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                        Out of the Box GB: DEADLINE EXTENDED to 14 October 2005!

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                        dragonfly
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Monday, September 12, 2005 7:16 PM
                        Outstanding Chris, that's a beautifull addition to the GB. I've foiled several kits now , and I know how much work you put into it. Congratulations on a very fine build.

                        Jerry
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, September 12, 2005 7:32 PM
                        Nicely done Chris. Looks like a keeper.

                        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 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:34 PM
                        A6EFAN-----------> I must say she is beautiful. You should be very happy.

                        As for myself I managed to get some painting done. The MC-202 is still a ways off from finished but heres some progress pix.



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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:41 PM
                        The Macchi is looking real good. Keep up the great work.

                        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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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:57 PM
                        Looking good! Looking forward to the final photos...!
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:07 PM
                        Thanks for the compliments gents they are very much appriciated. And the MC-202 that Skarpotchi is doing is coming along and it looks great! Now I have to finish my fiancee's 1/144 Space Shuttle, (she's a science teacher and needs it for next months section on space). Then I can get moving on my 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-21in BMF for the Planes of the Red Star GB and my F-8E for the ARC GB.
                        This was a fun GB and I have plenty more to look forward to.
                        Cool [8D]Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 16, 2005 8:51 PM
                        I must unfortunately withdraw from this GB. I've been really busy at work (USAF) since we have no manning, I've been pulling over 80 hour workweeks for the last 1.5 months, and dealing with an impending ORI (big inspection). My days off are consumed by appointments, and I barely have any time with my wife. I knew I was in trouble when I went to the LHS to buy paints for the Me 262, and found myself dreading the task of finding time to do a good job on the aircraft and meet the deadline.

                        Gah, I hate quitting at anything, but the job and family come first. Sorry ladies and gents. Disapprove [V] Dang, and I really liked the GB badge too! Clown [:o)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:16 AM
                        Jon,

                        I know what you are going through as I am a retired 31 year Air Force member and have done many times just what you are doing now. When you get a chance to finish your bird there will probably be another group build you can enter it in. Good luck with the ORI.

                        Skarpotchi - neat looking Macchi.

                        Richard
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:11 PM
                        Skarpotchi Love those Maachi's and the camo job on yours looks great. Any chance of getting a closer look at that engine on your next round of photos?

                        oh ya... upadate on the B-17. Getting lots of time to work on it this weekend so I still hope to make the deadline. Tongue [:P]

                        Dave

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:40 AM
                        razordws--------> Sure no problem , but you will not be too impressed. Its all OOB.Wink [;)] I'll put a couple of pix on in the afternoon.

                        Thanks for all the really kind replies yall.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, September 19, 2005 7:22 PM
                        Making some progress on my 1/32 Hasegawa Frank. I'm doing this as a Special Attack aircraft of 57 Shinbu-Tai. Some references show these Franks to be painted black, but most researchers agree that they were painted a very dark brown drab. Some witness accounts describe the color as dark chocolate. An exact color is unknown, so I opted to use ModelMaster Burnt Umber over IJA grey. At least it matches the two color profiles I have Smile [:)]. Enough gab, here's the pics.




                        It's gonna be close, but I think I'll finish by the deadline. Better late than never.

                        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 Monday, September 19, 2005 11:26 PM
                        Well it took me a while but here are some update pix of the MC-202 engine, all I need to do now is gloss, decal, and hit it with flat.
                        Enjoy.


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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:34 PM
                        Looking good Rick! Thats a nice smooth looking paint job. Funny but without any of the details on at this point it is really hard to guess what scale it is (if you hadn't told us).

                        Dave

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:44 PM
                        Gees... I just finish commenting on one build and in the time it took me to post up pops another one!

                        Looking good skarpotchi! Thumbs Up [tup] Thanks for getting a close up of that engine. It looks great !

                        As for my progress I put a primer coat on the seams today. Not particularily happy with them but would likely do more damage than good if I tried to fix them at this point. I'll finish painting the underside and then mask the canopy pieces. Looking at the ball turret and upper turret I think I might be better off painting those by hand. Those tiny slivers will be hard to mask. I'm also still waiting for some decals to arrive for it that I ordered some time ago!!!Disapprove [V] I hate waiting!! Like Rick I'll be pushing the deadline a bit.

