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Gotta love a yellow-winged bird 👍 ! Hubert

Barking at 3:00 ? Must be a Portuguese dog … Hubert

It’s already super cool as it is 👍 ! Hubert

We live in our 3 pets' house, like most pet owners I guess This is Praline, a lovely and lively little dog. She knows only two modes, On at 125 % or Off ... Then there is our princess Maine Coon, daughter and grand-daughter of international champions, Mascha (Did you notice we chose the kitchen tiles to harmonise with her ?). Like all the cats of her breed, she is a very sweet, and calm animal, although enjoying night strolls where she has proven to be a ferocious predator ... This is however her favorite mode, in her favorite armchair ... ... although a nap in the sun near the swimming pool is another good option ... And she is also intune with the kitchen top ... And finally we have Griotte, a talkative 10-years old black european, who also loves naps on the terrace sofas ... But anywhere is fine for a nap, isn't it ? Finally, I could not resist this one. When, unfortunately Patricia was in hospital recently with a very acute pneumonia following the flu, I could live my life-time fantasy : waking-up in the morning with 3 girls in their birthday suit in my bed ! Hubert

Yeahhh, Ok, but …. IIDY ? Hubert

This should be my contribution. Ernie and I have been discussing about making this another Grand Prize draw. I'll let him do the proper annoucements. Hope you guys like the idea. Hubert

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I ordered some stuff from them end of August … Then it was said to be delivered to my place on November 3rd, only it wasn’t delivered that day. It’s now somewhere, and I am having trouble with Quinta to recognize it was never delivered … So, hoping the best for you, John 🤞 ! Hubert PS edit : just got some news today. My items were returned to Quinta, , and are now being sent back to me …

In short : the very early (i.e. first production batches) -4 kits were seriously flawed, and sold mostly on Asian markets. The US importer managed to get retooling done to correct the serious shape errors. So, in theory any US- and European-sold -4 version should be Ok, and among their best. No issue whatsoever to fear with the -3 versions, whether early or late. HTH Hubert

HPH have, at last, released the 1/32 DC-3 in Continental Airlines’ livery. The price tag is still VERY hefty, though … Hubert

Very nice Mark ! I am not a camo fan, but, if anything, your build has convinced me to go for « Blå Petter » Hubert

She's looking good, Peter. All the prep work paid off. Hubert

I'm in, both for giving and receiving ... Hubert

Ernie, PM sent regarding Grand Prize Hubert

Absolutely freaking AMAZING 👍 ! Hubert

One thing I learned reading the advice from various masters is that the human eyes are seldom wide open. The eyelids are most often partly closed on the eyeball. Repainting the eyelids in a way to cover most of the eyeballs would greatly enhance the eyes of your tankette guy. HTH Hubert

Never mind the cat : I am impressed 👍 ! Hubert

Love it ! Hubert

The Trumpy Wildcat is not bad at all. In terms of fitting, it is also mostly Ok, but for the wing-fold joint which is a PITA if you deploy the wings (another reason - the main one being a yellow-wing scheme - why I bought the "Early" version). Go for it, Phil, I got my ticket as well ! Hubert

What did I just get ? … The flu ! After having missed the 2020 window thanks to social distancing and hygiene measures, I believe the flu virus came back with a vengeance this year ! It’s a nasty one, and with many of the symptoms of Covid-19 on top of it. I have felt truly miserable all week, but Patricia fared much worse, to the point of ending in hospital yesterday … And, of course, given the symptoms, we had to follow the Covid-19 circuit, until tested negative. She was actually the worse off of all the people in the Covid-19 emergency ward of the regional hospital … So, my advice is to get the flu jab asap : we have had no time to organise it before being hit. Another « gift » from a one-week stay in France … Hubert

Lovely result 👍 ! Hubert

Did you notice this turkey has something sticking out of its rear end 😏 ? Hubert

Very display of one of the most impressive bombers ever built. One question from an ignoramus : shouldn’t the main LG boggie be parallel to the ground just after take-off, and return to perpendicular to the MLG trunk when the retraction sequence is initiated ? Hubert PS: got my answer by doing a quick search. It’s neither, nor . It looks like the articulation of the boggie to the main trunk is forward of the boggie center, and the rear wheels of the boggie are just « hanging » by gravity and being lower than the front ones when not on the ground. https://www.alamyimages.fr/photos-images/avro-vulcan-landing.html

Yeaahhh … I’m with Peter here ! So …. You know now how to fill the voids to guess what I am writing : i. i. d… y.. ? Hubert

Very nice 👍 ! Hubert