Clunkmeister

GRAND PRIZE: There are three to be given this year. Both will be drawn after all the regular prizes are awarded and all people who entered will be eligible, whether you won a prize or not. 1. Zoukei Mura 1/32 Ki-45 - Donated by Harv 2. Hobbyboss 1/32 Douglas A-26 Invader with two Brassin corrected engine sets - donated by LSM Staff 3. 1/32 Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F-2a (late) - Coughed up by the Stash of Doom ENTRANTS: 1. Krow 2. Harv 3. Bill_S 4. Smitty44 5. BlrwestSiR 5. HubertB 6. Gaming Dragon32 7. Seiran01 8. 1to1scale 9. 10. Pardelhas 11. Recon 12. ScottsGT 13. GazzaS 14. Winnie 15. 16. TJTX 17. Jeff 18. BradG 19. AlanG 20. 21. Landlubber Mike 22. Leitch144 GIFTS: 1. Special Hobby 1/32 Hawker Tempest - Krow 2. Choice of: 1/32 Fisher Hawker Sea Fury or F9F-5 Panther - Clunkmeister 3. Takom 1/35 Renault FT and 1/35 Tiger with Wittmann’s crew in resin - Clunkmeister 4. Eduard 1/32 Bf-109E - BlrwestSiR 5. Revell 1/32 Junkers Ju-88 A-1 - Smitty44 6. Valiant Wungs Airframe Almum #4 on Westland Whirlwind - HubertB 7. Yellow Series Mushroom book on A5M Claude - HubertB 8. Silhouette Cameo cutting plotter w/spare cutting mat and spare blade - HubertB 7. $10 Gift Card - Gaming Dragon32 8. Reskit MH-60 main rotor hub and tail rotor upgrade sets - Seiran01 9. Trumpeter 1/32 Bf-109K-4. - 1to1scale 10. Revell 1/32 Heinkel Salamander - Bill_S 11. Williams Bros 1/32 GeeBee Z racer - Bill_S 12. Fly 1/32 Natter - Pardelhas 13. 21st Century Toys 1/32 F4U-1/4 Corsair - ScottsGT 14. Revell 1/32 F4F-4 Wildcat Smithsonian Edition - ScottsGT 15. Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-4 Corsair - ScottsGT 16. Trumpeter 1/32 P-51D Mustang - ScottsGT 17. Hannants gift certificate for £50 - GazzaS 18. 3 new Tamiya tools, a set of photo etch bending pliers, a photo etch diamond file, and a pair of PE scissors - Winnie 19. One package including: Warbird tech F/A-18 book, eagle strike FW-190 Fighters pt. 1, eagle cals ec32-105a P-47D, cam 32-070 F-4N VF-161 - Recon 20. 1/32 Trumpeter SBD-1/2 with Yahu panel. -TJTX 21. 1/32 Eduard Revell Fw190 F8 PE Interior (33149) and Eduard PE Seatbelt Set (32843) - AlanG 22. 1/32 Aviattic Pfalz D.llla lozenge decals - Pardelhas 23. Wingnut Wings featured build book - Pardelhas 24. TwoBobs F-16C Golden State Griffins decal sheet - [Cat]Cpl.Slade

