JohnB

Getting started on this one. As with the SBD it is one of their better kits. I'll be using the VERY nice Black Box resin cockpit set which should really dress up the interior. Not quite certain of which particular a/c it will represent but I'm leaning toward a 3-tone Enterprise bird. We'll see. Sure would like to have some nice plastic or resin wheels to replace the kit rubber ones.

Very nice Spitfire build. Great weathering!

Thanks Mike. It's too bad some of the other Trumpeter kits aren't as good. I was pleased with the fit, etc.

Thank you! Very glad to be here.

I'm glad you are here Ernie! Peter says he will be coming over also.

Thank you! I hope to have some nice builds as time goes on.

Hello folks. I joined LSM a good while back but haven't been active for a long time. I intend to remedy that now. 1/32 military a/c, mostly WW II, is my main area of interest. See you in the Forums! John

Thanks. I thought that would be a nice addition.

Thank you. I should mention that the wheels are from a old Matchbox SBD I built many years ago. The kit wheels/tires are way too thin. I added a chart I printed out on my computer for the pull out chart board. The seat belts are from Eduard. The rear pit guns are brass.

Thanks Gus!

Hi guys, I haven't posted here in quite some time so now I think I will remedy that. This is my recent build of the Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-3 during the Battle of Santa Cruz. This is one of Trumpeter's better kits and it was a enjoyable build. I hope you like the results of my efforts.

That really looks good! I will have to get one for sure.

Typhoon coming along very well! Looking good.

Nice looking Emil. Well done.

Thanks guys. The only real trouble I had with the build was trying to get the Aires cockpit to fit. I wound up only using the Aires sidewalls and seat.

I appreciate the nice comments guys. Thanks.

Thanks guys!!!

I recently completed work on this model. I have always liked the wasp insignia on the '109's and '110's and decided it was time to build one. Decals came from the Kagero Topdrawings book on the Bf-109E. I hope you like it!

Thanks for the input guys. I picked up a template by Alliance Modelworks which looks like it will work okay.

That's a good looking P-40. Very nicely done with great weathering.

Thanks Frank. I too am waiting for the Airscale instruments which look to be really nice.

That's going to be a beauty Frank. I just received mine today and am very favorably impressed. I plan to hold off on building it for a while and see what the after-market guys come up with. I look forward to following your build.

Thanks for the input! I will check that out.

Does anyone make masks for painting road wheels? Specifically for the Tasca Lynx kit. Thanks!!

Thanks Paul. It's a really good kit. Here's a link to my post of the finished model. http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/2764-tamiya-p-51d-fighting-lady-506th-fg-iwo-jima-1945/