Clunkmeister

Heck YEAH!

Kotare package held at Customs for 3 weeks and finally released for delivery! I assume it’s simply due to the over abundance of packages coming and going. Has anyone else encountered this lately?

Yes it sure is. Especially when the offending picture was put up for informational purposes only.

I'd think Santa would be happy with a clapped out Cessna 180 running on 5 cylinders and one dead mag , as long as it kept the wind off his face and the heater worked.

Nice!

WTF! That’s crazy!

Looking GREAT, Carl! I’m wondering if there’s more than a handful of these kits in all of North America that were built in something OTHER than an RCN scheme of some shape or form.

The reason for the kit addition and minimum posts were to stop the freeloaders showing up in November and leaving in January, never to be seen again until next November. And then contributing an empty glue tube and used Qtips as prizes.

OK guys, I reduced the number of posts needed to qualify, to 5. I can’t believe nobody’s entering!

Brother, I’m simply blown away by the realism your talent imparted on this kit. It’s positively brilliant! The builders tag, the air cleaner, the operator,…. It’s flippin’ insane, man! I LOVE IT! Even the correct shade of Cat yellow! NICE, and an OUTSTANDING build!

Thanks, Peter! It’s maddening, but expected. We’ll deal with it, to the point of buying a sprue if needed.

Well, it’s been a journey! I have a bit of work to do underneath regarding grime and grunge, plus the formation lights, but I’m almost ready to call this one done. Except for the bomb bay doors. They’ve grown a pair of legs, but will show up. Sorry for the dust, especially on the glass. Trust me, it’s not overspray, just dust. Remember, these are just some quick snaps. I’m overall quite happy with how she’s turning out.

6 bladed tail rotor. Westland air filters, TWO types of main bladed, extended or folded main and tail option, Westland sponsons, two options on British search radars and fixtures, AND a civilian Heli Operations of Dorset option, circa 2022. I’m simply blown away, and I’m NOT a 1/48 guy, although this model will be close to the size of that 1/35 Blackhawk.

Fran, we try to get together at least once every time he’s in town. I’m not sure if it’s easy for you to get here from Portugal, but he should be back in March, so if you can make it…

The Westland Sea King appears to be all Westland, at least according to those more knowledgeable in the subject, and, joy of joys, it comes with a folded rotor option. That alone makes it digestible to me. That Gannett is huge as well, but doesn’t include the radar version. Also, the only markings are FAA markings. No Australian, German, or Indonesian markings. I expect the radar bird is coming, and other National options will be available soon through AM….

Met Mike Swinburne this afternoon for Tex Mex, raided Ernie’s stash, then beers at a lovely brewery. He then pulled two beautiful kits out of his sleeve: the brand new Westland Sea King, and the still warm from the mold machine Fairey Gannett, both by Airfix and both in 1/48. Pics to follow, but ooooh what nice stuff Airfix makes today. If you’re an FAA fan, this year has been a VERY good year.

Carl, if you want one, let me know. I can order one here and then post it to you privately. Not an insurmountable problem. Our British friends do this all the time for us uppity colonials.

You sir, need a good ol’ Texas sized slap on the hay-ed

Kind of a captive audience. Of course you have LIRR.

What’s amazing is how effective it was, though.

Loving this build. I’ve always had an odd attraction to this anachronism. In WW2, it looked like a relic from the Great War. HUGE, slow, light firepower, and able to cross almost all barriers. I’ve had Churchill kits several times, but building 2 thousand or more identical bodies would have sent me straight to my jug of special stuff to drown my frustration. Like many, if one came out in 1/16, I’d be a taker.

Nice! Looking really decent so far. I built the ZM kit years ago, and enjoyed it. It’s quite the real beast. I have one of these in the stash to use on the Fisher Models family edition Skyraider conversion, and I’m looking forward to giving it some love. I’ll be watching this quite closely.

Oh I know. Ibe travelled up and down the LIE many times. Insane. I’d come from Carteret, NJ to visit friends in Islip, and it was a real roll of the dice 20 years ago. Can’t even imagine today.

Another pic. Gotta finish the props, weather them, add gear doors and the post gunsight. Then I’ll put her up, let her sit a month, come back, and giver her a once over for missing stuff. Fix those, and we’re done. I expect this’ll be at a local hobby shop come January.

Lots of light reflections, but it looks really nice. I like it