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Looks great Tony! Just catching up on your build. Carl

Good luck Rog! Hope you can get it worked out. Great call on the HK Lanc too. If you know which plane you're building, you may want to look at the Iconicair nose blister. It's the larger nose blister but without the holes that the kit one has. Carl

Happy birthday Mike! Carl

Some more work on the GT-R: For a 1/12 scale car, the details really are a bit too simplified. But I guess that's why it's on my bench.

Definitely jealous! After my triple bypass last fall, I've had to watch my diet more. I so want to go and smoke something on our Big Green Egg. Maybe this weekend...

Ok, time to call this one done. I applied the few decals to the hull. They have a very flat finish OOB but I still have them a clear coat once they were dry. I then gave the tank a light wash followed by a quick dry brushing using Tamiya weather pastels. Here she is lined up with some of my other recent completed tanks. Overall, a very straightforward build OOB. Takom have a StuG III announced in the same series so that may be a future purchase. Carl

Very nice! That's the first Look IP I've seen in use. Definitely an improvement. Carl

After finishing the Jagdtiger, I was supposed to go back to my CF-104D. I pulled it out and just couldn't get motivated. So I've out that back and gone onto my Skyline GT-R. So far, the complete change is working and I'm enjoying it. Carl

Meantime, Godzilla has returned.

I'd settle for a toque.

Had a bunch of points at Indigo (a book chain in Canada) so I picked this up for free: So far just flipped through it but there's a lot of information and pics. It'll certainly come in handy as I want to build a pair of FAA Corsairs. Carl

Okay, you've convinced me. They're allowed to open for curbside pickup this Friday so I'll grab it then.

Those are incredible looking. Can't believe the amount of detail you've added. Carl

I'm on the fence with the Ki-45 buy my LHS has one in stock and I'm really tempted to grab it to support them if nothing else as they've been closed since the end of March. Carl

Almost finished the assembly. I started painting and adding the various tools to the hull. The biggest challenge was using the moulded tow cable. I tried to clean the cable bits of mould seams and not lose too much of the braided texture as best I could. I then added the tools to the hull. All that's left is the anit-air MG on the rear deck for assembly. Then onto stickers and some weathering.

Looking good there Harv! Carl

Very nice 262 Gaz? What kit is it? The new Revell one?

For good or bad, I have binned my fair share of kits. Either total loss of interest, gotten in Wayyyyyy over my head or just plain FUBAR'ed, whether or not of my own volition. It takes a lot though before I reach that point. Used to be half my stash was builds on long term hiatus. I still have one that I started back in '92. Carl

Fantastic looking! I'd be interested to hear about the HGW transfers as well. Carl

Really nice Luches Gaz. The weathering is fantastic too, as the others have mentioned. Carl

Saw one listed for sale just north of me. Can't let my wife see the listing or I'd be in trouble. https://www.rightdrive.ca/vehicle/2001-holden-commodore-ss-supercharged-1749/ The price is in loonies so lop 35-40% to convert it to USD. Carl

Thanks Rob! Yes, the camo is freehand. I had to do some touchups in a cooler places. Never thought modeling would teach you a different language. Thanks Phil! The info you found sounds about right. Takom is coming out with the Porsche suspension variant this year. Not having to do zimmerit on this build has certainly speeded things up.

Thanks Harv! A lot of credit has to go to the kit. They've not gone overboard on parts and managed to keep the detail decent. Thanks Gaz!

I spent the last couple of days on the camo. I started with the olivegrun and then the rotbrun. I painted the periscopes. These along with the bow MG were added next. Finally the upper hull was glued to the lower one. Next, onto the tools, front and rear fenders.

I like it. Carl