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After a lot of filling-sanding-priming (4 rounds), the Poseidon looks like an aircraft. One more coat of primer to even out the color. The wings are cemented on, that tape is just to hold it in place while the cement cures overnight. I planned to put the horizontal stabs on but quickly realized they were…
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Some photos of some of the great work we saw this past weekend’s IPMS Central PA PennConn 2025. To include a few photos of Doug Corp’s 1/350 CVN-80.
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As I’ve noted in the podcast, I’m still making progress albeit slow. This kit requires a lot of filling and sanding, even after taking great care to ensure fit and alignment. I attached the vertical fin/rudder using brass tube in the fuselage, then applied some epoxy, then placed plastic rod into the tube. The fin…
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“BALLS 8” One of my “projects” that I have wanted to do for some time is the NASA/Edwards AFB Flight Test Center’s NB-52 “Balls 8”. It’s a bit of an iconic aircraft, one I got up close to and crawled around back in the mid 90s while flying as an E-6 TACAMO crewman. Edwards AFB…