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1) I have the book also, although I paid slightly more than 25 CDN ... 2) I must have somewhere some 5-view drawings from Aviation Week, of all the versions on top of it. No telling how (if any) accurate these are however Hubert

Considering that they announced the TBD in 2006, and we are still waiting for it, I would say Trumpeter are not rushing their releases ... Just my Hubert

Very nice ! Hubert

Outstanding, as usual ... Hubert

One other word of warning. Unfortunately, there are many issues with the Trumeter kit, like the too short fuselage, the too wide windscreen and canopy, which also implies a too wide dorsal spine, the too wide ventral tank, the too pinched rear fuselage at the level of the exhausts. You can decide to live with most of these, but one you will stumble on, and cannot avoid adressing, is the 5 mm gap between the intake ring and the intake pipes under the cockpit. The good news is that, if you move forward the whole pipes to avoid the gap with the front ring, you will also correct the wrong position of the nose ger compartment, which is too far back on the kit. You will just need to check the fit with the cockpit tub above ... Hubert

Cool project. I will be following along. if I may, the one AM you DO NOT need is the SAC gear. It will be as wrong as the kit’s one, being copied on it ( the MLG legs of the kit are too long by a few mm, making the stance of the aircraft wrong), and less durable in the long run. This is a kit where I’d really be worried to use the #% »/!& soft SAC stuff, made of the worst grade of crapium ... Hubert

And some will say .... none ! Hubert ( who predicted a few years ago on LSP that the next Tamiya 1/32 will be a 109 G-6. Where is a « yawn » emoticon when you need one ?)

Isn’t it the whole concept ? Hubert

I did an internal check of the Beaufighter boxes (because I have two boxes, and had not dwelved into them for a long time). Here is the deal. I will give in this raffle only one of the following three boxes, and the winner will pick its preferred prize : 1) Revell 1/32 Beaufighter. The box actually containes two complete Beaufighter kits. Box in bad external shape. 2) Revell Lodela 1/32 Beaufighter. The box contains, on top the kit parts, the parts to convert the original kit to a torpedo version, including vacformed new nose, new transparencies, tailplanes with dihedral, torpedo, etc., plus resin porcupine engine exhausts and Paragon rockets with rails. The box says there is a PE fret for detailing the cockpit, but this part is missing inside. Box is also in bad shape outside (this #ù!§%% flimsy cardboard Revell uses !) 3) Trumpeter's F8F-2 Bearcat kit Hubert

Beautiful build ! A real gem of a kit in the proper hands, as you have just demonstrated Hubert

How about a reverse speed record ? I have on the SoD an Aichi Hansa, a licence-built Japanese version of the HB W-29, engined with an Hispano V8, that I started scratchbuilding BEFORE WnW ever existed, some 10 years ago ... Ditto for a Planet model Bü-131, that I started at about the same time ... For my defense about the Bücker, the wings stopped me in my tracks, as they have a wrong backward sweep (not enough). That’s my excuse anyway . And now, ICM have come with an IM one But I intend to finish this Hansa, at least ... Hubert

Ok. I’ll be giving either a Revell Beaufighter (with a bit of a tattered box, but inside is ok) or a Trumpeter Bearcat. The winner picks his preferred choice. Hubert

Too small for Ernie’s kits. Need at least an An-225 ... Hubert

Very sad news. His builds were truly inspiring. Blue skies, André. Hubert

Fast and clean work, as usual. Well done, John ! Hubert

Yes, about that Echelon Lightning, MY FRIEND ... Hubert the pure and disinterested

It sure seems to lack some of the features of a totally stealth aircraft, from my beotian eye ... But it is a pretty impressive airframe nonetheless. And looking good. Hubert

I understand the hassle of selling the stash individually, but the lot option is just going to making this sale far more difficult, if not impossible. Personally I have eyed the Echelon Lightning, in my express scan ... And Ernie, if you want a Lodela Beaufighter, I may have something for you Hubert

You don’t normally pay VAT on parcels identified as « gifts », Ernie. But the shipping can be expensive, still. Hubert

Having participated and been a donor in the previous raffles on LSP, may I add two comments ? 1) We most likely all have too many kits in our respective stashes, so giving a kit away seems the right thing to do, but current postal rates can sometimes make a « free » donation expensive ... 2) Don’t forget a simple « thank you » when you receive something. I was somewhat pissed that a beneficiary of a kit I donated and sent did not even bother to send a thanking PM Hubert

Happy birthday to you (and to Joel), Peter Hubert

Same for me. I’m in, and will sift through the stash to find something, although it may be more likey a book or purchase voucher in the end. Hubert

Great review. It looks like, since the Ho-229, ZM have finally taken their ‘superdetail’ philosophy to where it belongs, i.e. showing a maximum of sound - in opposition to phoney - structural details. This kit is not my cup’o’tea subject-wise, but it is impressive in every aspect. Well done ZM ! Hubert

Did he change the depth of the fuselage (especially below the wing) ? Hubert

Please do, Cees ... I’ll wait for the IM kit that should come close on the heels of your almost finished scratchbuilt effort. And I see you have come to the conclusion (like me) that the ID Models / Tigger vac is just a total waste of good money... You may remember that I turned a master for a correct diameter engine cowling, that I sent to John Wilkes after I molded a few for my own use. He never thanked me, nor made anything out of it. Thankfully, Alex ( AlexM on LSP) has since designed a printable cowling, as a few other things like the landing gear, and is generous in sharing his files. Hubert