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Cool project. I love these heavy duty engines Hubert

Fantastic ! (And so much better looking ) Hubert

You're right. I *might* be tempted, just out of sheer curiosity, of course ... Hubert

You can’t build the truck without the red car inches in front of it, Martin. Now what make was the car (for me poor European Ignoramus of American sedans of the 70s) ? Hubert

I am anything but a prude, but I have to say that, with this stance, « Mindy » looks like the only long haul relationship she is likely to develop is with her pimp ... Just my , of course Hubert

Oven-cleaner works a treat for removing chrome or paint. Just put the sprues in a plastic bag and spray oven cleaner. The variety containing caustic soda is more effective. HTH Hubert PS: and if you have not tried them yet, the Molotov chrome pens produce amazing results.

Thanks for the feedback. I remembered peeking quickly in the Deutsches Luftfahrt Museum hall during my (short - my ex-wife was not fond of aerospace museums, or modelling for that matter) visit there and recognising the unmistakable cowling shape of D.IV. I obviously completely missed the large wingspan wings, though Hubert

Another cool project I’m looking forward to. IIRC, there is a surviving exemple in the Krakow Air Museum. Hubert

Me ? A specialist in anything Messerschmitt ? Here is ALL my knowledge about the 108 : it has a prominent role in preparing the ground for an iconic fighter, the 109, for which the filiation is apparent in many areas. It was produced in France during and after the war. Being a transport and liaison aircraft, it had some cool civilian schemes. And I quite like the shark look the air-cooled engine gave it ... Voilà, voilà Hubert PS : and now I know slats should be deployed when the aircraft is at rest on the ground - although, in fairness, it looks like they are sometimes locked shut on some modern civilian Taifuns ...

Looking like a good start. The second planking layer is good if you want to represent a natural wood model. But remember it will only be as good as the first layer underneath. Given the spacing between the bulkheads, and the risk of having "flats" on you hull because of this , I wonder if you wouldn't better off filling and fairing the void between them with balsa (or another softwood - I really hate balsa which is only good for lightweight RC a free-flight aircrafts) blocks. Hubert

Got mine today, ordered direct from Eduard. I had added to my order resin wheels (with plain hub - there is another set with spoked wheels) and they are worth the investment IMHO. Also masks for the canopy (ref. JX253), certainly needed given the glasshouse, and finally a set of PE external add-ons (ref. 32452) where at least the PE wheel-well covers are a redundant item to the resin ones included with the wheels' set. Only a building will tell if this set was needed at all. I confirm that the standard boxing includes a PE-fret with a pre-printed IP (not bad, but maybe slightly inferior to the "Löök" one, which I passed) and small dteails like belts, handles, trim wheels, etc., a 3D-printed resin propeller to represent the original's wooden one (the metal prop is on the IM plastic sprues), and finally a small masks' sheet for the letters of the proposed markings, all military Luftwaffe ones, with Nazi Swastikas, unfortunately for me. I'll try to do a box-opening review asap. Hubert

Go, Ernie, go ! You have chosen a kit from the Tamiwings of wooden ship models. Chris Watton’s kits are really among the best : well designed, test-fit by the designer himself, and with quality materials. If you think this is daunting, imagine doing this with a Trumpeter-Mig-15-type kit issued as a cheap knockoff by a pirate Chinese company. Hubert

I confess my ignorance. Was there an ASW Choctaw ? I thought your interior detailing was for an ASW Wessex. Hubert

Me 2 ! My order was on the assumption I would find some nice civvie scheme. And even without Martinn (- lazy -hint, hint ) I did find some on the net, even if my choice is not final yet. I also went for some AM (and doubled the price in doing so). The wheels seem a "must buy". From the inside-of-the-box pics on the Eduard site, it seems the resin propeller and some cockpit PE sold separately are not needed, because they are already in the original boxing, so beware. Hubert

Mine’s on its way ... Hubert

Agreed. It seems we all have some issues with the design of some of these modules. My mod is simple enough and requires a couple hours of work for someone with basic DYI skills. If others are interested, I can publish the template I drew, with dimensions. Hubert

Beautiful end-result, Ernie ! If I may, and maybe it’s just the photography, but I still think the nose-cowl ring could benefit from a bit more of metallic sheen and tonal variation. Hubert

+ 1 ! Hubert

Not much progress on the P11c right now, but made some changes to my Hobbyzone modules. One issue I have with the tools' module is that it has a lot of small diameter holes, which are only useful for small diameter tools like files or fine brushes. As I had some scrap thin plywood, I decided to modify two if my three tool-modules. I built boxes with 16, 13 and 10 mm dia holes, and substituted these boxes with the original horizontal multi-holes plate. I glued them inclined. The plywood is not the best, as it splits on drilling, but I used what I had, and only I know it could look cleaner, as you don't see much difference when it's loaded. On the left of the pic are the two new modfied modules, and on the right the original one (which has still some use for the files and brushes). A lot happier now with the bench tidying Hubert

What else can you expect with Revell's "#&!@ flimsy, flap-opening boxes ? Hubert

I had missed this one ! Very nice build ! Somehow, I always the stubby look of this one. Must remind me of racers of the era Hubert PS : it also seems to have inspired the Yellow Empire jet-powered "Sharks" in the cartoon "Blake & Mortimer - The Swordfish secret", by E.P. Jacobs

FYI, the kit is available at a number of online-shops, including Eduard’s own e-shop (with a number of AM already available as well - including redundant stand-alone resin propeller and PE cockpit sets, redundant because these are already in the box). Retail price between shops is between 31 and 35 €, which is a VERY good price for a 1/32 kit. Hubert

Looking really good, Harv ! Hubert

I smell you would miss us here Hubert

This is where I measure the difference between LSM and other Large Scale forums ... There, a thread drifts into the merits of different single malts and gins, and here in a dissertation about farts Hubert