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Other / Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Last post by The Big Gimper on April 21, 2024, 03:29:00 AM »
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Hachecka Prints
« Last post by GTX_Admin on April 21, 2024, 02:20:29 AM »
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: ModelCollect
« Last post by The Big Gimper on April 21, 2024, 01:23:30 AM »No dates are listed Greg.
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: Arma Hobby
« Last post by GTX_Admin on April 21, 2024, 01:08:24 AM »
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: ModelCollect
« Last post by GTX_Admin on April 21, 2024, 01:07:48 AM »Have they released any yet?
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Last post by GTX_Admin on April 21, 2024, 12:48:46 AM »It reminds me of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer proposal to replace the F-104 Starfighter in some ways, the larger tail not so much but the high-mounted wing definitely.
I thought the same
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Group and Themed Builds / Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Last post by GTX_Admin on April 21, 2024, 12:38:34 AM »Wasn't this an option in the last GB poll ? That or something similar. I voted for it, have a couple of Builds ready to go . . .
Not in the last poll. There was something like it in the one before that. Re-raising it here gets it included in the next vote.
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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: ModelCollect
« Last post by The Big Gimper on April 20, 2024, 11:52:33 PM »Attached is a flyer of upcoming releases including an 1/48 A-12 Avenger II
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Aero-space / Grumman F7F-3 Tiger at What-If WIP
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 03:08:36 PM »Another project in the works. Not in a rush on this either. This was originally part of a kit bash with the Kinetic Models S-2 Tracker. The plan was to use the Tigercat wings on the Tracker fuselage. It was a lofty plan that almost worked. In the end the Tracker was destroyed while the Tigercat was spared. I still have plans for an attack Tracker but it will not get a wing swap. As I reflect on the mistakes made I think the wing swap would have been successful if the project had been done in 1/72nd scale where mistakes can be much easier to hide.
So as slow as this has been. My building efforts so far are the two stores pylons located between the engine nacelles and fuselage. The kit pylons had absolutely no substance to what they were to represent. I attached the kit parts two weeks ago and after looking at the things tonight I decided they had to go. Fortunately for me I had two sets of stores pylons from the Italeri 1/72nd scale B-57 Canberra available. The Canberra pylons were the perfect fit after I removed the small stub at the rear of each pylons. I used the stub at the front of the pylon to match up with the front hole in the wing where the original kit pylon was to go. Keeping errors to a minimum in that way I gave both of the replacement pylons a quick brush with my Tamiya liquid cement. Setting the wings aside now for a couple of days to cure before I do anything further.
So as slow as this has been. My building efforts so far are the two stores pylons located between the engine nacelles and fuselage. The kit pylons had absolutely no substance to what they were to represent. I attached the kit parts two weeks ago and after looking at the things tonight I decided they had to go. Fortunately for me I had two sets of stores pylons from the Italeri 1/72nd scale B-57 Canberra available. The Canberra pylons were the perfect fit after I removed the small stub at the rear of each pylons. I used the stub at the front of the pylon to match up with the front hole in the wing where the original kit pylon was to go. Keeping errors to a minimum in that way I gave both of the replacement pylons a quick brush with my Tamiya liquid cement. Setting the wings aside now for a couple of days to cure before I do anything further.
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Aero-space / Re: Douglas A-20 What-If WIP
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 02:41:02 PM »Thanks for sharing the image link. The life raft definitely has a square/rectangular appearance to it. That said l am not rushing out to purchase any additional True Details resin. I have plenty more tarpaulin shaped bits to use for things like this.