Clunkmeister

I’m a dedicated prophead as well, but every now and then a belchfire oil burner needs to be slapped together just to keep one’s head clear. Whats not to love about 18 gazillion microscopic stencils, building, painting and decalling 60 of the same bomb, putting on all the exact blades, antennas, rivet pattern around the relief tube exhaust, and removing ejector pin marks from inside the big white sucker scoop.... lest you get yelled at and made sport of by the Brotherhood of the Blowtorch.

I do know that a 1/32 Lanc was a lag project and pipe dream of his for decades. I’m pretty certain he was working on his before HK started on theirs, but who knows. I do believe it all tied into his owning the Rights to the Dambusters and the Barnes Wallis story. Whether or not we got French planes, a DH.4 or Be.2c, we did get many dozens of crazy well engineered unique and stunning WW1 aircraft that, if not for him, would never have been produced.

Well, around here the F-16C is easy enough to find, but it’s 100 USD. Plus shipping to Germany and it gets spendy. Are they not available from Hannants?

I saw some of the stuff on TOS, and it’s just the usual garbage. A hone can stretch a thread into 20 pages by saying the same things over and over and over.

I’ll never get over WNW not doing French fighters. That was a huge mistake. I wouldn’t be surprised if the WERE originally the WNW molds, now nicely requisitioned by the Chinese government and redistributed to the local Chinese companies. Western rules of business etiquette and copyright mean nothing in China. I’ll pass.

Ok, a few have come through for me. GOOD LORD!! That's incredible. Like others here I'll join in and say "AMAZING WORK"!!!!

Dangit, I can't see the pics! And the Tiffie is one of my favorite aircraft, and the internet is here holding out on me!!!

NOICE!

Tim, I still can’t get over that Klimov P-40. That’s just pure genius

I certainly don’t understand the ignoring of the KH Mirage. It’s a crazy popular kit with all kinds of possibilities, and other than Eduard and Master goodies, it’s been completely overlooked by the AM guys. The A-26 will certainly need plenty of AM...

I’m watching the medical side of it very carefully. My company weathered the first shutdown, and we still haven’t built back up again, so a second shutdown may deliver a stinging blow. If people would just use masks and stay apart a bit, all would be fine.

Yep, around here, that’s so

Ahem! Hmmmmmmm... cough cough

Carrying on.... As of this morning I have four more on each side in place. Suddenly the skill just “clicked”, and now I’d love to go back and do it over with what I know now But the good news is the planks are thick and will be sanded to the final exact form,then a pearwood second layer applied over the lime wood. Matter of fact, eagle eyes will see I’ve been shaping a bit already.... I’m certainly learning new skills here, several of which will benefit me greatly when I finally get busy on my big Fokker Super Universal.

Carl, where did you buy that last case? It’s not IKEA, is it?

One of these is for me,.......

These look very interesting.

The ones that get me are the misspelled English or German words that are part of the color scheme. The ones you can see from across the room.

Carl, can you make a pair of glass doors to fit? I’m gonna look at IKEA as well. Maybe something out there?

Especially those microscopic 1/48 engines. Great work, though!

Yep, good true O Scale models that aren't more toys than scale models are as rare as rocking horse poop. 1/87 (HO) seems to be the size where the true Scale Modelers gravitate to. 1/160 (N) also is gaining traction, but thanks to Lionel and other tinplate manufacturers who crowded O Gauge over the years, it's never really been where the true scale modelers seem to land. Heck, just like the big "G" scale Geezer Gauge, they couldn't even agree on an actual NMRA standard size.

Possibly some good news here. It seems they’re making good on all outstanding orders. They are apparently being shipped Fedex, no extra charge. Still no change with the website, but this is a bit of good news as NZ gets back to normal.

Ron, you are, and always have been, in my thoughts and Prayers. We all love ya, man, and know you’ll pull through as CC Mk. 1a. Blessings, man!

Peter, as usual, stunning work, man.

Truly amazing work! Please Sir, can I have some more? - Oliver Twist