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                        Battle of Midway Aircraft Group Build

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:08 AM
                        Jules - no prob on closing it... notice I said 'one day' haha... like my mom would tell me when I would ask her when I would ask her when I would be old enough to own my own .22 cal gun.. her answer was always "one day"
                        ---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, September 14, 2005 10:02 PM
                        Tom, Mate if you want one remember i have a spare one, My purcahsing 2 was quite by accident cause i didn't really know how to navigate Ebay having never used it before, but i figured what the hell i can't hurt to have a spare in the stashThumbs Up [tup]

                        AS far as closing this build goes it's up to you mate but i don't mind if it keeps going, in fact i was hopeing to build the Claude in this threadThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:34 PM
                        Jules - happy to have helped you!!! I might go check and see if there is one left... Like I said that would look dandy next to a P-26A especially as there are many similarities...

                        hmmm I just realized something, I am leading this GB and I have yet to build something for it after the demise of the Zero... well not demise, actually I forgot why I stopped working on it.. something or nother broke and etc... etc...

                        I may have to ante up so one day we can close this build! Wink [;)]
                        ---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, September 14, 2005 2:13 AM
                        IF you havn't noticed there is only one left now, as soon as i saw it i hit the buy it know button on two of themYeah!! [yeah]Party [party]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]
                        It works out to $75:00 US or about $100:00 AU to have them shipped here to Australia, well worth it IMHOThumbs Up [tup]

                        TOM What can i say mate, your a legendBow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:37 PM
                        Darren - depends on if the missus is nearby.. Wink [;)] That would make a stunning display right next to a P-26... has me thinking it does... the goldish tone with bright red highlights of the A5M4 right next to the colorful green or blue fuselage with yellow wings P-26...

                        it was a whole different aircraft world just prior to the war....
                        ---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 Monday, September 12, 2005 9:17 PM
                        Great spotting Tom, I wonder how soon it will be before Jules places his bid?

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 12, 2005 8:47 PM
                        Jules check this out:

                        http://cgi.ebay.com/Classic-Airframes-Mitsubishi-A5M4-Claude-1-48th-scale_W0QQitemZ5996185721QQcategoryZ2587QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ShippingPayment

                        it's in the US but he ships worldwide, and the only other Classic kit out there was set at $50.00...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 12, 2005 7:11 AM
                        Jules I just went back and looked at that again... I missed the obvious (it was written below the pics) this is the resin casting of the model... so there are no halves... there is another styrene set out there somewhere.. I'll see if I can find it here in the US...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 12, 2005 6:53 AM
                        yup... and the upper lower wings halves look like they've been joined as well!
                        ---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 Monday, September 12, 2005 5:45 AM
                        OOPS i hit submit reply before i finished, is it me or is the fueselage in one peiceQuestion [?]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 5:43 AM
                        I found one boys on ebay but it's not the classic airframes kit, have a look.......

                        http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5998820212&fromMakeTrack=true
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, September 12, 2005 4:01 AM
                        Jules I had a look at one of the hobby shops I thought I saw that kit in today, and they didn't have it. I might try to give a couple of the shops in Sydney a call later in the week and see if they have it.
                        -Daniel
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, September 12, 2005 12:47 AM
                        Sorry Jules I've scoped out all of my LHSs for you and come up with zip on the Claude.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:01 AM
                        Well thankyou Daniel, Thanks a whole heap for making me want it even more, that was just plain cruel...........
                        But seriously thats the one i'm wanting to get a hold ofThumbs Up [tup]
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:27 PM
                        Here you go my good man. A review of the classic airframes kit:

                        http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/preww2/cleaverclaude.htm
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:20 PM
                        Daniel, Mate yeah i'd aprreciate it if you had a look around, and that goes for the rest of you "Usual Suspects, I don't care where it is or how much it is but i definatly want the fighter variant............

