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Niiiiiiice, Peter 👍 ! And I love the new scheme you have chosen for your signature… Hubert

Told you this guy had a strange look ... Hubert

Ah. I thought it was your last build. Nice build nevertheless (but the LG should be vertical and normal to the ground) Hubert

Very nice Tojo, Gary. If I may, your pics got me wondering, and I then checked period pics, but the angle of the MLG looks weird, unless the kit felt itself suddenly with weak knees in the warm Australian sun Hubert

Wow, Dean ! May I suggest an add-on to your tool chest, that might be useful for this project Hubert

The main problem with getting old is that stiffness shifts places in the body … from where it’s wanted to where it’s not wanted 😉 And Gary, take care. I am afraid we are entering an era where we will have to cope with regular returns of Covid, just like we have colds and the flu coming back every year. Not a funny perspective ☹️ … Hubert

Oh, and by the way, you can tint aluminium foil and achieve different colors by boiling it with egg shells and metals like lead, coins, etc … HTH Hubert

She’s looking good Mike. Actually, a collapsed LG Would be quite prototypical of the Buffalo 😉 Hubert

Actually, a set for a wheeled version would also certainly apply to a float version of the same airframe … Hubert

No, I did not win the Lottery, unfortunately … I did not like the events that led to a lot of eminent members being banned, and provoked the great Exodus to this forum. I was not banned, but decided to stop participating and PMed to that effect to the mods, explaining my reasons … not that it prompted any reply, btw … Hubert

I have already told how I liked your Twogar, John. I am very tempted to finish mine to reproduce this very well known picture of a mishap where the pilots escaped, but the airframe finished at the bottom of the sea … Hubert

What a surprise 😂 ! I would believe that, among the things not allowed to be touched in the sale contract, the paint, being a key part of the stealthiness of the airframe, can be no other than the specified grey. (Only the Israelis seem to have been able to play with the software suite, apparently) Hubert

Your Kingfisher seems to have the Vought float, Peter (the telltale of the EDO float is that it is longer, with most of the extra length being aft of the rear float strut). For me, it would good news for the KH 1/32 Kingfisher, as I prefer yellow-wings schemes, but I do not know which scheme you are leaning on. Anyway, Vought floats could be found on the pre-war / early war Kingfishers, especially on BB squadrons, with silver fuselage and yellow wings. HTH Hubert PS edit: to be fair, the float looks like the illegitimate child of a Vought and EDO floats mating during a long cold night … Still, with the chin going steeply up, it’s more VOUGHT thaN EDO, whilst the rear of the float has taken a bit of both parents …

FYI, this is now on hold for about 10 days, as I leave tomorrow for France for a number of business and medical appointments, and some family events. TBC when I come back. Hubert

You can always go roaming on Master194, looking for Sweety. Not been personally on that site for ages, between the ever-present bullies and the chainsaw massacre of the French language and syntax … Using the tool is easy, as you push down on the spring-mounted punch. So no hammer necessary. Which is good on small dia punches. Plus, as you mention, it is guided in the vertical plane. I can’t remember if I paid the set 129 (most likely) or 169 €. If RP Toolz have a set, it’s probably good buying one. Hubert

If it’s not too regularly distributed, the white overspray on the prop may actually be a nice weathering touch. Hubert

Gary, One thing I found out is that high-quality, thick, kitchen foil, works better for compound curves. The thicker, the better, because it can thus stretch when burnished. I also found that The Micro Foil Adhesive can be diluted with alcohol, and will keep its qualities. The interest is to make it more fluid, and lay a thinner, self-levelling layer. I lay the glue on the plastic with a brush, and apply the foil where it’s needed without fearing of the foil adhering to unwanted places, nor glue « ridges » because it’s too thick. Hubert

All the punch sets don't go lower than 1 mm dia. This one goes from 0.4 to 0.9 mm in 0.1 increments. Using it is easy, but seizing and holding a 0.4 mm knob to glue it in place is another story . I usually punch 4, to find 3 on the bench, have 2 go ballistic wen trying to seize them, and the last one glued in place, at last (well, when you glue it in the proper palce and angle, that is ) 😂 Hubert

You really think buying a dog is gonna make your a$#! look like that ? Because I am not sure I’d want to see the same pic with you in her place … Just my Hubert

A small update, still worth a few hours at the bench. I have been slowly adding more details and more relief to the side consoles. I had a few tries at the missiles selector switches and throttles before I felt I could say « Good Enough for Government Work » … The oxygen hose is a 0.8 mm lead wire with copper wire coiled around it, and finished with a bit of alu tube. For the very small round knobs, a piece of hardware I bought a few years back has proved very useful. It’s a micro punch-n-die set, that was developed by a talented Swiss modeller going by the name of « Sweety » on French modelling forums. The set is typical Swiss engineering, i.e. very smart, solid, and precise. It was also, at the time I bought it, very expensive… But it has proved its worth today That’s all for today … Hubert

There are still a few more individuals there who display an obnoxious attitude (not necessarily to be equated with the individual as a whole, btw) … My main concern then is not so much the PITA they prove to be, but the double standards applied by the moderating team: their buddies get a systematic free pass others are not blessed with … ok. I’ll move on. This is not the place to criticize another forum. Mods, feel free to remove my post for the sake of « entente cordiale » Hubert

How about a Tamiya Corsair or P-51? I reckon you have the time before the Postman (or woman) drops the AM goodies on your doorstep. Hubert

The move has paid off, Ernie. This is really making the Beast looking better. And the end result is a tribute to both Infinity and your skills. Looking forward to see it finished. Hubert

+1 ! And the number of your builds is infinetely ( like in « n/0 » ) more than mine … Hubert

As you have been here for longer than I, this cannot technically be a « welcome » from me, but I will nevertheless say it’s good to see you here and more active in the future … Like others here, I chose some time ago not to participate on LSP anymore, for reasons I will not elaborate more, but, even when more recently I sometimes felt things had somewhat settled, I was reminded by some posts and members why I chose to suspend my participation. Oh well, forget LSP, and enjoy the friendly atmosphere of LSM, Maru Hubert