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Maly Modelarz (June 1992 issue) put out an Elco PT boat...that kit shows up occasionally on Ebay. The build reports I've seen for that kit are lukewarm at best. As is usually the case for "vintage" Maly kits, quality is poor compared to "modern" standards. However, if you have some digital...

Jim, look at the upside....each day you get to meet lots of new people, starting with the one you wake up next to.

Ted, the build is coming along nicely. Shrike, the idea of using toaster elements is intriguing. Keep us informed of how well it works....might be a good idea to include the rheostat in the circuit to keep from making your projects toast.:twisted:

Ted, on my attempts at vacuforming, I've noticed a tendency for deformation to occur at the edges of the mold plug. To keep this from being a problem on the formed piece, it helps to extend the mold plug beyond the edges of the final piece, and trim off the excess after forming. That way, the...

Ted, looking good. No reason whatever that forming the canopy in pieces won't work...I've had to resort to that myself because of the size limitations of my old Mattel vacuformer. The seats came out first rate. Hope you get some useful feedback on your string....I finally said to hell with...

From the dates on the posts, I suspected that was what happened.:( However, it does not imply they are lost and gone forever.:) :-D I just checked out my archives, and I did make a file of the Takao build pics.:-D I suspect that others of the old timers in the group may have similar...

Happy unbirthday to me (jumping up and down and clapping hands)!!!!!!! Now who will step up and do an XP-59? Or how about a Grumman Goose? Lots of good ones still left begging for a designer.

Yes...I think the mains have enough gluing surface that they will hold up. It helps that they glue to parts backed by poster board, so have the required rigidity. (After taking the photo, I managed to drop the model. One of the mains did take a bit of damage, but it was the knuckle joint that...

Another one ready for the display shelf.....way in the back of the shelf (haste makes for a sloppy build). This has been fun....thanks for having the internal fortitude do the beta build in a public forum.

Thank you, Webdude. My grandson is going to get a kick out of these (isn't it wonderful to have a deniable excuse for the second childhood? Or is it just that the hassle of raising kids and getting them out of the house just temporarily deferred the first?)

The rolled tube is the idea for the socket...however, it needs some internal bracing (read that as fuselage keel) to keep it from becoming too wobbly and easily torn off the model. Keep in mind that joint is going to have to bear a fairly substantial amount of weight, especially if a detailed...

Sorry about the quality of the photo, but the surgeon was faced with a fairly nasty mess before starting. I am not deep in thought.....I just glued my fingers to my chin.

OMG. Happy unbirthday to me!!!!!! Let's hope the "local" distrubutors have these available soon....my fingers are already itching to fondle these kits.

OK...I think I get it. Once part 3 is assembled, the central portion of the part needs to be cut away so the wheel can be fit into it. Part 3, as we have assembled it, is the equivalent of a solid forging, when must then have the hell milled out of it before it can mate to the rest of the...

Bill, thanks for keeping me from being the only one to screw up.....makes me feel better for putting on the main rotor hub upside down. At least the sucker leans five degrees (just don't ask me if it's the rotor shaft or fuselage that's doing the leaning). As you say....next build......

If that's all I manage to get wrong, this build will be a miracle. Here are a few more photos of the rear rotor assembly. OK, Rick, it's about time you post some pictures of the main rotor head.

William, all things considered, the parts fit on this model have been great. However, there is really no substitute for a good line drawing to show how things go together. Putting on the rotor drive shaft cover was easy. I cut a length of bamboo skewer to fit the part, formed the cover around...

By the grace of a horrible weather report and an accident yesterday involving a site bus, our management decided to give us a snow day today, and extended it to include us townies....the first time that's happened in my 39 years here at the Idaho National Laboratory. The forecast snow didn't...

The new release of the USS Nimitz (Wilhelmshaven) or the new release of the Missouri would be my votes.

:smile: At least you have a workspace. :smile: A whole lot better than what I have to contend with....would you believe a large book balanced on my lap with the cutting mat on it, and the keyboard of the computer?