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Spruemeister

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  1. Been reading the. "Bloody Shambles" books (Fall of Malaysia and Singapore) which has led to the purchase of a 1/48 Tamiya Buffalo and a 1/700 scale Force Z. Trumpeter Repulse and Tamiya Prince of Wales. I'd rather have them in 1/350 but the Spruemeister Purchasing office opted for the lower priced, more available micro floaty things. Rick L.
  2. Chris, this is some of the best work I've seen you do. You need to not care more often. Seems to be working. Rick L.
  3. A free Jim Deck workbench makeover? Sign me up. Rick L.
  4. Superb Supermarine! You certainly do have skill there. And having fun is a major bonus. Well done! I did not know Spitfires had hydraulic controls. Then again, I don't know one mark from another. Never been my area I guess. I'll have to change that. Rick L.
  5. Oh carp. I have to behave now. Well deserved, Jim. Glad to see you on the team. Rick L.
  6. This... makes me want to quit building planes. No, not really. Utterly amazed. That's one of those builds that could be passed from generation to generation. Rick L.
  7. Want more traffic? Advertise. If the Journal goes to every member; utilize it. Push the forum. I'll bet a large chunk of the membership doesn't know about it, or it isn't in the forefront of their online planning. How many members are registered here? Rick L.
  8. Great stuff, Mark! Those Old Monogram 1/72 kits are tremendous and deserve to be built. I love the F11C-2. Very similar to the F4B-4. Keep it up! Rick L.
  9. I thought the Photos:On The Bench topic was the WIP section. There are 20 some threads there started this calendar year thus far. I didn't count threads started this year in any of the specific forums. I guess I would leave it as is, and let a few build progress threads escape into their genre specific forums as is happening now. Its the nature of people to do what they want anyway. I doubt that shuffling the board will drive up traffic. We all need to step up with our own contributions in content here. I know most of us have our own particular non IPMS forum preferences and enjoy helping them to succeed, but we could probably make more of an effort to show our work here with little to no more effort. I particularly would love to see more of the work that is on the Nationals tables brought to life here. You rarely see any of it in progress. Doesn't have to be real time either. After the convention it would be nice to see some of the winners post run downs of how they did what they did. The Journal gets a little of that, but that's such a limited source. Maybe start a forum called the Winners Circle. If you have a winning model of any nature you could post a photo or two and descriptions of the build with photos to support it. I don't know. Maybe that would just be a vehicle for bragging and collapse under its own snooty weight after a while. Or die on the vine from non use. I better go build something. Rick L.
  10. Dang nice. As always. Rick L.
  11. I guess us farm kids never really outgrow the farm, and the toys that went along with the chores: They all get proudly displayed right along with the model collection. I remember reading my brother's Toy Farmer issues. Been probably 20 years ago? I'm still holding down the family farm as a closet airplane nut so I know it can be done. I wish I had known that the Hudson locomotive would interest you. I sold it last February when I cleared out about 200 kits to make the stash more manageable. Rick L.
  12. Wow! Simply amazing. AM sure did things right, and you did right by them with this build. Well done! Rick L.
  13. I'm right there with you. I can sell my conversion set. If the kit is acceptable. Rick l.
  14. Was the high gun placement a result of the shallow draft? Well done model, by the way. Rick L.
  15. Glad to see Blue Angel markings included in this kit. The long hunt for a Collect-Aire Twogar is officially over. Rick L.
  16. Those are stunning! Rick L.
  17. Step your game up, Gil. And bring your wallet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/301225070611?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 And maybe your friend's wallet. Or two. Rick L.
  18. I'm not going to no airshow with clear Porta Pots. Some things can never be unseen. Rick L.
  19. Spruemeister

    Yukikaze FINISHED

    You just make stuff come alive. All you need is a sound card in the base. Another fine work of art, Chris. Rick L.
  20. Thanks for the very nice comments everybody. The little Hellcat did very well at a local contest last weekend. But I'm probably more satisfied with how the whole project pushed me and made me grow as a modeler. Rick L.
  21. Nothing finer than an old airliner. Well done! Rick L.
  22. Your ship building is one thing, and your water is another. All together it's a complete package! Well done. Rick L.
  23. OK. No badly distorted cartoons, no silly looking newspaper photos? Rick L.
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