The Racing and Competition G.B. General Discussion

[wacek85]

I wonder if extension works in both ways i.e. can I start right now ?

[NARSES2]

I wonder if extension works in both ways i.e. can I start right now ?

Nice try, but no 

[zenrat]

Well, you could start now without telling anyone, fiddle the date settings on your camera and then stagger your posting of the pics here to match the adjusted dates.
Prolly easier to just wait.

[TheChronicOne]

Can do the clipping out of parts though right?  Clip out parts, sand away the burrs and flash, then get them organized. No glue! 

[zenrat]

Soitanly can Brad C.  Clip and trim away.  Just don't glue, cut, modify, putty, sand, repeat...

[TheChronicOne]

Nice. I need to find my ferrari or lambo or whatever it was. lol

[NARSES2]

Nice. I need to find my ferrari or lambo or whatever it was. lol

Why ? Oh so you can pop down to the local model shop 

[TheChronicOne]

Damn, that would be nice. 

I need to start playing the lottery ever so often on the off chance I win it. 

[rickshaw]

Damn, that would be nice. 

I need to start playing the lottery ever so often on the off chance I win it. 

As a statistician I used to work with liked to remark, "you do realise that your chances of winning are only marginally improved by purchasing a ticket?"

It took about 15 years for my kids to realise what I meant when I said that to them when they suggested I purchase a lottery ticket.   

[TheChronicOne]

I call it toilet paper and the casino is "where an idiot and his money parts." 

[loupgarou]

I have found a book to study for ideas:

[zenrat]

Competitors one and all.
There are just over two days to go until we start The Competition.
Please begin making your way towards the start line in an orderly manner.
Those requiring scrutineering form a civilised queue and have your wallets ready.

[scooter]

Those requiring scrutineering form a civilised queue and have your wallets ready.

[Spey_Phantom]

i just found my old PM Model Spitfire Mk.V i started many years ago, also as a racer, but the project stalled and from what ive seen i dont think the kit is gonna be any good to me anymore 

so now, i have looked into the stash and found 3 projects i can enter.
im now looking to choose between these:

-1/72 Spitfire Mk.XVI racer (thinking if calling it the "Red Devil" or the "Green Fairy (or Goblin)",depending on the color)
-1/72 F4U Corsair racer (same as above, stinnneed a name)
-1/144 Air racing diorama (im thinking a air racing pylon, with 3 smaller aircraft taking a sharp turn arround it, might be a bit complicated to make).

[PR19_Kit]

-1/144 Air racing diorama (im thinking a air racing pylon, with 3 smaller aircraft taking a sharp turn arround it, might be a bit complicated to make).

Back in the 70s Monogram sold their 1/72 Bearcat and P-51B Mustang as a racing pair, the Mustang as Paul Mantz's maroon aircraft, and it came complete with a cardboard cut-out pylon and wires to mount the two models. I used to have that kit but built the aircraft separately and I can't find the pylon any more, but they may still be around on auction sites and might be worth tracking down. The RW pylons are MASSIVE so the difference between 1/72 and 1/144 may not be so obvious.

This is what I did with the Bearcat, just 40 years too early for this GB, and it's not a Whiff anyway.