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                        U.S. Naval Aviation GB!

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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 7:01 PM
                        wow... I need to get my b^tt in gear!!! I am almost to the painting stage on my SBD... can't let you guys get TOO far ahead!!!

                        Looking good reg!!! don't envy you with those doors... my old eyes and hands are too senile for that!

                        Matt, glad I saw this... I am building the same bird for the Battle of Britain GB in RAF markings... nice looking kit andnice build!!! I am looking forward to it now...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 3:02 AM
                        looking like a swell little airplane
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 10:21 PM
                        Well I finally have something to show after all this time! Its a Hasegawa 1-72 f4f-4 Wildcat. Ive got it painted with tamiya acrilycs and just need to do some touch ups before future and decals. Once I got started on it it went pretty quick. anyways heres some pics!



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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 8:32 PM
                        yep, scratchbuilding is immenent. im going to buy a big piece of styrene card for gear doors that are about 1/8th of an inch by 1/2 an inch large. woot!
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Monday, December 6, 2004 10:47 AM
                        Looking good reggie! So you'll have to do some good ol scratchbuilding eh?
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Monday, December 6, 2004 9:08 AM
                        Yesterday was by b-day.
                        HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEHappy B-Day [bday] For my birthday, I got 6, count them, SIX hours of uninterrupted play time at my workbench. I got to repaint my SBD, although I still have a lot of goofs on it, and got the cockpit and fuselage assembled on the Wildcat. Man, for the modeler who has too many models, the best present I could ask for now is time.
                        Next week, the family is going to the big city for shopping, and I'm to stay home with the dogs, YIPPEEE, my early Christmas present, 24 hrs of pure modeling time.

                        I don't want to sound like a curmudgeon, but the holidays derpress me in the fact, that although I like to be around family, they never allow any time to model, so I end up with two months of no model time, so when they asked me what I wanted? I told them, TIME. No kits, tools or paint, just time to enjoy what I got over the last couple of years.

                        Scott

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 1:07 AM
                        some pics, just took em. boy i love my dads camera

                        these are the primed figures
                        this is the primed and loaded aircraft
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 5, 2004 10:32 PM
                        dern. a little update on my cat dio. ive finished attaching the underwing tanks and pylons, and ive done the landing gear, but now ihave discovered that i have lost the nose wheel bay gear doors. gonna have to buy some styrene and scratchbuild Sad [:(] the base still needs more work, but im getting there.
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                        armorman
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Sunday, December 5, 2004 10:13 PM
                        Well pingtang I actually support the SA cricket and rugby squads but it appears that rugby is not their forte this year. My bro-in-law is from SA and I got to watch SA spank India in cricket 2 years ago. Anyways, I didn't get to do any modeling this weekend because we had to decorate for Christmas. All is well though, I have the paints and decals ready for next weekend so it appears I will be done early!
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, December 5, 2004 6:15 PM
                        Mate, we don't expect you to go soft on us any year, but it always seems like you do (must just be the way you lot play). The cricket was looking good til last night, getting beaten by NZ, does it get any worse than that? Good match though, even if we did lose.

                        Now, to make this post slightly on topic, an update on my corsair. Not much longer to go now, got all the landing gear on, flaps are raedy to be installed and all I need to do is paint the canopy, prop and add the other small bits. I'll probably be finished by the end of the week.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 5, 2004 8:50 AM
                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]nice comebackBlack Eye [B)]And yes we let you win this year but don't expect us to go soft on you next yearThumbs Up [tup]
                        BTW enjoy the cricket i have a feeling it's going to another great season for AustraliaBig Smile [:D]
                        Jules......
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, December 4, 2004 3:43 AM
                        Thanks mate. I take exception to that footy comment, it was totally un-called for, seeing as though we seem to have beaten you bunch of wood ducks this year. Now if you Cane Toads could sledge as good as you model, I might be offended.Wink [;)]
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 6:30 AM
                        Great looking build you got going there DanielThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Now if you fellas from NSW could play FOOTY as good as you make models us Cane Toads might start getting a little concernedLaugh [(-D]Mischief [:-,]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Whistling [:-^]
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Friday, December 3, 2004 12:20 AM
                        Thanks lads. Yeah Reggie it's the 1/48 Tamiya kit. Can't wait to see your dio mate
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                        -Daniel
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Thursday, December 2, 2004 9:06 PM
                        Nice work Dan!! That is one great looking Corsair.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 2, 2004 8:04 PM
                        yeah dan, that is really a sweet corsair. its the tamiya kit right ? i am going to do the first shade of gray on my F-14 later, my base is nearing completion, but my figures are only just primed ! stepping on the gas now..... only a month to go
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, December 2, 2004 7:27 PM
                        your Corsair is lookin' SWEET Daniel!!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Thursday, December 2, 2004 5:03 PM
                        Okay.... I finally got around to taking some progress pics of my corsair. They are just a couple of quick snap shots taken in the morning sunshine.

