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Post by dukemaddog on Dec 24, 2022 0:29:35 GMT
Well, three aircraft and a helicopter.... Despite having almost no time this month to do anything, I managed to squeeze in an hour or two occasionally on the bench. Thanks to Hobby Day though; which gave me a lot of time to work on things, I completed the following aircraft: 1/72 scale Hasegawa US Marine AV-8B Harrier:    Yes, the canopy is a fogged out mess! That is the result of using Mr. Mask liquid masking agent. If it didn't remain sticky the whole time it was on the canopy, it dried up so bad I had to scrape it off with a chisel. The sticky part wouldn't even come off without major persuasion; it would just stick back to the canopy when I tried to scrape it off. I used Goo Gone to try and clean it; I coated it in Furture, you see the results of both attempts. I will try to source a new canopy and windscreen for this model. Until then, I'm calling it done. If I waited till every model part was found or damaged ones replaced; I'd never be able to claim completions! Moving on..... The next one is a 1/72 scale Revell German Ho-229 Horten Flying Wing "Blue 4":    Followed by a 1/72 scale Trumpeter FC-1/JF-17 Thunder done in Pakistani markings:    Finally we wrap up with another US Marine subject, a 1/72 scale Dream Models US Marine AH-1Z Cobra:    There you have it, the last aircraft built in 2022 . My apologies for the picture quality, I still haven't found my camera. Thank you all for looking in, comments are welcome.
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 24, 2022 5:13:07 GMT
Great stuff mate.
I think I recommended it before, but if you missed it VMS a liquid mask.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 24, 2022 17:28:46 GMT
Great additions to the collection, Duke! The Horten really has a bizarre nose gear array. I bet runaway visibility during the landing flare would have been fun. 
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 24, 2022 18:10:43 GMT
Nice!
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Post by nito74 on Dec 24, 2022 19:37:31 GMT
Too bad about the canopy. Despite that, some great models as usual, I liked Trumpeter FC-1/JF-17 Thunder done in Pakistani markings, it's a very unusual subject.
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Post by dukemaddog on Dec 24, 2022 20:14:58 GMT
Tommy thanks. I don't know that I can get VMS masking agent here. I've tried so many since my original Hobbico brand got so hard to find. Vallejo, Mr. Hobby, Gunze, all have messed up my canopies and clear parts beyond redemption. I will look for it.
Thank you Ian! I agree about that Horten. I'm thinking that the angle was there to help with lift during take off, but without a window underneath, the landing must have had quite a high pucker factor! Someone once asked why the huge nose wheel. I surmised that it was to help get the angle without lengthening the landing gear strut for added stability.
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Post by dukemaddog on Dec 26, 2022 19:27:11 GMT
Thank you John! Seems you slipped in while I was typing my response. I also like that Pakistani jet; it's always great to have something unique and different in my collection.
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