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Happy Birthday Steve!

I've only ever rigged a single biplane kit. I used EZ line and whenever I need to move it (thankfully, not often) the wings wiggle just a bit so I can see what Ernie means. Carl

Amazing gear bays. I was wondering if you were going to try and improve them and I now have my answer. Carl

Trumpeter make one. It's about $10 from Asia. I've got a pair of them. They work as well but I've heard they can get dull faster. We'll see. I also have some by Gunze, Wave and Tamiya. Some are better than others. The ones made by Godhand are even more expensive than the Dspaie ones. Haven't tried those yet for that reason.

Nice Corsair Phil. The cowls have arrows moulded on the inside that point forward if that helps.

They're great nippers but don't drop them. I did and have one broken blade so they're a bit stunted now. A similar single edged nipper is one made by Wave that has the cutting tip on an angle. I find those help get into tight spots.

Great looking Nautilus Rob. I thought about getting one for my son as he's been reading about the Nautilus in his book Oceanology. But I figure it may be a bit challenging for a 6 year old. The dinosaur kits that Pegasus makes are fantastic too. They're in the same vinyl that the squid is made from but have some great detail to them. Carl

Same here! At least our brewpub is still open for pickup only.

Ok, got the last couple pieces installed and I'm calling it done. I'll try to get some nicer pics up shortly. The Spitfire should be back on the bench after this. Carl

Restaurants here are now allowed to sell alcoholic beverages with their take out and delivery orders. Hopefully that will help some of them stay in business longer.

I tried that with my B-25s. It didn't work out so well. I did manage to pull off 4 Spitfires at once though.

Thanks! It's gone together very well. The fit is excellent, I've got hardly any filler and there's a decent cockpit too if you don't want to bother with any AM. Best of all, there's none of the annoying separate tail bits like you find in their 109G-6 or their P-40 kits.

My dad told me they were in the underground tunnels that the Army had dug into the island. It was sort of like Gibraltar. Everyone was garrisonned underground due to the occasional shelling. I don't think he saw any of the 104s but I'll ask him next time. One of the things that they did on the island to pass time was there was some sort of factory that made tank shaped liquor bottles. You could only get them on the island. There's one at my parents' house. It looks like an M48 with really soft details.

Thanks Dale! I installed the gear last night. Right side up. Getting close to the finish line. Carl

Got some more done on the plane. I installed the cowl MGs. I then installed the exhausts. I had already assembled and painted them. Next up was the lower chin rad and the flaps.

It looks really nice there Ernie. I like how you've highlighted the surface detail. Even if it isn't permanent, it really shows how fine it is. Carl

I think my parents may have been there but a bit later. They were both part of the Taiwanese Army as teens since Taiwan had conscription at the time.

I can send you some if you can't source any Ernie. No idea what the postage would be though. It's looking more and more likely that the school year is now done as far as kids being in a physical classroom. On Monday, they're starting the online lessons for my boys. Hopefully that goes ok. Even half ok. A friend stopped by on his way home from his business. We chatted in the laneway behind our house maintaining the mandatory 6 ft distance. His business was initially considered an essential service (bike shop) but was removed from the provincial list this morning. He's relieved as before, he had to stay open and he was getting p!ssed that people wouldn't respect the social distancing.

Thanks Ron! The decals are now on.

Great pics Martin! Thanks for sharing as always.

Probably my least favourite part of a tank. All the bogies that need seam clean up.

Really nice job.

Ok, I spent the morning masking and painting the various markings on the plane. The squiggle on the starboard side had part of the white outline lift. I think I might just leave it as weathering.

Forgot to say, great looking cockpit too.

Ernie, here's the colours you're looking for. https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/htkc0010xxx.htm https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/htkc0011xxx.htm They're in stock too.