tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30010557920191634002024-03-13T16:26:29.873-07:00Ham's Hobbys!Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-8149909084044607952011-07-14T06:07:00.001-07:002011-07-14T06:15:58.067-07:001/72 F/A-18D HobbyBoss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj-Zqu4koclK0xXkFvyGNlQkSsuYX7kV6fy4-pJsLJXnPG8dJUtjp9_Qx08PpCWhdTsaqDi9L9pLcUbxCoOGO4hNqDQ1oCvsHy8NMFCnBh9Yttcqvqi6JdKaVzm6GdzL5EufAXXsdLA8/s1600/DSCN2966.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj-Zqu4koclK0xXkFvyGNlQkSsuYX7kV6fy4-pJsLJXnPG8dJUtjp9_Qx08PpCWhdTsaqDi9L9pLcUbxCoOGO4hNqDQ1oCvsHy8NMFCnBh9Yttcqvqi6JdKaVzm6GdzL5EufAXXsdLA8/s320/DSCN2966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629194759771368514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CMaOjVOdZ5cQ0k6pCsDJsrDbB7HAEgHM_JgmPdp_p1jxU3XMPqbLwSZQgfNJTyuYNBDDaqjWt3yF3qCq79ONx6eNlgVHjxP_PrOooaAx2UoFyfl45sTTbacfY7QotALUXgVS67tf2dg/s1600/DSCN2967.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02HhlDugRl2vGSe-9hP5i2LUtAw6Y0kHFhACyNkHSgN7aqNlGHQxkjy2Lot9F4paK4A6CjDm3vnrswHmIsvBHhrqU9juvmIAQ5A5D3XuiidLnc5N9HlbO6Hq6TedgVzi2ELKckh-SxVc/s320/DSCN2970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629194720661603890" border="0" /></a>Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-87695738684617538582011-06-30T07:11:00.000-07:002011-06-30T07:30:53.035-07:00Quickies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-St44uRDIk_PTGF5aDP-2Z0eInGp5k0YyI2FV436r4DsE7ow-czcb8doDbQV00iHTRalpm_ZgnoG4W2o6DnECESikY9DfbEIDn7q6BaZPSo79Nj5pR2RTEadrLP8dIRPsETbaQ8ZqIYw/s1600/DSCN2895.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-St44uRDIk_PTGF5aDP-2Z0eInGp5k0YyI2FV436r4DsE7ow-czcb8doDbQV00iHTRalpm_ZgnoG4W2o6DnECESikY9DfbEIDn7q6BaZPSo79Nj5pR2RTEadrLP8dIRPsETbaQ8ZqIYw/s320/DSCN2895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624018748523903346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGBPFRRa-EGdTkTWdvimMbhDKGYjFEXPIrEIanVm7s4uLQjSHTHS4irtGSXw2zXDnkZ06drVOSV882nhBxJFd6E4nuvjmra_FltS8au2gBALV5avLBGdXDiarZVxtBkyUirHyQAGu_Kg/s1600/DSCN2900.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG1_CnZWb068ytbjmDW7y-bgntiDnUFqIKaNCxn_s1mPAEmxHLr7TT9hMkNS5EAbv9kvo4fhUnpAsGncX5uprjHdBLDFmBggodas7wb84Oh-sNJcBTp77UwZARaap2VYIFSz1Hd81cC0/s320/DSCN2927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624018709458599298" border="0" /></a><br />Threw this together to break the monotony of other things I'd been working on. The tiger mouth P-40 is Academy's P-40e straight from the box. The other P-40 and P-47 are older Minicraft kits. The P-40 has a hodgepodge of decals and the P-47 has aftermarket decals. They will be mounted to an in flight base soon as I get some metal rods and something to mount them to.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-80238798761677195782011-06-16T08:10:00.000-07:002011-06-16T08:23:46.385-07:00F/A-18F "Diamondbacks"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlBnsnRhFB0_llnnqa1AjO3Ngg6XLlzax0rLzzRRLkE-A33ao-cDdYJuc0yHVw4cwmwFTi3LWkFXXHa1QpPgYd4Ajro6eh7VeuzNyhfersENS25g3oD1BLDZTpM6rmqW9xdRQX173QSk/s1600/DSCN2848.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlBnsnRhFB0_llnnqa1AjO3Ngg6XLlzax0rLzzRRLkE-A33ao-cDdYJuc0yHVw4cwmwFTi3LWkFXXHa1QpPgYd4Ajro6eh7VeuzNyhfersENS25g3oD1BLDZTpM6rmqW9xdRQX173QSk/s320/DSCN2848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618837426058514034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhib12Y4xR7nGAyFfZFtINrdFlpNIaTNYuHJY2r-6uIxgpqd_GRsg4ZCApvpZzBFHc6GgOAQvspE05dFysvoXYfPu0q5vQQi0DdLfFeQpLgc6VLZNGoy03ICiNtulb-yc7dZ6eGdNPrsPE/s1600/DSCN2847.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhib12Y4xR7nGAyFfZFtINrdFlpNIaTNYuHJY2r-6uIxgpqd_GRsg4ZCApvpZzBFHc6GgOAQvspE05dFysvoXYfPu0q5vQQi0DdLfFeQpLgc6VLZNGoy03ICiNtulb-yc7dZ6eGdNPrsPE/s320/DSCN2847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618837416065683730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWabUPgNCjlkPZw0xBGEiFwpoqEYa1NXnzWRB4U4Fw8FnUmbdBGDQmY-23PGVUS3GyRx6ekyZXXCE3mJTmBhivO1XlkmV7fAjql8IERtbG6KpJAepB-1f6YHX3poPZFWBWPXAMAiLtcyE/s1600/DSCN2845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWabUPgNCjlkPZw0xBGEiFwpoqEYa1NXnzWRB4U4Fw8FnUmbdBGDQmY-23PGVUS3GyRx6ekyZXXCE3mJTmBhivO1XlkmV7fAjql8IERtbG6KpJAepB-1f6YHX3poPZFWBWPXAMAiLtcyE/s320/DSCN2845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618837411650026482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfWlDtqcLMI6hqDa5Jz9tVaxGHu1QNjYqI2Q2L3v3q6MAWeNrAwjOKLXXQ4gssxpU_RdvckfwmGK6CRt33ojx29tF-Dhv6bo-uQtDmcSh4yLh1JQNjoMALdZKYGTbWfaS9adDnGJn9g8/s1600/DSCN2841.