Cliff - great pics! Nothing like a good look at those birds to get the creative juices flowing! [Y]
John - sorry about that buddy. Didn’t mean to cause you any anxious moments. I’m so used to the mags being mounted to the rear of the engine - forgot you’re building the OEFFAG.
Freem: thank Marc, he’s the one who posted the comics and got me thinking about Snoopy!
It’s getting real now! Next Friday, we fly!
My son has been inspecting the box art and claimed it as his own. He has also requested that the finished model be added to his “collection.” As you all know, he has titled himself “Dark Power,” so, I really see no way of refusing the request lest he unleash some sort of cosmic evil that will make my bathroom unusable. Fearful of the answer, I have not ventured to ask what comprises his “collection.” Obviously, by July, it will include a D.VII.
With just a week to go, I decided to take a few minutes from my secret bunker in an undisclosed location where I’ve been squirreled away working on, among other things, a Hasegawa 1/48 scale Mustang, a Tamiya 1/35 scale Abrams, a Trumpeter 1/48 scale F9F, and the big new Enterprise, to get the lay of the land. Looks like we’ve got a great crew lined up and I can’t wait to see the results.
Inspite of Tim’s best attempts to derail me, I’ve spent the last couple of nights perusing the instructions for my D.VII. I had no idea Fokker was a two-seater with British roundels and a pusher … wait, hang on a sec [stomps down hallway and shakes fist at Tim].
That’s OK Tim. It’s a sign of your modeling insecurity that you need to resort to tricks. BTW, I just drove my car over that Airwolf kit you were so keen to build. I can’t decide if it was business or pleasure…
Aaron, sounds like Tim has finally unearthed the only known Fokker Fe.2 thought to exist … looks like we can finally put that rumor to rest. [;)]
…and we now have 16 entries!!! Man, whooda thunk it! This is going to be epic!!
I’m totally secure in my insecurity.
NO! STRINGFELLOW! NOOOOOO!
Airwolf Aaron!?! Next are you going to set his B.A. Baracus A-Team van on fire???
Is nothing sacred to you sir!?![:(((]
I know. Totally uncalled for. And that new Aoshima Airwolf kit was trig! How will we ever find St. John now? HOW?!
Jeaton01, I want my firing pins back! Pleeeeeeeeeze?
Not Airwolf, that’s for sure. If we were talking Blue Thunder, that’s another thing entirely.
Cheers, Aaron
It is obvious to me that the release of firing pins would be wholly inappropriate, inadvisable, and certainly premature! Nothing more than bare fists allowed, gentlemen! Besides, you would burn your pinkies hand holding a Vickers or Spandau. No firing pins until your models are finished! I leave it up to popular vote as to whether that is whoever finishes first, or until all are finished.
Ok Blue Thunder is acceptable - otherwise I’ll have to visit the FSM offices in my white suit and eyepatch…[;)]
This is the last weekend before the build begins!
The mention of Snoopy is interesting. I had a diecast toy of Snoopy flying a yellow Sopwith Camel with red wings and a red prop. I think its still around somewhere, but the prop blades are broken off if I remember right.
Don’t worry Gamera … I mean, Archangel … the box Aaron ran over was a decoy with the parts from his Wingnut Wings Pfalz. Airwolf is in a safe place with T.C.'s chopper.
And of course, jeaton01 makes me laugh til my sides hurt, again.
Hey, I had that Snoopy diecast too, I wonder where it is…
Tim- permission requested to swap subjects. I pulled out my 1/72 Roden Felixstowe F.2A and lo and behold the box was bursting with brass Lewis guns ( no firing pins), PE frets and a Windsock data book.
I had completely forgotten that I had assembled all of that.
I’ll do the DR1 too if need be, but I would like to build the flying boat.
GMorrison: Permission granted. That will be spectacular. Show us pic of the kit with all the goodies alongside!
Counting today, we’re at five days to go!
Photos follow
The one only Felixstowe that was operational with a top gun position. Photos show a single Lewis gun above the wing, plus a single in the front. Total of one nose plus one upper wing plus a double rearward behind the engines plus a single each side equals six total.
But Roden has a double in the nose, a double on the wing, a double backwards and one each to the side for a total of eight.
I will go with the first as that’s what the photos I can find show.
I’m giving some thought to a build log of my Sopwith Pup. My as well go for broke on new things for me!
Phil
