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Piedmont

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  1. Hi Phil! First of all, Happy Holidays! I have been really busy this past month or so and have not been regularly checking into the forum so I missed your earlier post on the Skyvan. I believe that I do have an extra Skyvan for you if you still need one. I'll be mostly away from home until after the New Year but will search for it when I can. It should not be too hard as I believe I know where the Skyvans are lurking in my stash. Have a great New Years holiday and I'll search for the Skyvan kit for you. Have fun modeling Mike
  2. Hi Kip Wow, that is a bummer. I do have a few extra Skyvan kits as my name is listed as an acknowledgement in the kit for helping do some research on the NASA decals in the kit. I'll only build one so I'll be happy to sell you my spare. I'll see if I can send you my email address using PM and we can carry this conversation on without tying up the forum. FYI, I may be out of contact for a few days as I go in for surgery on my hand (yup, it is modeling hand!) and I might not be able to get online a quickly as I would like. I will respond as soon as I can type with one finger! Have fun modeling! Mike
  3. No problem, glad that you were able to find a copy. Good luck with your build, that will be a very emotionally moving model when it is built. Mike
  4. Is this the Airfix Skyvan kit with the NASA markings? If you have not yet picked up a copy, I likely have an extra in my stash that I can part with. Have fun modeling! Mike
  5. I ran into the same problem that Gil and few others had. At the stroke of 1 Am EDT, I logged into the website and tried to book my room. As I needed to be in San Marcos to help set up registration on Tuesday, I wanted to add an extra day in front of the main conference block. I kept getting the message that there were no rooms available. Like others, I did not notice that you could only book the main convention dates. After 10 minutes of trying, I called the reservation number and after about 15 minutes, they were of little help. I was told to call back later this week as the rooms were not yet available to book. So much for me following to recommended process and trying to book a room as suggested. It would have helped greatly to know that we were not allowed to book a room prior to Wednesday using the website. To cap it all off, I needed to be up at 5:00 Am EDT on Saturday for an event that I was volunteering at so I spent the rest of Saturday bummed and exhausted with only a few hours of sleep and no room for the convention. With that said, have fun modeling! Mike
  6. Richard, with a couple of these A-37 kits in my stash, I'll buy a copy no matter how you publish it! I developed a fondness for the SuperTweet when I would watch "The Boys From Syracuse" do touch & gos at Hancock Field way back when. Have fun modeling! Mike
  7. In addition to Dave's good advice above, I strongly recommend that anyone who has or is considering buying a liquid resin 3D Printer like the Elegoo download the following fact sheet on the safety and handling of this resin. https://www.radtech.org/health-safety/proper-handling-of-uv-resins It is free and was written to be useful. In the spirit of disclosure, I am heavily involved in the 3D printing industry and I am the principle author of the fact sheet. Enjoy working with your 3D printer! Have fun modeling! Mike
  8. Speaking of T-38s, some markings for one of NASA's Houston based T-38s in 1/72 would be greatly appreciated! Other than an unusual set of markings for a NASA T-38 on a very old Microscale sheet, I don't think these have been done in 1/72. This decal would get the interest of both aircraft and space related modelers and it is Texas focused! Have fun modeling! Mike
  9. Great work and idea Kev! Definitely a change of pace from real space modeling. Have fun modeling Mike
  10. Interesting discussion! For those who will be in Phoenix next week and have some time to kill on Thursday afternoon, I'll be giving a seminar on 3D Printing. The focus is an overview of the different types of 3D Printing (technology that is used) and how it relates to scale modeling. Basically, I'll be covering the basics! I am in the 3D printing industry and also teach a course at SUNY on 3D printing technology. Some of the confusion comes from the different ways 3D Printing can be used (make individual parts or the complete model). Being deeply embedded in the industry, I am not too concerned that there is a problem yet with 3D Printing and IPMS contests. Hopefully, I'll be able to answer any questions on this topic on Thursday! Have fun modeling Mike
  11. Interestingly, I received my January/February Issue in today's mail and I also had the insert that this was my last issue. My membership expires on 12/15/15 so unless we will be stretching out the Journal to 1 issue a year ;-) , I should not have received this insert either. I'll drop MJ a note also but this looks like a trend! Have fun modeling Mike IPMS# 14354
  12. This has been a great thread, and has reminded me of a lot of movies that I have enjoyed over the years. It also had me thinking as to what movies would be my all time favorites. I guess I gravitate to the more realistic classics with my top choices being: 2001 A Space Odyssey (#1 in my book!) Blade Runner Silent Running While I have enjoyed the entire Star Wars series and Alien(s), I do have a soft spot for the original Star Wars. This is mainly due to the fact that I worked with Ben Burtt's dad at the time and he would bring in photos from his son showing us this SF movie he was working in. They were Ben's personal photos of around the backstage areas of different scenes. They were really cool, but as this was some time before the movie was even getting some press (well before the Internet days), none of us thought about the impact that this "little" movie would eventually make. You should have heard our group cheer Ben Burtt's name when it came up on the credits when we went as a group on opening weekend. And the rest is history..... (and I really wished I had thought of asking Ben's father if I could have copies of the photos at the time) Mike IPMS # 14354
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