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I don't know if you saw this before.

A friend made it. Windhund 116.PD JgPzIV ambush camo, in Ardennes Offensive. With a collection of various WH and SS troops. Capturing US tankers.
 
2nd winter Tiger project was a complete teardown and rebuild of my Tamiya Tiger 1. This was my 3rd RC tank but it was my first RC kit build ever and the first time I'd painted a model in 50 years so at first I didn't want to repaint it but I also wanted to do a Abt. 502 Tiger so I let sentimentality slide. The beauty of the big Tamiya RC tanks is since so much of the assembly is done with screws and bolts when you tear them down rebuilding them is just like buying a new kit. This one i had really beaten to hell learning to battle with. If you look at the spare track you will see 4 guide horns have been snapped off. That takes some bad driving to accomplish:rolleyes:IMG_7746.jpgIMG_7747.jpgIMG_7749.jpgIMG_7751.jpeg
 
Mr Boochie said:
What is that device on the barrel? The one with rope holding it down and ropes trailing behind it?

I'm thinking IR device. But, wouldn't it get damaged during the firing of the gun?

Thanks!
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Yes it holds the led emitter for firing the IR beam. It is mounted far enough out that when the barrel goes into full recoil upon firing it doesn't hit the mantlet. The Tamiya I just posted has the receiver for registering hits mounted in the cupola. When I battle A2 the commander figure is removed. We have a huge club battlefield
 
Finished the Salamander this morning. Came out very good. and a big part of that is the quality of the kit. Next up is a F-86 Saber which is one of my favorite planes. It won't look anything like the gaudy picture on the box. Don't want to detract from the beautiful lines. Sometimes less is more.

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sanford12 said:
Finished the Salamander this morning. Came out very good. and a big part of that is the quality of the kit. Next up is a F-86 Saber which is one of my favorite planes. It won't look anything like the gaudy picture on the box. Don't want to detract from the beautiful lines. Sometimes less is more.

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Very nice!

Was the He-162 ever operational?

I don't think I've read any 8AF encounters with it. :idea:
 
Mr Boochie said:
Very nice!

Was the He-162 ever operational?

I don't think I've read any 8AF encounters with it. :idea:
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It was used just very little. It had a tendence to fall apart. It had mostly wood construction and the Germans never got the hang of it like the English. Read that the ejection seat was used 4 times and one of those the unlucky pilot was too low.
 
sanford12 said:
It was used just very little. It had a tendence to fall apart. It had mostly wood construction and the Germans never got the hang of it like the English. Read that the ejection seat was used 4 times and one of those the unlucky pilot was too low.
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So, it probably never fired on a B-17?
 
I never got back into model building, which is a big rabbit hole hobby. I had a lot of airbrushes and other doo-dads.

I gave them all away to a friend.

I still have a billion military reference books. ;)

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About 1/10th of my books. Oh, did I tell you I'm into guitars, too?

"He who dies with the most toys, wins!"
 
Mr Boochie said:
I did build a 1:72 Me-163 scenario from this photo long ago. Those did not survive the many moves that I made in those years. :(

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This unit. 2./JG400 did have contact with B-17 bombing units.
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I'd like to build one of those. Since I started to build 1/48 kits buying kits from the better brands is pretty important since the parts are small and fiddley and having to mess with poor fit isn't fun. Hopefully I can find a kit of the Comet in that size.
 
Mr Boochie said:
I never got back into model building, which is a big rabbit hole hobby. I had a lot of airbrushes and other doo-dads.

I gave them all away to a friend.

I still have a billion military reference books. ;)

Gibson_ES-335_and_Champion_600.jpg

About 1/10th of my books. Oh, did I tell you I'm into guitars, too?

"He who dies with the most toys, wins!"
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I was an avid model airplane builder as a kid in the late 60’s. The last model I built was a Tamiya motorized T-34 in 1971 as a 15 year old. I then moved on but never lost interest in planes and tanks. Then the Covid lockdowns hit which in Toronto were endless ( couldn’t get a haircut for over 9 months for example) and I saw a YT vid with RC Tanks and here we are. I’ve never used an airbrush on my models just rattle cans. I used to use them in our business and even industrial ones were a maintenance pain and I know thr hobby ones are even more so.
 
Space Ritual said:
I was an avid model airplane builder as a kid in the late 60’s. The last model I built was a Tamiya motorized T-34 in 1971 as a 15 year old. I then moved on but never lost interest in planes and tanks. Then the Covid lockdowns which in Toronto were endless and I saw a YT vid with RC Tanks and hete we are. I’ve never used an airbrush on my models just rattle cans. I used tonuse them in our business and even industrial ones were a maintenance pain and I know thr hobby ones are even more so.
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I found that airbrushing became ten times easier when good-quality water-based paints came out. As well as the quality of the varieties of clear coats. Man, those old-school oil-based paints were a bear to get the spray right and clean up.

I had many Paasche brushes, pumps, and other doodads. It's really fun once you get the hang of them. That's got me thinking... :idea:

Much to the chagrin of my ever-suffering wife. ;)
 
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Started the F-85. The picture below is the first step in the shiny aluminum finish using Allclad lacquer. First the gloss black followed by polished aluminum. These paints are so easy to spray but to get uniform coverage with the aluminum you have to be very careful. The lighter the coat the shinier the finish. Letting each stage sit for several days is the best way to go. You don't want to handle it till it's good and set. One nice thing is cleanup is super easy one bad thing if you knock it over it's thinner than water and can be a huge mess. It's also not cheap so you don't want to waste it

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Here's a P-38 I did a while back with the Allclad
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