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GreyKnight

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    Come fly with 'Dark Ages' Airline?

    in Jim's Place

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    I wonder what page of the aircraft service manual this was on...?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6979292.stm

    Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet

    Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft. Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.

    The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes. The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.

    "The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.

    Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet. The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks. The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.

    Keeping up with the Rattlers' & Deltas'

    in Jim's Place

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    I thought the box was a bit dusty when I picked it up in the model shop. ;)

    The next pics are after I built it and gave it a base coat of silver. It went together really well I found -

    Undercoated2.jpg

    As you can tell from this next picture, you spot the first... discrepancy. The engine cowling bulges are joined together in one big blob, instead of being two distinct circles on either side. It makes the model look like it's wearing one of those nose strips you often see sportsmen wear.

    Undercoated.jpg

    I read an article on the internet about creating really good paint chip effects. The guy undercoated the model in silver, then got some really salty water and painted drops on the leading edges etc. Then after you've painted the base colours, you just rub off the dried salt to reveal the metal colour underneath.

    I was going to do that, but found I had over done it when I looked at the end. So I just washed off the salt and now I plan to paint the silver chipping on at the end.

    Hopefully by the weekend I'll have the base blue colour done.

    Keeping up with the Rattlers' & Deltas'

    in Jim's Place

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    Well since Rattler & Delta7 kicked off this little mini modelling boom, I thought I'd thought I'd join in.

    I have 4 model kits sat on my shelf, some for ages. So now I'm going to start one.

    First off, a cheap and cheerfull little 1/72 scale Airfix Bf-109 G6 -

    BoxCover.jpg

    A modelling skill of level 1 required it says in the bottom right hand corner. So I JUST qualify.

    A have a soft spot for Airfix, since their customer service sent me a replacement part from another kit, all the way here to Austria, for FREE. Just before the company went under.

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