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  1. Question re helicopters - some have 2 jet engines, but 1 main rotor ie Twin Hueys, AH-1Z, Bell 212/412 etc, while some have 2 jet (or piston) engines but 2 contra-rotating main rotors ie many of the Kamovs. And some have 1 jet engine but 2 seperate rotors, the Kaman K-Max being the best example. While the K-Max is an obvious candidate, can any of the others be squished into this GB? Smellychopters, eh. Gotta love 'em.
  2. Make something up put of balsa sheet? Or just pay attention to where your fingers are, which is my preferred option - no random diving into the toolbox! (I have a small Sistema food container in my toolbox that is the designated 'ouchy' box, all the nasty pointy things go in there.)
  3. I seem to be running to my usual GB timeline, so I should have my Bf110 done some time around Christmas 2030. Don't wait up.
  4. Takom and MiniArt both do 1/35 kits of different German bridge cranes. Might be worth a look.
  5. I've built a few F4Us, they're not as much fun as Hurricanes. First one was the Matchbox caricature, and it's still my favourite (nostalgia, ain't it grand). /me opens the wardrobe, looking for my Bestobell suit.
  6. 2 airyplane tickets to merrye olde. I'll be dropping Mum in Norn Iron at the end of March, then spending three weeks gallivanting around by myself. Big plans, hopefully the spring weather is welcoming!
  7. It's not the big wobble that causes the issue, it's the micro wobbles. They'll take the edge off the sharpness, usually as a result of mirror slap - undetectable by hand or eye, but can be seen in the image. Never mind, if what you're doing is sufficient for you, keep on doing it. Enjoy! Arca-Swiss brand heads are stupidly expensive, but there are cheaper options. Even some of the Chinese brands are getting good reviews these days. Sirui and Benro are two that come to mind. I have a Benro geared head, and it's very nice.
  8. A sturdy tripod is worth its weight in gold. I love my Gitzos. Advice, if I may. Don't attach the camera to the tripod using the grip screw hole. They wobble (even genuine Nikon ones). Take it off and go straight onto the camera body. (Also, consider buying a good L plate (I like RRS, other brands are available) and an Arca Swiss head.)
  9. I say nowt. Won't support Das Mouse in any way at all.
  10. The best advice about using Lightroom is... don't. You're much, much better off using Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw, and Photoshop for pixel wrangling. For more details, see here: https://damiensymonds.net/bridge-30-day-challenge/ I highly recommend Damien's classes, but at the very least, stay away from Lr.
  11. Bread, butter, bacon. That's all.
  12. What did you find when you looked? A moment's work brought me to the Wingnut Wings website, where their instruction manuals are still available. The manual for the E.III shows no less than 4 examples in an olive green. That won't be paint, most likely it's dyed fabric, which is why the finish is a bit spotty. Very typical for WW1 machines to be dyed rather than painted- paint is heavy. WNW were renowned for the quality of their research, so I'd say that you can trust it. A bit of browsing online should turn up other examples, I'd imagine.
  13. Is it too early to ask for an extension? Asking for umm... someone else.
  14. Ooh, thanks for that. They do Etihad Light Ivory, which may be a solution to a problem. Score!
  15. DrawDecal suggest: "To match the Air Canada “Ice Blue” paint, we suggest using white pearl nail polish with a few drops of blue paint added to achieve the correct shade." From my reading, the colour was originally a mica flake, but was heavy on the airframe and expensive to maintain, so AC went to a non-mica version of the colour, which gives you another option, if you can find a date for the change. Maybe email AC and ask them for the colour code? Just don't call it the toothpaste or toiler cleaner colour, eh. But I share your pain, I've been hanging for years to find a way to do the Etihad mica sand colour. The nail polish that was a good match became unavailable before I wanted it.
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