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General Category => Monthly PING! => Topic started by: lastvautour on January 01, 2020, 12:39:39 AM

Title: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 01, 2020, 12:39:39 AM
Happy New Year to all who visit.

Lou

Stats to follow.
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 01, 2020, 04:49:42 PM
2019 was the most active year to date for pages being viewed.  1.3 million views far exceed all other years.
+ 2019   1395483
+ 2018   503890
+ 2017   527274
+ 2016   785412
+ 2015   680608
+ 2014   593565
+ 2013   681813
+ 2012   567229
+ 2011   408108
+ 2010   273642
+ 2009   303450
+ 2008   190702
+ 2007   826

New model accounted for 20 Models and a poster will follow.



Louis
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 01, 2020, 04:50:52 PM
1/72 Blenheim is moving along but everything else is idle.


Louis
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: Boomerang on January 03, 2020, 07:23:33 PM

  Flycatcher - Have to bite the bullet and finish off the rigging.

  Caproni CH 1 - Sort out the rigging . Some quality control on the paint work. Apply 4 small decals

  Buffalo Mk1 - Decals , radio mast, canopy framing. touch up paint

   Blenheim - Continuing.

  All the best for the New Year.

Gordon
Title: Updtes on models
Post by: Hueydriver on January 10, 2020, 08:12:28 PM
Can't remember if I posted these or not.  Dyna-model F8F built out of the box with after-market decals.  Fuse is pine and flying surfaces are dense c-grade balsa.  688 Attack boat half-model scratch built from plans in balsa.
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 10, 2020, 10:45:54 PM
Thanks for the post Hueydriver.  Very nicely done models. What year did you complete these.

Lou
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: Gearup on January 11, 2020, 07:07:16 AM
Both nicely done models! Great details on the F8F and the half model of the sub is cool. How long is it?
Fraser
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: Gearup on January 11, 2020, 07:09:10 AM
For the ping, I'm still dragging my feet on the storch. 🦶
Fraser
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: Hueydriver on January 11, 2020, 03:33:29 PM
F8F is 1/48 scale....both done this year.  The 688 attack boat is 20" long, close to 1/192 scale.  More half models to come.  Also have Dyna-model P-51 and Corsair and a bunch of Burkhards.  As far as kits go, Dyna models were very complete and accurate. Not really a collector, I just want to build 'em :-)
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 11, 2020, 04:11:38 PM
Hueydriver, as the 2019 poster has already been distributed, these two models will be added to the 2020 version.

Lou
Title: Re: January 2020 Ping
Post by: lastvautour on January 30, 2020, 09:33:46 PM
My airbrush gave up the ghost today. A new one(basic) is only #49.00 Canadian but the shipping is #57.00. Go figure. I forked over another 60 bucks in paint and a model (1/48 F-4B) to make it to the 99.99 mark for free shipping. The Blenheim has it first coat of primer. Sanding will follow and the final paint job will follow.

Lou