                        Dave

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:00 PM
                        Skarpotchi, Nice job on the engine Thumbs Up [tup].

                        Dave, Thanks for the comments. Hope your decals arrive soon.

                        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
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:53 PM
                        Scarpotchi - look real good!

                        Rick - coming along nicely. I do like to see Japanese aircraft. Good job.

                        Richard
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, September 22, 2005 7:03 PM
                        Thanks Richard. I have the decals on now & hope to pretty much finish her up this weekend.

                        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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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:09 PM
                        Sounds great Rick...looking forward to seeing the finished product. Skarpotchi...Buena! Bellisima!

                        Gentlemen, I am certainly looking forward to updating the master list!
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        dstrebe
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Central TX
                        Posted by dstrebe on Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:37 PM
                        All:
                        I got my 1/48 Tamiya Razorback done this weekend. As I was taking pictures outside, a gust from the remnants of Rita picked up the cardboard background and it all hit the deck! Thankfully, I was able to quickly repair the resulting slight damage, as you can see in the following pictures.











                        I've not done any weathering on this one - maybe later...

                        Joe, you can update the master list now!

                        All, it's been fun, and I'm glad to have this done BEFORE the deadline - a first for me!
                        Dave On the bench: 1/48 F-105D - a bird my friend's dad was shot down in - and survived.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:57 PM
                        Dave,

                        Great job on the T-bolt. Super paint job.

                        Richard
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Sunday, September 25, 2005 5:23 PM
                        Dave Well done Thumbs Up [tup] my hopes of finishing mine before the deadline are still alive but fading fast. Glad your build survived hurricane Rita,

                        Dave

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:32 PM
                        Nicely done Dave. Good looking Jug.

                        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
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 3:15 AM
                        Thanks for all the kind replies yall, sorry so late.

                        dstrebe---------------------> The P-47 looks amazing.

                        It's gonna be at least a week until I can get back into my hobby room. I made sure all my models and hobby supplies were packed up. Lucky for us only a few downed trees limbs in the yard, right now the biggest problem is GAS. Thanks to Rita none of the gas stations around me have gas. Plus the cable is out and I need my MILITARY CHANNEL fix.......Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!]
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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Monday, September 26, 2005 7:59 AM
                        Nice looking Jug Dave....master list is updated.
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:45 AM
                        Just a quick reminder that the "official" end date is coming soon (amazing how time flies) Good participation and GREAT results !

                        Looking forward to seeing as many as possible and of course there is no real late submission.
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:06 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeRugby

                        ... and of course there is no real late submission.


                        Whew!!! Thank goodness for that. Tongue [:P] I'm still working away on it and hope to finish it this weekend BUT THAT'S ONLY IF MY BLASTED DECALS EVER ARRIVE!!! Stuff usually gets stuffed up in Customs for awhile but I've never had one take this long before. Anyway a couple of progress pics in the meantime. She's all painted and I've painted most of the other parts with the engines ready for assembly and the landing gear is almost ready too. Other than that its pretty much ready for the decals.





                        This pic shows off all the faults (overspray on the fusealage and windows that sit in too far etc. but I just thought it was a cool shot. Big Smile [:D] Need to put some future on tomorrow before I get too many finger prints on it.

                        Dave

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 3:29 AM
                        Looking good razor. Hope to see it finished this weekend.Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Chris
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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:15 AM
                        Dave,

                        Nice Fort! Looking forward to the final product....so customes in Canada are as bad as here in the US. Had a bad experience getting our jerseys in a few years back. Seeing as there were 50% cotton they needed to be quarantined! They were'nt even worn yet...thats when they surely need to be quarantined!Tongue [:P]
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:24 AM
                        Looking good Dave. My Frank is nearly done. Race you to the finish line 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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                        dragonfly
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                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:34 AM
                        Nice lookin' Bomber Dave, don't worry....Joe'll give you a couple more days. Just a few more days Rick. Can't wait to meet Frank. Is everyone else finished?

                        Jerry
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