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08-21-2009, 10:59 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
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  | ****Finished: Martin 139 Bomber, Netherlands East Indies AAC - Java Island Category: 2 Scale: 1:72 Manufacturer: Williams Brothers Model Type: Martin 139WH (Dutch East Indies export version of Martin B-10) Details: 1-VLG-II Netherlands East Indies Army Air Corps, Java Island Feb-1942 This one was a challenge and when it came to painting the canopies, I was in over my head and still am not fully satisfied with the way it came out. I think if I had done this after having a few more models under my belt coming out of “retirement”, I would have done a better job on them. Also had a heck of a time finding the right size decals, which being white meant I could not make them on the PC – so I had to settle for yellow instead. I also slightly overdid it on the pastels around the ailerons– which were not noticeable until I took the pics. Landing gear had to be placed up due to collapsing. The one thing I can say about working on obscure aircraft, information is not readily available!       
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08-21-2009, 11:06 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Canopies look pretty good to me as does the whole kit. Great looking!
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08-22-2009, 12:00 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA.
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| Nice work VB! I've been out of model building for 25 years and yours look far better than mine ever did.  |
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08-22-2009, 12:49 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth
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| It's great to see something a little different VB, so more credit to ya for that! Still you have turned out a wonderful result with this build. Fantastic!  Cheers Peter |
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08-22-2009, 01:21 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| Great work VB!
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08-22-2009, 02:39 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Thats a good build you have there.
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08-22-2009, 02:54 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia
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| Nice work VB. Very nice work indeed. 
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08-22-2009, 05:12 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Excellent VB, well done mate. I wouldn't mind making one of these, in 1/48 scale though...
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08-22-2009, 04:24 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
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| Thanks fellas, but the camera hides a lot of sins. The canopies have done wonders expanding my um, vocabulary. 
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08-22-2009, 04:31 PM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| Very interesting crate.Nice work . 
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08-22-2009, 04:59 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas
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| nice plane, DBII
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08-22-2009, 05:05 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
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| Nice work VB ! Are you going to change the date on your camera!?
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08-22-2009, 05:11 PM
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| "World Traveller"  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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08-22-2009, 05:20 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
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| Everytime I take the memory card out, I have to take the battery out as well. I just got tired of having to reset the dam thing! 
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08-22-2009, 06:17 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Looks very nice Vb....
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