HubertB

French canadian is based on XVII Century French. hard to understand, yes, but probably purer than the one spoken currently in Paris… But my gripe is more with the poor level of mastery of the language, even by supposedly educated young people. To illustrate this, one of my favourite examples I use with people forgetting the syntax is the following : « If I give you a payslip, and I put a stamp on it, do you prefer the stamp that says « Payer » (To pay) or the one that says « Payé » (Paid) ? » For many, I suspect it is the first time they realise there is a useful difference between « payer » and « payé », which have the same pronunciation, but a completely different syntaxic meaning …. Ok, end of the rant by Old Fart Professor Hubert Hubert

Mixed bag as well, but with some limitations : - 1919 to 1939 era, with a strong lean towards civilians, racers, yellow or silver wings - Post WWII, up to the mid 60s, i.e. early jets, when they were still colourful and full of technological promises - Basically non-camoed aircrafts - And no swastika Hakenkreuz, nor Soviet Red Star, for that matter… If i try to find a common theme, it would be an interest for aircrafts epitomising technological developments, and colourful and good-looking aircrafts, rather than efficient killing machines … Hubert

Thank you Martin. And now that I’m back from my trip (with my boy toy) in the land of foie gras, duck magret and duck confit, I should get back to it Hubert

Frankly, the only socialist leaning I can find, personally, on FB, is that it would be used today by Karl Marx to illustrate the shenanigans of capitalism …. It’s an amoral company, managed by immoral people. The worst you can find in capitalism … End of my leftist rant 😂 Hubert

It’s a lot of good news …First the Kate, for those who enjoyed the great Val kit, and second, besides the B-26, there is a SM-79 and a Ventura in the pipeline ! Both great news if, like me, you love interwars civilians … I would have preferred a Hudson, but, hey-ho, I’ll content myself with a Lodestar 😊 (and can you see this red-and-green « corsa » Sparviero ) Hubert

So you have been banned because both aircrafts are historically inaccurate (the 109 for sporting « 5 » instead of « 15 », and the Dornier for inappropriate swastikas, as very ably demonstrated by Martin ) ? I never thought FB moderators would have such an historical acumen. Silly me, I just thought they were here to make sure hate, trolling, spreading conspiracy theories, letting « influencers » make a fast buck out of gullible teenagers, were striving constantly, so that FB can spot the best way to monetize the data thus gained … Hubert

No cat’s hair on the paint ? 👍 Hubert

This is going to look tremendous on the 1/48 deck of the 1/48 Albatros (c’mon, why not a small challenge, now that you have plenty of time 😂 ? ) Hubert

The repainting of the wheels and wing certainly paid off. Far more convincing than the "chrome" plated parts. Hubert

Because the « Petit Gris » is as iconic to French agriculture post-WWII as, say, a Chevrolet Corvette for American muscle car lovers (or is it a Camaro, or a John Deer tractor ?) Hubert

In the meantime, Heller have become a German-owned company, and the new management seem keen on relaunching the brand. Maybe this explains that … Hubert

B#!&%y inflation 😡 ! Hubert

Count me in ! I need at least two of those. How much, shipped to Portugal ? Hubert

You kitty, me Lion ... Hubert PS: Did you you know that farts smell so that deaf people can also benefit from them ...

It’s an Australian Sea King … you know they walk upside down, down under 🙃 ? Hubert

Sorry to read you have been beaten by this egg-beater, Peter. Oh well, it was the wrong scale anyway, and it had no wings, which are two reasons enough to have no regrets, IMHO 😉 … You still have time to find a nice kit on which to apply your magic. And you got much better and more important news this week, so , with hindsight, you can say it was a great week overall … Hubert

Love that Honda with its clockwork engine : 12 cylinders for 1.5 liter ….. Hubert

Noce progress, Kriss. Regarding the engine, AFAIK, the pushrods’ fairings, the head covers and the reduction gear crankcase were black-enamelled on the Bristol Mercury … Hubert

I’d never have bet that the original kit could turn out so beautifully. It’s a fantastic tribute to your skills, and a lesson for all of us ! Well done, Kriss 👍 Hubert

Wow ! Now, THAT is a spectacular scheme ! I like it a lot ! (Did you notice the slight asymetry in the wing root / orange fuselage / walkway area between the right and left sides ?) This could almost push me in the « buyers » camp Hubert PS : I think your orange demarcation line is not the right side compared to the left one : missing a few mm outboard.

Ahh. You know what, I’d have bought a Tamiya 1/32 TBD in a heartbeat. Ditto for for a glass-nosed Mossie…But I am in the « non-significance » percentile of Tamiya’s market researchers. Hence why I have spent a lot more with each of Special Hobby, Kittykawk, Fisher or HpH (or even Trumpeter) than I will ever with Tamiya … This said, your build is top notch, Phil 👍 ! Hubert

Thanks guys. I am really enjoying doing this type of detailing. Although I know I should be like Johnb, i.e. focus on an impeccable painting (but I am not sure I could ever equal his proficiency at this work) with minimal extra-detailing, as most viewers will never know nor see what went into this detailing, I just can’t help trying to reproduce the technical details in scale … That’s an approach that does not help reduce the stash quickly though 😂. Rob, you’re right. If any of the mods read this, can you please move this thread to the WiP forum (when you have the time) ? Hubert

Wow ! Hubert

Indeed, great improvement 👍 ! Hubert

Ok. In spite of the GB being finished, I keep making progress on this one … The last weeks have been spent, working on and - mostly - off, on populating the front landing gear well. With the Cutlass high stance, there is a chance that some of it will be visible, and the truth is that the well was pretty full. In passing, you can find a lot of walkaround pics on the Cutlass, most of them of the Cutlass in the National Museum of Naval Aviation. They are very useful, but beware, a number of elements have been removed from this museum item. In this respect, the pics of the Cutlass under restoration a few years ago, help fill-in - literally - the voids left on NMNA Cutlass. The front LG well is crammed with hydraulic lines, and mechanical linkage rods. Fisher has represented only a very small portion of this - as they readily admit on the instructions - and you can - as I did - spend a lot of time adding details. I used some wire, of 0.4 mm diameter, to represent the hydraulic lines. Being a copper wire, it’s stiff enough to represent the hydraulic lines of the original, and be bent whilst keeping its shape. To represent the various connectors of the lines, I have used pieces of 1 mm square rod, 0.8 mm hex rod. Drilling those with a 0.4 mm drill to pass the wire through it is fun, and requires a steady hand . I am quite pleased that I used only one bit for this, and managed not to break it 🤪 ! Anyway, here is what I started with … As I mentioned previously, the ram represented in the well , which is the ram operating the landing gear doors on the original, is a bit too long, and requires shortening : Then I added progressively the various bits, pieces, wires, tods, etc. to try to represent the original. Fisher provides some PE parts to dress up the well, btw, like the dials of some pressure gauges, which could be consulted by the but not the maintenance crew, but not the means to fit them in the well. So I also made some additional parts in brass sheet, either to support the dials, or to represent the frame supporting some of the linkage rods. Here is what I have ended up with tonight. Now for some paint to blend everything together … I still need to add, when the gear leg is in place, the final bit of piping for the compressed air of the wheels turbine, and the brake piping on the leg. I will not do as much detailing on the main landing gear wells, which will not be visible. Just add some of the prominent pipes one can see on the original. I hope you like it. Some more pics to come when I have made progress. Hubert PS edit: replaced yesterday’s pics with sharper ones I took this morning …