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Check this out. Package I’m watching and waiting on. Look at the times. Must be stuck on some conveyer belt like luggage at an airport baggage claim.

Beautiful work!

Looks like it’s time to man up and place those preorders, boys. I just did. With FedEx shipping, just a few bucks shy of $400 Yea, that’s gonna sting for a while.

Yea, I think all the dust I didn’t blow off before taking pics adds to the weathering. 🤣 But my goal was a very subtle weathering. Sometimes I feel less is more. Thanks for the kind comments!

Finally done. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/20689-p-40k-finally-done/

Finally! Spring projects had me pumping the brakes on this project. Don’t know why it surprises me. Happens every year at this time. Spent the past couple of days focused on getting it done.

Started looking through the stash. I’ve built so many J Phantoms I’ve almost reached burnout on them. No desire to build this one with all the under wing things I’d also have to build to do it right. It’s still factory sealed. Thought I’d throw this one up on the forums before eBay. $125 plus shipping and it’s yours!

I love it! People think all of a sudden they’re invincible against mud and trails because their car/truck has a little sticker on it “All Wheel Drive” or 4x4. They don’t realize a certain amount of knowledge goes with that. One of my favorite sayings…”A Winch will just get you stuck further out in the woods or trails.” I watched my son and his friend learn this the hard way. Unfortunately they dragged me into the drama a time or two. Happiest day of my life was when I took the Samurai away from my son.

Yep, any Dodge needs tow hooks. 😜

Rolled across the stage today at Mecum. High bid was $275,000. Everyone discussed holding the reserve above $300,000. The owner got cold feet and lifted the reserve when it hit top dollar. My son and his crew are a bit upset because of how the boss lied. They already had it scheduled to take to Atlanta to a GM Muscle car dealer that said he could get them $325k all day for it. I told him at the end of the day, your boss is a car dealer. Keep that in mind. They pulled about $75k profit, but left money on the table. My brother was the same way when he was selling cars. EDIT: I forgot about the buyers fees. Actual sale price was $302K.

Yea, he’s a real piece of…….. work. Only reason he didn’t go to jail is because he had four lawyers, including mine, telling him to surrender the Trust to me or the judge would decide where he spends the next 5-7 years sleeping at night. At one time Mom even lied to a police investigator about the time he took her into the bank to get added to her account. Bank manager is required to speak to the account owner alone before proceeding. He lost his temper in the bank and got loud with them, making legal threats, etc. They immediately sent them on their way and called the police. Mom brushed it all off as a misunderstanding. He was always her favorite and she would have handed him everything if he had simply asked. All she wanted to do is make sure he didn’t go to jail. Needless to say we’re no longer on speaking terms. Damned shame since we had so much in common. Both of us are into vintage cars and he’s also a model builder.

Good to hear from you Chris. I was in the same boat with Mom before she passed. Long story, but it was my brother taking advantage of her finances and I had to step in to protect her from getting drained as well as my future inheritance. I was mostly concerned about Mom, but he had structured a Trust where he would take it all. His impatience is what took him down. I found sitting at the bench was a great mind cleaner that took all that burden off my shoulders for a few hours. I’m sure your pen turning is the same. BTW, I almost went down that rabbit hole. I already have too many hobbies as it is. Glad I put the brakes on that one.

Crazy idea. I’ve fixed bad silvering by airbrushing on a coat of Leveling Thinner. Try that?

LOL! I’m actually saving to buy the new Lukgraph Duck that’s coming this summer.

Two more gone! Made a package deal for the old Revell Stuka and Revell B-26 and sold them together.