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07-12-2007
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| | Scale Model Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Il, USA Real Name: Jeff My Models: WW2 German war items Visit jspitza's Gallery
Posts: 176
| Quick status update
Hello all:
As promised I have a few pics of our latest addition and my completed project. Well, almost-the display stand still needs a bit of work. It is the U-99 from Revell and was my first attempt at full blown weathering. We are lacking some sleep but this is due in part to my Mother in law visiting and not really living up to promise of "helping us out" while my wife recovers! Anyway, I'm finishing up the little Testors nuiport 17 1/72 plane and should be completed soon. I can't wait to put it in the nursrey! Take care, Jeff  | 
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07-12-2007
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Real Name: Alan My Models: Anything that isn't worth throwing out Visit alan2525's Gallery
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| Aww Baby pics! Congratulations on the latest addition there! Remember there's no minimum age requirement for the forums so get 'em signed up as soon as possible heheh!
Have fun with your kid and make lots of fun models to decorate the nursery!
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| | Founder
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Halifax Real Name: John My Models: rc cars & various model kits Visit John's Gallery
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| Are the first 2 pics the new Revell kit? 
Congratulations on the new arrival, babies are great the problems only start after a few years 
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07-12-2007
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Real Name: Alan My Models: Anything that isn't worth throwing out Visit alan2525's Gallery
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Originally Posted by John  Are the first 2 pics the new Revell kit?
Congratulations on the new arrival, babies are great the problems only start after a few years | Looks about 1/6th scale!  | |
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08-12-2007
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| | Scale Model Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Il, USA Real Name: Jeff My Models: WW2 German war items Visit jspitza's Gallery
Posts: 176
| You guys are too much~! Thanks-he was 21 1/2 inch long (sorry, I'm not that good with metric) so he's coming along! Actually John, the Revell kit idea would be pretty cool especially for teens who think they really want a baby!  | |
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08-12-2007
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| | All Round Modeller | Js,
Don't worry about the metric, the EU has finally seen sense in this matter in respect of getting the U.K. to change...they have now scrapped the idea so us oldies in the UK used to working in feet, inches, ounces and pounds are safe to carry on. The simplest reason for that was the Biggest country in the world still uses those measurements and will not change for anyone...Yes the good Old U.S.
I grew up with feet and inches and thats all I know - I can give you damn good measurements from eyesight with those alone....forget millimetres,centimetres, metres etc coz I haven't got a clue.
Nice to see common sense has prevailed although the younger generation are getting a bit of a shock now.
Regards.....Mark.
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| | Scale Model Member | I agree Mark, I am just a young thing of 24, but my Dad taught me feet and inches, my school taught me millimetres and centimetres.....my Dad won!!! | |
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Real Name: Alan My Models: Anything that isn't worth throwing out Visit alan2525's Gallery
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| It's a great system in the UK, We still have a mix of Imperial and Metric. Speed limits are in Imperial, we buy produce in pounds, distances on road sings are in miles. At primary school we teach kids in centimetres and then in secondary schools we use a mix of centimetres and milimetres, and still a lot of kids come into school using inches because their dad's learnt that way from their own dads!
It's very confusing!
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12-12-2007
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: thames valley Real Name: Guy My Models: model boats, subs, and N scale railways, but all types really! Visit new to trains's Gallery
Posts: 739
| we do mix metric and imperial dont we, look at car tyres for example.....
195x 65 R 15 !
195mm x 65mm x 15 inches ! | |
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12-12-2007
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| | one more feather ......!
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Scottish Highlands Real Name: Duncan My Models: HMS Invincible Visit duncan's Gallery
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| ..and balsa wood in model shops, 1.5mm X 36" X 3" | |
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