Some of you may have noticed.....

Modeling Subjects Armor
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That I have a “Wingy Thingy” in my signature. To my Armor Brothers and Sisters, I must explain…

A friend at work has had a Hasegawa 1/32 P-51 Mustang kit sitting around his house. He isn’t (or more exactly doesn’t have too much free time to build) He knows that I build and has seen my completed kits on my shelves. So, he asked if I could do it.

“Certainly”, I replied. I would be more than happy. Well, what I know about building aircraft, I could fit into a 1/72 Tiger [;)] I asked many questions in the Aircraft forum and our brothers have helped me out. I have also received many emails with “How To’s” Needless to say, it will be a tough one, with the natural metal finish.

In their honor, I selected an aircraft to put in my sig (and I really like the F-4 Phantom ll) Besides modeling with my Dad, I remember going to the Cleveland Airshow, ages upon ages ago with him. What was the main attraction back then? The Blue Angels when they were flying the F-4’s

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Aircraft are cool also. I do a lot of ‘wingie thingie’ models as well as science fiction, boats, ships and cars, etc. I like to build with plastic, wood or what have you, so variety isn’t a bad thing you know!

It’s still fun to pick at the flyboys isn’t it? (They take it all so personally, LOL) When I was flying (way back when ) I always got a kick out of the guys who thought they were better than everybody else just because they could pull back on a joystick and get an airplane off the ground! (Kinda like tank gunners in a way!)

Ron

former senior gunner, M60’s.

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Nothing wrong with wingy thingy’s.

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I agree with Tiger44. I have a model of the Battleship Arizona I will be building sometime.
mark956

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i built alot of planes awilile ago, but i ran out of shelve space, so i am building a WW2 armour diorama.

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I do planes too. Yes, I of all people do planes. I’m on a 1/32 F-105g wild weasel from Trumpeter at the moment. I also have a 1/32 hasagawa p-51d in progress right now. But I have a huge box of about five destroyed tigers and I currently have a DML Tiger II in the works right now, so I’m not completly on the other side.

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So… that’s the story you want to go with.

Someone just dropped it on your doorstep. Just like a helpless baby.

I know, you just had to take it in. You couldn’t leave a poor helpless model kit out in the world alone, even if it was an aircraft.

Well … if that’s the story. Compassion is an admirable quality.

I guess it’s okay.

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I’m glad you explained it, Eric. Man, I was getting worried. A defector in our midst! Actually I’ve got a lot of targets, too. And more to come all the time. I noticed that modelexpoinc.com has an Accurate Miniatures Yak 1 on sale now for under $12! And Trumpeter is coming out with a bunch of 1/32 stuff this year I’d like to have.

Speaking of Trumpeter, did someone die and leave them a mess of styrene pellets or something? The keep coming out with these HUGE 1/35 armor kits (i.e. the Leopold), and masses of 1/32 wingy thingies! Maybe they were digging and struck a vein of pure styrene! They are definately the “king” of the king sized kits, right now.

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Not to worry,

Armor will always be on top of my list.

Hopefully, some of the techniques I’m going to try can be used on my Armor builds. I just hope that, I don’t disappoint with this build. I pulled out an old kit that was started but, I know I will never finish (one of those WalMart Revell kits) to practice on.

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Okay, If everyone’s coming of the the…er…cabinet…I may have a few…er…1/72 Me 109s or Fw 180s sitting around…maybe…a…er…P-51 somewhere…not built mind you…in the box for, you know, collectors items, yeah that’s it, collectors items…BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE AIRCRAFT FORUM! I SWEAR!
I sense the flood gates are open!

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I can see that this thread is going to turn into some demented version of the “Dr Phil Show”

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Hey, no big deal.

I grew up modeling and living with wingy thingy’s. My Dad retired from the Airforce after 20 years.

I feel certain that I have seen every B52 every built.

I do still build both. But Armor consumes 99.9% of my build time.
The “Dark-side” definitely rules my building board![:p]

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confession is good for the soul.

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joe

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I too have wingy thingy’s. I have sinned against you!

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practically my whole family has been pilots and I love aircraft my favorite one would be the F15 frontline fighter (Eagle) and yes I am a tread head but I also have a flyboy quality. Let me tell u it is the greatest thing flying!!! anyways I to have built some planes. 1 F15, 1 F14, 1 F4, 2 P51’s, 1 P38, 2 B17 (that are no longer with me), 1 Nasa Space shuttle… I believe it is the shuttle Columbia before it blew up, ummm… oya and 1 F18.

PS when I said it was the greates thing flying, I lied. I dont think anything can compare to pushing a lever forward and having 60 tons or more of tank roll forward at ur command =D

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Modeler’s addiction meating: (MAA)
my name is t3488g and i was addicted to aircraft, them i ran out of space, so i started armour, it’s hard to stop, and theirs no wings to limit my space…i need help!!!

lol

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Hilarious Scott.

I have targets also, only two though. a P-47 and a Ki-84. I bought them for a break from armor, something to clear the head so to speak. Hey, I’m still a history buff and like all military weaponry.

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Hey tigerman, we have all got skeleton’s in our closet (and some of us have wingy thingies too). Why even Sherm has admitted to building a German kit or two[:O][:D][:D].

We armour and the aircraft guys have a ‘friendly us vs them’ approach, but all jests aside, we all appreciate fine modelling whatever the subject.

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Yea Scott that is funny , and yes he DID sin ! Next time throw in a pic of Tammy Faye Baker crying and dripping a flood of mascara tears down her face ! Now that would be classic ![:D]

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This may be in the wrong place but I can’t resist…
‘You know you’re a flyboy if…’
You remove this really cool photo of a truly magnificent Wittmann Tiger you built and replace it with a F4 as your signature![swg]

(remember…I’m jealous I had to settle for the M4)