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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

… But then you don’t need a car 😇 ! Hubert

And to think it could be 1/3 bigger 🥺 Hubert

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

What Carl said that Martin said ! Hubert

IIRC, from other build threads I read, it’s the cockpit structure that interferes with the wing-to-fuselage joint. I may be wrong, but « forewarned is forearmed » … Hubert

Are these metal or resin ? Keep going. It’s a very interesting build Hubert

Interestîg approach, and looking forward to see the results. Hubert

« Blown away » looks like a most appropriate description …😉 Hubert

Nice progress, Ernie. Yes, the photo-etched IP looks crisper than the plastic one, but just adding Airscale decals would already have produced a convincing result. It just shows that Infinity are on the (normal) learning curve of a new kit manufacturer, with each new one better than the previous one. Roden, ICM, and even Special Hobby - or Tamiya for that matter - did not do any differently. Keep it coming, as Peter would say Hubert

This is where I realise that, as a Frenchman, my command of English is not that good … I never imagined that « roughing » a kit meant what I saw in the above pics …. 🧐 Hubert

What they said … Hubert

« Rushing » is not part of my modelling vocabulary, Martin. « Procrastinating » on the other hand …😜 Hubert

WOT ? I thought it was 75, but then realised it was only 45 … Now if you shorten it further, I am sure I will (again) prove I am bad at Group builds 😂 … Hubert

I think it’s going a bit of time still before DBMK’s releases (there is also a Sea Fury) are available… Hubert

I’d sell at least 3 kidneys to get a 1/32 Beech 18 (and a good 17 as well - having in the stash both the Scratchbuilders’ resin kit and the old ITC / Staggerwings Unlimited IM « kit », I know what « good » means ) Hubert

Hi Marcin, Thanks for the offer that I will gladly take. I’ll PM you my email address. My build is stalled (but not relegated to the SOD ) and needs resuming. Other life events took precedence, as happens very often. I saw you finished build on LSP, and was in awe with the result. I’ll be happy if mine turns out half as good as yours ! I saw your build received a number of awards. Congratulations ! Each award was absolutely well-deserved. Dbaj o siebie przyjacielu ! Hubert

Well, this is as far as I can go on the cockpit and IP detailing, Thanks to Airscale 1/48 decals (yes, 1/32 dials were too big for the IP openings), some AnyZ detailing bits, and a decision to go for less realism, and more visible details, this is as far as I can go. Not the best with macro-photo, but it looks good enough to the naked eye. Time to move on to other parts, like the seat, and the wheel wells. Maybe I can finish this one before the deadline 🤞 Hubert

Worth it, but the right question is : « Do you need a 1/24 Spitfire in the stash ? » Hubert

As i have low interest in flying eggbeaters, I went digging. In summary, the Viper is not so old (first IOC in 2011), and is said to be faster and more agile than the Apache, with an air-to-air capacity the Apache does not have, but it has less firepower. Definitely not a choice guided by economics only ... Hubert

I suspect you get more Vipers for one Apache … Hubert

Me 2 Hubert

Some squirrels are known to be hungrier than the famed carpet monster 😉. Yours was a lost cause, Ernie 😂 Hubert PS: besides loving to tease you, my friend, that’s a bummer. Fortunately, Revell have a good spares department

And a great post-scriptum this is 👍 ! Hubert

De nada. I like kicking ass 🤣 Hubert