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Lil' Captain Mitchell is included in the kit. I did a pilot test fit while decals were going on. F/A-18E Silly Hornet? I LOVE applying decals! They bring the model to life. Putting "OO" in white on the tops of the vertical stabilizers seems Navy-like, but they don't come in the kit decals...

Hey! USS Yorktown CVS-10 and USS Laffey DD-724 are both still there. The "Galley" is open aboard USS Yorktown (or was.) Lunch was very good! There was also a very interesting Vietnam War display. https://modelersalliance.org/threads/patriots-point-charleston-harbor-south-carolina.151776/

She was in pretty tough shape, cosmetically in 2016. There were places on the deck that weren't safe to walk on and the outer hull was rusting apart at the forward limber holes waterline. She's been gone from the museum for a while now. Didja notice that article is from March of 2022...

These are going to be SO cool!

He looks very wintery indeed! What color is the inside of the muzzle brake?

Here's one for Saul! USS Torsk, SS-423 at her Baltimore MD berth.

I took a little break from submarines. Decals got started today on the Topgun Maver-egg Super Hornet. The freedom models decals snuggle down almost as nicely as the did on their F-104 kit. Stay tuned, Brothers! More Chibi model mischief to come!

He said "Ark".

Research shows the US Navy GUPPY III boat was 17 feet (.29 inches in 1/700) longer than her previous sisters. 328 feet LOA over the standard Gato/Balao/Tench class submarine length of 311 feet. As you can see, chopping ensued and a plug was inserted in USS Clamagore amidships to get the proper...

Quite so, just like that! Turn the hub a little bit before you tack? You do have a compass with a pencil?

Center post for the hub. Brass rod? Draw a circle around the hub, bigger than the largest diameter you might make. Drill/set pins around your circle. Decide how many spokes you wish for. Drill the rims and the hub accordingly for the wire size you want. Start at the hub and work your way...

I got me a shiny new lung cancer screening Wednesday. All clear! I make a nutty little giggle and tell the MRI operator "Ooh! That tickles a little bit!"

It wasn't the same M3 Lee featured in "1941" was it?

1976. Leon Carter 1976. Nick DeBrette with the old Ark Royal. 1988 King Jaffe Joffer. These are a few of my obscure favorites. See you on the Other Side, James. Thanks for all the fun!

The detail and overhead pictures are very interesting. It must have been quite an event!

An old favorite of mine as well! Will she be Cmdr. Dick Bellinger's MiG killer?

Sam used a different word for "Sissies". It starts with a "P" and ends in "ussies". :salute:

Sissy! You're just out of practice. :lol:

PFOOF! I have my maladies but at least I can chew proficiently. That sounds rough, Bubba.

T'was Sam Elliot said that. I only remembered it. I remember Sam's quote almost every day. Taylor's Halligan bar is going together. JB takes 16-24 hours to cure. It should be done in plenty of time for the wedding.