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Wow ! Hubert

Lemme check … I know I scanned my drawings of the nose for Mike Swinburn … Hubert

Very nice Lizzie, Phil. One of my fondest memories of the builds of my youth was the venerable 1/48 Hawk Lizzie. This one certainly beats it hands down . One day, maybe, I’ll feel like the 1/32 Matchbox deserves my attention. There is a striped yellow and black target tug scheme that makes me dream. But I would sooooooo much prefer a new mold 1/32 Lizzie … Hubert

Thanks guys. Sometimes, as it looks at me from the top shelf, I have got an itch to restart it. But then I think I should redo the wings, as I now feel the ribs are too pronounced, and let the itch pass… I even bought, and later resold, the WNW kit with an idea that maybe … I actually felt quite proud that I got the shapes « right », at least comparing my scratchbuilt effort to WNW’s kit… Or maybe they used the same base drawings as I did, and this would bust a myth that their research was outstanding … You should have seen my drawings, on an A3 sheet, drawn with technical pens 🙄 … Hubert

I found out quickly that, for almost the same budget as a Proxxon machine, I could get some real metal machining lathes or mills, Made in China. The lathe I bought has, surprisingly for the budget, a really very very small concentric error … And it can even handle steel … Hubert PS edit: what I mean by "very very small" is about 15 micrometer concentric error. Not bad for a less than 1 000 € lathe. And good enough for any modelling purpose ...

Those floats remind me of my Shelf of Doom queen. An Aichi Hansa (a HB W29, built under licence in Japan, with a Hispano engine), that I started in 2008, before WingNut Wings existed . It’s still waiting for me to finish it … Hubert

Don’t forget to paint the interwings space Interior Green , Peter 😂 Just my Hubert

In your third pic, the spacing between the 3 chainplates is not even … Besides this (admittedly totally nitpicking ) comment, this looks great 👍 ! Hubert

Being the son of a French Cavalry officer, I am old enough to remember the AMX 13, and the introduction into service of the AMX 30. The first one replaced the Chaffee, the later the M-47 … Hubert

You finally tamed The Beast ! And the result - once again - speaks for itself. She looks great ! In spite of all the difficulties to overcome, the finished kit does not show any of it. All in all, shouldn’t Infinity be lauded, at least for having had the guts to release this one ? Again, well done, John 👍 ! Hubert

Wait a sec … How many hazelnuts per 100 kms ? And what’s the CO2 and methane (scientific name for farts) ouput ? Hubert

Cool subject. A pity Miniart chose 1/35 vs 1/32 for this one, IMHO. Hubert

I think I have found an image of your « helper » at work, Mike Hubert

Well, as soon as you have figured out the cable, you can also make it an electric car. Coool .... 👍 ! Hubert

So no reason to add the flaps option on the C-47/DC-3, then, eh Ernie ? Hubert

Now, I remember reading the comments of - sadly now defunct - Spitfire arch-specialist Edgar. In theory, you could leave the flaps down, in practice, the post-landing procedure drilled in the heads of the pilots, was to raise the flaps. Even before expecting to escape the wrath of the Royal Corgis, the point was to escape the more immediate wrath of the crew chief. Lowered flaps on the ground meant possible damage and FOD. Hubert

Edited a double posting. Sorry about that. Hubert

Well, I received the Canfora « Wingspan 4 », ans quickly scanned the contents. First, it’s an excellent book from first to last page. In today’s world where we are used to see kits’ build threads on the net, the book is a very worthwhile buy, with clear pics, detailed comments, and very high production values. In short, highly recommended, all the more so as all chosen subjects are 1/32. As for the C-47 build specifically, the author, whose name rings Czech, Slovak or Polish, is rather elogious of the kit and its design. He confirms the fit issues and the need to add a strip spacer on the underside fuselage, but HPH’ s choice of specific PE parts to cover the half-fuselage joints is vindicated here. In looking at the pics, the surface detail provided by HPH certainly is not lost during the construction, and seeing this is a great relief for me, and puts the kit higher on my - long-to-eternity - « next build » list. In short, not at all as bad as I had read elsewhere, but then again, even if they can be genuinely challenging, it seems a common fad on a lot of forums to bash HPH kits. The Wingspan 4 book is certainly worth buying and reading, given the choice of subjects covered. Hubert

To do it easily, apply some tape on each bulkhead, from the keel to the bulwark end. When laid flat on a piece of cutting mat, you will have the exact length, bulkhead by bulkhead to be covered by planks. Setting the tapes on you mat at the same interval as on the kit will give you the taper for each plank, from its maximum to its thinnest. HTH Hubert

The red color of theMerlin is specific to modern, rebuilt, Merlins for racing aircrafts. It wasn't used, AFAIK, on mar machines Hubert

+1 ! Hubert

Judging from the apparent corrosion of many engine parts, it looks like you regularly have snow covered roads, treated with salt, where you live … Hubert

Talk about silk purse and sow’s ear …. Hubert

Great start, with a suitably busy cockpit, Peter ! Hubert

Exactly what I do … Plus, besides the obvious health benefit, it keeps the house boss 👩‍🦰 happy. Hubert