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Nice looking Flanker. I know that feeling. Hope you find everything. Carl

Waste not, want not. Got a text from my sister a while back. "I don't know what's worse. That the dog just threw up in the kitchen or that it was squirrel parts" Meantime, Jimmy just keeps getting bigger. He's now longer than Zoe and almost as tall.

I got an email last night that Heritagecon is going to be held in just over 2 weeks. https://heritagecon.com/index.html This is the model show and contest held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Hamilton. I asked my boys if they wanted to go and my youngest was absolutely excited to attend. The show is held in the hanger of the museum so their planes are accessible for pics. If anyone has requests, please let me know and I'll try to grab some for you. Carl

Fun fact: it's actually the paint job that keeps it in the air. The optimism depicted in the flying bird allows it to defy gravity and get off the ground.

Time for a small update. I've been working on the Lanc a bit every day and it's been enjoyable. Mostly it's the been interior that I've been plugging away at. I've also got the instrument panel together. This is using the Eduard PE set. Lastly, I had a new reference book arrive.

They retooled almost the whole kit to reflect the changes. Supposedly the nose is a bit off and there's a resin correction set coming but otherwise it's supposed to be good. I cant find one in Canada at the moment or I'd grab one. Might have to suck up international postage. Carl

Great Hobbies has the CR.42 in stock. I'm visiting my sister in Wisconsin next week so could grab you one and mail to you from there. https://www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=ICM32020 Let me know. Carl

That was fast! Looks great there Martin, especially the skull. Carl

I've wanted to see what this kit was like. There's a release with Slovak Tiger Meet markings I'd like to find. Not for this GB of course. Carl

Some really great progress there Rob. It's fun to watch and see as it's so different from the usual planes and AFVs. Carl

Thanks Rob! Those are for the nose turret. They look very nice indeed. The barrel I'm looking to replace is for the ICM late version and is mounted on the port wing pylon. This is how the one in the kit looks.

That's the way I'm leaning towards. Just heard from the shop in Vancouver that the Special Hobby AH-1 is in and mine ships to me Monday. WestCoastHobbys.com $73 CAD plus shipping.

Gatlings! Trying to figure out an option for the ICM AH-1 kit. I've got the kit one, Aber in brass, CMK in resin. The Aber is the wrong length so I'd have to cut it down a bit.

That wasn't me. I know my limits. The most I did was four Spitfires at once.

That was fast!

I don't recall where I got the J11 from. If you want for the GB, let me know. Single nose wheel. No canards.

Like this? That's Maggie on the dishwasher. She stayed with us for a few months when my sister moved from Santiago to Wisconsin.

Martin, I didn't know Meng did a J-15. I've got these in the stash.

He's the pre-wash cycle before we start the dishwasher.

My sister uses a Halti on her dog, a Golden Doodle and had to use one on her last dog too. Jimmy rarely pulls with the harness so it's working for us nicely. When it's walk time, he'll calmly sit at the door and I can slip it on without any issues. Our dog Zoe is a dream to walk. Here's Edward waling when he was around 2 years old.

Would you believe I was accidentally under feeding him by 25%. I thought his food scoop was bigger than it was. He's 5 months old next week but is already over 40lbs.

Martin, that's extremely generous. I don't know if my bench could support that much weight.

Jimmy was checking out a fox the other night. They ended up having a Mexican standoff for a bit before the fox finally went on his way. Carl

Rob, I'm in very much the same position as yourself. I've got the Lancaster and B-24 on the bench so definitely don't have room for another build. Plus the only applicable kits I have are by Ukrainian companies. So if I do join in, it would be the MikroMir Fokker E.V Carl

I've already used it and it definitely works better than the Chopper. Much more precise.