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Thanks @Peterpools! The extra tracks aren't too bad to assemble. Just a bunch of cleanup mostly.

Indeed, fantastic news.

Yea, it was the only perk I got while I was in. Everyone else told me I was too young to be in there. I think they meant I looked too young.

Hmm, I didn't get a weight put on it. They had an attractive intern put pressure on it for me. I was too distracted to really pay attention except when they checked if the artery had closed and it hadn't yet. I know because I saw my blood hit the ceiling light. Oops.

Same here, a great build of a challenging kit.

It's much clearer in the more recent photo. Thanks for sharing Hubert.

Stay strong Harv! Sounds like when I got my angiogram. They started one in my wrist (SOP) then decided on a second one in my groin after what they found wasn't what they were expecting. At least they have the back up plan ready and are thinking ahead.

Edward, our youngest broke the anntena on his RC car controller. Not a big deal as it still worked, just looked a bit...limp. Then he over discharged it and blew up the LiPo battery it uses. So I found the same one in stock at a nearby RC hobby shop and ordered a new one for him. Which he had to pay for. I took advantage and padded the order with some stuff for me to get free shipping. Stuff for the Firefly currently on the bench. A Stug after watching Gaz work on his. I've never built a T-54( or is it a T-55?) before and at $70 Loonies, hard to pass up. I can't believe how crammed the box is though. That's a lot of sprues... Lastly, I ordered an LED light for one of my sci Fi kits.

Too true!

If you have a paint stripper gun, you could use that to try and defrost the pipes.

We're going to $1.21 tomorrow. I've got 3/4 of a tank so I'm ok. I think.

Hope they're chocolate chip!

Leaving them dripping or running a bit definitely will help. Our kitchen taps would freeze if it got below -10°C before we renovated. Guess it didn't get cold in 1894 when our house was built.

Thanks Rob! The weight from the extra track made the duckbill extenders pretty much mandatory. Going through my reference book on the Firefly, I've noticed one that is built on an Easy Eight chassis! The photo is captioned as showing a group of Fireflies built for the US Army but didn't mention the types of Firefly (Ic, Ic hybrid, VC) I always thought the HVSS Firefly was mythical. Guess I need to get another one...

Thanks! The tracks were welded onto the hull. There are pics where you can see the weld marks after the tracks were removed.

Damn, Tony. No rest for the wicked. A few years ago there was a blackout here right before Christmas. We lost power for a few hours but my sister who lives a 10 minute walk away from us didn't get theirs back for almost a week. My niece was less than 2 months old at the time so they moved in with us after the first night. Hope they get the power back on soon. Maybe you should shut the water main off? Just wondering about pipes freezing if there's no heat in your home. Last thing you'd need is burst pipes.

Thanks! I used AK Real Color SCC15 olive drab.

Okay, I spent more time working on the track armour. I got all the different lengths of track all glued together. While it was partly set, I put it into position and bent it accordingly. It's effectively a full run of tracks attached to the hull and turret. Once dry, I gave them a coat of paint. Once dry, they were glued into place on the hull.

Nice John! Always cool to see different markings on a Mustang. Carl

Thanks @Peterpools! Give an armour kit a try. Some come with link and length tracks so aren't as hard to put together. I'd suggest maybe one of the Takom Blitz series of kits to get your feet wet. Carl

The cockpit looks fantastic Hubert. Painting will be a bit of a challenge as you mentioned but with your skills, shouldn't be insurmountable. Looking at the fuselage you printed, is the upper fuselage fairing offset or did you offset the fuselage halves?

Looking forward to seeing you back here Peter. Can't wait to see you back at the bench. Carl

Thanks for letting us know Ernie. Harv, get well. Wishing you all the best. Carl

Lol. It was -17°C this morning and our cat was adamant on going out. I let him out the back door and watched him dance on alternating paws for a couple minutes before giving up and coming back in.

Working on all the tracks used as armour. These are from a Dragon Firefly VC kit. Making different length runs and fitting them to the front of the hull. In one photo I found of a Sherman V belonging to the same division, they had some of the end links on backwards for some reason. I've decided to do the same here for some variety.