Clunkmeister

Good to see you here, Rowdy! What an entrance! An amazing depiction so far I’m looking forward to seeing you’re finish in this. That nose section floored me, but the work on the tail section is awesome!

I think a 1/144 Fokker Dr.1 is in order!

Glad you’re ok, but Harv, Good LORD you’re flippin’ ugly!

Mike, I might be scared admitting you know me. You might get rotten tomatoes tossed and all. Just so you know, there MSW is the sister site to LSM, and a few members here also model wooden ships as well. Rob is one, and Hubert is a member as well. Plus myself, although I’m a newb over there. You sure picked some tough kits to break back into the hobby. Yikes! We aren’t all that concerned with what you build here, just as long as you like to build. Aircraft are my big thing. I’m the second worst armor builder in the world, and I only say that because I’m sure somewhere, someplace, there’s bound to be that one..... But we all like WIPs, start your build log and you’ll get plenty of feedback. Many here will give you hints and tips if you ask, and all in all, we’re a friendly bunch and not as huge as MSW so that your build disappears in an hour. Welcome! Ernie

Sometimes we overthink and overwalk our own virtual feet. And land on our virtual noses causing a very non virtual headache.

It’s insanity. And they’re never available for what I really want to build.

You sound like me Mom when I was 10. “Maybe” meant a nicely said “NO, Dammit!”

John, a Russkie one is a natch for this kit. Like you, I’m a Cold Warrior, and I reconcile the fact that it was their Government, not the poor blokes in the cockpits that made the rules. We both know plenty of very decent previously behind the line guys, a few of them right here on this forum. Build a Russian bird. They alone kept Bell afloat through the war and because of them, we have great helicopters that kicked their asses all over the world. One of their P-63s against one of our P-51s would have been a pretty even fight, aircraft wise.

They’re not a relaxing build at all, with a high cuss factor, but not “hard” either.

Gonna be nice to see

I saw a real Ford GT sitting on a showroom floor just as they came out. The Dealership had ordered a couple, (apparently he had pull with Ford brass), and it was priced at some astronomical amount way, way up there in the stratosphere. I was too plebian to even be allowed to sit in it, so I settled for making vroom vroom noises with my lips. Hopefully I splattered everything within spray distance with spittle droplets. Yes, I can behave a mite bit juvenile at times. Nevertheless, I was asked to leave, but I got a quick look at the drivers seat when a salesman opened the door for some bigshot heart surgeon, and I got a quick enough glimpse of the drivers seat to raise serious doubts whether my arse would even have fit.

Hubert, the box art for that O-2 kit makes it look like it's rolling in with nefarious intent towards that C-130.

Harv, when is eye surgery? Have you a date yet? Looking forward to seeing your FW continue, and you are looking forward to just being able to see your FW at all.... Twierdzący

Last I checked, weed’ll slow you down, not speed you up. A couple lines of pure high country Peru might help the go fast guys, I’d think. I’ve never even smoked a joint, but I sure could drink like a fish.

That’s September Fury. Spirit is still a box of parts. I need to get back to sea and get working on my Brig-Sloop Speedy.

I did something similar on ice while in the Army. On a figure eight Dead Drunk. And I mean Pissy Faced, Blind, Pie Eyed, Moon Howlin’, Commode Huggin’ Drunk. And we all rode kids tricycles. I came in second last.

That’s a lesson we all learn. Once.

Alright folks, let’s see YOUR oops moments!!

Good to see one being built! Looking great!

Is that his left leg, or the middle one?

Oh yeah. It’s just decanted Tamiya primer, so it’ll be sanded smooth tomorrow. A non event, but put up here for comedic value. Just to show you that yes, I actually got some bench time, equally divided between a wooden ship and this SOD rescue.

Or take up knitting.

Yep, but the Lightning had a different mission, basically as a point defense fighter, and it was absolutely brilliant in that role. Canada is many thousands of miles of desolate uninhabited tundra and many more thousands of miles of trees, lakes, and rocks. 1 engine doesn’t isn’t good. Every Canadian interceptor in the Jet age has been a twin engine jet, and it’s been absolutely crucial to aircrew longevity.

Now that’s be a treat. a Henley would be cool, too.

Yep! Mig-21, Starfighter, neither one was built for the Canadian Mission. The MiG-21 would have been a horrible choice, probably as bad or worse than the Starfighter, not because it was Russian, but because just like the Starfighter, it literally had zero combat radius.