Peterpools

This past Friday, I received an update from the Squadron that my pre- ordered (March) Devastator's status has changed to shipping and should ship on June 30th🤞. I'm absolutely going to be on hold to start the kit until Quinta releases one of their awesome cockpit sets (🤞). I just saw that Quinta has just released their set for the Hurricane and will be ordering it today.

Thanks Chris for your very kind thoughts and wishes. Hopefully, over the next few months, Diane and I will finally have our medical issues under control and a thing of the past. As a cancer survivor, I'm always vigilant and under the care of my oncologist. Agreed, bench time comes as time, energy and desire allows. When I'm sidelined from building at times, spending time on the forum is a wonderful way of keeping up, letting everyone know what is going on and keeping the modeling juices flowing, even at a reduced rate. As circumstances allow and keeps you from building and bench time, keep checking in so we can all stay in touch.

John Terrific theme for your next Corsair build. Nothing like the addition of a Quinta Cockpit set for the extra details

Right with Hubert - looking so good

Dave Nice work on the prop. looks mighty good. You bring up a good point about the tape for the fuel tank area. I'm partial to the tape as it was so common but modeling a restored bird, it's 50/50 either way.

Thanks Gaz Greatly appreciated. Hoping to make some progress this week on the gear and it's wing leading edge covers. Then it's assembly time. 🙂

Thanks so much Oliver. Far, far from a museum piece but it's an enjoyable and satisfying build and headed when done in my Mustang Corral.

Irishman Very much appreciated

Thanks Carl Had to take a few more breaks from the build and the forum, as Diane still needs some additional diagnostic procedures and then the doctors can start her on a path of recovery. Agreed, totally and so glad Tamiya ditched all this workable and exchangeable parts. When I built the Mossie, it was a breath of fresh air not having to deal with all the toy like parts as well. I hoping to find some bench time, as I'm now working on the gear and then an update in a bit. Justy not a lot of modeling time right now at all.

Sure wish it had worked out for a bubble, but a car door it is and will surely look mighty good. Always fit issues seem to compound with kits that have so many intricate assemblies. I guess, it's just part of the game.

Still looks mighty good, especially for your first time using an air brush. Leaving a part(s) off that don't fit - happens to us all.

Carl Great idea and looking forward to following your build. These days, I'm starting to get the erg of doing some inflight builds myself.

Gaz Sorry to read about your wrist issues - and of course, hoping all will be well. Just don't push and overdo it. Yup, it's all the small details that we seem to miss until then they appear just before the painting stages. Nice going on catching and fixing the step by the front windscreen. I see those nasty sink marks on so many props over the years, it's almost like a " must check and repair" part of the build.

Oliver It's all in the builder's eye and all that is important is that the final colors are what you had visualized at the stary of the color coats.

Thanks Kev Diane still has more doctor appointments coming up this week and we're waiting for dates for the hopefully last diagnostic procedures and then a planned course to deal with what they find.

ROB OMG, I would never have the patience or stamina to apply all the masking a Kabuki tape. I know it's going to be well worth the time and energy. Of course, I right with Gaz as well.

Thanks Rob, very much appreciated. Getting older just seem to mean a lot medical issues to deal with and we have been very lucky to have the best of doctors and superb medical care.

Thanks Dennis Much appreciated and the way things have been going this year especially for my wife medically, I've bitten off a build schedule that doesn't look like it's going to happen. So maybe I should reevaluate the idea and say: four Mustang builds over the next few years.

Hi Chris Un fortunately, this past week, more medical issues to deal with but we're working through them -and of course, bench time comes last. Just so glad Tamiya ditched the toy like features and the replaceable/optional gear position idea. Granted it was a nice, solid and secure way to initially install the gear but that's where it should have ended. Since the gear needs to be installed now to obtain a nice, clean fit of the leading edge cover, it makes painting and finishing the gear a lot harder for me. The radiator under the belly just has known fit issues and take a lot of work to obtain a neat, certainly a blemish on Tamiyas' reputation for fit but it is what it is. With all the Tamiya Mustangs I've built in the past and builds followed, all had issues with this assembly. As far as the engine covers go, I never keep them as removable. Of the three Tamiya Mustangs I've built; one has the engine cowling panels off and the other to on. So this Mustang will be off and it evens out the playing flied. Just seems, anything movable and repositioned over time and they break or cause damage. Once a model is in the display case, I never touch them and they remain nearly dust free and escape from me breaking off small parts.

Some mighty fine work - looking good.

Bill Looking mighty good and enjoy your trip to Alaska.

Some mighty nice modeling and the air brush work- perfectly done.

Beautiful work - so very nicely done

John Just catching up and just love how she looks.

John Gorgeous Mustang - she looks awesome. Enjoyed the build and as always, your paint and finish work is perfect.