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  1. Navy Bird
    Unless you work where I do. None of those commie bank holidays for us real men! Cheers, Bill PS. PC, it's probably not a good idea to flaunt the holiday advantages of the US of A - at least not to a European audience!
  2. Navy Bird
    Yes. Cheers, Bill
  3. Navy Bird
    Strike drones have a pilot - he/she's just not on board. He/she's in a trailer somewhere, but definitely flying the aircraft. In the US, we currently have a shortage of drone pilots. Cheers, Bill
  4. Navy Bird
    Yeah, wifey did OK. The boy works for the National Security Agency, and the girls are both doctors. Cheers, Bill
  5. Navy Bird
    On the tarmac with the winter in your hair? In your jacket with the grease-stain and the tear? Cheers, Bill
  6. Navy Bird
    And Al Stewart is in Buffalo NY on March 20 - looks like I'm all set for my monthly concerts for the next two months! Cheers, Bill
  7. Navy Bird
    If we're going to do that dad-rock stuff, how about my dad? https://4hT1kHjpWjY Cheers, Bill
  8. Navy Bird
    Just read the rest of the lyrics then. Definitely not top 40! http://alstewart.com/publicfiles/LYRICS_roadstomoscow.htm Cheers, Bill
  9. Navy Bird
    Of course, I left out the "X." It's Charles XII... Cheers, Bill
  10. Navy Bird
    Have you heard any of Al's historical songs? If not, you may be in for a treat, seeing your love of history and all. Perhaps "Roads to Moscow?" Only Al could write a lyric "Two broken Tigers on fire in the night/flicker their souls to the wind." Or maybe "The Coldest Winter In Memory" about the 1709 escapades of King Charles XII of Sweden. Or "Trains" and their role in the Holocaust. Heck, Al even wrote a song about "Hanno the Navigator!" I'm quite sure that Lady Gaga has no knowledge of Hanno whatsoever. Cheers, Bill
  11. Navy Bird
    First he doesn't like Bob Dylan, and now he doesn't like John Lennon. When he gets around to not liking Al Stewart, then we're going to have a real problem on our hands! Cheers, Bill
  12. Navy Bird
    I've been thinking how to put this kind of detail into 1:72 scale...but then I realize that I don't have a shrinking machine... Cheers, Bill
  13. Navy Bird
    And to think that recommendation comes from an Orioles fan! You wouldn't roast The Oriole Bird now, would you? Cheers, Bill
  14. Navy Bird
    Try adding a dash of fumble-thumbs. Works for me! Cheers, Bill
  15. Navy Bird
    My heartfelt congratulations on the impending new Procopian. Wifey and I had three, and I wouldn't trade anything for that experience (not even my stash - curb my tongue!). The best advice I can give you is to start saving now. Putting our three kids through university was a wee bit pricey! Cheers, Bill
  16. Navy Bird
    Just a fresh #11 blade and a pair of tweezers with points so sharp they can pick up molecules. Cheers, Bill
  17. Navy Bird
    The US Interior Green was an ANA colour (ANA 611 IIRC) - as in Army Navy Aeronautical. It wasn't just an USAAF colour. Cheers, Bill
  18. Navy Bird
    OK, I'll admit it, I've done this too. And not just the vinyl masks, I've reused the tape masks as well. I've found that you have to be very careful removing the vinyl masks. First, you can stretch them if you pull too hard. Second, if you spray Future (Kleer) over the top of the masks prior to painting the model (in order to seal the edges) you'll find that the paint doesn't adhere well to the vinyl mask. (I think it's actually the Future that doesn't stick to the vinyl.) So when you remove them, little flecks of paint end up everywhere. The vinyl ends up surprisingly clean. Easy to blow away the flecks with a blast from your airbrush, but still can be messy. I reuse the Eduard tyre masks all the time - I have some that I've probably used four or five times. Cheapskate! Cheers, Bill
  19. Navy Bird
    I hope she doesn't peruse BM in her spare time. You know, the 60 kits in your stash and all. Cheers, Bill
  20. Navy Bird
    Have to disagree on that point. First, what the samples look like today may not be indicative of what the paint looked like 75 years ago. More importantly, perhaps, is that the process of illuminating the samples, snapping a digital picture, and reproducing that picture on all of our computer monitors isn't guaranteed to show what these colours look like today. I'm an optical engineer by trade, I've studied colour science, and I've worked in Marketing (gasp!) where I've had to deal with colour calibrated workflows, etc. Accurate colour reproduction is not easy. If I really need to know the colour, there is no substitute for proper analysis. As I've said, though, I plan on using my standard suite of Gunze RAF paints, whether they match anything or not. Cheers, Bill
  21. Navy Bird
    60? That's it? Including aftermarket, my stash has 443 different items. If I just look at kits, it's 216. And I'm a wussy when it comes to modelling stashes! Cheers, Bill
  22. Navy Bird
    According to the Squadron book "Buffalo In Action," the installation of the gun camera in the starboard wing added a small blister to the top of the wing. It's clearly seen here in this photo of what is stated to be the first production B-339E Buffalo. The gun camera blister is the most outboard of the three that can be seen right above the flap. However, this line-up of Buffalo Mk.I aircraft in Singapore seems to show that the gun camera blister is no longer present: Where did it go? It would appear that maybe I don't need to add it. I think the gun camera lens is still present in the leading edge of the wing, though. It can be seen between the pitot and the machine gun. I know why my builds are taking too long - I'm thinking too much about them! Cheers, Bill
  23. Navy Bird
    Funny...we call it isopropyl alcohol too. Sometimes "rubbing" alcohol, but the stuff I buy says isopropyl on the label. Cheers, Bill
  24. Navy Bird
    You'll find a lot of that kind of analysis and discussion if you search Britmodeller. There are many threads about this, and you might want to start there. Start with the WWII aircraft discussion forum. Also, Nick Millman's blog American Aircraft for the RAF (you'll need an invitation) has many articles as well. Cheers, Bill
  25. Navy Bird
    Hi Alan, If you could post some photos of the swatches that would be great. I've seen similar photos of the DuPont colours on extant aircraft, and I've got a scan of the swatches from their paint catalog. I also have scans of the swatches from Fuller and Titanine Canada. I'm from the school that believes the DuPont colours are most likely what was used on the Buffalo, as I believe it was determined that Fuller (a West Coast company) did not ship their paint to the East Coast. In any event, since we don't know for sure whose paints were used, and since all hobby paints are different (even when they're supposed to be the same colour) I plan on using my typical Gunze RAF paints. I lighten them up for post shading anyway, so any planned colour matching is lost. She'll look the part though! Cheers, Bill
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