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    I have a dirty, dark, secret...

    in Modelling Discussion

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    7 hours ago, HubertB said:

    All of you guys confessing their sinful inclinations ... shame on you :rtfm: !

    But karma has a sweet revenge : as you are not getting any younger each day, you will soon see (well, actually, maybe not « see » :lol: ) that your eyesight is not consistent with these diminutive models .... (sardonic laughter :rofl:)

    Hubert 

    The rub of the whole situation is that larger scale kits have a lot more smaller parts than you'll find in most 1/48 scale kits.

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    CAR THREAD ( ..wheeee) :)

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    My wife has a motorcycle.  Except for aesthetic appreciation, I have no real interest in a two wheeled suicide machine.  Seen plenty of young people killed on them, fellow Marines, Speedsters on crotch rockets, and once, even a woman in a wedding dress along with her freshly departed groom.  I know that if I used one for transportation to work, my impatience would get me killed.  Maybe it would be nice for weekend joy rides.  But I don't do joy rides.

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    Need assistance with Shillouette Software for cutter.

    in Modelling Discussion

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    I use a Silhouette Portrait.  When I need material to make masks, I usually find jpg, or .png images online.   I googled  "USAF stars and bars korea" and found useful images like this one:

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQbf-nZqPRHJq1lef-dEZt

    There are many others to find under the 'images' tab.  There are also pictures of decal sheets online, though they are usually resized to avoid illegal reproduction.  I save an image to a folder, and then use MS paint to edit out the bits I don;t need.  Then, I just import it into the Silhouette library.  Then you can drag and drop it onto your design surface.

    Then, you can resize and clean it up to match your needs.

     

    Gaz

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    Academy UH-60L, just getting back to started projects

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    12 minutes ago, 1to1scale said:

    Update: after the started sanding the seams the other day, it became apparent the the underside was going to require heavy amounts of filler. I slathered on the filler and am now waiting for a week to let it dry and shrink, before I get back to it. 
     

    meanwhile....

    I hear another helicopter calling my name, what could it be? 

    This one?

    Virtavia_Mi-24_10.jpg

    Or this one?

    e70131ee69896e7862dc32d537f619e0.jpg

    Or maybe the venerable Sea Magnet?

    ch-46_battle-los-angeles.jpg

     

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    CAR THREAD ( ..wheeee) :)

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    Hey, what was everyone's first car?  Mine was a 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88' Royale with a 455 Rocket Engine.  Looked just like this one:

    o1-2-e1453415630668-630x419.jpg

     

    One night while camping, I  slept on the hood with my head resting on the windshield.  My feet didn't overhang the front end.  It had a huge bench seat and was the only car I've ever owned where my legs didn't have to bend.   (I'm 6'3") But, I got it in 1980...  when we worried about the amount of gas we used.  She got 17 MPG.  Loved that car.  But like many young idiots, I wrecked it.

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    Share how COVID-19 Quarantine has affected you.

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    Just my 2 cents worth.  We're now at over 3/4 of a million Covid 19 deaths.  Regarding the stats, people make all kinds of claims and counter claims.  For many, it seems that this "small percentage" doesn't matter" when 50,000,000 people died from Spanish Flu.

    I'm guessing that many of these people are sharing their opinions because their businesses are failing, their stuck at home, or otherwise inconvenienced.  Call it self-interest.  No other name for it.  My father's 5th wife (yeah, I know all of the jokes) is always putting out shit on farcebook about fake stats and the small percentage not mattering.  I know she's happily sitting on 'Blessed Assurance'.  Both my wife and I have put her on 'hidden' a couple of times because we're so sick of reading the crap.

    Governments are giving away a lot of money to stave off collapse.  Though I live in Australia, I've received a letter from Donald Trump saying that I'll be receiving a check for 1,200 dollars.  I don't know how I feel about cashing it, yet.  It's still in the mail.

    I haven't missed a day of work or otherwise been troubled by the Covid mess other than having to queue up at a few places for groceries or hardware.  I haven't taken an opportunity to get ten thousand dollars from my superannuation fund, though many have fibbed about their economic straits.  I know one guy who bought a new motor for his boat with it.  I have trouble about lying on federal forms.  I know if I was jobless, faced with losing my home...  I would probably have a stronger opinion.

    Personally I feel sorry for everyone adversely affected by the pandemic.  But I love to see what it's done for the environment.  We've fucked the environment, and now...  just maybe, it's fucking us back.

    But I don't know how long that millions can stay out of work.  Some countries have already stated that they cannot survive further lockdown.

    I've no idea what's next.  Hopefully a vaccine.

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