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thanks Dave...sorry for your angst with the Trumpy Jug. my Trumpy Jugs going on eBay any day now!

boouya! have this kit in my stash and I will be watching this closely. Landing Hien DB Brothers

Bench not that big so I have to play with them one at a time, being sure I give equal, careful and satisfying attention to both.

WINGS & THINGS Finally had some bench time. Engines completed. Fuselage, wings and tail plane glued. Fit was good, not spectacular. Some seam work needed on the fuselage and a annoying gap at lower wing joint. Circular cutting tool works great for making paint masks. RW2800's done and ready for test fit. These will be given a weathering wash before final installation. Pratt & Whitney logo plate decal in place on both engines. Engine on left is Russian Jug and has ignition wires installed. Slick Chick engine on right is built OOB. Slick Chick on left and Russian Jug on right. Engine and landing gear dry fitted. Canopies are in position to protect cockpits during sanding, handling, etc. Fuselage seams slightly puttied, sanded and scribed. There may be more work after primer applied. Upper and lower wing roots will need some attention. Kit wheels are on now, will be using Barracuda's awesome resin wheels. Russian Jug. Landing flaps will be down on both planes. The Russian Jug is getting lots of Eduard PE stuff. Slick Chick engine is OOB. My original plan was to build Slick Chick completely OOB. However, the belts had to be added and the wheels replaced. Engine will be removed and weathered. The detail is sparse, just enough to get by after cowling is buttoned up. A little PE treatment in the Russian Jug engine. On deck for some weathering. Dust is everywhere....sorry 'bout that. Lower wing root has slight gap when wings set and glued at proper dihedral, sooo... a little plastic card nested in the gaps. Trim and scribe to come. Big gap in center fuselage is where the center tank mount will be placed. The turbine exhaust cover will be placed after painting complete. Concerned about paint particles making it to cockpit as the back of pit exposed. A little tissue stuffed behind pit will protect from paint. Stuffing tissue and Jugs...there seems to be some type of correlation. Not sure why, it's just a feeling. Hopefully will get these two hit with primer in the next few days.

Not an F4U-1 but the weathering on this Corsair is interesting. Guess could apply to any "island based" F4U Okinawa based F4U getting loaded up. Love the crud on the undersides.

thanks for sharing these. some real nice builds here.

sometimes engineering takes place of modeling. incredible work on this, really enjoying this...

we are on the same page regarding sans rigging.

"Fokk'n A " there's a lot of you Fokkers out there! nice scheme Paul, look forward to see the progress. FYI, when I do cave on a WNW build it will be one of those awesome D7 mutha Fokkers!

lot of nice stuff here. my favorite the the SB2C in Atlantic camo. thanks for your effort on this.

from one old coot to another...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

looking really nice Jamme!

wow, really nice results on this beautiful bird.

really nice job...still working on my two Hag Jugs.....

take pictures!

great pre-shade selection and finish. the salt is workin' it. you must be so stoked to get some paint on this bird. looks great.....

Thanks Jamme. I have Nick's review downloaded and I feel I can live with the minor errors but will address the stabilizers, prop and wheels. That will be close enough for me. Look forward to see your updates on this build.

very nice Jamme. exceptional work on this. like the pit! I have the HB Mk.Vb/Trop which I plan to start late summer following my "Achtung Baby!" series. Am going Greek with my Mk.Vb build

That's what she said!

hope to convince my lovely wife those very words. ZM product will not ship until summer. I hope to be at Wednesday's meeting. Have not touched my 47's for over a week, spring break and kids home until Wed. Is your 51 done?

I caved in a very big way on the ZM He219. Will be thinning out my stash to justify.

BTW - "A Higher Call" is on my wish list for Fathers Day! Perhaps purchasing the Kits World 1:72 decals KW172054 and forward to Precision Masks and Joe will hit those masks spot on for you. Somewhat expensive, but you get the markings right the first round.

Scale Precision Masks did work for my P80B. Joe is great to do business with.

this is true modelling! keep those posts coming!

very nice, just a beautiful build. Hasegawa? Aires details?