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So with my workbench down/disassembled for the next biti thought I should take a look at my airbrush compressor. I've never really given it a second thought since it's just worked for the 30 years I've owned it. The moisture trap was a rusty colour until I realized it was full of rusty water. I opened the tank and this is what came out: I ended up pouring about a litre of rusty water out of the tank. Guess I should've done this sooner. I'll see how it works after u get my bench back up and running.

Rog, it's not just enthusiast cars or collector cars going up in value. We bought our 2009 Honda Fit (Jazz in some parts of the world) back in 2018 for $4,000 CAD. It had 80,000 km on it at the time. We sold it last month at 111,000km for $5,800. My '91 Honda Beat I got in 2007 for $7,600. It's now worth around $9-10,000. Not bad for 14 years and 25,000 km later. I certainly wasn't expecting it.

Tamiya's original release of the 934 included road car parts. I kept those and was planning to get another one eventually. What caused me to change plans were the Martini decals I had. They were old and I wasn't sure if they'd hold up. There are some AM Martini decals available but they were around $100 and I was getting ready to buy them. But they were done by small companies who I had never heard of so quality may not have been any better. Then I saw the new 935 release was coming with Cartograf decals and it was $180 for the kit. So I got a 2 for 1 that way.

Very nice kit there Rob. Not quite nose flattening but I remember seeing this kit in my cousin's bedroom and being so jealous of him. I finally ended up getting one in my 20's along with the Jaeger Meister 934. Sadly I made a right mess of the 934. I picked up one of the reissues of the 935 last year so now have two to build. I'll be commiting some heresy as one will be done as a road car. By the way Scale Motorsports made a detail set for the 935 but hold onto your wallet as it's $800 USD. https://scalemotorsport.com/products/porsche-935-big-scale-super-detail-kit Spot Models makes one too that's much more realistic at €250. Carl

Very nice. Did you replace the tow cables and if so, what did you use as they have a very convincing sag to them.

Looks good there. Mine arrived today from Hannant's. I haven't had a chance to peek in the box but just as well since I don't have a bench to do anything on at the moment. Carl

Wow! They really do stand out and make a difference to the appearance already.

Fantastic looking IP, especially the wood graining. Carl

The paint bench space is getting closer. I got the framing for the new walls done today. The silver duct is going to be the exhaust venting for when I paint. Wiring is next and then the drywall.

Phil, the Panther tracks went together fairly easily. The pins were evenly spaced so that they matched the track links. You glued 5 at a time if I recall correctly which made them go together fairly quickly. Their Sherman tracks were a bit more involved but again I didn't have any problems with those.

Nice! Hopefully there's a jig included to help with assembling those tracks. I've used their Panther tracks and they went together fairly well. Carl

Mean looking Centurion there Danny. I might have to get one. It would look good next to my Churchill AVRE. Carl

There's a new option for the Lancaster cockpit. Robert Mrowzowski is making a resin cockpit for the Lanc As you can see, it replaces the pilots station in the cockpit. I'm not sure if it fixes the height issue of the platform or not as it seems to replace just a section of it. You also need an AM IP panel for it too. https://www.robertmrozowski.com/https:/www.robertmrozowski.com/shop/1-32-scale-avro-lancaster-cockpit-kit/ Carl

Nice work on the Hellcat. Great to see you pulled it off Carl

Bill, I've used a mishmash of both Metric and Imperial since I first learned measurements. I think it's a Canadian thing. I buy liquids in ml and L, fruits, vegetables and meat in oz and lbs. Oh and milk here comes in bags ,not bottles. AS for height, I'm 178cm and still have to duck in our basement so can only imagine your predicament. Carl

I've heard two figures. One said 1894 and the other said 1910. The clearance under the beam is about 5'5. To the joists, it varies as the house slopes. It's almost 6' at the front and about 5'8 at the rear.

Gaz ,I would love a window too but the basement is a huge upgrade from our last place. We were in a condo so the only place I could build was sitting in the hallway with a box on my lap. Did that for two years. As a result, I pretty much just built armour since it's just one colour and I could paint it easily enough with a brush. Whenever I'm at work helping to stage a house for sale, I look around and see where I could put a bench and have a window if we were to buy that house. One way to live vicariously

The more space to clutter it up with. It's just over 6 ft long. My sons are set up at one end of it (the right side of the pic) and I'm on the left where all the organizers are. I just finished clearing it off and took it down. It's been moved to the front of the basement instead of being in the middle where it was. I have to build some utility shelves next which will back onto the new shelve I put up for the stash.

I figured I'd might as well clear up the bench a bit while I continue to work on the basement. Finally got some time to do that today. You can actually see a bit of the bench top now. Lots more to do before I can move it.

Oh man, that's a heart breaker. I hate those mixed results from the same product. It's like rolling the dice every time you use them. Hopefully the decals you have aren't too much of a change to the paint scheme.

Sue and I both got the AZ jab back on April 24th. It was the only option available for those not considered high risk at the time here in Ontario. The next day Sue was wiped out with fatigue and a general flu like feeling. It lasted until the following day. I didn't have any side effects nor did a friend's wife who got the shot at the same time we did. He however, was like Sue though and was off his feet for a day and a bit. There have a number of confirmed deaths from side effects of the AZ shot here in Canada and so far they're in the single digits. It's enough that Ontario is no longer administering AZ shots. The current supply is being used for those whose initial jab was AZ until it's used up on their second dose. At that point, those who haven't had their second will be getting one of the other vaccines.

I believe Mr Color makes some as C328. However, I don't know if there is a difference in the shade from earlier Blue Angels blue to the modern one. Carl

Sounds like my playbook.

Same here.

That's great. So often those of us in America's attic get bent over when it comes time to pay for shipping. Carl