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  1. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    Here is the finished model:
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    279034213_140422018553434_3353526809710519249_n.mp4

    Jammer model on lazy Susan
  3. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    Final assembly includes adding the fire extinguisher, headlight steering wheel and gear shift lever.
  4. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    Here the front wheels are attached.
  5. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    Here are most of the rest of the pieces to complete the model. Note that the lifting arms can be moved and posed at different heights. I use straight pins for the pivot points.
  6. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    The internal structure and lifting arms are all laminated two layers thick.
  7. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    The cab is all one piece
  8. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    The model is 1: 32 scale when printed at 100%. I have made a second page that had three additional cabs with different numbers.
  9. -Jim G

    What I flew when I was in the Air Force.

    I was in the USAF during the latter half of the 1970's just post Vietnam conflict. Like most of the people in the Air Force, I am not a pilot, but my job was critical to the mission: I loaded weapons onto the aircraft. Without weapons the Air Force is just a bad airlines! To lift heavy...
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    dga-mj101z.jpg

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    IMG_20210622_131758.jpg

    finished model
  12. MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck Jammer

    MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck Jammer

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    dga-mj100a.jpg

    Prototype model Jammer
  14. -Jim G

    Re-Introductions:

    Okay! I read through the rules and did not pick up on that. Knowing that now, I will comply.
  15. -Jim G

    Re-Introductions:

    Thanks for the kind, and encouraging words! I have a link to the Design Group Alpha models in my signature. With the Piper J-3 Cub model we have about 30 liveries so far, including a number of L-4 Grasshoppers. This is an easy model to build and would be great for any beginner. It is true to...
  16. -Jim G

    Re-Introductions:

    Hello everyone! I have been an inactive member of this forum for quite a while. I see that I joined in 2005. Over time I started having troubles with pain in my hands when handling an X-Acto knife, and it was that pain that caused me to wander away from this hobby. I like to design models, but...
  17. -Jim G

    new DGA Turbo Otter versions

    I have been tinkering with the DeHavilland Turbo Otter model and come up with a few new liveries... I hope to have these all published within the next few weeks. Thus far we have only released the Kenmore Air and Santa Claus versions. I have two Harbour Air models, an Air Saguanay model, and...
  18. -Jim G

    Welcome to the new Zealot

    I am looking to update my user profile... I found how to update my avatar, but I would like to find how to change my signature etc.
  19. -Jim G

    Welcome to the new Zealot

    I like the new site format! It will take me a little while to get used to the new interface.
  20. -Jim G

    a model U-1A Otter

    How long ago did I promise to show how I pack models for shipment? Finally I remembered to shoot pictures of one before I sealed the box! I stretch rubber bands diagonally across a shipping box and I tie the model to those rubber bands: The note instructs the recipient to cut the rubber...