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Rob, very much appreciated - surely seems as if the ejection seat is going to be the start of the project. I'm still searching for the three replacement W&N Kolinsky brushes and I'm also going to buy a few of the artist makeup brushes for general work. Just been spoil over the years and just nothing comes close to the Kolinsky Red Sable brushes. I do clean them regularly with a special brush clean that also adds moisture to the sable and keeps a beautiful point.

Kev, my apologies for not including the whole gang and will be buying a bunch this week.

Kev, X3 - nice scheme for sure and will be following for the entire journey.

Martin, nice start with using the mesh screen to replace the kit part - looks so much better. Plenty of time to cross the finish line - no rushing and no pressure for sure.

PW Flying through the Sherman build for sure - looking mighty good.

Chris Isn't that the way - all that work and almost nothing can be seen. Just love the saying; well, we know it's n there - but the older we get, remember that is close to an impossibility. Have to admit, that's a first for me with the landing gear tunnel being too thick and preventing the wing from closing correctly. Same on Eduard for zero QC on that one. How long the counterbalances will stay on - maybe a day at most - born to be broken off for sure.

Mike Nothing like the start of a project with the smell of cutting plastic. Nice work fitting the CMK cockpit tub which has some nice looking details. Following all the way

Thanks Chris so much, still in shock as to the seat's detail. 3D printing just keeps amazing me as so much of the new AM is now printed and it's a whole new world, especially for us old geezers. Up, will be buying a set of the 'nail-art brushes' and see how they work out.

Thanks MIke I really had a ball painting the seat and treated it exactly like a figure, mounted on a base while I painted it. I have one more 3D printed ejection seat in the stash and it's for my GWH A-10C and I'm looking forward to painting it as well in the not too distant future, when the Wart Hog is back front and center on the bench,

Thanks Kev, very much appreciated. Your 'maybe choices' sound mighty tempting and surely will be different entries.

Thanks Hubert Now I do understand the why's to the three fuselage main parts and completely agree that such techniques as slide molding is not what SH is about. Will be checking out the brushes and see what I can find and trying some out. This year, I bought a few AK brushes and Tamiya brushes, and the quality needed just wasn't there. Maybe I set an unrealistic limit of $20 per brush and I'll follow yours and Kev's advice.

Mike Looking forward to both builds.

Mike Thanks for the background story and it was quite a story. Agreed it would make a nice diorama and maybe in a small convoy with more figures and clutter. Still would like to see you do your entry as originally planned.

So very well done, as the fit and finish looks perfect and another 110 is in the books - the collection grows.🏆

John So very well done and what a trio. The ProModeller being a much lighter gray, does look a bit whitish next to the other two 110's. What really i nice as each of the 110's have a different nose arrangement adding to the interest as well.

Absolutely!

Scott Just don't know what to say other then hang in there and listen to your wife and doctors. Pulling for you all the way. 🙏

Mark, Still blown away at your 3D printing skills. Sure wish I was a good ten years younger so I could jump on the technology.

Thanks PW, very much appreciated but I don't think I'll be done my Saturday - just can't work at the pace you and John do.

MOVING FORWARD Very carefully moving forward as I completed the front office. What seems as a simple assembly was quite finicky and very delicate, as the part fit was somewhat vague. Add on top, all the Eduard PE parts not only didn’t align that well and so easy to launch PE pieces into space, never to be seen again. Lady Luck was riding with me as my copilot and for the very first time, not a single PE part was lost to the carpet monster. I’m sure there will be a good payback down the road. I spent nearly a full day painting the ejection seat using the instructions as my color guide. For such small parts, a good quality brush is more then a luxury but rather a necessity. I was so glad I still have my ‘Winsor and Newton, Series 7, Kolinsky Red Sable brushes for the delicate painting but time and use has taken its toll. I bought a set of three nearly Fifthteen years ago for close to $40 and it’s time to replace them. I use them almost every day so they owe me nothing. But when I looked at the cost of replacing them, I fell right off my chair: anywhere from $75-$100 for a set of three and I’m on still on the hunt. For the time being, the front office is done and time to move onto the next stage of the build. As thorough as the instructions are, there is no mention of where and how much nose weight needs to be added? Photos show I still need to do a bit of touchup work on the ejection seat which hopefully should go rather quickly. I wasn’t sure of which CCA glue to use for the 3D printed parts and went with the ones I normally use for PE and it seemed to work well. Working on the fuselage interior assemblies went together with no issues. There were four small fuselage access panels and the fit was just terribly and required a lot of fussing and test fitting to even come close. Fingers crossed there aren’t many of alignment issues as I close up the fuselage, which is a three part affair. Pic shows a bit of touchup work is needed. Eduard PE parts have been glued on and once paint should look mighty good. Weapons of choice for 3D printed parts and PE. Working on the interior parts and no issues at all so far. Three part fuselage assembly - but why?

Hi Chris Pretty sure I do remember that episode on the old forum and those KH kits were poorly design for sure. I remember not to meany years ago having the same experiences with the KH P-39 and after struggling with adding a number of the Eduard PE sets, the KH fit issues just multiplied. Yup, same result as you - a binned KH kit. Their rep's terrible response at your clubs' show, just goes to show how bad their care and concern was for their customers, and which had to be one of the factors that they went under. Still plugging away and hoping for an update later today as I finished up adding a lot of Eduard PE to the kit with a few delicate pieces I know will some vanish before the kit is done.

Chris Nice progress on the PE radiators and completely agree about the color callout being wrong. All those slightly different size and shape radiators need careful attention. Knowing me, I have a good tendency of getting the parts mixed and going on wrong. These days I use a marking system both on the part and in the instructions to help keep me on the path. Eduard did a nice job of detailing the radiators - a nice plus for the 109.

Dave Looking mighty good and it's always a good feeling catching a little glitch in time to correct before it becomes an issue down the road.

Dennis The Chief is on the job and will surely keep you in line and following the doctors' orders.

John Looking mighty good: paint work is looking perfect.