE THE F-86'S?????!!!!!!!!!"

Dom

Bockscar

Guys,

thanks for humoring my humor....lol....

Russ, unfortunately, might need to keep the corner of his eye open for the front section of

the F-86 canopy......

I have more kits than I need, but many less than I want....so that

makes me a collector more than a builder right now.

I obsess about lost canopies, like a child whose ice-cream-cone

fell to the pavement at Disney World.....very sad......lol

Anyhow.....Now i realize that an F-86 once existed  in black and green camo,

so I have to find it.....Russ....What was that Black and Green Camo F-86....

I need to put one in my stash........

Dom

Bockscar

Guys,

thanks for humoring my humor....lol....

Russ, unfortunately, might need to keep the corner of his eye open for the front section of

the F-86 canopy......

I have more kits than I need, but many less than I want....so that

makes me a collector more than a builder right now.

I obsess about lost canopies, like a child whose ice-cream-cone

fell to the pavement at Disney World.....very sad......lol

Anyhow.....Now i realize that an F-86 once existed  in black and green camo,

so I have to find it.....Russ....What was that Black and Green Camo F-86....

I need to put one in my stash........

Dom

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Very close to having the cutting done for the left seamless intake.  Stopping and taking pictures really does take up a lot of time!

Ken

If it wasn't for documentation, and the interBay, and all the online history, gosh,

i might complete my F-4P!

Dom

Guys,

thanks for humoring my humor....lol....

Russ, unfortunately, might need to keep the corner of his eye open for the front section of

the F-86 canopy......

I have more kits than I need, but many less than I want....so that

makes me a collector more than a builder right now.

I obsess about lost canopies, like a child whose ice-cream-cone

fell to the pavement at Disney World.....very sad......lol

Anyhow.....Now i realize that an F-86 once existed  in black and green camo,

so I have to find it.....Russ....What was that Black and Green Camo F-86....

I need to put one in my stash........

Dom

Hi Everyone,

Very close to having the cutting done for the left seamless intake.  Stopping and taking pictures really does take up a lot of time!

Ken

Striker8241

Bockscar

That's because the front section of the canopy was still

attached to a whole F-86, and it was stuck under all of those the B-29 sprues!

You are way too generous pal!

Errrr....any one out there got the back-half

of anF-86 canopy kicking around???

LOL! Seriously?? Was the plane painted in black and green camo?

No way?   

Bockscar

That's because the front section of the canopy was still

attached to a whole F-86, and it was stuck under all of those the B-29 sprues!

You are way too generous pal!

Errrr....any one out there got the back-half

of anF-86 canopy kicking around???

LOL! Seriously?? Was the plane painted in black and green camo?

Dom, exactly what F86 kit is it that you have?  I have some F86 corpses in my junk box.

Hey Mike;

Hurricane Andrew was one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit Florida,

back in the 90's, billions in damage and millions displaced. A tree crashed through Berny's roof, smashed all his stuff and it all got blown into the storm.

Actually, now that i have a nice F-86 and the front section of its canopy from Russ,

I am still hankering for the rest of it....lol....

But Russ, no pressure, you don't need to send me that back half today,

unless, of course......

Dom

Dont you mean the front half dom?

Striker8241

Bockscar

Russ:

I didn't say thank you for offering that F-86 canopy,

I won't turn it down, but please don't go to the expense of mailing it,

unless you happen to find another B-29 kicking around

-Dom

 

Well, Dom, I lied to you - I only have the back (sliding) half. I can't figure out what happened to the front section. I'll keep looking. Really sorry, bud.

 

Russ

That's because the front section of the canopy was still

attached to a whole F-86, and it was stuck under all of those the B-29 sprues!

You are way too generous pal!

of anF-86 canopy kicking around???

Bockscar

Russ:

I didn't say thank you for offering that F-86 canopy,

I won't turn it down, but please don't go to the expense of mailing it,

unless you happen to find another B-29 kicking around

-Dom

Hi Everyone,

I got a little done tonight on the second fuselage.  Since I couldn't find any good documentation on how to cut the fuselage for the DMold F-4E intakes, I decided that I would document the second one as I do it for anyone else that decides to do it.  So it is going to take longer but it will be beneficial for anyone who wants to pursue doing the same thing.  I also got a late start tonight because of other matters I had to take care of.

Ken

Scorpiomikey

Cheers Dom. All except maybe 4 kits received damage of some kind. Even my latest (At the time) build, my 1:48 Malcolm Hood P-51C lost one of its legs. I havent really touched that shelf, so unless the missus did something to it ill take photos tonight and show you the extent of the damage. Ill also get a few photos from around the flat to show you the damage to the walls. Every wall has nail pops (nails popping out of the drywall) and every seam between the sheets of drywall has cracked.

But the new place has been freshly renovated so were all good there.

Whos Andrew? And what happened there?

Man, that had to be a real heart breaker to see all your hard work get damaged like that.  But I am sure you are happy that your girl friend and yourself are safe.  Plastic can be repaired or replaced, not life.

Andrew was a hurricane.

Ken