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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

1/35 is always wrong for a flying thing, but OK for armour, which this is, technically Hubert

+1 It’s actually appearing under one spammer ID, with multiple posts for on-line casino. Still, annoying as it clutters the « new posts » dashboard. In the meantime, best way is to ignore it completely by not clicking on his posts … Hubert

Very nice P-40, Peter 👍 ! Although complex, this kit delivers a VERY convincing result in the hands of a proficient modeller like you. Congrats on a stunning result ! Hubert

Someone, somewhere, is going to complain that it’s over-engineered, with too many (6785 !) parts 🤣😂🤣 Hubert

Had two days of administrative tasks and grocery shopping, and back at it today Hubert

John is finishing a kit - and in what a way : masterful as usual - in less time than it takes me to think about which sprue cutter to use for snipping a part off its sprue Well done, John 👍 ! Hubert

And another (as per usual) great result, Mike ! I really love the vignette of the two men resting against the aircraft’s wheels. And the Aviattic linen effect with the silver dope is great. Well done 👍 Hubert

I received a few sheets of rivets from Archer, ordered as Archer was liquidating its stocks for Woody’s retirement. Quite a few of them now in stock, although they really go fast when you start using them on an 1930s’ airframe festooned with dome rivets. Hubert

Nice start on a very nice kit. I love the yellow-winged schemes. But most of them had the Vought float, that was later substituted by the EDO one (although there is one pic in the Dana Bell book that shows a yellow-wing scheme with an EDO float). The BBs initially had the Kingfishers with Vought floats and Yellow wings. I always promised myself I would design and 3D-print the Vought float ... One day perhaps ... Hubert

I cannot build a kit without absorbing all the information I can muster. As for refs, I still like old-fashioned books, although the iPad is also on the bench … when I am not using it to take pics of the said bench 😉. I have four different walkarounds folders opened on the iPad for this build. Hubert