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Also, there’s a pair of white running lights on the tail under the rear turret that are not very well represented on the kit. I’ll cut the kit parts off and replace them with clear saber tips as well. Brilliant idea, Ryan! Thanks

The doctored up cheek arrays look the part!

That’s a neat idea, Ryan. I’ll look into that. It sounds about right.

I figure it’s the least we can do. Most of us are here all the time. Crazypoet found it and I squashed it. It works pretty darn good.

Well a much deserved thank you is needed for the LSM community. Y’all came through and provided some much needed research and reference pics for the Lanc’s cheek arrays. So after lifting the basic shapes from my P-61, I modified and updated them to match the pictures of what was installed on FM104. I think we got it, folks! Y’all are certainly coming through on this build. THANKS!

I think you mean "Hole".

This model, to me, was the standout of the show. I had a chance to just sit and look at it for a half hour straight, just taking in every single detail that's been built into this model. All I can say is that, in my opinion, it was the far and away standout of the entire show.

Excuse me while I barf.

These threads always go south. In a good way!

Thanks folks for quickly reporting spam when you see it. It’s not all that common, but it happens and if it’s reported quickly, I give you my word I’ll be all over it. Again, thanks folks. E

You all know I like challenging builds, preferably garage kits, and the Anigrand C-141B is about as wild as they get. Hanoi Express

WOW! 1/3 scale? That looks phenomenal so far. That’s definitely Large Scale.

Phenomenal work so far!

I gotta be realistic and figure out what I’ll get done. I’ll have the Lanc, I want a racer there, plus the Guppy will be for display. I’m going to try for the B-36, but I’m not rushing that one whatsoever. I think it’s doable, so we’ll see The bench is abuzz with work.

Smitty seems to think the block hadn’t opened yet and rooms will come available. I hope he’s right.

The room block is sold out already. I booked two months ago but I’m paying 289.00 per night. If I attempt to change it, I will lose my room. The rooms at this hotel never went live according to the desk clerk, instead they were pre sold with a very few being left. Recon, you got lucky. There were only 225 rooms in the block, and I expect they all went to the local club members and IPMS Brass. Uncool.

Working on creating the correct cheek antennas for the postwar Lanc. The basic antennas were swiped from my P-)1 kit, but they need a pile of modifications, starting with the bases and stalks. I think we’re pretty close now, so next we make four of the distinctive signal reflectors and mount them to the antennas. These will certainly look much more the part and are an obvious big difference on this, the last of the Lancs.

Carl, from what I’ve been able to dig up, no, the observer wore lap restraints only.

Mark, I took the ones out of my P-61 kit for now and am scratching the flat reflectors. The Lanc uses a slightly different mounts, but these are pretty darn close so that a few swipes of a #11 and a sanding stick fixes them.

No sign of them... Nice! I’ve hea d good things about the Acadamy two seaters, but I know jack diddly squat about jets built after 1965.

The version I really like.

Whoever thought these things up must have been airbrushing in a small room with no ventilation.

And the version that docked F-84s on the wingtips.