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As I neared finishing with the oils on the belly, I came to the realization that I had put the cart in front of the horse. Cuz the decals need to get weathered, too. Anyway... thankfully I hadn't weathered the upper parts, yet. I spent a lot of time trying to get the missiles to look like this with washes: In the end, they look kinda sorta maybe... I dunno... I also got Red 17 stenciled and marked with the Red Star: Today I noticed a huge gap in the instructions: There are no decal placement instructions for the missile rails or missiles. I have found the serial numbers for the missiles. and I applied the decals to the rails by using photographs and choosing which tiny decal most fir the bill. As you can see, there are a lot of stencils left. But they are all for the bottom and might be ignored as I don't plan on looking at the bottom all that much. Gaz

Still working on IT. Shows you just how tiny my bench is. Gaz

She has nails polish?

The funny thing is that your Mrs. is mentioned since you are "Her" Obersturmfuhrer.

OMG...she got no teef!

I honestly don't think I'd go on the Autobahn, anymore. I'd be happy to do 100mph on the Nurburgring by myself. But when you throw in maniacs who want to go faster and have cars that can... Well, that's one German thing I can live without. The other is Sauerkraut. But other German things... Gaz

Honestly... I just threw mine in to be a jerk... I have blue clothes and have had blue cars... all with a bigger interest toward being less eye-catching. But I like RED! Gaz

Well... with a German name like that...

I have seen this one a lot lately. Driver A wants to make a u-turn. There are cars coming, sometimes before dawn with headlights visible for miles, and sometimes in the middle of sunny afternoon. But does Driver A, wait? No, he doesn't. He starts to make his u-turn even though there isn't room for him to complete the move without stopping and backing up. Who are these people willing to screw over every other motorists on their way to, or home from work just so they can make a U-turn and screw over oncoming traffic? Well... today I didn't wait. When the Commodore driver couldn't make his U-turn without backing up, I powered through. And this fella had the temerity to honk his horn at me because I had interrupted his maneuver. I should have given him the finger. But I didn't. The Commodore is the Aussie muscle car. Unfortunately many of it's drivers are rude. The Ford Falcon is it's main opponent in penis comparison on Aussie roads. It's drivers aren't much less rude. There is a reason for road rage. F#ckwits abound on the road. Kicking their asses should be a legal sport! Rant ended! Gaz

OK... you got me. The blue color of Luftwaffe uniforms is wayyy cool, too.

My favorite blue: RLM 76! Followed at a distance by Honolulu Blue worn by the Detroit Lions.... Despite their losing tendencies.

Frank, Glad to see you powering along. Gaz

Poor MiG driver. Always coming out second best i.e., dead.

So much better than plastic!

That's funny... but not so disturbing as the imagery I was preparing for you...lol BTW... love your little Easter sig!

Harv, I have both back and hip issues, including sciatica because once a piece gets rotated or sublaxated, the whole area is affected. The muscles in your calves, thighs, and lower back form a chain. Tightness puts pressure on the nerves in the chain causing numbness and pain down south. Just before I got out of the USMC me and a guy were wrestling. Just grabassing to waste time... Anyway...he got under me and threw me, causing me to land on my hip. What I didn't know then was that this caused my lowest disc to be crushed into the shape of a wedge. So, the holes where the sciatic nerve passes through the pelvis are now smaller. If I get tight, or sublaxated, the holes get even smaller putting pressure on those nerves. Six months after getting out of the Corps, I couldn't even feel the bottom of my shoes. Just the shock from my feet hitting the floor. So, I sought out a chiropractor. I see one every three weeks. I saw a few different ones before one actually recommended stretching. And then the missus and I tried yoga. The yoga instructor was hardcore. The kind of woman who could bend over far enough to look up her bottom without even breathing hard. I think the type of yoga was called Iyengar Yoga. Every position from The Warrior to The downward facing Dog had to be just right with feet straight, pelvis opened, and on and on. The change in how I felt was amazing. We moved away from the area, but I still use some of the basic stretches. Anyway... stretching is still free, and your body is a chain. Gaz

Were this not a family oriented site I would post a picture for you of an old, large hirsute man bent over with his pants and underpants around his ankles and his posterior point in your direction! lol

HI Jeff, Thank you!! It seems you may have more rigging experience than me anyway, but using other methods! I'm amazed your old Spad is still around. I built the same kit when I was a kid, but had no way of tackling the rigging question. Thankfully the old kit holds shape without rigging! Stren 2 Pound test is monofilament fishing line. The kind you'd use for little fish like Bluegills. Probably available at any bait and tackle shop in the US. You can use any fine monofilament fishing line, but I used Stren because I found it on EBay easily. Here in my part of Australia there isn't a need for fine line like that because the rivers are murky, and the ocean is full of bigger beasts who are nowhere near as line-shy as Rainbow Trout. If you're curious about Bob's Buckles, you can see more of them here: https://www.bobsbuckles.co.uk/ He provides great service. ....though there are ppl and tutorials about making diy eyelets and tube. Gaz

Hi Rob, I use 3mm for the structural cables, and 2.5mm for the control cables. Gaz

Love the interior work! Though, I probably wouldn't do such a thing, myself. I'm lazy that way. Gaz

Blown away, too!

Good start, Peter! I'm glad to see you got all of those tubes together. Strange construction for such a late period. I almost expect to see it covered with canvas! Gaz

Will the 109 hate never end??

Harv, Buddy! I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles. This growing old thing sucks ass. I'm not as sexy as Delores, but as a long time back pain sufferer, I can recommend stretching and an acupressure type mat can help reduce pressure and pain by relaxing the muscles around your pelvis and lumbar area. You may have a regimen, I don't know. But stretching is free and a Shakti mat isn't very expensive. Despite my pain, I'll never let a doctor cut my back open. I've seen back surgery on video, and it scares me to death.

R2D2 was cute. Jawas acceptable. I can even accept the prissiness of C3P0. OK... I'm just gonna say it. I'm an ex-Marine, Damnit! With my M-16 in my hand I was the baddest motherfucker in the woods. I would find it terribly insulting for my fire team to be unable to cover the forest floor with dead Ewoks. You know... When Cortez got to the new world, he conquered the Aztec Empire with 150 flintlocks and a few cannon.