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfWlDtqcLMI6hqDa5Jz9tVaxGHu1QNjYqI2Q2L3v3q6MAWeNrAwjOKLXXQ4gssxpU_RdvckfwmGK6CRt33ojx29tF-Dhv6bo-uQtDmcSh4yLh1JQNjoMALdZKYGTbWfaS9adDnGJn9g8/s320/DSCN2841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618837402396972434" border="0" /></a><br />Another recent completion. Italeri kit (which was crap and totally inaccurate but I don't care) and aftermarket decals. The kit came with an aftermarket resin cockpit set when I bought it as well so it's nicely detailed there.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-49473921838353714972011-06-16T08:01:00.001-07:002011-06-16T08:10:21.882-07:00The Duke of Paducah<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHNEK-O5ehAg8mKyo6N3TWEDnBp-ADIlDCRMpobZnHbO_I5RWB365nSDCJ_Kr5ZjSI3xaD3_sQESwRy_uYOj62BJPTKUja5CpKpsacR-EnBmQvsg7nnuXM-agFnKfZUuxcEMZoLqFyIU/s1600/DSCN2811.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHNEK-O5ehAg8mKyo6N3TWEDnBp-ADIlDCRMpobZnHbO_I5RWB365nSDCJ_Kr5ZjSI3xaD3_sQESwRy_uYOj62BJPTKUja5CpKpsacR-EnBmQvsg7nnuXM-agFnKfZUuxcEMZoLqFyIU/s320/DSCN2811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618833773882957314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qllX_Y63F_oM613CsupjLD5EZ2z6NAxNHoKuJGDEaeZ6eZ6nuidrHHDg6VlmGJ_rRw9KckqqQ0YJOGp6L_THehcw-E7HJ_7YyoF3C9C7yrPat5GYTeU8oNmyl4kaQ-s_0baoz25jMP4/s1600/DSCN2809.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qllX_Y63F_oM613CsupjLD5EZ2z6NAxNHoKuJGDEaeZ6eZ6nuidrHHDg6VlmGJ_rRw9KckqqQ0YJOGp6L_THehcw-E7HJ_7YyoF3C9C7yrPat5GYTeU8oNmyl4kaQ-s_0baoz25jMP4/s320/DSCN2809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618833766811722914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp_Vmu040HYN166KtBPcGtc9u1GLBJk2uasmyMDJncZ6Yaa80VVhgxL5g4xDbKw6bCOUTJg7u0k3SZWsS3OWpIuhmbJ86cA5Jy9jgwCUHR6QlQxZTwQXejU3IWknfAytqxgxgLIVc83o/s1600/DSCN2808.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp_Vmu040HYN166KtBPcGtc9u1GLBJk2uasmyMDJncZ6Yaa80VVhgxL5g4xDbKw6bCOUTJg7u0k3SZWsS3OWpIuhmbJ86cA5Jy9jgwCUHR6QlQxZTwQXejU3IWknfAytqxgxgLIVc83o/s320/DSCN2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618833757679032722" border="0" /></a><br />So I realized I've neglected this for a while. This is the 3rd of the 1/48 B-17s finished about a month ago.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-43176698368159804742011-05-08T15:16:00.000-07:002011-05-08T15:19:41.959-07:00Snoozin' Susan complete.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48OKMvNonuISDywByd9vQ2Oh1-NGGLeji8DwZZy_C-WSClxi1TEmE-z6UFwXEICA0qiqkt4AM7R4S-ZhdN6cabj3VVGo7i0EHEonlfNblbTTET0vn0382uPupLjd3WzLs6VA_ulaWJrc/s1600/DSCN2717.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48OKMvNonuISDywByd9vQ2Oh1-NGGLeji8DwZZy_C-WSClxi1TEmE-z6UFwXEICA0qiqkt4AM7R4S-ZhdN6cabj3VVGo7i0EHEonlfNblbTTET0vn0382uPupLjd3WzLs6VA_ulaWJrc/s320/DSCN2717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604473421620912578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAbjNnZtqZKYJ7vqBNQVYAN7-3Qu-QMXYwg4bBBoiRcU_DrpBYF383KhNZU_uGtB09TB9rtK8y71011khFYXYCoyZkVM5Xmw2-7wagzweClNkK5xJhk-jJGrntDtXAMWWPorbCdB5S-4/s1600/DSCN2715.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAbjNnZtqZKYJ7vqBNQVYAN7-3Qu-QMXYwg4bBBoiRcU_DrpBYF383KhNZU_uGtB09TB9rtK8y71011khFYXYCoyZkVM5Xmw2-7wagzweClNkK5xJhk-jJGrntDtXAMWWPorbCdB5S-4/s320/DSCN2715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604473413880816770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSjRywhEU_juNiEwLryJd7VaT0VaY-1uW12zSIxmpOBZ3hpHsb3AmJ_Aoav4UCQMuVVwGSpRfLAYT0Mv9wimnrIUzab97aUSjYjxO3Vkcfns6vYfXwKJK-oNWvM62dDz48ZBTqX4V0E0/s1600/DSCN2714.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSjRywhEU_juNiEwLryJd7VaT0VaY-1uW12zSIxmpOBZ3hpHsb3AmJ_Aoav4UCQMuVVwGSpRfLAYT0Mv9wimnrIUzab97aUSjYjxO3Vkcfns6vYfXwKJK-oNWvM62dDz48ZBTqX4V0E0/s320/DSCN2714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604473406475019522" border="0" /></a>Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-27982401683082880362011-05-04T18:46:00.001-07:002011-05-04T18:50:42.709-07:00Tiger Girl complete<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wEh-p9BkWpUxYnmVCxL4OeY0x0KtlQ0GRgZAheboaKYC-8kccuRY-r_mK7_TRWuZnihCdZaAAIV68O01GLONpnzgkcN7Qq5SsCtz-l8NaYPfK-zvZ6H1s3EH8lVz9sP9wBf-wDbN55o/s1600/DSCN2705.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wEh-p9BkWpUxYnmVCxL4OeY0x0KtlQ0GRgZAheboaKYC-8kccuRY-r_mK7_TRWuZnihCdZaAAIV68O01GLONpnzgkcN7Qq5SsCtz-l8NaYPfK-zvZ6H1s3EH8lVz9sP9wBf-wDbN55o/s320/DSCN2705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603043216704671906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DOeqtuBVHRpF97dJcCf4ms_rIvD3QTw1Xarl_YVxchj19xKCwpFmygquOIs4mpwrm2GlLcONvQrPOSQr27N_4HU71tpTG2EfpYqZq2YqZVa3-RxRCLdUwTM-nSJOE__0e6_zWefB_P4/s1600/DSCN2704.