Peterpools

Ernie Same here that your issues with the rear canopy were the first I heard about it. Infinity should just send out replacement canopies to any buyer that request one - after all it's their gross error. Would love to see a few photographs the Vampire.

Mark Nice steady work. The chassis, and all the components look perfectly done.

John I'm right with the guys - awesome work and your Mustang truly looks like a B. Your trademark of meticulous work and finish is all over the Mustang. Why in the world would you even consider stripping her down and re-painting?

John, you are simply amazing.

Harold Nice progress and looking so good. Bench time is when you have time - no rush and just enjoy the journey

Scott Looking mighty good and nice work on the two antennas.

Carl Nice progress and the canopy mask look perfectly done. The only time I've ever experience 'soft/tack' clear plastic is when using clear resin parts - I wonder?

Scott Except for my current Whirlwind build, I've always used a very light gray primer, which works so well with the lighter top colors.

Gaz Oh no, The B Team somehow found a way of getting their hand in the mix and it seems was given a few areas to work on. Fixing the tail area isn't going to be easy or fund and NEVER should have been there in the first place. With all the time, money and engineering lavished on the kit, with details galore, such a badly bit of engineering for the vertical tail fit is inexcusable. Just seems to me, with all the test fits ZM did, no one saw this? As far as the radio hatch/panel goes, the old saying that such panels and removable parts never seem to fit well, holds true. Easy enough fixed but shouldn't have been there either in the first place. I guess ZM's test builders and QC department missed it or never tried to add it at all, just leaving it off so the interior can be seen.

Ernie For whatever reason, Infinity blew it and the clear parts are way oversized. How they could have done this when they had the HPH parts (Masters) to work with. I fully agree 100%, Infinity needs to bite the bullet and replace the offensive clear glass with a set of HPH resin parts.

Paul Nice progress and glad you found the track of the track issue, that didn't require a lot of backtracking and fixing. She sure looks good and I'm right with Phil - pull the trigger on weathering, keeping it on the light side.

Rob I'm going to be ordering a can of Ammo by MIg Camouflage Masking Putty and seeing if has the same properties as Panzer Putty (creeping for one). See what happens.

I've tried for two days to order mine directly from Kotare but cannot complete the order form. I've exchanged a few emails with Richard Alexander and there seems to be some address the New Zealand postal system doesn't recognize. In all the years I've been buying online and even with the kits I've purchased from WNW, this never was a problem. Richard went out of his way to help but the ordering process just will not work for me, so I'll have to wait until my go to venders have them for sale.

Thanks Scott for the explanation and info. With gloss paint and clears, I normally finish up with at least one or two wet coats and the surface is almost always super smooth. matt paints not as much. I'm going to try and shoot on a wet of only Self leveling Thinner as a test and see what happens.

Rob Holy Cow ... looking tremendous - just love the cammo

Carl Keeping my eye open for it and prices as always should be all over the place.

Gaz Terrific progress and looking so good. So far there doesn't seem to be any fit issue as the two fuselage haves look to have a perfect fit after adding in the front office and all the fuselage ribs. A few sink marks and I'll take that after spending hours and hours trying to figure out what goes where on the Whirlwind. Of course, no matter how well the kit is engineered, it's the builder's skill in the end that is the critical factors and all looks perfect. "Patience, my man" ... yes, I'm trying as hard as I can. .

Kev OUTSTANDING! Your rigging looks fantastic - what a masterful job

Scott Amazing build and your speed is lightyears ahead of mine. Yellow paint looks smooth as silk. I'm not quite sure what you meant by "Just got finished re-spraying those areas and a good spray of Mr Hobby leveling thinner to blend things together. ". Are you shooting Mr Hobby Leveling Thinner straight on the model? If so, I've never done that. Any hints and tips?

Gaz Awesome work on the front office and the start of the wings. After seeing your seatbelt set from HGW, I'm wondering how the set I purchased from Airscale will compare. I dare not touch the plastic until I finish the Whirlwind and every update photo adds to the temptation - I keep telling myself to be strong but it is getting harder and harder.

Rog I fell off my chair as I scrolled through your latest purchase, absolutely a Guinness Book of World Records of epic proportions. Enjoy the F4's and the ZM 109. Only major F4's missing are some of the Hasegawa kits. I tip my hat to you.

Rob Nice progress as the first color of the cammo finish looks smooth as silk.

Phil I'm waiting for the same as all I've seen are CAD drawings which do look rather good. The kit is due for release in early October - as always, we wait and see.

Happy Birthday - enjoy your special day

Ernie Surely sounds as if a lot of work will be needed to correct the rear hood. Just seems every step involves a good deal of thought, engineering and work to accomplish the correction. My hat is off to you continuously forging ahead and winning each battle. Awesome work.