tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post7948828377084782994..comments2024-03-28T16:49:05.297-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: In The Days Of My Youth....Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-58916396731322308112016-08-12T02:22:52.915-04:002016-08-12T02:22:52.915-04:00I thought sure there was going to be a picture of ...I thought sure there was going to be a picture of a number 4 paper sack to go with the glue.tjbbpgobIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456342500825653657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-17755600910929894682016-08-11T21:55:26.733-04:002016-08-11T21:55:26.733-04:00My dad was B-17 pilot with this group---
http://w...My dad was B-17 pilot with this group---<br /><br />http://www.447bg.com/<br /><br />He flew 35 combat missions over Europe. As a kid, I built every warbird model I could get my hands on. Used a hot ice pick to inflict "battle damage".RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-52068911193251816102016-08-11T19:55:01.660-04:002016-08-11T19:55:01.660-04:00Dry brushing sharp contours was the key. I'd u...Dry brushing sharp contours was the key. I'd use cotton balls with barely a coating of flat mud looking colors on them...often custom mixing paints to get the color I wanted. Dab the cotton ball lightly on the contours. Turned out great!Walter Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439931516202804834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-6530279506956680872016-08-11T18:47:44.799-04:002016-08-11T18:47:44.799-04:00I was seriously into building super detailed model...I was seriously into building super detailed model aircraft in the early 1980's when I first moved to Kaliforniastan.<br /><br />Didn't have my Street Machine to work on, and I needed something to keep busy with.<br /><br />I custom built a few F-14 Tomcats for some of the biggies at Hughes Aircraft. They has a load of six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, and I mounted them on sections of plywood painted to look like a carrier deck.<br /><br />I even made the "Hughes News" a couple of times....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-17388767975241779522016-08-11T18:45:41.326-04:002016-08-11T18:45:41.326-04:00In 1963-4 I worked with a man who was a B-17 pilot...In 1963-4 I worked with a man who was a B-17 pilot over Europe. He had some stories... But he built a B17 model with 4 engines and flew it which as a model builder myself seemed amazing back then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-12336904875935429962016-08-11T16:05:20.792-04:002016-08-11T16:05:20.792-04:00Thanks for the diorama link.
Agreed, none of my ...Thanks for the diorama link. <br />Agreed, none of my stuff ever looked as good as that B-17. Never did get the hang of weathering. I'm kind of getting back into plastic and glue since I've picked up the hobby of 1/1200-1/1250 ships. Most manufacturers do them in metal, but some do plasticRichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-90634275314349801212016-08-11T13:05:24.205-04:002016-08-11T13:05:24.205-04:00Yep. Those Monogram dioramas were boss, and that d...Yep. Those Monogram dioramas were boss, and that dude Paine was a witch. I built just about every kit Monogram ever put out. Weathered most of them and got pretty good at it.Walter Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439931516202804834noreply@blogger.com