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Entrants: BlrwestSiR Harv TJTX Recon 1to1scale Smutty44 Daywalker Maxim Bill_S Grunhertz Jeff GusMac Pardelhas Peterpools Maru Seiran01 HubertB Dave J. Drifter Wouter is IN! Martinnfb [Cat]CplSlade Wumm Grand Prize: HK Avro Lancaster After all drawings are completed, all names of those who donated will be reentered into the pot and drawn for the Grand Prize. The kit will be supplied as soon as it’s in stock from a supplier in the winner’s area. As is the case with the regular drawings, I will be excluding myself from this drawing as well. Prizes: Kits: 1/32 Hasagawa Bf-109G-14. Donated by Clunkmeister Any single engine in production and in stock Wingnut kit. Donated by Clunkmeister Wingnut Pfalz D.llla Donated by Harv Trumpy Skyraider package. Donated by TJTX Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E. Donated by 1to1scale Hasagawa FW-190F-8. Donated by Jeff Trumpeter A-7E Donated by GusMac Bronco Models 1/35 scale YW-531-A Donated by Pardelhas Revell 109G-10 Donated by Grunhertz Budweiser BD-5J Donated by Peterpools Hasegawa N1K2-K George Donated by Bill_S Revell Duo Discus and engine Donated by Daywalker Winners choice of either a Revell Beaufighter or Trumpeter Bearcat Donated by HubertB 1/72 Hasegawa McDonnell Banshee Donated by Maru. (Rumour has it that it comes with an electron microscope so it can actually be built) 1/28 Hobbycraft Fokker Dr.1 Donated by Maru Wingnut Wings Snipe (late) donated by Seiran01 aftermarket decals.  Choice of either: Hasegawa FW-190D-9 with Aires cockpit and Eaglecals decals or A 1/12th scale Tamiya Yamaha Moto GP kit; with Studio 27 photoetch set, Tamiya fork upgrade set and Valentino Rossi decals. Donated by Wumm. Books and Literature: Panther on the Battlefield book donated by Carl Vickers Wellington winter scene print. Donated by Dave J. B-25J ETO deckle set Donated by Martinnfb Kagero (red series) Heinkel HE 111 Ps of KG 27 (decals), and Sq EA-6b Prowler walk around. Donated by Recon Desert Eagle Zelda M113 Part 1 (fitters), and Concord Merkava 1, 2, 3. Donated by Recon Misc: $100.00 gift certificate to the online hobby store of your choice. Donated by Smutty44 $25.00 gift certificate. Donated by Drifter

Are you in as well for the raffle, Harv? Or just donating?

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Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!! Have a great one, my friend!! Ernie

I'm going to open the gifts with two prizes: 1. Winner's choice of any current and in production Wingnut Wings single engine airplane available at the time of the drawing. 2. Hasagawa Bf-109G-14

Ok, Here's what we're gonna do. Let's do a Christmas kind of Raffle like we did over on TOS, and let's keep it simple and sweet. I think theirs was a real decent idea in principle, and for the most part it worked real well. Sometimes it got a bit unwieldy, so we'll attempt to keep it simple. So I'll do a little rundown of the 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 14, 2018, 1630 hrs CST) 2. Active Member is defined as anyone who has contributed to LSM by posting to LSM within the last calender year. I'm open to interpretation on this depending on Admin/Mod feedback, as we didn't really discuss this point. The whole idea here is to promote a feeling of Christmas Spirit and maybe get people posting more. So this may change based upon feedback. 3. Enrolling: Entering the raffle is easy. Just post "I'm in" and I'll mark you down. 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. 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, I will 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! Pretty normal stuff, eh? I think this oughta be a fun thing and I really hope everyone has a good time with this! Ernie

Posted to a new thread, y'all.

I'm a DJ in a parallel universe

Uh oh! Must have been teenage hackers in Macedonia!

48 confirmed dead in the Camp Fire now, making this by far the deadliest ill fire in California history. Still over a hundred people missing, though. One of the dead was a 63 year old man with swollen limbs who couldn’t walk. He was on oxygen. There was no time. There was barely enough time for most able bodied. Remember the American Red Cross as well. Groups like Samaritan’s Purse go in afterwards well, going site to site, helping people sift through the ashes to find even the smallest of memories.

I’ve been given the green light by Staff on a cool project. More info to follow in a day or so.

Yes. Those on the front line are fighting the good fight. When the winds get up, the bombers can’t fly and lack of air support makes it doubly worse. Nerves are pretty thin here y’all. I know a few here who came within a block or two of losing it all earlier this year. It’s tough. A couple years ago, I almost burned down my neighborhood by using a plasma cutter outside and starting a grass fire in my backyard. We hadn’t had rain in a month and it was scary how fast the grass caught. If you’re a believer, y’all pray for reach. If you’re not, well, then do what you do. Send cool vibes or whatever. I’m just glad they’re safe. And we gotta refrain from feeding the strays.

First look says Tiger Stripes are courtesy of my airbrush, but tomorrow will be the test.

This showed up in the mail today, and tomorrow I’ll open it up, spread it all out, and take some quick pics of the different series from the F-5E. My foist impressions are “WOW”, so that should say something. I’ll follow it all up with a fairly quick OOB build using kit decals, etc. There’s been one or two built elsewhere, but I’m not a big jet modeler, so this will be a test for me. Ernie I aplogise for the crappy ‘Ernie pic’ but it was just a snap with my cell.

I want to do a FAA version, but being that this a -5, or Hellcat 2, my options might be somewhat limited. Comments?

The time you have one of those moment where you wish there was a "DELETE POST" button. I shall now hide my head in shame and not come out until the last rotten tomato has flown.

Very nice. That's an interesting subject.

I got to know Paul though our mutual deep love and fascination for the CF-100 intercepto. Paul has been a great supporter to this hobby, and for me personally, just a guy who I could call up and spend literally hours upon hours on the phone with and never talk about the same thing twice. Not quite a friend in the true sense of the word, but a whole lot more than a casual acquaintance as well. And we both have a serious deep love and fascination with the CF-100. However one chooses to donate, I'm sure that they will be eternally grateful. But please don't forget that there are thousands of other families in and around Paradise as well as through other areas in California who literally lost everything. As of this morning, 41 of those families in Paradise alone have actually lost loved ones to the flames. The scope of the human tragedy here is immense, y'all. This is a National Tragedy. California's been hit hard. All summer. Please bear that in mind. Whether it's through the LSP site or another way, just remember these folks. There was absolutely NO warning whatsoever that the fire was coming, and those who got out escaped with little more than their lives and the clothes they had on.

Uh huh. Or we could hope for a 1/32 Manchester. Mwahahahahahahaaaaaaa!

F6F or P-38

I was dreading you being in a hideously bad mood upon returning from Telford. Whew! Now I look forward to seeing this take shape!