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I second Ron on the Infini sanding sticks. They last a long time like he said. I usually add a couple to my orders from HLJ when I need them. Carl

Me too!

Build it as a What if? gunship. Hang a bunch of Lewis guns pointing out the portside passenger windows.

Nice but of progress Ian. Would the Dambuster planes had this seat as well? Carl

Thanks for the pics Ernie. You can definitely see the origins of the plastic kit from the resin one. The loss of depth for the interior details is certainly due to moulding limitations and what they can pull from a steel mould versus a silicon one. As for drilling all the dive flap holes, I think that's the airplane equivalent of assembling Model Kasten tracks for a Sherman. Carl

Tracks. Started on the tracks for the T-95. Need 4 runs of 100 links. Here's the first 41. Definitely just something to work on between other stuff. Like this:

John, let me know if you want the Eduard exterior set for the kit. I have here I won't use. Carl

Not Tamiya, they just announced a new version of their 1/48 Tomcat with dropped flaps and slats.

Glad you finally got it Harv. It amazes me that any company that is dependant on paying customers should have such poor customer relations. Carl

Jerry, yours is the first one I've seen built. Thanks for sharing. It's does look nice. Carl

There's some shape issues with the kit. Shocking I know. Mostly the cowl and the opening under the prop. The rear windows apparently have a shape problem as well. The MLG bay has the incorrect front wall that so many Mustang kits have. The leading edge kink at the wing roots is the wrong shape I think as well. Jerry Rutman used to do a correction set that fixed the cowl and gear bays. Grey Matter Figures (who bought many of Jerry's masters) didn't bother with that set unfortunately. The Aires MLG is supposed to be a decent substitute if not 100% accurate. I think there is a new rear window coming from a guy called 109 Ace. He used to be on LSP but you can find him on eBay. Can't recall what his seller's name is there. I can't recall the rivet situation so something will have to comment there. As I sold mine before getting around to it, I don't know how it goes together either. Maybe HK or ZM will finally being out a modern kit this decade. Or do as Martin did and graft a Hasegawa nose onto a Revell fuselage. Or was it a Revell razorback onto a Hasegawa one? Carl

Just catching up on this. Fantastic work on the engine. Carl

Fantastic builds. The photography and presentation are great too. Which kit is the 109? Carl

John is the only person I know that had managed to get the Fine Mold seat belts to look and drape like the real thing. Every time I tried, they either melted or snapped apart. Which is why I sent him all the ones I had left. Oh, and awesome start to the Corsair John.

Maketar makes them. https://shop.maketar.com/?product=132-u-s-roundels-1942-1943 I believe Hannant's carried them.

Having the Dragon T95 in the stash, I really don't trust the self destructing DS tracks it came with. I finally decided to get the Rye Field T80 tracks for the kit. Due to the T95 having a double run of tracks, I need 3 sets of Sherman tracks to outfit it. My LHS got a shipment of Fruil tracks in so I grabbed the Conqueror ones for my Badger. They also had a few of the BSG kits in. Mobius recently lost the license to make these so they're getting hard to find. I decided to get them while I could.

No, chainsaws are too much manual labour Martin. Semtex does the same but with much less physical exertion.

Thanks for the info Hubert. Glad to hear it's one of their better efforts. Carl

Guess it shows they're human after all. Both Hobby Design and Top Studio make detail sets for the Panigale. I think someone does a PE chain too. Yup, individual PE chain links.

Forget 1/200, how about this one? It was built for the film Raise the Titanic. I wonder if they got the hull right? With the Bronco Type XXIII on my bench, that's about as big as I'd want to get a model me thinks. More importantly I think that's as big as Sue would let me.

Me too! Looks good so far.

Ernie, glad to hear your business is doing well. Haven't had an adult tooth pulled much less a cavity. Didn't get wisdom teeth either so the most I've ever had done at the dentist is my usual cleaning and inspection. With the restrictions on travel having just changed recently it's too late to make plans to attend. There was so much uncertainty that we ended up booking a number of campsites in provincial parks for the same time frame and staying here. One day I'll get down there and meet you all. Carl

Or doing it backwards and getting the AM first. I wanted to get the Trumpeter 1/32 F/A18-F. I started buying the AM I wanted - intakes, burner cans, decals but couldn't find the kit at a reasonable price. I gave up after a couple years and sold the AM bits off.

Great progress there Bill. Carl

Mark, fantastic progress you're making. The brakes look life-like. At least they're in better shape than the ones I took off our Honda last weekend. Carl