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Posted by gringe88 on Monday, April 4, 2005 7:09 PM
sounds cool wetmonkey. hope it comes out ok.

yea, im turning 16 in like 5 days ( tht explains how i made out with so much, thnx to family wonderin what to get meWink [;)] i aint gonna entr into juniors next year tho.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 4, 2005 7:59 PM
Is juniors really that not hard? I plan to enter my still unfinished model (just needs finished paint and weathering) I did for YG 1 at the upcoming competetion in Juniors. At the competition I went to in October (didnt enter anything), there were only 5 or so Junior models, and that's scattered over all the categories.
BTW, what do you guys use for plant camo? I heard weeds and things like that, what do you guys use? (there are a couple of screwed up silly putty marks on top of my model, planned to cover them up with "camo")
thanks
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, April 4, 2005 8:25 PM
hey, Guess great minds tink alike. I was also planning on entering the regular section at the next event, no more juniors.
scer, this is why I think juniors is not all theat hard. Its got to be different in all places but the contests I have been to, there is a 10 yr old kid who enters his very firts model, and Here a 16 yr old easily takes the first prize away from him. I'd like to go to the bi guys so I can sort of know where I fit into them.

as for the bushes. I 'll get to those in a minute. I'm really busy right now.
John
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Posted by gringe88 on Monday, April 4, 2005 10:20 PM
u got NEthing u use for grass on bases? use some of that. if u dont have it, try to pick some up frm the train section next time, woodland scenics got something like that. their bushes work too. n look at some PE next time. its pretty easy to bend to shape, n then paint. looks good to.

(nother option: try some fine steel wool on the marks, it mite tak um off)
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, April 4, 2005 10:46 PM
ok, scer for vehicle foliage heres a couple ways to do it.
Supplies--
-small root from weed, wire or twig. (weed root will look the best)
-some oregono leaves- cokking spices
-Woodland scenics polyfiber (method 2 only)
-areosol (spelling?) spray adhesive

method one
1. twist and paint wire or paint weed root.
2.spray the adhesive to the twig, root or wire
3. sprinkle the Oregano leaves on the branch

done.

Method 2
1. same as the previous method
2. cover your branch with a little bit of polyfiber
3.spray the adhesive to th polyfiber and branch
4. sprinkle the Oregano leaves onto the polyfiber.
this will give it more of a fluffy, filled up shape.
this is also the method for making trees.

last mehtod is the PE leaves, I have never tried them so I cannot comment.
John
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 12:03 AM
Man i'm still waiting for my stuka to arrive!, I've got a regional comp comming up soon which I'm going to enter my 1/72 B24D which I've been working hard on for nearly 6 months with lots of bomb bay detail and extra PE parts , just need to paint and weather it and she'll be done!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 6:15 AM
Thanks rebel
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 6:47 PM
I'm gonna stick with juniors for the IPMS regionals though, I'm talking Noreastcon, baby!!!!!!! And I'll definitely stay in juniors when I enter the nats. But for my local contest, it's regular all the way for me. Hey, gringe, how many juniors usually compete in Noreastcon, anyway? I'm comin' this year, so you better watch out!Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 8:25 PM
i should really enter a competition....ive been keeping so many models from the public!!! id feel bad winning with a 10yr old, kinda like taking candy from a baby.... but then a gain id hate to lose to a 10 yr old....so i guess GIVE ME THAT CANDY!!!! *rips lolly pop from hand* *runs to corner and eats treat*
i havent ordered my 7TP yet, didnt have a chance to...(tennis team) but when i have time and a credit card ill order it! its pretty small so it should take very long, but maybe ill make (scratch) the interior to give it more detail and more work (yes, i love a challenge)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 9:41 PM
I dont envy you with the inerior. All the angles and such, seems really hard, but more power to you for doing it!
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 5:39 PM
actually, scratching an interior is quite easy. I'm doing one for my tiger I. Its just a down hatch interior about 70% accurate. I thought it was going to be hard but once I got going I found it to be pretty easy. So I say, go for it! Thumbs Up [tup]
John
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 8:53 PM
Scratch building? man that way to complicated for me. Not enough IQ in me for that. Good luck though.

-Josiah

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Posted by Lucien Harpress on Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:05 PM
Hey, count me in with a 1/144 C-54. I need to have it done by Monday (for a Calculus homework project, go figure), so it's gonna be a real quick glue up and spray paint sort of build. It won't be winning any contests. I can get some pics of it already, if it'd be okay.
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:02 PM
Calculus ay. Are you a Senior?

-Josiah

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:18 PM
haha, seniors here take calc too. If youre only a junior or sophomore, I feel sorry for you, taking Calc when its not your last math class
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:45 PM
oh- wel i'm gonna take calc in llth grade. AP physics next year. (10th grade) I'm about to start working on a scratchbuilding project too- an interior for my T-72 T-90 conversion.
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 5:09 PM
Only a freshman. Next year moving on to Adv. Algebra. I hate math.

