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The car looks good Rob. It's a shame that the chrome paint is so fussy. I wonder if you would be able to get a replacement decal sheet from Revell?

Those seats look good but I'm wondering if they're correct for a B-52. They look a lot like an Aces II seat which I'm not sure was used on the B-52.

I've been fighting a stomach bug for the better part of a week so I don't want to work on anything too complicated. So I pulled out a Bandai kit, their MGSD Wing Gundam Zero. Being an MG (Master Grade) series kit, the parts are moulded in colour so painting is optional. I went ahead and painted everything anyways. So after about 45 minutes of clipping parts, cleaning up sprue nubs, painting, and finally assembly, I had the head done. No masking or glue was used. Which I guess is the "not too complicated" part.

I think he was ground crew for B-52s that participated in Linebacker. Others will know better.

First build of this kit that I've come across. I think Harv would have loved this kit.

Yikes! That is one fragile paint finish. It does look nice if you can avoid touching it.

The gun bays are looking good. The ammo chutes actually having ammo in them is one of these subtle details that can properly tie things together. Carl

Those carbon decals look impressive. Glad to hear they work well.

Rob, the kit is not bad. The overall shape is good as is the fit. There are a couple odd errors in it which are not too difficult to fix. Paragrafix makes a nice PE set for it that corrects much of it. There's a Japanese company that made resin figures of Gaff and Decker to seat inside it but they're not the easiest to find. I'll definitely do a WIP when I get going on it. Carl

So Blade Runner was set in 2019. They had flying cars in the film. We're 2025 now and no flying cars .. Guess I'll have to settle for this then. It still has to be one of the coolest vehicles to ever appear on film.

The Comet is almost done.

That winch looks impressive.

Sounds like it was a challenging build but the end results look worth it.

Looks amazing. Especially the headers. I wouldn't mind seeing a WIP. Carl

Nevermind that, think of the waste of all that chipping fluid!

The cockpit looks great there Gus. I have some Quinta sets for the ZM F-4 kits but haven't used any yet.

Joycraft has the instructions posted for the Tutor on their website now. Supposedly they will have a pre-production sample ready for a show in Quebec later this year. I've got my reservation request already in for the kit. Carl

Great find Paul. I didn't know Tamiya did a Tiran. I have the Miniart one with a bazillion parts in it. To add to the fun, I picked up the mine plough to go with it. Carl

Fantastic build and the base add a great touch. Carl

SBY fans rejoice! Bandai is releasing a UNCF Arizona in 1/1000. Oh and Tamiya has a new F-14 Tomcat coming out. It's 1/72 scale but looks lovely.

Those engine nacelles look amazing.

Nice work there Paul. Is there an interior on the APC?

Lol, I hadn't thought of a diorama pairing the two. Maybe as a museum exhibit? More of they're sharing bench space and scale.

Back in '93, I was in Hong Kong and went to a small hobby shop that specialized in garage kits. They had an awesome selection of kits and products from various small cottage industry makers. One of them was a gorgeous skeleton model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. I think it was around $120 USD at the time so I didn't get it. Fast forward to 2021 and Bandai came out with a plastic model of a T-Rex skeleton. I promptly picked one up for the stash. Taking a quick break from the pair of FW 190s on the bench, I finally started it. It's 1/32 scale so should make for a nice display next to the FWs. After about 90 min of bench time, just need to add some legs.

That looks good. Much better than a flat piece of PE. Carl