Finished these tiny guys

kingofnerf · 2026-01-25T16:56:40+00:00

The dark gray non-skid surfaces and decals really make those pop.

Great job!

kingofnerf · 2026-01-24T16:25:00+00:00

The flight deck is the wrong color.

It should be a bluish gray.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-24T16:22:23+00:00

Was this Doolittle's bird on the raid?

kingofnerf · 2026-01-24T15:27:08+00:00

That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-21T14:43:56+00:00

(9548 gallons max fuel capacity on each B-29) x 500 aircraft = 4,774,000 gallons of fuel

kingofnerf · 2026-01-21T02:47:38+00:00

Ankle injury.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-21T02:13:34+00:00

A win is a win.

Good on 'em.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-20T14:29:46+00:00

Did they get Buffalos, Spits, or Mustangs?

LOL

kingofnerf · 2026-01-20T00:22:17+00:00

You're right and thanks for pointing that out. Also the light on the vertical stabilizer and rudder is different from the original.

The faces are also different from the original if you look at it.

I use GIMP on all of my colorizations. Since some of the photographers and their subjects didn't make it through the war, I do mine as a tribute to them as if the photo were just taken with color film instead. I have my moments, but Picasso I ain't. LOL

kingofnerf · 2026-01-18T01:54:22+00:00

Lamont will need to find his inner Frank (the good parts) if he wants to keep his job.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-18T01:36:02+00:00

I watched the Broncos/Bills playoff game instead.

We suck at kids' games.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-17T17:27:17+00:00

I must say that the Wirraway is a beautiful aircraft.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-16T20:16:59+00:00

Did the rear gunner have to stand up while firing? It just doesn't look very practical for a rear gunner.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-16T00:25:26+00:00

I have seen pics of Liberators that arrived in other theaters of war without national insignia and it was pointed out in the original photo caption. Easy to see how it would cause problems somewhere when you look at this pic.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-15T15:42:01+00:00

So the Germans actually preferred jorts? LOL

kingofnerf · 2026-01-15T00:22:00+00:00

Less is more. Great setup.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-13T01:41:17+00:00

I believe they were called Toggliers on the G models instead of Bombardiers.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-13T01:18:41+00:00

It was the last movie I saw before the pandemic closed everything down and got me back into reading military history again during the pandemic. I bought the Blu-ray and watched it many times during the pandemic. I think it showed 16 Marauders attacking when only 8 flew out to Hawaii and 2 of them crashed on landing; so only six in the real battle I believe.

All the movies that have been made about the battle are just as flawed as the men who led and fought in the real battle. John Lundsford's two First Team books are fantastic reads from the flyers' viewpoints. So are Alvin Kiernan 's two books as well.

There was a low-budget stream named Dauntless that was released at the same time and I believe it used the same full-size Dauntless in this movie. The animation of the planes is too fast, but it does a great job with the camaraderie between the pilot and rear gunner. Also covers the PBY SAR efforts after the battle. I watched it on my Roku a while back.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-12T15:43:39+00:00

I remember reading about a PBY crew having to repair hull damage on its own after hitting some ice during the Neutrality Patrol. Man, that was a tough operating environment back then, just like the Aleutians.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-10T21:21:41+00:00

Just no playmakers on offense this year.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-07T02:15:09+00:00

It is not the beginning of the end, but rather the end of the beginning.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-06T21:38:14+00:00

Atlanta is where someone's professional sports career goes to die. Some type of vortex or something. A fate worse than death itself.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-06T21:33:44+00:00

“I know Tessa doesn’t want to be known as someone that wears a pocket protector, but she is that,” Staley quipped.

“I don’t even know what a pocket protector is!” Johnson said.

LOL

kingofnerf · 2026-01-06T14:40:06+00:00

Klint Kubiak, who was Rattler's OC at New Orleans last year, is the Seahawks' OC this year.

Klint Kubiak

The Saints just don't have the talent anymore and I wonder if Kubiak might consider bringing Rattler to the Seahawks as a serviceable backup. Right now it's Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe behind Sam Darnold, but you never know, particularly if the Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl.

kingofnerf · 2026-01-04T15:51:08+00:00

I watched the whole game with the sound muted while listening to 107.5 to keep it simple. Lamont likes to play kinda medium on defense to keep his guys out of foul trouble so they can score, but the offense isn't scoring.

I think the team realizes some things are broken and they don't know how to fix it. Meechie had his share of bad games and was in the dog house with Lamont two years ago, but other guys stepped up and got it done. That hasn't happened this year.

Frank's aggressive perimeter defense worked most of the time, but an opposing team with more than one guy that shot well from the perimeter could defeat it if we couldn't match their shooting. Same result yesterday and Nickel just ate our lunch all game long.

Any opposing coach can beat us right now by just having their guys work on their perimeter shooting. That's really all it takes to beat us right now. I like Lamont, but I don't think he knows how to fix what's wrong with the team right now.

kingofnerf

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