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You are generally right, but in the case of Lope’s Hope, which is the restored Mustang Peter is reproducing, the anti-glare panel has this unique triangular shape. Hubert

Whilst VERY cool-looking, you guys are aware that this one is just fictitious ? There is however a Macchi M-33 in 1/32, by Brach Models. Hubert

AFAIK, MEK is a lot « hotter » than standard polystyrene glues, and will work on ABS or PMMA (Perspex) Hubert

I have a solution for you guys : kits take a lot less space unassembled in a box. Why do you think I have such a big stash, rather than overcrowded shelves ? Hubert

The SM 79 .... in civilian livery, of course. Hubert

Do as you wish guys. If I had 200 grand to invest in an electric car, I’d get a Porsche Taycan... And as a bonus, whilst you old farts sit three-in-a-row in your monster truck, I’ll get three hot chicks in my beautiful, environmentally-friendly, car ... They can even be Swedish, if that matters Hubert PS: besides, I am already driving an ugly electric vehicle, with two-passengers’s capacity, big tires, and a rear-loading platform ... when I go golfing

On the same site, there is a second walkaround, with this specific pic, among many, on the float rudders cables. http://grubbyfingersshop.com/walkaround_galleries/DHC-2_Beaver_DQ-GWW_Fiji_Walkaround Gallery/content/DHC-2_Beaver_DQ-GWW_Fiji_024_large.html Hubert

Maybe this walkaround can be of some help ... http://www.grubbyfingersshop.com/walkaround_galleries/DHC DHC-2 Beaver Walkaround CF-FHB Toronto 2016/content/index.html HTH Hubert

Kittyhawk’s 1/32 Mirage 2000 seems available, or it should be anytime soon. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kitty-Hawk-KH32020-Mirage-2000C-Model-Kits-New/223764351790?hash=item3419650b2e:g:gdkAAOSwDs9d2hOF Good news for modern jets afficionados Hubert

When I was you g, I could not get enough of the « Buck Danny » comics. They told the story of a US Navy major and his two wingmen/mates. I derived a love for e erything Navy, and the Panthers / Cougars / vigilantes / Demons, etc ... The series still exist today, with more elaborate scenarii, and far better aircraft illustrations by a well-known French aviation artist, Francis Bergèse. The « Chevaliers du Ciel « comic series with the Mirage III C : heaven as well And I read Closterman’s « Le Grand Cirque », of course. I grew with the feeling that the Tempest was soooooo much better than the Spitfire because of this book, but it was not enough for me to build any of those as kits ... Hubert

Have you seen all the ejection pin marks ? Would not pass muster in an IPMS competition ... Hubert PS : if anyone does not know, those circles were in fact internal reinforcements of the wooden hull, to afix various instruments and equipments

Question for Ernie : the 1/700 Fokker Dr 1 has a fully-detailed cockpit ? Hubert

OK. Here is my donation for the raffle : the rather nice Doyusaha A6M-2 in 1/32 ... ... with an additional twist inside the box, on top of the kit parts ... Yes, this is the Pascal Huguet "Rufe" conversion set ... Sorry for the blurred instructions in the first pic above, but you get the idea ... I love flying boats and floatplanes, but, let's face it, I will probably never tackle this one before my 300th birthday Hubert

Fantastic project, Ron ! IIRC there was an article in an issue of Fine Scale Magazine, that did just what you are planning to do. A civilian, a floatplane, what’s not to love ? Hubert

Imagine what it could be like in polished aluminium, with a civilian livery and seats inside ... Come on, HpH, if you want to sell more of these, give us the civilian version. Hubert

Just a confirmation. I’m in, giving and (possibly ) receiving. Hubert PS : still have to find the gift, but my stash is big enough ...

Ron, I read your post about it, and it convinced me, if I needed any more convincing, that is ... Hubert

Got some Reskit wheels for some of my stash queens ... - The OV-10 - The P-51 I want to make as a racer ... The F-105 D got an addition to an-ever growing list of AM (until I find the resolve to tackle it and redo a correct windshield/canopy ) And finally, got myself an anticipated Christmas present This is the 2-in-1 set, with 2 needles and nozzles (0.15 and 0.4 mm) and two cups (2 and 5 ml). Did some fondling already : I understand why this brand is in such high praise. Everything oozes (German) quality Hubert

After the Draken and the Tunnan, please ... Hubert

B-58 CF-100 CF-105 Boeing 314 Boeing 307 Sikorsky S-39 Sikorsky S-42 ... Hubert

And drool you can, mate. Either version of their Swordfish is in the Top-5 efforts of their A-team. Add the SBD, and that leaves only 2 slots left for other Trumpeter kits ... Hubert

Isn’t it rumoured to be an upscaled version of the Accurate Miniatures’ SBD ? Hubert

Trumpeter have already upscaled the Tamiya Swordfish, and it is one of their « A-team+Tier-1 » kits ... Hubert

Well, as should have been expected, the whole thread initiated by Radu was deleted ... Somehow, especially after Mark Proulx’s post, which deserved the title for post-of-the-year, for mentioning the degrading tone of LSP in the last months, and saying this was a shared view about LSP in many forums, I was hoping this would be kept, although fearing it would not... Unfortunately, the team there do not seem able to grasp their drift, and change their modus operandi ... so sad, for a site which was my surrogate family for 10 years, and where I left many friends. But then, I kept a lot of them on LSM ... Hubert

And to keep in the mood of some threads in other places than LSM.... Hubert