MackTibbo
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I just got my DU 360E router/rotary tool from Troy yesterday. I have to say that I am impressed and very pleased!
The low-speed let me easily drill a hole using a #80 bit, with absolutely no danger of breaking it. It will bog down if you press to hard at low speed, but that's exactly what one wants for drilling with fine bits. The included tool bits are extremely sharp and very good quality; the fine saw blade let me split an alignment pin down the middle! My first task was to drill out the exhaust stacks of a 1/48 Mustang, which it accomplished with ease; the precision and easy control of the handpiece are impressive. The tool came very well-packaged, along the style of Apple. This tool will be in my regular rotation from now on... I'll see myself out.
Troy was a great guy to deal with, buy with confidence!
Cheers,
Allan
- D Bellis, Derek B, Troy Molitor and 7 others
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The Century Series jets are the epitome of cool.
I love the combination of "stone-age" vacform (which era I most definitely belong to) and future-cool 3D printing!
Perhaps I'm weird, but I enjoy building a vacform; I really should bust out my 1/48 Dynavector Javelin and finish it.
Giv'er, Dan!
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37 minutes ago, Radub said:
Looking at the Bf 109 parts breakdown and parts shapes (engine bearers, spinner) it appears that this model shares the same shape issues as the Trumpeter Bf 109 kits.
Radu
I’m told that Border Models is actually a boutique offshoot of Trumpeter. That could be wrong, but it is what I’ve heard. Which explains what Radu has noted.
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Lovely work Chuck! I enjoy threads like this because I always manage to learn something from the conversation.
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On 11/2/2020 at 4:13 PM, thierry laurent said:
Indeed! Out of my memory, 1/15th or 120mm figure scale ones were released (e.g. Verlinden) but not in 1/16th scale.
1/16 and 120mm are basically interchangeable. Just like 1/32 and 54mm.
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Well, I have to give props to Ivan. He went the extra mile and did some digging for me. Turns out that my package passed through Miami, FLA on 04-May. Sure enough, USPS tracking shows it as “In transit”. Canada Post is still studiously ignoring it’s existence.
This is interesting since I live in Nova Scotia Canada, somewhat east of Maine, and 2,500km from Miami as the crow flies. That’s 1,600 miles for the metrically challenged. How or why it got routed through Miami? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks, Ivan, good communication!
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1 hour ago, Hartmann52 said:
Allan, do you have other contacts with the seller?
Sadly, no. The info@ email is the only one posted. I could go through PayPal but I don’t want to get thermonuclear on him if I can avoid it. He did reply to me today, so I think we can work this out.
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1 hour ago, chrish said:
The wait is definitely longer, I ordered some resin parts from Hannants mid April they arrived yesterday ( around6 weeks) Back in the pre-Covid days that would’ve been under 2 weeks. And yes Canada post doesn’t track overseas items and overseas post can’t track it once it’s in a foreign country.
During one transaction I hadn’t heard from the seller and hadn’t received my purchase (in Canada by a Canadian) until I finally sent him an email suggesting a paypal dispute may be opened by me if he didn’t let me know what was going on. Got a reply that day and another order was sent the next...try a firmer voice with your next email?
I’m happy to report that I got an email today from Ivan, the proprietor of ModelsUA. He asked me if I wanted a refund or to wait a bit longer. Now that comms have been established, I can work with that. I have heard from other sources that he is reliable, just slow to respond.
I had resisted taking the PayPal route because it’s the thermonuclear option. But it’s always there...
It is so aggravating that Canada Post has stopped tracking international packages. It’s a great way to make themselves less relevant in the global age. But, hey, what do I know? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cheers,
Allan
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1 hour ago, thierry laurent said:
Anything going over the water is noticeably delayed for the above-mentioned reasons. I had such a problem with two parcels coming from the US and Australia. We are not more used to be patient, aren't we?
Lol. Yes, people do expect immediate gratification in the internet age. But I predate the internet, so I still have some patience left. It’s a lot easier to deal with delays if I know where the package is.
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It’s been 10 weeks and counting, so far for me, with no idea where the package is. I’m curious: how do you know that it’s in the US? Ukrposhta just says “in transit” and Canada Post won’t track it at all.
What has been your experience communicating with the vendor? He hasn’t replied to my emails - I’ve made a point not to be confrontational. I was hoping he would help out and start a trace on it, but I’m just getting radio silence.
Cheers,
Allan
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Greetings,
I’m curious to know what experience others have had with ordering from ModelsUA in Ukraine. I put in one order, it arrived after 3 weeks. Cool.
My second order has been lost in transit between Ukraine and Canada since 14-March. Canada Post tracks almost no foreign packages anymore, so they are no help. Ukrposhta just says “in transit”; my first package never did show a “delivered” status.
I would like to have the package traced, but only the sender can do that. I’ve sent emails to the vendor, Ivan, through their info@ email, but get no response.
I can handle a delay, what with Covid and all, but what I cannot accept is the lack of communication. Has anybody else had a problem getting ModelsUA to communicate?
Cheers,
Allan
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That Caudron is magnificent!
It brings back great memories and reminds me how much I used to love building rubber-powered stick 'n' tissue models! Some of them flew, some of them just crashed, but I always had fun building them. There was nothing like the thrill of watching one actually fly and land undamaged.
I still have an ancient kit of the Aeronca C3 ,made by Tern Aero in "Walnut Scale", which is approximately 18"/45cm wingspan. I'm almost afraid to try to build it because the wood is so old. I built their Curtiss Robin, lo these many years ago when grass was green and dinosaurs roamed the earth; it was a beautiful scale model that actually flew well.
I recently picked up Guillow's new laser-cut DHC-2 Beaver, because a friend built one and I couldn't resist. It was so much better than the old die cut models that I even threw down for a float kit that they offered for it. If their newer laser-cut models are anything like that one, they have come a long way from the old days of crushed and mangled die-cut parts.
Now that you remind me, I should seriously think about digging that Beaver out of the stash. I even have an unopened can of Sig clear dope in my workshop!
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Plus 1 Canadian.
Late to the party, but what the heck, right?
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Fine work, sir! We all have builds like these, so hang in there - you have demonstrated abundant ability to fix problems. I may have a solution for your yellow “blues” in future. For many years I have used U.S. Navy Radome Tan FS33613 as a primer under yellow, red and white. It works fantastically well, doesn’t cause color shift and requires fewer overcoats. Badger Stynylrez has a very similar primer color available, should you wish to try acrylics. Sorry I missed the chance to tell you this before the yellow went on.
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Superb job, good sir!
I particularly like your approach with the raised rivets; it's a good compromise. Since a model is a scale representation of a real thing, I'm all about having it "look" right, because it's not always possible for it to "be" right. Having had a close look at the CF-104 at the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, I can say that even though they are flush, the rivets are quite visible, even under paint.
Cheers,
Allan