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Been hitting the rum already today, John?

Hitting the Rum - UNP! [&o][8D]

Bravo! Mike, Bravo![:)]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Mmmmm. Just short of a Tristar, Dakota and Chipmunk to go with my aircraft types I've worked on.

I salute you sir. Love those die-cast models.
My collection is continuing to grow.
I'm waiting on two orders now. Order #1 is an Fw-200, a Do-217 and a He-111. 1/144 scale. Order #2 I sent out on Monday is a B-52G of the 319th Bomb Wing out of Grand Forks AFB back in 1981. 1/200 scale. I sure miss having those bombers over here. Of course I could always go over to Minot AFB and thier bombers.

Yours look to be 1/72 scale.
Your one lucky bastard.
[;)]Have fun with your new toys.[&o]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Mmmmm. Just short of a Tristar, Dakota and Chipmunk to go with my aircraft types I've worked on.

I salute you sir. Love those die-cast models.
My collection is continuing to grow.
I'm waiting on two orders now. Order #1 is an Fw-200, a Do-217 and a He-111. 1/144 scale. Order #2 I sent out on Monday is a B-52G of the 319th Bomb Wing out of Grand Forks AFB back in 1981. 1/200 scale. I sure miss having those bombers over here. Of course I could always go over to Minot AFB and thier bombers.

Yours look to be 1/72 scale.
Your one lucky bastard.
[;)]Have fun with your new toys.[&o]

Oh aye, the Lanc is about 17" wingspan. Mickey the Moocher is my favourite scheme that the Lanc has worn. Mostly because the original flew from the airfield my house was built on. The original was one of the 36 (out of 7,300+ built) that managed to complete 100 ops. In total four Lancs finished 100 ops with 61 Sqn and another one flew with them on her way to the century. And 50 Sqn had a 100 op veteran as well when flying from Skellingthorpe.

I'll be needing a bigger shelf soon [:D] I quite like the look of a Coastal Command Liberator and I'd like to get hold of another big Lanc, Admiral Prune. If they release a Lanc in her current scheme I'll be getting one of those as well.


I've mostly got Spitfires and Hurricanes so far, although I've got a big Mustang (thanks to GBL) and a few that have served with squadrons I've been on but before my time.

My aerial collection is still quite small. Easy to list them 1/72: Me262, a couple of Hellcats,a Helldiver and a Kate and a Frank. 1/144: a Betty and a Emily. And think 1/350 scale: a Mavis.
Then about 40 1/32 scale armored vehicles and guns plus two aircraft a Me109 and a SBD. Had to stop buying those; just to big.[:'(]
Damn, don't we just love our toys.[:)]

ORIGINAL: Symon

ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

I would bet!

Whas is your avg snowfall/moisture table a year? They say for every foot of snow, that is about an inch of moisture..

No idea... but we got 50 cm of snow in December and then another 70 cm of snow in January... this broke almost 200 year old snow fall record on both occasions...

Leo "Apollo11"

Rises, and studiously grasps lapels: “Now I have heard much nonsense, from the Opposition benches, about the American supposed moon landing, and their reports the moon seems to be made of a Gouda, when we all know that the best of our scientists have conclusively demonstrated, by the most elegant theory, that the moon is made of overripe Stilton.

This is clearly a case of empiricism gone rampantly wild. Who, in their right mind would believe the reports of Americans, over our government scientists, about cheese? Why that is almost as nonsensical as asking fishermen about historical climactic conditions. Now we all know that fishermen are uneducated, unwashed, and likely to be Irish, or some other such race, and those that support them, as they support this moon nonsense, are at best, misguided Home Rule enthusiasts, and at worst, frothing revolutionaries who wish to rape our women and devour our children.

I ask you, Gentlemen, is this empiricist nonsense, from the Opposition, to be quietly borne, or shall we not put forth all the power of Government, in support of our scientists and their paid-for scientific theories?”

Pompously grasps lapels and eases an oversized bottom into a too-small chair.

“Harrumph, harrumph, harrumph.”

Sorry Guys, just had to do that. I do believe in climate change, but I’m an empiricist.

Went to college in Maine in the very early 70s, and lived in Falmouth Foreside. There were still homes built by sea captains in the 1730-1760s, that escaped gentrification, that had doors off the 2nd story hallway for winter access. A snowfall level that New England has not seen for the past 300 years, till perhaps now.

The Indians who did speak to the Pilgrims told them open traps on their roofs, with ladders, so they could come forth in the winter snows.The Abenaki built lodges with a “cupola” on the end, so they could get in and out during winter. All built for snow fall levels that haven’t been seen in the area for the past 300 years.

Lief Erickson landed on what many believe to be Nova Scotia. He found such a profusion of grapes growing there that he named it Vinland. The native North American grape is vitus cornucopia. It has specific growth parameters. It can be cultivated in a region from about mid NY State, south wards. It grows wild in the warm, wet spots, like coastal Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and “parts” of Texas. It has not been seen growing in the wild in the NE US (or Canada) since 900 AD. And the Brits had a major Naval base at Halifax, and they knew the value of fruit, and reported everything they sent back to Old Blighty, but not a word about grapes, not even one single apocryphal account by ANY sea captain clearing this station.

