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It has been requested that I might want to make these, but I need some help with reference research for these rails. They are the ones that went on the FB VI version with the 100 gallon slipper drop tank that AMS already offered, so it seems like an interesting idea. I know MDC makes a very nice set of standard rocket rails, but I am not aware that these have been done. Thanks in advance, Tim

Yep Roy's stuff is simply fantastic! Now that I see first hand how hard it is to do well, I'm even more impressed.

Well, WNW are simply the best out there, IMO. BUT, the Roden kits are pretty nice, too, and are way less expensive. I am kinda cheap, so if I were trying it on for size, I would try Roden first, and if I liked that, then pick up a WNW, or the Meng Fokker triplane (it's a WNW mold, too) If you like 1/24, then another option might be the Meng 1/24 Fokker Triplane, though it is also a bit pricy. The larger size might be more to your liking. It certainly has been tempting me. Tim

Due to a LOT of extra expenses this summer, and a LOT of time sucking things to do, I regret that I will not be able to make it to TX for Nats this year. I was sure hoping to hang out with some of my good friends from that part of the country, but it's just not feasible for us right now, unless something drastically changes. I will however, plan ahead for Nats in Madison next year. We'll be set up and casting by then, so I might be able to go as a vendor and write it off as a business expense! I'm also planning to go to the Oregon show this fall, so if any of you are going, I'll plan to see you there. Tim

I exhausted my Google foo doing the same thing a while back. The only way I could find to do it was to buy an expensive later model kit and add a bunch of really expensive resin conversion stuff. I am holding out hope that Andy's HHQ will do one. I have asked him via email a couple of times. Please help me bug him about it.

The answer is no, not yet, unfortunately.

Update 19 November - see end of thread! Ok, not exactly, but.... Most of you know that Harold of AMS Resin announced his retirement from resin casting recently, and that AMS Resin would close up shop as a result. However, Harold has been gracious enough to allow my wife and I to acquire all of his molds, masters, equipment, and his blessing to continue producing his great designs under our own business! So, over the next month or two, we will be sorting through everything, cataloguing it all, getting set up, and casting some tests to make sure we can match the level of quality that AMS Resin delivered. We will also be adding some new items of our own design to the lineup. While I’ve done quite a bit of casting for my own use, I have nowhere near the experience Harold does, so please bear with us as we develop our business plan and get things up to speed. As both of us have full time jobs (and I have a second part-time one already), we will not be able to spend as much time on this as Harold did, so we will likely do it on a much smaller scale. Stay tuned, and I will keep you all posted here as those decisions are made. In the mean time, what you can do to help us is to let us know what AMS Resin items you would like to see come to market again. As we sort through things, we will watch out for those items and make sure we give those a shot first. Feel free to post it here, or contact me via PM. Once we get the business properly set up, I will provide a new e-mail for direct contact. Thanks a bunch, and a BIG thanks again to Harold for trusting us with his excellent work! Tim & Christie B&B Resin Design

I was told that Marines do not read books!!!

Diaphanous? Were you not a Marine at some point? I thought it was illegal for Marines to use such flowery language.

I'd love to paint one just like that rusty one in the last picture!

Very cool! I LOVE T-55s! Has anyone ever made a conversion set for those armor upgrades?

Holy crap, you made my eyes water just thinking about it!! Cool project! I really want one at some point.

McSquizzie!!!!

Right there with you on that one. been wearing orthotics for years, and my knees and back are still crap because of my dumb feet! Might help if I took some weight off of them......

You might not believe this, but I plan to buy ZERO new kits this year. I even went to a large model show last weekend and spent nothing but the entry fee. I'd like to say it's because I have the utmost self control, but it's really just because I have too many other hobbies (and those annoying other expenses) that are drawing my interest right now. The only things that tempt me a little are the Kotare Spit, some of the 1/16 armor stuff from Andy's, and that Pfalz DVIII kit that Aviattic is putting out, and the Pfalz kit is around 250USD on pre-order, so that's a big no from me!! T

Holy crap! If that is for real, that would be a game changer!

Nope. The price exceeds my level of interest in that plane.

28 November: Still can't track Tim down. Does anyone have a way to find him? As I also mentioned on LSP, I am trying to track down Tim Skelton (formerly of Grey Matter Figures). Since the website is down, their emails no longer work. Does anyone know of a way to contact him, especially some of our UK members? Thanks, Tim

Hubert, I'm glad I'm not the only one left who is appalled by this trend!!

I have the weed whacker, and I love that cheap-ass thing!

Could be....

And I'm fascinated that he didn't spend 2 seconds using spell check when typing the meme. It would seem that if you are going to criticize someone for making a typo on something so visible, you might want to make sure you don't do it too. Can you detect that I'm a little disgusted with how dumb our society has gotten recently?

I have all of the above: Milwaukee, Dewalt, Makita, plus a bunch of Ryobi One+ 18V battery tools, and some Harbor Freight crap that should have died long ago, but hasn't. I'm loyal to whatever does the job and doesn't break my budget. My favorite ones are my dad's 50 year old Craftsman power tools that are still going as strong as ever, as opposed to the modern "Crapsman" ones.

Yes, I tried those when I was a kid, and you could still buy them surplus. I do not recall it being especially good, but edible. I loved the round chocolate cookies!!

Same as mincemeat pies without the meat? Are they good? If they are anything like Vegemite in OZ, count me right the hell out. Never tried Haggis either.