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                        North African GB "All Subjects" (Start NOW - Finish 31st of Oct)

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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, May 30, 2005 3:36 AM
                        ok, finally got my camera back. here are some pics. All I have to do is the tracks and the air recognition flag. Scratches wer made with the salt technique and scratching wet paint with a tooth pic. Jerry cans are tamiya, and tarps are just tissue parper.











                        more at http://photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor/
                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:43 PM
                        Dammm i missed that Tom next time "Kremps shows up with banjo can you get your camcorder out and film it for us[tup[

                        Rick i ended up getting all 60 of the Aircraft of the aces series no2 was Stukas over the Med and i have another one which covers Stukas from to condor legion up to the Battle of Britain, my only gripe with the series was the lack of info on the FW 190D's and defence of the reich Me 109's..........
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:44 PM
                        nothing much to report... I got the wings on the Malta spit, most of the sanding done, I need just a TAD of putty then on to the getting ready to paint part...


                        ---edit---

                        just a little tired and ragged feeling, thats why I have been scarce since yesterday... spent the day cooking for our 4th annual neighborhood Memorial Day block party held last night. The big surprise is when Kremps and her sister showed up drunk and did their rendition of John Phillip Sousa's "Semper Fidelis" on their banjos. It really kicked the party into high gear!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:09 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

                        I also have the Hase 129 kit to build for this GB Rick.

                        Seeing as you will be starting yours LONG before I get to mine, keep us posted on the build, kind of a heads up to any possible problems the kit might have if you get the chanceBig Smile [:D]


                        Will do Sean Big Smile [:D]

                        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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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:07 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

                        Yeah Rick page 14, black 3 with 4 guys sitting down playing scat in front of it,
                        My books no 16 of the aircraft of the aces series no 2 was a Stuka one, i guess they changed them around .........


                        That's really interesting. I wonder if Osprey numbered them differently in the USA ? I have almost all of the Aircraft of the Aces series & the Stuka is not covered. The Stuka is the #1 issue in the Combat Aircraft series.

                        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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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:59 AM
                        I also have the Hase 129 kit to build for this GB Rick.

                        Seeing as you will be starting yours LONG before I get to mine, keep us posted on the build, kind of a heads up to any possible problems the kit might have if you get the chanceBig Smile [:D]
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:49 AM
                        Yeah Rick page 14, black 3 with 4 guys sitting down playing scat in front of it,
                        My books no 16 of the aircraft of the aces series no 2 was a Stuka one, i guess they changed them around .........
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:44 AM
                        Thanks Sean. I'll be doing the Hasegawa 1/48 Henschel Hs-129B-1 "North Africa" kit.

                        Jules, I think it's actually Osprey Book #2, #16 is a book on the Spitfire Smile [:)]. There is a B&W pic of this aircraft on page 14.

                        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 Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:07 AM
                        Tanky sounds like you have a blockage mate, pull her apart and give it a good clean out......Oh and BTW don't let Kremps hold you in her arms and rock you back and forth cause it's quite painfull, i think torturous is the word to best describe the experienceThumbs Up [tup]

                        Rick I didn't see the one in the A/c forums but i found a B/W pic of the front half of the A/C or one very similar in my Osprey book no16 Messerschmitt 109 aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean............
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                        tweety1
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                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:51 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

                        Mayy, Dave, Tom, Thanks guys. I've got about half the decals on & it's going well. Hope to have it complete next week. Then on to the Henschel Hs129B-1 Smile [:)].

                        Regards, Rick

                        Very nice 109 RickBig Smile [:D]

                        Which 129 kit are you doing???
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, May 28, 2005 4:36 PM
                        she can take you in her bearlike arms and rock you back and forth until you are dizzy and your head aches, and sing Soviet War hymns to you... (more realistic vision of Ricks words)
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:52 PM
                        Tanky, I'll even ask her to sing you a lullaby song to calm your frazzled nerves & soothe your psycheBig Smile [:D].

