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I saw those Jeff and they were Plan B. Plan A was to do the CWHM CF-104D in NMF with red tail and tip tanks and white wings. The serial is 12641 which created a problem as the decal sheet only has enough numbers to do the fuselage numbers but not the wing one. A small oversight. Which led me to Plan A.1 and find a different serial number to do. Right now I'm leaning towards 12662 but 12666 could be fun

I sprayed the outer colour on the canopy bits last night. It seemed that I ended up mixing more paint than I needed so rather than wasting it, I used it up painting various bits. Turned out to be a whole lot of paint...

I'm not quite sure if that's a squirrel or not. My vote is no but it is Martin posting hence my uncertainty.

Our cat has only ever been on my bench once that I know of. However she's been in my lap countless times while I'm at my bench. Which means I occasionally have an actual carpet monster when I drop parts.

Rog, Gunze Sangyo (or GSI Creos) is the parent company for Mr Color. You can see their name on this 25+ year old bottle I have. So yup, one and the same paint. Also try to get the cap remover if you don't have one already. It's great for stuck lids and works on Tamiya and AK Real Color lids as well. https://hlj.com/mr-cap-opener-gnzgt56 As for the paint in that bottle, it's still good even though it's at least a quarter century old. Carl

Ok, time to mount the engine and cowling. I mounted the upper three cowl panels to the cowl ring. I left the lower one off until I had the cowling in place as it needed to clear the exhaust pipes. Then the engine was mounted. I then slipped the cowl over the engine and glued it in place. Finally the lower panel went on along with some tape to hold everything in alignment while the glue dried.

After a bit of a struggle to find them, I finally got some RCAF decals for my recent CF-104D kit.

We try our bestest!

Rog, if you mean the Gunze Aqueous line then yes, they spray pretty much like their lacquer counterparts. They're thicker than Tamiya or at least all the ones I have seem to be. The Aqueous line is pretty much next to impossible to find in North America for some reason so most of mine is a bit old but still holding up. You can also thin them with Mr Color Leveling Thinner too. Carl

I haven't even started mine since it's almost as bad as yours. Which is a shame really.

Then engine and BMF are both looking amazing Tony.

Any idea on who's doing the Privateer conversion? That would be one to see and maybe get.

The larger one is the 1/72 kit, same as yours. The grey one is 1/100 and is a glue together kit from Bandai. Yup, they actually make some of those. The smallest one is the Mecha Colle version from 2199 and is box scale. I suspect it's 1/144 but haven't seen anything published to confirm that.

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....