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Pulling the monofilament under a Sharpie tip will color it any way you want. Black will make it more visible. 0.2 will then look better. For silver, I put some Rub’n Buff on a piece of paper towel, and pull the wire through the folded paper. Hubert PS: btw, after a long search, I finally found some flat monofilament (in dayglo orange ) , although it is a bit on the heavy side. Spending time on an internet search on fishing supply sites and forums may be worth it. And if you find something, do not hesitate to share your finding. I can’t remember where I found my flat monofilament, but shared it at the time on LSP.

CA loves nylon monofilament. And it is also at its strongest resisting tensile forces (the reason why it is so difficult to pry your glued fingers apart). There is no real need for a hook at the end of the wire. Hubert

Agreed on the DSPIAE nippers. Mine are Xuron or Tamiya, and I thought they were pretty good, but not nearly good enough for IBG’s plastic ... As a tool freak, I am putting all my weight (and it’s considerable, believe me) on the brakes to avoid starting a tools’ shopping spree... Such an urge could be costly Hubert

De nada, my friend. Please answer my PM about your address Hubert

You need to remember that the P11 did not have any trim tabs on the elevators, but rather movable tailplanes. There should be a visible gap under the fin-fillet. Hubert

Thirded ! Hubert

And, btw, this is what will go in the Post. I need to check where I have stored your address... Hubert

This museum is a real gem. Besides the P11c, they have some absolutely unique examples of WWI German aircrafts, which were transferred in 1943 from the Berlin Air Museum ... And many others, and you can get real close to them. Plus Krakow is also an absolute gem in itself. Been there four times now, and always love it. Hubert

Just remember that in France this week, three people ( and there may be more) died because of self-medication of hydrxychloroquine. Other known side-effects are cecity. Which brings some comments : 1) it’s plain stupidness to die because you are afraid a catching a disease which may prove begnin if you catch it, and 2) the last thing overburdened ICUs need is to get people entering and occupying badly-needed beds because they were stupid enough to self-medicate with a drug that needs more objective scientific validation. We have all seen too many Hollywood movies where a lone-man-against-the-rest-of-the-world-finds-in-a-fortnight-a-miracle-cure-with-absolutely-no-side-effects ... Let’s let the science people do their jobs as quickly as possible, so that they can give the politicians the right information to do the really strategic decisions. It seems so simple that one wonders why we do not see this in each and every country, instead of some self-promoting shows ... As for economic consequences, they are really really bad ( and I talk from personal experience). But the disruption of millions of deaths could be just as damaging. And if you want to have an objective look at history, all the major plagues of the past were driven by greed ... For instance the black-pest plague was triggered by Genoan merchants who did not want to loose the profit of selling silk-clothes arriving on a ship from the Middle-East, where the crew were dying of black-pest. Does it ring a bell with modern analogies ? Hubert

It’s yours my friend. All schemes are fairly boring, given the khaki prevalence at the time in the Polish Air Force. In fact there are only 3 « interesting » schemes for the P11 to my eye. The racing P11 that Marcin Matejko has scratchbuilt on LSP, the P11 interned in Hungary in 1940, and subsequently used as a trainer and tow for gliders, but both are « a » variants, with a higher engine thrust-line, a shorter fuselage and a different tail fin and rudder, or the 1934 Paris Airshow demonstrator, which I am going to do. Hubert

Ernie, if you want the decals for the extra scheme in the premium box (it has a white gull-wing type line on the upper wing), just let me know and it’s yours. Hubert

We have the usual suspects on the loose there, as always. And yes, these are exciting times, and a reason why I started my « 2020 shopping list thread » Hubert

Yes, if you want it absolutely right, you’ll have to buy two R-2800 engines. And I’m sure that you will soon have correctly-profiled cowlings on Shapeways. Given their shape, they are fairly easy to design. I can very well imagine the designer starting with 14-cylinders engine designs, finding the engines « floated » in the designed cowlings, and changing the shape of the cowlings to fit the engines more closely. Looks like a cascade of blunders even a Hollywood film-maker would not even think of dreaming off ... Anyway, as Rog pointed, take it and keep it, take it and change it, or avoid it. What’s done is done ... Hubert

