Thanks Bud! I've living in Lancaster for 30 years, but grew up in Newtown, Bucks County, so...always a Pennsylvanian.
Thanks for your kind words on the DR1. I borrowed the streaking method from a modeler known as "Viking" on the Britmodeller website, although I'm sure its similar to methods used by many folks here. It involves oil paints over a sealed acrylic base. It merely takes a little practice, but it's really pretty easy. The beauty is that if you don't like the way it looks when you've done a patch, you can add more color or wipe it off and start again. The slow-drying oils are very forgiving (just keep them away from dust for a few days while drying). I like the way it looks, but continue to experiment with it, since the photos show that each aircraft was different.
In deference to Hurricane Sandy, most of Lancaster County is closed today, including my office, so with the day off I have put the free time to good use and managed to figure out how to photograph some of my other models and upload them to the computer. My wife jokingly questions my priorities during an impending hurricane, but what the heck! I will post some more pix of the other aircraft soon (if we don't lose power!).
I am really enjoying modeling these great airplanes again, and find this site to be a real education and inspiration. Take care.
Bob
