Procopius Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Excellent . BTW, fat?!?! Good God, man - you know nothing of fat. You lot are the perfect nuclear family. The model's coming on well, too... Well, I'm currently 204 pounds (14 and a half stone like anyone needs the conversion) -- on my wedding day just under five years ago, I was 164 (about 12 stone). So there's a lot more Edward now. I'm trying to get back to running (I was immobilized for much of last year with a knee injury) to get down to 180, which is overweight, but also "American thin", we might say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Ed, when I came to the States, I weighed in at 190 pounds (which is OK for my 6'2" frame). Having lived in one of the drunkest cities in the Midwest (Milwaukee) for 14 years, I hover around 240 pounds. I'm well-fed, but horribly slow, and am working at losing the excess... although I suspect I'll clog up Lake Michigan in the process.So, no, you know nothing of fat - but that's OK . Good luck with your training! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Ah, Milwaukee...Mrs. P did part of her Montessori training there and lived in the city the year before we were married; she lived right off the melodically named Kinnickinnic Avenue, and we used to go to a place called Honey Pie whenever I visited her...mmmmmm, Honey Pie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 PC, time spent with your son is not inactivity, just modelling inactivity. However it's good to hear you painted the spinner, as that gets you off the modelling inactivity charge too - albeit on a technicality Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I saw this the other day and it made me wonder where you'd got to. Visiting Tokyo's hedgehog cafe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36283623 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is rather interesting. It appear as if the same designer made your kit as my Italeri 190. The join lines are nearly identical... apart from the psychopathic method of joining the engine to the fuselage on mine. Rather nice work on your painting too. I'm "pondering" my next step... Oh, the other day we went out for burritos -- America's curry -- Please stop! My addiction to "Breakfast Burritos" has elicited a large growl from the tummy-regions after reading your words. Arizona, you have much to answer for! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Hey PC Great photo of Winston, 'tyke' indeed! "...the little tyke made a fierce and determined expression at me, put on a burst of speed, and cut me off! Oedipal!" You know what I'm singing in my head now, don't you! For non-Lehrer fans: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is rather interesting. It appear as if the same designer made your kit as my Italeri 190. The join lines are nearly identical... apart from the psychopathic method of joining the engine to the fuselage on mine. How does the engine go on, then? Rather nice work on your painting too. I'm "pondering" my next step... Thanks! I think Luftwaffe stuff is pretty easy to paint so long as you have an airbrush (which may explain its otherwise inexplicable popularity as a subject), as there's lots of room for experimentation and trying new techniques. My addiction to "Breakfast Burritos" has elicited a large growl from the tummy-regions after reading your words. Arizona, you have much to answer for! I'm very partial to the burrito suizo, which is essentially a burrito combined with pizza. Scientists must have worked day and night. I saw this the other day and it made me wonder where you'd got to. Visiting Tokyo's hedgehog cafe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36283623 Delightful! I donate to St Tiggywinkles about once a year, myself. PC, time spent with your son is not inactivity, just modelling inactivity. However it's good to hear you painted the spinner, as that gets you off the modelling inactivity charge too - albeit on a technicality Ced, that is indeed one of my favourites. "His rivals used to say (quite a bit) that as a monarch he was most unfit, but still in all, they had to admit that he loooooved his mother." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 How does the engine go on, then? Where your fuselage halves simply join up along the centreline, mine has the nose removed aft of the exhausts. You are then required to assemble the circle of the fuselage (encasing the engine) from four curved pieces... Once that is in a nice rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal shape, you can insert the circular ring with the front of the engine in it. Luckily this actually helps in making the whole thing circular. Then this component attaches to the pleasantly thin and moveable area of fuselage front. It does appear as if the same method of wing to fuselage join is used on your model. I can imagine a kid or novice modeler being quite put-off by this Italeri kit. Revell's "difficulty scale" is a very wise thing to have on the outside of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 ... He is crawling and burbling now. The other day, I was crawling with him (so he felt like we had shared struggles), when Mrs. P emerged from the kitchen, a vision of fresh-faced, clean-limbed loveliness. We both started crawling towards her, and as I seemed to be pulling ahead, the little tyke made a fierce and determined expression at me, put on a burst of speed, and cut me off! Oedipal! How I laughed. Thanks for sharing the story - it's reminded me of how many times I've had to relinquish any appearance of being too close to my two boys' mum (bloody instincts, grumble mumble...). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Well, I glued the prop on tonight, so steady (minor) progress! However, I also moved our four 80-pound window air conditioning units up from the basement and into their war stations on the ground and second floors, since it's now 31 degrees Celsius here (it'd be best to move them up when it hits, say, 21 degrees C, but Mrs. P enjoys punishing heat and humidity, which is unfortunate, because trying to haul these bad boys upstairs in this heat put me well on the road to uxoricide) and as a result, I mostly want to have a little lie-down, perhaps a whimper. See what feels right to me. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hopefully you'll get the cool change that's just arrived here, and thank you for teaching me a new word (uxoricide). Enjoy the whimper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 You do make me laugh PC Maybe, next year, you could move them up earlier and 'camouflage' them, perhaps with some tasteful, lacy covers and some flower vases? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 ....or Luftwaffe mottle? Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I love it when people post "old and fat" pictures in which they look thin and twelve Good job on the running, I got into it a couple of years ago after much nagging from Mrs. V. and have shifted almost all the weight I put on in my time in the games industry. The model looks good too - I continue to be surprised how small single-seaters are in 1/72. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Alcladded the metal bits of the landing gear and finished the (needlessly) complex bomb rack/drop tank pylon tonight. Still no photos. I've just emailed to see if I can't place a Union Jack at the grave of Private Cyril H Evans, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, on Memorial Day at the Fort Sheridan Cemetery. Pte Evans died in this country in July of 1945 after being liberated from a Japanese prison camp; typically all the headstones in the cemetery have a small American flag planted in front of them for the holiday, but for some reason it feels important to me that he get to sleep under his own flag on Memorial Day (which I realize is not a British holiday). Wish me luck! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 That's a very thoughtful gesture Edward, thank you, I hope the authorities concerned will support your request. Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Nice thought PC - good luck and I hope you're successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Ditto the above two posts PC... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 That's a wonderful thing to do, PC. It makes me think that I should do similar with the Chinese graves in the cemetery near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 My request has been passed up to the 88th Regional Readiness Command at Fort McCoy! Fingers crossed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 That's an excellent thought Mr p, bravo you. Wishing you luck in your endeavor Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 I've received approval to place a small Union Jack at Pte Evans's grave! Fortunately, I have a small stockpile of them, you never know when a liberating army might arrive to free us from rebel tyranny. Hopefully my follow-through is good. Mrs P. and Winnie: The dog's breakfast that is the underbelly hardpoint. Awful. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Looks like summer has arrived in Chicago then The shrike is looking good too, I particularly like the panel behind the exhausts, very nicely done Well done with the flag for Pte Evans too, I think it's indicative of the sort of chap you are that you thought of it in the first place and managed to get the permissions sorted too, thank you. Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 That's a really touching thing to do. You're a really decent chap. Thanks Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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