Peterpools

Confused as always

Martin Looking mighty good. How about a build thread (hope I didn't miss it) so we can follow very closely.

Carl Nice work on the canopy and surely like your idea of mixing and matching the 'glass'.

Chris As we use to say back in the day; what a bummer. For my money while 3D printed detail parts are incredible, they are very fragile and more then extra care needs to be taken. For chunky parts like the entire Aces II ejection seat, no issues but for the finer and more delicate parts (canopy rails) just oh so delicate. I'm in your corner and would just go with the Tamiya parts as they fit fine and you won't have to worry about breaking parts so easily.

John Another awesome build. "Aces" on a perfect build and finish - simply stellar work. I just never tire of following your work and look forward to the next as they 'pump' me up to hit the bench and get back to work.🏆

Thanks, John for the insight. I just always assumed they were black.

I normally label the parts by color red or black) and also the number of dots on masking tape I hide on the part and also the corresponding parts in the instructions. Surely has kept me out of trouble a good number of times.

John Looking mighty good and I always thought the underwing US ARMY was black and not insignia blue - always something new to learn.

Rob Just blown away and the photography is world class. Yup, for whatever reason, the carpet monster strikes again. I'm sure MHF will replaces the lost parts and their customer service will equal that of Tamiya, who I've always considered the shining star.

John Right with you. Actually, my favorite paints were Pactra enamels and their between the wars wing yellow/orange was the best of the lot.

John Pretty much how I remember using them and the smell and odor was really bad as well. Back in those days, my go to paints were always Model Master and Poly Scale.

John Amazing that they are sealed so well and just need thinner to go to work again. They were awesome paints for sure.

Thanks Dennis, so very much appreciated. A great alternate build project and mojo builder. I built the Yard Office for my brother's model railroad and I have a few more structure kits but in O scale and will be working them into my 'build schedule' down the road. Just a lot of fun and these types of kits are more imagination oriented and allow for a lot more freedom in who we choose to build them as compared to scale models where accuracy and details are the name of the game.

John Glad you found a safe thinner to use. Geez, those bottles of Floquil must be old like us. When I was into a model railroading, Floquil was the paint to use. Never knew how dangerous it's dedicated thinner was.

Thanks, Rob and you absolutely hit it right on the head. The CAD instructions look good but miss the mark for accuracy in location, part orientation and ease of use for me. All the hard work that was put into the kit design and manufacturing, gets lost in poor instructions.

Rob Delicate, doesn't come close. I know I could never do it at this stage of the game.

Rob Incredible progress and you're quickly approaching the finish line. Nice solution and work around on the electric wires. BTW, the headlight looks so real, I'm waiting for you to turn it on.

John Some mighty nice progress and flawless as always.

Thanks Chris and I completely agree and of course with a kit around the $100 mark, I would have thought I wouldn't have run into these types of issues as I go. Guess when you are a Tamiya fan boy, I sometimes expect too much.

Thanks Bryan, so very much appreciated. Looking forward to following your P-47 Jug build - nothing like a Tamiya Ju for pure enjoyment.

Thanks John, glad you like the small progress I've been able to make. Hopefully I will be able to pick up my pace a bit in the coming weeks.

John Win 11 and no different then Win 10 to me. My favorite MS: 98SE. Nice decision on the prop - looks beefier and more substantial.

Nice progress on the T55, as I'm in the very' light weathering group' of builders and so greatly appreciate armor builds where the kit isn't hidden under a 'ton' of weathering.

Scott Nice price for sure. Thanks for the heads up.

Chris Best way to do it: small steps at a time, so it doesn't get too repetitive. I did the same on both my 48th scale Tamiya F4B Phantom and F-14A Tomcat. it will be finished and this way, it won't clog up the mojo.