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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 06:13 AM UTC
As promised, I'm finally posting pictures of my MAS build. I'd like to thank Julian and Alan for their blog's and the inspiration and guidance they provided.

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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 06:53 AM UTC
That is a beautiful build Al, you did a great job ! Holy macaroni, I lika da boat !
Julian

While we are on the fake Italian accents try reading the story about the Italian who went to Malta, link here:
http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~steinl/vitser/malta.html
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 07:34 AM UTC
Thanks Julian, It was an uphill battle sometimes, but I am quite happy with the results. I wish I had a dollar for every time I broke that darned, rake-like, exhaust piece on the smoke generator. It was frustrating to say the least! I am still working on one more crewman. Then I'll call it done. Al (P.S.) Imma no gonna go to a Malta!
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 10:29 AM UTC
As usual Al, another great job!!! For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of seeing Al's work, I consider him one of the best. He got me back into serrious model building about 25 years ago, so now I really have someone to blame for my insanity now, . All aside Al, just a fantastic job, it all comes together in the end no matter how many times you broke that part. The paint job and your figures make it stand out even better. Congats my friend. Now for your Vosper, can hardly wait for that one to.
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 10:32 AM UTC
Hey Julian, good one, made my day, lol.
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 10:46 AM UTC
Hi Al,

Great work.

Al
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 01:17 PM UTC
Hi Bob, Thanks for the compliment, but it still won't get you unlimited, or unsupervised, access to my spare parts drawer. Al
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 01:21 PM UTC
Thanks Alan, I didn't go as far as you, but I did add an interior to the forward compartment. You can't see it without a flash light (torch to you Brits), but at least I know it's in there.
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Posted: Friday, December 09, 2011 - 02:10 PM UTC
I know where the key is , besides, all I got to do is compliment your wife about what a dam good cook she is. And it would be a well deserved compliment too.
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 07:32 AM UTC
Nice work, Al! I can see an interesting diorama in making with the American PT and MAS next to each other.

--Karl
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 07:56 AM UTC
Congratulations Al . A great work with is M.A.S .... some day I will have one in my shipyard!!!
And which is the near one?? Vosper MTB ??
Regards from the South!!!
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 10:03 AM UTC

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Nice work, Al! I can see an interesting diorama in making with the American PT and MAS next to each other.

--Karl


Thanks for the kind words Karl. Two things are working against that diorama. The Elco is painted in a Pacific camouflage scheme, not for the Med. I don't think IL Duce's ambitions ever got him that far. Secondly, and more importantly, if I ever tried to make a base big enough to accommodate both boats, my wife would have both boats and me sleeping out in the cold! Al
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 10:32 AM UTC

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Congratulations Al . A great work with is M.A.S .... some day I will have one in my shipyard!!!
And which is the near one?? Vosper MTB ??
Regards from the South!!!


Thanks Daniel, The MAS is sitting in front of a US 80' Elco, which is also by Italeri and is to the same scale. The Elco dwarfs the Italian boat, and seriously out-guns it. The Vosper is still in transit from Hong Kong and should be docking sometime next week. Al
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 11:32 AM UTC
Looks Great AL.
Love the humor of your title.
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Posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 12:19 PM UTC

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Looks Great AL.
Love the humor of your title.


Thanks Dave, The humor goes back to my aunt, who was Italian. She used to tell this very old joke. One Italian sailor says to another, " Look! Atsa U-boat." To which the other one replies, "Itsa no my boat, itsa German!". Al
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 08:53 AM UTC

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Looks Great AL.
Love the humor of your title.


Thanks Dave, The humor goes back to my aunt, who was Italian. She used to tell this very old joke. One Italian sailor says to another, " Look! Atsa U-boat." To which the other one replies, "Itsa no my boat, itsa German!". Al


There was an old joke in wartime Britain about one of the ex-patriot Czech pilots in the RAF giving a war bond rally speech where he described a harrowing clash with a 'swarm of Fokkers'. Due to the pilot's heavy accent and the unusual name just referred, the rally's English host jumped in to explain to the audience that 'Fokker' was the name of an aircraft manufacturer. 'That is so', the nonplussed pilot replied, 'but in this case these fokkers were Messerschmidts!'

--Karl
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 02:40 PM UTC
Hello Karl, thanks for the laugh. There is a lot of humour to be mined from a bad accent. I worked with a young Italian fellow and he was going on one day about "Kanibbles"! We asked what in heck was a Kanibble? It took us a while to figure out he was trying to say cannibals! On the other hand, I once worked with a girl from Liverpool. One day she calmly announced that "I had knocked her up last night." I was a little confused to say the least! I replied that I surely would have remembered that! She explained it meant that I woke her up when I had phoned her. I told her that it had a somewhat different connotation in the States. Like the saying goes," Two people separated by a common language.". Al
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Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 09:27 AM UTC

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...I once worked with a girl from Liverpool. One day she calmly announced that "I had knocked her up last night." I was a little confused to say the least! I replied that I surely would have remembered that! She explained it meant that I woke her up when I had phoned her. . Al


In 1940's Australian colloquial English, 'knocked up' meant getting winded or worn out. At the start of the Guadalcanal campaign, an Australian plantation owner acting as a guide for the newly-arrived Marines was scouting ahead with native Solomon islanders and, being noticeably overweight and out of shape, had to take a protracted breather. He sent word back to the Americans that he was 'knocked up' and would wait until the Marines caught up with him.

The Marines received the strange-sounding message from the guide, but continued with the rendezvous. When the Marines caught sight of the heavyset planter resting under a tree, a private exclaimed in amazement, "By God, he IS knocked up!"

--Karl
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Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 10:47 AM UTC
Karl, life is often funnier than fiction isn't it. Al
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 07:30 AM UTC
I added the sixth crew member to my MAS, he was modified from the seated gunner figure. I repositioned his legs, replaced his head, and used the kit supplied helmet.









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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 08:31 AM UTC
Nice work Al, Good use of the figure.

Alan
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Posted: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 09:06 AM UTC
Thanks Alan, I don't understand why Italeri's sculptors can't make a figure that sits right. I had the same problem with the US crew for the 40mm. They make the boats, so they have plenty of opportunity to get the figures right. Al
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Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 08:45 AM UTC

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...They make the boats, so they have plenty of opportunity to get the figures right. Al


Could be they are using a sub-contractor who may not have the kit in his studio?

--Karl
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Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 09:15 AM UTC

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...They make the boats, so they have plenty of opportunity to get the figures right. Al


Could be they are using a sub-contractor who may not have the kit in his studio?

--Karl
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Hello Karl, If they are using someone else you would still think Italeri could provide them with a kit, or at least the appropriate parts, to ensure a good fit. Al
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