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  1. It's been a while since I posted an update. This bird has not been languishing; I've been plugging away at it. There are lots of parts!

    The engines are complete. I've painted the nacelles - I'm planning on installing the after painting the airframe.

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    It took a while, but I got the cockpit completed and the fuselage halves together.

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    The guns are held in place with white glue for now. I'll get the final alignment taken care of when I attach the nose.

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    I plan on leaving the belly open to show detail. Cannons and fuel tanks. The bomb rack has been painted but not assembled.

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    Still some detail painting to do on the underside.

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    The landing gear wont be installed until after painting.

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    Underside panels and control surfaces primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500.

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  2. On 2/4/2024 at 6:40 AM, DocRob said:

    Nice choice Bill, the Mossie is such an elegant plane and the kit is supposedly perfect. When I saw you entering the Mossie into the GB, mine was off the bench, because, I prefer no double builds. Yours will be a stunner for sure.

    Cheers Rob

    Rob, please don't let my entry deter you! There's no guarantee that I'll finish this thing on time. There is a ton of plastic stuffed into that box; I've done a bit of painting, but nothing worthwhile to show for it just yet.

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  3. I'm a little late to the game here; went into the hospital New Years Eve with chest pain. I spent three days there; even with a stress test they found nothing and sent me home. It turns out I got a false negative on the stress test - I had an ambulance ride two days later. Three stents, and I'm on the road to recovery. Not a good way to start 2024.

    Santa, though, was pretty good to me:

    My new favorite shirt

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    A new tool. I'm not sure where I saw this - maybe I'll do a review when I get a chance.

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    And a couple of kits. I hope to enter one into the Group Build.

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  4. On 9/13/2023 at 1:58 PM, MARU 5137 said:

    Reuben,

    The ONLY Harvey Jounery I found on Facebook was about a young kid with same name going through his personal medical ailments.Do you have a link to Our Harvey's Journey on FB.

    Thank you. 

    :thumbsup2:

     

    Edit:

    Amazing&  great news news about Harvey being able to move his right foot..

    Insha-Allah he will get better soon and regain feelings everywhere.

    Thanks.

    Here you go, Maru! (It's Harv's Journey)

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1388208938428323

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  5. 14 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

    That V12 thing is a GREAT idea.   I think that’s one we could so.  Tanks, fast boats, cars, aircraft.  Let’s set a time and start date.

    Personally, I’d like to give it a few weeks until the contest season is done, but either or. 

    I agree, Ernie! I have a few Merlin powered things in the stash...

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  6. On 1/13/2023 at 1:11 PM, HubertB said:

    The only issue of the Waldron set is that they rust, by simple contact with body moisture …

    But somehow, probably linked to the cristalline structure of stainless steel, which includes chromium crystals, you cannot get as sharp edges with stainless steel punches as with ordinary steel …

    My micro-punch set has also steel punches, and they rust, even when I never touched them, given the way the set is designed.

    Hubert

    Those Waldron punches are simply ejector pins. Yes, the same ones that leave those wonderful marks for us.

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