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Posting photos is easy, especially if on a computer. First keep them about the 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 960 resolution size. We have a limit on file sizes. Then just start your thread, hit [enter] a few times to give a place, and you can then drag the photos from wherever you have them on the...

Paddy those ranks previously also had a text description.

Welcome Larry! Don't feel bad about unfinished builds, I also have a number of "in process" projects. A number are from recent years, but I also have a handful that go back to the 80's that were stopped for various reasons. Part of my problem is I build slow and super detailed. As I like the...

I have your rank badges right here Bob.

I actually have unbuilt both of those in my stash. Sold off a number of the others a few years ago and paid off some bills. I have 3 unbuilt and one built that I am not all that taken with.

looking good Jeeves

That would be nice Bob. Also shows how much we support the site. This group has become my go-to model group and really wish we could all get together someplace for a greet and meet. Maybe someday I will win the lottery and pay for everyone to meet someplace.

Yeah, back in the day, I wondered about the Alabama kit. Thought it looked a lot like the Kearsarge kit. Really dislike Trumpeter kits as they are notorious for be inaccurate. Have the 1/200 Arizona kit and it is BAD. Then there is the 1/32 (and 1/24) Ju87A Stuka kits and they are the same...

Looking good Bob! Mine is going to be about a week late. Didn't get much done this weekend and the show weekend didn't get much done. Not going to worry about it as it is going pretty good and I am liking how it is turning out.

Greg you just earned the ribbon for MMM so put it in your signature. If unsure, I am sure Bob can do it for you. The ribbon: As to the tilted symbol, here is where the name came from (From Wikipedia) The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit root swasti, which is composed of su 'good...

You need to un-lose the card Chris as he has the Gemini Titan II in 1/72 which is one that I need for my 1/72 NASA stuff.

Some of the submarines that Ian ( @Brokeneagle ) likes to build have severe "canning" to the front bow sides. Even ships like the Missouri, and the newer aircraft carriers have areas where the bulkheads don't give but the hull between the bulkheads caves ever so slightly.

Yeah, I wish Testor's Model Master had not vanished as they just "worked". I am still working with some. and Humbrol is still around and I have bought a bunch of those colors over the years. I have found that Xylene from the hardware store works fairly well for spray thinner on them. I only...

I would consider it, but have enough kits, that it really needs to be either a good deal, or something I have really wanted. Still waiting on HPH to finish their SM-79 kit in 1/32 scale. As to Large Scale Planes, way back many years ago, I got nothing but a bunch of crap from some of their...

That is why I tend to do a lot of trolling for photos and info. I bought the Valiant book for the Me 410 (which cost more than the model I am building) BUT, I also have the HPH 1/32 Me 410 kit. I have also followed a couple of builds of that kit, one which went fairly good and one where the guy...

There is a kit of the CSS Alabama. Revell made the kit in 1/96 scale back in the 70's and it was re-released again in 2006. Bigger than 1/350 I know but it is there. Also I have found I prefer 1/200 of which more and more kits are being made these days. Some are huge (Aircraft carriers) but...

No Bob I never bothered to try doing the "tin canning" detail. I know Greg was trying to do that with his Missouri build. When done it really has to be done quite subtle or it can ruin the effect.

Got the extra lines from the previous post removed. Still debating on weather to open the hatches. Have it fully polished now and just dipped it in future after giving it a good wash off to remove the polishing compounds. The Future dip really gave it the smooth look. I have it set up and...

Yeah Chris they jumped my property tax up as well, though it is now about what my house is actually worth. Here is something that I think we can all agree on.

Well, since the cockpit is so nice, there should be a way to SEE it. However, the kit clear plastic is only so-so. Thus I have undertaken some extreme measures to rectify the situation. To remove those lines will require some light scraping work and more polishing on the inside. As it...