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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, April 26, 2009 1:14 PM

Very nice build Carlos. Always good to see an early jet. Good job of painting the leading edge of the wings. That's one thing that has stopped me from attempting a Panther.

My Texan/Mosquito is progressing slowly. Painted grey, hoping to get the wing tips masked & painted red today. Along the way I'm seeing many flaws that are a combination of an inexpensive/old kit and my inexperience/lack of attention to details/lack of skills. However, I hope to have it Futured and decaled by weeks end and finished by the end of May.

Bob

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 9:31 PM

Hello all. Well I`m still at it! No pics yet. I`ve managed to squeeze some table time on the Saber. Putting in some PE in the wheelwells,OH what fun!!As soon as I get that done and get some paint in there, I`ll post some picks. Thanks for looking in...........Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:18 AM

I'll still be here, Harv. Bench time has been tough for me this Spring/Summer, but I keep checking back at finescale...looking forward to your Sabre.

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, May 7, 2009 8:39 AM

I'm following too Harv and look forward to seeing pics.

The Texan has been painted and decaled in between other projects, hobby & otherwise. I'm not happy with the job I did on the seams, but with some creative photo shots, they shouldn't be too noticable...I hope.

Bob

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Thursday, May 7, 2009 9:50 AM

Yes, Bob, one of my tricks is to bribe the cameraman. Some well considered angles usually hide the obvious flaws in my builds!!

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Sunday, June 7, 2009 12:30 AM

Well a bit of a milestone(at least for me) Got the wing tips on and sanded . I think this is done! Now to move on to gun sight and wind screen. Thanks for bareing with me and my slowness!!.........Harv

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Saturday, July 4, 2009 6:13 PM

Well guys, HAPPY FOURTH!! Small update, well the part is small, but a big update for me. Got the HUD done. Took 2 days, believe it or not. I`m really proud of it too. So here is a few pics. Sorry for the pics, but best I could do............Harv

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, July 4, 2009 8:04 PM

Nice work Harvey-much more detailed than my eyes & hands would allow.

Bob

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Sunday, July 5, 2009 9:17 AM

And proud you should be, Harv! She's really coming along nicely now. You may be frustrated with the slow pace, but at least you're doing things right. I'm usually the opposite: I try to hurry a build and end up making multiple silly mistakes.

nice looking Sabre~!

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carsanab

Member since
April 2005
From: Monster Island-but vacationing in So. Fla

Posted by carsanab on Monday, July 6, 2009 11:39 PM

Harv...great job there...!!!!nice detail...

BTW I like the way the sanded filler looks on the fuselage...reminds my of my first car and the "Bondo" repairs I did....!!!

Carlos

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:46 AM

Thanks guys, It means alot to me. Carlos, yea I know what you mean. I`ve had a few cars like that myself!........Harv

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:36 PM

OK, I posted on aircraft and forgot about the GB site . So here you go...........Harv

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:06 PM

Grumble grumble...where's the loyalty?

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:18 AM

....just kidding....but your F-86 is coming along very nicely. Looking forward to more progress pics.

Bob

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:20 PM

jeaton01 wrote:
Grumble grumble...where's the loyalty?

Well, mabey this will help attone for my miss guidedness. Just a quick update. Got most of the masking done last night. Next will be a little experamenting with Gealds powders. Are you waching Gerald?? I`m going to be mixing some alum. and steel together and see what happens. I did this on some test pieces and it did work pretty good ..........Harv

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Monday, July 20, 2009 9:28 PM

I hope I`m not pestering you all with all the updates. OK, experament went very well, I think. I used 2 parts alum. powder to 1 part steel pownder. Mixed and aplied with soft cloth and buffed with same. Just top right wing and part of right fuse. I like the way it makes some panells stand out. Not TOO shiney. Bur I would like as much feedback as posable. HONEST feedback good or bad. So help me out guys..............Harv

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Monday, July 20, 2009 9:56 PM

Harv...NMF is really hard to tell from pictures, but from what I see the "metal" looks nice and worn. It has a really solid look to it...very convincing form the pictures. That's one big Sabre!!!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:16 PM

Harv-the NMF on your F-86 looks good. Like you said, not TOO shiney. I'd be proud to have it in my collection of builds.

Bob

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:34 PM

OK, another update. I have the future sprayed on. Still lots to do. small areas I think I`ll have to redo, though. Let me know what you think..........Harv

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