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DOeqtuBVHRpF97dJcCf4ms_rIvD3QTw1Xarl_YVxchj19xKCwpFmygquOIs4mpwrm2GlLcONvQrPOSQr27N_4HU71tpTG2EfpYqZq2YqZVa3-RxRCLdUwTM-nSJOE__0e6_zWefB_P4/s320/DSCN2704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603043206897972050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW8RWEDztQ-x8k4i-sPdHzeUzf3tCdjGT2w2IL13ecfe-RE_YJaq1ZsiOKvwBeeTiH3GyE90lVNfHPX3iTG_T8tsbk98nIME1A_9M8DwkuMATCE4L_l6FYD8nV_O90b-8uf-wDCTyZQc/s1600/DSCN2703.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW8RWEDztQ-x8k4i-sPdHzeUzf3tCdjGT2w2IL13ecfe-RE_YJaq1ZsiOKvwBeeTiH3GyE90lVNfHPX3iTG_T8tsbk98nIME1A_9M8DwkuMATCE4L_l6FYD8nV_O90b-8uf-wDCTyZQc/s320/DSCN2703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603043194992831762" border="0" /></a>This was supposed to be Thunderbird but the decals shattered. Had these decals left on another sheet so I decided to use them. Technically the aircraft is wrong as Tiger Girl was a late F early G with the chin turret but the F top turret and no cheek blisters. Still turned out ok.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-3755776276513033002011-04-20T12:34:00.000-07:002011-04-20T12:36:26.650-07:001/48 Forts update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDPiOsSkv0CwcSyaIZbWDiSO64MxpQiEpijjJARoxlTXU9bOOeZ9Z6HRpQB_ifGMjfmshvna6rATbHAhPUg795O9uQwUFN3X4Ig5kYvvU87URVZeGtgxXcUm3GZ-q_LQ8KYbJtQ9OCDg/s1600/DSCN2638.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDPiOsSkv0CwcSyaIZbWDiSO64MxpQiEpijjJARoxlTXU9bOOeZ9Z6HRpQB_ifGMjfmshvna6rATbHAhPUg795O9uQwUFN3X4Ig5kYvvU87URVZeGtgxXcUm3GZ-q_LQ8KYbJtQ9OCDg/s320/DSCN2638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597751736729568402" border="0" /></a>Construction and major painting complete. Undergoing their clear coat treatment now. In a few days may be ready for decals.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-35413972278742068702011-04-08T12:02:00.000-07:002011-04-08T12:18:28.517-07:00MP4-25 Complete<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVZJDw0Kxd5j14rWBJW2x_3eJKZq61yETGRgvbNmPyM59ZD-NQegM4vC9nliPbHN4DqO4Rt4TOVW27XGQe3oDmOLgJ2Xeg9XLJa2nCo7JXV8Kz1Aik78zk8-42-upxZP0mt1-gP3e-Ro/s1600/DSCN2590.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVZJDw0Kxd5j14rWBJW2x_3eJKZq61yETGRgvbNmPyM59ZD-NQegM4vC9nliPbHN4DqO4Rt4TOVW27XGQe3oDmOLgJ2Xeg9XLJa2nCo7JXV8Kz1Aik78zk8-42-upxZP0mt1-gP3e-Ro/s320/DSCN2590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593293831099278322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This thing's not letting me load all the pictures. More pics found here...<br />http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=228999<br /><br /><br /></div>Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-50628307325200510272011-03-29T07:37:00.001-07:002011-03-29T07:39:21.105-07:00MP4-25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnihYDbS4oPh8fPAEyGz1fo-aT_YFPlPqK4CX-ARXTQqbdiCVpuFcz0EGP6HTm-jpZrwNvHdDVdah4neN8VgJcmWkpe6RdvJwYq7AUBMELaMBSXstUPHIf6HV_RCYoq5fSpcqeyvC1m0/s1600/IMG_0943.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnihYDbS4oPh8fPAEyGz1fo-aT_YFPlPqK4CX-ARXTQqbdiCVpuFcz0EGP6HTm-jpZrwNvHdDVdah4neN8VgJcmWkpe6RdvJwYq7AUBMELaMBSXstUPHIf6HV_RCYoq5fSpcqeyvC1m0/s320/IMG_0943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589511408094779298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLKzOdjeF5KdSF_30URJpl9FmN5leZiwoOKlILJh3bQ6Jg8ANfZvOl9GWStH_srLHLJ4oUjwFBS1N96r-xzJzXa51qALj7Oa7AsGV-N9B-XKy5LYDWTM3X6a_fIkPDIJAk5P02SUHPp8/s1600/IMG_0944.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQRHo3_GAjwg1cSu5fJuVrPm3uCRys-6v0VlByU6mix1PyyIZLXpbKUsjfPqezMIHLOYLnEbn_ggEjc35rkpnU-REl9HHHJDTyAggantJfe1DLRFtSye3W4Ss9On4QXrHFF5fwlSMeOA/s320/IMG_0879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582286670625358658" border="0" /></a>I picked this up on the cheap and when I got it it was missing a few parts. Most notably it had no wheels. I remembered to look in my spares tonight and lo and behold I had 2 wheels that were very close in size. So I got motivated and threw this together in an evening. Still have some sanding to do but it will be ready for paint soon. There is NO interior so I'll just paint over the windows and then repaint them black, blue, or a steel/silver after it's done. I have decals for "My Devotion" although the model is an early F and MD was a late F model.