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We nearly lost our carpet monster over the weekend. Fursnake on Saturday snuck out the back door when our son was trying to get our other cat in. I was at my bench in the afternoon and found it odd that I didn't have my furry parts catcher. Our initial search didn't turn her up and Sue thought she was maybe hiding in the house. Turns out she had crossed the street and made sad faces at our neighbours. They brought her to their vet who couldn't find a microchip so she was brought to the local animal shelter. The neighbours then posted a thread to the neighbourhood Facebook group where someone we knew saw the posting and told us. After getting in touch with our neighbours, we found out what shelter they'd brought her to and picked her up Sunday morning. So Fur is home safe again and ready to shed on my bench and keep me company.

Speaking of progress, I got the intakes painted and glued on. They needed a bit of persuasion to stay in place. I then started filling the seams between the fuselage and the intakes. At that point, I couldn't resist a mock-up of the fuselage.

Great looking Kingfisher. Definitely not the usual paint scheme you see them in like Rob said.

Thanks Peter. I feel like I'm finally making some progress.

Gus, I'm using Tamiya X20A thinner for the Mr Aqueous Surfacer. It works well and is definitely less smelly than regular Mr Surfacer.

Awesome display there Gary. It's extremely creative and a very eye catching and unique way to display your model.

Nice pics. Any more of the ones in the green camo? I always find the single colour desert camo a bit boring.

Thanks for sharing all the pics Martin. The Halberd instructions don't mention any colours for the cockpit so this information is extremely helpful.

Great to hear that the resin bits fit properly without needed major surgery. And great looking engine too,

I've been a happy customer of Roy's since his days with Cooper Details. Most of his products are straightforward to use and really add a nice bit of detail. I just got an email from him saying he's having a sale at the moment. I'll have to see what other new products he has Carl

For me, stuff usually turns up after I've bought the replacement.

I'd be up for that. Let me get through the Tomcat first.

The Halberd conversion is more or less like subbing in different parts for the kit ones. Sorry for the distraction Peter. Back to your regularly scheduled build.

To paraphrase The Princess Bride: I've got the Tomcat to finish, the Cavalier Mustang to procrastinate over and my Valkyrie to start. I'm completely swamped!

Great work there Peter. I've yet to build a Tamiya Mustang even though I've owned several since they came out. In fact, I've only done one 1/32 Mustang and that was the Dragon one which I did as a fictional CHP one. I do have a Tamiya kit out at the moment but it's a donor for the Cavalier Mustang.

Staying with 1/16 armour, my AFV Modeler order arrived today. I've got fenders coming from Hobbyeasy and that should be just about everything I plan to get for the build. Then it'll just be a question of when.

Thanks Peter! I'm still working away at the kit. In fact, I'm actually making decent progress on it. I've started priming some of the parts using Mr Aqueous Surfacer. There's a few spots that will need touchup but not a surprise. The MLG bays are now assembled and installed.

That definitely looks snug. Almost like economy class.

Rob, great looking plane. Being a Gee Bee, it has to be tiny in 1/72, nevermind 1/32.

The worst case I've had with the carpet monster absconding with something was a Tamiya 1/32 F-4 fuselage. Yup, the whole one piece fuselage. I've had a squirrel chew on a nose cone, but how the fuselage disappeared I have no idea. I never found it. I know it didn't get thrown out but to this day, I have no idea where it went. Carl

Sue beat me to the door today so the post woman gave my package to her. Thankfully when I showed her it was from the Ukraine, she that it was great I was supporting them. So win-win! I couldn't resist a quick test fit after going through the contents. @HubertB's review was spot on, however brief it may have been. Back into the box at least until I get the Tomcat done. Might be a bit longer as there is one project I want to start this year.

Looks just about perfect Gus. Makes it very tempting for me to just go out and get one of these rather than continue on my 1/32 version. Mind you, I already have a pair of the D versions in the stash. Carl

Those are some great prices Rog. I've been ordering less from Japan since they still haven't allowed packages to be sent via Japan Post. The courier options are generally quite expensive. It's only if it's something I can't get elsewhere that I'll order it from a retailer there.

Ernie, the interior looks fantastic. Nice to see that the main components also fit together well. Definitely treating the kit as a short run model and doing lots of test fitting makes sense. I find it easier to fix things then rather than slathering on tons of putty.

Great work on the seat and fender mods. The interior bits will make a big difference looking in from the hatches.