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Me too. Installed it to the basic il2 folder containing the game just like most other stuff. Was not prompted to replace any existing files, so I have no idea if I did it right or not. Double click on the JSGME icon on your desktop. Hover your mouse over the '#UP#_Enable_UP3.0' mod. A text box appears and should say 'Activates UP3.0 RC2 Version of game.'. If it doesn't say RC2 then it hasn't updated it. Cheerzen

And again Nick - I hadn't picked up on a couple of those updates

Yes, that's DEFINATELY Painless....I know it is......apparently he dumped her and she was threatening to jump.

Gorgeeeous!

I use Milliput , an epoxy putty. It can get messy but one of it's advantages is that you can use plenty of water to smooth it and shape it when applying it. On a wing root, for example, where there is a long thin gap between the wing and the fuselage, I'll roll out a very thin 'sausage' of putty to the length of the gap. I run a very small amount of water into the gap and press the putty in, smoothing it over with my finger making sure it was a little wet before otherwise the putty will stick and pull out. Doing it this way I haven't found the need to tape off although I could see the advantage of that in some places. When it goes off it is fairly easy to sand and shape. Airbrush.....ooeeerrrr. I have an airbrush but it has stayed in it's box. I can't seem to get on with them, I create globs of paint and spatter paint everywhere. The last time I used it the top popped off the paint reservoir when I let the air through. Covered the freezer with orange paint - managed to get it off before the missus got home I stick to brushes or use the Humbrol spray cans or an equivalent, I can handle those easily and you can get most colours represented. Once I've finished the camo scheme I spray the model with gloss varnish - if the paint was gloss I leave it. This is to help when applying the decals, they slide better on gloss surfaces and it also gets rid of any transparent film in or around the decal that appears to stay when putting them onto a matt finish. There are other products that do the same thing so it's a case of finding something you are happy with. To finish the paint off I then spray a matt, satin or gloss varnish - this gives the right effect and also makes the decals look painted on.

Yes, I fill in the gaps after a base coat is applied. At the moment the model is shiny and quite pale - giving it an undercoat of mid grey makes it easier to see gaps, the pale coloured filler shows up better when applying it and because it's a matt undercoat the overall contrast is better so making the model 'cleaner' and easier to 'see' areas that need attention. Sounds a bit I know, but it works for me . I do grey undercoat like this on all planes irrespective of the finished colour scheme, although I have used lighter grey on pale schemes. If there is only a small amount of filler and sanding needed then I won't bother spraying over the filler with the grey undercoat again, I'll just go straight onto the colour scheme. On this model, the undersides will be black - a grey undercoat reduces the possible number of coats over a pale surface and can help in giving a weathered finish.

This is Hannants, a model store. Good delivery, almost next day.

I thought, '.....new number'? I needed to check that. I did and it wasn't showing as RC2 after I updated. I looked at what I had enabled via JSGME and I had 'Enable Hakenkreuze' and 'Enable UP3'. 'Enable UP3' was in grey text - I remembered that I had enabled this first and then 'Enable Hakenkreuze' and had a text box telling me that a file.sfs had been overwritten and was I happy with that etc. I said yes. Tried it the other way around and enabled 'Hakenkreuze' first. Enabled UP3, and the text box pops up asking about the file.sfs. Said yes and this time, 'Enable Hakenkreuze' was in grey. Started the game and behold, game is now RC2. Worth bearing in mind that there is a link somewhere between the two that affects UP and the hakenkreuze. Edit: After running the game I realised that I don't need to 'Enable Hakenkreuze' when using UP3 as it does it for me.

Yus, they can be bought seperately - I got mine from Hannant's. The masking sheet contained pre-cut shapes for all 262 variants and they are usually made for a particular manufacturer's model, in this case Trumpeter. At a couple of quid it is worth it as you get a perfect frame effect. They can be moved many times to line them up straight and they stay on until all painting is done. Should be part of the kit i think, as it protects the clear plastic whilst building too.

Now at the point where the plane is ready for it's base coat of grey. It's all masked up on the canopy - the masks are pre shaped so easy to put on - so the grey can go all over. Once done it will have a matt finish so it will be easier to see areas for attention eg. filling and sanding. Most joints are good but it will need a little work around the wing roots and engine nacelles. Starting to look like it should Cheerzen

Salute m8! Nice intro..... Welcome! Hope you enjoy yourself here . Cheerzen

LOL, totally forgot that one......