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-66112493143701372422011-03-04T11:48:00.001-08:002011-03-04T11:51:32.353-08:0017s in progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2quBgdmRIPVYXBYbp1xKFNCXMZI2yEDIdjgTJZHgARLyCLA5zm9Z_Qd1LArT9NFlTqj3mdDgIIrdWWaUolTt4GZVqIQ9ijpImHbQpYSL736J1gfwRS3DqIJcGwOWZkEd7SKhM535Yho/s1600/IMG_0870.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2quBgdmRIPVYXBYbp1xKFNCXMZI2yEDIdjgTJZHgARLyCLA5zm9Z_Qd1LArT9NFlTqj3mdDgIIrdWWaUolTt4GZVqIQ9ijpImHbQpYSL736J1gfwRS3DqIJcGwOWZkEd7SKhM535Yho/s320/IMG_0870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580314395572636066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbwvy4Ek9472jqwVYjuIGX0QLtJ3b5rRuUJxnIClTUsP6msxb9tksLeNXJP2VSsfBaoLz7ebCqQbc4UBpldMkJL_Gay5E0yz21D410fzYsRSjY7LQSQt_wxB2eTf7rf_NY9SIABwM5hw/s1600/IMG_0871.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbwvy4Ek9472jqwVYjuIGX0QLtJ3b5rRuUJxnIClTUsP6msxb9tksLeNXJP2VSsfBaoLz7ebCqQbc4UBpldMkJL_Gay5E0yz21D410fzYsRSjY7LQSQt_wxB2eTf7rf_NY9SIABwM5hw/s320/IMG_0871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580314381375666098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHA1w7pXVVaKGVoV1MnUm5Iiwbi2EucF0zV5_JfLnLZ_64FdmSmgr5ftsFoc-udMQD4K9HsXTYDQrRCvcBOjAX6nlIAPwyduOMk7nfNKKatc3TroZ7aT48jnKxysqEevR73jAwQDyT7o/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHA1w7pXVVaKGVoV1MnUm5Iiwbi2EucF0zV5_JfLnLZ_64FdmSmgr5ftsFoc-udMQD4K9HsXTYDQrRCvcBOjAX6nlIAPwyduOMk7nfNKKatc3TroZ7aT48jnKxysqEevR73jAwQDyT7o/s320/IMG_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580314377995424418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x7OnssJcvUXnVYP423RBTlJrbmK6c7_o3Ri-O9655vY81Q-PtVXveBHoJwR7Q1_oqt3HSw_XTfe0She41mepDHLrxyMgUCmPPyH7hUlUMAI5yCDx_YlKUY3HhW2hNBG1kRtS2lHpCpQ/s1600/IMG_0874.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x7OnssJcvUXnVYP423RBTlJrbmK6c7_o3Ri-O9655vY81Q-PtVXveBHoJwR7Q1_oqt3HSw_XTfe0She41mepDHLrxyMgUCmPPyH7hUlUMAI5yCDx_YlKUY3HhW2hNBG1kRtS2lHpCpQ/s320/IMG_0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580314371076089330" border="0" /></a>Got the wings glued together today. Dry-fit them to the fuselages. I still have to modify the starboard side of the F fuselage to accept the G kit wing so it's not on. The G kits themselves fit perfectly and the wings snap in place with no glue needed. The F model will be glued unfortunately.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-25578356039712208342011-02-24T15:48:00.000-08:002011-02-24T15:55:26.402-08:00S/Sgt Roy H. Baine - Hero<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0_hvU-4o8TH0ZP0Fi4dxaG9uYHmwOfrUZt_5_OJnluCFzGj42WvooW-a28u6UGUJiydAHW7Ejxex5p1dOzBW3uo3ndbHxns8TstNAqJARMOVWGXPosFFNB5cFAOmnxtLvxjZSC6Li5g/s1600/483+817th001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0_hvU-4o8TH0ZP0Fi4dxaG9uYHmwOfrUZt_5_OJnluCFzGj42WvooW-a28u6UGUJiydAHW7Ejxex5p1dOzBW3uo3ndbHxns8TstNAqJARMOVWGXPosFFNB5cFAOmnxtLvxjZSC6Li5g/s320/483+817th001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577407756852951874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM1VncERSHSsWSreo4uGMoIeJY1Ti0OjIn7Xzdit5Nl4fVS9EAltIlvnvZpwDDLpn7lPd9-pFeNoDMk7ouGJ_Rx6tEkXmZt3ZllxKCPpKiHeuIe6OescySm1ydoAEakaYT9QKn_idLJ8/s1600/SCAN0152.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM1VncERSHSsWSreo4uGMoIeJY1Ti0OjIn7Xzdit5Nl4fVS9EAltIlvnvZpwDDLpn7lPd9-pFeNoDMk7ouGJ_Rx6tEkXmZt3ZllxKCPpKiHeuIe6OescySm1ydoAEakaYT9QKn_idLJ8/s320/SCAN0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577407512914910706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDuiJMcR5PkpvHm9ZjwHZwfPAjQrl0u-lUqvI14R2YZ-QdCWqZy8-1t_Adj48hBboA6uHFHCKytaY5F4_cnahah10nyuagfZW7GuNy_mzBik1d-gIhdjTjtIlmN9pxqAdr848FHDwWX8/s1600/SCAN0020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDuiJMcR5PkpvHm9ZjwHZwfPAjQrl0u-lUqvI14R2YZ-QdCWqZy8-1t_Adj48hBboA6uHFHCKytaY5F4_cnahah10nyuagfZW7GuNy_mzBik1d-gIhdjTjtIlmN9pxqAdr848FHDwWX8/s320/SCAN0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577407510597625762" border="0" /></a>Miss Prissy was not his plane but that is the paint scheme (or lack of) that their ships flew with. The plane pictured (B-17G 42-102922) did not have a name as far as I have ever determined. It was flown by Karl Hattenhauer and these pictures as far as I know were taken right before the Memmingen mission where 14 of the 26 483rd group B-17s were shot down by a force of about 200 Luftwaffe fighters. It has been recorded as the fiercest air battle the 15th AF ever flew in. In his log he states that their plane 922 was the most shot up aircraft to ever return to the group from a mission and they had no idea how the wing never fell off. During the mission he had 2 confirmed kills and his crew totaled 6 enemy aircraft. 