Clunkmeister

I have honk it looks great. One of he shortcomings of the Hasegawa kit are those big steps in the flaps where they join the wing when retracted. For some reason, that’s always really bothered me. But you nailed it with the Trumpeter edition.

Dekenba Dean, OK, even though I let a lot of goofy things slide around here and moderate this forum with an extremely light touch, your last post is extremely offensive. We manage to keep it lighthearted around here and don’t bring politics into it. None of us do. Consider this a warning. I’m writing this in the open, not as a PM, because I need to be VERY clear. I will not stand for ANY personal attacks or insults against either a single human, or a group of them. I’ve hidden the post. I truly hope you just tipped the bottle a bit more than usual tonight and can get back to normal tomorrow.

Tomorrow I’ll get some d cent pics and move it to the finished area.

I’ll ask others around me in the know if they are aware of any official names..

PHOQUE!!!

I’m about ready to call this one finished. A month start to finish. Almost a record for me. A couple pics I snapped the other night,.... I’ll take some better pics in a day or so and post in finished builds. I need to figure out the antenna system as there is conflicting information there

Short, fat, and slow isn't always bad. Or at least that's what I tell my wife.

I keep hoping they'll come out with the B-47, and if they do, I'll be extremely happy indeed. Once I'm done the 36, I tyhink I'd regret not getting the other, so here we go. I have the space at the office, and they'll look good there.

I like your plan! The closet is the resin closet, where the resin kits live. I never thought about barricading myself in before, but it’s brilliant! That second one isn’t a B-36....

Several months ago, after hearing that someone else was going to pull the pin on an HPH bomber, I thought that if I don’t do it and give the Peacemaker a family member, I’d forever regret it down the road. The Peacemaker build is well on its way now, so eventually, she’ll have an ugly cousin to keep her company.

After seeing Jeroen’s amazing build, I decided to have a go of the Trumpeter Wellington. I bought it used, and it came with just about every PE and resin bit known to man...

Drat!! There it is again!!

I use Levelling Thinner. Does alcohol work better?

Looking good so far, Mike. It’s a nice kit and builds into a speculator model when finished

Yep. The US Government was worried about having enough 1911 pistols during WW1, so they asked Colt and S&W to make a revolver that took the new .45ACP round. Both manufacturers made the same pistol, with very minor detail differences. They were difficult to unload because the new .45ACP cartridge was designed for automatic pistols and didn’t have a traditional rim lip around the end of the case. So regular push type cylinder ejectors wouldn’t work. Instead, the manufacturers went with a half moon clip where the cartridges were pre attached, and could be quickly loaded. It’s a cool piece. Accurate, well built, very military, and all but completely forgotten. When we display these things, people under 30 marvel that a soldier would go to war with a weapon that isn’t black and made of plastic. They comment that the pistols look like “Cowboy guns” and the rifles look just like grandpa’s deer rifle, which they basically are. history is totally lost on so many youngsters today.

One thing about that Colt M1911 .45 automatic. It has a British connection. It was built in 1943 by Ithaca and sent to Britain under Lend Lease. It was used by British troops during and after the war before being returned the the USA in the 1950s. These old things are incredibly cool. It has the standard US markings, and also British markings with markings staging it is not of British manufacture. I knew it was special when I first saw it, and after I bought it, I researched it for over a year. I’m still trying to find out what units it was issues to while in Service to His Majesty.

We get out on the ranch and there’s nobody for miles. We have open spaces out there. No humanity.

Yep.

Someone setting fire to their dog?

Well, he’s taking off with full reheat, so I’d say he has no intention of landing anytime soon.

And my all time favorite picture ever...

OK, I put the last one in, just because

It’s a relaxing hobby, Martin. We all sit around and tell tall tales, shoot a bit, sit back down, chill out, swap a few more lies, and on and on and on. It makes for a very stress free, very relaxing day.

Jarheads (and any ground forces) would marry an A-10 if they could. And I say that respectfully.