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Glynyrd

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  1. Mark,

     

    Sometimes the pursuit of perfection can kill motivation. I can't build for a contest; it kills all my enthusiasm for building. I end up fussing over every little detail, like seams and mold lines, and then I start putting off making decisions on the build sequence, technique, etc because I'm worried about how it will affect the outcome for the contest, and eventually it goes back into a box, and I end up in a funk. Right now though, I'm building a Mustang for a surprise Christmas gift (it won't be completed in time, but he'll get it anyway). For some reason, building one to give away as a gift keeps me enthusiastic. They aren't looking for it, mostly they appreciate the effort put in it, and it's usually something that they have an interest in. It's not anything like a commission build, knowing someone is going to possibly take a pen light to it in order to haggle on the price. Anyway, it is Christmastime...grab some hot chocolate and watch Ralphie shoot his eye out :smiley20:

     

    Glenn

  2. These little 1/350 plane packs are a lot of fun! I bought these a few years ago at the LHS, and decided it was time to build them. I still have to finish the base. I put them in a tight "finger four", I was going to do a "Black Sheep Squadron" echelon formation from the opening credits of the TV show, but the blue I used didn't turn out right. Then I couldn't get it to fit right on the base. I tried a "diamond" formation next, but that didn't look right either. Next up, find some Zekes in the same scale and get some furballs going..

     

    Glenn

     

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  3. Hi all, I know it's not actually a model, but it is about aircraft. These two were at the Olive Branch, MS municipal airport last weekend. The B-17 was the EAA's "Aluminum Overcast", but the cool one for me is the Sea Fury! He gave us a flyby on the way out. Even cooler was a veteran who was a bombardier on one in WW2 who was shot down on his tenth mission. From what I understood, it was the first time he had climbed into one since that day...

     

    Glenn

     

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  4. Hi all, this is the latest I have finished. I'm gonna catch you some day, Duke! It's the Monogram 48th kit, built box stock except for antennas from stretched sprue. I airbrushed it with MM enamels and used the kit decals. It's a typical old Monogram kit, good detail, simple assembly. I loved the miniguns. The decals spooked me ( ;) ) though. As I was putting Micro Sol on them, the carrier turned really milky in color, and I was afraid they'd stay that way, but it was gone in the morning. It almost didn't survive the young 'uns as it was knocked off the desk as they spun my office chair around. Thus it ain't perfect but looks great from 10 yards away as you can see in the third picture.

     

    Glenn

     

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