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Dick Montgomery

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  1. I'm currently using ColorPlace gray primer, a Wal Mart product. Needs lots of shaking before use but when applied in light coats it goes on with little or no grain. Just shot primer on an old Brit.Soldier metal figure that I'd had for 1000 years. I will not get the same results you got but I'll try! I like Andrea colors but have used oils sparingly.
  2. Gents, With regret, I needed to put the Corsair on hold. I'm working on two 1/48th Enola Gay aircraft (commission) and I need my available work space and time for the B-29s. While I'm following your Corsair build I can't join the band....rats.
  3. Do you remember the name of the cottage Ind that did the Indy winners?
  4. I use an auto-body putty called, "3M Acryl Blue". It's $25 a tube but my first tube lasted for 10 years! It is a fine grain putty and feathers extremely well with sandpaper. One can sand dry or wet, either way it works well. It dries quickly, depending on how thick one applies it. Wetting it with finger nail polish remover allows an even smoother surface than just the putty applied with the fnpr., but that slows drying time. I swear by this stuff and use either it or stretched sprue without exception.
  5. Yep, that one and about 2,400 others are yours!!
  6. Sounds like a real pain to build. Not familiar with the kit.... is it fairly old? If not, I'm concerned about any recent releases having these same design issues.
  7. Jack, How about sending these to the webmaster for inclusion in the Member Gallery?
  8. Great job with the subtle shading. Any way you slice it the Base Star is a cool piece of hardware.
  9. Great pics of the Shermans!!
  10. GH...funny you should mention the paint wouldn't dry on the vinyl....a friend of mine was having the same issue and I had no clue as to any aid...I suggested about an hour in the oven at minimum heat.....
  11. Great job! I particularly like the way the rivet heads "pop" out in some of the pics.....
  12. Agreed...some marketing genius is behind almost all such decisions....but without their uninformed and baseless decisions where would the resin aftermarket guys be? Gotta have something amiss to fix!
  13. Folding wings and gear were gimmicks? Oh man! No wonder none of my old Monogram stuff ever got much "push" in contests! I thought that was neat stuff! Actually, I don't mind the vinyl tires in my NASCAR kits. I don't try to paint them....I beat them up with a sanding stick and pastels.
  14. Good job Ed! May I ask what primer you use?
  15. Constructive Comment...... Don't destroy it! Great looking model! How about a short "How To" w/ images for the website or even better, a more extensive How To for the Journal!
  16. I just finished this item and you can find the review within the Review section of this website. The review contains limited pics so for more you can visit the Photobucket album at http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z295/dm...mview=slideshow I built the model OOB and wrote the review for IPMS. Afterward I added some "extra detail" in the bay for the nose armament. Note that the base is actually an old display stand from Lindberg.
  17. Paul, I don't mind doing the Photobucket thing but I'd suggest we all use the same "bucket". Having a single person manage the album would ensure photo size, story line, and continuity. Do you know if PB has a way to allow multiple users to post to a single album? Would you consider managing the images? (If not I'll do it but I do suggest one location for everything) And perhaps we should leave the relocation decision up to Bob Hester? If he sees that it would be better to move us then he will take that action. Frankly Scarlett, I don't give a .....hoot. I'm ready to roll when you guys say "go". Ron, do you want us all to work on the same aspect of the kit at the same time or just build away at our own pace sharing resources and pics? Frankly...I'd move slowly so I could benefit from your groundbreaking work.
  18. I think Bob H is offering some sound advice. Let's ask him to move us to the Aircraft Forum. An idea for everyone to consider....we may end up with a ton of images. I've already got a Photobucket account set up and would be happy to mount and sort pics that you may want to use in a dedicated photo album on Photobucket. All that would be required is that you send the image to me and I'll push it up to PB. I can place the link within our Build thread that would allow anyone to see the pics 24/7. Ron...you're the boss.
  19. Glancing at a stack of FSMs in my War Room I was surprised to see a pic of the 1/32 Trumpie Corsair on the cover! What a coincidence! Anyway...its March 2004, Vol 22 No 3. The article will be a good place to begin...it details some of the pro/cons for the Trumpeter kit.
  20. Guess I better dig my kit out of storage and start cleaning up the parts...... looking forward to this project!
  21. Don, Looks like you might finish it in time for the upcoming ModelFiesta in San Antonio! Hope you bring it, done or not!
  22. John, You are totally insane (we already knew that) but now if we find you wandering the beach wearing nothing but a crazed expression we'll know why. I've got this kit but I would never think to try a speed-build with it. I have been known to do a speed build of a 1/24 NASCAR kit during a race....starting at the green flag and finishing before the checkered.... ever apply decals to tacky paint?
  23. May I play? I have the Trumpie kit. I don't build very well, and I generally stay within OOB areas.....
  24. I still like F-4s. I remember them flying in and out of Bergstrom AFB in Austin!
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