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Great review Ernie. I have their Viggen and hope to build that one day. Maybe a coat of Mr Surfacer 1000 to fill in the striations? I wonder if there's markings in the kit for the one from Capricorn 1.

Looking at the finished model, I'd never think that it was your first attempt at a super detailed ship model. A truly impressive model. So much new information has come out about the colours of the ships on that day that it makes you think how colourful Battleship Row must have looked.

Eduard do the PE bits for HGW so they had HGW make some of the fabric belts for them to sell under their own label. They're often identical but have different prices so I usually check to see which one is cheaper. Likewise, some of the HGW two seater sets are cheaper than buying two copies of the single seater belts. This is usually the case for Luftwaffe belts.

Looks good there Peter. I left out a lot of the internal details on mine as well. For the wing fold, I found that the seam was fairly decent on mine even with it being operational.

I used the kit belts originally on my build but then really hated the way they looked. I wasn't happy with the colour and the way they draped so the build stalled. The kit belts: After a year, I finally ripped them out and replaced them with some from HGW. If you do use HGW, look at the set made for the HK Mossie. The one specific to the Tamiya kit is shortened for some reason whereas the one for the HK kit is full length.

Couldn't decide on a camo scheme for the E-100, so I did both! First one, I did some ambush spots but didn't like the way they were turning out so I painted over them. And the other side. The circle dot camo was just taking way too long so I'm glad I started with the skirts. Made it easy to stop there. As for the hull, I'm leaving that in the dark yellow. Since much of the tank is a what-if, I'll just say it's a rebuild with recycled parts from previous ones. Yes, Fursnake was in my lap while I worked. Not that easy when she's trying to bite your airbrush.

I'm been trying to decide if I should paint the wings first before assembly or after. Since you've taken the latter route, it'll give me a good idea of how hard it'll be to get the swing wing area painted.

That probably explains my stash.

Maybe work on the Mustang in the garage? Or start something that won't need painting?

Look forward to seeing another Mosquito getting built. I've done one Tamiya so far and have 2 more in the stash to get to. How is the Red Fox IP set?

I just glued the second set of tracks on and compared to the first set, they went on much better. The turret is up next and then paint. Next to the Panzer III I finished last week for a size comparison.

I got the tracks for the E-100 assembled and painted. Fur came to supervise the paint job. First side is on. The tracks go together easily enough but also fall apart almost as easily. Made it a right pain to get it on.

The Citroen is a lovely car. There's one nearby that I see during the summer. The big Dakar rally trucks are impressive too. Still can't believe they'd race them. Thanks for sharing all the pics.

The yellow stripes really stand out nicely. Along with the white sections, they add some colour to the model.

Calling this one done.

That looks delicious. I need to try smoking fish on our Egg one day. I love fresh tuna, seared and sliced thin is just awesome.

8 in the morning on a slightly damp Sunday. Time to throw something on the BBQ. 9 lbs of hopefully tasty brisket this evening.

I just did the same with Tamiya airbrush cleaner. It's gone up a bit but Great Hobbies has a flash sale and it's $8.49 a bottle CAD until tomorrow. Which is what, $5-6 USD? Basically almost all Tamiya is 15% off until then.

Oh yeah, the minute I sit down I get prodded to pick her up. Thankfully at the moment her claws are short so they're not pricking me when she does that.

More work at clearing some stuff off the bench. This time it's the Amusing Hobby E-100 tank. I did a quick mod so that side skirts are removable. Should make it easier to get the tracks on.

Looks great Ernie. The gloss coat definitely seems to have solved the decal issue.

Like Phil said, this build is progressing nicely.

Thanks Bill. I knew about the fuselage issues but not the wing ones. They are fairly inexpensive so I might take the plunge.

How are you finding the kit? It's one I've been interested in getting for some reason.

Thanks Phil! Don't forget a gun barrel too. Well, I'm calling it done. Actually a fun kit to do. Not too complicated.