Clunkmeister

Also, the year 2019 is going to be a good one. All kinds of cool things will be happening. For example: This one is looking crazy promising. The fit is stellar, it there is very little surface detail and NO rivet detail. After Martin’s adventures with his MuG, I think Archer rivets might be in store.

It’s going to be an interesting year. This weekend after the F-5F is finished, my bench is going bye bye. A new 8ft wood table is going up, followed by all new organizers. All decals and AM goodies will be catalogued and documented. Paints and brushes will be placed, a new Hobbico mat will go down, and two aircraft will be on the bench, the SB2C, and the Lanc.

Well, we’re whipping her into shape. Nothing special, just good, clean fun. A good coat of Future, a final buffing, and now time for decals tomorrow.

You get used to it, Martin. The trick for me on the 46 was to pull my seat forward. Even in my youth I looked like an idiot. The first airline trip I remember was on a DC-3. Actually, the first bunch of airline trips were on DC-3. It sure beat taking the train or driving. The mainline airlines were running DC-8s, DC-9s, Viscounts and Vanguards Less than 200 kts is boring today, but back then, man, you were flying.

I used to joke with the Doug Jockeys about how even all up loaded with full fuel and oil, toothbrushes and flight bags, plus a little "extra" freight for Mother and Country, the Doug still weighed less than the empty weight of our 46s. We'd run right by them if we shoved the loud levers forward, but the bigshots really frowned at that. so we were still faster, but maybe by only 25 kts or so, not much, really. But the 46 not only carried more freight, she sure loved to drink fuel. A great moneymaker when loaded. But it'd break a guy quick if you were running Douglas loads in them. One thing that really surprised me was how slippery they were. You push the nose down, and speed would build up quickly. You could hit 250 kts real easy if you let it go. Not good for the engines, obviously. So you paid attention. You treat them well, they treat you well. I never had an engine failure either, although I did have one prop go screwy, not a runaway per se, but it started surging and not responding to input. Slowed down to maximum left leg extension speed (still had pedal travel left) and that didn't cage it, so because we were at 12500, pulled back the good one and hung it nose high till it finally feathered. That little exercise took almost 6000 ft. That day I actually had visions of them finding a torn up 2800 about 5 miles from the main debris field.. Even though the CAF had pretty much finished with the Daks when I was flying commercially, I remember while flying privately how your Daks were always so spiffy and well presented, and then when I was flying, our equipment was wearing more Aeroshell than was in the tanks. Good memories.

They look positively dejected

Martin, you're nuts.

Yeah, it's not the persona I put out, is it? I've slowed down quite alot in the last 5 years. Age and abuse catching up to me,

Bear was Joy’s dog. He left us for Doggie Heaven last year. A black Pomeranian, he was the most comical dog I’ve ever known. And smart and acted almost human to the point of being scary. And the grey poodle is Dollie Jo. We inherited her when Joy’s Aunt died and we almost didn’t take her because she was mean, mean, mean. But we did, I told her if she wasn’t nice I’d cook her up for supper, and a minute later she was suddenly my best friend. (And I am not a frufru dog guy.) I tend more to German Shepherds. But Dollie Jo passed a couple of years ago and left a big hole in my heart. They both loved to cuddle, and I caught Dollie drooling on my pillow. Every night she’d do this. Fake sleep on my pillow and when I went lie down she’d growl at me like she wanted to tear my face off. Then I’d lie down and she’d lay on my face till I scratched her ears.

For inflight, you forgot the F-111 and Su-24.

I honestly refrain from commenting on armor build, lest I reveal the depths of my true lack of knowledge on the subject

Just read my last post... A "Panda Panzer" sounds quite nonthreatening.

An in flight display with a Sidewinder posed 1 millisecond outside the tailpipe would be cool. And prototypical.

well, I have some 1/16 targets, such as the Tamiya 1/16 Easy Eight with some resin conversion goodies, a Trumpy 1/16 King Tigger, Panda Panzer38, and Takom FT. Nice stuff. The only 1/35 targets in my possession is WW1 stuff.

You guys on your armor have to teach this old dog a thing or two.

OK, chuckle of the day. he he heeeee

Perfect!

let me know how it works.

If you hit edit at the bottom of your post, you can scroll down and see your uploaded pictures. Just click the bin emblem on the pic. That should do it.

Grizly, I always wondered who flew those Daks. Y'all must have had your fair share of comments from the rotorheads and go fast boys.

Harv thought my life was oh too orderly. So,..... He bought me this for Christmas... an evil little box of torturous resin that will tax my patience till the very end.... I’ve built plenty of resin models over the years, and truth be told, I almost prefer resin to IM, BUT, this one will have mumbling to myself, I’m sure.

ICM or Kitty Hawk kit? I’m looking forward to this, seriously.

Well, Harv sent me the one kit I had really wanted but never got. I love it and what an awesome surprise. Left me speechless. Thanks, buddy! Its going to be a real challenge. Not much surface detail, no rivets at all. When Martin tried adding rivets to a LEM kit, he discovered many little air pockets beneath the surface. Fun. So, Archer transfers perhaps? Stay tuned, Sports Fans, stay tuned.

A couple extra engines would have helped

Lots of options for the very adventurous.