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Carl, back in my bodyshop days we kept a small container of lacquer thinner on our bench to wet a shop rag and wipe down our Bondo spreaders. I made the mistake of using a Mountain Dew bottle for my thinner bottle. This was back in the day of glass 16 oz. Soda bottles. One day I was drinking a Mt. Dew and not paying attention as I was reaching for it. Did you know lacquer thinner tastes like the cheap Johnnie Walker red label? I immediately removed the thin styrofoam labels they put on glass soda bottles.

That bad, ‘eh?

Other side went down just as good! Mr. Mark Softer is the schiznit for these decals. Micro Set just didn’t do the trick. Now my only complaint is that the decal at the bottom is way too short to meet up in the middle. I’m going to have to get all artistic with my detail brush.

I need a good stiff Scotch after that. And now off to the other side. Ugh….

It’s been a minute! But I’m back on the P-40 this morning. Wife’s had me busy around the house, yard has been calling and trips were made! Starting the fun.

John, I’m curious as to which decal set you used. I ask because I’m sitting down now decaling my K. Im using the old Squadron SuperScale MS320261 set. My decal set for aircraft #400 has the tail numbers printed in reverse for the starboard side of the tail! Tgank goodness I’m doing #209!

Just can’t help yourself, can you Carl? I think we need to form an intervention group for some of us here. I could be a member of F-16’s anonymous. And F-4 anonymous, and P-40 anonymous, and ………

Someone’s ready to cruise the mall!

Looks great! I need to crack open my Tamiya kit and tackle it one day soon. Hopefully it won’t turn into an addiction like you have with these kits.

Wow! John, I honestly think that’s one of your best yet! But then again, I’m kind of partial since I’m at the decal stage of my K build now. Your weathering is very tastefully done and not “over done”. I just hope mine comes out half as nice as yours looks. Question, The circular antenna on top. Did those things spin or were they fixed?

Let me see, it the past couple of weeks I’ve sold on eBay….. 1/48 MRC/Academy CH-53 1/32 Huskey 1/48 AC-47 1/72 C-54D Not modeling related, an old Kodak Brownie in the original box. A left over from Moms estate. Just clutter. We have a vacation coming up in a couple of weeks and will be gone almost three weeks between the trip and planned adventures (more trips) when we get back to the states. Once things settle back down I’m planning on posting a lot more items up for auction. My basement area is a disaster right now with all the boxes I’ve collected and models stacked up to liquidate

I found something I need (want) to purchase from a hobby shop near Wodonga. Their website only allows sales in Australia and NZ. I’ve sent an email asking if they have a work around, but have not gotten an answer yet. (Albury RC, models and hobby) In a nut shell, I need someone to order it sent to their home and then reship it to me in the states. It’s a small item, a mufffler for an RC airplane engine. Of course I’ll cover all expenses and make it worth your time. This would require you to have a PayPal account. Strange thing is, it’s a product that was made in the States, but the company has been out of business for many years now. Anyone able to take this on?

The sender contracts with the carrier, not the recipient. I’m selling off kits I’ll never build on eBay right now. If one gets lost by USPS, it’s on me to collect the insurance because I paid for the service. My CH-53 sold for well over $100 and I paid an extra $2-$3 for full insurance. But I’m only going to be patient for so long before I put in a claim with PayPal.

Super Hobby replied back that they will issue the refund once their carrier (Polands postal system) notifies them it was lost. “Be patient” was her reply. I forwarded her the pic I posted here.

I just replied back to my last email they sent me requesting a refund.