Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 28 Author Administrators Share Posted January 28 20 hours ago, GusMac said: Nice collection Carl. The Macallan seems to be popular in Canada, well I know it was Neil Peart's favourite. We were in Orkney last August and went to the Highland Park distillery which did a really good tour and tasting. Three friends and I went to my Absent Friend Rick’s place today with our wives, and toasted his memory with his Widow. We took a bottle of my Balvenie and finished it. We had cracked it a year ago last New Year, and raised a glass from it every Saturday until the week before he passed. He left us a year ago tomorrow. It was a fitting memorial to absent friends. Then, his Widow started in on his love of fine Scottish whiskeys and how he appreciated how I would bring something new over that he had to try, and how he’d either hate it so much he’d throw a boot at me (true story), at that particular moment in time I had snuck a particularly hideous low budget blended Irish swill that I had into a fancy bottle and set him up for the big shock. He coughed it up through his nose, not sure it ever made it down, got up, cursing the day I was made, grabbed the bottle and physically dumped the entire contents down the kitchen sink drain. I was doubled over laughing when he threw one of his jungle boots at me, he missed, and then he started laughing too. He then informed me I was headed straight to hell. For the next several visits,, he made me take a sip of everything first. 😀😀😀. A big let down for a guy who was expecting a fine Scotch. And, then there were all the other times where he’d run out to the better liquor stores looking for, and purchasing what he had just tried. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Sue's dad one time had a bottle of Lagavulin where the cork broke. So he found an empty sherry bottle and poured it in there instead. Except he didn't tell Sue's mom. So when she made a trifle and went to add some sherry to it, she ended up pouring in the Lagavulin. It was quite the surprise for everyone that had it. It certainly wasn't the flavour we were expecting. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 And what about the Mitchel ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 20 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Sue's dad one time had a bottle of Lagavulin where the cork broke. So he found an empty sherry bottle and poured it in there instead. Except he didn't tell Sue's mom. So when she made a trifle and went to add some sherry to it, she ended up pouring in the Lagavulin. It was quite the surprise for everyone that had it. It certainly wasn't the flavour we were expecting. Glayva or Drambuie are nice in a trifle, the sweetness takes the edge off them so it goes down nicely. My wife's special trifle has Amaretto biscuits and Drambuie which is really nice as a combination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 2 Author Administrators Share Posted February 2 On 2/1/2024 at 8:29 AM, Martinnfb said: And what about the Mitchel ? Patience, Grasshopper. This needs to be finished, as we have a mystery project up and coming after this one is complete. But the big Mud Mover is coming to life. Picked up some IJN green and IJA green to use as bronze greens for the interior 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 2 Author Administrators Share Posted February 2 Either that or use RLM76 But it's easy to doctor up some IJN green to make a really decent looking bronze green 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 RLM 66 ? 😈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 2 Author Administrators Share Posted February 2 looks green to me, but not as much as 76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 4 Author Administrators Share Posted February 4 A bit of an update. Some basic interior frames done. Sorry for the darkness. It’ll get some lightening washes, dust, wear, and wiring. Every single solitary bit of which will be forever invisible in a week from now. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Cockpit looks really good . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 4 Author Administrators Share Posted February 4 No going back to make it an Army bird now. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Fuselage interior looks good Ernie. I see you didn't bother with the cabin heater. Something that probably wasn't needed in the South Pacific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 4 Author Administrators Share Posted February 4 24 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Fuselage interior looks good Ernie. I see you didn't bother with the cabin heater. Something that probably wasn't needed in the South Pacific. Yes. Cabin heaters and waist windows were removed by the VMB-613 in the field. 613 was apparently the only Marine unit to operate the gunship. Removing all unneeded weight allowed precious extra gasoline for long missions overwater. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Not much is going to be visible once the fuselage is closed. missing wingtip means business, me likey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 5 Author Administrators Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Not much is going to be visible once the fuselage is closed. missing wingtip means business, me likey. Wingtips are always the first thing wiped out by a pilot. By a measure of about 1000 to 1. That’s why they are always removable and stocked by the dozens by any decent parts house. Tips or vertical surface are a distant second. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Ernie, Cockpit looks great, as does the interior. At least you have the pictures to remember what it looks like after the fuselage is closed up. Chris 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vandy1 VX-4 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Hello Ernie Who made the radar pod? Was that a Lone Star Radar Pod? She is looking great 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 5 Author Administrators Share Posted February 5 23 minutes ago, Vandy1 VX-4 said: Hello Ernie Who made the radar pod? Was that a Lone Star Radar Pod? She is looking great It’s actually a Profimodeler set. Or should I say, several sets. You can buy them direct or from Hannants. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 5 Author Administrators Share Posted February 5 In Feb, 1945, Love Bug went in hard after being hit by concentrated ground fire from a single Japanese defensive placement while clearing the target on Ponape. They had no chance, as was stated by all who witnessed it. After crashing and exploding, a single 500lb bomb detonated onboard. The wreck was cordoned off by Japanese defenders, the crew removed and buried together in a marked grave that read “to the brave American fliers”. Any remaining bombs were defused at the scene and the parts left in place. The wreck is all but unrecognizable as a PBJ. As a result, to honor this ship and her crew, I will change the load to four 500lb GP bombs. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 5 Author Administrators Share Posted February 5 Here’s a couple pics of her and of the witness reports with crew disposition, courtesy of Pacific Wrecks. It can be very hard to read. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Looking good Ernie! Great subject! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Wow, fascinating history, thanks for sharing, Ernie. Brings the model to life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 6 Author Administrators Share Posted February 6 39 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Wow, fascinating history, thanks for sharing, Ernie. Brings the model to life. Like the vast majority of gunship and strafer shoot downs over the target, it all started with a blown approach due to weather. Hindsight is 20/20, but a steep turn at altitude dictated by lack of viz blows their surprise and the gunners are wide awake. Strafing by bombers was always incredibly successful and devastating, IF they came in low, fast, and with every single gun blazing, dropped 250 lb bombs with delay fuses, they more often than not would never need to return. Ever. But cruising around up high to stay out of the soup and then looking for a break in the cloud, always ended up with at least one kite getting shot to crap. I highly recommend reading “Air Apaches”. It’s a true history of the 345th BG in the PTO. “Warpath across the Pacific “ is as good also. They’ll curdle your blood when you read how, almost every time there were casualties on target, bad approaches started it happening. The 612th and 613th had 3 years of AAF Ops doctrine to guide them, which they usually used 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted February 6 Author Administrators Share Posted February 6 Looking forward to getting back home and jumping back on this little beauty. Or I can be like Martin and start a new build 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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