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                        AIRCRAFT - Natural metal finish group build (ends 10/31/04)

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                        wibhi2
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Monday, October 18, 2004 9:36 AM
                        Leon....cool beans.

                        Unfortunately, I am not going to be finished in time for this build. still appling very small pieces of foil and haven't even considered decals yet (gonna have to be custom). I'll finish this build, but not by the deadline.
                        Someone - next time I sez I am going to apply foil - just smack me upside the head and hand me a bottle of alcad or SnJ
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, October 18, 2004 7:38 PM
                        wibhi foild isnt bad. may even do it again someday. it is just the type of foil you use and how big the pieces are. cant wait to see the pics.


                        joe

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                        wibhi2
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                        Posted by wibhi2 on Monday, October 18, 2004 8:04 PM
                        It isn't the foil....it's the process. Tedius, time consuming , finiky.....in my old age my attention span seems to wonder and boredom sets in quickly.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        Bones-coa
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Monday, October 18, 2004 10:26 PM
                        Well, I think I'll have my F-89 ready before the deadline. I got the part from Blackbox the other day but have run into another snag with the RO's blast sheild. I may end up making it out of something else. The kit part is way too large. We'll see.

                        I'm surprised to not see any more activity from this thread with the deadline drawing near. Where's everyone at?
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:30 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by wibhi2

                        It isn't the foil....it's the process. Tedius, time consuming , finiky.....in my old age my attention span seems to wonder and boredom sets in quickly.


                        that is very understandable. ive foiled twice both times making errors in the application. but i did learn quite a bit. cant wait to see yours.


                        joe

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                        shrikes
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:42 AM
                        I've finished both kits and i'm eagerly awaiting the deadline so i can post some pics of them! Big Smile [:D]
                        Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning
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                        Gerarddm
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                        Posted by Gerarddm on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:46 PM
                        Well, the Constellation is all done and foiled and decaled and by gum it looks pretty cool from 3 steps away... but the drag of it is that my digital camera chose at this critical time to go on the fritz, so even though the bloody thing is done I can't show you pics by the deadline, aaarrgghh. I'll try to post afterward.
                        Gerard> WA State Current: 1/700 What-If Railgun Battlecruiser 1/700 Admiralty COURAGEOUS battlecruiser
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:53 PM
                        shrikes i look forward to seeing your work. gerarddm cameras come and go but models live forever...............well maybe.


                        joe

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                        Bones-coa
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                        • From: Savannah, GA USA
                        Posted by Bones-coa on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:55 PM
                        I'm finishing up the F-89 now and should have it done in the next day or two. I'll be out of town this weekend but will be posting pics of it here next week.

                        BTW, is there by any chance somewhere in particular we are uploading pics too? Or we're just showing them off here?
                        Dana F On the bench: Tamiya DO335B-2 with LOTS of Aires stuff (On Hold) Trumpeter A-10 with LOTS and LOTS of aftermarket goodies! (On Hold) Tamiya 240ZG (In work)
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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, October 29, 2004 4:10 PM
                        I'm still strying to get my Tojos's wing to fuselage seam right. I'm trying to get a final NMF finish done by tonight or tomorrow and I just hope I can get the decals on by Sunday. I may not post pictures until midnight the 31st!

                         

                         

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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Friday, October 29, 2004 9:31 PM
                        Good luck Aurora. I am getting down to the wire too. Hope to finish. I'll have something to show, but not 100% sure it will be what I would call a finished product. Maybe I should be out there working on it instead of in here...Big Smile [:D]
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Friday, October 29, 2004 11:20 PM
                        me too fellows!! MAN!! this is truely embarrassing eh? i've known about this group build and being a part of it since like..........the first of this year, and i still haven't gotten done!!LOL ofcourse, i started my actual build for this project the beginning of september and then hurricane Ivan came through and i had to put the hobby to the side until now. i'm not expecting to make the deadline, but i'm still gonna post my build here!! what ya gonna do...........fire me?!!LOL glad to know i'm not the only one around here!!Wink [;)] later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:33 AM
                        well i hate to say it but the b-18 fell through so the lightning was it. but i am not sure if i wish to post it. it was nicknamed the baked potatoe. and it looks it.


                        joe

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                        jimz66
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Winsted CT
                        Posted by jimz66 on Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:41 PM
                        Sorry I have been gone for so long guys. Lots have happened in my world in the last few months. I asked for an extension for the NMF group build so we should have untile the end of January instead of the end of October. I did this for my benefit, as I have still to find a job and had a major car accident in the last six weeks. SO with that said those of you who have them ready go ahead and post your images and will chat later. I do not have email at home right now so It has been a long time since i have been able to go online anywhere. I hope all is well with all of you and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season it will be a few weeks before I get in here again. I will remind Lawrence Hanson of asking him for an extension. I called him last week and he said there was no problem. So keep working and best of luck to all involved. Cheers.
                        Phantoms rule the skies!!!
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Saturday, October 30, 2004 1:40 PM
                        WOW Jim!!! glad to hear you are ok!! sorry about the events, but life happens to us all friend!! hang in there and we hope to see you back very soon. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, October 30, 2004 3:15 PM
                        jim was getting worried about you. glad to hear you are ok.



