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AIRCRAFT - Mustang Ranch... P-51 Group Build--ends 12/31/04

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:02 AM
Sounds downright inhospitibal,bet the scenery is a sight to behold though.....................
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:42 PM
Yeah I grew up about an hour and a half from Death Valley, Stove Pipe Wells in DV is where it reaches 135f. The sand doenst even like being there. Parts of the deep valley are the lowest points in the States... some 200ft below sea level. No humidity there Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 13, 2004 7:36 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by woodbeck3

working on it.

I grew up in the Mojave Desert here in California. 108F is typical summer weather for me... 5 monthes of that on average. You guys down there in Brisbane cant handle a little heat???? Wink [;)]

Mojave desert is that where death valley is,i remember reading the hottest temp ever recorded was in the death valley.........
The temp here in Bris is not the real prob for me it's the humidity that gets you usually around 90% in summer,really stuffy thick air..........
I thank Fujitsu for making split system air conditioners,i grew up in Tassie so's i'm used to snow in the winter and no heat in summerSmile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 13, 2004 7:24 PM
working on it.

I grew up in the Mojave Desert here in California. 108F is typical summer weather for me... 5 monthes of that on average. You guys down there in Brisbane cant handle a little heat???? Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 12, 2004 10:45 PM
Woodbeck3 i think it's about 108f ..........................
BTW hurry up with those pics will ya.........
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 12, 2004 10:41 PM
Thanks guys for the compliments. I know I am tardy on my pics... they are coming soon, promise.
40 Celsius is hot??? what temp is that in something I can understand LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 11, 2004 10:21 AM
Feelin better already X20a really cleares the nose.................
Winters over here in Bris 3 months of Sunshine with average temp of 25c thats winter....
Summer's the worst time, last year we were copping 40c+ at the height of summer,TO HOTDead [xx(]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 10, 2004 11:03 PM
Wow, haven't checked in here for a while and I'm sorry I've missed so much. Pix and Jeff, your builds are awesome!! You guys take great pics!! Love to see them!!

Jeff, your's is turning out to be a real sweety! Wish I could build'em like that. I particularly like the blue color. It sorta has a weathered look to it that I really like...

Pix, you do amazing work. Gonna be a shopiece.

Murray
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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
Posted by darson on Friday, September 10, 2004 6:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

When i saw those Mustangs over Berlin i knew the war was lost"Herman Goering"

Sorry watched a documentary last night.........
Progress report.............zip.....................got the fluSigh [sigh]


J.S How can you have the flu you're from Brisbane? You know, beautiful one day perfect the next! Now if you really want to catch the flu, come and spend some time in Melbourne. Big Smile [:D]

Hope you feel better soon.

Cheers
Darren
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Posted by saltydog on Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:21 PM
sorry to hear about your flew situation J.!! hope you get over it quickly. later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 9, 2004 9:36 PM
When i saw those Mustangs over Berlin i knew the war was lost"Herman Goering"

Sorry watched a documentary last night.........
Progress report.............zip.....................got the fluSigh [sigh]
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  • From: Everett, WA
Posted by gwaihir on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 10:58 PM
Jeff, Excited to see it. At last we heard/saw it looked great, so I'm sure it has just gotten better. Cool [8D] Look forward to it!
Leon
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Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 9:42 PM
DANG JEFF!! you and Leon came out the gate with a fury eh?!! already done...........and mine is still gray. i haven't even touched mine since i posted the progress pics in this thread 3 weeks ago!! i'm gonna be comin' in with rick it seems!LOL especially now that football season's started!! later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:27 PM
Get those batteries charged Jeff! Looking forward to seeing pics of your Stang. It's one of my (many) favorite schemes.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:14 PM
Whoa Darson that was a compliment. I apprecaite you thinking I make quality work, that made me feel real good bro. But like you I am my worst critic and dont feel I am near quality work. I am learning from Pix and his attitude since his illness. I take it easy, dont count mm's and have fun with what I do. Fun for me is to challenge myself and I try to keep the bar I set for myself attainable. I tyr to do something new with each kit and keep it fun.
Thanks again bro, I sincerely appreciate your compliment.
-Jeff
P.S. she's done folks, waiting to get a battery for the camera so i can show her to ya all. Well I should say done except for the exhaust which I am waiting on Moskit stang exhaust. when I get those I will engine and gun smoke it and throw the exhaust on her. everything else is done.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 4:28 AM
I finaly got the decal sheet and colour guide for my stang in the letterbox today,what I thought was going to be a simple build turned out to be a little more of a challenge,there seems to be a mixture of Natural Metal and Aluminium lacquer,also the guide(from Red Roo)tells me to fill all the panel lines on the wings for a totally smooth surface i'm not sure on this so i'm going to have to look into it some more.....
Anyway the A/C is P-51K A68-565 from 84SQD RAAF based here in QLD in May 1945
Progress so far has been a little slow,i have the interior painted just need to do the details,after the c/pit is done i'll post up a couple of pics....
Cheers J.S.....
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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, September 5, 2004 10:20 AM
pix that looks great. nice work.

