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John, it looks like Aerocraft is doing a resin canopy for the Trumpeter kit. https://aerocraftmodels.bigcartel.com/product/p-51-screen-and-rear-doghouse-section-for-trumpeter-1-32-kit

Tamiya make a very simple gravity feed trigger style airbrush. I have one somewhere that I completely forgot about until your post. In fact it was my first airbrush. It's black and red, and mostly plastic. I'm going to try and find mine if I can and I'll post pics if/when I do. Carl

Got a package from HLJ the other day. A bit of variety in terms of subjects. First up is something on four wheels. Back in '93, a Japanese garage kit maker made a beautiful T-Rex skeleton model. It was about $200 at the time. I found one in a store in Hong Kong but didn't get it at the time. Bandai just released this 1/32 kit for 1/4 the price and twice the size. Lastly, another Zoids kit. They've got great box art that's for sure.

Phil, I've got a few different ones and use my oldest for cutting the big sprues like you do. Honestly I probably have more than I need but keep buying them.

Thanks Peter! It was a good one. Hubert, they were indeed yummy. Still trying to finish them. Can't eat cake like I could when I was 10. Carl

Nice haul there Peter. I'd be curious to know how quiet the compressor is as I'm considering a new one. Carl

I ordered a couple of Trumpeter single blade nippers off eBay on July 28 from Hong Kong. They were in the mailbox today when I got home. As much as I like the Dspiae ones, these seem to get into tighter spots a bit easier. And they're less than 1/2 the price. My current pair cut so close to the surface, that I can often skip sanding the part after.

I think it'll take more than 4 laps. Sue also made a cheesecake.

Phil, what you've got done on that interior looks great to me. I like the slightly oily look the engine has. Carl

Thanks everyone! Phil, I shared the cakes. My mother in law made cream filled eclairs so it was hard not to.

Thanks you Bill!

Thanks Martin and Ernie!

Thanks Harv! Yup, I made it to 50. Was supposed to celebrate with some of you in Vegas but had that detailed. Will try again at some point. Otherwise I can't complain. Had my parents and my youngest sister and her family over to celebrate with. Plus, two ice cream cakes...

Best part is I can eat the evidence.

Here you go Jerry: https://newtype.us/v/infini/tool Carl

I think someone overdid the weathering.

I think we need a club shirt. The unfinished Tamiya Corsair club.

That looks awesome. It's a fun little kit. I enjoyed it when I did mine. Carl

The only other kit I know like that is the Tamiya Mossie. Many are started, few are finished.

Looks great John. The crew adds a sense of scale to it. I've got to add some to my Type XXIII to do the same. Carl

Thanks Harv! I forgot to post a pic of the sub with the conning tower on.

Time for a very belated update. The build is almost done. The conning tower work is completed. There are several antennae around the conning tower. I decided to use wire to replace the kit plastic. Before I installed them, I painted the lower section of the periscope in silver, followed by the upper part in black. There's a railing along the deck and that's the last bit to add. I need to run the rope through the railing posts once they're attached and the build is done. So it's the homestretch now.

Your Corsair looks as far along as mine. I've pushed it to my son's end of the bench for the moment.

Looks good John. You're just motoring along. Carl

Got the first run of 99 links done... And then went back and got more done on the U-boat.