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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 6
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Report to the Cabal: Part 6 Marking Off, Test Fitting, and Punching holes OK, you’ve culled out the unneeded Moebius 1/72 SKIPJACK kit parts; inventoried the fittings kit parts; degreased the resin parts; and scoured and sanded the hull, sail, … Full Article→

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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 5
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Report to the Cabal: Part 5 Preparation Only the most dense of you would miss the sub-text of the last four chapters. I’ve been selling you on both the Moebius Models plastic model kit of the SKIPJACK, as well as … Full Article→

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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 4
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Report to the Cabal: Part 4 [This one’s dedicated to my East Coast model submarine buddies, like Ray Mason who are sitting in the dark, waiting for the lights to come back on and the water to depart.  Hang in … Full Article→

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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 3
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Report to the Cabal: Part 3 Today the chronology of events in the production of an injection-formed plastic model kit goes something like this: 1. Lead-man is assigned, research is completed, and documents and scanning models (optional, but desired) are … Full Article→

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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 2
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Report to the Cabal: Part 2 The research I did in support of the Moebius Models 1/72 SKIPJACK kit resulted in a rather thick folder of plans (both BUSHIP based and private sources), photographs, tables, and news clippings. Pull up … Full Article→

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Moebius 1:72 Scale SSN Skipjack: Development and R/C Conversion – Part 1
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Report to the Cabal: Part 1 (A note to my long-time Cabal Report readers: this multi-part Report is the initial draft of what will become a proper instruction manual for those wishing to convert the Moebius Models 1/72 SKIPJACK plastic … Full Article→

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Vacuform Aircraft Modeling – Part 2
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What is a Vac kit – really? In the context of this series, a ‘vac’ kit is where the primary components are manufactured using a vacuum molding process.  Instead of parts formed from the injection of ‘molten’ polystyrene plastic under … Full Article→

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UK / Britain License Plate Number True Type Font.
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For all of your British License Plate making needs.  This is a zipped True Type Font file which is PC and Mac compatible.  Once the file is unzipped, right-click the file and “Install”. uk_number_plate.zip

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Scotch Blue Painters Tape Advanced Delicate Surface (Model # 2080-1A)
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Not too impressed with the product.  On a fully dry acrylic surface used the tape for some additional lines.  I used the “delicate surface” variation because I was afraid of lifting off the acrylic paint. Results: Paint bleed. The tape … Full Article→

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Vacuform Aircraft Modeling – Part 1
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Part 1 – Personal View As a child, I thought of a ‘model kit’ as a box of injection molded plastic parts attached to molding ‘runners’ or ‘trees’ (commonly called ‘sprue’), molded in a ‘color’ to match the desired paint … Full Article→

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