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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Monday, March 7, 2005 9:32 PM

Hmmm... A Kremps build. It has possibilities but really??!!!

Check out the preview site for War of the Worlds

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/

Dave

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 12:49 AM

Will check that out when I get home. Is this a remake of the movie set in the 50's or a movie made form the book set in the orginal 1880's?

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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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 2:08 AM

I'm not sure I can face another Hollywood remake of a classic book.

War of the Worlds has to be my all time favourite sci-fi novel, and the thought of Cruise's cheesy grin in the depths of Victorian Surrey just does not bare contemplation. Or is it going to be contemporary?

It'll be up there with Costner as Robin Hood!!!!!!!!!

Rant over............ I think!

Karl

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

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 6:07 AM

A quick progress report on the Spit. Well I was happily decaling away when I suddenly realised that I haven't actually masked the canopy yet, Oops [oops]

Oh well that gives me something to do tomorrow night.

Pingy, I was at the F1GP on Thursday and Friday through work and we had a ball. God I love corporate entertainment Cool [8D]

Tom here is what Babel Fish made of my little sentence. What does this translate back to English as?
hey los individuos van fáciles en la voluntad del búfalo de Brewter usted. Soy el edificio uno para el GB australiano

Rick, Tom Cruise huh, great Dead [xx(]

. The only thing I ever saw him in that I liked was Collateral.

Karl, according to the web site the plot is basically a contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic (oh lord no Sad [:(]

), the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. Oh well maybe Spielberg can turn it to something.

Cheers
Darren

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 6:28 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson
[Karl, according to the web site the plot is basically a contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic (oh lord no ), the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. Oh well maybe Spielberg can turn it to something.

Not Spielberg as well Dead [xx(]

Why can't they just do it like the book in a Merchant Ivory style? Surely the juxtaposition of quaint Victorian values and notions of superiority against the other worldly technology of the Martians would be all the more stark and enthralling?

Steps down from soap box...............sits back down at desk.

Any way, managed to work out that the nav lights on the Hasa Hurricane are handed. Only sussed that after I'd drilled them, and painted the holes in red/green. Obviously I managed to get them the wrong way round!!!! Banged Head [banghead]

Holes re-drilled, and re-painted, the right way around this time.

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 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 6:50 AM

Darren - roughly it translates to: "Hey, the individuals they went easily in the will of your buffalo, I am the one building(as in office building) in the Australian GB."

Sounds kinda creepy Darren... I guess it is kind of prophetic if you think of Kremps as the Buffalo. We all go easliy in her will... but you are strong... like an office building... hmmm Wink [;)]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 8:04 AM

that was a most unenlightening trailer!

I will wait for another one...

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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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:59 AM

I liked Tom Cruise in Risky Business & Top Gun. Other than those, Disapprove [V]

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Finally got back to the Hurricane. Gave it another local shot of primer this morning. Still not thrilled with the lower wing to fuselage join, but I'm tired of fighting it so it's officially " Good Enough". Hope to spray the Sky this evening & make more rapid progress after that.

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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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 3:23 PM

Rick, I'm with you on that bottom wing to fueslage join. I also read some other reviews of other hasegawa kits and they mentioned the same problem in the same location, I think It was their a6m2 kit and one other that for some reason escapes me. Are you going to post some progress pics of your hurricane?

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 3:37 PM

Jay, I posted the interior pics a long time ago. I'll post some more when I get her painted, probably this weekend.

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 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 5:09 PM

Rick - Jay, just thought about it but the Typhoon (Hasegawa) I just closed has a bit of the same problem, not as bad as the one Rick listed but decent enough to take more work than the Tamiya ones I have been used to lately...

it's a consipiracy!!! Evil [}:)]

---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 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 5:53 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Darren - roughly it translates to: "Hey, the individuals they went easily in the will of your buffalo, I am the one building(as in office building) in the Australian GB."

Sounds kinda creepy Darren... I guess it is kind of prophetic if you think of Kremps as the Buffalo. We all go easliy in her will... but you are strong... like an office building... hmmm

What I wrote was "Hey guys go easy on the Brewster Buffalo will you. I am building one for the Aussie GB"

Mental note to self - Don't use Babel Fish translator for any of my more "personal" notes to Kremps.

Darren

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:10 PM

QUOTE: What I wrote was "Hey guys go easy on the Brewster Buffalo will you. I am building one for the Aussie GB"

Mental note to self - Don't use Babel Fish translator for any of my more "personal" notes to Kremps.

Darren

ok --- most of it I figured pretty much what you wrote to acieve the translation... but the part about easily going in the will of your buffalo kind of had me stimped... actually I am more stumped now how they got "will" out of Brewster... gonna go over there and play with it and see what kind of crazy stuff I can come out with...

hmmm maybe you ought to let me translate your love letters to Kremps... Evil [}:)]

promise I won't tell anyone... ESPECIALLY Sean what they say!!! Honest!!! Wink [;)]

How's about a little love poetry?

Querida Kremps,

Tus ojos son dos luceros, que alumbran los basureros. Tus patas son dos estacas, para amorrar muchas vacas..

(Dear Kremps, your eyes are two lights that illuminate the trash cans...your legs, two stakes that many cows could be tied to.) -- it flows better in spanish I promise!!

