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                        AIRCRAFT - Battle of Britain Group Build (Jan 1st 2005 - May 31st 2005)

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                        bobbaily
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Friday, March 4, 2005 7:26 AM
                        Dave-Great job on the He111. Please refresh my memory regarding the mfg. & scale.

                        Bob

                         

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                        KINGTHAD
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Friday, March 4, 2005 8:33 AM
                        Razordws nice work on your builds they look great

                        Thad
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Friday, March 4, 2005 8:35 AM
                        Thanks guys for all your kind comments!

                        Bob: It is the Haegawa He 111 H-6 kit in 1/72. They have released or have announced a couple of other versions including a P version, another H-6 with torpedo's (why they needed to release this sepertely from the regular H-6 is beyond me) and an H-2/H-3 version.

                        Jules: sorry to hear about the problems with the computer. There are days when I'm glad I own a Mac, less likely to be hi-jacked like that though they have problems all their own. Good luck with the rebuild.

                        Dave

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                        jboutin
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                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Friday, March 4, 2005 9:33 AM
                        Bee-u-tee-ful! Absolutely stunning work Razor. You mentioned you made your own decals, did you use a custom decal sheet like the one testors has? I seem to remember you were doing something with the red fueslage letter a while back.

                        No pics yet, for some reason I couldn't hook up last night to upload them. Maybe tonight.
                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        bobbaily
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Friday, March 4, 2005 9:48 AM
                        Dave-I'm even more impressed given the fact that it is 1/72nd scale. Neither my eyes nor fingers will let me think about attempting something like the He111 greenhouse in anything smaller than 1/48th. Again, great work.

                        Bob

                         

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Friday, March 4, 2005 1:55 PM
                        Jay: I used the Testors decal sheets and my Epson 777 printer to make the Red C, Black H and the Squadron Badge which was laid over a seperate white film. The H and the Badge turned out pretty good but the Red C was challenging. I laid it over a white C that came with the kit decals and it took a couple of efforts to get the right shade and shape. The Red ink also does not appear as solid as the black and looks a little splotchy under the magnifying glass. I was also too afraid to use too much micro sol on them for fear of running the inks so they are not as settled as the other decals. Overall though for a first attempt I was very happy with the result.

                        Bob: My eyes aren't any younger than yours I'll bet and my fingers aren't any smaller either. Just need "patience", a magnifying lamp (or optivisor) and a little bit of a crazy mentality doesn't hurt either. Big Smile [:D]

                        Dave

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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Friday, March 4, 2005 4:40 PM
                        This kremps lady has travelled the world I see. I just realized though, I'm not gonna get too much building done over the summer. I'm going to be gone the ENTIRETY of August to a far far far away land. If you must know, India. I will manage . to join and participate in the North Africa GB.I'm off to do some more touch up ABing on my -17 now
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Friday, March 4, 2005 5:29 PM
                        Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! AB troubles halt progress!! See the AB forum for a list of my troubles. And help if you can. thanks.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:40 PM
                        So, Tanky, why are your parents sending you to that Military School in India Big Smile [:D]

                        Sorry to hear of the AB woes. Don't have any advice to give, sad to say.

                        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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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 4, 2005 6:48 PM
                        hmmm.... Tanky does your mom have any recipes she might want to part with??? I loooooove Indian food!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Friday, March 4, 2005 8:31 PM
                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
                        Tanky, a word to the wise, BEWARE the dodgy vindaloo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                        I had one some years back, and, well,...........................Censored [censored]Dead [xx(]

                        Dave, sensational 111 mate, and congrats on making scuh a nice model in 1/72!!!!
                        That canopy.........................I'd go grey if I wasn't already.
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 4, 2005 8:33 PM
                        Sean - I remember the day you went gray headed... Kremps was in her barracks room changing and you opened her door by mistake...

                        I'll never forget the look on your face... sheer horror are the only words I can come up with...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, March 4, 2005 10:46 PM
                        Dave, awesome job on the Heinkel Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] congratulations!! I have the 1/72 Hase B-25J in my stash and if it turns out as nice as your He-111 I'll be very pleased.

                        Jules, I don't know if you will see this any time soon but I'm really sorry to hear about your PC. It really burns me that some little Censored [censored] maggot is probably having a good laugh at what they've done. I hope you get back on line soon.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        jboutin
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                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Friday, March 4, 2005 10:50 PM
                        Tom, I think your confusing horror with wanton lust! Wink [;)]

                        Anyway all, I finally have the pics readt from my first crack at the AB since... hmm a very long time ago. You may notice the 'sky' on the typhoon is a little patchy, I was running out of paint in the cup and didn't feel like filling it more so I gave everything a light dusting. The hurricane looks good in silver no?Tongue [:P]



                        Also check out my bf109 in the aircraft postings.Smile [:)]

                        I also realized that the fuselage roundel decals in the Hurricane kit are the large version, I need the smaller size, the ones just about the same size as the code lettering (the 35 inch size). Does any body have two spares?

