Love ya work Andy....
GB-55 1/48 B-25D-1 Mitchell - MTO III
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N4521U
Colonel
Well......... decks are places to drink!
So your excuse is accepted!
So your excuse is accepted!
Army14Bravo
Airman
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- Jul 9, 2022
Sounds like fun. My project, building the 35 year old Matchbox 1/32 SBD has turned into a nightmare. First of all, this model has been in my garage all those years. teens in the winter over 100 in Summer. So, some larger parts were warped. Second, not the greatest plastic when new, very brittle now. I worked on the body parts with hot water and finally got them close to straight. However, when removing parts from sprue, some simply shattered. Lost the tail hook completely. Been a nightmare trying to get things to fit, also having to deal with 85 year old bad eyes and shaking hands. I originally bought two, here is the first one in Free French Colors, very detailed. The present one is not going to be very pretty. No special detailing at all. And so on and so forth.
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Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Andy. More please. I think this build is going to a stellar one.
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Ahh 85 years old? Holy crap good for you for wanting to build such a model. I don't think I will live to 85 given a health scare I had 10 years ago.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Will get back to this soon Dave. The deck is mostly back together and I'm down to staining lattice. If I've not gone batty by then I should get back to the bench within the week.
Sounds to me more like your making this deck so you can make an airfield for multiple B-25's air base diorama
Vic Balshaw
Major General
See you when we see you Andy.
what about a picture of the Deck then....
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Well I didn't take any "before" pics but here are a few progress shots.
Cedar planks at right are weathered grey. The few under the sander have been scrubbed bare and the ones on the left have one coat of stain. The missing one was replaced as it had some rot in it. The sistered joist at the bottom is a complete replacement of the old rotten one.
Staining the lattice today. Another two panels to do. I made this lattice myself 23 years ago.
I'll post some more of the finished stuff later.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Been there, done that and its a hard old job especially the sanding bit. But in the long run, its well worth it.
Jock Tamson
Staff Sergeant
Hard, time consuming work. Looks like your doing a great job 
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
I power washed my deck and got rid of most of the old stain. Was thinking of renting a push sander to sand everything down from Home Depot. Is this okay to do or should I use a hand sander like yours Andy.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It'll look great when the panel lines are done, and the deckcals applied........... yep, got me coat !!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Dave, if you are talking about a floor drum-sander that you stand up behind then I wouldn't do that. These are very aggressive and geared toward hardwood floors and with the soft word and minor peaks and valleys of deck boards I think that you will risk damage and/or too much material being removed. A hand operated belt sander is tedious but offers much better control. Local imperfections can be smoothed out with a small palm sander
Nice to see you Terry.
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Thanks Andy,
I have a bad back so sanding from my knees is probably not an option. Hmm.
Was that the Big Boss I spied in the background of the first pic, making sure you didn't sneak off and do some modelling...
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Crimea_River
Marshal
That be her.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Obviously supervising.