darson post please. your worst critic is yourself. as with all builders.

joe

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Posted by saltydog on Sunday, September 5, 2004 9:22 AM
we know better darson!!!Wink [;)] you do nice work, cant wait to see the progress. i haven't touched mine in 3 weeks!! gotta get back to it. later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by darson on Sunday, September 5, 2004 8:18 AM
The old ranch seems to have gone a bit quiet lately so I thought I would post a bit of an update on my P-51B.

I had every intention of building this OOTB until as usual AMS set in. Luckily for me it's only a minor case as I'm only putting in one Eduard PE set. So, the cockpit and wheel wells are painted but are on hold for a while waiting for the PE set to arrive. As soon as I have something worth posting, I'll send in some pics. Just don't expect Woodbeck or Pixilater quality work and you won't be disappointed.

Cheers
Darren
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  • From: Brooklyn
Posted by wibhi2 on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 9:30 PM
Looks really sweet pix. You certainly did a fine job on the paint and decals - waitin' on the chrome, hunh?

Woodbeck - besides the paint job, your landing gear looked good as well - nice work with the cabling.

I just started mine. sanding resin parts, deciding what needs to be modified for PE parts and started on the engine mounts.
3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 3:24 AM
Lookin mighty sweet there PixBow [bow]Cowboy [C):-)]
Love the checker tail and wingtips,my RAAFone is kinda boring by comparison,it's just plain NMF with a olive drab anti glare panel and a tricolour spinner....
Speaking of mine i havn't touched it all week cause of the rain,not a drop for 4 months and all of a sudden it rains when i'm in an airbushing kinda moodBoohoo [BH]
i'll post some pics as soon as i can............J.S............
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:23 PM
Looks great Pix. Comin round the turn & into the home stretch.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:51 AM
Thank yah kindly thar saltydog an' Butz !

Sure as shootin,' this here scheme has dun ate up a couple-a rolls o' draftin' tape ! Mah next 'stang is a-gonna be a bit simpler, ah reckon. Nun o' dem fan-cee dee-cals that need a-maskin' !
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  • From: Niagara Falls NY
Posted by Butz on Monday, August 30, 2004 11:44 PM
Hiya Pix,
Yo Stang is lookin mighty fine..........Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]. Keep up the good work. Just be careful of flying thinner[:0] Did I say that....... LOL
Looking forward to seeingyour build.
Flaps up, Mike

  If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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Posted by saltydog on Monday, August 30, 2004 10:55 PM
she's lookin' fantastic Pix!!! very attractive markings!! later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 9:11 PM
Howdy, Podners ! Ah'm back wit' sum mo' pics fer ya !

I painted the gun panels & ammo doors with Alcad Duraluminum, and the panels by the exhaust with Magnesium. I had to do some touchup on the wingtip checks that were lifted by the masks. I also had to do a bit of topuchup to the Aluminum here & there. All the unpainted areas will be done in Chrome. the canopy frames & bomb racks are painted (Chrome). I still have to plumb the drop tanks & install the hydraulic lines on the gear legs. The stripe on the lower left wing also needs to be touched up.





Yahoo ! Ah'm a-gettin' thar !
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 11:07 PM
Sign - Ditto [#ditto]saltydogSign - Ditto [#ditto]
Cheers J.S...............
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Posted by saltydog on Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:31 PM
shows what showing your "balls" gets you, instead of politely dropping out of the thread, which in my opinion, is what should've happened. when i've had disagreements with people, i would just email them and work it out privately.........works everytime, without confusing/running off other members. anyway, i'm capable of galloping on without the members in question. later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:16 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog

i ain't mad!!LOL

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Posted by saltydog on Sunday, August 29, 2004 8:16 PM
i ain't mad!!LOL
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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