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  1. Plus : Halberd Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk And …. (I thought I’d never write down this one ) … …. Trumpeter TBD Devastator ! Hubert
  2. I too have fond memories of building the Gemini in my youth years 👍 ! Hubert
  3. I am a great fan of Lukgraph kits, and have significantly contributed my share of decreasing their stocks, but the Wapiti is one that does not do anything for me … Hubert
  4. Let’s put it this way. WnW kits are more expensive than any other manufacturer’s, especially as they are OOP. So the fear of making a mistake that will waste this money is greater than with a cheaper alternative. But, on the other hand, there is a reason why WnW were such a success: they are extremely well designed, go together well, with great instructions, and they have made many novices get hooked to WWI modelling. So your money may be better spent on a WnW kit if you want to go the WWI route Hubert
  5. As I was reworking the ejection seat of my Cutlass, I found out that using a power-tool on a delicate assembly of resin, plastic, brass rods and brass sheet was a sure way of feeding my variety of carpet-monster (called woodenfloorus omnivorus)… I could swear I saw its gaping jaws jump at the flying parts on their ballistic trajectory to the Lagrange point … Dune’s sandworms have a much smaller mouth, I tell you … Anyway, back to some more (unwanted) scratchbuilding 🤪 ! Hubert
  6. Finally, it does not take much to convert a beautiful airframe into a butt-ugly one … Hubert
  7. Nice project. I quite like the NMF Bolivian bird myself. Plus it changes from the Stars-and-Bars 51s Hubert
  8. You’ve not travelled economy lately, have you, Carl ? Otherwise you’d know that any airline will manage a three-seats row in that huuuuuuge width … Hubert
  9. Love the Texaco fuel truck 👍 ! Hubert
  10. I’ll check, but I am pretty sure mine hasn’t got a magnet … But it’s also true that stainless steel is not very sensitive to magnetism, and the blade is stainless steel. Hubert
  11. It’s probably me, but I am struggling to keep the blade in position with this cutter. It always tends to fall off … Hubert
  12. Looking good. The Stirling was the most impressive of the 3 heavies IMHO, and you have captured its stance very well. A pity that the Air Ministry requirement (literally) clipped its wings and potential … Hubert
  13. Thanks Kevin. The cockpit is actually not as finished as I thought (and wrote) it to be: 1) It was missing the oxygen hose that had come loose, 2) I need to repaint the floor, pedals, control column pedestal and back bulkhead in interior green (re-checking the colors infos has brought this up) 3) whilst laboring on the ejection seat, I found out that Fisher has molded a part of the seat frame with the rear bulkhead, making the assembly awkward and fragile. So I removed all traces of the seat frame on the bulkhead, and rescratched a new one, that will go with the seat, thus making the lot sturdier and easier to paint. Pics soon Hubert
  14. Coming along nicely, Neil 👍 Hubert
  15. Great news ! I wish you and Christie all the best in this new endeavour, and look forward to see your future releases. Hubert
  16. Wow ! Talk about some oldie ! I bow to your fortitude in tackling this one ! Hubert
  17. Good-looking Spit 👍 ! (Dare I say that the infamous crow-bar was pained red only after the war ?) Hubert
  18. Nice work. I would not even dare trying anything in 1/700, so kudos to you 👍 ! Your 1/700 Walruses seem to have grown a Pinocchio nose, however … Keep it coming Hubert
  19. Like you, I find the windows a bit odd myself. I’d probably do one door with the window fully up. It would then clearly show that the other one is down, by modeller’s choice, and not mistake (as if you could do one ) Hubert
  20. I’m with Rob and Mike. This is looking extremely good. It may have been difficult at times, but the finished product definitely looks like - to my 109-layman’s eyes - the the best 109-G in this scale, and you’ve done it it justice. Hubert
  21. Your wish is my command, dear sir. A 1/16 kit uses 10.4675293 times more volume (and 4.78515625 times more shelf area) than the 1/35 equivalent 😉 HTH Hubert
  22. … But then you don’t need a car 😇 ! Hubert
  23. I ordered ( and just received) 3 of those, from Armory. Whilst not as fine and detailed as the one I designed, they are very good, and much better than any IM R-985 … Hubert
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