ScottsGT

Seems somehow that all of the planets and stars have formed a perfect alignment. Or hell froze over. Not sure which, but a guy on LSP has a Fisher prop/spinner he has and is sending me. Now that will be an awesome addition that will top this build off!

And of course I couldn’t resist getting a Devastator kit. Added a few pieces of sandpaper and a paint brush to break the $100 mark by .95 cents to get free shipping. Guys, if y’all never hear from me again it’s because momma saw the two UPS deliveries coming this week on the Ring doorbell. Thankfully she works. I think I can manipulate the zones on the camera where they don’t pick up. 🤪

Latest from todays work.

Quotes are coming in just under $7000. I actually expected around $10k. It’s a 3.5 ton, 15-16 seer Heil heat pump.

Get those Devastator’s and the new F-35B now! Just ordered the F-35B this morning.

Ok, just cancelled the preorder and jumped on the Sprue Bro’s 20% off Trumpeter sale since they have it in stock. $160 shipped.

Don’t even get me started on that prop and spinner they provided. 💩🤮 I think back on the Fisher kit I passed up on now because “I have the Hobby Craft. Don’t really need the Fisher”. Makes me sick to my stomach thinking I passed up that opportunity.

Oh man…..That cockpit is amazing compared to my Hobby Craft.

John, thanks for verifying it’s a better fit than the P-51. I struggled with it. I’ll be adding this one to the build for sure now. Stunning build for such a short time. Looks great.

Oh man, I wish I had that Fisher prop and spinner for the Sea Fury. The Hobby Crap is such crap.

Have I mentioned how much I love lacquer paints lately? Because I really love how they lay down, blend in, dry quickly so no bleeding under the tape lines or running down into panel lines.

Progress today too!

Well, I do have to go play with resetting the fi computer to get it out of the garage soon. My AC system needs replacing and it’s at the end of the garage. Waiting on quotes and this storm to pass.

Yes, curious as well how he’s doing.

Carl does Tomcat, I do Tomcat…… I do Sea Fury, Carl does Sea Fury. Great minds think alike!

Pitot tube time. One of my favorite mods! Take an 18 ga medical needle and cut it down. music wire that fits inside. cut and shape with the Dremel, instant pitot tube that won’t snap off if you look at it crosseyed. POS kit plastic part below it.

D’oh! And I’ve got some in my tool box I’ve been saving for a time like this too.

Here’s my attempt at reproducing wing tip lenses. I started with a piece of clear corner sprue that I filed flat to fit in the wingtip cutout. glued it in place and shaped it as best as I could. The inside of the curve left a gap. I mixed up some sprue goo using clear sprue and once it melted into a goo I could work with, dabbed a little on the tip of the lens. Waited a few days and sanded and shaped it as needed.

You can do it Harv! We’re pulling for you.

Replace carpet monster with fur monster. Got it.

No kit (yet 😁) But I’m in for a set!

Primer day! Got a few more boogers to smooth over then it looks like paint will follow soon.

Yesterday was a nice, cool 89*. I actually worked on my F-250 outside and didn’t die. But today we’re back up to 100+, so thermostat was just bumped back down to 65 to cool it down before the heat soak kicks in. BTW, got my monthly email from Duke Energy telling me to expect a power bill of $150. Yea! Bring it! EDIT. Oh well. So much for that teaser. It wound up being in the $300 range again.

Look for a clear casting with these lenses and the wing tip lights along with the landing light on the wings LE. I’ve seen them in pics on reviews. Those goobers at Hobby Craft made the kit lenses on a regular gray sprue and not with the canopy.