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For some reason I’m hung up on odd looking and ugly airplanes lately. Example, I have a Guppy conversion for a TBM on the way to go with my Fisher Guppy. I really need to add this kit to my stash. Oops, I meant to say to my built airplanes in the display case.

Oh man, that sweater. I have an old garnet red sweater that my wife’s grandmother gave me for Christmas sometime around 1990. I use to keep it at work for days when the heat wasn’t working or the AC wouldn’t shut off in the summer. My coworkers called it my Mr. Rogers sweater. I did bring it home when I retired and might break it out on some of these cool evenings just to give my wife a good laugh.

Glad to have you here Rob! Takes a special person to be able to live under the sea like you did. Thanks for your service! I went aboard the sub that used to be at Patriots Point in Charleston. First thing that came to mind was “Nope! Not me!” Never realized I had claustrophobia until that day. I saw that tiny hatch to get to the below decks that would require me to be buttered up to get through and all I could think of was how the hell would I get out if I had a medical emergency.

Bring on this builds Tim! I have a small stash of 1/48 helicopter kits that I just lost my mojo on. 3 are on the shelf of doom. When they announced the coming 1/35 Skycrane I got all excited until I remembered that I cannot even complete the ones I’ve started.

Interior is about done. I have two more standing figures to add, but I decided since they were exactly the same positions, I modified their one arm so they can look like they are having a conversation over the map table. Ever try repositioning a tiny 1/128 figure? I did keep the interior theme in line with 1960’s TV filming set decorating and not “dark and worn and cluttered” like newer syfi stuff is done. Speaking of ‘60’s-70’s theme, all the guys sitting have their hair parted in the middle. EDIT: Wow, looking at these pics enlarged on my iPad for the first time, I see a few details I need to try and go back and touch up. Man, stuff this tiny does have its challenges.

Looking great Rob! I’m playing around with PE on my Seaview build currently. My next challenge, if I accept it, is tiny 1/128 scale lounge chairs and a table. I might skip them since I feel they might clutter up the area and I’m afraid they might come unglued and roll around in the interior. Your skills and patience is amazing.

Damn that’s beautiful! I had no idea the props on the P-38 turned in different directions. I remember reading some twins did. I guess if I had built that old Revell kit I’ve had for 25+ years I would have known this. 🤪

I think I have 3 of the old Monogram C-47 kits in the stash. One is the AC-47. I should get off the internet and get busy building so one day I can get to them.

It’s was actually a 7” drop. Just measured the tiles I took out. Being handy around the home is a double edged sword. On one hand, I can do stuff and save money. On the other, I get never ending requests. And as far as my satisfaction and feeling of accomplishment, I’m having to cope with getting older now and projects either taking much longer or having to hire it out. I don’t mind paying someone to do the work, I’m just anal retentive about how things are done.

Was going to post this on “What’s on your bench” since it’s my preverbal “bench” of things to do…But since it’s not modeling related I’m putting it here under general. This has been a “quick” project the wife has been wanting since we moved into the house almost 2 years ago. The kitchen counter behind the sink is/was at a really stupid height. It made no sense unless the builder was 7’ tall. Here’s a couple before pics After lots of measuring, pre planning and delaying it just because I didn’t want to do it, I sucked it up and last Monday we started by removing all the trim and running a sawzall blade below the granite. Man, silicone is very hard to saw through. I’m discovered the electrical outlets were wired illegally due to no GFCI this close to the sink. I simply flipped them over and installed charge port outlets because you can never have enough charge ports in your house! All that’s left is the trim and cutting the old tiles to replace the ones I removed. Wife is now talking about calling a painter since neither of us is going to attempt painting with a 19’ peak ceiling. So not worried about my Sheetrock repair patch painting. And my happy bride after her countertop is now where she wants it. Now a little trim work in the morning and I’m back on my Seaview build tomorrow!

Good explanation Peter. I’ve got a friend that was a lawyer (now retired) that use to drive all over the state to meet clients. 2000 miles a week was his normal. His driving skills sucked. He’s the kind of guy that if you rode with him you would get out with white knuckles and swear you would never get back in a car/truck or tricycle with him in charge. He’s all over the road, doesn’t pay attention to his speed (usually doing 25+ over the limit) and he’s one of those guys that has to make face contact with you when talking. So he’s constantly looking at the passenger and not the road. One day he told me he was thinking about getting his pilots license and flying to all the appointments. I told him NO. Just no. OK, more like HELL NO! At most, buy a plane, hire a pilot. Your mind is on the next client, not falling out of the sky.

Yea, I went through Sprue Brothers stock and saw that all the SEA paint kits, Israeli color kits and the JASD blues for my Wolfpack Panther conversion and the Have Glass colors was out of stock. Put them on my email notify list and ordered as soon as they came in. Kind of gives me inspiration to start these kits sooner than later.

Another home run!

WOW! Looks completely different off the bench. Well done, Sir! Hope mine comes out half as good. That’s something to be proud of right there.

Love my lacquer paints! Mr. Color offers more bang for the buck and you can use them for brush painting on small areas. MRP’s advantage is just shooting straight from the bottle. I have a well stocked stash of both. When I started switching over I actually looked at my stash and bought accordingly or put on my wish list for when they came back in stock.

To quote a syfi character from a different TV show from the same era…..”Oh the pain, the pain, the pain of it all…..” Talk about a fiddly cockpit build!

Ok, now you have piqued my curiosity. Not about the P-40 or the story behind it. But how in the H - E - Double hockey sticks do you find time to read and build all the models you build? 🤪

Ok, I’m amazed. This is stunning.

Makes one wonder what else is being held as “classified” while not giving credit where credit is due.

Well, it is Kitty Hawk. As Ernie has mentioned, there was a lot more going on behind the scenes than we know about that KH was not happy with.

Some amazing “clean up” being done here. Keep it up.

If it gets wet……. In for the adventure!

I’m hitting the stage where this thing is kicking my butt! As any huge styrene kit, minor warping has occurred after production. But even worse, the design of parts fitting without gaps is non-existent. I’m having to add sprue goo filler for the gaps and differences in parts thickness. Might just have to jump over to Tamiya putty for these larger joints where they transition. It may not look bad in this pic, but there is a big difference in the “body line” where it joins together. I’ve already done three applications of sprue goo just to get it to this point. And the gap between the body and the prop housings or sponsons is pretty nasty. I’ve dabbed in one filler coat of sprue goo. I need to add more and hope it levels out better. Might need to make a thinner mix. Hmm, I wonder if I could apply with a syringe and an 18 ga. needle?