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Gus Less then ten to fifteen minutes depending on traffic! The island has certainly changed the past 25 years and IMO not for the better - way too much traffic and congestion but that's progress. Peter

Mike Gorgeous work ... absolutely perfect and the finish is spot on the money. 🏆 Keep 'em comin Peter

Drifter, absolutely agree - the best way for sure. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Drifter Just a pleasure to work on a Tamiya kit where all the parts fit and there never seems to be any frustration. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Gaz Getting there and a nice break form the Mustang as I wait for some supplies to arrive. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Phi, much appreciated Agreed that the Quinta sets are a bit pricey but so well worth the money and it's impossible for me to ever come close to achieving the level of detail they offer. For most kits, the only AM I might normally would buy: interior PE detail set, decals, ejection seats with seatbelts and harnesses and maybe exhaust. Since I started using the the Quinta sets, I rarely buy anything else other then decals (maybe) and maybe exhausts. For props, just the Quinta set. See how well the Red Fox detail set looks on Kai's Tornado, their is another 3D printed option. I'm betting it's only a matter of time before kit manufacturers start including them in their kits, just as PE has found their way into almost all kits these days - has to start somewhere. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob, Tamiya kits are amazing and rarely have any issues at all. I've now used the Quinta Sets on three kits and they are the future here now, as they offer realism that we could never achieve before with PE. When you build your -D, it's all about enjoyment and relaxation. I've already gone back and removed a lot of the dry brushing as I thought it was too much under the macro lens and just wanted it to help highlight the details with minimal wear and tear. Keep 'em comin Peter

Beautiful work and presentation Keep 'em comin Peter

Gus absolutely stunning work an the weathering is so effective. Keep 'em comin Peter

WOW, looks absolutely fantastic and the vignette/dio adds time and place. So very well done. Keep 'em comin Peter

Kev Terrific build and thanks for all the updates - some mighty nice work Keep 'em comin Peter

Kev Heading over Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil I'm feeling the same Keep 'em comin Peter

Kev Nice start on the Tiger -PE floor bracing looks perfect. Keep 'em comin Peter

Nice work on the tracks and side armor. Always an accomplished when our build models final are sitting on their own feet. Keep 'em comin Peter

TAMIYA F-14A TOMCAT ANYTIME BABY 1/48 scale Why start the Tomcat now while I’m knee deep into the painting stage of my Mustang? With an enormous amount of masking, air brushing and paint drying times, there was little to do as the paint thoroughly dried which was a good 24 -48 hours later. Of course, some frustration has joined the foray as there has been a lot of go backs and back tracking, correcting glitches that have raised their nasty little heads. I also ran into a snag about needing a clear gloss sealer coat over the NMF mainly due to the new Eduard decals and wanting to use a panel line wash, I needed to order a bottle of Alclad Aqua Clear Gloss ALC 600 and a bottle of Testor’s Metalizer Sealer and then it would be testing time. So while all this will be going on, time to start my next build and my second Tamiya 1/48 F-14A Tomcat – just loved building the first one of many to come. As my norm, it’s going to be an OOB build except for the addition of a Quinta cockpit decal set and the Furball decal sheet #4820: VF114 The Fighting Aardvarks, CAG 100, USS Kittyhawk, 1976. I’m planning on a removable but closed canopy and maybe some very slight weathering. I’m a Long Island Boy – our family moved out to Long Island in 1956 and I still live on the island to this day. Growing up in Nassau County, I could look out my bedroom window facing east and every once in a while, I would be lucky enough see an F-84 (?) or F-105 in the pattern at Republic Aviation (way too far away to be sure what I was looking at) and maybe a few times a month, right overhead, would be a Hawkeye, Mohawk, Tracker or a G1 Gulfstream landing at Grumman’s in Bethpage. Our house was about equal distant between the two, those were the days and long gone. Needless to say, I have a passion for anything Grumman and Republic. Starting with the front office and the nose gear bay, I’ve spent an easy twelve plus hours to reach the point I’m at now. Fit and detail: typical gorgeous Tamiya and as always – no surprises. The Quinta Cockpit Detail Set is amazing and adds to an already brilliant front office. I’m using the kit ejection seats this time around and they are wonderful and went with the seatbelts and harnesses in the Quinta Detail Set. I confess to screwing up the shoulder belts and I do have an extra set of harnesses and may just redo them – see what happens. Gear bays are Tamiya Gloss White Lacquer, front Office MRP Lacquers and brush painting Tamiya and Model Air acrylics. Where primer was needed: MRP Light Gray Primer. Please excuse the images as I need to get use to photographing a lot closer with my macro lens. Keep ‘em comin Peter The Quinta 3D Cockpit set in all it's glory. I quickly noticed that the dry brushing looks so much overdone in the macro photos due to the magnification. I did a triple take on the actual assemblies in in full scale, they look perfect. Go figure

Rob Got ya and completely agree - verity is the key to keep the juices flowing. My stash is two F-14A's and on F-14D. Fifteen minutes from my house is the Grumman Memorial Park in Calverton and on display (outdoors -yuk the birds have a field day) is a F-14A and an A-6E Tram and a Phoenix AIM, and there never is a lack of inspiration when needed. Did I miss your ZM F4 Kai Phantom build? Sure hope not. Keep 'em coming Peter

Martin Looking forward to your speed build 😉 Keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob Nice score on Black Friday - all interesting and Evidence of a very varied modeling diet. I have three 1/48 Tamiya F-14 Tomcats in the stash and one already built and those in the stash we’re all purchased with Quinta Decal Sets as well. I’ve started an F-14A kit as I’m now on a slight hold with my Mustang waiting for painting and finishing supplies to arrive. I’m hoping to start a build thread today for the Tomcat as I have been tinkering with the kit on and off while in the various hold periods for the P-51. The Nieuport does look tempting but my record with kits with two wings and rigging is: zero completed. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Carl Holy Cow ... looking fantastic ... and the speed that you built the model; all in eight days, just amazing. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Agreed ... still a lot of cleanup and touch up work. I’m thinking maybe a combination of Micro Mask and thin Tamiya tape. I use an Infinity East Cutting Type A 100% of the time when masking and using Tamiya tape and can cut strips as narrow as .4 mm and now only buy one width Tamiya tape and cut the exact width I need. My thought is to use the Micro Mask in the curved corners and the strips for the straight sides. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Mark Moving forward at a slow pace and trying to correct any mistakes as I go. So far, so good. Keep 'em comin Peter

Jeroen Fantastic detail work ... I'm completely blown away Keep 'em comin Peter

John Nice progress on the front office and the replacement joystick and seat do look good. I've done a bit more reading on the Wildcat's interior colors and those coming off the production line at Bethpage -3 and -4's, had Bronze Green front offices. Some references point out that aircraft produced by Eastern Aircraft, Interior Green was used - way too complicated. My money is riding with your choice as the way to go. Thank goodness, we're not throwing Grumman Gray into the mix🙃 Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Great idea - going to give it a try. Keep 'em comin Peter