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    *** MEMBERS CHOICE POLL: #65 No Propellers

    Well done, all!
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    New member

    Welcome from yet another part of the UK!
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    **** DONE: GB-65 1/48 SG-38 - No Propellers

    My phone seems to have wrecked the photos I took before my final pictures. Very much out of focus and not particularly salvageable.
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    **** FINISHED: GB-65 1/48 SG-38 - No Propellers

    Most Luftwaffe pilots started the journey to their wings on one of these- either without or with a wood-and-canvas "cockpit" area. As without was a wee bit more common, I went with that. I agree, it seems flimsy, but I suspect it was far stronger than it looks.
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    **** FINISHED: GB-65 1/48 SG-38 - No Propellers

    Username: Mainly28s Name: Olaf Category: Intermediate Kit: SH-48141 Scale: 1/48 Extras - OOTB (using spare .3mm plastic rod as bracing wires, as there was none included in the box) The Schneider DFS 108-14 SG-38 Schulgleiter (School glider) is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single-seat...
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    **** DONE: GB-65 1/48 SG-38 - No Propellers

    I'll post a few more pics here later, but what a journey! Between a number of personal crises, I managed to finish it off today. Not my best work and definitely not my best attempt at wooden surfaces, but overall, I'm happy. I ended up re-doing the rigging wires three times, as it just never...
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    GB 65 Extended out to 15th June

    What time is the cut-off time tomorrow? Rigging is a right pain in the (&*^(&.
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    A new member here ...

    Welcome from the UK, from a Border War veteran.
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    GB 65 Finishing Line in Sight June 1st

    I think I need at least that extra week, due to family issues getting in the way. A second week would be welcomed.
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    What Is The Last Movie/Show You Saw?

    Andor S02, followed by Rogue One. A beautiful prequel in the style of the original story.
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    Looking for colour schemes and/or decals for Norbert Hannig in JG 54 "Grünherz"

    Any suggestions from the good folks here? Title and author of books?
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    Pc games i would like to play for the first time again.

    My top three (in no particular order) would be Microsoft Combat Flight Sim, Sniper Elite and Day of Defeat.
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    2nd hand Boeing for Air Force One?

    It's a backhander for Trump to "ensure good relations" with said middle-Eastern nation.
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    Spitfire MJ627/G-ILDA belly landing yesterday (3rd May)

    Wood- precisely for this reason. They shatter and thus prevent damage to the engine.
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