HubertB

… of an african swallow ? Hubert

Great looking Arado ! An original and well executed subject 👍 ! Hubert

I really dig the looks of this one. Sleek and fast. This said, I understand the key reason for it loosing out to the Canberra was that it had only 30 % of the B-57’s loiter time on target, which is a useful benefit for a tactical bomber … Keep it coming Hubert

WOT ? Vade retro Satanas ! Fear the wrath of the Almighty Rivets-Counter Brigade ! A nose can change the world. Think about Cleopatra’s nose and the famous saying … I’ll rest my case here, and will go looking for that spot of eternal lack of sunshine 🫣 Hubert the Pure and Untouchable 🤪

What I know is that the push for even more detailing and improvement can be a mojo killer sometimes. I am with the others: building a good-fitting, OOB kit can restore the pleasure of modelling. I will add however that, personally, I find myself unable to build OOB for subjects I am keen on, like aircrafts. So, if looking for a mojo restorer, I’d probably go for something completely out of my modelling ares of interest. That would probably mean a car, or a motorcycle, or maybe an exotic subject like a tractor or bulldozer … But I know you are modelling trucks, cars, armour and aircrafts … Maybe a Bandai Star Wars subject is a good idea ? Hubert

I had not noticed it either. Now that you mention it, it’s obvious. And it’s going to be a bear to correct, agreed Hubert

Well, I spent ages on the Devastator, and bought about all the documentation you can find (spare the Erection and Maintenance manual, which is rarer than finding a hen's teeth on 4-Thursdays' week) From your pics, I'd agree that the cockpit looks barren compared to what it could be. But the basics seem to be here. I'm pondering whether I should sit in front the computer and design a "proper" cockpit, to be printed ... Hubert

Great project, but I confess I could not unsee the warped fuselage. When I saw the pic, It jumped at me, but I thought it mus be a parallax issue with the picture … alas no Hubert PS: I remember getting involved in a p..#ng contest with Dandiego on eBay to get my hands on a vacformed 1/32 B-51. Common sense prevailed and I let it go before any of us two engaged silly money on what was a just a vac kit in the end …

C’mon, Peter, just a small peek … It could do no harm, could it 🤥 ? Hubert

I can see a slight difference in the transition from the engine cowling to the radiator fairing, but that is all that jumps to me ...(Which one is the release #1 and the the corrected one on the profile shots ?) Hubert

She's looking good, Kevin. Well done 👍 ! Hubert

Ok. 15 ? Hubert (Realistically, I’ll try to finish it, outside the GB, before I move to a new home mid-October)

And about that « pot-de-vin » to extend the deadline by 18 months, so that I can finish my Cutlass in time 😂 ? Hubert