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    Ok, the craziness of all the cockpit PE was giving me conniptions so I decided to take a break from it and work on something else. So I pulled out a Fly Hurricane Mk 1 and... ...sorry, something else on the kit. Which in this case was the rotor head. There's a bunch of small bits and tons of seams as a result. Next up were the underwing weapons and the stub wings. The pylons aren't the greatest fit to the wings so I'm currently plugging away at those. Carl
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    Just catching up on your build Harv. The IPs both look good to me. It really is too bad the conversion wasn't plastic. It would have been so much easier. Carl
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    I'd say it was like a limited run IM kit. Fit wasn't bad, it needed some tweaking here and there along the main seam. The trailing edges needs to be feathered too. The big hurdle is the somewhat unconventional approach needed to avoid some nasty work on the intakes. I glued the front section and the leading edge together first using epoxy. Then after the intakes were on and the seams cleaned up and painted (inside and out), I inserted the fan discs through the trailing edge which was unglued. The fuselage has enough give to open wide enough to get the fan discs in which is why I used epoxy so the front wouldn't split. To guide the fan discs in, I drilled a hole in the back of the fan deep enough to slip a rod into them. Then with glue on the edges you slip them in and into place. Once the glue dries, pull the rod off the back. I think it'll make more sense when you have the parts in front of you. I also used brass rods to pin the prop blades on. If you have a prop jig, do the front pair first and then you can raise the base to do the second pair of props. Hope that helps. Carl
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    I did the Planet Models XF5U Flying Pancake. It's too heavy for the MLG though and has collapsed twice now so I have it placed on a stand after the last repair. Carl
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    Same here. Although I have 6 and have built one. Ernie, the Twogar is a great kit. Just be careful with the intake splitter plates that are part of the wing assembly. It's easy to break them off. Ask me how I know. Carl
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    Yesterday I thought Spring decided to quit and take Summer with it. It was -10°C and there was light blowing snow on the highway. If I want that kind of weather in April, I'd move out to where Martin is!!! Thankfully tomorrow we're 12° and sunny. Perfect for a BBQ. As for four legged family members, here's our two:
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    Jeff, I remember when I visited Vancouver a few years ago and saw what the price of gas was I couldn't believe it. I thought it was bad here in Toronto but that's nuts. We're currently around $1.26 a litre here and $1.12 if you can go to Costco. Earlier this year it was 0.89¢! Carl
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    Tom Probert is building a vac 1/32 one on TOS. It's a sizable beasty, that's for sure. Carl
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    Martin, for a moment, I thought your triple dog dare would be an An-225. Phew! Mind you I keep looking at the GPM 1/33 B-52... Carl
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    Looking good there Harv. I think the cockpit side panels were lined with leather or fabric so you could do the same thing as you did on the floor to straighten out any warpage.
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    Ok, this one is done! Everything was given a light wash and dry brushing. I may add the crew figures later on. Overall, a fun quick build without any hiccups I'll try to get some nicer pics up shortly. Carl
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    Yours looks great Smitty. If you're on Facebook, Kyle at Wheels & Wings (my LHS) is doing the same scheme on a build for their store. It's worth checking out for some inspiration. Carl
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    Ernie, it looks great. I ran into the same dilemma on the B-25s which is why I scaled it back on the second one. Carl
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    Martin, I picked a one colour paint job and skipped the AM. Makes it so much easier to knock something out. And feel like you're accomplishing something. Plus the bonus that it was a Tamiya kit.
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    The stickers, err decals are on. I tried something different. Instead of a setting/solvent solution, I oversprayed the decals with Tamiya Flat clear lacquer right after their application. So far there's no silvering and they seem to conforming really well. Oddly though, the flat clear is more semi gloss so I may need a second coat.
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    Thanks Rob! The weathering will probably be gentle. I'll have to see how well I can pull it off.
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    Thanks BC! The M51 is shorter than the M4A4/ Sherman V which was the longest Sherman variant. It should be the same length as most other Shermans including your E8, gun barrel notwithstanding. Those are my pair of HK B-25s. Besides never getting involved in a land war in Asia (), the only other piece of advice I have is don't try to build a pair of medium bombers at the same time.
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    A bit more progress over the last couple of days. I got all the on vehicle tools painted and installed. There's a couple more small bits before a final coat of paint and then decals. Here's a pic comparing it to the British Firefly.
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    Thanks! I think that's why I like Fireflys so much. The regular 75mm just looks so tiny Could go either way. It's like the old hot rodders who would stuff the biggest engine in the small car they could.
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    Thanks Gaz! Thanks! That was temporary I assure you. I needed the space for the pic.
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    "Wolverines!!!" Thanks Scott! You're right about how much space this sucker is going to take up when done. I'll have to figure something out at that point.
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    Wow, those cockpit mods look great. Bill, what size C channel did you use for the pilot floor struts? Carl
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    Thanks for explaining what needs to be done to improve the fit James. Makes for less hair pulling by us mortals. Carl
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    Thanks Jeff! I've been tempted to start another but should wait until I have a bit of the backlog done.
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    Ok, I've painted the rubber bands and installed them. There's a seam that runs along the bottom edge of the turret so after gluing the halves together, I scraped it down and stippled on some Mr Surfacer to restore the cast texture. A quick coat of paint and a sneak peak at what she'll look like.
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