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                        AIRCRAFT - 'It Floats and Flies Group Build' - Feb 1st 2005 to Sept 30 (Gotta finish sometime!)

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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Friday, February 11, 2005 8:48 PM
                        The masks are coming off now ....

                        There is still a bit of tissue residue inside the engines that I have to get out.

                        It's hard to see from this angle but all new grab handles have been fashioned on the wing. The landing gear strut were a bit of a challenge also getting everything to sit straight.
                        We're going to the home and garden show at the IX tomorrow and the wife plans on buying a bunch of floor tile, I wonder who she plans on installing that?Confused [%-)]
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:15 PM
                        Glad to see the progress on the Walrus. Keep us posted.

                        Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:15 PM
                        Harrowbeer, Looks like your interior is fitting just fine - always a good thing. 1/72 is fun but I still like 1/48 and would really like to have an S-43 in 1/48. Maybe Trumpeter would make me one ... nah, they would need someone elses kit to copy off of.
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                        Harrowbeer
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                          October 2004
                        Posted by Harrowbeer on Friday, February 11, 2005 4:09 PM
                        Swanny I thought you said that your vacation was over now!!? It seems to me that returning to work has not slowed you down one bit!!.

                        Cossack, great looking cockpit, looks to be coming on well.

                        Update from the Walrus. She is now closed up and I have been using Swanny's Fencing technique to close up the seams-thank you Swanny. Pics below.

                        So far the build is going smoothly, for a kit that was put together in the 70's the fit and ease of build is good, very little mucking about required. There is a certain something about those old three color kits from Matchbox, not too sure what it is but its something.

                        Swanny, must be a bit of a shock working in Braille scale for a change.

                        Here are the pics,

                        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Harrowbeer/ClosedShowingFencingTechnique2.jpg

                        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Harrowbeer/ClosedshowingFencingTechnique.jpg

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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, February 11, 2005 8:42 AM
                        Mike, that cockpit's looking nice! I really can't wait to see a 1/48 Cat done up in RNZAF colors.

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 4:40 AM
                        QUOTE: The inside of the engine nacelles are packed with tissue paper dampened with a few drops of water and adjusted with a dental pick. The rigging is .04 invisible thread.


                        Thanks swanny I'll have to try and find some of that tread and give the tissue paper method ago..

                        cossack the cockpits look good mate..Thumbs Up [tup]

                        cheers mike
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                        cossack
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                          April 2004
                        • From: Sydney
                        Posted by cossack on Friday, February 11, 2005 2:06 AM
                        Rick: You have a vested interest, so you can be sure I will Wink [;)]

                        Swanny: You're skills continue to amaze and delight Smile [:)]

                        Harrow: Your building from almost scratch??? Shock [:O] Great work!!!

                        Paul

                         

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

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:43 PM
                        Paul, the cockpit is looking real good. Keep us posted.

                        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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                        Swanny
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                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:37 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by mgbriggs

                        Looking good swanny ..did you use blue-tac as a mask in the engine bay ..and what did you use for the bracing wire on the outrigger floats..


                        cheers mike

                        The inside of the engine nacelles are packed with tissue paper dampened with a few drops of water and adjusted with a dental pick. The rigging is .04 invisible thread.
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                        cossack
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                          April 2004
                        • From: Sydney
                        Posted by cossack on Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:37 PM
                        The Cat is starting to take shape ...

                        The following pics (and apologies for the quality [:S]) represent the cockpit. The model (Pro Modeler) will be built OOB - with the addition of Ricks generously added Aeromaster RNZAF decals - more of those later Wink [;)]



                        I haven't detailed the seatbelts at this stage - I am still not sure whether I will include pilot figures or not yet ... that decision will occur this weekend!!

                        I have also started the inside, but have found that one of the machine gun mounts has "disappeared" - I will have to scratch- build a replacement. My first attempt at that, but the shape is quite uniform, so should be easy Smile [:)]

                        Paul

                         

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

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 10, 2005 4:46 PM
                        Looking good swanny ..did you use blue-tac as a mask in the engine bay ..and what did you use for the bracing wire on the outrigger floats..


                        cheers mike
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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:24 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        ............and I set an end date of May 31st! These guys must be anxious to start new builds.

                        I reserved space on the bench in January. It was tough having only three builds going on. Not only am I working on this but am doing another 1/48 Fw-200 on commission, a 1/48 C-47 motorized and lit as Austin Airways and a Frog 1/48 Jeep. Should have Eli Raphael's 1/48 Exotic Stars sheet today so once space clears I'll be working on a couple of F-104s (yeah, I've been known to build jets).
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:18 PM
                        You're moving quick there Swanny. Way ahead of me.