                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 12:13 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jboutin

                        Tom, I think your confusing horror with wanton lust! Wink [;)]




                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]

                        Mate, there's hard up, and then there's Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:29 AM
                        Looks like good progress Jay. The Hurricane does look good in Silver, but I think it looks better in camo.

                        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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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:58 AM
                        Jay The Hurricane looks great in silver, reminds me of photos of the prototype in it's all silver scheme.

                        I've managed to do nothing so far today, but I'm hoping to get the landing and nav lights in this weekend, with a final coat of silver. Pre-shading and top coats will have to wait until next weekend, but then it is going to be black all over!!!!

                        Tanky Any chance of some Chicken Jafrezi, with naan, pilau rice and some onion bhajis? It's just that I've developed a curry habit, second only to my styrene habit!!!

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 2:55 PM
                        I'm thinking of these chicken kabobs I had last time I went down to the restaurant near my house.. they were great... and SPICY!!! now I am hungry!!!

                        Tweets - betcha that image of Kremps is so burned into your head when you close your eyes you see a bluish negative image of it!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Saturday, March 5, 2005 4:31 PM
                        Hey JB, your Hurricane is sure looking good! What did you use for the silver paint? Also, I will check the decal dungeon for roundels but don't get your hopes up.

                        Cheers
                        Darren


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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 4:58 PM
                        Jay let me check my stash... no guarantees but might have something...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Saturday, March 5, 2005 5:29 PM
                        Jay: That's a nice pair you got there! The Huricane does look nice in silver but wasn't part of the fuselage fabric? Propeller [8-] Now lets see some camo!

                        Dave

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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 6:34 PM
                        Sorry, guys haven't been here lately. Somewhere between the physics homework, history homework, tearing apart my 155 and the Mig-29 (yes I'm cheating on my Do-17 with a mig-29) I didn't get any progress done. The next thing I have to do is future so I hope to god that that thorough cleaning fixed my airbrush.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:53 PM
                        That's OK Tanky, Homework is more important. Kaint beet edjukasioning lahke me Smile [:)].

                        Seriously, hope the AB is fully recovered.

                        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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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:58 PM
                        hope your airbrush is working too Tanky... you have started a long trail of trials and tribulations in modeling... we all have them...

                        Por ejemplo -

                        today I sprayed my Typhoon for the Aussie GB silver, wanted to see how that upper fuselage was looking before painting... ends up there were minute pieces of the damp tissue I placed in the cockpit for spraying - on the fuselage!!!... evidently before it dried it was touching... anyway long story short I had to sand off the tissue with 1500 grit to be able to repaint it tomorrow... (going to try the salt chipping method on it so had to spray the wing leading edges and forward fuselage aluminum first...)

                        even though my airbrush works I still have issues Tanky... just repeat that to yourself through gritted teeth as you go on your path of modeling... "I have issues... ISSUES!!!" hopefully less issues than me.... Wink [;)]

                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:13 PM
                        Haha. This Group Build never fails to give me a laugh. I'm about to start an FW-190 A8 for the Not Applicable GB. It says strictly AFV's in the rules, so my FW-190 will definitely fit the bill!Wink [;)]
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:31 PM
                        Good luck on the 190, it's one of my favorite AC so do a nice job. Which kit are you going to tackle ?

                        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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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, March 5, 2005 9:49 PM
                        Rick, it's the (relatively) new Revell FW-190 A8/R-11. The kit looks a perfect little gem in the box, but the decals don't look that great. The canopy is a bit thick, but should improve with a dip in future. If you don't have one of these kits you should definitely get one.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, March 6, 2005 6:43 AM
                        QUOTE: If you don't have one of these kits you should definitely get one.



                        Mischief [:-,] :::Glazed look:: Must...obey.........must...do....what....Tanky......orders me.....to ....do...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tweety1
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                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, March 6, 2005 6:56 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        QUOTE: If you don't have one of these kits you should definitely get one.



                        Mischief [:-,] :::Glazed look:: Must...obey.........must...do....what....Tanky......orders me.....to ....do...


                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
                        Tom, what ever's wrong with you is no little thing!Wink [;)]Clown [:o)]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        madmike
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:18 AM
                        Spent 3 hours filling and sanding my Monogram Spitfire today. Starting to look like a Spitfire!

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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