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I think I forgot these with the WWII aircraft. More coming.

More coming.

More coming.

Photos, Mostly, 1/32 aircraft. (almost 100) More coming

I was just working on the photos that I took and remembered I forgot Chris who I met when he was moving his F-15 so Fine Scale could photograph it. I also realized that I didn't take photos of the large scale UAVs too.

Well, I forgot Carl too. But the person mentioned above was at dinner Friday evening, dang, a mind is a terrible thing to lose.

So, the NATS were great! It was really nice to meet face-to-face with various folks, Tim, Mike, Radu, Gary, Dennis, and I know there's at least one name that I'm forgetting. (sorry) Also talking to various other people that I talked with in line, riding the shuttle, and at dinner. Our table at the banquet included Bauble Young who was the Best of Show winner. Wow. For those on FB, IPMS/USA | Facebook If it doesn't come up directly, search for his name. And, before someone adds, I'll brag a little, I won a Z-M 1/48 F-4E Late in the Z-M raffle. That doesn't happen in a million years. I wanted to buy one but put it off 'til after the raffle, just in case. I also was lucky enough to win a 1/48 Hasegawa Maachi in the IPMS raffle that I donated to Help Heal Vets. I also contributed to various vendors too.

That’s cool!

It was great to meet you and your son too, Carl.

Yeah, or we may have stayed after NATS for a game instead of going to the game today. I imagine that possibility. I was concerned before yesterday's national events that a certain person may decide to show up for the game and increase security.

On the way from the Nashville area. My wife loves baseball, so, since we’re going that direction, we’re going to a Milwaukee Brewers game. Today is the last game before the Allstar break.

I’ll be there. We’re already on the way, with a few stops on the way.

A few more bits of brass.

Thanks folks, one little bit at a time.

We were away for a bit, but it's progressing one tiny brass bit at a time. A lot more to go.

A while back when SB had Meng products on their weekend special, I wasn't interested in any of the kits, but I had a look through their tools. I found these and I've been using them for small parts since. MNGMTS035 Meng Precision Flat-Tip Tweezers - Sprue Brothers Models LLC I found that I can pick up parts better than the very pointy tweezers and they don't twist and send the part off into never-never land if I squeeze too hard. There isn't a lot of 'spring' that I have to overcome to hold the parts too. I've bought a spare (when Meng was on special again) to have just in case too. My hands aren't the steadiest but using these, I think I do better holding parts and placing them.

Fun time is starting..... One little bit at a time.

Hmmm, I used to have a copy, but I'm not sure I still have it. I didn't make the connection. Edit: Hah, I have it on kindle, I think I'll have to re-read it.

Well, I'm back at this one. I decided that I performed too much surgery on the plastic and I bought another kit. (In case someone was wondering.) A little bit of a different assembly path. Back to testing my sanity.

Thanks guys!

Thanks guys.

I finally took time to take some RFI photos. My usual photo taking spot has been in use by the other half, so I took it outside.

I picked this up last fall at the Murfreesboro IPMS show. Thought I'd check them out to see what they are and whether they might be suitable for the grandsons. Hobby Nut vends at that show. Upon opening the box, I found the engineering amazing with the multicolored injection molding. These are the sprues after assembling it, but you get the idea if you've never looked at one of these. Yeah, one corner is clear parts. Also, this sprue is a different material and there are ball joints molded in. I found it amazing. The upper right corner are the hands. There is a ball joint for the thumb, the index finger, and then the other three fingers together. One of the drawbacks, I think, related to the grandsons working on this, is that the instructions tell you to pull some of those ball joints apart to add pieces. I actually had to go through the replacement part process because I broke one of them. That took about 10 weeks. Then, there's all the STICKERS. But, it's done now. Nothing is glued, it's all just pushed together. All the joints move and can be posed. I'll think about it, perhaps I'll go for a larger one. I'll definitely have a closer look at the Gundams on the display table at the next show.

Okay, I think I'm going to call this one done. I'll see when I get to 'good' photos.