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Or, more likely, civilian for me Hubert

Well, I am going to be selfish and rejoice that MY golden age of 1/32 modelling has just started and keeps striving ! Look what has been hinted at by ICM ! No, not another Fockestang, or Messfire, sorry (well, nor really ) Me happy, even though I also already have the beautiful Silver Wings kit . Hubert

Fell to the temptation of adding another Lukgraph kit to the stash. After all, you can’t get enough yellow wings, can you ? And now I can rationalise that I was right. The Curtiss F6C-1 I ordered shows « sold out » on Lukgraph’s site ! (Prescient) Hubert

WOW ! Hubert

Count me in, both ways. I have some books to donate, but may add a kit as well ... Hubert

This is impressive. I got their OV-10 wheels, and they are very nice as well. Hubert

Last time I destroyed a plastic kit, it definitely did not look like that ! Hubert

He’s baaaaaaack ! Hubert

Looking really good, John ! I know you do not like heavy weathering, but these Kingcobras in Indochina wera really war-weary ... Hubert

Superb ! I’m with Gaz. Your ejection handles look very realistic and a lot better than most (especially mine ) attempts. Hubert

VERY nice ! A nitpicking comment : your base and the presentation would benefit from having the « ground » level (or above) with the frame, rather than ensconced in it. It would give a more « open » impression of the whole. I hope my comment is clear. Hubert

Btw, Marion is a woman , a Swiss lady from Zürich. Her site is in English and German. Hubert

Do you know Marion Ball ? One of the legends of figure painting ... http://www.mb-miniatures.com/pages/en/home.php Hubert

Excellent result with what is not a very easy kit. The look of the M.1 c is really interesting compared to a lot of its contemporaries. Very racer-like, which HAS to please me Hubert

Finishing a kit .... nuff’ said Hubert

The trick most figure modellers do is to fix the figure to a big cork (like a sparkling wine cork) whilst painting it. Drill holes in the figures’ feet, insert and glue some sewing pins in the holes, and plant the pins in the cork. Voilà ! A convenient handle for holding figures during painting. HTH Hubert I added a pic to illustrate. The zip-lock bag contains some in-progress figures for subjects I am working on like the Gee Bees. They moved like that from one home to another. A way to keep any loose part sealed;

Reminds me of my youth years, when I discovered in awe the Verlinden books. Looks like I may have to add a modelling book on my list for Santa ... And it’s been a long time since I bought one Thanks for the review, Fran Hubert

And extremely good service. Less than 5 days from Hungary to Portugal ! Hubert

To me, the right wing looks a tad lower than the left one (reversed on the front pic you show : the right wing is on the left). I was about to comment before I even read your question Hubert

Had a shopping spree with RP Toolz. Got the chopper (reviewed here by our « upset » James) plus some PE benders from Pinranha and RP Toolz. I can confirm the sturdy and precision build of the chopper. It remains to be seen whether blade deflection is less than on my previous « The Chopper ». As for the PE benders, having already used them on my IBG PZL, I am a vey happy camper: the machined aluminium gives sharp angles, much better than the molded plastic of the PE bender I bought from Mission Models a long time ago. Hubert

On French aircrafts, the blue is always in the front in the direction of flight, John. Hubert

1 mm tube definitely looks too big, agreed ... Albion Alloys have some 0.5 mm dia tube, with 0.3 mm inner diameter. One 350 mm tube will get you a long way on rigging a biplane. I can send you one if you want. As for tensioning, a soldering iron is a bit too big as well. I personally use an incandescent toothpick. Light it with a lighter, blow off the flame, and get the incandescent tip under (about 1 cm) the monofilament. It will shrink magically , HTH Hubert

Excellent work Mike. I suspect that, even though the structural strength was only a secondary consideration for going the brass rods’ route, you are now happy with the decision ... and another demonstration that monofilament Is a good material to give strength to these flimsy WWI kits ... Looking forward to the RFI pics. Hubert.

Agreed. Great result and beautiful finish. Extremely well done ! Hubert

As usual, your painting skills are second to none. Lovely work on the exhaust of the Huskie. Hubert