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

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:21 PM
                        A6efan, looks good so far. I prefer to use Alclad2 for BMF, but if you like doing foil that's the way to go 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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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:47 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by RSaddlemire

                        Joe,

                        Do you have room for one more? I have the Trumpeter A6M2 Zero and A6M2-N Rufe ready to build. If they are taken I have many other aircraft of that period.

                        Thanks,
                        Richard


                        Sure...there are already some Zero's in the mix how about the Rufe, your choice though...looking forward to getting a look.
                        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 Wednesday, June 8, 2005 3:06 PM
                        Thanks Joe,

                        I will do the Rufe. Tomorrow I will go through the instructions and look at all the parts to decide on what to do first. I have found that the Trumpeter kits are many small kits of sub-assemblies that can be done and set aside until fuselage closure and final assembly. I am looking forward to this as it looks like a real nice kit. I will post progress photos as I go along. Now off to the web to research this machine.

                        Richard

                        Richard
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 7:49 PM
                        The Rufe should be a good build Richard. Looking forward to your progress.

                        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 Thursday, June 9, 2005 7:04 AM
                        fightnjoe and A6Efan.......................Coming along very nicely, the both of you should be very proud, cant wait to see some more.

                        As for me here's what 9 days of hard work has produced. The first pic is the seat belt rigging before I put it in the pit, which I have not done yet. And the other pics are what you see...the engine and so on. The seat belt is a P.E. set from RCR Models out of Italy, and it come with enough belts to do (2) MC202 and (4) to do some other type of Italian a/c ( not sure it's all in Italian).
                        Enjoy.






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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 7:54 AM
                        Thumbs Up [tup] Lookin pretty sweet so far. Keep the pix coming.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:46 PM
                        Nice work so far. 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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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Friday, June 10, 2005 10:26 AM
                        Nice work Skarpotchi ! Keep them coming!

                        How is everyone else doing? The nice thing about this build is the time frame is long and gives you the chance to either put down the PE and resin or pick them up...

                        Interior has been painted and the halves are ready to close up...photos of the initial paint, primer/Lichtblau will be posted on Sunday evening (have to watch the Lions lose to the NZ Maori and play in an exhibition match myself on Sunday)

                        There has been some discussion on painting mottle. My AB is not exactly laser guided and I would like to try masks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
                        Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG
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                        razordws
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Friday, June 10, 2005 1:47 PM
                        Nice work Skarpotchi!! Thumbs Up [tup]

                        I'm wishing my Hasegawa B-17 had a little more detail I assembled the interior and gave it a base coat of paint but there is not much detail painting to do. Most of it won't be seen anyway. will post some pics as soon as I can. I'm trying to finish up a Stuka for the Stuka GB and will be building my P-51 for the North Africa GB at the same time as this one (as this as they will be using the same paint colours) so progress will be slow.

                        Joe I'm a little jealous of your weekend plans. Hockey is the big thing here in Canada but they are too busy squabbling over how many millions of dollars they should be making. Oh well... leaves more time for building models.

                        Dave

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                        JoeRugby
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Virginia
                        Posted by JoeRugby on Friday, June 10, 2005 2:19 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by razordws
                        ...I'm wishing my Hasegawa B-17 had a little more detail I assembled the interior and gave it a base coat of paint but there is not much detail painting to do...


                        I know what you mean...bit of a let down...the real challenge to this build at this point is restraining oneself from a nip here a tuck there or the "...if I could just add this it would be so much better..."

                        I am certainly looking forward to everyone's build...the real deal is going to come down to wringing out as much as you can given the relatively limited resources out of the box...
                        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 Friday, June 10, 2005 3:29 PM
                        The cockpit of my Zero Rufe is just about finished as all I have to do is assemble the instrument panel and attach it. I should have photos sometime this weekend. Parts of the engine have been painted on the sprue so I will not have to try and paint small items and slop paint onto adjacent parts. So far, the parts fit is great and the instruction book is straight forward with good illustraitions.

