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Tcoat · 04-25-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Given the U.S. averaged a loss of 170 aircraft per day during WW2 I'm surprised the bothered at all.

The startling fact there is:
43,000 planes lost overseas, including 23,000 in combat.
14,000 lost in the continental U.S.

60% of the losses were not combat!

Dadhawk · 04-25-2021, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

The startling fact there is:
43,000 planes lost overseas, including 23,000 in combat.
14,000 lost in the continental U.S.

60% of the losses were not combat!

Primarily due to lack of training I suspect.

Tcoat · 04-25-2021, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Primarily due to lack of training I suspect.

And loads and loads of equipment failures. The north, inaccessible mountain ranges and dessert areas throughout the USA and Canada are still littered with wrecks from back then. Even just plain bad weather (i.e. Glacier Girls flight) was a much larger hazard than now.

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-25-2021, 03:15 PM

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Decided to not be lazy today and finish polishing the body. Burnt through the trunk a little, so resprayed it and lightly polished it. So it has some slight orange peel still, and some kind of clear coat bubble where the spoiler starts. Oh well.

Stephen W. · 04-25-2021, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

And loads and loads of equipment failures. < snip >

Like this Canadian Fairey Battle #1642 that was forced down just west of Oshawa Ontario due to a broken oil line. It's my understanding that my father took this photo. However, he didn't think to write anything down about it for decades.

Kiske · 04-25-2021, 10:52 PM

Lower cockpit details are done. Uppers, seats and pilots are base painted and on standby. Canopy also drying. I'd like to have her sealed by tomorrow night and moving on to the ordinance. I've got to clear some of the backlog.

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soundman98 · 04-25-2021, 11:57 PM

it's not as impressive as the other work in this thread, but is technically plastic modeling.

it used to be a $5 bluetooth speaker. now it's a $105 bluetooth speaker that's been 3 years in the making. took the last 2 months to work, re-work, and acoustically engineer individual internal enclosures(made from oxi-clean cups) for the speakers, and get it all to look like nothing changed outside.

i should've taken pictures of the inside, but got distracted trying to get it done.

it functions, but it being only a 5 watt amp, it doesn't get as loud as i'd prefer. i'm considering alternatives to get it louder.

Tcoat · 04-26-2021, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiske

Lower cockpit details are done. Uppers, seats and pilots are base painted and on standby. Canopy also drying. I'd like to have her sealed by tomorrow night and moving on to the ordinance. I've got to clear some of the backlog.

Attachment 200080
Beautiful!

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Originally Posted by soundman98

it's not as impressive as the other work in this thread, but is technically plastic modeling.

it used to be a $5 bluetooth speaker. now it's a $105 bluetooth speaker that's been 3 years in the making. took the last 2 months to work, re-work, and acoustically engineer individual internal enclosures(made from oxi-clean cups) for the speakers, and get it all to look like nothing changed outside.

i should've taken pictures of the inside, but got distracted trying to get it done.

it functions, but it being only a 5 watt amp, it doesn't get as loud as i'd prefer. i'm considering alternatives to get it louder.

1:1 scale.

nextcar · 04-26-2021, 07:37 PM

Worth a watch for the techniques...

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-28-2021, 09:21 PM

Well, some super glue shot out and landed on the bumper. BAH. Also, some more Aoshima quality annoyances. The rear taillight housing (chrome part) didn't fit well. Actually ended up cracking the paint as seen on the right side. The front headlight housing didn't even light up to the bumper (can see through the body because of the gap).

JD001 · 04-29-2021, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Well, some super glue shot out and landed on the bumper. BAH. Also, some more Aoshima quality annoyances. The rear taillight housing (chrome part) didn't fit well. Actually ended up cracking the paint as seen on the right side. The front headlight housing didn't even light up to the bumper (can see through the body because of the gap).

Don't you wish they made the ECUs to scale!!!

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-29-2021, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JD001

Don't you wish they made the ECUs to scale!!!

haha, that switch is small enough as is. I end up toggling 3 switches when I'm just trying to turn on one thing lol

soundman98 · 04-29-2021, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

haha, that switch is small enough as is. I end up toggling 3 switches when I'm just trying to turn on one thing lol

fyi, for future, push-on/push-off switches can be creatively hidden behind active panels-- push on the grille to turn on the headlights, etc. makes for a little more concealed setup.

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-29-2021, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

fyi, for future, push-on/push-off switches can be creatively hidden behind active panels-- push on the grille to turn on the headlights, etc. makes for a little more concealed setup.

My set up is completely hidden from view once I put on the hood

(same set up as I did on the R33 and first R34).

And I don't have to get too creative since there's a hole there already. lol. Making use of the space given.

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soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,315 Thanks: 35,124 Thanked 13,637 Times in 6,772 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	it's not as impressive as the other work in this thread, but is technically plastic modeling. it used to be a $5 bluetooth speaker. now it's a $105 bluetooth speaker that's been 3 years in the making. took the last 2 months to work, re-work, and acoustically engineer individual internal enclosures(made from oxi-clean cups) for the speakers, and get it all to look like nothing changed outside. i should've taken pictures of the inside, but got distracted trying to get it done. it functions, but it being only a 5 watt amp, it doesn't get as loud as i'd prefer. i'm considering alternatives to get it louder. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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Kaotic Lazagna Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: GR Corolla Location: Lathrop, CA Posts: 4,876 Thanks: 3,052 Thanked 2,993 Times in 1,841 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Well, some super glue shot out and landed on the bumper. BAH. Also, some more Aoshima quality annoyances. The rear taillight housing (chrome part) didn't fit well. Actually ended up cracking the paint as seen on the right side. The front headlight housing didn't even light up to the bumper (can see through the body because of the gap). Attached Images

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