Roadrunner
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To be candid, I'm not a real idea person. Most of what I envision is little more than variations of existing ideas and concepts. Sad, but that's the reality of it.
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I'm leaning toward either green and black, or blue and black. It seems there are a zillion ways to paint them, so I have several ideas.
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For the most part, the el cheapo oven cleaner has done its work, and the majority of the chrome is now gone. A base coat of white lacquer now seems in order. (I doubt I'll do much besides paint it up a little, no wiring or anything, as I've decided to anchor the hood in the closed position.)
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2. Easy Off Heavy Duty oven cleaner. Great for Testor and Pactra enamels, old and new, also works on some other Tamiya paints. What I like about it is the speed--no 24 hour soak involved. Spray on, let sit 15-20 minutes, attack with an old toothbrush under warm running water. Repeat as necessary.
Exactly what I'm doing right now (sort of), except that I'm using a no name generic oven cleaner from the dollar store. Roughly 75% of the chrome is already gone after this first 15 minute soak.
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In my haste to glue the sleeper together all those years ago, I left a nasty gap at the top that I have now added a strip of plastic to. Not accurate by any stretch, but OK with me, and I doubt the judges will care either, if they even notice it.
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Doesn't look bad at all to me.
I appreciate that, I really do, but the stripes are all out of proportion to the real thing. I didn't really take note of that inaccuracy until after all the masking came off.
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Looks really good. I hope my first big rig turns out as nice.
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I would like to see that one finished. Looks like a peppermint stick ! : )
I tried that in 1:72 scale, but pretty well bungled it. It got left behind when I moved a few months ago.
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I see nothing wrong at all with that marketing idea, and wish they had been released with some decent female figures, if for no other reason than the novelty of it.
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LOL!!! You must have quite the stash to not remember you had it!
Still a cool score though!I'm amazed at how many times I've bought a kit, only to discover that I already had one (or two) in the stash, and I'm even worse with books. When I actually want multiple copies of a kit, that's one thing, but to not even be aware of what I already have, is pretty sad indeed. Below is a snap of my latest addition to the senselessly large stash, the WNW Albatros D.V, destined for markings of a Jasta 18 (Raven) scheme.
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Bad news; the sleeper was glued together so poorly, that much rivet detail was being erased while sanding the joints, so I've just went ahead and sanded the whole thing smooth. Hopefully, the absence of all the rivets (I have no intention of trying to replace them), won't adversely affect the overall appearance of the truck. (I really need to get my light tent up and operational.)
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It's always a good thing when a good modeling friend that you meet on the forum sends you something in the mail unexpectedly. For those of you who know I built a Revell 1/48 Corsair just before Christmas as a gift to a close friend of mine here in Corpus and that thing fought me from the time I opened the box until I finished the last detail. The recipient of the build was highly grateful and all the work was worth it. My fellow modeler buddy sent me this after watching all of the hell I went though on that Revell build............
I love the 1:48 Tamiya kits. As to modeling buddies being more than generous, for some bizarre reason, I've been the recipient of over a dozen cool kits in the last year, and now have a brand new WNW Albatros D.V winging my way as well, compliments of a member of another forum I belong to. About two months ago, I received this as a gift, then subsequently discovered that I already had one in my stash.
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My local Hobbytown is closing on Sunday,I picked up this 1/48 JU-52 for a little over 13 bucks!
That's a real good price for that kit.
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Well there's only 1 way to get better, push our limits and create new 1s. Wish that theory worked to make my pocket limit deeper, but I'll go ahead accept my skills limit.
Oh, I did push my limits,... now I owe $40,000!
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Or the fact that the good guy always pulls back the slide on the pistol he's been firing, before he goes "into action" again, when in fact he'd just be ejecting a live round.
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Oh yeah, and every gun that gets cocked sounds like a Single Action Colt. Even Glocks.
I love the clicking sound whenever anyone spins the open cylinder in a double action revolver.
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Agreed, and those cannons inflicted some wicked damage.
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I did something similar with a small Bonhomme Richard kit when I was a kid (Pyro kit?). Floated it in a neighbors pool until we blew it up with firecrackers and watched her sink to the bottom. Silly putty as ballast.
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In my old home, I was fortunate enough to have a fairly large dedicated hobby cave. Now I work mostly from a dining room table or my computer desk, airbrushing in a corner of the basement until I can get my paint booth reassembled.
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No paint for me either where it won't be seen. No reason to waste the paint.
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Please tell me this is not a trend that's going to survive, or I'll have to vomit.
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I have a limited ability to recognize my limits.
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I'm pleased that I got down about 250 square feet of R38 insulation in the attic. Still more to add, but I'm well over 70% done with it for now.
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By now, my first cars have probably been turned into other stuff, none of which is worth owning.
Still a cool score though!
What Pleased You Today!
in The Off-Topic Lounge
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As I do more of the work around here that I promised to do when I moved in, it keeps my roommate from nagging, and that pleases me,... very much.