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Ernie, I really don't know what to say. I'm sorry to hear about your parents and truly stunned at your brother's actions. Sometimes money can bring the worst out on families and sadly your family isn't alone in that regard. My dad's siblings are going through a bit of a fight at the moment as my aunt has a terminal brain tumour. Sadly I know it's only to get worse between them. Thanks for being the better man and not dropping to your brother's level. Carl

Normally I don't bother to paint the insides of my canopies but I decided to on the Kingfisher as it's so big and open. I started by masking off the vertical frames and painting those first. Then I unmask them and do the horizontal ones. When it comes time to do the outer frames, I'll still spray a dull dark green base coat before the blue just to be sure. I also worked on my replacement engine mount/cradle attachment. I also did a test fit of the canopies and they're a good fit.

Phil, I'm definitely enjoying the build process. One way to look at it is you'd be good for six months. That's a decent ratio of smile per hour. Hopefully Thanks Rob! I'm actually considering getting another one. But I need to finish this one first.

Hey Ernie, when did you sneak down to my workbench? Those pics look so familiar... Need to get back to this kit at some point. Ryan, thanks for the tips on getting the cockpit placed a bit more securely. Carl

Which is a shame.

I've got those as well except for the standard Cosmo Falcon. I did a triple build of the Cosmo Zero a few years ago. I've only got the small pics left after the PB debacle. Speaking of the Cosmo Zero, there's a Japanese artist who did some drawings based on the idea of other WWII fighters having inspirational fighters in the SBY universe.

Do ... you won't regret it . Ok, I've ordered away. Yup, that's the one. I have the hanger upgrade as well as the PE antenna and railing set.

That would be cool! I've got the 1/500 and that's almost a metre long. Bandai did a 1/350 version but later decided it was too short. Ernie, Fujimi makes some 1/200 Yamato bits. Maybe they're worth getting to upgrade the kit? https://hlj.com/search/go?lbc=hobbylink&method=and&p=Q&ts=custom&uid=810128201&w=yamato&af=selectscale%3a1200scale

I've been on the fence about getting the book but haven't seen anything about it yet. Might just have to get it after all.

What Harv said!

Your new workshop looks to be off to a great start. How big is the light when it's assembled?

I haven't checked my kit yet to see if they have the clear turrets or not. Still trying to find room on the shelves for both kits. Thankfully that'll be the only insertion I'll need to endure. She's really good about my hobby. Probably because both our boys have picked it up. There's kit boxes, sprues, and even finished kits all over the house due to them. And maybe me....

So it seems that whenever my wife is home for one reason or another I get a huge package in the mail. Today it was because our oldest was home sick from school so she decided to stay with him and work from home. As if on cue, after waiting 3 months this showed up: With this in the same box: Now to find RCAF decals for both. Carl

Well, if it's 1/48 then at least you won't have to scratch build the Sea King. You're almost there.

Tony, I had the artwork and sent it in as a PDF scan.

Or an RCN Iroquois class. Speaking of 1/72 scale, here's one on my bench at the moment. Just need to stay on target.

Try DN Models for masks. They've done a couple sets for me and I've been happy with their work. Carl

Definitely looks like Stalin's revenge there Ernie. 1/72 is good for sci-fi kits and stuff for my boys to build. Maybe capital ship models too. As for worse fitting kit I've had the (dis)pleasure of working on, that would be the Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-15. Still don't know how guys get that together. Carl

Great to hear from you Martin! We've been missing our squirrel fix. Carl

Vallejo, Lifecolor, Xtracrylix do not play well with either Mr Color thinners, or Tamiya lacquer thinner. The times I've tried, I get a gooey mess like Hubert and Rob have stated above. For those, I use their respective thinners or just plain water. One brand not mentioned much is Tru Color which is from the US. Their paint works very well with Mr Color Thinner. http://trucolorpaint.com/

Congrats on the Lanc Ernie! Tony, that's a fantastic build of the Corsair. Carl

Great photos of some great looking models Ernie. Thanks for sharing them. Carl

Dale, I use Mr Color levelling thinner with the AK paints so you won't need to get their thinner. Carl

Just don't light a match near it! Or breath on any candles.

They're not. They're about the same consistency as Mr Color. I use Mr Color Leveling Thinner to thin them about 50/50. The dull dark green on my Kingfisher interior is from them. Carl