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That's a good question. Our harsh Canadian winters aren't for the delicate. Or at least when they were harsh.

Thanks Martin! It's been fun messing with the paint.

The cargo bed is now weathered. Dry fit on the chassis.

Welcome aboard! Very nice looking Sherman.

X5!!! What a stunning looking interior.

Today's deal is the HK B-25H kit. https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-planes-hk-models-hk-01e037-1:32-north-american-b-25h-mitchell-gunships-over-cbi Don't think you can find it for cheaper. Even with shipping from Australia.

They're a thick acrylic paint. Looks like they have a fairly fine pigment to them. I'll let you know how they work out.

I didn't know Aerocraft made a prop for the P-51A, thanks for pointing it out Dennis.

Now, now Martin. The 6 or so we got from the RAAF must be in flyable condition. After all, they managed to fly here from Australia.

Wow, I'm so slow I haven't even taken the sprues out of their bags yet.

Tiny bit of progress on the LRDG. Some more weathering, and I test fit the crew. Unfortunately I noticed at this point that I was missing the right arm for the driver. I contacted Libor at LZ Models and he said he'd send out a replacement so that was great. The bed is next. Need to make some progress there.

A small order from Great Hobbies. Some Despise brushes and a panel liner. The brushes are an interesting approach. The handles are aluminium and you replace the brush tip. Next up are some of their paint markers. Lastly some dry brush paints and the AK sand I need for my M551 Sheridan build .

Glad to see you're able to get back to he bench Dennis. Even happier to hear you've got someone making sure you don't get too carried away and set back your recovery. It can do easy to overdo it at times. Carl

The seat as others have said really looks stunning. Plus the belts have a natural drape that's hard to replicate in PE, 3D decals or even the fabric/paper ones. Not to mention assembly. Special Hobby have made leaps and bounds in the quality of their kits in the last few years. They still have the odd fit issue from time to time but it's worlds better than they used to be.

Gotta love a Sherman with a big gun.

I'm on Britmodeler so if you want me to ask for you, let me know.

Need a Tomcat to use them on? Asking for a friend.

Rob, some great progress. Interesting to see the fit issues with the body. At least you know where to start with in terms of rectifying the problem.

Chris, I have a couple kit boxes that are full of leftover parts: - Hobbyboss B-24 with all the stuff for prop kits - Tamiya F-4EJ box for jet parts - - Meng Jagdpanther one for tank parts and another tank box for just leftover track links. Can't recall which one. They worth keeping since you never know what might be needed down the road.

"Toss me the idol, I'll throw you the whip!!!" Oh wait, that doesn't quite work in this case. Let me get my kids back to school and then we can sort it out.

Getting there.

We've got one of these at the front door.

Here's a kit you don't see much of. No AM for the guild but there's an article on Armourama about what parts are for which version.

How big is that cabin Mark?

Back to the LRDG, cab is on, or what's left of one. Seats are in too. This would have been the perfect kit for the GB starting today. Guess I jumped the gun a bit.