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Jeff Awesome conversion and so very much appreciated the narratives and explanations - I certainly learned quite alot. Aces on a terrific build. 🏆

Peter As always, completely in awe of the work you do; simply beyond world class.🏆

Nothing as much fun as filling gaps and sanding.

Hi John Awesome collection of Birdcage Corsairs and can't wait to follow your next build: Birdcage #9. Don't think I ever missed a single show.

John Awesome rescue from the attic and the USS Haynes looks terrific. The AM coupled with your painting skills and she is ready for display .. beautifully done. 🏆

John What a rescue build and rehab from the attic. Once you cleaned up the 'years of accumulated' and went to work, with the AM and addons - what a transformation. Beautiful work. 🏆

Ernie Some mighty nice progress.

Dave Nice progress on the front office and the interior portion of the build. While I've never seen the movie, I am finding the building so very interesting.

Thanks John, trying to research the history of a particular aircraft is a real challenge and I'm glad I was able to find this much out.

Jeff Absolutely adds to the build and heightens the interest. I'm sure I could find out more but most of what I wanted to know was answered. I'm guessing as the Songbird airworthy certificate expired in 2000, she hadn't been flown for some time prior to that for whatever the reason. Maybe someone bought her and is restoring the Songbird for a museum ... who knows.

Rob Brilliant work on the IP ... just loving the build.

Ernie Awesome progress and keep the operational details comin.

Martin Right with Rob - looking mighty good.

John Simply perfect and agreed about the late war cammo schemes. The fit of all the AM looks flawless. 🏆 How many 109's is it now?

John Amazing work as always. 🏆

Gus Some terrific work on the major components of the front office and completely agree about how good the 3D cockpit decals are. The ejection seats look amazing with all the molded on details and I only wish every manufacturer would do their seats this way: especially with the molded on belts.

Mark, nice buy and I'm sure it's going to be a terrific addition to your collection.

Hi Jeff You started me thinking about the original Songbird (correct spelling) and I spent a good few hours researching its history through FAA Registration site. One story I found online goes " ...Grant sold the airplane in 1956 to a rancher friend for $1, as it had dry rot in its main spar and his friend was looking for a restoration project...." Then Kirby Grant bought a Cessna 310B. Further research through the FAA Aircraft Registration site had a different information available. The Songbird: N67832, Serial Number 6117, 1943 Cessna T50 owned by Paul Mantz (yes, the famous Paul Mantz). Built by Cessna and sold to the USAAC; UC-78B, 43-32179 Engine was a Lycoming R680 Radial of 215 HP and not a Jacobs radial as earlier research showed for T50's. Last registered owner: Ferro Winfred J., Clinton. Mo. Last airworthy date: 2000-06-23 Last Action Date: 2019-02-07 Expiration: 2022-02-28 Trying to piece the story together, how did Kirby Grant sell the plane when it was owned by Paul Mantz? Did Kirby Grant buy it from him? When did Ferro Winfred purchase the Songbird? FAA records only showed the last owner of the Songbird but nothing about purchases or the list of past owners. It seems that Kirby Grant's friend did restore the Songbird and must have sold it. FAA records indicate the registration number has been inactive for a number of years but nothing about what actually happened to the Songbird. This is the best I could do.

Carl What a terrific idea and going to enjoy following your progress.

Ernie Awesome progress and thanks for clearing up the mystery about the astrodome. I never knew. I still wonder in today's age, how manufactures can get things so wrong. if we can figure it out, they certainly should have.

Rob Bombs look mighty good the IP, going to be awesome for sure.

Mark Looking so good and the nav light ... wow.

Chris, Just seems that's always the way these days; the kit comes pretty close to being the least expensive part of a detailed build. Open canopy and the Quinta set .. no pilots Closed canopy, use the pilots but no sense in using the Quinta set. Cockpit color is: FS36231 - I always use MRP for the color. ..

Ralph Pretty neat way of dealing with display space for the larger models. I just always worry about dust and cleaning them.

John Sounds good. Any chance of the 109's catching the Corsairs?