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Watch the video the other night and they are surely growing. Reminds of the days I re-discovered modeling at the Squadron Shop in Syosset and the rest was history.🏆

Paul Looking good and some mighty nice progress

Guess I'm in the minority ... just not my kind of car style.

Thanks Scott Diane is doing much better and after our visit with the orthopedic surgeon on Monday, surgery won't be needed as the fracture should heal without it in about 7 - 8 weeks. Just a matter of time managing the pain (which is easing up) and discomfort and getting use to the special sling that keeps her arm immobile. I now have a new full-time job and am hard at work, 24/7 as needed.

Nice, I know the feeling all to well but in your capable hands, all will look absolutely perfect.

Oliver Lots of very delicate masking with neat, sharp edges - and in the end - looking mighty good.

Chris WOW! The ejection seats look brilliant. Awesome work for sure. I'm still a bit fuzzy on what is the Quinta seatbelts and what aren't, but the final seats look spectacular.🏆

Holy smokes Rob Incredible and I could never have accomplished the rigging and strut work anywhere as perfectly as you did. These days, I can't see that well any more plus my hand - eye coordination isn't what it once was. As with Hubert, this would easily give me nightmares for years. Have flown for many years and first soloed in taildraggers, I just couldn't imagine flying this beast, yet alone at night and actually landing it without a least a ground loop or two per week.

John Simply stellar work and so glad you overcame the fit issues at the start of the build. I have all your notes and emails so when I build my Corsairs, I'll be able to navigate the waters without any much of a cuss factor. Paintwork and decaling are absolutely flawless. 🏆

John Awesome build and heading over to check it out.

Thanks Hubert, very much appreciated. One more work session and I'm ready to start adding all the small subassemblies and looking for the finish line.

Rob Always been one of the hardest and least 'fun' part of any build. I'm using more and more CA glue these days for filler and when dry, never shrinks back.

Phil My vote would be for the F-16. I'm planning on converting a Tamiya 1/48 F-16C to an IAF Barak this summer as I finally have all the AM. After that, will be an IAF F-16I Sufa. Either kit you decide on building, I'll be following all the way.

Thanks, Robs so very much appreciated. After all these years, I have developed my own style for the finish of most of my models and just enjoy looking at them in my display case as it is my miniature museum. I actually did enjoy adding all the stencils once I was on a roll, as the super smooth finish and first-class quality of the decals made the application easy and enjoyable. I've never used the HGW transfers but maybe someday. I'm just a decal guy and it's part of my normal workflow. Agreed about the PLW's, as ones that don't require solvents to final cleanup always have worked the best for me.

Rob Bravo for becoming pro-active to the aging process and doing all you can to stay healthy and in shape. All the activity and physical exercise is the best medicine possible, as getting older and not being healthy is as we use to say: a bummer. The best way to use your time and at the end of the day, an hour so if time permits, modeling. What a great choice and decision. 🏆

Scott Looking mighty good. I did mine under a magnifying lamp 😉

Ralph Awesome, Another member of our generation!

Gus, I'm sure you are going to knock it out of the part. Just go slow and masking has a way of just getting done, just takes time.

Phil Looking forward to your finished build photos and I'm sure they will be mighty good.

John Faster then expected doesn't come close. Once you are on a roll, you're supersonic and flying high.

Ralph, WOW, she is a beauty and I'm sure you and the family are going to have an incredible summer for sure. Thank you for the invitation to join the FB GB but I'm from the Baby Boomer and not a FB user.

Chris Yup, Tamiya sure has come a long ways since those days, as the kits goes back to 2002. Everyone should have improved their art as steadily as Tamiya. Those landing gear sprue nubs are a gem! Holy Smoke, the MRP Fine Silver looks awesome and being a pure lacquer, should be tough as nails. Absolutely will be going to buy a few colors as the Vallejo Metallics I just bought look too paint like. and nothing like Alclad.

John Looking mighty good and I can't believe you're already onto the color coats.

Ralph, same as Phil .. any update?

Gus, looking good and reaching the color coat stage is a major accomplishment for sure. Just got to love those MRP paints.