Peterpools

Kev Most important of all ... enjoy the holidays. Sorry to hear about your son - hoping he is going to make a full recovery. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Working in various scales does take some time to adjust to the size, real estate and to just plain old get the feel. Keep ‘em comin Peter

John Has the Quinta detail set been shipped yet, so you can plan accordingly? Keep ‘em comin Peter

My vote would be to not detail the interior as once the model is in the display case and unless you would be able to see the detailed interior without picking up the model, just a lot of work that will never be seen. I know the other side of the coin is to do all the detailing and knowing it’s there is important and self rewarding but just doesn’t make sense to me. My vote all these years is if you can’t see it, leave the details out, ala ZM kits. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Harv You’re in high gear and making fantastic progress. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Carl Will be continuing checking out the various Tamiya Thinners and Retarder today but as with their LP Lacquer Paints (which are finally beIn sold here in the states), their Orange Cap Thinner and Retarder are not available here, after checking all of my normal vendors. I never understood why Tamiya USA doesn’t import the full line of Tamiya products but so far they don’t, including some of their glues and tools. Crazy as it sounds, I’ve discovered that LP1 Gloss Back while thinned and applied correctly, does lay down super smooth but it’s no where as ‘glossy’ as their Acrylic X1 Gloss Black but LP2 Gloss White is super smooth and much more glossy then their Acrylic Gloss White. Go figure🙃 Thanks for the info and I’ll keep on looking. Keep ‘em comin Peter

John Who did you order your Quinta set from? I order mine from Sprue Bros with regular shipping and it takes about a week for the package to arrive. Looking forward to your next Sherman update. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Kev Painting should resume today (Wed 12/8/21) with the wings, prop and gear. Keep 'em comin Peter

Ernie I'm in for both: Giving and Receiving Infinity Model Diamond Taper Narrow File Sets: 2.5 & 6.0mm Keep 'em comin Peter

Nice progress Harv, looking mighty good. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Gaz Nope, I only wet sand the gray primer if needed. The gloss black is not touched at all, as it's smooth as silk and ready to go. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Phil, much appreciated and looking forward to you heading back to the ZM P-51 and finishing her up. Nope, no need to buy any specific air brush cleaners after using AK Extreme Metals. All I use is good old lacquer thinner from the hardware store and that's it. I've been using it for years with AK and Alclads and all my paints except Model Air, as it is the only paint that I've ever found that needs it own thinner. Keep 'em comin Peter

Scott Beautiful display - some wonderful craftsmanship Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kev Awesome work and skills that unfortunately I do not possess at all. Nothing as appealing as a display case for your models and stash, made by the model builder to blend in with your home. Mine is a tall glass display case I bought years ago from a vender in Texas and shipping cost Was huge chunk of the purchase. One thing I have found is I sealed the sliding glass doors with foam and in nearly ten years have never needed to dust a single model or glass shelf, the seal is that tight. Only drawbacks is it’s weight and it isn’t as stiff/rigid as I thought it should be. Of course, I assembled it and that could be a big part of the issue. Still, I’ve had the display case now for nearly ten years and it does fit the bill and looks good. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Martin The curse of kit costs these days🤨 Keep ‘em comin Peter

Mike A braver man then I ... nice going on the ‘fix’, which came out perfect. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Dennis Just feels good to finally have reached the ‘aluminum skinning’ stage of the build as she is really looking like a ‘Stang now! Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Kai Right with you and agree about AK being a bit easier to shoot and it dries to a bit more durable finish then Alclad as I remember. Looking forward to getting into the ‘added color‘ stages as well and not to distant now; one more day to go and I’ll be working on the wings and then back to the fuselage panels and colors. AK being enamel based, I like to give it an extra day or so to completely dry. keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob, Much appreciated. Completely agree the new Tamiya lacquers are wonderful paints to work with and thin so very well with Mr Color Self Leveling Thinner. I’m think we are using the same thinning ratio of one part paint to two parts thinner which seems the ideal ratio. One spin on the the thinning I want to try and am ordering the missing link: Tamiya Lacquer Thinner ((Yellow cap). I used it quite some time ago when I built Tamiya’s 32nd scale Mossie ( my favorite model/ build and the Queen of my collection) and from what I remember, Tamiya Lacquer Thinner is stronger then Mr Colors’ but doesn’t any Retarder ( which I added - Mr Retarder Mild to the mix) awesome results. Going to give this mix a try as I’m sure it will thin thin the LP1 even a bit better. See what happens and another test to be done in a few weeks. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Nice, progress and it’s amazing all the gems discovered combing through research photos. Martin is a treasure house! Keep ‘em comin Peter

Harv Progress for sure a NDA looking good. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Nice progress and looking good Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi John Diet and all ... I’m front and center let the fun begin Keep ‘em comin Petet

Thanks Martin The AK Aluminum Extreme Metal (AK 479) I used for the base color is enamel based according to the label and not lacquer based as Alclads are. Since I'm planning on doing the wings in Alcald Matte Aluminum (ALC 116) as a top layer, I thought it wise to let the enamel dry for a good 48 hours. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Harv Just glad I'm to this point now and close to turning the corner. Keep 'em comin Peter