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Duke Maddog wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:25 pm Brilliant work all around! I love how the Jug has a ship in the list of kills!

Thank you!

I didn't know you build cars too. Dang!! Awesome work across the board. LOL, yea that's my first car kit. I started it in 2018. Got tired of olive drab and gull grey. I was amazed that with cars you paint the exerior first then work on the interior. I. Screwed up the paint. Tried stripping it, no l...

So for my first build of 2023 I'm going to take a stab at Monograms classic P-47 kit - as I've never actually built a Thunderbolt. This is only the 2nd 1/48 Monogram kit I've ever built and I know how you guys hold these things dear, so I'll try to do it justice. Here's the kit, I picked it up a co...

Nice builds there John -- Good Stuff!

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:47 pm I remember seeing somewhere how one guy would build half of a plane, split down the center lengthwise, then mount it on a plaque or whatnot and display it on a wall with the wings protruding out…

Yea, the wings sticking out would seem to defeat the purpose IMO

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:13 pm Unless it’s the short wings and tail early model B-26, I’ll pass. I’ve already built the good old Monogram Marauder

The Monogram Marauder is one kit that has eluded me. Never owned it or seen one... one day...

This idea could stem from just being so used to seeing aircraft side 'profiles' in books, decal sheets and the like, but I had this crazy idea of building 4 or 5 aircraft models of the same type (P-47, 109, B-17G, etc..), but only building the fuselages (ie. leaving the wings, gear and horizontal st...

mustang1989 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:45 am That turned out very well and my hat goes off to for tackling the smaller scales.

Thanks, I'm actually liking the smaller scales nowadays. I can get something built faster and they don't take up as much space.

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:17 pm It looks great! Very nicely done!

Thanks Mike!

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