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

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                        Tankmaster7
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                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:30 PM
                        In this completely pointless post, I will inform you folks that I'm going to have dinner 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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                        tho9900
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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:32 PM
                        Tanky - whatya having for dinner? I haven't eaten yet so maybe I'll drop by your house!

                        Rick - Karl, I was just looking at the lights on my Typhoon and I have a sneaking suspicion the same will occur on mine... the lights look a bit wieldy for the area they are supposed to fit in...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:04 PM
                        I have the Eduard MASKS!!!

                        Oh yeah!!! BUT I was told by one of the friendly blokes at the hobby shop I frequent that I was being lazy. Then he opened up the 1:32 Revell Mirage III my lovely wife has purchased for me for our wedding anniversary and gave me some construction pointers Smile [:)] A bloke worth listening too as he is a very good modeller!

                        But lazy?...Sigh....OH well, he is right, I just cannot be bothered spending hours masking!

                        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
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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:10 PM
                        yeah I feel the same Mike... the MArtlet ended up being an easy enough mask but the time spent figuring out just HOW I was going to mask it.. and with what since it was Vallejo and I hadn't masked over it before was a chore...

                        Of course I dont believe thare would be masks for a Martlet out there, but I am contemplating them for my next RAF/FAA build. Unfortunately or fortunately (don't know which) the Typhoon for the Aussie build is all freehand... I'll just have to see how rusty my skills are after 15 yrs... (the last time I freehanded give or take a couple of yrs)


                        ---edit---

                        hmmm I was just thinking... wonder how a cardboard mask held about 1/2 to an inch above the plane would work out... might be easier in the long run while giving pleasant results! it would still have some blurring at the edges that way...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        pingtang
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                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:22 PM
                        Progress on my spitfire is going good. I have completed the cockpit and have the fuselage closed up. I have also done some surgery to the lower wings and inserted PE flaps, and now the wings are all glued together too. I also added the PE vents to the oil cooler and radiator on the wing under-surface. Might stick those wings to the fuselage today.

                        Tom That's how I used to do my feathered edge camo jobs, before I discovered the joy of freehand jobs that is. I cut bits of paper or cardboard in the shape of the camo, and then stuck them to the surface with the paper about a millimetre off the surface. Cave good results, but you have to be careful to spray all of the edges at the same angle. Otherwise you get some spots very feathered and some hard-edged.

                        -Daniel
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                        Tankmaster7
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                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:30 PM
                        What about poster putty? If you dont press it down too hard it gives a nice soft demarc line.
                        -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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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:55 PM
                        yeah I have used that but I was thinking about something a little more diffuse..

                        I dunno... maybe I will ditch it and make another Martlet Wink [;)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:01 PM
                        Tom

                        I have used paper masks before with great success, giving a tight feathered edge. No good at freehand...yet

                        RAF aircraft had had edged demarcations between camo colours so hard masking is the only way I am afraid. Never used these masks before so hope they go well!!

                        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
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:11 PM
                        Got the Dark Earth sprayed on the Hurricane today. Tomorrow I plan on doing the Dark Green disruptive camo. Should have this one complete next week.

                        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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                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 11, 2005 6:05 AM
                        Mike thaty was what I was thinking and I think I might have mentioned it in the Aussie GB... using thin cardboard masks and holding them 1/2" above the plane...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        KINGTHAD
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Friday, March 11, 2005 8:43 AM
                        I got some more work done on the HE-111 last nite, this one is coming to a end all I have left to do is decals and touch ups. pics soon

                        Thad
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 11, 2005 9:31 AM
                        Looking forward to the pics, Thad.

                        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
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                        Posted by jboutin on Friday, March 11, 2005 9:47 AM
                        Wow Rick you caught up to me and passed me doing 60! I am so lagging on this build, no progress since last week.
                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, March 11, 2005 9:48 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        Mike thaty was what I was thinking and I think I might have mentioned it in the Aussie GB... using thin cardboard masks and holding them 1/2" above the plane...


                        Yep, certainly an excellent method where tight feathered edges are needed.

                        You can do a similar thing with a mottle as well, by spraying through different shaped cut-outs.

                        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
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                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 11, 2005 1:10 PM
                        Well, I got the dark green disruptive camo on the Hurricane. Gonna let it set for 24 hours, then do any touch up needed & follow with Future for decals. Hopefully, I'll post some pics by Sunday.

                        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
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                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Friday, March 11, 2005 3:39 PM
                        OK, I got future on my do-17! Yay! As usual with my future jobs, it's got some unnevenness, but it will disappear once the flat coat goes on.
                        -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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                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 11, 2005 4:06 PM
                        wow! looks like everyone is coming right along! I'm anxious to see all of your pics from your builds... Tanky - you mean you have had your decals a week and STILL haven't put them on???? Wink [;)]

                        Good luck to everyone!!! gotta do some clean up on my car, going to trade it in on a new one tomorrow!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Tankmaster7
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                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Friday, March 11, 2005 4:39 PM
                        Yup. (guilty smile). I'll post pics when I'm done. I'll do decals on sunday, cuz future needs to drie, and I've go firneds comin' over tnight and tomorrow.
                        -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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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, March 11, 2005 5:33 PM
                        Not sure if I will get anything done this weekend as I have a new Hard drive to install and a few family things to do

                        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
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 11, 2005 7:19 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        wow! looks like everyone is coming right along! I'm anxious to see all of your pics from your builds... Tanky - you mean you have had your decals a week and STILL haven't put them on???? Wink [;)]

                        Good luck to everyone!!! gotta do some clean up on my car, going to trade it in on a new one tomorrow!