2 members of the crew were injured but continued to fight and earned the Silver Star for their valor. For more info on the mission go here http://www.483rd.com/mmission.htmlBigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-42720948564850537332011-02-24T10:31:00.000-08:002011-02-24T10:35:22.804-08:00Current Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vICJIuMcdZTqJz2SpQNQMUXNIiaZXqz8Kb2dKUttsue_H8GxE5w32q0Cz3B4mcrOu45qdb2E-1PK5NrGl6zB4vB6ihpH1ztaS6XnO1udpDLlzWhJ1gdD1tsE3_wLAShtIYiJB47UiG8/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vICJIuMcdZTqJz2SpQNQMUXNIiaZXqz8Kb2dKUttsue_H8GxE5w32q0Cz3B4mcrOu45qdb2E-1PK5NrGl6zB4vB6ihpH1ztaS6XnO1udpDLlzWhJ1gdD1tsE3_wLAShtIYiJB47UiG8/s320/IMG_0857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577325835281136578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOZPHWKG0AuzEXMh-PR6bX2ixoi9bqWf3vCjSFFSh3CfSQyfuqbqA5zkxalc4O5tu46O-8LT6kftsEUD_AZNEpKiFV4oMomKD5kXGTlK1vdtJnrij25MNqpY-y9w0FTFPcGPuIesfJgs/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOZPHWKG0AuzEXMh-PR6bX2ixoi9bqWf3vCjSFFSh3CfSQyfuqbqA5zkxalc4O5tu46O-8LT6kftsEUD_AZNEpKiFV4oMomKD5kXGTlK1vdtJnrij25MNqpY-y9w0FTFPcGPuIesfJgs/s320/IMG_0858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577325831491461522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cRRZYHFQiEeZW72xr4qUfXX0h7U9pI-a9SrBPyC4AYm8qkt30g171VaxAJ7JoraVn7YeZzWpo4AZSFnpQ-OQmqXeDLSA1hx6kC9speuxOagZ1Gv3D6bFG7_EB0A6Y6hkSQdoZ2ZikCM/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cRRZYHFQiEeZW72xr4qUfXX0h7U9pI-a9SrBPyC4AYm8qkt30g171VaxAJ7JoraVn7YeZzWpo4AZSFnpQ-OQmqXeDLSA1hx6kC9speuxOagZ1Gv3D6bFG7_EB0A6Y6hkSQdoZ2ZikCM/s320/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577325827901492946" border="0" /></a>Been working on these since the beginning of the year. They're all straight from the box and will have aftermarket decals. From left to right in the top picture is "Thunderbird", "Snoozin Susan", and "The Duke of Paducah". I have a 4th waiting to be built that will have about as much aftermarket parts as you can buy that I will be doing as my grandfathers plane he flew on during the famous Memmingen mission 7-18-44.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-37256260732851767462011-01-27T17:50:00.000-08:002011-01-27T17:53:14.143-08:00A10-A complete<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNCUL80i2_29EEfpmLgNTkOI8fbX8vlNEU44uz4MmmtKSh4tuobS8ayOVIjkIBLpLgdoGhmqNRVt8E56h02iC3T9BEzF6wy0WFNNClx44Vxp5lSPrisqc8UOyEelMYf1H2Z7OhU1sCUM/s1600/01.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNCUL80i2_29EEfpmLgNTkOI8fbX8vlNEU44uz4MmmtKSh4tuobS8ayOVIjkIBLpLgdoGhmqNRVt8E56h02iC3T9BEzF6wy0WFNNClx44Vxp5lSPrisqc8UOyEelMYf1H2Z7OhU1sCUM/s320/01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567048819711480546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_napEf9BV8vE9MK5qjtDM_Fx025QisiIqj00u73_N1Wtx5w03VR7QjHZJW6Sy43Mw7y0KDwGweCDsA6RgodjyekAmqI-b4hyK07KSf0W8RuATSfCKs453AGyK_Gv0sgZrGAWuIEpJg4/s1600/02.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFuZCw5szZk_DPeFLSu8vGfFg3DpPY8hXiemjBhNTTnCqxMJLY1ryL9yk5H75Tclk2m5NWB7307c-LnXVoK_vQTfpEjrq80nDueG0zifWxtwcGlkDc-Fyq3MNxvphHyAWfVSyLYcJ4Go/s320/06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567047991175811666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqmQj7Il_29Y671RFwWYyFvGt-zgeA_-hb_gXonqt587HHWFEbDnxiTZQxD0e3xDg097UBG5ZoTJamPrW5R9ioYqBzPmVx-X2BHUduYDdE91JXkT8odLG57VB9b2OA-3n7hrVpOg3pc4/s1600/05.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqmQj7Il_29Y671RFwWYyFvGt-zgeA_-hb_gXonqt587HHWFEbDnxiTZQxD0e3xDg097UBG5ZoTJamPrW5R9ioYqBzPmVx-X2BHUduYDdE91JXkT8odLG57VB9b2OA-3n7hrVpOg3pc4/s320/05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567047989155081762" border="0" /></a>Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-21231926509945051942011-01-13T09:45:00.000-08:002011-01-13T09:59:39.715-08:00A-10 update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1xv7jiSktB_YbSWt19wiDj6w-Bg2nwpeEUPcPDc0I4l2nRyZ_bfOm9zp_yYa_WitoirqeSxRqKd1JT-irwoBjheiPvz9M-0nQOIfyX81e6zRA0Ez-fGbiCHiBqPvYM_Z-Z8I2x2ndDA/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGxzP3sSLTk9qa8fFmSnteRvMbuJJSqzipICfixZyN9QDz1t1xFkXntuCzOpFKnfPAeDMgYoKs3auGKJvN_kioJt672vGUf-iY9HdbMF3knajb738IIf7R9OBX8NXGjnnwKw1dTvDISQ/s320/IMG_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728460122291186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN52O0RaN9VwL84BTrt0ai4Y_Mlco2PbsbhYRINSXHTuH-_nW1wFoYEHscjI6VDRlqR8nbCZFVyXXbd3ZCqeisn_cb6j_iNBMjyNJlpM2lhxZVfHGSpLHkqcdGwkHIx6XwvCsdDov4TvI/s1600/IMG_0760.