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I'm with Martin, some very nice progress on the paint.

Gus, this one is an original boxing of the kit so it's from the '80s. It's actually the very first 1/32 aircraft kit done by Tamiya. They've come a long way since then that's for sure.

Glad you're back at the bench, even if it's for short spurts. Looking good there Martin. The upper wings mods have come out really well.

She's back on the bench instead of under it. I decided to take the Tamiya F-14 I had previously started and try to make some progress on it. This one was a bit warped compared to the one I did earlier and the two fuselage halves weren't mating nicely. I finally got it sorted and together. The join seam still isn't pretty but is much better than it was.

That's an interesting looking engine Paul. You my UST have a nice collection of them now. Carl

Fantastic work and a great display of I'm the finished model.

Finally got back the bench. I tires to airbrush the Diamond T chassis but for some reason I had a hard time holding the airbrush. I had to switch hands to get it done. Thankfully it's all one colour and will get some weathering to it so that'll cover any bad spots Carl

You're welcome Martin! Glad it cheered you up.

That's great to hear Martin and glad to see you back at the bench. Carl

Looks great!

The build is just moving along nicely. Looks to be a nice straightforward build like most Tamiya kits. Carl

At first glance I thought you'd bought a case lot of 1/200 ship models (or similarly sized kits) and then remembered you were getting new flooring. Carl

Hi Kevin, Just like you said, I glued the lower centre wing part first and then added the upper wings. Here's a link to my build gallery so it doesn't clutter up your build thread. https://carlkung.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Hurricane-Mk-1

Coming together nicely there.

Sublime work. That engine looks like you could just add some gas and it would fire right up. Carl

I've got that StuG as well. I wouldn't mind seeing a WiP too Carl

That looks great. So tempted to get one now.

I finally got my order from Joycraft Models. After it got sent out, it went on a bit of a tour thanks to a mis-routing. Then throw in the snowstorm and it took a bit longer than expected to arrive What's inside the box? Thankfully not Gwyneth Paltrow's head... Details look really nice. Optional.markings for either a Polish Tiger Meet F-16 or a Greek one. Joycraft is the company that has announced the 1/32 Tutor Snowbirds kit coming out later this year. So I think this bodes well for that kit. Carl

Nice progress on the paint job. Hope the flooring is progressing too. How was the snow fall? We ended up with 61 cm of snow from yesterday to this morning. Apparently a new record for Toronto. Carl

Having only done the ZM Spad, I'm curious what the challenges are with the Trumpy one? As for the snow, we just got hit with 61 cm of the fluffy white stuff. Kids got a snow day today so they're making the most of it. Carl

I used my usual Dispiae nippers. I hadn't thought of a razor saw and there wouldn't have been enough room to get one in between the nubs.

Pure luck. Trying to glue them together, I broke one into three pieces. The stubby one on the left. Still need to add the last piece once the first two dry. You can see it in front of the cab floor.

Success! Although I'm not looking forward to sanding the nubs off.

Kevin, it looks like I may have cheated a bit. I subbed some plastic rod I place of a couple of the kit parts. I was able to use the control stick. Also, I glued the fuselage halves together first and then inserted the cockpit in from underneath. I like PCM kits too. Built their Spitfire IX and Hurricane and have a few of their Spitfire XIVs in the stash.

Trying to figure out how to remove the shifters from the sprue without breaking them. To say the connection points are a bit big might be an understatement.