plstcjunky
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Post by plstcjunky on Aug 2, 2024 20:11:01 GMT -5
Interesting story about the bricks. YOUR hands are working with bricks from 200 years ago, THAT is cool ! Nice job!
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plstcjunky
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Post by plstcjunky on Aug 2, 2024 20:21:01 GMT -5
Why is it, whenever one has a moment of weakness late at night on Hobbylinc the credit card is always close at hand? !!! LOL It started with an interest in the Dry Dock and then deteriorated from there! But it will be a while before I start building again. My move from Long Island to the South is progressing tho, I closed today on a nice house in Rock Hill SC. So I hope to have a workshop up and running in the near future. Hope everybody is doing well and enjoying the summer.
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Post by adt70hk on Aug 3, 2024 3:23:40 GMT -5
Modeling-wise it's kind of slow for me at the moment, I'm doing some brick work in the back yard around the new garage workshop. The lighter colored bricks are from a building being torn down that was built in the late 1800's, which is pretty old for where I am in California. Most likely Chinese laborers made these bricks. The darker bricks are modern and will be used to pave the driveway for the garages. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inches smaller than the older bricks in the horizontal dimensions.
Great work John! Talking of late 1800s bricks......I have been surrounded by them for the last 18 years....my previous house was built mid-1800s (we actually had a sale document from c. 1880 in the deed documents) and my current one is either very late 1800s or very early 1900s..... Keep up the great work! Andrew
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Post by TJ on Aug 3, 2024 4:25:54 GMT -5
adt70hk Andrew. My mother-in-law's former house in Vermont was built in the 1870's. Foundation was made of marble block. Of course the ceiling height in the basement was only about 5'6". I knocked my head on the rafters a few times
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 3, 2024 5:00:58 GMT -5
Ah. Fellow old house dwellers. Excellent. My own home was built in 1870. Same deal with the ridiculously short ceiling in the basement. Foundation starts at the bottom as large rocks of some sort and then a couple feet up they leveled those off and used bricks. The piers throughout the basement and crawl space are also brick. I love old houses and old bricks.
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adt70hk
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Post by adt70hk on Aug 3, 2024 11:31:08 GMT -5
adt70hk Andrew. My mother-in-law's former house in Vermont was built in the 1870's. Foundation was made of marble block. Of course the ceiling height in the basement was only about 5'6". I knocked my head on the rafters a few times Ah. Fellow old house dwellers. Excellent. My own home was built in 1870. Same deal with the ridiculously short ceiling in the basement. Foundation starts at the bottom as large rocks of some sort and then a couple feet up they leveled those off and used bricks. The piers throughout the basement and crawl space are also brick. I love old houses and old bricks. Very cool....Whilst my current house has vey nice high ceilings, people were obviously on average a lot shorter back then, given the number of times I've had to duck with visiting historic properties!
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Post by adt70hk on Aug 3, 2024 11:34:16 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 3, 2024 15:08:54 GMT -5
Why is it, whenever one has a moment of weakness late at night on Hobbylinc the credit card is always close at hand? !!! LOL It started with an interest in the Dry Dock and then deteriorated from there! But it will be a while before I start building again. My move from Long Island to the South is progressing tho, I closed today on a nice house in Rock Hill SC. So I hope to have a workshop up and running in the near future. Hope everybody is doing well and enjoying the summer. Super cool haul. Moving is no fun but it looks like you’ll have some great stuff to jump back in on!!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 3, 2024 15:09:14 GMT -5
Hi all Just realised I forgot to share this when I left my old job. They had a nice collection for me....now the question is what do I spend the money on? ATB Andrew That’s very nice.
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 4, 2024 8:30:31 GMT -5
I really want this kit. How is it? I have an Eduard kit and I think it is pretty old kit when it is compared to new kit by Arma Hobby. I grew up in Buffalo and all P-39s were assembled at Buffalo/Niagara Falls plant! Here is the sprues,(both sides), nice engraving also two different exhausts, different props, 3 different gun noses and lastly under wing pods for 50 cals. NOSE WEIGHTS and 3D link and masks
WOW! It really looks nice! Now I am tempted to get rid of my old AM kit and get this one day. I have even working on old Eduard Fw190 kit right now and I am hating every moment of it so I am now keen about building older Eduard or AM kits. +1 karma for you for taking your time to post pics of the sprues. Thank you again!
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 4, 2024 8:34:32 GMT -5
Why is it, whenever one has a moment of weakness late at night on Hobbylinc the credit card is always close at hand? !!! LOL It started with an interest in the Dry Dock and then deteriorated from there! But it will be a while before I start building again. My move from Long Island to the South is progressing tho, I closed today on a nice house in Rock Hill SC. So I hope to have a workshop up and running in the near future. Hope everybody is doing well and enjoying the summer. WOW! Those are great kits especially the Akagi! I got mine couple of months ago for my birthday and I was totally blown away when I opened it. EnjoY!
