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

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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Friday, May 7, 2004 3:46 PM
                        Hey Knight667, welcome to the forum and welcome onboard the group build too.
                        Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, May 7, 2004 2:48 PM
                        glad you joined. cant wait to see some pics.

                        joe

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                        knight667
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Philomath, OR, USA
                        Posted by knight667 on Friday, May 7, 2004 11:45 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by shrikes

                        Knight667: No, no... I don't think it's ever too late. Just as long as you're done by the deadline (Oct. 31, 2004)... What do you plan on building? Oh, and Shoot an E-mail to Jimz66 with what you want to build and in what scale, so he can include you! Welcome to the forum and to the NMF Group Build! Big Smile [:D]


                        Excellent!! I'm working on the 1/48 Monogram B-29 (this thing is a monster!). Doing Aeromaster after-market decals (didn't care for any that came with the kit) so it'll build up as serial # 42-24628 "Special Delivery" (WWII).

                        Thanks for the welcome, and I'll get cranking on that plane!
                        John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest
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                        shrikes
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Friday, May 7, 2004 11:37 AM
                        Knight667: No, no... I don't think it's ever too late. Just as long as you're done by the deadline (Oct. 31, 2004)... What do you plan on building? Oh, and Shoot an E-mail to Jimz66 with what you want to build and in what scale, so he can include you! Welcome to the forum and to the NMF Group Build! 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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                        knight667
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Philomath, OR, USA
                        Posted by knight667 on Friday, May 7, 2004 11:20 AM
                        Probably too late to join the build? I just discovered the forums the other day...
                        John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:58 PM
                        you guys got it easy ,the normal humidity here is 80 to 90%.
                        thats why I mainly use acrylics for glossy finishes.
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Saturday, May 1, 2004 3:28 PM
                        cheers Woody, hadn't thought of humidity. normally it wont affect paint until it reaches about 70% but you never know.
                        thanks for the prompt reply.
                        Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, May 1, 2004 3:24 PM
                        You might have to set it some place warm for the next 24 hours. I have a sunny (but not too sunny) window where I set parts waiting to dry. The humidity is terrible here and I run into that problem quite a bit.

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Saturday, May 1, 2004 3:04 PM
                        can any of you guys help?. i have painted the underside of my lightning with Humbrol metalcote polished aluminium. trouble is i painted it 2 hours ago and it ain't going dry. when i have used this stuff before it has been touch dry after 40 mins!!! any ideas?. it was stirred well, not thinned - it dont need it and i have sprayed and brushed it before with good results. please help cos i am stuck at he moment and i can't do anything till i get it off my model bench. cheers in advance.
                        Greg
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Friday, April 30, 2004 1:50 PM
                        here is a little update.
                        she has been sanded and primed and been painted
                        semi gloss black in prep for the Alcald2
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:07 AM
                        I will try the "hot water method" the next time I spray mettalic
                        from a spray can.
                        meanwhile...."judge me by shine do you?"
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Saturday, April 24, 2004 12:42 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by obiwan
                        shrikes ,I will not underestimate the power of the darkside
                        when spraying on the NMF.This will be my first NMF build(Pearl Habour
                        torpedo excluded) since the 'stang I did in1992! And that was with
                        a spray can.
                        So I will take yoda's advice "Control ,control! You must learn control."

                        I'm using rattlecans this time around... and what REALLY helps is if you keep the can in hot water for 15 mins before spraying! It really does go on easier. Unfortunatly, i couldn't follow yoda's advice about "do or do not. there is no try." because it took quite a while for me to figure out that this hot water trick was worth the hassle!

                        Oh, and thanks to ghettochild and Obiwan thanks for making and hosting the badge (respectively)! Smile [:)]
                        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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                        ghettochild
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Friday, April 23, 2004 5:16 PM
                        everyone please note obiwan is now hosting the badge. everyone that was using it needs to make the change.
                        -Josh
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Friday, April 23, 2004 10:40 AM
                        gethochild ,I'll be glad to host the NMF group build logo.

                        Thanks fightnjoe , shrikes and wibhi2.

                        shrikes ,I will not underestimate the power of the darkside
                        when spraying on the NMF.This will be my first NMF build(Pearl Habour
                        torpedo excluded) since the 'stang I did in1992! And that was with
                        a spray can.
                        So I will take yoda's advice "Control ,control! You must learn control."
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        ghettochild
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:44 PM
                        ok i am having major problems with my ftp site. if some else will host the badge that would be great. dont know when i will get it fixed.
                        -Josh
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:38 PM
                        absolutely beautiful, obiwan
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:21 PM
                        The force is strong in this one... Tongue [:P] Fine work, Obiwan!
                        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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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:12 PM
                        looks good obiwan.

                        joe

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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:55 AM
                        Well this is a little update the cockpit has been fitted.




                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 7:04 PM
                        Well I've got all these supplies for an academy 1/48 P-38 J, resin cockpit, extra decals and a bottle of alclad 2, so if you want more folks in here, as soon as i finish my Pzkfw IV and maybe a tiger i'm probably gfoing to start that. It will be the first kit i build with lots of extra stuff on it so i was sort of putting it off a little, this at least gives me a deadline!
                        ok, talk to you later
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:47 PM
                        ok jim a change in plans. the p-38j will be dragon 1/72 rather than the hasegawa.

                        joe

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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:51 AM
                        Hi guys sorry for the loooong absence.
                        But I am back and have change my NMF build to Major Bong's P38L in 1/48.

                        Here is the cockpit ready to be sealed up.

                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:26 PM
                        Check your mail, Liam! Thanks again (Bow [bow]), and if you need anything from me, just holler!! 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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1:08 PM
                        20-04-04
                        Shrikes: No worries, just e-mail your postal address and we can settle up another time. Maybe you'll have a piece I'll need someday??Big Smile [:D]
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:03 AM
                        glad it worked greg.

                        joe

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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:49 AM
                        Hey, welcome to the groupbuild, Nick! Shoot an E-mail to Jim informing him of what you're building so he can include you in the roster on the first page! Smile [:)]
                        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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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:57 AM
                        thats great, thanks Nick. i have very little info on these so those picswill be very usefull.
                        cheers.
                        Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:17 AM
                        Greg I,ve seen some photo's of that plane I will try and find them and E mail them to you if its of any use, only B/W though.
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:54 AM
                        cheers Joe, i'll be able to get it onto my sig now, you guys are right it is a cool badge,
                        welcome aboard Nick, wish i had time to squeeze in my B29 for this build. i'm going to do it as a Boeing Washington of the RAF but i need to get the decals first. (and as its the airfix one stock up on sandpaper too Big Smile [:D] )
                        cheers.
                        Greg
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:46 AM
                        Is there room for one more B29? I've just got mine.
                        Nick
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