-Josiah

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Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 6:47 PM
HOHO! so im gonna hav comp. frm u huh tankmaster? well,we'll see who winsWink [;)]
seriusly man, good luck.
as for junior models, well idk. i wasnt at the one last year. the years b4 tht, well, average i suppose. mostly local kids. thers one or two from upstate n outta state tht ive competed gainst for a cuple a years tho, tht are pretty good. one if from round lake champlain, n is alright. cuple car buildrs i think too. but (not tryin to brag here) ive won each best juniors here, in Rochester, n in Syracuse, not to mention a cuple things in canada.

im lookin forward ta meetin ya tankmaster, shud be interestin....
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, April 7, 2005 6:48 PM
Your not the only one! I hate math two!!!!!!!
Next year I have Algebra 2 and then I am done with that.
lets see here what i got next year- my junior year-
German 2- Its gonna suck since I havent learned a thing in German 1
Chemistry- ?
english 11
AP us history
PE
and Alg 2.

woooo fun stuff (ya right!)

so does anybody here have their liscence?
One of my friends got his yesterday and one of them got theirs today. I will be the 3rd or 4th out of the group to get mine. Cant wait.
July 7th!

hey tanky, AP physics in 10 grade, Id be crying.Shock [:O]
John
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, April 7, 2005 6:49 PM
hey gringe, dont worry about bragging, I think if you win you deserve the right to!Approve [^]
John
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Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:02 PM
i got physics next year i suppose, AP American history, french 4 (why didnt they have german lst year!!!!!!) English 11 Honors ( i think) not sure wuts up for math, n religion, n maybe somthin in computers nextyear, like java, if i can still join in....

reb: im turin 16 sat. but i mite not get my student liscence even for a cuple weeks, cuz we only got 1 DMV in the area ( of over 100,000 pepl) due to massive -AZZ budget probs. it really sucks
====================================== -Matt
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:41 PM
1 dmv, probably wouldnt even matter, The DMV seems to alwasy be packed! Have you made an appointment?
John
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 8:58 PM
Here's what Im doin next year.
Ap world his. pt. 2 have an a in it now
spanish 3 Im actually kinda good at that.
adv. algebra 2 Got a c+ in adv. geometry. gonna get grounded for that.
pe 10
Jazz band again
English 10 or maybe Honors

-Josiah

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, April 7, 2005 10:00 PM
Anybody know how the junior competition is at the nats? I mean, I'd hate to have a T-72 use a resin conversion to get it to a T-90 scratchbuild an interior for it, only to find I'm competing against a 11 year who built his first model... (The T-90 w/ scratch interior is my next project BTW)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 10:13 PM
ive scratched an entire interior for a t-34, outta balsa, some paper, and a little sprue, turned out awesome! (i didnt put in an engine) i got my liscense in Jan. BUT i dont have a car yet, and i am REALLY MAD!!! i wanted to get a 1957 CHEVY BEL AIR for 5500 here but it got sold, then i wanted to get my moms BMW 3-- (i forgot) but she said i have to get a job first, but i cant get one during school or summer cuz im goin to poland for a month! AND WHAT REALLY GETS ME MAD!!! my friend got a 1971 MustanG!!!!! with a cobra jet engine!!!!! AHH!!! (but he doesnt get his liscence till june hehehehe sucker...)
i STILL didnt order the 7TP....i need to get some $$ back then i can order it, (and pinstriping brushes!!! (gonna start doing that, so mayb ill bcome a professional pinstriper, havin my own paint shop, makin $$$ doin what i love!! *dream sequence*))

HEY, rebel hows our new badge coming along?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 11:42 PM
tank, I dont know about the competetion at the nationals, but I assume it would not be 10 year olds. Most parents would realize that the National competetion is not the right place to start out and if they did let the kid, that would be their problem because I bet there are going to be wonderful, amazing junior models that could easily beat the 10 year old.
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Posted by gringe88 on Friday, April 8, 2005 1:30 AM
i agree with scer. yer gonna have kids from othr countries goin to nats. some of the best inth e world.
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Posted by Lucien Harpress on Friday, April 8, 2005 6:51 AM
Well, Pre-Calc, but who's counting? We're in the Calc book by now, anyway. (Junior) I hate math, too, but for some reason I took it even when I could have stopped at Algebra II. Angry [:(!] Whaddaygonna do?

Believe it or not, the C-54 is about 98% finished. It's definitely not the prettiest bird on tarmac, but I was saved by the kit's wealth of decals. Windows, marking, even wing de-icer boots. It turned out rather well, I think.

This weekend I figure I'll do the actual Calc part of it, something about making a box with the greatest possible volume given the dimentions of the edges. You have to personalize the sucker, so I'll turn it into a tarmac. Big Smile [:D] I love when you can combine homework with pleasure!
That which does not kill you makes you stranger...
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Posted by ygmodeler4 on Friday, April 8, 2005 1:33 PM
Your lucky evrey project I've had so far is boring. Had to make a m,ap of China during the Tang China with the GRand Canal on it then talk about it. Really boring. Good luck on the project .

-Josiah

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 8, 2005 2:31 PM
this is young guns one, so its relevant. I'm almost done painting it, only need to make the wheels a rubber mix and spray the underside of the model. Then weather with my MIG powders and take it to the contest tomorrow in Fairfax. O, and get the rest of the "tree branches" done.
wish me luck
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