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    What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

    in Modelling Discussion

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    7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

    Yes, one of these days I’ll finish Speedy, then start on ?Hood with all AM known to mankind

    I’ve got two other warships to build before I even think of buying another.  One already has a ton of AM that came with it, and the other requires an upgrade set that costs $250AUD.  I’m hoping that some day before I lose the ability to model, a 1/200 scale Hipper or Prinz Eugen gets released by somebody.   

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    What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

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    Meanwhile....work on the Schachtschiffe continues  Over a year ago I attached the brass barrels to the secondary armament of the battery deck.  They look a lot better than the plastic barrels, but they didn't fit inside the barbettes.  So, I had to do some boring with the Dremel.  The holes aren't perfect as they once were.   But it's pretty hard to see...  could just be my poor vision.  I also populated the wood deck with coal chutes and bollards.  The guns are fully position-able, though most will need a dab of CA to stay at a desired elevation.  Also, you may notice that the lower deck is toned down from the original...  it was just too bright for wood that has spent any time in the weather.

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    Fedex blues

    in General Discussion

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    Right now, the world is a crazy place.  I'm sure packages are left to sit a while in case they carry covid from distant lands.

    I ordered some drill bits from Drill Bits Unlimited in the US.  Here is the tracking:

    Date Time Location Status
    February 02, 2021 00:13 Sydney, Australia SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    February 02, 2021 00:13 Sydney AU SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    February 02, 2021 00:13 SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA DEPARTED
    February 01, 2021 07:49 Tokyo,JP SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 27, 2021 12:50 New York,US SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 27, 2021 03:35 New York,US SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 27, 2021 00:01 New York, NY, US SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
    January 26, 2021 20:50 JAMAICA,NY,11430,US SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 26, 2021 19:00 JFK USPS ISC SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 26, 2021 16:40   IN TRANSIT TO USPS TRACKING #: LX698775070US
    January 26, 2021 16:39 LYNDHURST,NJ,07071 SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 26, 2021 10:31 Lyndhurst NJ SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 11:52 RUTHERFORD,NJ,07070,US SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 06:10 RUTHERFORD,NJ,07070 SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 04:33 Rutherford,NJ,07070,US SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 04:14 EAST RUTHERFORD,NJ,07073 SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 03:45 KEARNY,NJ,07099,US SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 02:15 KEARNY,NJ,07099 SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 02:15 KEARNY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY
    January 25, 2021 01:23 KEARNY,NJ,07032 SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 24, 2021 13:33 KEARNY,NJ,07032 SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 24, 2021 13:33 NEWARK NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY
    January 24, 2021 05:07 WARRENDALE,PA,15086,US SHIPMENT DEPARTED CARRIER FACILITY
    January 24, 2021 01:49 WARRENDALE,PA,15086,US SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 24, 2021 00:34 PITTSBURGH,PA,15239 SHIPMENT ARRIVED AT CARRIER FACILITY
    January 22, 2021 19:44 PITTSBURGH,PA SHIPPING LABEL CREATED

    It took a few days to get from Pittsburgh PA to Sydney Australia...  and has been sitting there for over three weeks.


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    PCM Focke Wulf FW 190 A-1/A-2/A-3

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    Hola compadres!

       A couple days ago I applied the first coat of RLM 65.  Today it was the turn of the RLM 02 and RLM 71.  I know...yer sayin':  "WTF!  should be 75/75/76".  Well....  the early ones came out just as the colors were changing.  And supposedly they were painted at the unit level.  So this leaves a window to use a different scheme than the other two 190;s in my stash will receive.  Nobody knows fer sure. 

     

    The RLM 65 and 71 are MRP undilluted so far.  I'm a post-shader, so things will look different, later.  The RLM 02 is a mixture of ever-changing shades of that color, mixed from other Tamiya paints.  Here, I'm trying to use the 02 that appears a tad brown.

     

    There is a lot to do.  I'll allow the color to dry for a day or so...  and then I can apply the rib tapes on the control surfaces.  Heh...  I have tons of WNW rib tapes.

     

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    WNW?

    in WNW Chat

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    6 hours ago, Bill_S said:

    I've noticed that their instruction manuals are available as downloadable .pdf files. I wish they'd do the same for their archive photos.

