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Nice start Mark. That's going to be a lot of rivets. Carl

Rob, the AK Real Colors are solvent based. They do have an odour to them but I don't think it's as strong as Mr Color. As Kai said, they can be thinned with Mr Color Leveling thinner without issue. Generally, their armour colours (clear lids) are dead flat while their aircraft (black lids) range has a satin finish.

My sister wass driving with the dog in the back, she looked in the rear view mirror and saw her dog take the belt in her mouth and just bite through it . She couldn't believe how fast it happened. When she went to the dealer to ask for a replacement, they were confused. They'd never had to replace one before. This is her on the right. My dog is on the left with my parents' dog in the middle.

My current dog wasn't a chewer. I still have all the stuffies she had as a puppy and they even have their content tags still on them. My sisters have had chewing monsters though. Between the two of them( one a Doberman/Shepard mix, the other a lab) they've detroyed - closet full of shoes - Subaru rear shoulder belt (most expensive chew toy yet) - solid wood school chair - too many leashes to count

Speaking of @Martinnfb's dog, the Beaufighter arrived earlier this week. Just haven't had a chance to unpack it. I'm going to wait until I have a bench to clutter up.

Lots of chewing. Oh wait, I thought we were talking about Martin's dog.

Nice! I've got the Glaug too and the 1/48 YF-19. I did mine as a VF -19A in the Roy Focker scheme. As for the 1/32 cars, hopefully they changed the tires. I have a couple and they came with incredibly skinny tires. More like for a Model T than a more modern rubber. Otherwise they're fairly nice.

Hasegawa was apparently one of the larger creditors who lost money when Hobbico declared bankruptcy. As a result they may not have the capital to invest in newer kits except ones they know will sell. Hence re-pops and stuff aimed at the Japanese market.

Just found that Kotobukiya is going to be coming out with a CFA-44 Nosferatu! Although a bit small in 1/144, it'll fit in nicely with my MiG-31 Firefox and F-15J Kai

Lol! That's actually about 5 ft from my bench. And it's cans which our older cat gets excited when she hears them opened.

That looks to be a nice kit Rob. Carl

Mark, where do you keep finding all these MFH kits at such great prices???? Truly makes me jealous. Carl

Rob, it's usually not this bad. Honest! Just with having to take down some of the shelves and move things my bench became the convenient place for things. So hopefully it will be back to a more normal state of chaos soon. As for my decal tweezers, that's easy. They're just to the left of the He219 wing behind the Mr Surfacer 500.

Here's a couple pics of the parts. The panel lines are very fine, comparable to Hasegawa or maybe Eduard on their 1/48 Spitfire kits. The plastic is like Hasegawa's too. On the harder side, not soft. You know it's detailed when the ejection seat takes two pages...

Phil, I would but there's the small issue of my bench looking like this: I couldn't even open the kit to look at it. I had to do that on top of the freezer. Hopefully this weekend I can get more of the basement reno done and start sorting things. Plus I'm going to be working a couple jobs over the next few days. I've got the regular one during the day and I've been asked to paint a condo in the evenings.

Harv, it's 1/48 but the detail is incredible.

Well, it's finally here. The plastic bits are stunning. So many tiny bits and all finely moulded too. This is going to find when I get my bench back. Carl

Paul, knowing what the parts are, I'd go with the PVA glue. I find the viscosity great for headlight guards as you've only got the tips to put the glue on and it won't run everywhere like a CA might. Plus it has a bit of flex to it when dry in case you bump them. Only downside is it takes a bit longer to dry. Carl

That looks great. Nice to see you overcoming all the hurdles the base kit is throwing at you, nevermind the resin. Carl

I used CA on the few 3D printed parts that I've had. You could use epoxy as well but may be messier. Carl

I don't think so Peter. Look at the new kits coming from Europe. Special Hobby's Whirlwind has just started shipping. Same with ICM's A-1H Cobra. Then there's JetMads and their Viggen and Lear jet nevermind the other planned releases they have. I think the Japanese manufacturers might be taking a break but others are picking up the slack. So where's my CF-100 dammit??? Carl

Happy to help. I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Carl

My LHS had one built up already. It looks good indeed. They've got it listed for $135 CAD which is around what the F-14s go for here.

Rog? It does look pretty cool so depending on the price I may just get one.

Amazing detail on the kit and you're doing a great job of it Mark.