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Post by Real G on Aug 4, 2024 13:12:16 GMT -5
I am not sure if the Amerigo Vespucci is the one that still sails today. If it is, it paid a visit to Hawaii the other week. I should have gone down to the harbor to take some photos, as you don’t see operational masted sailing ships too often these days. My office is only a couple of blocks away from Honolulu Harbor.
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 4, 2024 13:26:48 GMT -5
I have accidentally gone on a little bit of a kick. I blame the open wheel group build. Couple more vintage 1/20 scale Tamiya kits I didn’t have yet. A rather obscure Modeler’s 1/24 Tyrrell 019. and finally some decals for the new Salvinos JR Indycar kits to build this car:
We need some more stock cars before you open wheel guys take over.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 4, 2024 17:40:52 GMT -5
I have accidentally gone on a little bit of a kick. I blame the open wheel group build. Couple more vintage 1/20 scale Tamiya kits I didn’t have yet. A rather obscure Modeler’s 1/24 Tyrrell 019. and finally some decals for the new Salvinos JR Indycar kits to build this car:
We need some more stock cars before you open wheel guys take over.
Lol. I think I have an old Monogram thunderbird floating around here somewhere. And I definitely have some sports car racecars. I love endurance racing too.
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Post by armornutii on Aug 4, 2024 18:20:00 GMT -5
My club had a cookout with model swap/ sale...TWO of these came home with me for a REALLY reasonable price, also pulled a Tamiya 1/32nd two seat F-15. Goid day with pals and models
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 4, 2024 19:39:30 GMT -5
I have picked up these things over the past few weeks… Most of these off eBay, aside from the Value Gear set… and these that we got in at work recently, that I am really wanting to try out…
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Post by TJ on Aug 4, 2024 19:53:35 GMT -5
Those RC markers look interesting Stik
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 4, 2024 19:55:45 GMT -5
Nice haul. I just spotted those RC markers last night. They sure seem like they could be really handy.
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Post by keavdog on Aug 4, 2024 20:06:39 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing how the markers work.
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 6, 2024 8:19:50 GMT -5
Hi my name is Andy and it has been less a week since I bought a kit! I guess it helps me feel better after working too many hours sometimes... Being part of a local club can be dangerous... both Dragon kits from part of a trade with a member. I always wanted that Pz IV E kit for the North Africa campaign.
Finally a new tooled Sd.Kfz 250 kit and I totally FORGOT that I pre-ordered it few months ago for only $30... Bought Beaufighter kit from a local club member for only $45 and it was pretty loaded. That's why I couldn't resist...
Finally I had to grab this long out-of-production kit at Graveyard auction... my local IPMS club is named after this pilot Roscoe Turner. Normally 1/32 is not my scale but I will give it a shot one day. No MORE kits for a while!!!
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 6, 2024 14:15:46 GMT -5
TJ, Kyle, and John, I tried the markers out yesterday and will post a review of my initial experience over in the paint section later this evening. If I have internet at home. It’s been intermittent the, mostly down, for some 36 hours now… 🤬
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Post by adt70hk on Aug 6, 2024 15:46:12 GMT -5
Hi my name is Andy and it has been less a week since I bought a kit! I guess it helps me feel better after working too many hours sometimes... Being part of a local club can be dangerous... both Dragon kits from part of a trade with a member. I always wanted that Pz IV E kit for the North Africa campaign.
Finally a new tooled Sd.Kfz 250 kit and I totally FORGOT that I pre-ordered it few months ago for only $30... Bought Beaufighter kit from a local club member for only $45 and it was pretty loaded. That's why I couldn't resist...
Finally I had to grab this long out-of-production kit at Graveyard auction... my local IPMS club is named after this pilot Roscoe Turner. Normally 1/32 is not my scale but I will give it a shot one day. No MORE kits for a while!!! I'd love to do the Beaufighter one day!
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Post by adt70hk on Aug 6, 2024 15:47:13 GMT -5
Hi all Just realised I forgot to share this when I left my old job. They had a nice collection for me....now the question is what do I spend the money on? ATB Andrew That’s very nice. Very nice indeed!!
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Post by kaktus on Aug 7, 2024 9:30:09 GMT -5
If you don't have time to build models, at least buy some more.
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Post by benb on Aug 7, 2024 15:05:27 GMT -5
Got the Toyota 88C in the mail and the decals are unusable. I found the last available set of Shunko aftermarket decals on the planet, and priced accordingly. I've now doubled the price of the model. But it's going to look great when it's done! Ben
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 7, 2024 17:21:34 GMT -5
Got the Toyota 88C in the mail and the decals are unusable. I found the last available set of Shunko aftermarket decals on the planet, and priced accordingly. I've now doubled the price of the model. But it's going to look great when it's done! Ben yeah. That sounds about right Ben. 😂😂 Sorry about that though.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 7, 2024 17:21:56 GMT -5
If you don't have time to build models, at least buy some more. Definitely a philosophy I live by. 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2024 10:51:17 GMT -5
Oh yeah!!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 8, 2024 14:28:00 GMT -5
So tempting…let us know how they work!!
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2024 14:44:23 GMT -5
So tempting…let us know how they work!! Will do. I've done some minor testing.
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