Clunkmeister

Tony, just a thought, but have you looked to see if there are any diagrams from the various books on RCN aircraft that may shed light on a starting point from how the RCN performed their initial mods? Then you could just work from their, just as FPL did when they bought these as surplus.

Oh very nice choice. I have the US Army version of this kit on the shelf and have been contemplating it for quite some time now.

I find working with resin much easier than working with most manufacturers styrene. I prefer a soft medium, and for the most part, resin delivers. Kitty Hawk and ICM styrene is nice as well. Im looking forward to see how this one shapes up.

Oh YESSSSSS!

This build is truly awesome! I consider myself a halfway decent resin kit builder, but this is utterly world class!

No not yet. I’ve been looking at Eastern European Nations that flew US and other western equipment, and didn’t fully adopt Soviet ways.

I’m always looking for different schemes. These Yugoslavs are cool..... Thoughts?

Maru, give me a call when you can. Tomorrow is OK if you’re not working.

I’d say a Hasegawa WW2 build. I knock one of those out when I’m down and it revs me right up.

Hubert, I can’t golf. If high score won, I’d be a winner. I got lots of range time this year, I found a rifle range that goes out to 1200 meters, so I’ve spent many Saturdays out there ringing gongs from 1100 meters. It also gave this old guy a resin to get his eyes checked.

Smitty, that A-4C is looking great.

Yeah it is, Tony.

I’ve done next to nothing compared to y’all. One big project still not officially “done”, and a quickie F-5 build. A couple or three newish projects started and on the go. As usual, a bunch of resin love

Moved to this section at the request of the OP, y’all.

But does it go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt?

Oh that's DEFINITELY a deal breaker!! UNBUILDABLE!

O. M. G. !!!!

Exactly, you can't see ANYTHING down those intakes, anyway. On the F-5 I built, it was a non event. I just painted the interior black, along with the engines, and never had a single issue. My opinion is that guys are getting wound up over not much at all. Another big beef I heard with the kit is how not every part to do all available versions comes with the kit, with the biggest one being a panel for the -5. If you can build a C the way it comes, build a C. But if you can't wait for the inevitable release of the -5, then I'm sure the AM will quickly oblige if you are incapable of scratching one out yourself. Other than those two nits that were picked, it certainly appears, from all who responded, to be a solidly decent kit with exceptional surface detail. I have not received a copy yet, but when I do, y'all will be the first to know.

Rog pointed ouit one thing regarding this raffle. NOTHING here would be possible without the awesome generosity of the multitude of members who donated these truly stunning gifts. Please be sure to thank those who so graciously donated, because without y'all doing this, all this would be nothing but a blank screen. HATS OFF TO ALL Y'ALL!!

Carl, I think everyone here picked up something truly awesome. My sincere hope is that everyone creates something with their winnings. And for your big win, just let me know which model you want, and when they’re out, you’ll have one seriously massive build ahead of you. Last year, Bill_S won the HK Lanc, and he was building away, last time I saw.

All y’all who won these great prizes can thank my wife. She did all the drawing and I just wrote them down. So her hands are the magic hands...

One final item here. The Grand Prize. The lucky name drawn is.................................... BlrWestSiR Congrats, Carl! And Merry Christmas to all! I hope everyone here has a great Christmas, and our raffle gifts donated by members were truly amazing. From some very, very decent decal sets to reference books to great kits, I hope everyone here receives some serious inspiration for new builds for the new year! Please contact the member who won the gift you pledged, and arrange to get it to that individual ASAP. Obviously, the Grand Prize hasn’t been released yet, so Carl will choose and as soon as it is available, he’ll get one from the closest Wingnut distributor. In Carl’s case, it’s probably Sprue Brothers.

Donated by Prize Winner Clunkmeister: Winner’s pick of any WNW in stock single engine kit. GusMac Clunkmeister: ZM choice: Ki-45 or Hs-129B DannyVM Hubert: Doyusha A6M2 package with a resin Pascal Huguet Rufe conversion. Smitty Smitty44: $100.00 gift card to any hobby shop of the winner’s choosing. Harv Sir Desmond Glazebrook: 1/35 Meng self Auf-1 propelled howitzer 1to1 Scale Sir Desmond Glazebrook: 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-84 TJTX Sir Desmond Glazebrook: Verlinden book detailing scale aircraft Winnie Sir Desmond Glazebrook: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F Hellcat with a boatload of cool AM [Cat]CplSlade GusMac: Trumpeter Bf109-G2 Tropical The Dude TJTX: Special Hobby Tempest Mk2 Krow113 TJTX: Eduard 109E-3 Profipack with Werner’s Wings V.14 Dübendorf racer conversion. Drifter Bill_S: Revell 1/32 J2M3 Jack Leitch144 Bill_S: Doyusha 1/32 Type 93 Akatombo Hubert Bill_S: Grand Phoenix Productions P-38 Lightning cockpit set PardelHas BlrWestSiR: 1/32 Eduard Bf-109E-4 ProfiPack Sir Desmond 1to1Scale: 1/35 Tamiya M4A3E8 Easy Eight (Korean War) BiggTim FMEerk: 1/35 2 1/2 ton 6x6 water truck Lestab FMEerk: 2 ref books. LW 1935-45 markings and camo & US Army Air Force fighters. (Pt2) Bill_S Krow113: Special Hobbies 1/32. X-15A-2 with ground dolly. Gaming Dragon Pardelhas: Dragon 1/35. Panzerfähre fährendeck mit gepanzerter landwasserschlepper FME erk Harv: 1/32 Special Hobby Tempest Mk.V Hi-tech BlrWstSiR Harv: 1/32 Hasegawa Mitsubishi Raiden prototype Seiran01 [Cat]CplSlate: Squadron/Signal Walk Around for the EA-6B Prowler Maru [Cat]CplSlade: 1/32 F-16C Golden State Griffins by Twobobs Aviation Graphics (32-033) for 2 planes, S/N 84-1318 and 85-1404. Cranky Craftsman Danny VM: 1/32 Trumpeter IL-2 on skis TJTX The Dude: Academy MH-60G Pavehawk Harv GusMac: Sky's decals F-4 Kurnass. Cranky Craftsman Edited 6 hours ago by Clunkmeister

Ready. My flat top western hat is poised and ready. Do NOT pay attention to the size. Yes, I have a monster noggin. So here’s how it works: Joy will draw a name at a time until done. If there are prizes left over, all names go back in and we continue drawing until complete. After all prizes have been awarded, all names go back in to the awarding of the Grand Priz. Joy will draw one name. That name will be the winner. Good Luck to all!!

Ok folks, Joy and I are making ballots now and will deposit them in a hat to be drawn for gifts as listed, from top to bottom exactly as listed