                        joe

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                        ghettochild
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                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Sunday, October 31, 2004 7:32 AM
                        hello there jim. glad to see your back. glad your going to extend the deadline cause im still scribing panels on the b29. ill post some pics of the kingfisher monday.
                        -Josh
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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:46 AM
                        Jim, Good luck with all that is going on. I hope it all settles in for you.
                        Leon
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Sunday, October 31, 2004 10:28 PM
                        I have to admit I expected to see a bunch of pictures posted here today. Maybe people posted them elsewhere?

                        Anyway, I am not quite done, but decided to post where I am at for the original deadline. I'll probably be done in a day or so and post in the aircraft forum.

                        The kit is academy 1/48. It gave me tons of problems and still is giving them. The tires are temporary until I can get the 8 spoked p-47N ones. The drop tanks are temporary on with putty. The hypodermic needle gun barrels need to be painted and installed. It needs a little work on the gun site and then the clear parts can be installed. and finally, I think, I am going to try to spray the decals and surrounding film with polly scale satin to hide those annoying films.

                        Anyway, here's where I am at...







                        Leon

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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 1, 2004 12:31 PM
                        nttg,

                        That jug came out great! I'm going to take advantage the of the deadline extension and try to have postings of mine in a week or so.

                         

                         

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                        Gerarddm
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                          March 2004
                        Posted by Gerarddm on Monday, November 1, 2004 10:14 PM
                        My new digital camera arrived today, so if I can figure out the bloody software I should have a photo or two of the Constellation available within the next week.

                        Query: how does one post photos here?

                        Do your civic duty tomorrow and VOTE!
                        Gerard> WA State Current: 1/700 What-If Railgun Battlecruiser 1/700 Admiralty COURAGEOUS battlecruiser
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Monday, November 1, 2004 10:47 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        nttg,

                        That jug came out great! I'm going to take advantage the of the deadline extension and try to have postings of mine in a week or so.


                        Thanks. Look forward to your pictures!

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Gerarddm

                        My new digital camera arrived today, so if I can figure out the bloody software I should have a photo or two of the Constellation available within the next week.

                        Query: how does one post photos here?

                        Do your civic duty tomorrow and VOTE!



                        Gerarddm, Also looking forward to your pictures. What digital camera did you get? I am tired of borrowing for my pictures and am researching them at the moment too.

                        Here is a link to the sticky about posting pictures:
                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4462
                        Hope it helps.

                        Leon
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 4:09 PM
                        Leon, that is a GREAT lookin' Jug friend!!!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] alclad? later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        ghettochild
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                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 6:22 PM
                        leon nice looking jug. im still waiting for my camera (moms got it) hope to post the kingfisher soon.
                        -Josh
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:13 PM
                        Thanks Chris and Josh. Look forward to your pictures.

                        Chris - the finish is actually SNJ. I would like to try that alcad stuff someday, but bought a starter set from SNJ which included a tamiya p-51d. Now that I need more and have a $5 off coupon from them, I will probably buy another one (I think it works out to a starter set (2 jars of paint, 1 jar of polish dust, various other things) + tamiya 1/48 p-51d for about $24 - Thats a good deal to me, especially since I really want to do a p-51 up in raf colors.
                        Leon
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                        Gerarddm
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                          March 2004
                        Posted by Gerarddm on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 7:30 PM
                        Leon, my old Canon PowerShot S110 Digital ELPH went blooey on me so I utilized Canon's in-house trade-up program and got a Canon S410.
                        Gerard> WA State Current: 1/700 What-If Railgun Battlecruiser 1/700 Admiralty COURAGEOUS battlecruiser
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:32 PM
                        i kinda figured that was SNJ, but you can never be too sure. it looks great though!! here is my humble efforts since Saturday. i had the bird assembled to the point that you see it, but i didn't have the seams filled or sanded. so, the progress is progressive but not real fast. i'm hoping to be posting the finished pics by the weekend. (not avery good pic, but it was done quickly) later.

                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 8, 2004 8:39 AM
                        ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!!

                        I snapped off my starboard side horizontal stabilizer (the right side of the tail)! Clean snap with the insert tab still in the fuselage!. I was just setting up the airbrush to get to give the model a metalizer coat when I knocked it off the bench. Sad [:(] let that be a lesson to those who work with a crowded work bench!

                        I know the best way to reconnect the piece would be to drill a hole in the stabilizer to hold a brass rod and drill another hole in the fuselage to recieve it but I may give a try with crazy glue fist just to attach it and clean up the joint with putty.

                         

                         

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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Monday, November 8, 2004 9:11 AM
                        Chris, As usual your build looks awesome! I can't wait to see it done. So in my learning about NMF - did you do the OD before the NMF?

                        Michael, I feel your pain. It sucks when things like that happen. Good luck with the quick glue back.

                        Leon
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Monday, November 8, 2004 6:12 PM
                        don't worry about it michael, i've broke that part off of 3 out of 5 kits that i build!!LOL i usually just super glue it right back on as a "butt" joint, never had a problem with doin' it that way. the rod does sound more secure though.

                        Leon, thanks for the kind words. i use alclad, which can be masked after a few hours, but i wait for it to cure atleast 24 hours before workin' on it again. but no, i sprayed the metalizer first, then masked for the OD and the red tail (which doesn't show up in the horrible light situation i took the pic in). i mask off certain panels and use a different shade just for fun, but i will mask it after about 30 or so minutes, because i take the mask right off after i spray the different shade. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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