Peterpools

Thanks Oliver - coming a long nicely and nice to be making progress.

Thanks Martin A nice trip back to the past and in the end, a fun build that had a few tricks up her sleeve. Of course, it showed how we remembered the past, was always the case.

Rockie Much appreciated

Rob, thanks so much. Even with the few setbacks and needing a second kit, the Monogram Kingfisher was a lot of fun and brought back good memories. Hoping the Kingfishers on your USS Arizona will be the same.

Scott Just can't have panel lines and rivets - never thought about them that way. 😉

Scott Nice prep work on the Sub - paint work should be smooth as silk.

Thanks Dennis. Time marches on and the Quinta set truly brings up the detail and interest level of the kits front office without needing to spend hours sorting through a lot of resin upgrade parts.

Martin Nice progress and completely agree, what a difference with the prop blades.👍

Thanks Carl, much appreciated. I did almost the same on a Tamiya F-14, forgetting to install the compressor blades. Nice to know we have all been down that road.

Thanks Mike, very much appreciated. It isn't often I get stoked to keep working so consistently at the bench but I'm on a role and hope to keep the juices flowing at a good clip until at least the main assembly is done.

THE FRONT OFFICE Steady work on the front office and it’s about 95% done. A full Quinta cockpit set was used and it brought the rather plain jane office to a new level. Getting all the parts to fit has been a chore and I’m still at it. The kit’s instructions are the old style and a good number of specific fit details are either not shown or are just too unclear to be of help. I’m still fussing with trying to get everything to line up and it quite doesn't. The other issue is fitting the cockpit assembly into the fuselage half so the left cockpit wall can be added and the fuselage closed up. Just a lot of tweaking and sanding but I’m getting there. My office has a few 'goofs' but they look fine and when everything is closed up, none can be seen. Hopefully by tonight, the fuselage will be together. One small part that stills needs some TLC is the rear portion of the Sutton harness .. just a bit finicky. As it seems, I’m getting into WWII RAF aircraft this year and after the Spit, I’m hoping to start the Border Lancaster. I’m waiting for the Quinta Detail set to be released hopefully tomorrow and then have to decide if it’s safe to order it directly from Quinta or wait for Sprue Bros to receive it.

Martin It's been well over twelve years now and I'm still waiting and hoping.

Rob An incredible amount of work to go for sure. Be honest - how many pieces of PF have been lost to the carpet monster? If it was me, I would easily have lost agood 25% of the smaller pieces knowing my past track record.🙃

Rob Some mighty serious and delicate PE work. The Flying Bridge and masts are looking mighty good. I always take into account the extreme magnification and at 1:1 scale, they will be perfect. .

Ernie, I'm old and slow 😉

Thanks Mike, much appreciated. Might even make myself a little plaque for the display case: First to Cross the Line LETS GET READY LSM GB 😉

Thanks Sasha

John Absolutely already has.

John, that it is but if Monogram was still in business as Monogram with engineers and craftsman who really understood modeling and with today's technology, I can't imagine the quality kits they would be turning out today.

Thanks John I'm following your build as it keeps me on the path and more importantly, what to look out for.

Thanks Dennis, they are fantastic and well worth the expense. I have a good number now and treat them in the same light as canopy mask sets - a must before starting a build. I'm itching to get going on the Border Lancaster but the Quinta detail set isn't available yet. It is supposed to be released this week and I'm still tossing as to order direct or wait for SB to receive them.

Ernie Whether GWH has then right or wrong isn't the issue for me. The issue is the decals don't match the decal placement guide; one is right and one is wrong as per the kit and not whether the sizes are actually correct. That's a QC issue. For me, I just wanted to get it right as per the kit.

Thanks Carl I look at Barracuda resin as 'old school' and showing its age. The Quinta set has all the bells and whistles and no issues adding plus it comes with a nice set of Sutton harnesses and no brush painting required.

Ernie, just went and took a look at my P-40 and you are absolutely correct, the lower roundels are correct and the upper is too small. I also never believed the story on why the lower roundels are so dark with the kit decals. As far as I'm concerned, GWH; poor follow on the research and zero QC on the decals.

Best wishes on your wife's recovery - falling for seniors is a pretty dangerous occurrence. .