CedB Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Seconded! Have a great time Giorgio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting67 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 California, nice! Also I wish you an awesome holiday. There's a lot to see there in Cali. Enjoy it! 👍 Ramon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 On 19/07/2018 at 16:25, keefr22 said: California? Wow, how the other half lives!! Have a wonderful holiday Giorgio, I'm not jealous, no not in the slightest...!! Keith 22 hours ago, CedB said: Seconded! Have a great time Giorgio 21 hours ago, Sting67 said: California, nice! Also I wish you an awesome holiday. There's a lot to see there in Cali. Enjoy it! 👍 Ramon Keith, Ced and Ramon: thank you, guys I promise I'll try to have fun ... 😄 Ciao 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Take some warm clothes, it's probably colder than Italy! Have a good holiday. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hopefully I'll see you somewhere along the way Giorgio! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Enjoy Ca. Giorgio. I've heard it's not actually part of Planet Earth at all. Come back safe mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Take some warm clothes, it's probably colder than Italy! Have a good holiday. John San Francisco it's likely going to be colder, not sure about the other places I'm visiting .... Thanks anyway 15 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: Hopefully I'll see you somewhere along the way Giorgio! I surely hope so, Cookie 14 hours ago, TheBaron said: Enjoy Ca. Giorgio. I've heard it's not actually part of Planet Earth at all. Come back safe mate. Thanks Tony It's part of planet Hollywood, I guess? Can I actually say that? Ciao Edited July 21, 2018 by giemme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hey Giemme, have a great time out there mat. Simon and Rose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Hey Giemme, have a great time out there mat. Simon and Rose. Thank you guys! . Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Have fun out there fella! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 25/07/2018 at 07:38, Sgt.Squarehead said: Have fun out there fella! Thanks Sarge, I'm actually having a lot of fun in LA right now Ciao 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Just caught up G. The load out looks amazing! Really brings the whole thing to life. Hope you’re having fun away. 😎 Johnny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 8 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Just caught up G. The load out looks amazing! Really brings the whole thing to life. Hope you’re having fun away. 😎 Johnny. Thanks Johnny, glad you like it Absolutely having fun, although in a very cold San Francisco, at the moment 😄 Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, giemme said: although in a very cold San Francisco, at the moment 😄 You lucky thing! Enjoy your vacation. Northern Italy is also very hot with the triple heat like here in Germany at the moment. Cheers Edit: Edited August 2, 2018 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Thanks Benedikt! The only thing I could understand from that video is "sechs und dreizig"... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Hi Giorgio. Hope you are still having a great time on your holiday. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, giemme said: The only thing I could understand from that video is "sechs und dreizig"... Oh Giorgio, something like... 36 degree and it it's getting hotter. Never put the volume down on that beat ...and so on and all that girls and boys are interested in at that temperatures So easy listening, I guess. Cheers Edited August 3, 2018 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 7 hours ago, PlaStix said: Hi Giorgio. Hope you are still having a great time on your holiday. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix, I am actually! Today San Francisco was even kinda hot, wit the temeperature reaching 19 centigrades, sunny and almost no wind 5 hours ago, bbudde said: Oh Giorgio, something like... 36 degree and it it's getting hotter. Never put the volume down on that beat ...and so on and all that girls and boys are interested in at that temperatures So easy listening, I guess. Cheers Got it Benedikt, thanks Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Hi everybody, I'm back! I actually got back home ten days ago, but I had some trouble with an e-mail server, then my home PC, etc - so here I am now posting a report after my hols in California. I had a wonderful time there and, while in San Diego, I also had the chance to visit the Air and Space Museum, the USS Midway Museum and the Flying Leathernecks Museum - many thanks to @Cookenbacher for pointing me to the latter, it's just outside Miramar and it's a terrific small Marine Aviation museum, totally worth the visit! Here are a couple of "hero shots", one from the USS Midway: and another one from The Flying Leathernecks: The gift shop at Flying Leathernecks had some Tamiya kits for sale, and my youngest daughter (she's 9) was so happy about this visit that she insisted on me buying at least one, so we walked out with this: which is an aircraft on display there. She asked me to build this as soon as I finish the A-10; am I supposed to turn down a cute 9-years-old little girl? Of course not! 😄 Anyway, some real progress to show too: preparing the last few bits to be primed and painted, among which the cannon A quick dry fit showed I needed to shave off its back a bit to allocate it deep enough I now have all to main struts bits ready for priming too the pylons the ordnance/pods and the Master bras pitot tube. Speaking of pods, I wasn't very happy with the PAVE PENNY pod, which is supposed to have a clear front cover so I sawed it off glued the round bit on top of a cocktail stick and used it to plounge mould a clear PET replacement The two attempts are of different thickness, and I ended up selecting the thinner one Then I selected a suitable brass pipe and used it to reproduce some sort of "internals" I'll have to do some touch ups to the dark grey coat, then I can gloss coat, weather and glue the transparent cover in. Meanwhile I also primed the various bits I showed above, and some remedial work is needed. Next time for that, though. Comments welcome, as usual Ciao Edited August 27, 2018 by giemme 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 It looks like you had a great time out there mate. And how can not refuse your daughters request to build a kit for her. Those bits for the Hog are taking shape very nicely. Welcome back mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Ah, the trials and tribulations of having young children! How, indeed, can you refuse? Let's hope she's still just as enthusiastic when she marries a modeler! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting67 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Hi Giorgio, first of all, welcome back and good to read that you had a fantastic time in California. I was in the northern part of California in 1999, also in San Francisco. I could also visit an old aircraft carrier there in Alameda (next to Oakland). It was the USS Hornet. So I know about all these impressions. Also, as always, very cool progress pics! The A-10 looks nicer every time. I see, you managed to assemble the fiddly Gatling Gun Well done! Best Regards, Ramon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Welcome back G, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we missed your updates. Good work on the Pave Penny which must be pretty small in 1/72. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Glad you're back at the A-10 (and soon to be Skyray) Giorgio, and glad you had a wonderful time in California! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Welcome back G, glad you all had a great time, and I can't wait to see the Skyray built - is your daughter going to help you? Mine insisted she wanted to build a model with me when she was about 5 - so we built a Premiere Tucano together which she then painted with pink & lime green poster paint! Unfortunately that was her first and last model as horses then became her number 1 interest. And people say modelling is expensive!! Nice update to get you back into the swing with the Hog! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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