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Rob Love to see you tackle the single seater and I'll be in the front row. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Carl For the price, there has to be a compromise somewhere and it seems to be in parting lines and fit. For the money, it's still a bargain and I'm really thinking of buying Revell of Germany's Fw190 and the Spit Mk II. Talk has it Revell is going to release a new Hurricane Mk II next September but only time will tell. Thank you the reco on the flexible ruler - ordering it today. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Nice going on cutting open the operators cabin - looks perfect. Some mighty fine progress. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob I found, the flexible metal templates for scribing seems to work well when taped down into place. I've yet to tackle circles and the lot. Keep 'em comin Peter

THE WINGS 11/2/21 Oh, what fun! Without question, the wing assembly has to be the weakest portion of the kit: fit issues and even two small short shots. Lately I’ve been on a campaign questioning why nearly all manufacturers design their kits with an insert part for the machine guns in the leading edge and with the Revell kit, that part also becomes the leading edge to the fuselage. Part fit is normally iffy with fit issues and in the case of the Mustang, required more then a few hours over five days of fitting, sanding and tweaking until I had a reasonable fit. I’ve never been more careful with part assembly and no matter how hard I tried, the fit was not up to par. Finally, I reached the point of gluing them in place three areas at a time so I could adjust and work the fit. When the parts had completely dried, the fit was a bit worse then I thought, requiring sanding and re-contouring, plus a thin piece of Evergreen strip to fill a nice size gap! With all the sanding and tweaking done, I was now faced with replacing about a lot of panel lines and scribing is the one portion of any build I dislike and am really bad at. Bit the bullet, CCA to the rescue and done. After numerous attempts, lots of extra thin CCA, I was done. I even went as far as using Tamiya Panel Line Wash to check my work and it looked OK. After discussing scribing with Rob on his Arado 234 build thread, I started out using the UMM SCR-01 and switched over to the Tamiya 74139 scriber with the .2 Tungsten Steel Blade and the results were very good – just need to now use a small metal rule for a guide rather then Dymo Tape as the blade is that sharp. On the lower wing at each the tip by the aileron there was a small but short shot that needed to be taken care of. I filed back the tips, leaving enough surface to build up the tip shape with some Evergreen strip. Come on Revell how about some QC here! The wing is sanded and polished, ready for primer but that’s a bit down the road. I’ve been test fitting the wing and mine needs some work for a good fit. I’ve read build reviews and seen videos where the builders said the fit was great – mine just wasn’t. Could be how the spar and rib assembly went together in the gear bay – but it is what it is; who knows. I’m still more then pleased with the kit, especially after I remind myself how little the Mustang actually cost – a good hundred dollars less then Tamiya’s P-51 (I’ve built three of the Tamiya P-51’s). Next few Mustang work sessions will be devoted to mating the wings to the fuselage, installing the radiator and oil cooler assemblies and also back to working on the Corsair. Thanks for checking in Keep ‘em comin Peter Tamiya Panel Line Wash used to double check my scribing and normally requiring lots of CCA to correct my splendid work. White tips are where the short shots were found and needing Evergreen Strip to take care of Revell's QC. This time around, I decided to paint the wheel wells AK Real Metal Aluminum and MRP Yellow Chromate - talk about a lot of masking. BTW, never use pointed tweezers at this stage of the game. My two new scribing tools of choice, replacing my trusty old Tamiya P scriber. Bottom scriber is the UMM SCR-01.

Rob This morning I scribed one last missing panel line using the Tamiya Craft Tool: #74139 Engraving Blade Holder with the Tamiya Craft Tool: #74136 Fine Engraving Blade 0.2mm. I used Dymo tape for my guide and the results were excellent. The blade is very sharp and tends to 'dig' into the Dymo Tape guide a bit more easily then when I use the UMM scriber, so in the future, I'll need to use a small metal ruler or guide taped in place. Of course, more practice will be needed. Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Nice progress on the B-24's interior. Any reason why HB included twice as many O2 tanks as required? Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Carl, good to know. Me big worry is droping it on my foot! Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Nothing like taking liberties in areas that will never be seen. Just a lot of wasted time adding details that will never be seen. Just never understood why manufacturers go that route Keep 'em comin Peter

John Looking mighty good - your progress is phenomenal! Of the two Tamiya Spits I've done, one is with the Merlin hanging out in the wind and the other Spit, closed cowling. Even though it's nice to look at the Merlins, she Spit looks better with the engine cowling closed up. Keep 'em comin Peter

Hi Rob After another day at the ranch, scribing and playing with CCA, I think I finally have all the wing panel lines done🤞 I have the Tamiya scriber you are thinking of buying with a .2 tip and I only played around with it a bit. What you sat makes perfect sense and I'll do some testing with it this week on the fuselage panel lines. The UMM scriber I now use about 90% of the time: ESC-01. Looking forward to you finding with the Tamiya scriber. Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark Terrific news on how well your wife is doing. WOW - color on the Viggen - looking mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Dennis Completely agree about the Revell kits. Surely not as detailed or nor is the part fit and fidelity equal to tamiya but they are well worth the money, need some extra work and the result is excellent. As long as they are doing Mustangs, a BRAND new tooled P-51B would be a treat for sure. Keep 'em comin Peter

