Thehannaman's 2008 Year in Review

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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I’m getting on the band wagon here with an opportunity for some shameless self-promotion [:D]

I’ve posted the 190, I-16 and P-40 on here before, but what the hey. If nothing else, I realised after taking these pics that I must dust more frequently. (Especially the XP-77)

Hope you enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed building:

Tamiya P-47M OOB with Eagle Strike"?" decals:

Czech Model 1/48 XP-77. Yes, folks, it is buildable [;)] Now, if only I had dusted it before the pictures.

Eduard I-16 type 24 no decals, all masked and sprayed. I’m pretty proud of this one:

Hasegawa 1/48 scale Bf-109E-3 in Swiss service. Again all paint, no decals except the ocatane stencils.

Hasegawa P-40N with Black Box cockpit and Eagle Strike Decals:

Comments and critiques welcomed!

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Beautiful work Justen! You should be very proud of those, especially with those aircraft with the painted markings. Well done! The I-16 looks especially nice. My favorite though is that P-40, my very favorite P-40 markings. Love the slap-dash look with the jaw of the skull and the tiger eye. [^]

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[tup] Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing. I especially like the P-47M.

Cheers, [#toast] Dave

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nice work.

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Nice work! The I-16 is definitely the best of the lot. The weathering is spot on. [bow]

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WOW Justen, that’s is a beuatful flitght line. And you should be proud of the I-16.

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Great collection, really like the I-16!

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Beautiful work, but shameless? Absolutely not!!! Looks like it’s been an awesome year for you at the bench! Very well done![8D]

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Thanks for all the words of encouragement! Here’s to modeling in 2009 …[#toast]

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Nice ‘little’ resume there Justen! First chance I’ve had to look in.

[#ditto]'s

I love 'em all! The XP-77 lead me to do some reading about it as I was pretty much ignorant on the subject.

Thanks![tup]

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Thanks Nam! The XP-77 is an interesting subject. It just looks cool too. I have another one of these kits that I’m toyng with the idea of doing in a “What-if” ADC scheme.

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Howdy Justen,

Long time no chat!! I totally dig your builds especially your I-16… Something about that temp winter scheme is tray kewl…!!

Ah yes, your Warhawk, got to love the lines Curtiss gave her[;)]

PS, you phone number, I tried callin but all I got was a rapid busy signal… Not tryin to ignore ya like someone we kno… GGGrrr

Give a holler and hang sometime…

Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way

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MIKE!!!

PM in-bound. Glad you like the builds. You’ll have to come see them in person.

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Beautiful, one and all!

That P-40 with the variously aged panels is real cherry. Nice touch!

…and that I-16… WOW!

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Thanks Trexx, I’m glad you like. The P-40 certainly tells a tale.

The funny thing about the I-16 is that it practically built itself. I got it for X-mas last year and was just fiddling with the parts, checking fit and such. I got into doing the cockpit and had the whole thing togethor in about two and a half hours. Its my first and only VVS a/c, but I plan on getting a few more of these from Eduard simply because it was such a FUN build. It really is a neat plane. Kind of like an armed Gee Bee Racer. [:D]