Erik Thorvaldsson finds Greenland (ok, maybe Gunbjorn Ulfsson), somewhere around 975 AD. He calls it Greenland because it’s green. It has meadows. It can support goats and sheep and can give a home to many clans. Something Greenland has been unable to do for over 500 years.

Ingolfur Amarson finds Iceland. He finds Reykjavik and because of the season and the geothermal stream, names it Iceland. According to the Landnamabok, It was a paradise, and winter dripped it’s ice from the tree limbs. Iceland hasn’t had trees, or any kind of dripping ice for over 500 years.

There’s more; lots more. But then again, I’m an empiricist.

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Dixie

On the plus side, I got a present today [8D]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Mmmmm. Just short of a Tristar, Dakota and Chipmunk to go with my aircraft types I've worked on.

Nice! [:)]

BTW, it looks like 1:72 scale if I am not mistaken (I have Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane dioramas at 1:72)...


Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

My aerial collection is still quite small. Easy to list them 1/72: Me262, a couple of Hellcats,a Helldiver and a Kate and a Frank. 1/144: a Betty and a Emily. And think 1/350 scale: a Mavis.
Then about 40 1/32 scale armored vehicles and guns plus two aircraft a Me109 and a SBD. Had to stop buying those; just to big.[:'(]
Damn, don't we just love our toys.[:)]

I have about 25+ 1:72 and 1:48 aircraft dioramas plus 5+ 1:400 ship dioramas... all are about 25+ years old... I never transitioned to airbrush... <SIGH>


Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all,

Zsssssssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]


Leo "Apollo11"

281 heading north out of Pratt

Evening tithe... I'm sensing a presence... no he's gone, I must have scared him off. [:'(]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Dixie

On the plus side, I got a present today [8D]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Mmmmm. Just short of a Tristar, Dakota and Chipmunk to go with my aircraft types I've worked on.

Nice! [:)]

BTW, it looks like 1:72 scale if I am not mistaken (I have Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane dioramas at 1:72)...


Leo "Apollo11"

It says 1:72 on the box, so you're probably right...[:'(]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

ORIGINAL: Dixie

On the plus side, I got a present today [8D]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Mmmmm. Just short of a Tristar, Dakota and Chipmunk to go with my aircraft types I've worked on.

Nice! [:)]

BTW, it looks like 1:72 scale if I am not mistaken (I have Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane dioramas at 1:72)...

It says 1:72 on the box, so you're probably right...[:'(]

You used microscope - didn't you?


Leo "Apollo11"

Good Friday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

281 heading north out of Pratt

I see you have your "anti-Imperial Walker" defenses up. I assume yours is electrified, also?

How much did you end up with? My sister ended up staying in the town she worked in overnight so she could be at work the next day.

ORIGINAL: nashvillen

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

281 heading north out of Pratt

I see you have your "anti-Imperial Walker" defenses up. I assume yours is electrified, also?

How much did you end up with? My sister ended up staying in the town she worked in overnight so she could be at work the next day.

anywhere from 18-22" I would say...not measuring drifts, this is what I measured in about a dozen places around the yard. I heard we have more south of town, but I don't want to go to the farm and get stuck just to find out.

That AT AT walker is legit, you know it is because you can see my dash from the picture...so you know I had to have taken it. [:)]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Evening tithe... I'm sensing a presence... no he's gone, I must have scared him off. [:'(]

Why, it's, it's a doppleganger... no, it's a DivePacleganger! [X(]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

281 heading north out of Pratt

North on 281, eh. Heading to Jamestown, ND?[:'(]

Real good snowfall. I'm proud of you.[:)]

You need to set up your railroad stuff so Dixie and I can bomb and strafe your railyard.[:D]

Skeaking of a railyard; I just stepped out to have a smoke. The new office is next to the railyard. And this has puzzled me for quite some time. Does anyone know the story behind all the grafitti on many of the railcars. Some of it is pretty interesting.

The tagging of railroad cars can be very interesting. It is my understanding that the taggers (vandals to the railroad and the law) like to have a place to put their "mark". The larger, the better and railcars can be quite large (nearly 90'x14' with some cars).

I hunt trains for a hobby. You may ask how you "hunt trains", well you follow their tracks! [:D] Some railfan humor there. I have seen quite a few very interesting "tagging" of railcars. Some quite humorous, and most making you scratch you head wondering what the vandal was trying to convey. The railroads, for the most part, only clean off or cover back over the critical parts of the car (Railroad ID and car details such as capacity and such) instead of the whole car as it is not economical to do so.

There is a big debate in the model railroad community as to if this aspect of railroading should be modeled as it promotes what is a crime. Many are on both sides of the debate.