    I went the hard way about it for the photos I wanted.  I took screen shots, and then cropped and saved them using MS paint.  But at least I'm covered if the site vanishes tomorrow.  I only did it for the kits I could see myself doing in the future.

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    WNW?

    in WNW Chat

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    Personally...  I think they are gone for good.  The Molds...  who knows.  Are they in a warehouse in China?  Have they been melted down for scrap?  Will they turn up in somebody's barn in 75 years?  Who can tell.

     

    I'm sure the web server was set up on a contract and it hasn't expired yet.  So...  get copies of those fantastic historical photos while they are still there.

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    What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

    in Modelling Discussion

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    What deviltry is this!?!?!

    How did they get coal into a warship back in the day of steam?  One big hatch and a big funnel, you are guessing?  Nope!

    One bag at a time.  Through little hatches in the deck, all around the ship.  Großer Kurfürst has... I'm guessing...  like 130 to 150 coal chutes.  There are a few grouped in twos, threes, and fours.  But most are like these single chutes I've attached to a loop of blue masking tape.  As you can see I have gone about half way through cutting them from the fret.

     

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    What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

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    32 minutes ago, Wumm said:

    Gaz, the site can be found here...

    https://m.facebook.com/TheSdkfz2509Project/

    Off topic, but...

    For the uninitiated, the Australian Government intends to introduce legislation to enforce Social Media companies to start paying for third party news content they link to on their sites... Much like an advertiser paying a Musician if they want to use their song as a Jingle in an advertisement. Google initially threatened to limit their search functions here; then once they realised that half the mobile phones in the country run Android, chose to negotiate directly with news organisations before the legislation goes through.

    However, Facebook this last Thursday, disabled all news content to Australia on their site... Local, international, anything with "news" or "information" in the title or 'About' blurbs... Completely shut those sites down. This also managed to disable sites run by Charities, Utilities, Government and Local Councils, Emergency Services, random Businesses, Community Groups and private sites. It's all-encompassing, yet completely random in some cases. For instance:

    Want to search Facebook for a book about Luftwaffe subjects?

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    Chandos site = good.

    Jochen Prien = bad.

    I've got some news for Mr. Zuckerberg that he won't have to pay for. You're going the right way for a smacked bottom.

    S

    Now that is confusing.  Some sites that show lots of Luftwaffe planes are getting hammered for Swastikas.  I've been waiting for the Facebook police to kick me for some of my model images.

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    PCM Focke Wulf FW 190 A-1/A-2/A-3

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    With Tender care, using the back edge of a knife, and my one very fine razor saw blade I was able to detach the kit gear covers without stuffing them up.  Yesterday I devoted some time to trying to find period photos.  I found a couple as well as some pics from a restored bird. 

    Both sets were different which causes me to believe that either different versions were made of these covers, or that the ones on the restored bird are wrong.

    Anyway...  you can see my results.  I milled them using my Dremel and the round holes, a pin vise and drill bit.  They are glossy because I gave them a coat of Tamiya extra thin to smooth out the places I can't.  The black stuff is black CA where I accidentally went through with the Dremel.

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    What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)

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    45 minutes ago, Wumm said:

    I completely agree Gaz...

    Facebook is a fantastic tool for gathering information. Where else could you see the exact layout and contents of the starboard storage container on a Sd.Kfz.250 Neu?

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    It's just a pity that Facebook is behaving like tools here in Australia at the moment.

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    Hey mate, how do I find this on FB?  I have this kit by Dragon and any details will of course be most useful. 

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    On 2/19/2021 at 12:05 AM, HubertB said:

    Thanks for the links, Andrea. 
    Btw, I am of the school that refuses to use Facebook ;)

    Hubert

     

    8 hours ago, Andy the Sheep said:

    Me too, Hubert and all other social media too.:2guns:

    Model forums are the maximum effort I can indulge, and only in limited doses.:)

     

    7 hours ago, Jeff said:

    Same here...

     

    You are all missing out.  For, in between of the useless twaddle and Facebook irritations, people in your groups will submit thousands of photos you have never seen before, many of which are useful modelling references.  Since joining FB over 2 years ago, I've collected thousands of images that will aid me in modelling.

     

    Avoiding FB is like walking past a library in the 1970's and saying that there are too many other books in there which will prevent you from finding what you want.

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