MikeMoore

That looks great Keith! I'll look forward to seeing it in person sometime. That is, if you ever make it to a show this year! Mike

That looks great Chris. I just picked one of those up. Now all I have to do is figure out how to actually paint a figure and I'll be ready to dive in! Mike

Hey Chris, as usual, that looks really nice! I really like the beat up hat and the beard. And I'd agree with you, Vallejo is a pretty delicate paint. Besides minimum contact, the other key to Vallejo seems to be a good primer. Mike

Of COURSE I know you're ribbing me...just like I am you. Don't worry too much about accurate dihedral. As long as there is some, and it's symmetrical, you'll be fine. Legends, like many resin companies can indeed be hit and miss. Google should be your friend as far as the wing guns and brake lines go. Or, tell me which variant it is you're building, and I can probably manage to scan some pictures for you.

Tell me about it. Three bays of double flying wires, PLUS the booms. I'm not sure what I was thinking.... Aw, com'on Mark, the reference I used for the build was from Tankograd for crying out loud. The only speculative aspect of the model is that the exterior is "unfinished". In other words, the body is in bare wood and the front ARMORED panel is in bare metal. As far as finishing your P-40 in a Sky Captain scheme and entering it in the Hypothetical category, go for it! Nothing in the terms of the DDD precludes a hypothetical build. Only that you build an aircraft for entry, and I build an armor piece for entry...

Nope you didn't miss anything. I've already done my armor entry in the Double Dog Dare. Granted, I still have to replace the wheels with more appropriate smooth balloon types, but that's an easy fix, so essentially, the Aerosan is done. And before you start yipping about it not having treads, I seem to recall that wheeled vehicles used by military forces are entered as armor at IPMS events. Now, I am HOPING to also have a T-34 done for Nats, but that's going to be a long shot... :Smile-tongue:

Dude...I mean Duke...you are a mad man! 600 built models and that's just ARMOR???? Congrats x2. Oh, and I believe that T-34 turret you refer it as cast is actually PRESSED! I think they had a 5000 ton press at the Formchaka plant and they used it to press the turret shells. Which I find incredible. Mike

Two I have to do: 1) 1/72 Mustang for a group entry in Orlando 2) WnW Fe2B early And then there are a couple that I have to FINISH that started last year, and a few more that will need to get done this year, but those two are the MUST builds this year.

Heck, I know some people (names withheld to protect the guilty) who consider a bar or two on the warning strip a badge of honor. Sort of like the old Meteor Productions "Black List"! And don't worry Aldrich, we all KNOW about you.....

even worse than just a propeller...it's powered by a...wait for it...AIRPLANE engine! And IF, I say IF everything works out right, the stars come into alignment, honey don't come up with too many do's, job stays somewhat slow, my "lawn" guy comes back this year, and various and sundry other occurrences (as the case may be) do/and or don't arise, I'm hoping to have a T-34 done in time for Orlando. Would that save any of my TreadHead points?

Very nice Keith...missed you in the 'noog last month...

So sorry Senor Aldrich...As much as I would love to go by 007, I am in fact 04. 007 is a MUCH more talented fellow name of Sam Morgan, aka Twisted Brother. And, I'd beg to differ. The NKL-26 is in fact armored!

Ah...many thanks Mr. Aldrich! Looks like I'll probably do the coveralls in a couple different shades of gray. Mike

I'm about wrapped up on a Trumpeter Aerosan NKL-26 with a twist....I'm doing it on wheels as it was trialed in the summer of 1942. Anyone know what color the coveralls would have been that the guys crewing it would have been wearing? Based on the pictures I've seen of the things in use in winter and the tanker helmets the crews were wearing, I don't figure it would be too big a stretch to assume the guys trialing it in the summer would have been wearing tanker's summer coveralls. I've seen references for three colors, black, blue and khaki. Thanks Mike

Congrats on what must have been a great show Gil! Maybe next year I'll be able to get there! Mike

That's ok Keith, we all had fun calling you names in your absence. Perhaps I'll get to trip you in Atlanta at the Figure/AMPS show? Mike

Thanks David. It would have been nice to see you down here, but I'm hoping to make it up to your show in May. Perhaps then! Mike