Smitty That they are Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Gaz for the link. Interesting way to produce a NMF. Keep 'em comin Peter

Received this email from Jetmad and nice they are keeping us informed. Hello, You are receiving this email as an intoduction to a series of montlhy updates regarding the second edition of our 1:32 JA37 Viggen project. It is our policy and now a general practice to send all participants of a particular project monthly updates at the end of each month, aiming to give information on how the project is progressing. We have quite a number of newcoming modelers as well as the re-visiting ones, therefore we would like to take the opportunity to express once again the way we operate. We are producing 500 kits of each release and all parts of the kits are being manufactured in a serial production approach, meaning any particular part is produced as 500 copies and then we move on to produce the next part’s batch of500. That means no kit is completed as a set until the last batch of 500 parts is produced, only after when we can start shipping. We spend quite a lot of time to do things right, as much as we can. We pay special attention to details and accuracy, taking every opportunity in order to improve the kits we produce. This may cause some delays from time to time, but it is our philosophy not to rush as we find producing accurate and good kits to be our first objective, rather than creating / producing flawed kits. Yes, we set targets and a timeline for each project, but when we have to choose between time and a product we are satisified with, the latter is always the winner. Please be hereby reminded once again that this second edition of the Viggen is an extra run we have been intensively requested upon. It will progress in parallel with the production of the 1:32 Learjet 35 C-21A/U-36 and the pre-production works of the 1:32 X-3 Stiletto, which may from time to time affect the Viggen’s production pace. We are currently shipping out the first edition copies of the Viggen, most of them gone now. Our production team is now working on the moulds of the second edition kits and we will start 3D printing of parts in November. The target date for start of shipments for this second edition is January 2022. Producing thousands of parts for 500 kits with too many people involved and maintaining multiple projects simultaneously is a dynamic process and delays may occur as we have experienced before, however our production team is familiar with everything about the Viggen and we expect to stay on track as much as we can, in a world where things out of our control sometimes may interfere. In order to make a kit better you are always welcome to place any ideas, contribute with historical references or forward suggestions for improvements. We wish to thank you for joining in this second edition of our 1:32 JA37 Viggen project. Kind Regards, JETMADS Team

Thanks Mark Crawling along on scribing wing panel lines - oh what fun. Keep 'em comin Peter

I just might have to go back to work to afford all the new kits coming out🙃 Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil Nothing tougher then a NMF, especially on the Mustang. Why not just do an easier build with a cammo finish and you'll be building up your mojo. The key to NMF is the prep: polish, polish and polish and then a super smooth gloss black. Your Panzer cammo is right on the money and if it had wings - perfect. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob I'm still filling and re-scribing this morning and my weapons of choice are from UMM. What I'm learning the hard way, is that the Tamiya P Scriber, (I think this is the correct name) works well, it's way too easy to make the panel lines too wide and too deep. When I bought my set of UMM scribers it was only two scribers, now it's three. three. I'm quickly going back to them and making less and less goofs but still make a lot. here is the link: http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?products_id=8752&osCsid=562b4ec1473799b47b283c0c830f15ec Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Loads of intricate work on those figures with a mighty delicate hand and changing hats - yikes now that’s detailing to an incredible degree. Looking forward to the next update with more work gone on the figures. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Holy Smoke, the tracks look perfect and the effect of them resting on the wheels adds a feeling of weight and heft. Right with Kai - can’t wait for the paint. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob Enjoying following your progress on a difficult kit to say the least. Knowing me, mine would still be on the SOD❗ I’m what seems to be a lifetime member of the I Hate Scribing Club’ and no matter how hard I try fail miserably at it. On my current two builds, I’m crawling due to the need to replace panel lines and if anything, I’m running out of CCA - Extra Thin filling in my mistakes and then trying again. I have loads of scribers and seem to prefer the set from UMM, Tamiya .2 scriber and their J blade scriber. I use Dyno Tape and templates and the results are frustrating at best. Circles and curved lines; a sharp needle in a holder. Oh do I long for the days when there was no such thing as scribing👌 keep ‘em comin Peter

Mark Absolutely family first and hobbies a distant second. Hoping your wife is continuing to doing well with rehab and every day she will be better and better - just takes time. Your Viggen is coming together mighty good - lots of sanding and filler but no where as much as I thought a limited run kit of this size and complexity would require. Can’t wait to see the Viggen in the paint shop. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Phil Thank sure is odd as cammo is cammo, air brush work is air brush work and yours looks great. Keep 'em comin Peter