                        Tom I had a look at great models and read the reveiw on the 2 seater but it looks a little difficult to convert to a fighter, and your right the A5M does look a little like a peashooter.......BTW if there is 2 Academy 1/48 Peashooters at you LHS can you grab me the 2nd oneThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:17 AM
                        Jules - Fujimi makes them in 1/72, the Classic Airframes one that I saw at Great Models was the two seat trainer... it's kind of ironic how much the A5M4 looks like a peashooter...
                        ---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 Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:39 AM
                        I think you'll find that Classic Airframes makes a kit of the Claude. It's a Short-run kit with resin for the cockpit and engine. I think it's out of production now, but you might find one in a shop. In fact, I think I saw one not long ago in a hobby shop around here. Don't remember which shop though. I think it was in Sydney somewhere........If you want, I can do some investigating for you.........
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:03 AM
                        Yeah Tom all i did was to lighten the same IJN grey a little more for the rear fueselage and tail, And thats interesting about the forward section being gloss, i may just paint a dullcoat on the rear and see what it looks likeThumbs Up [tup]

                        I asked this Question over at the Pearl Harbour GB but i'mm gonna ask it here as well....
                        Do any of you fellas know if anyone makes a 1/48 kit of a Mitsubishi A5M ClaudeQuestion [?]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, September 9, 2005 6:53 AM
                        Jules I actually found a bit on that... it seems it was near the same color if not the same but the front part is gloss and the rear dull... no idea why and neither did the author of the article..

                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 5:15 AM
                        Yeah Tom I have the Tamiya FW 190 F which is sitting idle at the moment, guess i'll have to wait fo an appropriate GB to pop up in 2009 before i start it..........

                        As far as this build goes i'm still plugging away, at the moment i'm playin with the IJN grey to get a shade thats appeasing to my eye, there is that much controversy about the correct IJN grey colours that i decided it's the modelers call and i'll paint the colour the shade that i like the best.......BTW i'm going for the 2 tone IJN grey with a lighter shade on the tail and rear fueselageThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, September 8, 2005 8:09 PM
                        hmmm.. everyone appears to be as idle as me... not so much in building but in posting...

                        right now I am finishing up my FW190 A8... another plane I am enjoying the build on... I want to get another one as this one is my first shot at German mottle and while I am getting it I would love to try another having built and painted one already...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        PanzerWulff
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                          November 2004
                        • From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA
                        Posted by PanzerWulff on Monday, September 5, 2005 5:00 PM
                        lol actually my scanner didnt survive my last move in 2004 and i never replaced it but yea send me a real world addy and i'll mail out a copy of the page as i said it's not the greatist but it's the only one i've seen so far
                        ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 5, 2005 3:40 PM
                        That'd be PanzerWulff - he said if you email him a physical address he will photocopy it and snail mail it to ya.... his scanner is fritzed or something like that...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        roadkill_275
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:47 PM
                        I understand that someone here has pics of the navalized P-51D? I am looking for clear pics of how the arrestor hook was attached for a possible scratchbuild project for the WWII carrier aviation GB that starts next year. Thanks!!
                        Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 8:17 AM
                        Looking forward to seeing some pics Chris, I should take a couple myself before i paint the camo on, After my batts charge of courseThumbs Up [tup]
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                        PanzerWulff
                        • Member since
                          November 2004
                        • From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA
                        Posted by PanzerWulff on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:39 AM
                        WOOT i finally was able to get ahold of my friends with a digital camera so i hope to post some pics of my buffalo soon
                        ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 10:16 PM
                        Darren - thank you!!! they are ok.. they are watchinf Big Brother right now and enjoying it!!! They were lucky on this one... of course they were also smart and evacuated when they were told to!
                        ---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 Sunday, September 4, 2005 8:55 PM
                        Hi all and happy fathers day to all those who celebrated over the weekend.

                        I haven't actually done any modeling for quite awhile now (until yesterday) but please do not give up on me, I will finish this build.

                        Tom, please pass on our best wishes to your in-laws, OI hope they weren't too badly impacted.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 7:19 PM
                        cool... that is EXACTLY what he was looking for!!! His name is Roadkill and I just told him and he knows you're here in this GB... cool... I was hoping he would find the info.. sounded like a neat project!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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