Peterpools

Sad indeed but when the end does come, whatever size our stash, it needs to be disposed of; one way or another. I hope some buys it for a fair price. Peter

OMG .. Paul is a friend and just the best. I can't imagine the horror they are going through and surely it is a nightmare. As soon as I was back and read Kevin set up a donation path, I donated. Paul and Susy are in my prays. Peter

So very much appreciated all the wonderful and warm birthday wishes from all my friends for this old geezer! Still kicking and after a few very insane weeks, I'm back on course, hitting the bench and working on the Corsair Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Tracks look mighty convincing to me. Hope the missing box and parts turn up, so you can keep on rolling. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Nice start on the armor and lots of photos as you go. I keep wanting to test the waters on the dark side but my knowledge is on the other side of zero. Keep ‘em Comin Peter

John Decal work is right on the money as usual. Looking mighty hood Keep ‘em comin Peter

John I'm betting by tomorrow night

John Nice plan for the "246" in the oval on the nose. Looking forward to he next round of photos Peter

Rob Nice to see you back at the bench and making terrific progress in the frint office. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Tony Fingers crossed on the promotion coming through Peter

Jeroen Very nice work on correcting the cammo. Cees sure has a magic eye and it’s great to receive feedback with corrections when there still is time to add the correction. On my Corsair build, Frank saw I installed a major part incorrectly, pointed it out and I was able to correct the error without any problems. Always appreciate the guys taking the time to help keep the ship on course. Oneof ghe huge pluses of a terrific forum. Keep ‘em comin Peter

John Sounds good and ready for the next update Keep ‘em comin Peter

Tony Very nice progress on the Mitchell Keep ‘em comin Peter

Cees Bombay structure looks spot on. Some mighty felicate work Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Harv Chipping away slowly at the build and each assembly; step by step. Finally have the fuselage glued up, another update by this weekend and moving onto the Big P&W Radial Peter

Jeroen Aces on a fantastic cammo paint finish Keep ‘em comin Peter

John Looking mighty good and can’t wait to see some ‘light’ weathering adding the miles and wear on. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Oliver Incredible work as always Keep ‘em comin Peter

Ernie Sure is looking mighty good. Keep us up to date and loads of photos Peter

Gaz An alternate method, which I might add is a pain to do but the results are bomb proof. Back in the day we use to dissolve good old sprue in a bottle of Testor’s Liquid Cement until you ended up with a milky paste (it takes a few days). My favorite pladtic to use is Hadagawa’s as it dissolves well and sands well. The goop is then carfully applied over the rivets, gaps or whatever and then left to thoroughly dry. It’s important the fill the rivets the getting thevright consistency takes practice and some luck. Once dry, it's sanding time but when your done, all the rivets are filled solid with plastic. I’ve never attemped to do all the rivets on a model as it’s a daunting task for sure but riveting now becomes the same as riveting on smooth plastic. I still keep a bottle on the bench and use it from time to time as a filler where strength is needed. Peter

Phil Got ya and fingers crossed Peter

Pete The Mossie was a super build but in IMPS contest, first cuts are always made on the basis of the basic build steps. Detailing and all the extra hard work isn't taken into the judging until round two. I just don't see how the judges could have given equal time to each entry in the first round of cuts and then the balance and have been done so fast. I would still give the contest one more shot with the Mossie and I'm sure the results will be different Peter

Thanks Ernie .. made it very easy not to see it Peter

Pete Poor judging at it's best. So if I understand this, two judges judged all the various aircraft scale categories? That's insane! How could they possibly do their job and CAREFULLY judge each aircraft to the same level and degree? In my way of thinking : they can't. Judges need to take the time necessary to thoroughly judge each entry to the same degree and fairness and it seems that was not done. I normally chalk it off to the best models on the table win but in this case, speed seemed to be the determining issue. I wonder if the contest just didn't have enough judges, as two is odd in itself or the judges just wanted to get the job done? I just saw the photograph of the contest table and while not a lot of aircraft models, that amount of entries correctly judge should have taken 1-1.5 hours at a minimum. Ten minutes per entry isn't a lot of time and times seven entries that's 70 minutes right there! Thank you for posting the photo as it does answer some of my judging thoughts. May I suggest if there is another contest up around your way, enter and now with the wheel squared away, the results should be very much different. Peter

Jeroen Cammo looks fantastic - just lov'in it Keep 'em comin Peter