Peterpools

Bill CCA is Super Glue ( ISO cyanoacrytate) Sure hope I spelled it right.

John Nicely doesn't come close; simply stellar is much closer Peter

OMG, I'm confused just looking a the production line. Thank you for the tips on the interior weathering - looks spot on and very realistic Keep 'em comin Peter

Cammo looks great but I'm wondering if it is possible to soften up the edge a bit with the masks? Peter

John You're simply amazing - another gorgeous Corsair front office and now you're already wiring up the big P&W Keep 'em coming Peter

Ade Nice progress and that masking would have driven me crazy - looks fantastic Keep 'em comin

Tony Great choice for your first LSM build and looking forward to following your progress. Great avatar photo my friend Keep 'em comin Peter

UPDATE: 9/22/18: FINALLY UNDERWAY Finally I'm underway. While the NeOmega 550 HP Pratt & Whitney R-1340-16 engine arrived at last, I'm still waiting on the Lone Star resin interior to be delivered. In the meantime, first order of business was to assemble a good amount of detail photographs, which I downloaded, printed out and organized in book of clear plastic pages as my main reference plus a few LSP builds that will serve as all my reference. I first built the little Boeing way back when my former club hosted the 1981 IPMS NATS in NYC and was fortunate enough to win first place: Large Scale Prop Aircraft. Back then detailing and accuracy where a long cry from today, so not much was done to the kit and except for seatbelts with I think Waldron PE buckles and latches and flying wires: that was the extent of AM! The years have passed, I have no idea what happened to the model and kit was state of the art at the time. Flip the calendar 37 years forward and another little Boeing is back on the bench (my bench back then was the dining room table). While still waiting for the balance of the AM to arrive, I started on the lower wings. Time has taken it's toll but the Little Boeing is still beautifully molded; some flash here and there but the detail and fidelity of the exterior moldings looks good after all these years. First up was to drill out the wing tip hand holds and of course I did it the hard way – opening them up individually on all four wing panels, then assembling the wings and of course, going back to clean up the fit. Lots of sanding with tiny folded stripped of sandpaper but done and they look pretty good. The wings at the rear glue up at approximately where the rear spar would be and not at the trailing edge. Fit was only so-so, requiring a lot of sanding and filling to remove and smooth out the seams. All the sink marks were filled in, sanded out and then polished. Each wing has four inspection covers that are not exactly in the right place and matter of fact, the spacing of the ribs is also a bit off; neither of which I was going to deal with. While the inspection cover had some detail, they were concave on the surface and needed to be flattened out. From years of molding, the out side edges of the inspections panels had some nasty flash – more like excess plastic seeping out of the mold a bit. Loads of sanding and some polishing were just what the doc ordered. After what normally is a few sessions of work at the bench, turned into a bit of extra work, loads of fun and the lower wings are done. I've ordered HGW rib tapes, as they are quite prominent in the photos and when they arrive, I'll back track and add them for a bit more detail. Originally I was going to go with PE rib tape with stitching but I didn't have complete faith that they would permanently stay in place especially if handled by the judges. Next up: The NeOemega P&W, since I'm still waiting for the Lone Star cockpit set. Thanks for checking in Peter the lower wing with the hand holds drilled out and cleaned up. The lower wing cleaned up and done The Beautiful Neomega P&W Radial Hasegawa's P&W - Hot stuff back in the day

Thanks Hubert I have Tomasz build bookmarked and have spent hours studying the constructions photos. Incredible work Peter

William Surely hope I can come close to your beauty! and thanks for the reminder about the window - I did forget. Peter

Ade Great to see you here with the old gang and let the good times role. Just finished catching up on the Stuka and some mighty fine work on the front office and IP. Beautiful work as always Keep ‘em comin Peter

Pete Awesome work and enjoying evrry step of thevway Keep ‘em comin Peter

Bill Unreal - simply tremendous sratchbuilding and the tutorial on casting is priceless. Inhaling every step of yhe builds and a bit ashamed of procrastinating on making progress on my little Boeing as I wait for resin parts to arrive: I should have grabbed the bull by the horns, followed your example and get going. Bill, on the seats, did you solder or use CCA? My favorite area of any build after painting is the front office and the three you created are brilliant. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Looking forward to the camo work and markings. Being one of the frw persons on the modeling earth who hadn’t used masks yet, always intently intetsted on how it’s done. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Jeroen Thumbs up on the canopy masking - so nicely done. A big thumbs up on the cockpit heating inlet tubes on the cowling - it’s those small details that add up in a bug way. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Maru As we use to say back in the day: “Right back at You!” I once said, you are our Heart and Soul and it’s so much truer with every passing day. It’s time we changed your name: it’s now: “Sunshine” Peter

Maru Best wishes on your Birthday, as you’re the best and a very special friend to us all. Enjoy your special day Peter

Ernie Strange things do happen. I would send Hobbyworld an email just to be sure and if they did send you an early Christmas present or a wonderful gift from a friend, enjoy! MRP is my second weapon of choice: Mr Color is number one in my weaponry Peter

Tony Glad you're onboard and joining in. I learned to fly in a J3 many moons ago and loved walking the rudder on landing in even gentle crosswinds. Welcome home. Peter

Perfect Peter

Jeroen Right to the heart of the issue and thank goodness LSM always us to 'gentlemanly' discuss such a post. Speaking for myself, I left after nearly ten, very active years; my reasons were rather simple: I wasn't going to tolerate how my friends were being treated or spoken to and remain a member. Add in a gem of a PM I received form an admin, I couldn't walk away fast enough, slamming the door behind me. LSM has been like going back in time, when model building, building friendships and hanger flying was the focus of our attention. As that sank below the horizon, it became apparent, it was time to move on Peter

Jeroen, well said All my friends know how many years I was a very active member of LSP - left for CAVU skies here on LSM and enjoy hanging out with my friends. I only have one question and it need not be answered: why would Kevin and Andy need to feel they have to set the record straight? In all reality: who cares what they think: this is LSM and not LSP. Peter

Hi John Tube glue - use to love the stuff but it had to be the original Revell glue in the yellow and black tube. I have a tube of the Testors glue on my bench for years and just almost never use it. I do have to admit, when tube glue works well, you can't snap the pieces apart as you can with tamiya Extra Thin. But with good old government regulations the glues of our past, that worked beautifully are gone for good. Will be looking for your comments on the ZAP gel. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Cees Finally at the bench and slowly refining the lower wings as I’m waiting for hopefully all the AM to arrive this week Peter