[WWI] Years End

[Matt Bittner]

For me, there was no OT modeling at all.  No touching OT, no looking at 
OT, nothing.  To top it all off, I only finished three models in 2008 - 
Smurf Scale Revell Hunter and MiG 1.44, and Eduard La-7.  I couldn't 
even finish the F4B-4 due to family, work and laziness.  Sad, no?

I promise that 2009 will be better - once I finish a few more ot 
in-progress kits.  My choice consists of:

Albatros D.V that still isn't finished for the cook-up (sad, no?)
Choroszy Nie.17bis that was promised a few years ago <sigh>
Omega MoS Type AC - a kit I helped with references, and the like
Flashback 1.B1 Strutter, which started the whole aluminum-doped thing 
with me
Kitbash Nieuport 16 that was started a decade or more ago, and was used 
as parts masters for Rosemont

The Albatros is closest, but I should probably finish the Nie.17bis 
first.  Depends on all this other stuff being finished.

And I've come to a conclusion with rigging the F4B-4.  I need to find a 
better way of rigging.  I'm not sure I really want to drill a million 
tiny holes (especially since the smallest drill bit I have is a #80) but 
measuring and cutting wire just isn't cutting it anymore (no pun 
intended) especially when I'm dealing with double wires.

Happy New Year, everyone!


Matt Bittner