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    Well watch out you Americans.....watch this space tomorrow for my first foray into unknown territory.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    I thought it was a Catalina which found _Bismarck_.... :)

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    Rob

    Are you really going to bounce that poor Arado with that evil Sunderland?



    Rich

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    Oh, no Rich! I'm going to call up the F.A.A. and tell them what I have seen first.
    Then I'm going to torpedo the bath tub.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Rob

    That is terrible picking on someone smaller than you!



    Rich

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    July so far has been a succession of Real Life, but the 1/200 Front has moved forward a bit. Built and installed two showcases for the 1/200 ships. I underestimated the space required. One will contain about 30 1/200 submarines, starting with the Holland and continuing to the present day. It looks like the 1/200 midget subs will get their own display. The second showcase will just about hold my collection of 1/200 Wiking warships, for which I have the original "War Booty" papers from the GI who "liberated" the models in 1945. Here (I think) is a shot of the sub display with about half of the boats in there for fitting. Now making risers so that each shelf will take two rows.
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    There was until fairly recently a virtually complete collection of the 1/200 Wiking warships at the Marine Ehrenmal in Laboe, near Kiel. Those have disappeared (you can see photos on tourism web sites!) and the officials on hand when we visited claimed they had no record of them. Can anyone unravel this mystery?

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    Nice display Ron.
    I'm afraid all my ships are in carrying cases but if I had a selection like those I'd have to display them.
    Thanks for posting.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    The Arado is awesome, Rob. What is the scale of the plane? I can not find it in the posts above...
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    The scale is 1: 200 Andy.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    These arrived today directly from Valom!

    They were kind enough to add some additional decal sheets.

    As I mentioned before you can order directly from Valom via the contact on their home page. Service and shipping to Japan was excellent!

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    Beautiful display, Ron!
    The Valom WW1 planes are awesome. Good catch, James!

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    Thank you Joaquim, Yes they are great kits and I've been told that the next release will be the Fokker DR.I!

    Although I have a feeling that this same photo will appear in the July, August, September, October, November, December and possibly January editions of "What's on your work bench" topics.

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    My work bench has units gathering dust for months...
    It's called "patine". It gives them character.

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    Joaquim

    If that is a fact, my work area could put on a three act play!!!!! Covered with characters!


    Rich

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    Richard:

    My unpainted planes and my unfinished paper models are rehearsing "King Lear"... They are almost ready for the opening...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    Richard:

    My unpainted planes and my unfinished paper models are rehearsing "King Lear"... They are almost ready for the opening...
    Dust on your workbench Quim.
    Now that's a real tragedy.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    The mention of 1/200 Bismark and Arado 196 prompts me to post the attached additional images. The shot of the showcase includes, on the top shelf, the 1/200 Wiking model of Tirpitz, the sister ship of the Bismark. The floatplanes on the catapults of Tirpitz and the other capital ships are 1/200 scale Wiking Ar 196, the first known 1/200 models of that aircraft. The is how we actually spotted the models and were able to confirm the Wiking-Kiel identity of the models. The story is a case study in surrendipity. The late novelist Michael Wm. Kasner, a friend of many years, avid collector of 1/200 Wiking and HBM aircraft, and former curator of the Berlin Brigade museum called me one weekend morning. Mike was at a flea market outside Portland, Oregon and had found some well-preserved 1/200 Wiking Arado 196 models. However, the models were mounted on gray wooden warships with gray plastic and soldered metal detail detail fittings. That could only mean one thing. A couple of calls back and forth with the seller guaranteed the pedigree because he also had the 1945 war booty permit with which a very lucky GI brought home the models. A bit of further research and we discovered that Western Union would happily and instantly deliver the requisite cash from rural Vermont to a nearby Portland pharmacy. A 1/200 Tirpitz, which was previously offered as a Fine Art Model and will soon appear as a Trumpeter kit, would be a marvelous centerpiece for reenactment scenarios. I carved an early X-Craft midget submarine to go with mine, but reconstructing bombing raids on a heavily defended target in the gorge of a deep fjord could provide great fun for your new Lancasters or your Barracuda's.

    Someone asked about the white ship on the 2nd shelf. That is Hitler's yacht, Aviso Grille.

    The image of a painting of a nuclear sub above the showcase of 1/200 submarines is another example of good fortune. The painting is a gouache watercolor of the SSN-571 Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine. A friend in Old Lyme, Connecticut saved it from a street-side pile of garage sale rejects. It turns out to be the original Electric Boat artwork.

    Ron
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    My fortunately very tolerant better half noted the comments about King Lear and dust accumulations and was immediately moved to suggest that Midsummer Night's Dream would also be appropriate.

    Ron

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    Blessed are us who have a very tolerant better half, Ron.

    She will find him by starlight. Here she comes; and
    her passion ends the play.

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    My word Ron, aren't our Good Ladies perceptive.
    Mrs. K. noticed that I had finally vacuumed out my workshop yesterday.
    I think she heard the motor running!
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    I had a four part production of War and Peace in mind!