                        Tom, what are you going to buy ? I took delivery on a new Ford 500 on Monday & boy am I impressed so far. A really classy Sedan.

                        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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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 11, 2005 8:08 PM
                        Rick - a 2005 Nissan Xterra... they really went all out on this years model. It looks like a cross between the old Xterra with some of the Mercedes German Army vehicles... I've got a 2000 Xterra now and love it, not one thing has gone wrong with it. And it is the first car I've had that hasn't developed even a little knock in the engine after about 60k... only thing I''ve changed out on it is the front brakes...

                        This new Xterra also upped the HP from 170 to 265 so coming onto the freeway is not a touch and go thing anymore haha...

                        I just checked out that 500... nice looking car! kind of classy looking!!! congrats on the new car! And enjoy the new car smell!! Wink [;)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 11, 2005 8:59 PM
                        Tom, I'm not that familiar with the Nissan, but it sounds great. We can both enjoy that new car smell Smile [:)].

                        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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                        pingtang
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                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, March 12, 2005 1:06 AM
                        Lucky buggers with your new cars. I have to drive a Holden VH Commodore around (1982 model). The worst thing is that it has the four cylinder motor in it.....talk about gutless. It's good for about 50bhp. It goes like a rocket down hill though, because it's a heavy beast of a thing. But, the weight doesn't do much for it's acceleration figures....Gotta stay away from those (up) hills. Unlike you Tom, pulling onto a street (let alone a freeway) is a touch and go affair. And, that new car smell left a long time ago (if it was ever there).

                        I must say though, that the brakes in it are excellent.Wink [;)]

                        -Daniel
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Saturday, March 12, 2005 2:18 AM
                        Pretty happy with my '97 Ford EL Falcon Futura....

                        Excellent car, except for the squeaky bushes!

                        cheers

                        MikeJ
                        "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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                        pingtang
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                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:06 AM
                        Yeah...Those Falcons are nice cars, my dad has an EF. We just drove it to Melbourne and back (about 2000km all up), and didn't have a single problem. It avoided all of those dodgy Victorian drivers well. Only problem is, it is a Ford, not a HoldenWink [;)].

                        Back on topic though.....I glued the cockpit of my spitfire in last night and have cleaned up all the seams on the fuselage. The fit of this kit is so good, I haven't used any putty yet. The rear wing/fuselage joint on the underside might need a bit of work though. I might take some pics tommorrow, so you can all see what I've been up to.
                        -Daniel
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                        darson
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                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:14 AM
                        Hi all,

                        Mine is a POS Nissan Pulsar 93 model and my wife’s is a 92 Toyota Camry which is a great family car BTW.

                        Anyway, enough car crap, I've got a little issue I need some help with please (and no it's not that rash, I've already got the ointment for that). I am busy decaling the Spit Mk.II at the moment and I am getting bad silvering under some of the decals due to the fact the I didn't use enough Future as a clear coat. Aside from removing the deacls which is not an option, does anybody have any suggestions? HELP

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:09 AM
                        Rick here's the link to it... my only fear this morning is the trailer hitch for this model is not out yet and I will have to wait until late summer or so to get my boat out...

                        http://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/ModelHomePage/0,,75847,00.html

                        hmm the Ford Falcon Futura.. I'm trying to figure out which model that would be in the US... It's funny but buddies in the Navy that were stationed in Japan said the racy sports cars like the 300ZX all had names like "Swallow" and "Butterfly" over there... not the macho names they have here in the US like "Viper" "Cobra" etc......

                        Darren - the only thing I could think of would be Microsol or the equivalent... it worked wonders on my SBD, I had one roundel do similar... other than that, the only thing I could think of MIGHT be thinned future.. it might run under the decal and help fill the bubbles.. but I doubt it.. Microsol would be right on I think... or Microset...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Saturday, March 12, 2005 8:12 AM
                        hey I got 500+ posts now, virtual drinks for everyone!
                        "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
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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:35 AM
                        congrats Mike! Tonight I will lift a frothy on in your honor!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:39 AM
                        madmike, congratulations on the 500 Posts & shiney new star. You'll catch me if I don't start posting more Smile [:)].

                        Tom, looks like a great car. The Ford Falcon Futura is an Aussie vehicle, not imported in the US so far as I know.

                        Darren, that's a bummer. If all else fails, gently poke the decal a few places with the tip of a sharp #11 X-Acto & then reapply Micro Sol.

                        Daniel, looking forward to pics of your 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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