GazzaS
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Discussing retirement with my wife recently, I learned she could retire at 60! The damn mortgage won't be paid off until I'm 65... and she'll have already had 3 years on retirement. Yes... I am jealous!
But I don't really know if I'll retire. Once the mortgage is paid I'll slip back to a three day week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I can't access my superannuation until I'm 67. Those three days are the busiest days of the week. Tuesday and Thursday can get a bit boring. And there's nothing at the end of the day like knowing you don't have to be there the next day.
But... I like having money. After I hit 67, I might drop back to a 16 hour week... that's the minimum they'll allow. I'm not a big fitness fanatic. So, I need something to keep me vertical for a part of the week. Otherwise, I might spend too much time sitting. And it's good to have a reason to want to go home. And working with people, most of whom you find either incompetent, lazy, or annoying... is a great motivator to go home.
Broke, bored, and lonely doesn't sound like my idea of a good time.
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Spectacular finish, Rich!
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Good looking boat!
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13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:
Thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like a great day out indeed.
The Chevelle looks purdy.
Carl
As purdy as this?
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4 hours ago, Wumm said:
Wife was constantly encouraging me to come to her workplace. Her job is 7 minutes from our home, they always seem to be hiring, the hourly pay rate is better and it's an 8 hour day come rain, hail or shine.
That sounds like my workplace... always hiring because the beginning job (assembling grocery orders) sucks. But I've been there almost 19 years. So, I have a better... shitty job.
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The last of my required AM has arrived:
Crappy phone pics... But I love their motto: "When "good enough"isn't goodenough.
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Peter,
I'm glad to see your brilliant cockpit painting skills have returned. Am really glad you are loving this kit.
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On 7/6/2021 at 2:53 PM, Martinnfb said:
Cleaned up and staged everything as if I was just a regular, healthy individual
That is the bench of a very disturbed mind....
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Very nice, Mark!
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7 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Thank you for the links. They are great and now I believe that Grafs plane had no blister on top of the canopy.
Unfortunately I haven‘t found information regarding the thickness of the struts. They seem to be as thick as a thumb and have a round profile.
Hope this helps…
Thank you for the tip, Kai. I probably already have that pic on file... but I have so many, who can remember them all. I took the calipers to my thumb and came up with 25MM. Divided by 32 gives you a .78MM dimension. This is funny... I have .9MM tube and .7MM tube. It is always the way. If I decide not to buy tube... but I probably will... I would go with the thinner tube.
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Holy smokes! That metal skin looks so freaking awesome! Your way of making raised rivets really does make them pop! I have one fear... I fear that at some point you're going to paint it OD.
This build rocks!
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16 hours ago, DocRob said:
Thank you, Rob! I've taken screen shots and added it to my data banks.
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18 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Forgot the pics of the rest of the kit:
Have never seen a picture of the real plane with such a bubble on the canopy.
Do you have one?
Thank you for the help! If I can ask one more favor... could you give me an idea how thick the support tubes/rods are? And if they have an ovid cross section, or are perfectly round... I would be very grateful.
Regarding the blister on the canopy... I have only a few pictures of Graf's aircraft which I borrowed from FalkeEins website.
The above photo shows something over the windshield looking like a blister on the glass. I believe that it is a detail from the building behind the aircraft.
In this second photo, I see nothing that indicates the blister.
Honestly... There are a handful of reasons as I pilot that I wouldn't want something distorting my vision upwards. And I can't think of one reason for the blister to be there. I think it's just wishful thinking on the part of the designer of the AM.
Anyway... here is a link to the FalkeEins page.
http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2016/08/jgr-50-september-1943-maj-hermann-graf.html
Edit:
Here is some nice artwork from a flightsim skin designer:
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This guy has lots of great looking Luftwaffe artwork. I'll add a link for those who feel like having a look.
Didn't you look?? Really... it's definitely worth your time.
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4 hours ago, Martinnfb said:
O lala!
Not to be suggestive, but ...
You know, You want to....
Heaven Forbid!
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19 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Do you need a drawing of the template? Maybe I can give you the measurements of the reference points for the attachment.
Yes, please! Maybe it would be easier to take a picture? I would appreciate that very much, Kai. The more certain I am, the better the result will be.
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50 minutes ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
How right you are - the more you learn, the more there is to correct and do. It seems an never ending endeavor but you have it so nicely under control. Even the figures need work to be historically correct for your build; talk about accuracy.
Amazing work
Keep ‘em comin
Peter
39 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said:The deeper you search the more you find to add or correct. That’s the modeling-virus Gary. Seems we are all infected by it.
Never saw the Wurfgranaten-Set with real metal parts. I only have a set for the Jagdgruppe 50 109s from AIMS. It even includes a template for correct assembly of the Ofenrohre to the wings.
Is this the set you have? Image from the net.
With the pilot it’s the same like with your Panzerkommandant: nobody will notice !
The figure seems to have crisp detail and looks really nice with the Schirmmütze!Thank you Gents!
Kai, I was quite happy to find the Wurfgranate 42 set at a local supplier. I had been furiously trying to decide how I would build my own. The directions for these Ofenrohre aren't specific to the 109. So I'm lacking in that aspect. Is this the set you have?
I might have to fudge it a bit... I haven't studied the Revell wing yet. But it shouldn't be impossible.
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37 minutes ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
The modeling gods are surely with you: extra sprees as compared to the normal manufacturing mistake of too little/missing parts.
Completely agree - most important of all is a supportive and understanding wife.
Keep ‘em cominPeter
27 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said:Nice work on the detachable wheels and tracks! Makes painting much more easy!
To answer your question: I would choose the second subject which is on the box top. Looks even more interesting with the parts of a tree on it.
Thank you, fellas.
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Is that a rocket in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Our intrepid pilot and an underwing weapon. I think I'll finally invest in a drill press so that I can put the metal braces into the tube more securely than a simple glue joint.
Seem like you can't buy Germans that haven't won the Iron Cross. All three pilots in the ICM set have it.
You're saying: "Wait, I thought his plane had MG 151 tubs under the wings??"
Well... that's what I thought. But this picture just came up last week causing me to spend yet more on this build. (it also caused me to make his propeller spinner a single color: black)
So... I'll have to make adjustments. The rocket set is by PM Profimodeller and is actually a four tube set for larger aircraft like 110, 210, or 410.
Just getting busier and busier.
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I got some rocket tubes for my 109G build... And some uniform decals.
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Anyhow....
To quote Mr Miyagi in Karate Kid:
...or to misquote him....
Tracks on.
Tracks off.
And then back on again...
The kit is supposed to have four sprues of tracks. However.... as long as you aren't placing the extra long strap across the upper glacis... you only need three sprues. Interestingly... I had five. Until I realized I had too many sprues... I thought the task ahead of me super large.
But now we are past the tedium stage.
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Nice correction, Kai! TBH... I never even noticed.
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That's a great start, Peter! And your enthusiasm almost has me ordering one.
...almost. I already have a long build queue. So, I'll watch yours.
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Front seat for me!
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It's looking slick, John!
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Hobby Boss F-84E back on the bench
in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
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