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Nice killer egg there Ernie. They do look mean with their miniguns and rocket pods. Got you beat there. My Tamiya McLaren MP4/6 I started in 1993 is still in the stash. I work on it once in a while for a bit and then put it back. I have to figure out the tires as a couple have dry rotted. I'm thinking of just leaving them off one side and showing off the brakes.

Welcome! And that's a great subject. Is the kit mostly wood? Carl

Stickers! More stickers, the wooden variety this time and some spare hobby blades. Lastly, another Dreadnought. Gotta say, Dreadnought sounds so much more capable than Cannon Fodder.

Nice box of goodies there Harv. For your Wessex I presume? Carl

Wet Nellie is almost finished. The road version is coming along too.

MRP is not available in Canada and Hataka is only slightly easier to find. So for us Canucks: Rock, meet Hard Place. Carl

Looks fantastic John. Fresh out of the paint shop. Carl

Harv beat me to it but, wow sums it up. Carl

Smitty, I know about it but haven't tried it. A lot of the more recent plastic track sets come with a jig to help you assemble the individual link tracks. I've used some of those and they work very well. Hope that helps. Carl

Peter, the recent Special Hobby kits are really a jump in quality. Much better than their earlier efforts. Supposedly they're going to do a Fury, Sea Fury and Typhoon to round out the family lineage. I have their Tempest V and it's basically the same kit that you have but a different nose/engine. Mine came with the resin half engine but I've got the Barracuda rain nose I'm going to use the engine in a PCM Tempest. Waste not, want not. Carl

Peter, sorry to hear about the canopy woes but glad to hear you can get the replacement parts to fix it. That's not always so easy here. Otherwise the Phantom looks great. Looking forward to the fix and seeing her all finished. Carl

Got the sub Lotus masked off. Some over spray in spots but that part's done.

It was a good show. Started off with a CF-18 solo display as always and ended with the Snowbirds. In between was a C-130, P-51, F-35, Canso, and a aerobatics plane that I don't know. I don't have pics as all I had was my phone.

Peter, I finally heard from my aunt. She and my uncle are fine. The basement in their condo flooded so the elevators didn't work for a day but that was about it. I'm glad to hear they didn't get anything worse. Carl

Hope they solve things for you Harv. Isn't bourbon a blood thinner? Or is that only in large quantities? Carl

I thought you'd like that one.

I just used their F/A-18 in my build and it fit without any sanding/grinding too.

I missed out on the Bimota but you've got me looking at their Honda Africa Twin bike now. Will have to see if the budget allows for it. I built the NR a few years ago. The real bike was pretty impressive with its 32 valve 4 cylinder. You know the engineers are running the company when they come out with an engine like that. Carl

The Canadian International Airshow starts in a couple hours so I'm going to take the boys. It's a quick 15min bike ride from our house. Then, I'll see if I can get a bit of bench time.

Wait, two different Aires cockpit sets that fit their respective models without grinding everything paper thin??? Definitely time for a lotto ticket. I'm like you John, I play the same numbers weekly. Carl

Just catching up with your progress and it looks fantastic as always. Carl

Yup, like the others have said- a fantastic looking finish. Carl

Stunning engine there Rob. I love the heat staining on the exhausts. I've done the odd bike kit and have thought of doing one. I recently missed out on a Tamiya Bimota which would have been cool with its truss frame and dual swing arms. Carl

So I found my old Tamiya airbrush. Man, is it simple. It's mostly plastic and single action. There's no air valve so the air just seems to flow through it constantly. I can't recall if that's the way it's always been but I tried it and it still works. HLJ has them for around $30 so I was half tempted to get a new one to see. That of course led me down a rabbit hole and I ended up getting something else instead. I found a Procon Boy double action trigger style airbrush on eBay for $130 CAD and the seller shipped it via FeDEx. It's got a fan style spray pattern that you adjust from vertical to horizontal so should give the coverage desired. I'll give it a try later this weekend and let you know how it works. Carl

I think I found out why I'd put the Esprit back in the box. Masking the trim and window frames... Now to do the sub version. Carl