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The one with all the Vallejo is supposed to be for my boys but I may have expropriated some of it for my clutter.

It's a cartoon AIM-54 believe it or not. Can't remember who made it.

Phil, it's actually not that bad. Ok, the middle bench isn't that bad. No comment on the other two. Merry Christmas to the far side of the pond!

Only -9° C here in Toronto. Sue copped out and threw the dog out in the backyard. He's from Northern Manitoba so had a ball playing and wouldn't come back in. Meanwhile, my folks' flight landed on time at Pearson at 830pm but they didn't get out of the airport until 1230. My mom said it's total chaos inside. Carl

That is so very organized. You'd probably have a seizure if you saw my bench(es). Carl

Tamiya Centaur? How is it as a kit?

This is the beginning of the storm that's supposed to hit us.

Peter, the paint came out great. Good idea to stick to the Mr Color. It's a paint you know how to use and doesn't need learning any new handling tricks. Try the Mig paint on a test kit and see how it works.

Merry Christmas everyone! Stay warm and safe, especially those of us in the path of a winter storm. Carl

A Christmas card I sent out a few years ago.

Thanks Hubert! Ardrei is indeed great to deal with. When their Seahawk comes out, I'll be getting a copy for sure. Carl

Someone makes a P-38 floatplane conversion. Just can't think who it is.

That was fast. The quality of the cutter is really impressive, like most of their tools.

Boring to look at but I had a set of paint masks for the Millennium Falcon arrive today. Should make painting a bit easier.

Nice! I see someone is a Hugault fan. Love the way he draws aircraft. And women. Carl

I got them from Hannants.

Got those too. Did you get the helmet decals as well?

Paul, if you can find Mr Tool Cleaner, it tends to be a bit cheaper than Tamiya airbrush cleaner and works the same.

I've thought about it. One shop here has it on pre-order for the same price as the Tamiya Spitfire IX. The stopper for me is that I have so many Tamiya Spitfires already it wouldn't fit in.

It's probably close to the Star Destroyer that's in the stash already. Similar shape too.

I would get a B-58 in 1/32. That would probably push Sue over the edge though if I built it. Maybe by then the boys will have moved out and I could use one of their rooms as a display case.

Is the plastic the same between the two kits? Would be nice to do an RCAF one.

Interesting question. The PCM and Tamiya are both later variants, either VIII, IX or XVI so that's one thing to consider. The Kotare at the moment is an unknown quantity as it's not out yet but will most certainly be the most accurate early model Spitfire. The PCM isn't bad but at this point, if you're looking for a late model Spitfire then it's the Tamiya kit.

Oh, I know that feeling Martin.

The closest I could find is in Canada. Sunward Hobbies has it up for pre-order. https://www.sunwardhobbies.ca/kotare-supermarine-spitfire-mk-ia-mid-production-aircraft-32001/ Price wise, it's the same that I paid for mine from Kotare including the shipping from NZ to Canada. Hannants has it up as well with a 10% discount for pre-order. They're nice as you don't pay until it arrives. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/K32001 Carl