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Great to see you back Frank. Being in Wisconsin and (soon) having your flying license, does that mean you'll be spending a bunch of time at Oshkosh? My sister lives about 20 minutes north of the airfield so when we went to visit her we times to coincide with the EAA show. Carl

I'd like to be added to the draw Hubert. And thanks again for your generosity. Carl

Same here. That's why I still plan to build the couple Fisher kits I have in the stash. Carl

Martin, I bought this years ago from HLJ for around $200. If I hadn't started it back then, it would be worth over $1000 these days. Speaking of which, I've been getting the kit assembled between watching the boys.

Great finish on the exhaust section of the Phantom. Looks like the real thing. I've used the Xtreme Metal paints a couple times and do like them for their durability and ease of application like you said. Carl

Indeed!

That's great to hear Rob. A nice start to the new year. Carl

Back to something sci-fi, and a fairly rare kit too. I started it a few years ago but barely got anywhere as the instructions are completely in Japanese. The kit is made from POM, which I understand is similar to Delrin so I had issues getting paint to stick to it.

Lizard or snake there Martin?

Looks great Rob. Nice to hear about the fit too. Carl

Damn, Ernie. Get better soon. Carl

Nice bikes Rob! Canyon only recently became available in Canada. I forgot my Lynskey 29er which my wife would kill me for since she bought it for my 40th. It's a custom Ti cruiser style single speed with laser etched flames. I've a couple fat bikes too but my fleet is the smallest it's been in a long time. At one point I had 11 bikes in a 800 square ft condo. I jokingly told friends it was so I could have a different bike every day of the week plus some backups.

Those burner cans looks fantastic. Suitably dirty and heat stained. Thanks for the step by step and the surfing info. Mountain biking I can relate to. I've got a '96 Mantis Flying V running XTR along with a '97 Specialized FSR. But my primary ride these days is my Ibis Mojo HD. Full carbon frame and 150mm of suspension travel means I don't feel the bumps anymore. What are you riding?

Or a Iowa class battleship.

For a brief moment, you had me looking at 1/72 kits of F-14s. Then I came to my senses.

I've built a couple. Occasionally some very tiny parts but the overall fit and engineering on the ones I've done have been excellent. Parts counts can get a bit insane on some of their full interior kits though.

Ooooh nice, a Hetzer.

But they take up so much less space than a 1/32 4 engine heavy!!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Carl

Got the first two sets of tracks done for my T-28. I'm using Rye Field's indie link sets for these. I have two more lengths to go to finish them. Carl

There's a new P-47 bubbletop coming out from Miniart. It looks to be up to their usual standards even if it's 1/48. https://miniart-models.com/wp-content/catalogue/2022/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2Cdel6YX5mZO7l55Qz47j5sN5QWMkDtS1aUCZ3tT8MqaJvY71rrm51qQQ

It works well on the typically thick Japanese decals. Here's my Millennium Falcon I did using it on the kit decals. Everything not in white is a decal.

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess.

Lovely looking 110 and the figures are going to add a nice touch. Carl

Happy Boxing Day folks! Picked these up at the LHS today. I always thought the Hellcat looked like the sportscar of tanks. I was surprised to see it at the LHS since I don't think it's even out in Japan yet. Another bit of armour but slightly more modern. This should go nicely with the Israeli M60 I have in the stash. Carl

Thanks for doing the raffle Ernie. Carl