                        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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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:43 PM
                        YIKES!!!! And that's supposed to make me feel btter?! [falsehappiness]I was just kidding! Yeah, that's it![/falsehappiness]
                        -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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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:41 PM
                        Calm down Tanky. We all have those kinda days once in a while. I'll send Kremps over to get you some cookies & milk 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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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, May 28, 2005 1:37 PM
                        You ever have one of those days? You know when the ******* AB just won't cooperate?! And you can't figure out WTF is wrong with it? And then it spurts paint all over the ******* model, and then it won't spray at all!!!!!!!! I think it's probably because I'm using acrylics. They just don't work for me. **** acrylics. **** 'em all!!! I'm gonna go cool down now. I wish I had something I could brutally massacre to make me feel better.

                        SoapBox [soapbox]
                        -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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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 8:54 PM
                        Thanks Jules. There was one posted several days ago on the AC Forum, but I don't recall the member that did the build.

                        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 Friday, May 27, 2005 7:46 PM
                        Thats looking very nice Rick and it looks vaguely familiar, i've seen it somewhere beforeThumbs Up [tup]
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 6:55 PM
                        Thanks Darren. Too bad you had to waste all that time at a Golf Resort 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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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, May 27, 2005 5:39 PM
                        Hi all, I thought I'd just pop my head in and say g'day. I've spent the last four days at a management conference at a golf resort down on the coast so I have a lot of catch-up reading to do.

                        Rick as usual with all your work, your 109 looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing it with some decals.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 3:03 PM
                        Thanks Jeeves. Looking forward to seeing your pics.

                        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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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Friday, May 27, 2005 2:15 PM
                        Looking very cool Rick!

                        I should have some pics of the Hurricane up this weekend....tried taking some close-ups of the cockpit but I am needing help with this camera of mine...
                        Mike
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:48 PM
                        Mayy, Dave, Tom, Thanks guys. I've got about half the decals on & it's going well. Hope to have it complete next week. Then on to the Henschel Hs129B-1 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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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:39 PM
                        looks great Rick! Even though it is a common subject, it would fit my "fringe" build definition! can't wait to see it finished!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:13 PM
                        Well, it certainly is different Rick! Look forward to seeing the decals on.

                        Dave

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                        blkhwkmatt
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-
                        Posted by blkhwkmatt on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:12 PM
                        good looking 109 love to see some different paint schemes!!!

                        Keep us posted!

                        Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

                         

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:09 PM
                        Got the 109 out of the paint shop. It's a Hasegawa 1/48 Bf-109E4 Trop representing a unique bird from 2 / JG27 from North Africa theater, circa 1941. The aircraft had obviously suffered damage & had a very unique & scruffy field repair camo applied. Thought I'd try something a little different Smile [:)].




                        Hope to get the decals on today & then on to weathering & final assembly.

                        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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                        blkhwkmatt
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                        • From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-
                        Posted by blkhwkmatt on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:01 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        Wow!!! Looks GREAT Matt! It looks like you preshaded, what color did you use? I am going to get another Stuka and would like to incorporate that in on my panel lines!


                        Tom - actually i didnt preshade on this one. I did spray the center of the panels with a lighter shade of the color, and then I used a very light wash to accent the panel lines. After decaling i also brushed a bit of pastels down the panel lines to accent them a bit more.

                        Everyone - Thanks for all the wonderful comments guys!!!

                        Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

                         

                         

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                        razordws
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:12 PM
                        Wow, nice buid Matt!!!

                        Dave

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:45 PM
                        Matt fantastic build mate, love the weatheringThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
                        I've updated page one with your finished build..........
                        Once again great workThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:38 PM
                        Wow!!! Looks GREAT Matt! It looks like you preshaded, what color did you use? I am going to get another Stuka and would like to incorporate that in on my panel lines!


                        Jules - thanks for the info... I just need to darken them a tad as they look almost white now...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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