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN52O0RaN9VwL84BTrt0ai4Y_Mlco2PbsbhYRINSXHTuH-_nW1wFoYEHscjI6VDRlqR8nbCZFVyXXbd3ZCqeisn_cb6j_iNBMjyNJlpM2lhxZVfHGSpLHkqcdGwkHIx6XwvCsdDov4TvI/s320/IMG_0760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561728447164492098" border="0" /></a><br />Glossed and ready for decals.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-63068738176772403632011-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:002011-01-09T17:28:54.644-08:00A-10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiLBdSQQ9Ijr-eQ0uWvTbI40d4ePhnOWWy5Ydwu5RB153bHbPcZ5p6WrWcyrSBFmSy_KShM6xS5h7foc_8M0byYAWAd9T0Q6h9NpueF31ghkDhoTHRMTo0_Spga0V2rqkD3PSwCgnXZI/s1600/IMG_0729.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH3-QQrs-Jcz6N_dQZMnpUagJiW9GuyWhykhVLwHrBx00B3UbCloLf8xUXhYY5OdUDXfNb0S0SQ-2dr3RTAWc1MZbDLh-UZkUOTZWvlgZ_pZG5Y3zYi6nRdo0pb3oEiMWFGxg1vUsdq0/s320/IMG_0731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560363073145800866" border="0" /></a><br />Been working on this for a while. Built in flight and will try to replicate the main gun firing.<br /><br />The gray is a bit light but I hope to darken that in weathering it.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-41548049422835782142010-12-28T08:51:00.001-08:002010-12-28T08:54:05.967-08:00Booted.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVIyBrw5g7rpFiY1J4S6Xqm2JzUd9N8s6XUkyZyFSJkNM2AMhZYziJjlD2ZYoi2DbrSiRKS7EWGWwKMivF00BgWTO2GJI2f-OZE9rTGuZm-aHCYaQ7OLys-wIrPxsRxu77VsJK1oj9Bc/s1600/IMG_0705.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVIyBrw5g7rpFiY1J4S6Xqm2JzUd9N8s6XUkyZyFSJkNM2AMhZYziJjlD2ZYoi2DbrSiRKS7EWGWwKMivF00BgWTO2GJI2f-OZE9rTGuZm-aHCYaQ7OLys-wIrPxsRxu77VsJK1oj9Bc/s320/IMG_0705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555776916504238610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvKgQqHkcTkPj1mfZjxDj_s4PKjqVd_TRaSssweC-MdKm4edm4epIIcwGgxV4ac4R0QgZx9PwkB7jfshvBKTuA2tn5gF3OGPML3Td5q2VWl14cVZiPsAjUYh2Odefy6YW5doZQhqryuk/s1600/IMG_0704.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvKgQqHkcTkPj1mfZjxDj_s4PKjqVd_TRaSssweC-MdKm4edm4epIIcwGgxV4ac4R0QgZx9PwkB7jfshvBKTuA2tn5gF3OGPML3Td5q2VWl14cVZiPsAjUYh2Odefy6YW5doZQhqryuk/s320/IMG_0704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555776911333452050" border="0" /></a>So now that the Corsair is done I've been booted from the dining room and had to build a workbench in my grungy basement. Threw this together last night. 4 2x4 studs and an 8x4 piece of 3/16 hardpressed ply. Moved all my model stuff down there but haven't organized it yet. Back to work on my A-10 here soon and will be starting my extensive B-17 projects. Hell I may even b buying yet another one from someone.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-12547849911646819162010-12-23T11:19:00.000-08:002010-12-23T11:21:25.713-08:00Dirty!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1WiQHFBGc_5MiP0OULzyAph9XPT8TvGbOKuinKa3tmZqvds8exzTghWB-eTtEBwM6ckWXAeSYmlEdxvKDDdfsu0gM_qCTaMQXBPndbkqa0Z_50CBY0baPfA38mikB08AxFgS1CaKfAU/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1WiQHFBGc_5MiP0OULzyAph9XPT8TvGbOKuinKa3tmZqvds8exzTghWB-eTtEBwM6ckWXAeSYmlEdxvKDDdfsu0gM_qCTaMQXBPndbkqa0Z_50CBY0baPfA38mikB08AxFgS1CaKfAU/s320/IMG_0700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553959854246527202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YuobJFRSwKdYaNVQrDwoQpLxy83GnZtXrTXXX1TWod0_tHTmuAR3oa0friFugNSIu6lDH4NkzTMfRqomzD9VO_qepBI0G1sA0FkDPThRM0JSFmGx9PbMDnQMAxK9-R1WkDnbFxQuZ2U/s1600/IMG_0701.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YuobJFRSwKdYaNVQrDwoQpLxy83GnZtXrTXXX1TWod0_tHTmuAR3oa0friFugNSIu6lDH4NkzTMfRqomzD9VO_qepBI0G1sA0FkDPThRM0JSFmGx9PbMDnQMAxK9-R1WkDnbFxQuZ2U/s320/IMG_0701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553959847241075122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruM7pjIPLHyCkPFhhM0lJmuUkHGAnCHIOG7cSkOyEmPBfRNdPwmyAll6iz7Ejj2MAluI3XMk76_pc52rVB7AAuncdROFeV5xvSzMRLHah7E4opN8HJYdSBWuPyUsUyKSDF9bCjWY_cuE/s1600/IMG_0702.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruM7pjIPLHyCkPFhhM0lJmuUkHGAnCHIOG7cSkOyEmPBfRNdPwmyAll6iz7Ejj2MAluI3XMk76_pc52rVB7AAuncdROFeV5xvSzMRLHah7E4opN8HJYdSBWuPyUsUyKSDF9bCjWY_cuE/s320/IMG_0702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553959839030200626" border="0" /></a><br />I wasn't happy with how clean the Corsair was so I took out the pastels and went crazy.<br />Looks a hell of a lot better now.<br />I don't want to give it away.