    Rich
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    That will work too.
    I would prefer the sextagony of Dune.

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    Joaquim

    Right after the RING CYCLE in the original Klingon!


    Rich

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    And the complete reproduction of the Mahabarata?! That's a must!

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    Working on my Italian SM-79's for Guns of August. Taking my time to make sure I do a good job on them. One almost done and will start on the other soon.

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    Joaquim


    I will stick to the Ring Cycle in German! With Super Titles!!!

    Rich

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    I have to work on the propellers for my Gladiators and they will be finished! The same with my C.200.


    Rich

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    Quote Originally Posted by prymus View Post
    Thanks Rob, but you'll not suck me into your WW2 obsession.
    I think I said that to Cappy Tom about a hundred planes ago!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tommy Z View Post
    I think I said that to Cappy Tom about a hundred planes ago!
    Sorry Tommy...that's how I roll...inverted.

    Thomas

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    Oh so now I see that there will be Gladiators against the SM-79's. C-200 and CR-42's as escorts. Have to step up my building.

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ID:	138148So, finally pics of my Raban. Still to do the Jasta 7 bird. That will most likely be for August as I'm taking my little girl to Disneyland and my in-laws for a week. See you in August Gents. Have included what I've completed for July. Been working on my 4 Valom SE5a' but won't finish them until August sometime. They are great little kits, and highly recommended.
    And now pics of my final 4 repaints(Szepessy-Sokoll DII) for my fictitious "Jasta Wittrich.Click image for larger version. 

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    And Finally my two Shapeways WSF Albatros DIII models from Decapod. Very nice models, treated with 2 white glue/water coats, then a gloss spary, then painted with Delta Ceramcoat and Vallejo colors, then decals from 1/144 direct on Ebay, including the 5 color lozenge. First up is Ltn Ulrich Neckel, 30 victory Ace, Jasta 12,Click image for larger version. 

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    Next up is Ltn Franz Muller of Jasta 11.Click image for larger version. 

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    So a fairly productive WOG July. Also did work on my Bolt Action WW2 German troops, a 54mm Andrea display of Napoleons Imperial Guard in retreat, and some 25mm Infinity figure bases. I love gaming! See you when we get back.

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    Excellent, William!
    REP well deserved!

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    Thank you very much Joaquim!

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    lovely repaints - REP on its way!

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    Nice. Love the horseshoe. I think I need a few of those for the look and luck!
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    Thanks all, Have not 'flown' any of the Jasta Wittrich craft yet so can't comment on what luck the horseshoe craft will have. Hopefully it will keep the Explosion card at bay. The decal came from one of the Albatros sets from Aviation Wings, Keith has them in his store. The 'S' came from the same set and is in commemoration of my Uncle Ted "Schlicht" who passed in 2005 and was an Air Force vet.

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    Very nice repaints and shapeways models, William. It seems Jasta 12 is very popular, as I'm also painting up a brace of Albatrosses DIII and DV in their colors.
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    I plan to do a dozen planes from that Jasta, so I guess I'll be busy throughout the summer!
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    Excellent Jasta, Eric!
    These Albatroses are beautiful!

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    Well living Japan has its upsides and downsides - finding a table big enough to play on is one of the downers as space out here is premium.

    So everything on the workbench got shelved today and I built myself a modular, collapsible gaming table!

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    Excellent gaming table, James. I also have a collapsing one, but here in Portugal I don't have to collapse it a lot.

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    Many thanks Joaquim,

    Sadly the will not tolerate aircraft in the open even IF they are currently in use but awaiting orders

    Right now however I have decided I will join the two halves with hinges rather then how it currently is which uses latches to connect the two. It's sturdy but I think the permanent fix is the best option and I will recycle the latches for keeping it together when stored or used as a single map table.

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    Nice table, James! How wide are the two sections?
    And are they sturdy enough for you to crawl under them in case of an earthquake?

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    Each table is wide enough for one 68 x 98 cm Ares Wings of War map with space down the side for the aircraft consoles, so when joined it makes a 98cm x 136cm gaming surface with space for each fractions consoles, snacks, drinks etc.

    As for the earthquake measure, my house is rather new and sports some very cool anti-earthquake technology in the foundations and structure so the safest plase is actually in the house, I'd be more worried about the miniatures falling off the table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tommy Z View Post
    I think I said that to Cappy Tom about a hundred planes ago!
    Yeh, me too
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Nice looking table, James. I might be doing something similar when the basement is cleaned and organized, so I can play down there.
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Outstanding James, nice looking work.

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    James

    A great idea and well executed! I am also a N Scale model railroader. I have no room for a real layout , i have T Track module layout. Easy to store when not in use! The system originated in Japan and uses Kato track.



    Rich
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    Things just got serious......

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    Quote Originally Posted by FarEast View Post
    Things just got serious......

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    It certainly looks that way James, and very nice too.
    I must get myself a decent airbrush compressor.
    Mine is about a meter high and runs like an ailing tractor engine.
    O.K. for spraying the fence but useless for fine work.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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