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I know one of the modern Titanic kits was rumored to have a misshapen bow? Is it this kit? if yes, any plan to correct that?

Super glue will soak the wood, ruining it for staining later, and the parts won't stick anyway. At least that's what I have found. Epoxy would be my choice, applied very sparingly. It going to ruin the wood as well, if you miss. So some kind of guide would be a good idea. Like tape.

I did too. Hopefully it will show up here before the end of the year. And I did order a PR for myself. I should have mentioned it won't ever be re-popped and they are hand numbered.

New Kotare PR MK 1 spit. Limited release. https://www.kotare-models.com/products/k32501-kotare-132-spitfire-mki-pr-type-a-exclusive-limited-edition

That's what makes it good. That distinction between model and miniature replica.

Does it need to be primed? I don't prime anymore unless I have done major work. Idk what that print quality is but if the surface is equal to a current quality injection kit I think a light scuff with very fine sandpaper is all it would need. After it's been cleaned , of course. Otherwise I would say Mr. Surfacer. If it won't melt styrene it won't melt printing material.

Fast interceptor. And the single seat version was very fast. Then, as usual a trainer and or night fighter version was proposed. Maybe. One was often mistaken for the other.

Some fine work. Idk how you guys make paint stick upside down...

What kind of heresy is this!?!

Ze Germans don't speak Zinc chromate. Some kind of dark grey seems like a safe bet. Maybe raw aluminum for the tubes.

It's a good call, but on something that never made it to prototype stage, colors are kinda open, within reason, in my mind. Late war, paint inside cockpits and wheel bays was possibly just a suggestion of the intended color. One self appointed expert at the local was trying to state that a thin (nearly transparent) coat of RLM 02 was the German version of Aotake... He was corrected very quickly. LMAO.

Oh come on now! You know they have to marinate in the stash for at least a year!

1/48 Airfix. This may be my first ever Airfix kit. Not sure. I wanted a car door Typhoon but didn't move fast enough. Anyway, here it is. Have to do the box art scheme, for many reasons, but mostly the over wing missiles. That just looks crazy, to me, like something out of a Gerry Anderson show.

Lmao! Lucky you didn't end up chained to a radiator!

Tamiya is R/C as well, isn't it?

Das Werk Kit is just a re-boxed Trumpeter with some added goodies to make it an A7. I believe they do this quite often. When it's their own tooling they make a big deal advertising that.

Amazing. It's a beauty. If, though, they are really interested in history and preserving it for future generations or whatever he says in that video it needs to be parked in a big glass box and never flown again. I love seeing them fly, but with so few left in the world especially with an intact, working engine, it needs to be kept safe. On the ground. Go fly a Mustang, we have plenty of those.

Duck you!

Another Lego jig. Airacobra advancing at a glacial pace... And murderers row of small models in various stages.

Nice chromatic richness, as the Spanish modelers would say. Oil's or acrylics?

This is a fine analogy. Volkswagen, Porsche, the two that I am most familiar with but possibly other German manufacturers after the war (And during, looking at Pz III/IV) Changed more or less in an evolutionary way. Almost grudgingly, it seems, especially in the case of the Type 1 and the 911. And very much so with the 956/962. Yes they had a lot of paint schemes, which is always a good thing, again, Ala, the 109, but its shape is just kinda meh. Particularly around the cockpit, which never seemed to change, long tail, short tail, what have you. It's not swoopy looking like the 917's once they figured those out, shape wise. The early ones are just kinda ugly, with typically, for the period, boring Porsche team paint jobs. I did see they are planing one of the Lang (long) cars. I believe that's the "psychedelic" purple/green car they previewed. Not really one I care for, but it means everything under the skin is tooled, waiting for one of the later bodies. which I would buy. The Jag's are much more flashy, shape wise. IMO. And I love the Silk Cut colors. I'll get my 962 fix when Tamiya repop's their kit with the Jagermeister orange paint scheme. With, I do believe Cartograph decals, so it's a one box purchase.

The Jags for sure. 956/962 are kinda boring, despite how successful they were.

Could use a step drill bit, very slowly and carefully. But ultimately you would have to use the ream for final fit, I doubt the steps on the bit would end up being exactly the right size. Look very nice though, so your method worked fine.👍

1/35 Dauntless. n

Nope. The Zeta is a better design. They have never topped it, IMO. And I still wouldn't pay 700 bucks for it.