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My latest additions. 1/35 Borders PZ.IV L/70 Tamiya 1/48 Stuart 1/32 Horten Twins

Yes. Spotmodel is the best, really. Never have I had an item arrive damaged, other than maybe a bent corner on a book.

I don't either, so I understand. But I also don't live with junking expensive models, or other projects for that matter. I don't like the SoD idea. Never have. Sometimes there just has to be a plan "B". For me, anyway.

It might just be gunk worked loose from your airbrush. Hotter paints/ thinners can loosen stuff that's caught if you're are not scrupulous with cleaning your airbrush. Glad to see you saved it. You also could have gone for a post race weathered car, as a save from the bin. I really love that look.

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One of the food trucks that would come by work had a double cheeseburger with grilled cheese sandwiches for buns... I had to try it. Once. And only once.

Pre-ordered! I love the Luft 46 stuff. Pretty much endless painting possibilities. If only it were 1/35 with lots of oil canning...

Me. Probably going to buy all the variants. I'm not really a truck fan but I love this thing.

It's pretty apparent in the under wing shot posted above. It's what my dad would refer to as a "walnut" when he was commenting on cars that were beat up, or improperly prepped for paint.

I think it's ok. It's there in this photo, but harder to see due to lighting and dust. The clean wing in perfect light exaggerates the effect.I think under a coat of paint it should look quite nice. I am a fan of realistic depiction of all the warts and wrinkles. I don't like the "perfect world" approach of smooth and shiny unless it's an accurate depiction. Which I have never seen in a WW2 aircraft. They all have lumps and bumps. The raised rivets are an issue. Hopefully that gets addressed. I'm not a 111 expert by any means but it looks wrong.

It all looks really good, except for that wing. And it still looks to me like it's only one half of the wing. Weird.

Yeah, pre order. All the kids are doing it these days...

First I am seeing this, but it only appears in this photo as the near camera side is stepped, not the away side. Also there's a raised strip at the upper wing tip joint that's not on the opposite wing? Weird. Maybe it's a manufacturing flaw? I do hope they fix that before it comes out. I don't want to taking a sanding stick to my brand new 100 dollar airplane kit. Easy or not.

I don't know specifically. It's all about finding reference for the specific Airframe you are modeling. It's possibly Extra Dark Sea Grey. That's from Osprey, so Idk, take that with a grain of salt. Also these were field painted, in combat conditions, so Idk if anybody really knows for sure what colors were used. It seems some were painted aboard us carriers that ferried them in to Malta. So some could be partially (completely? ) US Navy Blue, like a Wildcat, Whatever that color is called.

Malta Spitfires varied dramatically. I don't know this one specifically but it fit's in the range of paint schemes I have seen reference for. I'm more surprised by the lack of tropical oil cooler than the colors, honestly.