Hey Gil (and any others who are curious), Overall it went very well. With a couple of well founded exceptions, and more than likely a few unfounded exceptions, everyone in attendance seemed to have a great day. We made some changes to how we did things in registration and in judging that made things move along much more smoothly. Numbers were down from last year, but I'd chalk that up to two things: The number of entrants was down by about 1/3 at about 60 vs almost 90 last year. Much of that decline I'd attribute to the weather. While we didn't have even a remote possibility of snow, we did have some atrocious weather in the form of some nasty storm cells that rolled through the area in the morning. I'm not sure a good solid rain would have kept many folks home, given what was rolling through, I think it did hurt us some. The model count was down by about 1/2 at about 250 vs 497 last year. Obviously some of that is due to the lower number of entrants, and some of it is due to the fact that a lot of folks pretty much emptied their display cases last year, and couldn't do so this year as we limited the entries to models we hadn't seen in Chattanooga before. On the up side, the vending area was bigger and very active this year. We had Dean's Hobby Stop, Larry's Legions, CRM, Free Time, and Horner's Hobbies all make the trip this year, and all said they'd come back next year. In addition, several of the folks I talked to were blown away by the vending opportunities. If the above guys do come back, and we get a couple of guys that made it last year but had to skip this year, there is a good chance we could be approaching 100 tables next year. The one area I think we fell down on was the car judging. We had a couple of good car modelers who did their best to get the job done, but we also had a couple of folks just wander off, never to return (and having looked at one of those individuals sheets, his disappearance can only be considered a good thing). The end result of not being able to round up enough folks to judge cars is that I do believe the car modelers got the short end of the stick as far as judging goes. Somehow we need to figure out how to avoid that next year, and I can only hope that the car modelers will give us a chance to sort it out and give us another try next year. Mike

Oh GREAT...another armor kit I'm going to be compelled to buy, but probably never build.............

Many thanks Mark. And just to put your mind to rest, I will make sure that either Dave or I get photo coverage off to you for the website! Mike

Just a heads up that the Chattanooga Scale Modelers will be hosting our second annual show this Saturday the 21st. Last year we had a show that exceeded everyone's expectations. More than 80 entrants, 497 models on the tables and 60 vendor tables. This year the buzz is building, the pre registrations are rolling in, and we've got 77 vendor tables sold (sold out there!). So it looks like it's shaping up to be another great show. The location is the East Brainerd Church of Christ, 7745 East Brainerd Rd. Directions, schedule, registration forms ($3 discount for pre registration extended to Thursday the 19th), and format are all available on our website: http://www.chattanoo...lemodelers.com/ Or, you can email me at: maxwinthrop@yahoo.com Mike Moore

While I always enjoy seeing Daniel's work, I have to say I'm not a fan of the "Spanish School". I very much appreciate the work, skill, and yes, artistry that Daniel puts into his models. I just don't personally care for the artificial highlights that in my opinion tend to be the primary characteristic of the Spanish School. Everything seems to have an overdone black border around it to highlight it. I would prefer to lose track of some of that detail in order to be a little closer to authenticity. That said, I've heard it said that modeling is more about representation than replication. And in that sense, the Spanish School is no less valid than whatever it is that I do. And there is no question that it leads to visually striking models. I'll look at them all day long and appreciate all the work that went into them and hopefully learn a lot as I do. Mike

Tank Rats has, or had, a long, sordid history. There were some very disturbing posts about them on Missing Lynx last year. If I ever heard of another business run by or involving the same guy I'd run like hell the other way.

Works for me! The good news for me is that my better half has ABSOLUTELY NO interest in models, so I won't have to pull her out of the vendor room(s). Bad news is that given the surroundings, I might have to pull her out of someplace even more expensive!

Hmmmm, interesting conundrum. I can see two possible solutions: 1) We find a way to bribe the appropriate judges and get the results for the two applicable models a touch early and make it lunch on Saturday, or three drinks at the bar following the awards. or 2) We each find 3 random modelers who don't know either of us (I SWEAR, he doesn't know me!) and ask them to determine which model is "better" on Friday afternoon and the debt is paid that night at dinner.