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    Thanks, I'll take a look. Yes, those are the kit tracks. They're link and length.
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    My first Panzer III, from Takom.
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    Thanks Scott. Looks like that could work for the Aires ones. Meantime, I had the Kits World 3D decals arrive so I tried them out. They're meant for the kit IP and cockpit tub. The Teknics IP is in resin but uses PE for the instruments. Painting the bezels cleanly was giving me conniptions. I figured the Kits World IP might work. So far it's not a bad fit. Some slight trimming and they seem to fit ok. The detail isn't as sharp as the ones from Quinta are but they're also a lot cheaper so I'll take it.
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    So far, I'd say Quinta is the best, then Red Fox and then Kits World based on the ones I've gotten and used. I haven't tried Eduard and Kelik (Reskit) ones yet.
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    A small order rom Hannants arrived today. Masks for my Mig-29UB and F-35A I decided to try the Kits World 3D decals as an experiment on my Tamiya F-14A. I also got the Yahu panels for the HK Lanc. Lastly decals for my Tamiya F-14D kit.
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    Mine too. And probably my life.
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    But no T & A?
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    Talk about just motoring along. Awesome progress.
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    Nice work. How are you liking the build so far?
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    A double build! Now that's one way to challenge yourself John.
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    That about sums it up. Although Element prices have been going up recently since Honda started buying some of them back due to a rear suspension failure issue.
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    That's like our cat. Cat in lap: check. 1/32 Tomcat on bench: check. Does your sleep in your lap while you work? Ours does and I've ended up dropping bits on her that I then have to find. Talk about an actual living carpet monster. That moves!
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    Nice cockpit. And fairly quick too. Looks like Revell fixed the errors in the instructions that the Dragon versions had.
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    Got a call from our local Toyota dealer. They finally have an allocation for the RAV4 hybrid we ordered last year. Hopefully delivery will be end of June. We ordered it last October and were told 8-12 months then. So similar to what @Artful69 has waited. The RAV will replace our Honda Element as our family car. The E is a 2007 with 230K on it and was starting to have issues. Thankfully it's been small stuff that I've managed to fix but since I'm not a mechanic, it's off the road for a couple days at a time. Plus it's an absolute pig on gas for something with a 2.4l. We average around 14-14l /100km. If I'm lucky, I might get 10L/100 km. With a tailwind, off a cliff. Originally the plan was to sell the E when the RAV arrived but Sue has decided we're going to keep it and have it as a back up. Plus it's a standard transmission so it'll give the boys something to learn on in a few years. So back to being a 3 car family. Lol.
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    Sounds just like my bench Ernie. If it's clean, it only stays that way for a few minutes.
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    I had the last couple days off from work. Sue wanted a storage bench by our front door. I used wood that I brought home from work. It was leftover from when the shop closed so after lots of cutting, sanding and assembly, I made the bench. In the front hall. I also made a cubby that will go above it. Just need a couple days of warm weather so I can apply a coat varnish and they'll be done.
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    I had the airbrush out for some work on the Whirlwind so I thought I'd clear coat some cockpit parts. These are the ZM F-4EJ parts with the kit decals.
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    Great paint job Peter. The camo looks great to me.
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    Thanks Scott! I'm thinking I'll do something similar with the Aires burner cans on my next one. Might as well try and make use of them.
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    It would be interesting to see if they have made any changes to the moulds.
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    Peter, it's never easy fighting an illness, be it cancer or a heart attack in my case. But it helps when we have family and friends who we can rely on to help us through those tough times. Great to hear Diane is fine and you as well.
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    Thanks Peter! It's slow progress but I'm making some all the same. Speaking of which, I got the rear fuselage section glued together. The engine nacelles aren't completely circular which is probably due to the moulding technology of the day so I've used some strip styrene to fill in the gap and once dry, I'll reshape it. To hold the strip styrene in place while the glue sets, I'm using a bunch of small paint clips. Looks like I'm doing acupuncture on the Tomcat. More cat time too...
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    Talk about hen's teeth! It's always interesting what you can sometimes find on a random search.
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    Finally a smidge of progress to report. Wings are together. They needed some filler on the join line so that's drying. Once I have them smooth, I'll start painting them as they have to be done before installation. Next up, my order from BNA arrived with the Reskit burner cans. I have the Aires ones but they're a bit small. Here's a comparison with the Reskit on the left and the Aires on the right. Close-ups of both. You can see the step around the Aires one. The Reskit are a perfect drop in fit. Lastly, I assembled the rear coaming for the canopy. Why they had to make it out of 4 parts, I don't know.
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    Yikes! Not sure what else to say. The partial rigging idea would be extremely tempting to me.
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