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PW You certainly had a fantastic modeling year - gorgeous work.🏆

Thanks, Ernie, for organizing and running another terrific raffle. Merry Christmas

PW Very much appreciate the information - I had no idea and being and antiseptic, it has to be safe.

PW Need to check it out but even it doesn't have a odor, doesn't mean it isn't harmful These days (wish I started wearing a respirator when I was in my twenties) I don't take any chances, especially being a cancer survivor. I know I've said this before, but all the glues we use and they are solvents have to be as toxic as solvent based paints, I don't know of anyone who wears a respirator or mask when gluing, including me. .

Oliver Mery Christmas and happy Holidays Ho Ho Ho

Oliver As always ... simply brilliant work.

Thanks John, as always, you guided me through a very confusing part of the build for me and lesson learned - just ask first. 😉

Thanks Martin, much appreciated. Painting is my favorite part of any build and I've already had a few redo's as getting use to working in 48th scale just a bit of time.

Thanks Chris Very much appreciated. All the air brush work has been done with an H&S Infinity Plus with a .2 tip @ 15 psi. working pressure. The clips are a builder's best friend. The short metal clips come with the Tamiya circular paint stand that I used mainly when do cars - the clips are awesome. Also with the set is the car holder base - well worth the money just for the eight clips. The tall alligator clips are the ones with the metal rods and not the wood ones as these should be less prone to breaking. The allegator clips even came with rubber tips which I removed but put them back on when I worry about the 'teeth' marking the paint/plastic. The holder was an idea I picked up from Nigel's Modeling bench web site a long time ago and slightly modified it. Works tremendous and cost me nothing to make. yes, the tags/strips are part numbers to help from installing the part in the wrong place or out of sequence, which In the past, I was famous for.

John Awesome build ... absolutely perfectly done. 🏆 J

John Simply stellar - just a beautiful build. Fit and finish is flawless. 🏆

John Nice progress .. you surely are getting there!

IT’S CAMMO TIME I was ready for the cammo work and as confused as ever about paint color and what paints to use. The three colors I would need: ANA 608 Intermediate Blue ANA 606 Semi Dark Sea Blue ANA 601 Insignia White I started the search with Intermediate Blue, went through my paint stash and was amazed at how many different color versions there were for just this one color. After first using Mr Color 72 as shown on the Cybermodeler’s Color Charts, it was way too blue and I sent a few photos to John b and he felt the same. John sent some documentation about the correct color and I was floored at how far off I was. I corrected the Intermediate Blue and finally settled on these three for the Corsair: ANA 608 Intermediate Blue… AK Real Color RC 235 ANA 606 Semi Dark Sea Blue … Mr Color 14 ANA 601 Insignia White … Tamiya LP-35 I would have used the paints John had but they were enamels and the only two bottles of enamels I have in the stash, both being MM Interior Green. Getting used to doing free hand cammo in 48th scale took a bit of time, as the smaller the scale there sems to be less wiggle room and you are working in a tighter area as compared to 32nd scale. The cammo has a few glitches but I’m happy with the results. Hardest part of the cammo work was the soft edge between the Insignia white and intermediate blue – too very light colors to my eye in the paint booth. I’m just always amazed how a specific color can vary so much from one paint brand to another, just never actually understood why. And of course; Thanks John, for all the help, you helped save the day. I see a few touchups I want to go back and correct but other then that, a few more parts to paint and it's time to gloss and decal.

Carl You're amazing! Of course, where in the world do you display all the completed kits? 😉

Yup, not a FB user or member either. Actually, can't remember the last time I had taken a picture of myself.

Scott It's hard to do but buying multiple duplicates is part of the 'stash disease' we all seem to have. For me, I'm just being realistic as my age, health and stage of the game, I know I'll never build them, so why keep them? The stash was for having the right kit when you wanted to build it and a nice supply for the retirement years. Things do happen, especially illness and then the realization, you will never have enough time to build what you bought and newer and better kits of the same type are always being released. The idea of the stash started way before seller markets such as ebay, way before the internet, when a kit was gone, it was nearly impossible to find it. Today that is no longer the case. Yes ebay, has ridiculous prices for a lot of the kits but it's still better then tying up a small fortune over the years in a zillion kits that most likely will never be built and then sold off at a loss. My thoughts these days, keep a few and sell off the balance that realistically will never be built and that's where I'm headed.

I'm 76 and trying to thin out the stash as saying the models are for down the road; it's where I am now. Of course, I keep buying a few during the year and am thinking of selling off some kits that I know as much as I love them, I've already built the same ones before. Just need to think about it a bit more.

Peter A Master at work and the results of the engine cowl is pure beauty in metal work. Thank you for the tutorial, as you make it look as if we could actually do the same and of course - for me at least; that's impossible. 🏆

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Chris My go to paint removal tool: Mr Hobby Self Leveling Thinner - works 100% of the time on any model paint and primer. Mr Color Rapid Thinner from what I've read and watched online is a bit too aggressive and can attack the plastic. Believe me, over the years I've stripped more models down to bare plastic then I care to remember. When I'm done, I just wipe the model down with a wet paper towel or even dampened with isopropyl alcohol; done and finished. BTW, wear a respirator, safest way to go - years past I didn't and now a cancer survivor, I would never handle thinners without protection.

John sure seems I was lagging in thought ... does look like today is the day. Of course, being retired means we do lose track of what day it actually is and I thought it was Sunday when I first posted.

Agree and same here. 48th does seem to be the perfect scale. I've also seen lots of reviews but not a build thread yet. I just keep my eye open for a really good sale and then I'll jump on it as well.

John My Money is riding on sometime Monday your hellcat will roll across the finish line.

Last of my mini buying spree and I'm all set now for many months, as if the stash needed any help. Sprue Bro. Lightening Deal at an awesome price. I've had my eye on buying a good set of dry brushes and finally took the plunge Who could resist ... gorgeous set of precision tweezers

Phil Always so many possibilities but just do a bit of testing at different distances and you'll know for sure. 🤞