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Nice work so far. Looks like a very detailed kit😀

Beautiful work Rob😀

Typical.. I had a recent package "Processing in Palatine " ( 40 min from me) for four days after being reported as departing there four days earlier.

Some stuff..... From Dspiae their AT-HV Hand Held Mini Vise. This thing is nice! Very well-finished . I know this be useful. From Red Fox Studio, an instrument panel for the 1/32 Nakajima Ki44-2 Tojo (RFSQS32049) Looks very nice! From YELLOW-WINGS DECALS, A set for my 1/32 Hasegawa P-26 From Quickboost, a set of resin exhaust pipes for my 1/32 Ki-44 (QB 32 072) From DEAD DESIGN MODELS, A mask set for the Ki-44 (VM32 017) Never heard of this maker before. I also got a set of IJA seatbelts in 1/32 from Eduard

I believe they're releasing the 1/24 City as well, but I think it's the turbo version without the compo.

Very nice! The Zagato bodied Aston!....very beautiful design.

Looks great Martin!

I do not rule out a conspiracy led by the German arms industry but it may be just a serendipitous turn of events😀

Great job Scott!

Yes, hilarious about the robots😀 If you think about it, what else? I don't think Trumpeter wants to offend western customers by suggesting a west/east conflict. Anyway I noticed and mentioned that a while back to a family member and we had a chuckle....... Imagine a possible diorama demonstrating A robot insurrection involving those Gundam robot things........well 'nuff said😀

Some items... From Hasegawa, their 1/32 Nakajima Ki 44-2 Hei SHOKI (Tojo) (08880) St30. From AOSHIMA, their 1/12 MOTOCOMPO AB12 '81(06290) I remember that these Were meant to carried in your car ( Honda City) in the early 1980's. A strangely Japanese Idea. The little scooter folded up to achieve this, but weighing about 100 lbs., I wouldn't want to lift this into a car. Anyway, thought the model might be built to display with an "Egg Girl". From HIQ Parts, six sets of circle masks. I thought these might be useful for masking instrument dials, perhaps, or Other uses, we'll see. From Tamiya, a set of HG TWEEZER GRIP SCISSORS (74157**2100) An interesting new tool for me. Last, also from Hasegawa, another " Egg Girl".

I'd be interested in The Dauntles as long as it's not too costly. 1/35 is fine by me!

Are they making the entire aircraft or just a cockpit upgrade?

Beautiful! really nicely done!

That engine is looking very impressive Rob and I'm always impressed by your photography. Looks great!

Good work Carl! Surgical precision😀

Not lazy, looks great. I do not weather most of my tanks because I build them to display on my coffee table as "recognition models" I don't think in the context of a coffee table model lots of weathering makes sense. In a diarama or battlefield scene yes definitely. It's my choice. I don't look down on anyone who shows their work. You will notice I never make negative Comments on any builds. I get comments like: "Nice clean build" all the time I'm not sure the comments are always meant to be favorable, but I took the time to post my build and I like the way I build. A build that I have coming up I plan to make the model Look like the one at the Lantrun Museum. It's clean, but has slight rust stains. Thanks for posting your work.

Nice work John!

Is that their 1/32 ki-44? I just ordered that one.

Dspaie makes a circle cutter that makes making masks for the wheels easy.....that's what I use...works great. Worth the price https://www.amazon.com/DSPIAE-Stepless-Adjustment-Circular-Cutter/dp/B07MHMNZMZ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=282RRFTNF4PBH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.teILi65iTSbHfi8YpA2pi8fDSI46bjZzJfcqWghD5IxoEGbMC4wZbv3mH6rrqZTGtfalKlZkYUAdpZLJbt020Z0xcUOXDpEa43SoStfzF76n4HORp6YIZhIHl-LLkA_AJalZLB18WLqIiH3_jl0PkNbFPpLsMMe6yDYeCnByP9XBNIyeKvbWVK0V4kPQJQSzRr1IPS1WAdtJfOwPZ85fqzOGmie8cCw88O5QSnJVSynZ6eTFthYaL3iocR5BSsoVobVyutKVBPfQtBSQgZeNPj-6yQ518KUWeew_A8PMZ5M.VUymgEJ3g7kUMIy8yKGKRBValSNVMDpTf9j_WRXZ7ls&dib_tag=se&keywords=dspiae+circle+cutter&qid=1747410083&sprefix=Dspiae+circle%2Caps%2C622&sr=8-2

I've Been playing around with the UV resin......it's great for making headlights models .Apply Chrome silver then make a lens. Surface tension makes a great lenticular shape when you add the resin. Then, the UV light..I have one of the Dspiae UV flashlights...excellent Little light. I recently replaced the lens on a Mini cooper rally car.....really can't tell the difference. Cool stuff! I've also Used the stuff to fill gaps on resin figures...works well....And Fast!

Nice looking little tank. I understand these little Luchs are rare with just two examples surviving. Nice job so far. Now admit it, isn't building tanks fun? I have a bunch of tank models to finish whenever I can get back to the bench again. It's funny, recently I've been buying aircraft models...some vintage.. ( see "what did you just get" ) I've been getting 1/32 Hasegawa Japanese aircraft kits returning to my roots of modeling when I built everything Japanese.

Hope you'll be feeling better soon. I have health issues as well but because of apparent spinal stenosis....Mostly nerve pain in the feet. Burning and tingling in the feet and occasionally experiencing nerve pain in my upper extremities.I seem to be improving though with some exercising I'm also hoping to get back to my bench. I know how frustrating health issues can be. Wishing you the best and I welcome your return.

I have that kit and I was concerned about the part that is used to make up the spine of the rear fuselage.. Will it fit well....we'll see. Interesting conversion... Nice work so far😀

Yes, Scott, I'm sure I'm really overreacting, but I've had problems with them in the past and I suspect the worse from them. When I order from Burbanks house of Hobbies or from Sprue Brothers they get the package off the same day and Is accepted by the post no later than the next Day. When I was given a reference to the current administration I was dumbfounded! I won't do business with them....not just because of this but mostly because of their ridiculous order processing time.