BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 24, 2026 5:19 pm
(...) But 27 B-17 Flying Fortresses…. That’s like half of the bombers heading to Schweinfurt on Black Thursday.
Damn, that's a statement!
That’s almost half as many as were lost that day… not counting write offs that did make it back to England.
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
Cool. I already started my build for this Group Build: the C-123. I'll hopefully have pics up soon.
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
I've finished what I believe will be all the resin bits I'll use on the 32 Ford. I will begin printing all this stuff Monday. It looks like a lot but I fill my build plates with as much as I can as it takes just as long to print only a few parts vs a ton of them. So, I plan ahead. I will be doing a resin engine, transmission, frame and wheels and tires for this build. Perhaps more, but not planned right now. Here is a view of the last of 3 build plates ready for printing.
Brandons_Iron wrote: ↑Sun Feb 08, 2026 11:18 am
I've finished what I believe will be all the resin bits I'll use on the 32 Ford. I will begin printing all this stuff Monday. It looks like a lot but I fill my build plates with as much as I can as it takes just as long to print only a few parts vs a ton of them. So, I plan ahead. I will be doing a resin engine, transmission, frame and wheels and tires for this build. Perhaps more, but not planned right now. Here is a view of the last of 3 build plates ready for printing.
Wow, I missed this one. You design those parts yourself Brandon? That is quite a bit of good looking stuff.
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
No, I bought the files on Cults3D. I have all this printed off and waiting for me to clean them up and get this build going. I have so many "in progress" builds on the bench that I am pushing to clear and then start on this one. I do have a hard start deadline for myself on this one of July. I have to make sure I get this one done this year for sure. I hope to start on it soon.
BrandonK
If you can't fix it with duct tape, you're not using enough duct tape.
Thomas, I'd like to jump in also. Maybe it will help me get my mojo back. Looking at John's list the one that said build me was the old Italeri Su-22 in 1/72. Put me down for that.
32 Ford Engine by Brandon Kelly, on Flickr