Gotta admit it has a certain flair.. she'd be trembling at the knees if you wrote that down to her!

sweet enough for you?

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:18 PM

intended to get down stairs last night to finish off the tailplane sanding after connecting my daughters new PC to the home wireless network. I got that done at 9.30pm with no enthusiasm left to sand plastic and filler Sad [:(]

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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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:37 PM

know the feeling Mike... on the weekend got connected to my new broadbrand provider and spent some time setting up a new wireless router with encryption and all... played on it a bit and by then it was bedtime... today I got a little painting done on my LA GB P-47 (the right interior green this time... thanks Darren! haha)

Tomorrow maybe a little modeling possible. thurs I am going buy a new car... then the wife has a karate tournament on Sat... almost all day... Sun going set my dad up on wireless...

I am pretty much booked up!!!!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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cossack

Member since
April 2004
From: Sydney

Posted by cossack on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:21 AM

A Kremps build??? Would the Sikorsky Sky Crane qualify? Or perhaps that HUGE Soviet air transport Wink [;)]

Paul

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af53/raiderpilot/smprop_gb.jpg

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 5:09 AM

Ok so who suggested this Kremps build thing then Tongue [:P]

I'm thinking of doing a 1-1 scale figure of kremps, all i'll need is a ton or so of plaster and then i can get busy with the body cast Thumbs Up [tup]

Well i should be back to some regular posting in a week or so i have reformated the computor and all i have to do now is to add the programs i use for badge building and a couple of other things and i'll be set.......

BTW Tweets Do you still have those pics of that Red Nosed 109 in your system Question [?]

I kinda lost all my pics when the computer went down.......

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:17 AM

wooooo... actually that Antolov would be right in line... great idea!!!

Jules.. I don't know who suggested this Kremps build... Whistling [:-^]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 8:32 AM

Well boys I got my He-111 glass taped & a/b last night, I have been putting this off for a week but the hard part is finally done. Pics soon.

Thad

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:15 PM

Way to go Thad. Looking forward to the pics.

Got the undersides of the Hurricane painted sky & the port wing black. Tomorrow I'll do the top side Dark Earth & the Dark Green disruptive camo on Friday.

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 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:12 PM

good to hear your progress Rick! for more I have been able to hit spots here and there but havent had any steady modeling in a bit... Right now I am waiting on the roofer that said he would be here at 2pm... so no modeling.. this weekend is so much stuff it's pitiful...

And the sad part I am losing interest in the Typhoon for the Aussie build and leaning toward the P-47... it is going together much better than the Typhoon is...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:18 PM

The Typhoon can be a bit trying, but stick with it. Really a good looking model when finished.

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 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 7:34 PM

yeah you're right Rick... I guess after several old Airfix kits and a Monogram kit from the 70's building another SBD and the Wildcat/Martlet was a joy... I just need to buckle down and do it! I know if I take my time it will come out great but after piddling with the P-47 a bit and realizing it was going to go together like the Martlet did, it is hard to set my heart to the Typhoon...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 8:53 PM

I am plodding along with my Monogram Spitfire MkIIa. Just need to get the masking done on the canopy now and hit it with primer/Tamiya AS-12 BMF to check seam integrity.

Got my Aeromaster Warbird acrylics ready to go as well. Masks get purchased tonight Smile [:)]

I have holidays in 2 weeks so I am going to do the hard yards paintwise then

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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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 8:58 PM

Sounds good Mike. Looking forward to seeing the Spit.

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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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 11:38 PM

Jay (aka: jboutin): I would like to ask a favor unrelated to this forum and would ask if you could contact me via the email below. I had a job interview with a firm in Calgary and as their work is GIS related (and you are a GIS specialist) I am hoping you may know or can dig up some scuttle butt on them for me. I will be away from my computer tomorrow and most of Friday but would like to chat with you this weekend if possible. Thanks!

Okay everyone... return to your normal programming!! Propeller [8-]

Dave

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:49 AM

Jay/[b]Rick[b] Is it just me in my ineptitude, or do the nav lights on the Hasa Hurricane not fit worth a damn!!!!!!

The top and bottom sections of the wing joined with a pronounced step, which I cleaned up, only to find that the cut out for the nav light lens was then too long, over enthusiastic sanding on my part I think.

So I shimmed the opening and sanded back to the profile of the wing, only to find then that the wing appears thicker than the nav light. I ended up super glueing the lights in position, making sure I got them on the correct sides of the aircraft, then filling around the edges, and sanding into the profile of the wing tip.

This also gave me a chance to try out my new Micromesh polishing cloths....... Wow!! [wow]

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The nav lights now blend beautifully into the wing as they should, and the shine on them is way better than it was OOB.

Airframe now masked and ready for a final coat of silver this weekend, before I commence work on the top coat.........of black!

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 Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:41 AM

Jay/Karl - looking forward to seeing your builds!!

Dave - how DARE you mention anything off topic here! You should take my example and stick only to model talk... Wink [;)]

BTW: good luck on the job!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:50 AM

Karl, it's not just you. The Hurricane nav lights don't fit very well.

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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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:41 PM

I'm not putting the lights on until I've painted, so I haven't done any dry fitting with them yet. But thanks for the heads up!
Dave, I'll try to get back to you asap.

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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