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FEATURE
Fw 190D-9 Part 2
Merlin
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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 12:02 AM UTC
Rick Brownlee brings us Part 2 of his epic Dora 9 build - this time concentrating on the fuselage and introducing us to a piece of 1960s equipment that''s almost a legend in its own right among modellers... Mattel''s Vac-U-Form.

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Thanks!
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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 02:21 AM UTC
Hey Rick,

Great second installment! Talk about great reading! I hope you realise that now I expect the same quality of writing over on HFM :-)

Can't wait for part 3!!!

Rudi
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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 02:46 AM UTC

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I hope you realise that now I expect the same quality of writing over on HFM



Hi Rudi!

:-) :-) No - Rick's ours now! - OK, we'll share!

But seriously - Rick's ability to explain everything in everyday language, while inspiring us all to reach for the highest standard is something to be treasured! Passing Forward is my new watchword (or 2!) for Aeroscale - it's an outstanding concept that underpins everything we stand for.

All the best

Rowan

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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 03:49 PM UTC

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Rick's ours now!



Rowan.... LOL for some reason when reading this you sounded just like Sith Master Darth Sidious :-) :-)


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Rick's ability to explain everything in everyday language, while inspiring us all to reach for the highest standard is something to be treasured! Passing Forward is my new watchword (or 2!) for Aeroscale - it's an outstanding concept that underpins everything we stand for.



Could not agree with you more!!! Pay-it-forward is becoming the underlying spirit of HFM as well

Rudi
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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 05:27 PM UTC
Gentleman; to M.E. Merlin and M.E. Tarok:

@ Rudi: Thank you for your gracious remarks about my 1:32nd Dora
series, Rudi. Even though I realized I had a lot to say when I started the
first article, I was concerned that it would be so boring and dull to most
everyone. Candidly, it's a time consuming task, but fortunately I'm retired.
I felt if there were beginners who might get some value from my
ideas and concepts, it would be worth the time. Like the effort you've
put into Historicus Forma, Rowan is a very hard working editor. He has a
passion for this hobby. We're fortunate that he is willing to devote his time
to develop Aeroscale into the informative, timely, and exciting
information gathering site that it is becoming. But more importantly,
he is a very nice person and so easy and a lot of fun to work with. Part III
is a wrap and I'm now rolling the final part IV out on to the flightline. But I
also hope — at some point — to be able to do some more articles for HFM.
We will see.

@Merlin: Your comments are most appreciated, Rowan. In Part I I
I mentioned my late mentor and great friend Dick Clay and when I thought
of what his example meant to me and connected it with the "Pay-it-forward"
way of sharing with others, it just became something I felt needed to be
said. Unfortunately, we live in a confrontational world. It is easy to forget
what binds us all together as caring people. But I'll quote your words here:

Pay-it-forward is my new watchword (or 2!) for Aeroscale - it's
an outstanding concept that underpins everything we stand for.

Indeed, well chosen words. It "underpins" everything we stand for.
Thanks again,

Rick Brownlee
The Miami Jayhawk

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Posted: Friday, October 20, 2006 - 03:09 PM UTC
Well spoken Rick. The Feature is prime reading. Some of your techniques are applicable in other areas of modeling as well. You have a bit of something for everybody. Nicely done. I look forward to the engine fabrication. You are also right about "buffiesbest" The owner has a real eye for detail. But then again he is a multiple winner of the IPMS Judges Grand Award.
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Posted: Friday, October 20, 2006 - 05:03 PM UTC
Hi Stephen:

I certainly appreciate your kind remarks about my Dora series, "Jack".
And also, your imput about Buffiesbest. I am not famililar with the
individual personally but am certainly familiar with IPMS/USA's Judges
Grand Award, as I've seen up close at various Nationals, the models who
. . . . ah . . . duh? . . . let's make that "models THAT have received. . . .
those awards. The Grim Reaper, a Kansas City friend of
many many years ordered some of the very small diameter solder
wire from Buffiesbest just the other day, via a phone order and
got to talk with the gentleman. Grim says he's a stand up guy!

Thanks again,
Vic
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Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 08:10 PM UTC

At last, finaly got a chance to read it.

Great part two Rick, well written with some interesting and useful tips and tricks.

Loking forward to part three.

Take it steady

Vic
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