                        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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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:30 PM
                        ............and I set an end date of May 31st! These guys must be anxious to start new builds.

                         

                         

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                        Model Grandpa
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Keizer, Oregon
                        Posted by Model Grandpa on Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:11 PM
                        The builds that are started are looking great! As usual everyone is way out in front of me on this (or any) GB. I did however get the parts washed this morning and laid them out to dry. That’s my progress so far.
                        Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark
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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Thursday, February 10, 2005 11:47 AM
                        The wing is mounted - what a pain that was. She is now all masked up and ready for some light gray paint.

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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:25 AM
                        I've only seen one picture of a Walrus before. It'll be neat to see a completed model of one. It looks like you're off to a good start, Harrowbeer.

                         

                         

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                        Harrowbeer
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                        Posted by Harrowbeer on Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:37 AM
                        Thanks all for your kind words, I hope I can now keep the quality going!!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 6:36 PM
                        Good start on the Walrus. Should be an interesting build & model.

                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 6:29 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Harrowbeer

                        OK, well at last I have something to show you all. As I mentioned in my first post this Walrus came with no internal detail, so I have scratch built one, hope you approve of what you see, will just mention that I have never scratchbuilt before so comments suggestions much appreciated. I am quite happy with the result and of course very little of it will be seen once I close her up! Anyway link below to photo have a look and hopefully enjoy!! Will post again when more to show.

                        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Harrowbeer/WalrusInternal1.jpg


                        Mushroom just put out the "Supermarine Walrus & Stranraer" book, I think their part # is 6113. Chock full of pictures & details.

                        Your work looks great !!!

                        John
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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 5:54 PM
                        That Walrus is looking very good. From the looks of your first scratch effort the model should be quite exceptional when you're done.
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                        Harrowbeer
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                          October 2004
                        Posted by Harrowbeer on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 4:30 PM
                        OK, well at last I have something to show you all. As I mentioned in my first post this Walrus came with no internal detail, so I have scratch built one, hope you approve of what you see, will just mention that I have never scratchbuilt before so comments suggestions much appreciated. I am quite happy with the result and of course very little of it will be seen once I close her up! Anyway link below to photo have a look and hopefully enjoy!! Will post again when more to show.

                        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/Harrowbeer/WalrusInternal1.jpg
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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 5:54 AM
                        Quagmyre - that's looking pretty cool, not something you see every day. I'm afraid my progress is going to take a serious nosedive, vacation is over and I am back to only one or two hours per evening now. I did manage to get some primer on the fuselage last night.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 3:08 AM
                        Quagmyre + Swanny your flying through your builds , looking good ..

                        I've just glued up the wings and started to look at the fuselage ..I'm still waiting for the PE cockpit to arrive ..from WEM ..

                        cheers mike
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                        Quagmyre
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                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 9:59 PM
                        Nice work Swanny!

                        Darn. I get a head start and he's catching up. I know this ain't a race.Wink [;)]
                        Here are some pics of what I achieved over the weekend with the Catfish (meow).
                        Floats are on. Can also see the lower part antenna sticking out the side of the fuselage in this pic to be attached to upper part of antenna at later date. Drilled a tiny hole using No. 80 drill bit with Dremmel and drill press. Hole just big enough to fit .010" Size bead wire and dab of CA on the inside of the fuselage to hold in place.

                        Manifested pitot tube with a needle and tissue paper as detailed in an issue of FSM I'm totally forgetting the date of last year sometime.

                        Attached Eduard WWII seatbelts before closing her up and applying some of Chris Loney's vinyl E-Z Masks (things are awesome). Sorry for the focus issues. Cheap camera.


                        Still got some fill, sanding, and a lot of masking to do. Hopefully she'll be in the paint shop by the end of the weekend.


                        Current and Subsequent Projects:
                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
                        1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
                        1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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                        Swanny
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                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 4:10 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        Swanny,

                        what's with the rectangular opening on the dorsal side towards the tail? Is that something reflective of the real aircraft?

                        Top rear cargo hatch and access port.
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 3:57 PM
                        Brian, at least it's a start Smile [:)]. I'm not much further along with mine.

                        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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                        Aurora-7
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                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 3:18 PM
                        Swanny,

                        what's with the rectangular opening on the dorsal side towards the tail? Is that something reflective of the real aircraft?

                         

                         

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                        Swanny
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 1:08 PM
                        The grab handles have been replaced with home made pieces and about a half an hour was needed to clean up each Z strut on the tail plane

                        The canopy was way off the mark also, had to stress it and super-glue it a little bit at a time until it conformed. Even so got a few stress cracks near the glue joint.
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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, February 7, 2005 4:15 PM
                        Man those engine just look too tiny for the Hughes bird. To me, it's no wonder that it barely got out of the water.

                         

                         

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