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I've got the original RFM release of the Panther along with the Meng late A kit too. Built the Dragon one along with a couple Takom Jagdpanthers. Your Panther A dio looks really good Carl

Nice to see this. Thanks for the history on the steel wheeled Panthers. I always see the ones where it's just the last set of wheels in steel. I picked up the same kit from my LHS last year along with the rubber wheeled version. Both were free as the kits were water damaged. Opened up the boxes, washed and dried the sprues and they're good to go. Just missing decals and the instructions are a bit wrinkly. They're in my son's stash now for when he gets to them. Carl

Great looking Zero John. Carl

Lovely looking Spitfire. The execution is truly superlative. Carl

I remember those catalogues! The shops would have them as free handouts. Built a bunch of the Matchbox kits as a kid. The 1/76 armour was my favourite as they can with the small diorama bases. I don't recall how many of the M16 MGCs I did. Lots of fun. Carl

Another paint line not available in Canada. Does look good on your Zero.

Not sure about the rest of the world but my understanding is that Sprue Brothers in the US will be the exclusive distributor of the kit there. So they may be a good place to ask. Carl

Quite the update there Rog. Congrats on the marriage, new home, new (old) job and the stash additions. Carl

Looks like you've overcome the hurdles.

I also think the contrast is fine. It breaks things up and it's in a logical place. The bed could easily be a replacement from another vehicle or was supplied by a subcontractor. Carl

I think this was the height of the working features on Tamiya 1/32 kits. Glad they moved away from it in their later releases.

Unreal. Can't tell the resin from the real.parts. So, I guess this mean you're going to start 3D printing a 1/1 cockpit now?

Some great looking models there. Thanks so much for taking the time to share them all. Carl

Great progress. Lovely work on the cockpit.

A nearby Gunpla shop was having their anniversary sale So I picked up a few items. They had a huge discount on Dspiae paints and thinners. The leveling thinner is pretty much the same as Mr Color Leveling Thinner but even not on sale, it's cheaper. I also bought 3 bottle of their Tool Cleaner. Despair paint is lacquer based and has a fine pigment to it so I picked up some colours for my car models. So several metallics and pearls. A couple flip paints too so we'll see how they work I also picked up some paint markers. Lastly, since they're a Gunpla store it would be rude not to get a Gundam kit. Carl

Looks good there John. What paint did you use for the Aotake blue sections? Carl

Found some underside crosses. A bit old so they were slightly off register which meant I had to align them piece by piece.

Started on the markings. Used some masks that I found for the fuselage and upper wing crosses. Need to see if I have any for the lower wing, otherwise it's decals.

Thanks Martin! I wouldn't have gotten this far without your help.

I touched up the paint lifts and finished the mottling. Cowling is just dropped in place, not glued yet.

A little 109 love. Started on the squgglies. Excessive paint chipping was unintentional and will need to be fixed. Just as well, after discussions with Martin, Ithr hard wedges on the wing camo will need to be softened a tad.

Some nice builds there Ralph.

Great paint and weathering work on the chassis. Nice tip on the light cover too. Carl

Man, that looks good.

Thanks for sharing the link Paul. Fortunately I have a bunch of the 3mm diameter bits so I'm good. But I'll keep it in mind if I ever do need it. One bit that I got is a small sanding pad. You stick self adhesive pre-cut sanding pads on the end and it works great in tight spots. Carl