2020 has been one crazy year and it’s FINALLY coming to an end. If it’s bad, it’s happened, or is expected to happen, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised if an asteroid collides with us or some insane volcano springs to life just cap off a crappy year. Our Christmas raffle went over well the last two years, and the few minor tweaks we made last year seemed to have helped ease it along. It’s a learning experience here too. I’ll go over the rules and once again, a d attempt to keep it simple. So here is rundown of rules so everyone is refreshed and aware. For those who participated over there, you'll see a couple minor rule changes implemented by me just because I can. 1. Anyone who wants to enter to win may do so, IF, they are an Active Member of LSM as of right now. (November 28, 2020 2025 hrs CST) 2. Active Member is defined as anyone who has contributed to LSM by posting two posts to LSM within the last calender year. I though again of making it a WIP requirement, but decided again to nix that idea. The whole idea here is to promote a feeling of Christmas Spirit, get people posting more, and hopefully bring a better ending to 2020. So let’s make this fun! 3. Enrolling: Entering the raffle is easy. Just post "I'm in" and I'll mark you down. You do not need to contribute a gift to win a gift. 4. Gifts: You're welcome to contribute a gift to be included in the raffle. It’s absolutely not required or expected and you do NOT need to contribute a gift to be part of the raffle. 5. Impropriety: To avoid any sense of impropriety, I am going to ask that all people who feel led to contribute gifts to please verify your gifts as listed correctly. If I list it wrong, please let me know so I can correct it in time. Anything LSM related is good in my book. Aircraft and AFVs, supplies, AM, tools, etc, are all OK. I would suggest that if you're giving a bunch of little AM bibs and bobs, or things like magazine collections, think about including them as a package. It makes my job easier when it comes to keeping track of who gave and won what. 6. More Impropriety: As the organizer and overseer of this operation, once again, I will again NOT be eligible for any gift drawings. 7. Giving something is cool, but there is no right or wrong. Some give kits, others a resin set of wheels or #11 blades, or decide not to. If you feel led to, then do, cool, if not, then there is no big deal. 8. But remember, if you offer a gift, you're responsible for the shipping charges to the winner. 9. Gift givers and winners are to contact each other in a timely manner and winner must provide shipping information so the giver can get the package in the mail. 10. This is a fun Christmas Raffle, guys. If you pledge a gift, please make every effort to get it out in a timely fashion. 11. I will attempt to update the prize list and the names of those who entered the raffle on a daily basis. If there's more entrants than gifts, not everyone will receive a gift. If there's more gifts than entrants, then some will get more than one. 12. Drawing: Christmas Day in the USA, because that's where I live, and I work the day before, so the Aussies and the Kiwis gotta wait an extra day. Sorry guys! Grand Prize this year will consist of a Hobby Boss A-26 Invader Kit with corrected resin engines. This will be drawn from all names after the regular draw has been completed. Pretty normal stuff, eh? I think this oughta be a fun thing and I really hope everyone has a good time with this! Ernie

Tony we need to get you past the rubicon, Brother

Beeew- Teee- Full!! Congrats, mark, and stunning builds as always. You've done something none of us have done this year,... attend a show.

John, or anyone, I'm curious about the GSB FAA Corsairs. What's with that? Did they just take USMC or USN birds straight from US stock in US colors and simply install their own equipment? I was always under the impression that the FAA Corsairs were built to their own unique spec with, other than the first several Birdcages, had British modifications performed at the factory before they got delivered to the FAA. I learn something new every day, it seems.

For some reason, John I thought that FAA wingtips ARE included in one of the Tamiya boxings? I'm SO glad you're doing an FAA bird. Other than the beat up Birdcage Corsairs, the FAA Corsair is by far my favorite scheme. One reason I've never finished my first Corsair is that the blue schemes bore the shit out of me. So model On, John. Let's see this one come to life!!

I've seen it advertised, but have been attempting to binge on The 100, so haven't looked further. Yet

So the main airframe is in resin? All things being equal, you and I personally prefer the resin, but apparently most people don't.

Yay, woo hoo and yippee, the LSM 3rd Annual Christmas raffle will be a go for this year. I expect I will start some thread on it in the next week or so. Maybe, if I actually have the time to figure out what I will personally donate, being that my usual go to of the winner's choice of Wingnut Wings single engine kitsets is now no longer possible (grrrrr), so we'll reevaluate the situation.

I wonder how it compares to HPH kit.....

Amazing detail. Tony, they are now on my list. I need to pull out the two seat version of what you got from me.

Stunning! Good grief! Amazing and flawless.

Dropjaw speechless! Rowdy, it’s just stunning!

Stunning work so far, Carl!

I have three more in my stash, and I'll build every single one. You want a fun HPH build? Try a Walrus on for size. That will give you all kinds of fun times.

This is amazing! The Huskie is out of this world!

John, you KNOW you’ll be doing another. Its a tough build, but as resin kits go, it ain’t bad at all. Not shake and bake, but decent and nice.

As far as I've been able to tell, the Lancastrian started in late 44 as a special built transport from Victory Aircraft, and apparently it was a hit, because they started building a bunch of them. I think they started building them in Britain, as well, but I'm not sure.

All we were waiting on....

Did they ever pull that one up, or salvage it in any way? That's a priceless artifact. There was once a York, complete with engines, beached somewhere up there. I think the went back and pulled it all out, but some of it might still be there. Mostly it's DC-3s, C-46s, and C-54s. 185s, Beavers and Otters usually get choppered out, but the Fokkers are invisible, even if they're still there. The wing rots away and the steel tubes disappear into the tundra.

When Floyd told me he was doing once vertical full power pulls to 11,000 ft over Baltimore on test flights I had visions of some clown like me running him over. I'd bop along just under 10,000 and a chopper is the very last thing I'd be looking for up there. many of those Beaver, 185, and Otter guys think they're rock skimming cars, not low flying aircraft. The 185 was a Provincial bird up there. Anyone trying to make a buck had one. 206s were for the pinky in the air Genteel Class.

Resin dust literally everywhere.

Time to clean up this mess.