stikpusher
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 27, 2023 12:37:47 GMT -5
Leon and John, thank you. It was quite an enjoyable project.
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Real G
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Post by Real G on Aug 28, 2023 13:02:08 GMT -5
Great job Stik!
23 years! Oh my, that is as old as my stash kits!
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 28, 2023 13:46:56 GMT -5
Thanks Neal.
I have a few kits that have spent a few more years in my stash than that one. 🤨
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Post by project510 on Aug 29, 2023 12:07:53 GMT -5
Beautifully done!
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Post by Real G on Aug 29, 2023 12:08:03 GMT -5
Thanks Neal. I have a few kits that have spent a few more years in my stash than that one. 🤨 Unfortunately, me too.  |
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 29, 2023 18:21:48 GMT -5
Thanks Neal. I have a few kits that have spent a few more years in my stash than that one. 🤨 Unfortunately, me too. Let's just say that a few are from Ronald Reagan's first term in the White House....  |
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Post by Real G on Aug 30, 2023 12:45:07 GMT -5
Stik,
I think you have me beat - I wasn't 18 yet when Reagan took office in 1981. And I'm pretty sure none of the unbuilt kits I had at the time survive to this day! I'm not too far behind though, as I am pretty sure I have kits in the stash that date from the late 1980s.
I am glad to see you got that F-18 built and looking as good as it does. A friend of mine built the same kit when it came out in the white scheme with the gold and blue trim, and he had a devil of a time getting it to fit!
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 30, 2023 13:13:25 GMT -5
Neal, my stash started when I left for the Army in ‘83. I came home on leave for Christmas that year and my folks had bought me a bunch of kits. I couldn’t take them back with me, so my stash started there. I have built some of those kits since then, but have a few still that keep getting pushed aside as life goes on. The White & Blue Hornet kit was the Prototype/Flight test version. Some slight differences in that one. But yes, the upper to lower fuselage/wing halves fit is a bit tricky in its design.
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