                        Richard
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, June 10, 2005 6:14 PM
                        Haven't made much progress. Got the cockpit basically assembled but not painted. I was a little concerned about the kit decals so I ordered one of the new Eagle Strike sheets. It arrived today & it's very nice. Will give my Frank a little more oomph.

                        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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                        Quagmyre
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:51 AM
                        Happy Birthday to my wife! Happy B-Day [bday]Party [party]Propeller [8-]She's finally in her 30s. Now I don't feel like a DOM. Mischief [:-,] And with her birthday came the digital camera I got her, and of course I immediately used it to provide an update on my Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket build for this group build.

                        I have a little more sanding to do, particularly on the seams where I've used Porc-a-fil (porcelain tile repair stuff). Man that stuff is much better than Squadron White putty. And looky there, the Alclad II is lining up for painting!




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                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:53 AM
                        I haven't started yet. I have to finish my 109 for the NA GB, finish a T-90 vignette type thing and then I can get started on my 190.
                        -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 Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:03 AM
                        Great progress Quagmyre. The new Digicam seems to be working well. Tell your wife Happy Birthday 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, June 11, 2005 5:56 PM
                        My brithday was a few days ago- june 5 day before d-day.

                        I have turned the ripe old age of 15.
                        -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 Saturday, June 11, 2005 6:50 PM
                        Belated Happy Birthday Tanky Happy B-Day [bday]. Kremps will be over soon with the cake & ice cream Party [party]Party [party]

                        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, June 12, 2005 10:59 AM
                        Finished the cockpit this morning and am starting assembly of the engine. Trumpeter has done a nice job with the detail inside the cockpit. No seat belts supplied so I used masking tape.












                        I'll have engine photos later in the week.

                        Richard
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:19 PM
                        wow. that looks incredible




                        joe

                        Veterans,

                        Thank You For Your Sacrifices,

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:33 PM
                        Looks great Richard. Excellent 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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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:40 PM
                        a bit of an update. got paint on her and applied the decals.





                        she isnt done by a long shot but the major stuff seems to be done.


                        joe

                        Veterans,

                        Thank You For Your Sacrifices,

                        Never To Be Forgotten

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 4:22 PM
                        Cool [8D] All the stuff I'm seeing here is looking good so far. I'll have some updated photos to post tomorrow. Keep up the good work gang!Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:21 PM
                        Looks good Joe. Nice smooth paint job.

                        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 Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:07 PM
                        Great Work one and all !!

                        I was going to post my progress this evening...too knackered, played 15 a side rugby in 90 degree heat...must sleep now...
                        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 Monday, June 13, 2005 10:01 AM
                        Thanks for the kind words. Joe, your Zero is coming along very nicely. Keep it up.

                        Richard
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                        waikong
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: NYC, USA
                        Posted by waikong on Monday, June 13, 2005 12:13 PM
                        Beautiful cockpit job there!

                        My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

                         

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Monday, June 13, 2005 12:54 PM
                        Quagmyre, Joe and Richard Excellent work everyone. Richard I especially liked the masking tape seat belts on the Rufe. They look great! Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Dave

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                        dragonfly
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                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:27 PM
                        Greetings,

                        I finally finished some other projects, and am making a little progress on my P-40. Now that the pit is done, things should speed up.



                        Dragonfly
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, June 16, 2005 7:50 PM
                        Very nice work Dragonfly. The pit looks excellent. One small critique, the seat belts should drape over the bar on the frame the seat is mounted to. The Hasegawa instructions that show them draped over the seat back are incorrect.

                        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
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:30 PM
                        Oh no!!!! I certainly didn't know that! I don't know if I can fix it now, cause I just closed the fuselage. I guess I'll give it a go. Many thanks to Hasegawa for steering me in the wrong direction. Thank's for the heads up Rick.


                        Ahhhh, sweet sucess. AllI had to do was coax the seat out, and it was an easy fix. Are there any more booby traps in this kit? Thanks again Rick!

                        cheers,

                        Jerry
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