ScottsGT

Uh oh. LSM car group build in 3…..2….. But since it’s LSM, cannot be the usual 1/24. Gotta go big! 1/12 or 1/16

I’m done too!

Speaking of Corvette models…..my sons building this 1:1 ‘67 right now. Dropping in an LT4. This is it stripped down and he’s painting it to match the car. New custom chassis is on the way too.

Ron, I was sweating bullets yesterday just seeing the USPS “Out for delivery” from eBay tracking for my Tempest. Of course the wife was off as well and sitting next to me drinking our morning coffee. Lucky for me, she had a hair appointment around the time it was supposed to be delivered. And even better, her appointment ran over. Another mail delivery touchdown! I think my score is 4 wins, 1 loss. Ain’t it fun being a hoarder? 😁

Just ordered the Barracuda nose upgrade and intake ring from Roy. 👍

Awesome! Congrats guys and thank you very much, Ernie!

Just trying to get me to spend more money, aren’t you?

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Yea, since you talked me into ordering the helmet decals I’m trying to figure out which way to go. Full figures or helmets strategically place in the cockpit.

Off to add red paint marker to my shopping cart!

Fresh off the front porch!

Got a few fuzzy edges to fix from tape not seated at panel lines.

Movin’ on!

I’ll be watching this one! Not sure why, but I just cannot get into building car models. I spent my youth building real cars, restored my Mustang over the years, love looking at detailed car models and I even have a huge 1/18 diecast car collection. But just cannot get into building them. Peter, I’ll just live vicariously through you on this build!

As always, I’m shopping for AM to go with my kits I already have in the stash. I bought this Eagle Transporter kit shortly after they came out. Just couldn’t stomach the $100 price tag of the machined aluminum engine bells. Surfing around I stumbled across the Eagle 2 set on sale for $64. But would it fit the Eagle kit? Took my chances and rolled the dice. Yep! Same parts but with the addition of two more bells for the auxiliary power pod on Eagle 2. Now, the big question. Build as is, or delete the crew pod and make it a heavy lift Eagle like the CH-54, but Space 1999 version carrying around a Star Trek Shuttlecraft keeping with my “Science Fusion” builds? I just need to find a 1/48 SciFy subject to go with it. Thought about a bottom half of a lunar lander, but that would be too realistic. 🤪

Just a quick tip for the rust issue. Woodworkers use a sprayable wax coating for their bare steel/iron table saw tops and other wood working shop tools with bare steel/iron surfaces. Glide coat is one brand. If you can clean them up, hose ‘em down with it.

OMG! I just thought it was me that felt this way. So I’m normal?

Hey! That’s a beauty!! Never heard of that aircraft. Odd looking bird, I like it!

Looks like a little filing, sanding and then fluff and buff will fix that wind screen right up. You even get a practice piece with every kit!

Good point. Never thought of it that way.

I just realized that there is no Sunday July 10. Does this mean it goes on forever? Or July 9, tomorrow? Or Monday July 10?

I was window shopping on eBay for “1/32 resin” to see what popped up. Started seeing a lot of Barracuda products and all were from China. There is also BarracudaCast which is the real deal sold by various vendors. But this Chinese counterfeit company is reproducing Barracuda Studios parts down to a “T” and just goes by the name “Barracuda”. Shop carefully.

What’s the humidity like in your neck of the woods? I was out on Las Vegas in June when it was 103F. It was actually comfortable as long as you weren’t in the direct sun. People we met up with were complaining about it. Told them to visit SC this time of the year.

I just picked up something new watching the dogfight scene yet once again. The walkway on top of the intake is only on the left side, not both sides like a lot of decals have. I’m sitting here looking at Tamiya decals and they are black. Got a Revell set that is yellow. Movie appears to be a medium gray.

Yea, I’m sitting here now killing time between primer coats and sanding it. I’m quite pleased with myself with my fix. Not quite the FUBAR I thought it was going to be.