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Glad to hear you're on the mend. Does that mean you'll be hosting a pig roast any time soon?

So, anyone got an email addresses for Hobbyboss customer service? It seems I've misplaced the canopy....

Thanks guys! Working on the clear bits. I masked them off using the Eduard mask set. First coat of green for the interior colour, then when that's dry I'll put on the white.

Ok, it's been a few months but the Lib is back on the bench. Well, the turrets are anyways. First thing I did was gather all their parts together and touch up the paintwork. Then I started on doing several sub-assemblies for the turret bits. I did some of the detail painting as I went along. Here's where I am at the moment. The front turret is mostly assembled. Need to add the guns and feed belts then it's ready for insertion into the turret. The rear interior is in a similar start but as it has to go in in sections, looks less complete. No pics but I also stripped the clear finish off the turret as I found it just a bit soft. Here's to getting this beast finished. Carl

You have no idea Rob. I think I opened about 4 or 5 kits before I had settled on the PzIII then looked at the turrets when I noticed the warp.

I started on the Takom PzIII. Turns out the hull is slightly warped so the wheels don't sit flat. So.... I'm back to working on the B-24.

That looks great Alan. I'm going to have to do some figures at some point myself. Carl

Thanks Rob! I wasn't sure if I would actually finish it or I would've started a separate build thread on it. I still have a Sea Hurricane in the stash to do at some point.

My vote is for Slim Pickens in a cowboy hat. Or has that been done to death? Carl

Thanks Alan! I'm not sure on the weathering yet. Maybe a bit but nothing heavy if I do. Carl

Almost done. Just need a couple small details to add.

Gary, I've been there and done that. In fact my Revell Spitfire is missing the cockpit sidewall. I didn't notice that it wasn't in place until after it was completed and I cleared my bench off. As for sight, I just checked some pics of Sturmtigers and it's hard to tell if the sight is mounted or not. So to me your build doesn't look that out of place. Carl

Same here Rob. I saw they had it in stock so grabbed it.

Got an order in from Hannants this evening. Mostly stuff for kits already in the stash.

Had a colleague try that when he bought his condo. He found himself in a bidding war with several other potential buyers. The selling agent said all the bids were within a couple thousand of each other so ask them all to bring their best offer forward. He won by $1 as everyone else was bidding by the thousand.

I'm living that bad dream at the moment. Need to get back to it. Carl

Thanks Peter! It feels good to finally get this far in a build. Been a while. The next bit of masking was on the thorough side. Then I sprayed the final camo colour. The moment of truth. I'm happy with the results. One tiny bit of paint lift and that's it.

Thanks Alan! I've started on the camo. First and overall coat of Dark Earth. Now a start on the Dark Green.

Thanks Gus, that's good to know. Carl

And the yellow is on now. Here's the underside. Now for the camo. Carl

Red is on but forgot to take a pic. At least u remembered to after the blue. Yellow around the fuselage roundels is left along with a bit of touch up on the underwing ones.

I got a bit more done on the Hurricane. It may not be pretty at the moment but hopefully it'll start to look better. Carl

Picked up some paint yesterday while on my way to meet a friend for lunch. Tru Color is a nice paint if a bit on the smelly side. The Mr Color silver is called Previous silver so call me intrigued. The dry brush paints are an interesting idea as well. Going to have to see how those work. Carl

I suspect Tamiya will release a static version without all the running gear and electronics in it for a lower price. The question is how much lower. Carl

Nice start Kevin. I managed to pick this kit up with the Avionix cockpit set a couple months ago so I'll be following along. Carl