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Too bad this one got the best of you, John. Looking at your pics, I feel you were not that far away from success, with a few plastic shims maybe ? Anyway, I’ll be in my chair for your next build. Hubert

Agreed : very nice ! Hubert

I thought you were going for a lemon or a banana 😂 ! Hubert

Not only are your models great, but your figures deserve the same « wow » ! Hubert

Well, to answer Peter's unanimous demand, I found some pics of the time ...I still have to find the drawings, though... It's totally scratchbuilt. Missing are the pics of the scratchbuilt Hispano and of the 4-bladed prop I carved ;). I hope you like it. Hubert

Well, there was a Spitfire with a beer keg … more interesting IMHO Hubert

I am with Rob here. Very nice, but we are getting so used to weathered armour, that a little weathering (or « dusting », probably more appropriate in this area of the world) would greatly enhance your very nice build. Hubert

Gotta say the main plus about the Matchbox Lysander is that it’s 1/32 … But then that’s about all Hubert

Testors reboxed the old 1/48 Hawk Hubert

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