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View Build Thread	Comet Vultee Vengeance A-35 by bsadonkill bobgood Going for a bit of a rare bird this time Don!
View Build Thread	Dumas Kit #317, Lockheed Air Express Vega by heywooood Don C Outstanding ! heywooood thanks Don - much appreciated heywooood Not sure if folks here are aware of the news but Dumas Products is closing down effective April 15 2026. They will accept orders on remaining products until they are gone https://www.dumasproducts.com/ heywooood I have built several Dumas aircraft kits and a few of their boats over the years. This news took me by complete surprise. This is their Air Express and it is a terrific kit BriandKilby I liked there kits. heywooood me too Brian - I was going to work my way through their catalog one project at a time in my retirement - now what? It's like that Twilight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith. bobgood This is a really beautiful build! Sorry to hear about the Dumas closure. Did the Keil-Craft kits from the 1950's ever make it over here in the US? heywooood Bob have you ever seen this YouTube channel https://youtu.be/-2Xty6h_njo?si=qMjbkZ_toqLGHUPr BriandKilby I built the F-4, F-105, ME 109, P-47, F8F, F4U, MiG 17, & A-1E dumas models. heywooood I have the F105 and their Skyraider on my to do list
View Build Thread	Tamiya m4a3e8 Sherman tank by BriandKilby BriandKilby done painting and wash of Jim. BriandKilby Maybe you guys can help Jim and I? What is the difference and application of mineral spirits, acetone, and enamel thinner? What is white spirits? Thanks, Brian bobgood ASA far as I know Brian - enamel thinner is what it say's. Acetone - is a general "thinner" of most paints, and mineral spirits is (in my experience) is a general cleaner of paint brushes. Maybe some knowledgeable soul will enlighten us further! BriandKilby Thanks bob, maybe mix them altogether and see what happens!
View Build Thread	Scratch Built Gloster E28/39 by hjlittman hjlittman It has been flown. bobgood Well done! Any flight pics? hjlittman None yet. I couldn't make the contest because of an injury. I did trimming flights in the back yard with 100 turns. It needed a little down and left thrust. It came out heavier than I wanted at 25.4 grams with a loop of 1/8" rubber in it. I decided to put 150 turns in it to test the trim and it tried to fly out of the yard. If I build another one it will have a stronger leading edge. The damage is from "stable flight into objects". Right now the winds in the area are gusting to 45 mph so I'll have to wait a few days to get some serious flights in.

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