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Ok, time to show the 219 some love. After the wing fix dried nice and solid, i added a second sheet of styrene to stiffen it up. I then started on the wing root guns and ammo cases. I then added the right side engine to the wings. From the underside there will be some of it still visible There's much less from the top. I aslo fitted the engine covers to the port engine. These required a bit of finessing but went in place as designed. Hopefully the right side will go as smoothly and still be removable.

I decided to build something completely different and started on this rail car It cames as a limited edition release with the Takom Jagdpanther which I'll build at a later date. Sabre Models is a company I haven't come across prior to this kit. Like many new(ish) model companies, it's out of China. Construction started with the deck of the rail car. The deck itself is four sections that butt together to form the complete length. Four full length frame supports are then added. One thing I noticed when sanding off the sprue gates was that the kit is almost certainly moulded in ABS plastic versus the usual styrene. Thankfully Tamiya Extra Thin worked fine. I then added the cross beams to the deck. Then the short end supports were glued in place. So far the fit has been great and I haven't had any issues. As I figured it would be easier, I painted everything up to this point using Tamiya German grey as I figured I'd have easier access to it. So that's where I am after about an hour's work. Carl

Great to read up on the how and why of your research Gaz. Carl

The only two reference books I have on the B-17:  The Kagero book has both F and G Fortresses. Lots of pics of nose art and a few colour profiles. Unfortunately none are OD over NMF.

There were several B-17Es and Fs in OD over neutral grey that were rebuilt so would be a fantastic subject for mismatched and weathered paint. Zotz had at least one of them on his decal sheets. There was supposedly another G but the opposite of Little Miss Mischief- OD front with a NMF dear section.

That's a great price for one. I can't blame you for buying.

Looking good there John. Don't forget the sliding mount for the canopy.

Got the decals onto Little Miss Mischief. At which point I realized the tail should be red. Oh well, so much for complete accuracy.

I'd say yes to add some additional menace to the plane.

It's a scratch build for the Tamiya. I started is as a distraction build but need to get back to it. Got the armour plates templates made up. Just need the shell ejection chute. Sorry Harv for the off post. Carl

Tim, you may want to check out this site. http://tiger1.info/ There's a list of kits and things that may need correcting if you're so inclined with each one. Carl

Same here. And the Aims Ju88 P1. And a Tse Tse Mosquito. I'm waiting for the ZM Hs129 with the PaK cannon.

Gotta love big guns on a plane.

That was the whole point. Something where you can't rivet count. I've got their Lanc as well. That'll be done as VR-A.

Yesterday I got my Honda City finished. I took for a spin in the laneway. Seems slower than I expected but that may be the battery pack needing a charge. Thankfully I didn't roll it as these things are notoriously top heavy. Now to finish Sue's VW Bus so we can have drag races with the kids.

They did 1/25 as well. I think a couple have been reissued in the last while.

There's a low bridge in the US where they have cameras set up to film all the over height vehicles that miss the warnings and try to drive under it. http://11foot8.com/

That is dusty. My best man ran 5 marathons in the Saharan desert a few years ago. They were on consecutive days. Afterwards he said he never wants to see sand again. Carl

1/35 was the creation of Tamiya. Their early armour kits were motorized and they found the batteries would fit in a 1/35 tank so that's what they went with. So not quite box scale but more like battery scale.

Ok, that makes sense. I wondered about the waterline but wasn't sure.

Same here. Looks like cottage country to me.

Great job Harv. It's nice to mix it up every so often. Carl

I wanted a quick change of pace so I broke out a 4 engine heavy. I had hoped to build an HK B-17G as Little Miss Mischief but this will have to do.

Thanks Phil. My dad tried when I was younger but not as much. I don't think he as interested as me.

I've been working on an RC car with my youngest son. We're almost done the assembly but I'm still trying to wrap my head around the steering assembly.  The steering tie rods are connected to the upper arms. But it supposedly will be steerable while doing wheelies. We'll see.