After a week of cleaning, matting and cementing...

djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 07:52 PM
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After a week of cleaning, matting and cementing...

...only five are repaired. :sigh: Eleven planes more to go!

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jun-19-06 07:55 PM
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1. You did good work!!

You know how I love airplanes. Those are gorgeous. :hug:

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 07:58 PM
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3. Ooooh, thank you!

:hug:

Not bad for models over 25 years old!

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:03 PM
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5. Wow!

Those are in GREAT shape! You done good. :hug:

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:04 PM
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6. Yours is parked on the lower right.

:hug:

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:08 PM
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7. *gulp*

Mine?

:blush:

:loveya:

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:12 PM
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9. Unless I've been mistaken on your particular favorite...

...yes. Somebody's birfday and all...

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:14 PM
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10. You are the best!

I'm honored. :hug:

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:19 PM
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12. I try.

And you're definitely worth it. :hug:

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:21 PM
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13. You succeed!

You are so good to me... :blush:

:hug:

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Jun-19-06 07:57 PM
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2. They look good.

How long did it take you to restore them?

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:03 PM
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4. It depends.

All needed cleaning and the decals on all needed to be matted down. These that are complete needed only a few parts re-attached. The ones awaiting have a little more damage or replacement parts need to be hunted down! It averaged about one to two days per model though.

It's turning into a fun summer project! :)

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:09 PM
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8. It sounds like you really are enjoying your summer hobby.

:thumbsup:

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djeseru

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:17 PM
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11. Just wanting to keep my dad's planes all in one piece.

But, true, it's been an interesting challenge!

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Schema Thing

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:51 PM
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14. .. Did you get drunk and have a dogfight??

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:08 PM
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17. Warning!

Jack Daniels and Black Cats are hazardous to your WWII fleet.

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Richard Steele

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Tue Jun-20-06 08:29 PM
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30. Ah, Black Cats and plastic models...good times, good times...

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:54 PM
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15. My dear djeseru!

Wow, you did a wonderful job! Kudos, sweetie!

Were they in disrepair from long storage under un-optimal conditions?

These look like they just came out of their original boxes!

:bounce: :bounce:

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:38 PM
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20. Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy!

I am also surprised at how well they look - the decades just cleaned right off. Admittedly, I had kept them in storage too long. :blush:

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:07 PM
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16. ...

Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 12:07 PM by djeseru

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Blue-Jay

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:09 PM
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18. My two favorite warbirds are in that pic.

I've always loved the Corsair and the P-51 Mustang.

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:45 PM
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21. Interestingly...

...mine as well. I didn't know they were my dad's favorites either until I unpacked these back in January. There's still four more P-51s awaiting the cement...

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commander bunnypants

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:16 PM
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19. wow- I got a model of a WW1german Gotha

sitting in its box for 2 years now

CB

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:51 PM
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22. Boxes are pretty.

I had a small collection of a few boxes too, but mostly WWII-era aircraft. I've found that I like the restoration/cleaning better than actual construction though!

I don't work well right out of the box.

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no name no slogan

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Tue Jun-20-06 04:05 PM
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23. Nice work! I love that P-38 (lower right corner)

I think I used to have that very model once. I was a big WWII plane buff for a couple years in my pre-teens and used to assemble those kits. However mine never looked as good as yours do! :hi:

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 08:21 PM
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29. I was never this good!

I did love watching my dad work on these though...some of the later P-51s and P-47s he did were very detailed. I'm just glad to be steady enough to restore these - thank you! :hi:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Jun-20-06 04:18 PM
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24. W00t!

That's a hell of an air armada. :thumbsup:

I can't ID the one at front center, though — not from that angle. Could be an SBD, but I can't tell.

Otherwise, you got you (from left rear) a DeHavilland Mosquito, a North American P-51D Mustang, a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, a Chance-Vought F4U Corsair and a Lockheed P-38J Lightning.

How'd I do?

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GOPisEvil

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:05 PM
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25. I think the one in front is an Douglas SBD Dauntless as well.

I've been researching a bit, and that's the one that makes the most sense. It can't be one of the Grummans because those have squared off wingtips.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:40 PM
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26. I didn't catch that

But you're right. :toast:

The F4F-3 and -4 and F6F were shorter than that, too, and I think they had oval-shaped air intakes (higher than wide). Plus, they had short cockpit canopies.

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GOPisEvil

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:43 PM
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27. Grummans are very squatty.

We are the smart! ;)

:toast:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Jun-20-06 09:22 PM
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31. I could never figure out

how they did so well against the Zero. Sumbitches sure didn't look aerodynamic. :shrug:

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Gold Metal Flake

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Tue Jun-20-06 10:01 PM
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32. Wasn't the Zero after all a delicate assembly?

I seem to recall that although nimble they could not sustain much damage. Certainly not as much as a Corsair.

Or am I on drugs?

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Jun-20-06 10:42 PM
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34. Not so much the assembly

Zeroes were structurally sound, but they were light — they didn't have much cockpit armor nor self-sealing fuel tanks, because the JNAS didn't want weight to affect performance. But as it was, it was relatively easy to kill the pilot or turn the thing into a cigarette lighter. (The Japanese had a bomber that was so notorious for the latter that the Allies called it "Type One Lighter.")

But first you had to get a good shot at it, and that's the part that doesn't figure — I mean, in the sense that the Hellcat and Wildcat didn't look maneuverable. But that was how Grumman built planes — stocky.

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djeseru

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Tue Jun-20-06 08:16 PM
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28. You get your wings.

Thanks for playing! :hi:

I'll post more photos when the glue dries and the dust settles...

btw, thanks for helping with the ID on that blue one in the middle.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Jun-20-06 10:47 PM
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35. I'm still just guessing it's an SBD

Can't really tell from that angle, but I'm pretty sure that's it.

BTW — I've already got an 8th Air Force patch — and a Bombing Ten (VB-10 squadron) patch.

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Gold Metal Flake

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Tue Jun-20-06 10:02 PM
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33. Please post more pix when you have more!

Luvin' the models.

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