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Gorgeous Rob (although I am still struggling with the orange trim inside, wtf were the designers sniffing ? ) ! Hubert

Impressive as usual, Mike. Can we now say that the existence of a resin kit prompted you to scratchbuild a 1/32 version of this bird ? Hubert

WOT ? No windows ? Now that spoils everything ! I could not keep an unfinished model. Bin it, or better still, send it to me, so that I can pose as a real (as opposed to wannabe) model builder with visiting friends. Hubert

Ah yes, I remember this one. That would be a great (anachronistic) companion for the Titanic Hubert

Blindingly good ! Hubert

That reminds me that I still have « hidden » somewhere in the stash the venerable 1/245 kit by HAWK/AMT, of the Graf Zeppelin Hubert

Let’s look at it rationally : a stash of piled boxes in the attic takes a lot less space than shelves with the same number of finished models in the living room. Now that’s an argument that any woman who cares for her interior should hear gladly, and even, dare I say, with relish … Well, at least, I tried Hubert

Being serious a second, domestic cats kill hundreds of millions of wild birds every year. Add the liberal use of pesticides that’s also killing them, and we are soon going to have a problem (my cats’ score this spring is about 9 birds, of which I saved about 4, or at least I released them alive … One cat has found out that the bathtub is a convenient place to play with a bird: it has only a vertical escape route, and it’s so much fun to catch it in flight. Hubert

Now, THAT is a change compared to boring camoes…Love it ! Hubert

If you are excited about starting this new project, so are we Hubert PS: is it done yet ?

Absolutely love it ! Well done ! Hubert

Excellent ! Well done ! Hubert

Sorry for the thread hijack, Peter. The T-6 is a pet subject of mine, and I had it as a resin project before Glen Coleman told me of KH plans. Finding one's way among the different variants, and the differences between them, is not the easiest task (still easier than the B-24, but I am not sure that is a good comparison ). Let's say KH did not conduct their research as thoroughly and exhaustively as they could have done (but then, maybe they would still be waiting to dot the final "i" and cross the final "t" before commiting to design). In short, the T-6 kit is accurate for only one version, wich is the warbird on which they based their design, i.e. "Deb". But then the owners of "Deb" were not that interested in historical accuracy for their bird, or did not bother to look for the right spare parts - assuming they could find them - to have a more accurate rebuild of the airframe it was issued from. As far as accuracy is concerned, the most blatant issues are the too-narrow MLG track, easily solvable, and the propeller - but AMS did a very nice replacement. The cockpit is roughly OK, although not representing the original completely accurately (the fuselage frame was bolted to the complete wing, which ran from one tip to another). Speaking of the wing, its profile is wrong, too thin, but I guess this had to do with the design constraints of the kit. Nobody but the experts will notice anyway. There is more but, in summary, KH's T-6 is a good - and stand-alone - basis to achieve a great 1/32 T-6 with some TLC. Hubert

I had not realised there had to be a correlation between building speed and stash size ! Thank God I did not know. Plus I believe in science and its capacity to keep me healthy until I have exhausted the stash, in a few centuries. Finally, I am no mathematician; maybe the more science-orientated among you can help solve this mathematical riddle : "If I buy kits at 7 times the rate I build them, when will I have exhausted the stash ?" Looking forward to your answers Hubert

Ahh, if it has got a violet tinge in it, my most humble excuses then ! Very classy paint design, then, totally fit for a pro footballer (the soccer variety for our US friends) Hubert

Nice work, but, IMHO, the blue outside with the black and orange trim inside reflect the taste of a rap star or of a gulf emirate heir ... Just my Hubert

So did I with the ex ! Hubert

I still have far less kits in my stash than the pairs of shoes my former wife used to have. And you can only wear a pair at a time, can’t you (an argument a woman should be able to relate too, ) ? Hubert PS: and A LOT, if not all, of those pairs were far more expensive than any single box in the stash )

Compared to the average grown-up modeller, I’d say you are not normal, for having too few kits in your stash ! Hubert

+1 ! Hubert

In fairness to KH, Peter, although not the first released, I have it from Glen Coleman that the P-39 was the first they designed. They got markedly better as time went by, but never, TBH, to the point of producing a Tamiya-like shake-and-bake kit. The Kingfisher is fiddly in some places (like the über-fragile engine bearers, and the fiddly fit of them even if you do not break them when removing from the sprues and cleaning them, the fit of the cowling, or the under-par and therefore fragile main float location lugs), but it's much better in terms of overall fit then the Airacobra. And then, it's likely to remain forever the only Kingfisher in 1/32. Some people like our own Ernie cannot praise enough the T-28, which is probably one of their best. You're getting there, and doing a great job of overcoming the (mountain-high) hurdles. Keep it coming. Hubert

+1 . Although posting a rather innocuous comment may be a (smart ?) way of clearing the membership, as some forums require a "probation" period, before inundating us with Viagra and Ciallis ads (for which we may actually be - unfortunately - a core-target forum ) Hubert

Soon, young Padawan, soon. To have more patience, you must learn. And, because of the weather, for my golfing to abate you also must wait... Hubert

Just teasing you Kai, because I lover what you're doing. I certainly am not in a position to pressure anyone about its building speed: at my current pace with my PZL P-11, the Sun will have turned into a red dwarf before I apply the final layer of paint (and then the ambient light will play havoc with my sense of colors anyway ). Keep it coming Hubert PS : is it done yet ?

Actually, Harv, the details sets are "specialised" for the HU-5 or HC-2 version, or the S-34 conversion. So you can choose whichever kit you want (me, if I gave up to the buying compulsion, it would be a HC-2 which has more civilian liveries possibilities ) Hubert