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-84305370203751311862010-12-21T11:56:00.000-08:002010-12-21T11:58:53.735-08:001/32 WW2 planes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWX45kYXD6T1yivAilXUCkAHBZjtytev0ITZsQNokqeUlmGXi5XXKtElf7vKzoGU5s5hONuTSbfYJ9lKfxG2E0HWdex_VrNWXaWUmYydhoxvpMvbZVF3U84n8utvJIW1SErKPbLxNBLE/s1600/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZNuR6wF20brxJrq8nmFblPXD6A89QZW9MMOyBxILfpwneMNlYORKSwESOztGLUOJBs-fij4PEa0MfI4liPJdOYn91iKmiaMDcKABDiYLiqRS0qpthkDK8CTeU1Z7TCfTGuQ5ZAHazJo/s320/IMG_0696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553225009641913730" border="0" /></a><br />Didn't really weather it so it's fresh off the assembly line. Minus a tailhook that broke and was too thick anyway. Resin flaps, resin wheel wells, resin main tires, Verlinden resin cockpit set, EagleCal decals. Took about 2 months from start to finish.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-59402063692941589722010-12-16T10:04:00.001-08:002010-12-16T10:05:56.065-08:00F4U-1 update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCHhEa7DSDun5WvXQILZqWd4VtXLi95_If86R9NeM4C6YJQuLaA5DesoJn7Ra5WrzkyUC0NwUK_hppxswkrYTCZDJaEiQ7ZNDdQU5i1ftjJ3NQ08yCepDApLE56NiJmr_5ytIGgEoW1k/s1600/IMG_0677.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCHhEa7DSDun5WvXQILZqWd4VtXLi95_If86R9NeM4C6YJQuLaA5DesoJn7Ra5WrzkyUC0NwUK_hppxswkrYTCZDJaEiQ7ZNDdQU5i1ftjJ3NQ08yCepDApLE56NiJmr_5ytIGgEoW1k/s320/IMG_0677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551342842157062818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8sAjv4S7Jlh-exPlz3GZI1YM-Asd57YRbGz1o3lU401iz9Cc3lApnWB_svqZu3UpVGI3Doigmf2qSKptY6-FGjdxcUKnJ8OyGYlSbzhtqRo8D7vYF8uYuAkdlDpZTome2jDZBDKqP1Y/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8sAjv4S7Jlh-exPlz3GZI1YM-Asd57YRbGz1o3lU401iz9Cc3lApnWB_svqZu3UpVGI3Doigmf2qSKptY6-FGjdxcUKnJ8OyGYlSbzhtqRo8D7vYF8uYuAkdlDpZTome2jDZBDKqP1Y/s320/IMG_0679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551342840727921394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL20F9Szo7-V__UOcl7U71Xxkeh4XyzIdKjsackm8BAy4Nqv0_MQ1HjRUlczGZLLNn61KuR2UhpQQM_RZn98d_N9cVF6xW1EZvf04hUr8gpLt_1D3CYDCQPl7Ay8x1JjJe-bdqUZr4o0A/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL20F9Szo7-V__UOcl7U71Xxkeh4XyzIdKjsackm8BAy4Nqv0_MQ1HjRUlczGZLLNn61KuR2UhpQQM_RZn98d_N9cVF6xW1EZvf04hUr8gpLt_1D3CYDCQPl7Ay8x1JjJe-bdqUZr4o0A/s320/IMG_0680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551342834611175058" border="0" /></a><br />Getting there. Only 8 days remaining. Not much left to do but the hardest parts are left.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-71394286637973050912010-12-03T18:04:00.001-08:002010-12-03T18:14:39.052-08:00F4U-1 1/32 Xmas present<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfoj9EXLcgW_Lyx-X_MMMFxYDyCKIpP9-DmPQka3SvNXIjc0dDee_IeYQGpgnXlQTbz9KRsLgnoeJharTkG-zDloD_AX22i2lvPp9i6BMi-gheMVqoIdwldpSh5dUcTLlhGCpxuuP93U/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfoj9EXLcgW_Lyx-X_MMMFxYDyCKIpP9-DmPQka3SvNXIjc0dDee_IeYQGpgnXlQTbz9KRsLgnoeJharTkG-zDloD_AX22i2lvPp9i6BMi-gheMVqoIdwldpSh5dUcTLlhGCpxuuP93U/s320/IMG_0654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546643770877083522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeoMSHE5sE7jNMhZlQ0_ALRXfcg9lAB3aTlSbf_OJ_UauZmSuUcNS2W6Gw5l7aC1IrdXXOoUQO7uRMYYw61kqBk9DGZxB63-fNF6x1eQ9zNj92MeAY_f_xiiJIgTe9ctAxAcSMqpJTo/s1600/IMG_0629.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeoMSHE5sE7jNMhZlQ0_ALRXfcg9lAB3aTlSbf_OJ_UauZmSuUcNS2W6Gw5l7aC1IrdXXOoUQO7uRMYYw61kqBk9DGZxB63-fNF6x1eQ9zNj92MeAY_f_xiiJIgTe9ctAxAcSMqpJTo/s320/IMG_0629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546642518073745026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIfbmgvsgRnoK0z4RYZBepGtH0CH0lz3apcoW4gKoCp_5nDkzJPzYpEOaC0A5T66PM0qU0Xc21bs2hARf26N4aivWIdigMKq0oIxagEgRQMdwNI9vzJZwV0cCDOhuqZPfUBL3PkZdrM8/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIfbmgvsgRnoK0z4RYZBepGtH0CH0lz3apcoW4gKoCp_5nDkzJPzYpEOaC0A5T66PM0qU0Xc21bs2hARf26N4aivWIdigMKq0oIxagEgRQMdwNI9vzJZwV0cCDOhuqZPfUBL3PkZdrM8/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546642513789128514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYCxkDKN7BPipUMMViW2wI_mQ7qFjNQjryIvvwjN581_ZDjy1Dl20WHf0lMCJ3ytDdPw41aQ8sWnX-fndDkrH2YBcRPsP4rwTLe2NK16YnYrGyxbIdfT9QW6vPtpOu4Q2GndVYfm-aQM/s1600/IMG_0655.