It's an English Bank Holiday, it's chucking it down with rain so I'm taking the opportunity to catch up on the important things.... For those that are familiar with the RAF banter and those that aren't, here are some examples of those commonly used by RAF personnel in wartime and, for a lot of them, present day general conversation. I appreciate that some of the definitions will require another definition but, hey, on a rainy day it's what Google is for Arse End Charlie, rear gunner ATTABOY, member of Air Transport Auxilliary Angels, height, eg. Angels 13 equals 13,000ft Bags of Swank, to do something with pride Banana Boat, aircraft carrier Bandit, enemy aircraft Bang On, to be correct Beer Lever, joystick Belly Flop, to land with undercarriage retracted Binding, to whine about conditions Binder, someone who complains unduly Black Outs, WAAF knickers, navy blue winter weights Blighty, the UK Blue, anything red Body Snatcher, stretcher bearer Bomphleteers, airmen engaged in leaflet drops Brassed Off, extremely unhappy Brasshats, commanding officers Brolly, parachute Bumph, useless paperwork Bus Driver, bomber pilot Canteen Cowboy, ladies' man Clapped Out, nearing end of useful life Close The Hangar Doors, stop talking 'shop' Cooler, guardroom Corker, an attractive woman Court a Cat, take out a girlfriend Deck, the ground Desert Lilly, urinal made from tin can Drink, an ocean, river or lake Fish Heads, the Navy To Remove one's Finger, to hurry or pay attention Fizzer, disciplinary charge Flaming Onions, anti aircraft tracer Flannel, to avoid the truth Flap, a chaotic event Frozen on the Stick, paralysed with fear Fruit Salad, medal ribbons Gardening, sowing mines in water from low height Gippy Tummy or 'Screaming Hab Dabs', gastroenteritis Goggled Goblin, night fighter pilot Goolies , testicles Goolie Chit, paper or cloth notice issued when flying over enemy territory that offers reward for safe return of pilot to nearest Allied unit Ground Wallah, officer who did not fly Gubbins, equipment Half Pint Hero, a boaster Iron Lung, Nissen hut Jankers, to be put on a charge for Service violation KRS, Kings Regulations Kite, aircraft LMF, lack of morale fibre Low Down, inside information Mahogany Spitfire, desk 'flown' by Ground Wallah or Penguin Old Man, squadron CO Catch a Packet, receive offensive fire Pancake, to land Penguin, ground officer with no operational experience Piece of Cake, easy target with little opposition Play Pussy, hide in the clouds Prang, to crash or to hit a target well Plonk, A/C 2, Aircraftsman 2, the lowest rank in the RAF Press on Regardless, unofficial motto of the RAF Quick Squirt, sharp burst of gunfire Rocket, a reprimand Sardine Tin, torpedo carrying aircraft Sawn Off, short Scrambled Eggs, gold braid on officer's hat Shufti, to have a look Silver Sausage, barrage balloon Spoof, a diversionary raid or operation Square Bashing, drill or marching Sprog, a 'new boy' fresh from training Target for Tonight, girlfriend Twilights, WAAF underwear, light coloured summer weights Vegetables, acoustic or magnetic mines WAAF, Woman's Auxiliary Air Force Wizard, Wizzo, first class, excellent Yellow Doughnut, collapsible dinghy Over and Out, radio communication completed and ended, no reply required Cheerzen

I started Steam via the desktop. Within a few minutes Steam put up a box that told me it had fully downloaded CoD. Started the game and it was updated to the new version.

You should have paid heed to the iToldyouthatwouldhappen

Happy Birthday M8! Have a good 'un!!

Be careful chaps you have been warned! Mention Pippa's perfect posterior perfunctorily and you may suffer like this

Last night during co-ops it became clear that a lot of us mutts are getting on in years. I think that we particular section of the nation's community have a solution to some of the country's issues. Below is an open letter we could all send to Mr. Cameron: 'Dear Mr. Cameron, Please find below our suggestion for fixing England 's economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan. You can call it the Grumpies Retirement Plan: There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations: 1) They MUST retire - ten million job openings - unemployment fixed 2) They MUST buy a new British car. Ten million cars ordered - car Industry fixed 3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - housing crisis fixed 4) They MUST send their kids/grandkids to school/college/university - Crime rate fixed 5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week.....and there's your money back in duty/tax etc 6) Instead of stuffing around with the carbon emissions trading schemes that makes us pay for the major polluters, tell the greedy bastards to reduce their pollution emissions by 75% within 5 years or we shut them down. And if more money is needed, make sure all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances. Other points you might consider: PENSIONERS Put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home, and then the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd also receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc. They’d have constant video monitoring so if assistance was needed they’d have immediate help. Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be washed and ironed as needed. There would be a guard to check on them every 20 minutes and staff to bring their meals and snacks to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counseling, pool and education. Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. There would be private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens for anyone who felt the need to exercise. Each pensioner could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls and there would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and all guards would have a code of conduct that would have to be strictly adhered to. The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised day and night. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week; live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week without any hope of ever getting out COWS During the mad cow epidemic, our government could track a single cow, born almost three years ago in Appleby, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria ? And, they even tracked her calves to their individual stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 plus illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each illegal immigrant a cow on entry to the country. Yours sincerely ......................' Cheerzen

Nice one. Like to see some of the less common types being built.

That breakfast..... The pig, well, I think I could do that....

Making slow progress on this one.... Got it to the stage where the fuselage is joined and wings etc are together.