Clunkmeister

My absolute dream kit of epic need (whatever that means) is Sir Barnes Wallis’s masterpiece the Vickers Wellington, done by WNW. The subtle fabric and framing effects that WNW is famous for would be showcased to perfection on a Wellington. It’s an important bomber, and extremely overlooked. Next in line would be a C-46 by HK followed by a Norseman, Beaver, Otter, Caribou, and Buffalo by Kitty Hawk or HGW/HPH.

Mike, anyone who can see the good in a washed up, worn out old warrior like me is deserving of my friendship as well.

I suppose so. I also like the different.

All the ‘pit parts are primed and drying. I’m finding I itch like a fool when I sand fiberglass, so nothing’s changed there. But, only a bit more to do. I figure that there’s only going to be a handful of these kits built, so I might as well go all the way on it. The greenhouse is huge and plenty will be seen through it. I expect this is going to be a late production bird. Not sure yet, but am leaning towards an RB-36

I expect they found the workload to be more easily managed by two. Especially with the addition of four jets.

That’s awesome, Iain, yes. The only real difference is that the HPH kit is of the later B-36J with the dual engineers duty stations at the slightly wider console. But as far as I know, the lower level is identical.

So I took a bit of time last night and cleaned both decks of the front end resin parts. as resin kits go, this appears to be a fairly simple build, at least as far as HPH goes. One piece fuselage and wings that all mate up perfectly are all good things. But all the parts are truly massive. The fuselage alone is 3 ft long. I’ve been trimming the flight deck hole to mate to the big greenhouse and so far, it looks great. I expect no major issues other than handling issues.

It’s funny how trivial kits actually become when we’re face with the our own mortality. Nothing like a good dose of reality to bring it all into focus

Tony, we’re all competitive. That’s the nature of us all when we build. If we’re not competitive with each other, then we are with ourselves. It’s human nature, my friend. I compete with myself, and frankly, I love taking a neat model to a show at times. Im 100% convinced that, if done correctly, this Avenger will take all the marbles at the shows. It’s big, it’s bright, and it’s unique. Plus, it’s built by you, which is the biggest secret weapon you have. Looking forward to seeing this, one of my favorite Avenger schemes, come together.

Tony, I just spit up my coffee...

I just noticed he had some come out the nose as well. Great attention to detail.

SIR, YES SIR!

Well, they look nice. I didn’t need to buy six sets of USAAF, because in 1/48, they come as two complete sets

Hehehehehe Poor Carl. He probably popped all his stitches. We’re so baaaaaad. Or for you Kiwis and Aussies, baa,..... baa.......d

They arrive-ed

THWAP!! OUCH!!

the worst laughing spells are the ones you must hold in. Like at a funeral.

I was wondering the same thing. If the join was decent, it shouldn't need any filler other than maybe a light mist of Mr Surfacer 500. We just have no idea whether this was done by the Tamiya folks or the Anigrand bunch.

Good to hear you're back, Carl. We'll try to keep the funny stuff away from you so you don't start with the gut laughs.

So, according to Sprue Brothers, my envelope will be here Friday. So, I lay out a panel and build it. I’m looking forward to this. Once the panels are done, that’s the only real impediment in the way. So awaaaay we go!

Phenomenal work, as usual, Sir. This is one of my favorite German subjects. You’ve done her proud!

Probably. Beautiful unpainted PE and open holes for gauges