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Great pic! What's the gun in your left hand?

I'll tell you the biggest thing I like about WNW kits over Roden kits. It;s the locator "pins" for the struts. On WNW, I;ve found them to be large enough to actually prevent most accidental dislocations during the later stages of the build. On the Roden kit, you have very tiny locator nubs and very small gluing surfaces. When I rigged my Roden D.III I totally detached the upper wing twice. Eventually I began to notice that the LG struts were bowing months after I completed the build. Then, one day, one wingtip was actually touching the shelf because one strut had detached, causing a second to snap. "Pin them!" you say? Tried that. Again, you're working with a very small surface. While trying to pin one of the LG struts of my Roden Dr. I, using a .25mm drill bit, I buggered up the top end, ruining the strut aesthetically. At that point I got disheartened. I should learn to build my own struts. I just haven;t got that far, yet.

I like! gonna have to look it up. Honestly... sometimes I feel I waste so much time sanding.

Love the weathering Ern. Did you use oils, pastels, or both?

They'd have done better with Udet. He is at least clean of war crimes, and led an interesting interwar existence as both stunt pilot and aircraft designer/builder. I have to admit that the idea of weathering an all white plane is a bit interesting as a challenge goes. But for what I paid for it, I'd hate to mess it up.

What is that, one of those saws that cuts with a vibrating blade? I have one for DIY... But it's not hobby sized. BTW... I'm not sure what impresses me more, your stash or your restraint...lol

I find it funny that they make a huge deal about 109 bulges, yet here is a Spit with huge-ass bulges.

Well... there is a quote from a WNW employee about them all losing their jobs. Unless that person/account has been totally fictional and not found out, then I suppose if could be fiction. Here it is: This guy's home page on Farcebook titles him a "A lead modeller at Wingnut Wings" So....FWIW...

My WNW panic buying spree: Now... I will be able to build my second Lewis Gun, ever.

Thanks for the info, but I already hit Frontline for the ones I wanted.

An interesting quote on Farcebook: "Peter Jackson took his country for a ride. All rides come to an end. Some good and some bad,this was a very bad ending. We might not ever know the real story because of disclosure agreements signed by all of the employees at these companies. Peters late friend Paul Allen who owned the Portland Trailblazers where I live had his company go bankrupt and let all the small companies they owed money to take it in the shorts even when he could have paid them off what was due. Peter has just about done the same to the people of NZ.. Rich stay rich sorry to say." Meanwhile... all of my panic purchases arrived.

Felinus Annoyus?

Yes, I've yet to master pigments, though I generally work in shades of dust. I've not found the application for bold colors, yet. I know only once certainty in pigments is that you can;t seal them, because the white disappears.

Coming together nicely Harv!

Heh... I actually took a few minutes to use Google Translator to turn a common English word into Polish. Glad you got the sentiment...lol Looks awesome!

I imagine one or two of you might have the HPH FW 189. I saw these pics over on Farcebook and thought I'd share. The plane looks to me as if the temporary white paint didn;t wear off completely and that they used solvents for codes and insignia:

I was just reading over on Farcebook that some speculative doubt that anyone is gonna be able to fork out the money for PJ's moulds. Hopefully they go to auction without too big of a reserve. ...and soon.

Did you suffer from radiation?

This reminds me of the miniseries last year. Some very gripping TV.

Sadly, I don't think a decent P-40 B or C will ever be released.

I hope you do that one on here. Love those things, but haven;t found one to buy, yet.

Don't you worry, my friend! I'll have to build a lot of models before I reach that level of desperation. And by then, hopefully they've been released by somebody else.

That's a beaut. Tony!!

I really love how that looks after the pigments, Rob!