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Another faster-than-light stunning build, John ! Hubert.

Very nice build on a not-too-easy kit (talk about an understatement ). If the B-58 looked like it was doing Mach 2 on the ground, the B-70 was doing warp 0.7 Hubert

Have you tried HPH’s epoxy resin ? Whilst slower setting than CA, it’s excellent on resin. Hubert

Thank you Peter. I should be able to post an update (smallish) in the next days. Hubert

Received two sets of upgrades for the J-29 F Tunnan rom Resin2detail. As designed, the kit's nose is wrong, being too short - by 1.5 mm - and with a too big intake in diameter (3 mm extra dia). Resin2detail have produced 3D-printed replcements for the nose, for the exhaust, as the kit's one is a bit heavy, and also a boarding ladder. Here are the pics, lifted from Resin2detail's site : As a side, but very important, comment, I'd like to have a big shout-out for Brian at Resin2detail. The first upgrade of the exhaust released turned out to be wrong : adequate for a -B version, but not for the -F which had an afterburner. This emerged from a discussion on LSP. Resin2detail made and printed the new, correct exhaust, that you see on this pic. And these are being sent for free to the customers like me who ordered the first, wrong, exhaust. Plus I got in my package a complimentary FOD cover and side intakes for the Tunnan ! Now that's what I call GREAT - wait, OUTSTANDING - customer service ! Hubert

Don’t know much about Red Fox, but they look nice on the pics on their site, with some interesting subjects. One point may answer your question anyway: it’s probably difficult to order directly from Quinta for the time being, given the sanctions enforced against Russia. So, it’s ordering from distributors’ stocks, and they must be dwindling since February 24th. Hubert

Talk about a weathered look. Had you wanted such a result, you’d have struggled to reproduce it … Hubert

I hope you have not glued the window yet, Rob, because the front one should be on the rear, port side, judging from the angle. Hubert

IMHO, it looks better with the rails, at least the one above the rudder post. Hubert

Actually, why put a stove in a vehicle that has electric power, and henceforth heating, available ? It looks like a (cool) mod to a static museum example. Hubert

Another vey neat build, done at an incredible speed furthermore 👍 ! Hubert

Another gem, achieved at warp speed 5.0 (which is a pretty neat speed for a WWI biplane ) Well done 👍 ! Hubert

Thanks for the pics, Martin. Was the stove a standard feature on these trams (well, I know, it was a Standard stove ) ? I was actually thinking of displaying the street section with a fine layer of snow ... Hubert

At least, that’s the plan, Rob Hubert

Hello all, After an hectic 15 weeks, I can now say I am settled in y new house, where the bench was rebuilt, and ready for some (old and new) projects. I wanted to contribute to this group build, whilst satisfying my pet idiosyncrasies : no camoed subject, civilian or at least peaceful subject, and possibly, not an aircraft, which would give me the excuse of an OOB build, which I am unable to do with wingy things. My choice has fallen on the Ukrainian manufacturer Miniart. I have been regularly impressed by their original subjects, and the impressive builds that could result with their kits, like for instance their Caterpillar dozer. I settled on their "European Tramcar kit". They have released other tramways kits, probably more appropriate for an Ukrainian city, i.e. the Russian-designed "X-type" tram. But, for this group build, I would not even want to choose of subject with a Russian or Soviet flavour. Still, their European tram, most likely a replica of a Gothaer Waggonfabrik tramcar, could very well have been used in Lviv, which used to be Polish until 1945. And, besides, I have decided I would not go for a specific Ukrainian town tramcar, but more for a fanciful" model, in Ukrainian colors, i.e. yellow bottom and blue top (which - I found in my browsings on the subject - is a color set used on some trams of the town of Gotha in Germany). Ok, on to the build ! The box is compact but filled to the brim with sprues ! I have not counted the parts, but read on the net that the base kit (without the passengers and crew) was made of 609 parts. We are in tank realm with this part count There is even a vacform base representing a portion of paved street with rails, at a tram stop, with a wrought iron bench and guard rails. The original vehicle being essentially symmetrical along the transverse middle axis, Miniart have chosen to model a lot of parts along one longitudinal half, which has saved a lot of tooling. This is why most of the sprues in the box are duplicated, or sometimes in present in 4 identical sets. I followed the instructions and started with the two sets of left and right entry steps. These are made of 5 parts, on of them the support for the forthcoming suspension springs. Then I decided to depart with the assembly instructions by assembling the two main floor halves. I feared that any joint cleaning would be very difficlut once all parts were added to them. I was right to fear a potential issue with the assembly of the two floor halves. There is some shrinkage in the middle, which creates a gap needing to be filled. Plus the bottom is smeared with multiple ejection pins marks. Even though this is underneath the tram, given that the bottoms are really very detailed, these marks need filling before going further. They have been filled, and I have resumed assembling some of the components of the bottom. However, this is currently stalled whilst the putty dries and awaits some sanding. So, to be continued another day Hubert

Watching him uttering his lies in front of the UN, I could not help but think how much the Russian ambassador to the UN looked like, almost to a caricature, to the « Russian ambassador » in the « The hunt for Red October » Hubert

Hang on ! I thought she was named « Duchess of Kingston », not « Philadelphia » ??? 🤪 Joking apart, phenomenal work on a beautiful kit, Rob. And Vallejo Gold duly bookmarked. Hubert

Well, that’s assuming there is a soul, to begin with … (which is a far more legitimate question than the same medieval one, pertaining to women, and happily solved since 😁 ) Hubert

To answer your question, the camo came out great ! As did the rest fo the aircraft 👍 Well done, sir ! Hubert

Bienvenue sur LSM. Looking forward to see your works here. Hubert

There one I found (a loooong time ago) in France has a distinct perfume. Is it the same for the "original" Future-now-Pledge ? Hubert

It’s actually an Amazon Prime show (at least in Europe) Martinn … Hubert

The Expanse is definitely one of the best sci-fi shows I have seen. Hubert

... plus an outdated vision of future combats, where tanks were there to support the infantry, which had helped France win WWI. Not many officers believed something else could be done with this new weapon. One of these officers with good acumen was named Charles de Gaulle ... Hubert PS: VERY nice rendering. You state well enough the reasons not to touch the tracks anymore than necessary, but some more weathering would enhance them and the tank a lot.

Back from vacation. Just a few last things to sort out, and I'll get started soon with a Miniart kit Hubert