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  1. BlrwestSiR
    Mike, that pilot figure looks fantastic. He really does make you realize how small those planes were. Carl
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    It looks like Aerocraft has solved another of the issues with the Tamiya 1/32 Phantoms with a new canopy set. https://aerocraftmodels.bigcartel.com/product/mcdonnell-douglas-phantom-replacement-canopy-set-for-tamiya-kits It eliminates the two piece canopy and frame for the opening sections which should be a big improvement.
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    Cees, it looks like Aerocraft has the answer to your problems. https://aerocraftmodels.bigcartel.com/product/mcdonnell-douglas-phantom-replacement-canopy-set-for-tamiya-kits It replaces the canopy and frame all in one. Carl
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    Wow Rob, that is a tiny kit. Id be afraid of sneezing and having it disappear into the carpet monster. Great work on something so tiny. Carl
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    Looks great there Gaz. Really great job on the decals. Carl
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    Thanks Frank and Bill! The Tamiya Corsair is a great kit. This is my third one so far. Have a few more in the stash so definitely not the last one for me.
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    Yup, same here in Toronto. Not as bad a hike. $1.14/litre to fill up yesterday. It was closer to a loonie a couple weeks ago.
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    Next up, I started drilling the holes for the ignition wires. I don't know how you guys drill such tiny holes perfectly centred on your engines. Mine are anything but centred. Well, maybe a couple are. Same goes for the cylinder banks. I've painted the cylinder banks in Extreme Metal Aluminum. Should be durable enough.
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    Man, this plane has been kicking my butt. I think I finally got a handle on it and made some progress. I got the black sections of the cockpit painted. Then I started doing the little detail painting and this is where I got stymied. I kept getting paint where I didn't want it. Finally I gave up and tried some finer brushes I keep forgetting I have. Problem mostly solved, I kept going and then started the stencils. I'm using some from HGW. They're nice and thin and fairly tough. But the fold over on themselves if you look at them funny. Using Tamiya Mark Fit Strong decal solvent got them to go over those buttons I previously messed up. Using a Prismacolor pencil, I added some scratches to the pedal troughs, pedals and around the cockpit.
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    That PE work is so neat and tidy. I usually have CA everywhere but where I need it.
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    Fantastic work Frank. Thanks for the step by step description on how you remove the thinner resin parts. Where did you get the razor saw you used? Carl
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    I forgot you had the Horton.
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    Nice to see you back @Artful69. I think it's been more of a ton of stuff coming down the pipeline. The GWH P-40 is an early one so very different than the Hasegawa kits. Hopefully It's good enough to put the Trumpeter one out to pasture. I'm waiting on the Whirlwind too. Hope it's as good as the recent Special Hobby kits have been. The Takom Blitz kits seem to go together nicely. I've built the Jagdtiger and didn't have any problems. I've got the Panzer III and StuG kits in the stash. The StuG has an issue with the commander's hatch in that one of the periscopes are in the wrong spot. Doesn't seem a hard fix. Carl
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    That's ZM's approach to their kits. Very different from most everyone else and pretty cool for it.
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    More Viggen news. DN Models is going to release a set of masks for the Fields and Meadows camo scheme. https://dnmodels.com/product/saab-37-viggen-splinter-camo-paint-mask-set-1-32/ They got some input from Jetmads on making it fit their kit. If you haven't used them before, DN makes some very nice mask sets including some custom ones they did for me. Carl
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    I could almost see this with the US re-arming Japan for self defence postwar could have easily given the JSDAF surplus Corsairs.
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    Nice progress there Ernie. Just make sure you don't glue the inner spar of the outer wings to the wing halves. Lots of folks miss that and it screws up the fit. Tamiya kits are definitely a low stress build. As far as your subjects go, I think we're in alignment there. I've done the VMF-213 bird like yours and I did the spliced RNZAF Corsair. What I have planned to do are an FAA one- KD115, then another in the temperate scheme, a night fighter Birdcage like Harv's and a tri-(or is it quad?) colour 1A. Carl
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    Nice subject there Tony. There's not a lot of Spitfires with nose art so it's always great to see one. The Exito placement sheet looks really good too. Like you said it's unfortunate it got a bit damaged or it would be great to display with the build. Carl
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    That should our motto! Carl
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    Tim, that's some lovely work there. I always admire folks who can make their wiring look so neat and tidy. Carl
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    Thanks @Peterpools! I think your brother has built a few MFH kits? This is my first and I've got three more in the pile to get to.
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    Great work on the chassis Mark. And the gloss black bodywork too. Carl
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    Looks great Ernie. Especially for a hotel build. That's no worse than what I have in mind for my Revell Corsair :
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    Ok, so I got started by prepping some parts for a coat of interior green. I used AK Real Color's interior green. I then added a drop of black and did some post shading. Now to start masking and doing the detail painting.
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    Someone's happy! Been too long I guess since I did a plane. Thanks Kai! This will be Corsair #3 for me. It should have been a -1D so I'd have the trifecta of Tamiya's kits but the D will have to wait a bit longer. When I get to the -1D, it'll be an easy choice- Robert Hampton Gray's Corsair.
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