Peterpools

Carl Mr Bond would be pleased and looking so good Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl I know and wasn't expecting it until the end of the week. Keep 'em comin Peter

Harv Nice going and steady hands. Keep 'em comin Peter

Another piece of the puzzle arrived today: Just missing the kit itself but I'm in no rush as I have my present build to do and one after that, then the Viggen Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Harv Chipping away, day after day as the interior is loaded with parts and now the HGW Seatbelts - first time playing with their seatbelts and it's some job for these old eyes. Of course, my part count is pale in comparison in the conversion set for your Wessex HU5. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Looking mighty good - airbrush work is so clean and perfectly done Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Nice work and I'm sure frustration with the scale strip and now you're going to take it apart, narrow up the strip and rebuild it. Just seems everything connected with the build has a 'rainy cloud' over it's head. But no matter what, you're getting closer and closer to the finish line. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Spectacular work and your progress is amazing. Completely agree about the masks and why on especially expensive kits, Tamiya doesn't die cut the masks - it's nervous work cutting them out. Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark I'm just blown away with each update and how you handle the details - remarkable workmanship. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Kev Much appreciated an it does take a while to move from scale to scale. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob Sometimes I enjoy going back to the old skills and simpler way we did things, which seem to work just as well. Completely agree about the instructions - terrific on the overall effect and placement but falls a bit short on the exact locations at times. Keep 'em comin Peter

John Got ya Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai Awesome Viper - perfect build. I built the same Viper a number of years ago on LSP and an amazing kit. I couldn't find any pics, so I did a search for it on LSP for an image to post. Not in the same league as yours and sorry for the image quality. Keep 'em comin Peter

John 🏆 Your Hurricane re-do looks fantastic and the cammo work is perfect. If the patches bother you, I would just remove them. Great idea and what a way to go back and re-do a finish or even the kit itself (I've done that once on the old forum with one of my 1/32 Tamiya P-51D's.) Keep 'em comin Peter

John Heading over now. Just love to see builds this way - a new lease on life build. Well done Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Been watching the US Open Tennis Tournament the past week and today is the men finals. Assume tournament. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Dennis Very much appreciated Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Gaz Sometimes going Old School, helps get going without any surprises. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John Starting to get into a roll - just takes a bit to get use to working in 32nd scale after the last two months in 48th scale. Keep 'em comin Peter

SPECIAL HOBBY TEMPEST Mk.II 1/32 HIGH TECH KIT THE FRONT OFFICE Following the instruction sequence, the build starts in the front office and no real surprises but EXTRA CARE AND PATIENCE needs to be exercised and actually determining where and how all the parts go was a bit difficult at times. While the instructions are very colorful the actual part placements was tough to figure out as lots of spaghetti like red arrows have to be followed and what sub assembly goes first isn’t always clear and to even at times the part is shown being glued to one part and on another page, being glued to a different part. Lots of test fitting and done over a few days, and I was finally able to sort out the cockpit arrangement. The right upper fuselage wall is where the six PE starter cartridges holders go plus the one large one vertically glued in place. Talk about a nerve racking assembly – took me a number of nights and a miracle I didn’t lose any. I’m still struggling with shaping them as even with my magnifier lamp, seeing the ultra tiny bands and bending them is nearly impossible for these old eyes. Kit parts are very well detailed and I even chose some kit parts over the resin replacement parts: rudder pedals and joy stick that were wonderfully molded, same level of detailing and much easier to work with. The interior was primed with MRP Light Gray Primer and then followed up with MRP RAF Gray Green and finally Tamiya Nato Black. I always wear my respirator and use my spray booth when air brushing, no matter what brand and type of paint – even Mig which is a non-toxic acrylic. Side consoles are very well detailed and again the assembly sequence isn’t that clear and takes a bit of tinkering to figure it out. Lots of small decals are included with the kit and nearly all were applied – my nerves are still a bit shot. I did want to add some light weathering to add a bit of wear and highlight the details as well. Going Old School, I abandoned my normal method of using Tamiya Panel Line Washes and made a wash of Model Air Nato Black, thinned with water to the consistency I wanted. Let dry and if more is needed another coat went on easy as pie – if too much, just wipe off the offending washing with either a damped brush or Q-Tip – the old ways just seem to work so well and there is absolutely no chance of removing or damaging the paint under the wash or went removing excess wash with solvents. I’m in the home stretch of finishing up the front office and am making good progress on the IP and starting on the resin seat with the HGW seatbelt set. Next up: Finishing the front office and interior, buttoning up the fuselage. Thanks for checking in Keep ‘em comin Peter

Mark Agreed but as long as they have the molds made, maybe they could offer the engine at the time of sale as an AM set? Keep 'em comin Peter

MIke Good luck with the Quinta Studios' 3D printed detail set. I can't believe how much detail you can pick out from 100 year old photographs as I could never, ever see what you do. Keep 'em comin Peter

Craig Right with Harv x2 Looking absolutely brilliant. Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Holy Smoke - awesome paint work and all in one massive day at the bench to boot! Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil Looking mighty good and some terrific progress. I'm sure you're going to nail the cammo - just go slow, take your time and enjoy the journey. Keep 'em comin Peter