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Gaz I just thought it allowed ample time for anyone to participate if they wanted to, by making room in their build schedule. I'm not sure what the forums guidelines are for the length of a GB.

Ernie With the Ukraine GB just finishing up, may I make a suggestion of GB's being just one per year, running from January 1st through June 30th. This will allow everyone time to decide on their entry, plenty of time to work it into their build schedule and complete their entry. I'm really liking Martin's suggestion and thinking about an entry already.

Carl Sometimes you just hit paydirt when you least expect it. it's like watching Antiques Roadshow. Sometimes you find a Two dollar nothing and it turns out to be worth thousands. Of course, with my luck, I would pay a thousand for it and find out it worth two dollars

Wouldn't that be cool

One good looking build and dio

I think I still remember the story way back when the Air Force matched it's Starfighter up against the Phantom and the rest is history

Thanks Ernie, very much appreciated and I'm right with you and how I wouldn't jump on a RCN Banshee in 32nd scale.

Cees +2 ... nice to see the build back on the bench and up and running.

Ernie Terrific progress and no question, your Helldiver is going to cross the line in grand style. You are so right in those kits such as Tamiya Corsair and Mosquito (I've built them both) without locator pins and with kindergarten instructions would be the same to build as the Helldiver and that's hitting the nail right on the heads. Tamiya, ZM and GWH (plus others), go the extra mile, key parts, have accurate locator pins and fantastic instructions and that's one of the biggest reasons they are always at the top of my build list - pure fun and almost no frustrations (I do insert my own frustrations into any build 🙃). I just think at what both the Helldiver and Whrilwind could have been had they had those kit qualities.

Sherman Smoot, Rest in Peace as you fly west.

My Holy Grail wish list is small and most likely will never be filled but I can dream: 1/32 or 1/48 scale, molded to the ninth degree of current technologies and detail: 1.Lockheed L-049 in Eastern Airline Livery. For me, the most beautiful airplane that ever graced the skies 2. Sky Kings' Cessna 310, The Songbird A really bad pic but you get the idea. Just look at those lines and beautifully sloping fuselage. There is an You Tube video of Arther Godfry talking to his good friend Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (president of EAL at the time) and then flying the Connie with a full crew coast to coast. Yes, Arthur was fully rated for the Connie and one of the Hollywood personalities that was a fully rated pilot. I believe if memory serves me correctly, Arthur owned and flew a Piper Apache back in those day. I do have the old Heller 1/72 scale kit in the stash, ATP EAL Decals and I know somewhere the Fisher engine/cowl set. The Songbird Cessna 310; the photo is just the correct model of the 310..

Terrific progress and some mighty fine work brush painting all the details. I hope you are following Nige's Modeling Bench Channel, as he is building the Lancaster and doing an amazing job - loads if how too's and 'rivet counting' in the right way: an amazing build and channel to follow.

John Looking so good and you have the "Corsair" magical touch for sure. Tamiya should make you a Corsair Ambassador.

Thanks Phil And glad to read you pulled your SH Tempest off the SOD and finished it. I'm suffering the same while part fit is an issue and takes work to correct the issues, so much could have been avoided, turning the models into an enjoyable build rather then nights of frustrations if SH had spent the much needed time in correcting and ensuring the instructions were builder friendly and left no questions on how parts are to be assembled and exactly where and how they are to be located. They surely put too much time and effort into the instructions looks but missed the mark. I commented on Ernie's Helldiver build that every manufacture should do more then one test build using the instructions by builders who have not been associated with the project and correct the instructions as to what issues and problems they find. This will surely remove a lot of the frustrations and promote sales down the road.

Ernie Way to go and so glad you kept at it with no give in your determination❗ Absolutely looks brilliant and again, no matter how detailed the resin parts are; accurate and easy to follow instructions are the name of the game. Every manufacture needs to understand and realize that their instructions can make or break a kit, ease build frustrations and keep the enjoyment in the build. I seriously doubt most companies actually test build their kits from the instructions and done by builders who have not been involved with the kit at all. Martin is amazing in his abilities to find the perfect reference photos - how he does it, I haven't a clue but thank goodness he goes beyond the extra mile. JUst

Martin I just don't know how you do it but the pics are just what the doctor ordered for Ernie. Awesome detail pics for sure.

Ernie Thank goodness you kept looking and found the Britmodeler build. I feel your frustrations and the helldiver is putting you to the test. Hopefully after the bomb bay issues are sorted out, the worst is over and progress will be without frustration.

Ernie Right with you on 'pinning this thread' A nice thank you to Paul Fisher for the models he created.

Gaz - Thank you for the kind comments - has to ne a good number of years since I built the Sea Fury - so far my first and only resin kit.

LOL

Holy Smokes, I get to correct Hubert for the very first time and most like won't happen again: Robert Conrad played Pappy Boyington

Kev Awesome and I already have an advanced ticket for the front row

Scott - mighty nice Fisher builds

Martin That's a pretty novel ideas and I never heard of any GB using it but there are a lot of possibilities I can think of. Of course, most are in the other scales I build.

Bill Got ya, so if I understand it correctly, the AM decals are NG and need to be replaced.