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    This galloping POS will finally come off the hot rod SOD and get brought back in for completion. 35 Ford 3 window coupe that’s been beating around my place for 25 years or so. It had a 2” chop put in the roof years back, which definitely helps get rid of the bubbletop look. Plus the canvass top opening has been filled as well. The frame is original Ford, but has been boxed and a Mustang ll front end and narrowed 9” rear installed. Unfortunately, the Mustang front end is not what I want. It’s going back to a traditional Ford solid axle front and will keep the 9” rear. That, along with some rear fender skirts will give it the early 50s custom taildragger cruiser look I want. Powertrain is 1957 Ford 292 with a T5 gearbox. 292 has the rear T-Bird sump, PCV system, and front timing cover mount like a flathead. An electric cooling fan will be used, as there isn’t enough room with the 292 to use the engine driven fan. This thing’s been on my mind for many, many years... The completed car is similar to what I have in mind, y’all except that the blue car hasn’t had the top chopped like mine has.
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    Yes, the emphasis is now more on the LARGE, rather than just the scale multiplier. So a 1/72 An-225 is absolutely welcome in the main area. Its a serious attempt to be more inclusive and not disqualify people. One model a few of us have built or are going o build is the 1/48 Vickers Wellington. 1/48 is as big as you’ll find unless you scratch it or go vac, so as fast as I’m concerned, BRING IT! That U-boat will look stunning!
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    That’d be oh so cool! A taped together NZ Corsair -1A is to me, the ultimate that can be done with the Tamiya kit. 213’s birds were worn, but the NZ kites were absolutely trashed.
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    Nice to get this off the SOD. I’m fascinated by VMF-213. They took a kicking all through the Solomons, yet kept going strong. I see a few of these in my future. Another VMF-213 bird, an FAA kite, and absolutely an RNZAF -1A The funny thing on Tamiya... I actually don’t like the builds. They just seem too.... click and paste for my normal build style. But,.. it’s exactly what I need right now, and these turn into one awesome completed model. Tony told me many, many times,.. in the doldrums, build a Tamiya. Well, no doldrums, just big pressure in life cleaning up after the storm.
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    I love this... it’s ME!
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    Hmmmmmm......
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    Having fun finishing a SOD build
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    Just... WOW! I have the full kit, and much of that interior is absolutely invisible when complete. Stunning build so far!
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    Speaking of ships... Trumpeter’s new 1/200 Titanic... No, I’m not ghoulish enough to model that ship, but with a small amount of change, Olympic is a real possibility,... and Olympic as a troopship would be mind blowing. And Britannic as a Hospital Ship would be a real stunner. Not many realize that Olympic served reliably on the Liverpool to New York run for decades, and was eventually scrapped as she became obsolete.
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    A Clunk in 1/32 would be mind boggling. It was a big, big aircraft, but it was a two seat, twin engine all weather interceptor, and carried a lot of weapons and fuel. It was also arguably the best, and for awhile the ONLY really capable all weather interceptor available to the West. Plus, unlike many other contemporary aircraft, it was by NO means underpowered with it’s twin Orendas. It made the F-89 instantly 10 years out of date, outperforming it handily in every respect. It’s only flaws? A cramped rear cockpit and no air to air refueling capability.
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    I’m really looking forward to seeing how Jetmads does with the Viggen. I know of at least one other person here who ordered one as well. Hopefully it’s worth all the hype.
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    That 1/48 B-47 will look real,y blood along with the B-36, B-52, and B-70. Along the same lines, I also have the 1/72 Tupolev 95, Antonov 24, and 1/48 Bone, all which will go nicely with the others, even if the scale is a touch different and Antonov isn’t a bomber. A Tupolev 22 in 1/48 might be too much to wish for? Displaying all of those together at the same time might be a bit real estate intensive. Even the Tupolev 95 is massive in 1/72, dwarfing the B-52.
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    And the Tamiya Lanc has some shape issues that are tough for some to swallow.
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    Fokker was THE undisputed American civil aircraft King in the late 20s up until the Douglas DC series. The Universal put him on the map, his Trimotors were leaps and bounds better than the Fords. If it wasn’t for shoddy maintenance work on the wooden wings, it might be Fokker and Douglas instead of Boeing and Douglas. But Tony Fokker was as set in his ways and immovable as Henry Ford. He refused to accept new technology and his airplane’s performance eventually overtaxed his still WW1 construction processes.
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    That ironclad looks like a deathtrap.... Just a little bit of cold water leaking onto that hot boiler,... KABOOM!
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    We need more ship builds here, but just remember, MSW is there for ships, so cross post as needed. Plus remember, 1/48 is cool here. We ain't anal. just build 'em big, and build on a large scale. Not like me, with my meager production. On that Corsair, I have a feeling I'll have spent more time on the cockpit and engine than I did on the entire rest of the build. the center section is like a kid's snap together kit.
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    I just started mixing till it looked right to my eyes
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    Yes, one of these days I’ll finish Speedy, then start on ?Hood with all AM known to mankind
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    Finishing my quarantine hotel build. What an amazing kit.....
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    We had almost -30C temperatures in Texas last week, and right now, we just got one heck of a hailstorm. Golfball size.
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    Ooooooh... promises promises. I’m looking forward to seeing that Travel Air come together.
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    For all who don't know, MSW (Model Ship World) is our Sister Site. If you have even the slightest interest in ship models, have a peek. Many of us here are also members there. many members there also build Large Scale Models, and some of us here dabble in ships.
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    Hubert, we did exactly the same thing with the rear observation windows on the Lanc. When they got printed in clear, they were hazy and quite a bit thicker than yours. But a whole bunch of hand polishing with plastic polish made them quite usable. i'm happy to see that you're still working on the Mystery Ship. The Travel Air Mystery Ship is my undisputed absolute all time favorite Golden Age racer ever.
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    One question on the Birdcage. The Montex pics make it look like the quarter windows were painted over like the Brits did with theirs. Yes? No?
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