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Paint disaster--I get the dumbass award!!

I had a boo-boo last night!! I was trying to decant a rattle can, which normally is no big deal. I had turned it upside...
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posted by timetraveler658
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by timetraveler658

1/48 scale Hawker Tempest?

Hello there. I would like to acquire a 1/48 scale Hawker Tempest to complete my 1/48 scale collection of Hawker designe...
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posted by avrofighter
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by avrofighter

little willie

is there an affordable little willie out there? i mean under $40.
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posted by someone
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by someone

ebay models

I have a collection of rare aircraft, ships ,tanks and rockets and even an Atomic cannon up for bids. I am seeling off...
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posted by wwesley3
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by wwesley3

F-86 de fois gras

I've just been putting the finishing touches to a 1/72 Academy F-86E. When I put the fuselage together, I took great ca...
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posted by enzo55
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by enzo55

P&W R-1830 Engine Color

I'm doing a multi-engine plane with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines. I believe the Model Master "Engine Gray" 36076 is a...
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posted by robbelothe
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by robbelothe

Model Manufacturers Don't Pay Attention (Rant)

I just checked an ebay item I have been watching for the past week. It is for the Revell 1/10 Allison Turbo Prop Engine...
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posted by RonnieRad
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by RonnieRad

ATTN: Bill Bailey

Your myway.com address bounces my reply to you, please send using another address.
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posted by rwsmithjr
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by rwsmithjr

few more pics

Ok dudes, popped a few more pics of my time in Berlin...take a look and let me know what you think, also please sign my...
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posted by julianhales
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ESCI/AMT/Ertl C-130 - How accurate it is?

Hello everybody! I just bought old ESCI Hercules C.MK.I/II and I wonder how accurate it is. How does it compare to Ital...
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posted by terminator
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by terminator

Trumpeter 1/72 IS-3

Hi, Anyone seen this model? How is the detail and accurracy? What type of tracks? Thanks Maciek
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posted by imorthorn
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by imorthorn

AIR: PLAAF Question

The Red Chinese have MiG-21 copies called F-7s. Do they have a 'Fishbed' codename? Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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posted by checkreplyto
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by checkreplyto

aftermarket opportunity -

Reading the B-29 thread, and based on my own experience, I wonder why some of the aftermarket vendors couldn't make par...
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posted by remove.jack.grouell
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by remove.jack.grouell

scanner

Hi Troops: Well, the lamp went out in my HP scanner and I figured that since I bought it in 1998 there might not be muc...
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posted by whshuey
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by whshuey