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYCxkDKN7BPipUMMViW2wI_mQ7qFjNQjryIvvwjN581_ZDjy1Dl20WHf0lMCJ3ytDdPw41aQ8sWnX-fndDkrH2YBcRPsP4rwTLe2NK16YnYrGyxbIdfT9QW6vPtpOu4Q2GndVYfm-aQM/s320/IMG_0655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546642507121049138" border="0" /></a>So I'm building my father a Corsair for Christmas. He built this exact kit probably 30 odd years ago. It's still sitting on the shelf in their basement and still looks pretty good but I decided it was time for an upgrade. I went all out on this kit using a resin cockpit upgrade, resin wheel wells, resin lowered flaps, and a photo etched kit for many upgrades. Been about a month so far in construction and it's finally nearing paint stage. I'm building it as the "Big Hog" from VF-17 Jolly Rogers. This plane was involved in a famous altercation where he was shot by friendly fire while coming out of cloud cover during a battle. You can see the patches in the plane in the photo and where I tried to replicate this with some scrap PE metal on the model. This has been an ambitious project but it's turning out superb and should be museum worthy upon completion.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-45238273322410857052010-11-23T13:04:00.001-08:002010-11-23T13:07:08.921-08:00B-17s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdI0y0e0o6WLsqzVoU56neYDTkTYM63JeSqCXWdVUPdOWPhYiJ-42hRZkEid_VXKxOI1O1jzf_6vNTss_A3LHB5fIiyEpjX9XiMBjQtKU14DjG8yuRPbMO2pIxz9ZiunwyIATvwdjjlM/s1600/B17s.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdI0y0e0o6WLsqzVoU56neYDTkTYM63JeSqCXWdVUPdOWPhYiJ-42hRZkEid_VXKxOI1O1jzf_6vNTss_A3LHB5fIiyEpjX9XiMBjQtKU14DjG8yuRPbMO2pIxz9ZiunwyIATvwdjjlM/s320/B17s.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542854059613617426" border="0" /></a>So I joined a modeling forum, ARC, and since then I've been building, buying, and selling models like crazy. I've wanted to do a 1/48th B-17 for a while now since I built one many many years ago but the kits all cost abour 45$ and I hadn't bought one yet. So on the forum a guy posts that he is selling 3 B-17Gs and 1 B-17f 1/48th kits complete with a bunch of upgrade sets as well. Mine for 67$ after shipping!!!<br />Box arrived today and I laid everything out in the living room and was blown away. I plan to build 2 of these and use the others for parts and or sell one back to the community.Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001055792019163400.post-46218255852491555742010-11-21T19:39:00.001-08:002010-11-21T19:44:40.773-08:00Better pics of the A-6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOxGcjhyeShNVzLylnlFI0MqybE0jTaeIy2GhUQU5KXD4p8EmAp9JyLyFZO9IjfeODJZEb-Pq4sYDN1p5qfM2V8B3V2lxzbFsuy64Ou1wDXtVB4LkqvdNHWms3hVMehLa1PKKZYuS21k/s1600/IMG_0595.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOxGcjhyeShNVzLylnlFI0MqybE0jTaeIy2GhUQU5KXD4p8EmAp9JyLyFZO9IjfeODJZEb-Pq4sYDN1p5qfM2V8B3V2lxzbFsuy64Ou1wDXtVB4LkqvdNHWms3hVMehLa1PKKZYuS21k/s320/IMG_0595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213811751536354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhvkHt4YGCv3is2t6pioNVh_2a3Y_Elq1xKBBprjfXIvS-YIhwn_iFhepE9z8If07ZGQ1VMviGxydr7rjSKPZ-eaAp-Thkef1iOCXfX5_-8qabhwUIH4FFm-WiCE8vpabAE9bdPv9BGg/s1600/IMG_0594.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhvkHt4YGCv3is2t6pioNVh_2a3Y_Elq1xKBBprjfXIvS-YIhwn_iFhepE9z8If07ZGQ1VMviGxydr7rjSKPZ-eaAp-Thkef1iOCXfX5_-8qabhwUIH4FFm-WiCE8vpabAE9bdPv9BGg/s320/IMG_0594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213809247513282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKoYxbXWNcCIBXL6UQEUlav-DosHTWTsP4Z4ubv5RRqXB5qcpwzK_97VJ4efsUeRLpGYRTb8k4IwZIzXJYHGr-vmeF3eQ_MOi1QbTWwvOApCR4wf8MZxFeC1tMD3sRt8mievIxh8tMo4/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKoYxbXWNcCIBXL6UQEUlav-DosHTWTsP4Z4ubv5RRqXB5qcpwzK_97VJ4efsUeRLpGYRTb8k4IwZIzXJYHGr-vmeF3eQ_MOi1QbTWwvOApCR4wf8MZxFeC1tMD3sRt8mievIxh8tMo4/s320/IMG_0597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213805314551746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLbP77rAMr1tlXg43cUsOaVcqPvqatnwW3nZsD8MX4h_J6N4QI92Z8vLQ-mAMz_K6PHDv1_zlFsfkwRUSKdhCTbF6MkjDoWoCtoC0L0hrxuW8Ky-KWIugXy6qnEO5DsgmFHL1p8Hd8BM/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLbP77rAMr1tlXg43cUsOaVcqPvqatnwW3nZsD8MX4h_J6N4QI92Z8vLQ-mAMz_K6PHDv1_zlFsfkwRUSKdhCTbF6MkjDoWoCtoC0L0hrxuW8Ky-KWIugXy6qnEO5DsgmFHL1p8Hd8BM/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213801234089058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZAC-21gG7ZJJw4jFc5sz-fT4uimxCxZTefzl5YF0ooxoFxVUM3XhWyzq1h8N2A2-rn5nUbf3D19owJ2eHZezsIciwgVd03XMI3lHqCg7cLfFjPoanQRZuycIQBGkJ0N2SVEwTNQdy3I/s1600/IMG_0599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZAC-21gG7ZJJw4jFc5sz-fT4uimxCxZTefzl5YF0ooxoFxVUM3XhWyzq1h8N2A2-rn5nUbf3D19owJ2eHZezsIciwgVd03XMI3lHqCg7cLfFjPoanQRZuycIQBGkJ0N2SVEwTNQdy3I/s320/IMG_0599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542213794684722530" border="0" /></a>Bigasshammmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986942576242777736noreply@blogger.com0