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Thanks Gaz. Loved the show and never missed an episode. Peter

Nige Looking simply fantastic and I've been following on your channel .. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Gorgeous weathered NMF .. looking fantastic Keep 'em comin Peter

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS FINISH !- brilliantly done Peter

Mark Amazing progress . filing, sanding and riveting and you still keep coming back for more. Looking mighty good Keep 'em coming Peter

Tony Great to see the B-25 back on the bench and progressing as time allows Keep 'em comin Peter

I'm pretty sure Am is classified as a disease these days. I've followed Carl's double build and Ernie's build from their start and they both are brilliant builds - well worth reading and taking loads of notes Peter

Peter. Brilliant work as always and after your last few updates, I'm giving up modeling and joining the LSM Knitting Group (LSMKG). Keep 'em comin Peter

Jeroen terrific progress and enjoying each and every update Keep 'em comin Peter

Terrific progress and the office looks great - super work on the leather seat belts, they look perfect. Keep 'em comin Peter

Gus Holy smokes, now that's pre-shading to a whole new level. Can't wait to see the effect on the color coats Keep 'em comin Peter

So this is the 'dark side' - looks pretty cool Peter

Right with Anthony Peter

Mark Terrific work as always Keep 'em comin Peter

Barry Amazing work, just amazing Peter

Cees Yikes! I'm in and will be following with intense interest. I'm strapped in and ready for the journey. I'm simply in awe of hoe you go about determining not only what the modifications are but how to engineering the work. Hopefully, some of your mechanical genius will magically rub off on those of us who are following. Like Dennis, I never realized the extent of the difference and modifications need for the conversion. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John I like the color mix and the overall gloss blue finish should look pretty cool when done. Peter

Ron Terrific progress on the engine - details look great Keep 'em comin Peter

John Beautiful work as always and will be following your progress each step of the way. Nothing like a Corsair build to jeep the juices flowing Keep 'em comin Peter

Terrific idea for a memorial group build in honor of Des. will be following with great interest Keep 'em comin Peter

Bill Going to be a fantastic build thread to follow and enjoy and glad your Lanc is underway. I've pulled up my chair, am buckled in and along for the journey Keep 'em comin Peter

Ernie Simply beautiful work and she sure looks gorgeous. I'm pretty much an OOB guy and awesome approach to the build. Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Awesome work ... cammo and paint work is supremely done. When it comes to weathering or very slight weathering: No mystery as I'm in the slightly weathering camp all the way. Keep 'em comin Peter

UPDATE: 2/10/19 BASIC PAINTING IS DONE My apologies for being both absent and off line but I've been just so limited in time, yet alone finding time at the bench was a tough go. To pick up where I left off, John's emergency set of spars showed up right on time and I started to formulate a few plans on how to remove the original spar that I broke with the new spar. Of course, that didn't go well, as every plan I came up with had serious complications and I just couldn't figure out how to get it to work. The major issue is the lap joint of both the center section spar and the outer wing spar, which is buried inside the center section and I just couldn't figure any way to actually get to it and start the surgery. Odds are, I would have destroyed the Corsair trying. So, I went with my simple back up plan: Do absolutely nothing but reinforce the repair with Gorilla Super Glue (A thick CCA) and hope for the best. Of course, there is no way of knowing is it will hold until the very end but I'm rolling the dice and moving forward. With all the major priming done, it was time for the color coats with Mr Color. Two full mixes were needed (Yup, I still count drops): C326 Thunderbird Blue (50 drops) and C328 Blue Angels Blue (50 drops) Mr Color Leveling Thinner (175-20 drops) Mr Retarder Mild (10 drops) All set to go and my Iwata Dual Piston Compressor started going on and off in the clear blue sky and no matter what I did, I could stop it. After a close inspection, the air hose between the compressor and the airbrush split in half and would have to be replaced. A quick call to Iwata and they pointed me in the direction of Hobby Lobby and the next day, a two hour trip to Hobby Lobby I had a new air hose. I also decided to finish and paint the cowl as well. And of course, I couldn't find one of the two cowl halves and I went crazy ripping the Man Cave apart; all to no avail, as I thought I lost the part. I went on line, found the entire G fret with the cowls for sale and bought it. Of course, I only saw one cowl in the bag, not two but I figured I could make it work. I checked a number of build reviews and every photo of Fret G: only showed one of the two cowls was there? Some surely was wrong. I sent John another email letting him know I bought a replacement fret with the 'missing cowl half. Of course, John responded the the cowl parts are stacked on top of each other and not as shown in the instruction. Yup, sure enough, it was there. What an ass I am but who knew! So as the photos show, the parts were primed with Mig 2002, Gray Primer my favorite acrylic primer and neither Mr Color or MRP has any effect on it at all – just works perfectly. The fuselage, wings and flaps are painted and will be given one final very wet top coat in a few days. The gear is ready for the paint, wheels and tires are primed. BTW, the Brassin wheel/tire fit was just fine. So that's my story of woe but at least all the issues are hopefully resolved and the Corsair is once again moving down the line. Thanks for checking in Next Up: finishing the gear, drop tanks, cowl assembly and starting the rockets.rockets. Peter The light blue/white on the lower fuselage s just the reflection of the paper towel in the gloss finish. The while panel lines are rivets are just the depressions catching the light - no panel wash or filter was used Next up for painting: The Missing and found cowls:

Thanks Ron and I completely agree. I've even reinforced the repaired joints with Gorilla Glue (CCA) after letting the Tamiya Extra Thi dry for a good week. I'm hoping the wing hold bar added at the end of the build will do it's thing. See what happens Peter