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  1. Clunkmeister
    This doesn’t look right. There’s no bullet strikes or damage of any kind on the wall.
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    And that’s a very early short nose version too. Once upon a time, the Clunk was the only all weather interceptor and in service. Everything else was a day fighter like the Sabre. I always wondered why nobody restored one of these to flying condition. Of course the first thing that happened to them was that their Orendas were pulled to be used in the various Sabres still out there. And the Clunk takes two Orendas. Might be tough to find, these days.
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    Well, I guess that fire extinguisher didn’t help.
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    You can’t make this stuff up if you tried. A couple of new F-16s on the shopping list, I guess.....
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    Martin, this is looking good. I just had a crazy thought... Looking at that flat black hood,.... I wonder how a flat black scoop would look... or an area of flat black like some 60s cars did. Mostly Dodge, I think... Well, on second thought, that scoop doesn’t really stand proud enough. I dunno. Just acid flashbacks, I guess....
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    Yeah I have mine sitting in que with full Lavochkin-Martin fuselage mods already done, and it just cries out for the full Reno treatment. Lavochkin sure knew how to design sexy into a warplane.
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    Dreaming of Lavochkin in civilian colors....
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    Crikey, I went and looked.
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    The Phantom is as ugly as the F8 was beautiful, and you caught every bit of it's trademark ugly. Masterful job in every respect!
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    Now that's probably my favorite jet of all time. The sexiest jet in the world until the Su-27 and Mig-29 happened along.
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    Man, I just love the little scooter. One of the nicest builds I've seen of this one. Great job!
  12. Clunkmeister
    Beautiful job! Like GusMac said, there's absolutely nothing subtle about the Thud. Brute power, brute strength, just IN YOUR FACE All American style.
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    Looks awesome as usual, John The Man, The Machine, The Legend.....
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    Love you, buddy.
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    The plastic's looking great so far, James, easily as nice as we were led to believe it would be. I'm looking forward to the final result, and I'll definitely be building one of these, along with the WnW kit when it arrives. This, along with the long awaited B-24, is forcing me to consider adding at least one new wing onto my house.
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    Yup, Happy Birthday, Father Time! I heard that you were a babysitter for Moses at one point in your childhood. And that act of kindness when you released that minnow in the ocean? Who knew that little minnow would grow up to be Moby Dick! And I hear Jonah even hitched a ride at one point as well.. Life must have been great back in the days before electricity. I hope you had a really great day, buddy! Ernie
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    This picture speaks a thousand words to me.... Y’all ever get that lump in your throat with a model saying “finish me!” No, it won’t be tomorrow, next week, or even next month, but this is a build I never should have stopped.
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    Gorgeous build, Dave.
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    Yup. Happy Happy Birthday, Derek!
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    Just for Martin. Texas squirrels. And yes, before you ask, they taste like chicken.
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    A few more Texas images. Obviously one is historical. You don’t know Texas if you don’t know our State flower, the Bluebonnet.
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    Just crossed the wire, guys. Paul Allen just died. Co-founder of Microsoft, but also a noteable vintage aircraft collector, including the only flying original FW-190 with it's original engine intact and working.
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    Thanks, man. Plenty of work ahead to do...
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    “Rubber band tires” you sound just like me!
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    I get you engine on the weekend. It’s a Ford-Edsel (FE) big block Ford, 352 cubes. Identical block as the 361, 390, 406, and 427 Ford big blocks. There was also an option for an even bigger engine, a Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln (MEL) big block 430 cubes, which is a totally different engine. That was a real stump puller and turned the nimble Thunderbird into a dog. Like driving around with a ship’s anchor roped on the front bumper. Big power in a straight line, but it turned and handled like the Queen Mary. The 352 powered T-bird is a real riot to drive. Stiff shocks and a rear sway bar turn it into a neat little car. It’s really not that big... 112” wheelbase.
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