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That is just amazing! What did you use for the "butt weld"? Jaw droppingly good! Gaz

Heh... Sorry guys... no Russki, but still with Stars. Here's a historical pic: And here's the restored/been to Russia image:

I've seen thighs that look like that!

That's a great pic! But my warbird has taken a strange path. It fought in Russia where it might have looked like this: Then it came back home! Gaz

Oh no! Sticking with the USAAF.

It's the most attractive of the 40's. It looks like a shark, and best with the Flying Tigers mouth. The later variations had a cut down rear fuselage and look a lot less lethal... my opinion anyway. But I'm not doing the Flying Tigers. Gaz

Hi everyone! I've gotta have a plane going as well as armor on my bench so I can flip flop as required. However... as and added incentive, this build need to be done before August 25 to participate in our local show QMHE. (Queensland Model Hobby Expo) Here is the box art: Stay tuned for chapter 1. Titled: Fighting the Mad Rivetter Gaz

The survivors clean it up, Jeff. Anything useful gets recycled. The government will step in, but it's also a lot of citizens doing their civic duty. Some battlefields stay littered for a long time. I know during the 70's, there were still wrecks littered about the Libyan desert. Remember Princess Diana and her crusade to clear up landmines? It's usually just ppl who jump in and do what needs to be done. Gaz

Paint me.... oooohhh Paint me.... Won't we look awesome on display... oooohh

I have this same kit sitting in a box in my old bedroom on another continent. Looking forward to seeing YOURS go together. Gaz

I love a Tiger Tank!

Looking good, Harv! Ready to close up? Gaz

Thank you, Tony!

Phil, What an awesome job you've done. The weathering is great... very realistic and not overblown. The added stowage and the little things like chains to hold the tailgate enrich the model significantly. Bravo! Gaz

Thank you, Phil! Wow, thank you Jeff! I'd love to see your SE.5! Thank you sir!

Hubert, Thank you very much. I can understand how you feel about the fuselage looking strange. Interestingly, though the first Albatros D.V prototype had a lozenge covered fuselage. This is a colorized photo:

Yes... off the shelf of doom. Reminding me that my P-40 still sits unloved. Gaz

Thank you, Martin!

Unfortunately, "easy" is only good when coupled with "hot". Gaz

Hee HaW!!!

LOL... it all really depends upon whose profile you choose to rely. Here's an interesting Luft-story for you. I can't remember where I read it, but I did read it when I was a teen. During my teen years the subject related books I read were Horrido, and The first and the Last . One of the senior Luftwaffe pilots had some new boys up with him on a training exercise over northern France. He spied below him a "Spitfire" with it's characteristic green and brown camo. He radioed the newbies to watch his bounce technique. The guy in the "Spitfire" radioed back to him that he wasn't a Spitfire, but in fact a 109 in experimental camo. ... so maybe Martin's colors make more sense.

Is that anything like Tamale pie? We're having BBQ'd chicken and chips (fries for you non-commonwealth folk) followed by Sara Lee Cheesecake tonite. I wonder... Do the Germans call them "French Fries"? Gaz

Thank you, Airborne!

RLM61: RLM02: RLM76: My guess, anyway. Stuff they would have found in any Luftwaffe paint locker. Gaz