                        The first one is without the wings attached, so you can see the scheme properly:


                        With the wings on this time:


                        hope you like the pics and thanks for looking.
                        -Daniel
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 3:11 PM
                        Ray, great to see ya back friend!! you here to stay now, or are ya still back and forth? i'm about to move on Jan. 2 myself, and will most likely be out of the mix for a few....weeks........months......don't know yet. i'll be moving into a 2 bedroom apartment and my wife has already voiced her displeasure of bringing the hobby into an already cramped living quarters.

                        thanks for all the kind words about the SBD-3 fellows. Tom, yes, everything is straight out of the box on this one, no need for AM parts on this Acc Min kit, its very nice. alot of flash to sand off in some areas, but not that big of a deal. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        grenadierII
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: The Land of Dueling Banjos...
                        Posted by grenadierII on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 11:39 AM
                        You are da man Chris! Nice work on that power plant.

                        Moving really messes with your "closet time". I was recently out of building for nearly two months!

                        Ray
                        "mmm....forbidden doughnut".
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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:44 AM
                        I here you on the pics, I'm still procrastinating taking pics of the SBD and Wildcat, not that they are any good.

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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 6:50 AM
                        Got my Corsair flat coated today and it turned out alright. I keep saying this, but I'll probably get some progress pics up soon (when I get around to taking some pics). I'm doing it with its wings folded so it'll at least look a bit interesting.
                        -Daniel
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 6:27 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

                        WoW Salty, your build looks tops mateThumbs Up [tup]

                        man when i grow up i wanna build like SaltySmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]


                        [:0] be careful what you ask for..... Wink [;)]Smile [:)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 2:12 AM
                        WoW Salty, your build looks tops mateThumbs Up [tup]

                        man when i grow up i wanna build like SaltySmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:25 PM
                        is that the stock wiring harness Chris? or AM? it just looks snazzier than the one I remember on the dash-5 I built...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, November 29, 2004 12:54 AM
                        Looking good Chris. I really like the work you've done on the engine, very nice detail. Thanks for sharing.
                        -Daniel
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:23 PM
                        well, i vetoed the idea of starting the Hornet as i'm gonna have to move within a month, so i didn't want to get something started that i might not get finished before the move. my wife has already hinted to make a start on packing away my hobby for the move..........i said no way, i'll do it later.Big Smile [:D] so, in the scurry of trying to get all the "started" builds off the workbench, i did get a little done to the SBD over the weekend. i detailed and and installed the engine, and assembled and installed the elevators. i'm glad to be past the engine, now i can get on to the finish line relatively quickly. later.



                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Saturday, November 27, 2004 7:04 PM
                        lookin' forward to it Daniel.Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, November 27, 2004 5:06 PM
                        Got some good work done on the Corsair yesterday. I've painted the tri-colour scheme and am working on pulling the micro-mask off the wheel bays, it's not being very co-operative for some reason. I'll start decalling today, might have some pics of it up soon.
                        -Daniel
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:40 AM
                        actually it's mold that is more a prob here Jules haha... year round humidity ranging from 60 - 100% we do get dust though, although of the dog-borne variety in my house. yeah I am about to start the exterior paint on my SBD today or tomorrow morning... I am going to try it and will let yall know how it goes... might just be a mess, but who knows? sounds logical! (but remember I am from the woods in East Texas, a lotta stuff sounds logical to us fellas) Wink [;)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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