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Another piece of advice with the supplied magnets. Be careful to always have them in the same polarity, and also, they are a bit tough to get into the holes (HZ want really some friction to hold the magnets in place). My solution was to start tapping the magnet in the hole with a brass hammer, then finish pushing it into place by clamping the board with magnet in a vice. Hubert

That’s what I hear all the time ... ok .... Hubert

I invested about half of a HPH DC-3, or a full HK Lancaster kit, in my Hobby Zone setup. Worth every penny compared to growing the stash further. You need to get both paintrack sizes, plus the bottle racks. I also found out that the units with the large flat drawers are very useful, especially if you leave out the divisions made for them, probably more so than the ones with the smaller drawers ... Be aware that the tool holders (with holes) have two sizes of holes, one of which is ok for fine brushes and needle files, but generally too small for an X-Acto type round handle, so most of the holes end up unused ... If, like me, you are a tool freak and get plenty of small items or tools « which might prove useful one day » (), then the HZ modules are definitely a big boost to get really organised. Plus you will recover a part of the cost by SEEING and finding what you have, and not buying a duplicate, or triplicate (ask me how I know) In short, highly recommended, my friend. Hubert

What is this horrible contraption above the wings ? I know the C-47s still serving are utility work-horses, and that re-engining the old bird is sometimes absolutely necessary ... But THIS makes interwar French designs or Blackburns look like beauty queens Hubert

Waiting for the,one without a passenge door ... a DC-3 in short ... then the funds to afford it, with VAT in Europe ... Hubert

I still remember Shep Paine’s build of the venerable Monogram kit, in the painting shop receiving its polka dots formation ship scheme, on the cover of Scale Models ... Hubert

Eeeeeezy Peeeeeezy .... as they say Hubert

Looking mighty good, Mike Hubert

Ron, I read your comment about the WB engines not being to scale as a confirmation that they might rather be R-1535 ... The main difference with the R-1830 lies in the size of the crankcase IIRC ... But at least they fit into the cowlings without too much hassle and look better than the kit’s engines. Congrats for having found a cost-effective solution for improving the engines. Now for another question : I have read a comment on LSP that the props were actually too small in diameter... Hubert

Looks like a lovely kit. And with a consistent scale with my favorite aircrafts’ one on top of it ... Hubert

I had never realised that liking Vegemite was a condition to settle down under Hubert

Well, seller duly registered. He has some very good prices ... (note to self : you need to build more kits, not buy more kits ) Hubert

To complement Cees' offer, I have a box containing two complete Beaufighters (which was offered as an option in the LSM Christmas raffle, but was not chosen by Wouter), which I will most likely never build. Let me know if they are of any use for your project. They are yours in this case. Hubert

Ah ! New Year’s resolutions ! I have to finish the couple of Gee Bees I started in 2017 ... but then I also need to finish the Cutlass I started in 2016, the scratchbuilt Sikorsky S-39 I started in 2017, the Gulfhawk from 2013, the Husky from 2015 ... And then, there is this civilian Swordfish, or this « Bumble Bee » Lysander I want to build ... By the way, what day are we today ? Ah yes, the « World Day of Procrastination » ! Ok, I’ll sort out my resolutions later, then Hubert

Not that I will ever use them, as the Gotha is not on my « To buy » list, but since you asked... I like the lighter right ones better because of the denser, closer-grained wood, but the darker, left ones have a better color, closer to what you would expect from the 1:1 real ones .. Hubert

A-MA-ZING ... ’nuff said ... Hubert

When I see other people complaining about the size of some 1/32 quads with « Where do you put one ? » questions, I believe they should see your shelves/display area/attic with all the few big kits you have built already ... And I thought you said the 1/32 B-29 was pretty impractical to manipulate. Glad you chose a Sunderland then Anyway, I will follow this one with GREAT interest Hubert

Told you RLM 02, Dunkelgrau and Hellgrau were no good for a modern jet, Ernie ... Hubert

Funny how the regional culture influences preferences... Mine started in the late 60s’ and early 70’s when the 917s were in front of the 512s in Le Mans and other races. I have always been a Porsche guy since... So, no, not a Corvette forme, but a 911 anytime, over and over any Lambo or Ferrari ... Hubert

Having (copiously) contributed to the thread creep of 1to1scale’s building thread with various comments, and in order not to loose the general information there, I thought it would be good to at least post the link to this thread here, so that the data would not be forgotten ... Hubert

Very good point, Ernie. I am probably among the first to be guilty as charged of feeding this thread’s creep ... Hubert

The next question is: are the cowlings’ outside dimensions accurate, or are they too small as well ? Hubert

I thought Williams « Twin Wasps » were actually R-1535 « Twin Wasp Jr » rather than R-1830 Twin Wasp, but I may be wrong on this one. The only noticeable difference in this scale is the diameter (1121 mm vs 1220 mm in 1/1, so roughly 3mm in 1/32) which is actually not so much on the cylinders (the 1/16 of an inch difference in bore and stroke is equal to 0.05 mm in 1/32) as on the crankcase diameter. Anyway, great idea to go for these « venerable » Wiliams engines. Hubert

Looking good Bill Hubert

Now, THAT is a comparison I can visualise Hubert