Maybe it started off as an A-20 then got redirected to an A-26 ... Anyone checked the A-20 cowlings to see how they look like compared to the kit’s ones ? Hubert

Content edited ... Just my Hubert

Yes, apparently like all pure carnivorous animals’ meat. I have a Maine Coon at home. I am trying to have her take some fat, especially as she is, like all of her breed, a BIG cat, but it’s all in the hairs. The other one on the hand is like me, with extra fat pillows for hibernation. And then there is the dog ... Take care everyone. Hubert

Wow Steve, whatever it is, this looks like pretty strong stuff Hubert

The sound advice is to always reject whatever comes out of the filter outside. Our houses are already full of VOC and dust particles. Unless you are 120 % sure the paint formula, and the thinner formula are completely - and I mean COMPLETELY - harmless, it’s just not worth taking the risk. Our benches and man-caves are already clogged with harmful chemicals or dust particles : if we have a way of expelling some, just jump on the opportunity. Hubert

Sorry for your wallet, but on the other hand you will not regret it. This is a kit that can be built OOB with great results. Probably a better mojo restorer than, say, a Hasegawa P-47. Isn’t it Ernie ? Mine is under way as well, and will be - almost OOB - as well. I say « almost » because I want mine finished as the Paris 1934 Airshow P11/IV prototype. So that entails adding wheel-spats, and going for a red-and-white livery. Hubert

I bought mine from Micro-Mark. It was made of hard PA66 (a plastic type) at the time. It works well, and I am happy with it. Nowadays, you get some in machined metal, which is better as you get sharper edges at the bending point. From Micro-Mark : https://www.micromark.com/Etch-Buddy-Photo-Etch-Bending-Fixture And the top items, quality-wise, from RP Toolz. If you peruse their site, and are a tool-geek like me, you can easily spend a few kits’ worth on their site, but you won’t regret it. http://rptoolz.unas.hu/en/spl/450289/PIRANHA-PE-tools HTH Hubert

There is no denying that the cover-up and lies of the local authorities, then the communication-control attempts by the central power of the PRC created a time-gap where other countries could have been warned and could have started action. On the other hand, it seems from studies in different countries that the virus had reached the Western world by the beginning of January. When the lock-down of Wuhan was decided on January 23rd, the virus was already circulating out of China. And not many, if any, Western governments took the signal that locking-down 60 million people was a very drastic measure that implied a very very serious threat. In fact some Western leaders are still trying to play down the seriousness of it to this day. The virus was already in their country and yet they were pretending the situation was under control and would disappear soon. There is a French saying that with "ifs", you can put Paris in a bottle. If the Chinese authorities had not wasted time lying and trying to hide the issue, maybe the outcome would have been different. But if the Western governments had acted sooner and more strongly, and some leaders not been in denial until only a few days ago, the crisis would not have reached its actual worldwide proportions. And, let's be fair, even the people did not take the issue that seriously until a few days ago. I do not act and react today as I did two or three weeks ago, and I am sure most of you are in the same league. So, in the causal chain of actions, responsibilities seem to be distributed evenly along the time-line, IMHO. At least, in Western democracies, we can expect the people to ask for accountabilities, and, hopefully, we can ultimately use our voting ballot to sanction incompetent or complacent leaders ... Hubert

... or to safeguard the toilet paper stock. May still be a good idea nowadays Hubert

Could be a Russian design .... Hubert

No need to apologise, Martin. This is the absolute truth. This is meant to be a light-hearted thread where we can share our desires and hopes, modelling-wise. As for being in survival mode, I understand very well what you mean. I have spent more time this week working on my business’ survival than I usually work when everything is doing fine. Part of the survival measures will be cutting my income to the minimum. All my modelling purchases were done before the crisis exploded. My other time-eater of the moment is the house I am having built. Until last week, I was getting very crossed at the idea of the works getting late and potentially impacting the delivery date. But now, I will welcome a three-months delay with relish ... Hubert

Yeah, that’s what I keep telling myself all the time. But somehow these kits have developed an uncanny capability to sneak past the best resolutions. Such stealthiness is somewhat frightening sometimes . Thank God, Trumpeter’s TBD is not on this year’s release schedule (or is it ?). That will leave something for the post-Covid-19 times Hubert