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It's an enjoyable series to watch. Netflix doesn't have them on any more which is unfortunate.

If anyone is interested, here's a link to my LHS which carries them. Gives you an idea of the colour range which is similar to their acrylic one. https://wheelswingshobbies.com/paint-primer-thinner/tamiya/enamel-bottles/ Note the similar shape to the old Testors bottles.

I was just on Starship Modeler and there's a post saying that Tamiya USA will be bringing in their enamel paints shortly. Hopefully that means folks who prefer enamels will have another option. Carl

Peter, I think Scott hit the nail on the head. The kit is from when MRC still distributed Tamiya in the US which was I think the mid '80s. So it's definitely an oldie.

It's great to the progress in the building of your house Rog. Also neat to see the differences in how it's done. compared to Canada. As for ceiling height, a higher ceiling is considered an upgrade. For condos here, 8 ft is the norm, but our last two had 10 and 9 ft ones respectively. They do help make a smaller space look bigger.

Today's deal is the Meng 1/32 Triplane for $50 CAD https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-planes-meng-models-meng-qs002-1:32-fokker-dr-i-triplane

Portajohns or Johnny-on-the-spot here.

Paul, I was on BNA Modelworld's website and they have a few Egg Girl kits on sale. Don't know if they're ones you have or if the price is decent but thought I'd mention it. https://www.bnamodelworld.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Egg girls If you click on an item, you can get an estimate for the shipping costs.

Paul, check out this thread on Britmodeler. Although it's about the Stuart, there's a post with a couple pics of Matildas showing the correct colour scheme versus the incorrect one with the blue. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/54758-help-needed-with-a-british-honey-the-m3-stuart-variety/#comment-4984192 AK does a couple paint sets with the relevant colours in them.

Paul, just be aware that the colours in that camo scheme are incorrect. They shouldn't be that blue. Otherwise the Caunter scheme is a cool camo.

That F looks nice. Like you and John said, a different scheme.

Chris, I think the upper fuselage was warped. The one I built earlier was a bit off but nothing as bad.

I stuck a piece of sprue in between the two halves. It spreads them apart enough but I think I'm at the limit before something breaks/cracks. The fire/aft gap I can close up with a bit of pinching so it looks like I won't have to find a Mig-28.

Okay, right after reading Chris's reply, this is what came to mind. I am planing to do it inflight so maybe not a completely crazy idea.

I just did a dry fit of the forward fuselage to the rear and I think I may have a fit issue... Of course it lines up just fine underneath.

They're low/no viz.

The Ford Escort has arrived. It's definitely a decent size in 1/12. The entire model is 3D printed. The body is too big to do in one print so it was split in half. There's tabs and pins to help align things. I knew about this from a build thread over on Britmodeler. I suppose you could also leave it in two halves and create some sort of fun/whimsical diorama but I digress. There's definite layer lines but I'm hoping that a coat of primer will level them out. There wasn't any mention of them on the aforementioned build thread so I'm hoping that's the case. Over all, for the price I paid I got what I expected. It's no MFH kit but was also 1/4 the price.

My Tomcat is getting closer. To what, I'm not sure. Nose section has all the major painting done. Lower/rear fuselage is coming together. As is the forward/upper bit.

Okay, Sparrow fins make much more sense than ones for soup. Scott, hopefully you can get her done before you hit your limit.

Shark fin soup? Didn't know the Cutlass had that many fins.

Scott the Detail and Wonder stuff is incredible in the detail they've managed to capture. I've got the same set for my F-14 but not he gear bays. Those look impressive too.

Beautiful work on the cockpit Jeroen. Have you checked the fit of the cockpit between the two MLG bays? I've heard it's very tight and doing a dry fit on the kit I have shows it wont work without some significant sanding of both the cockpit and the bays.

Peter, would you believe the Tamiya enamels came out before their acrylics? There was a toy store here in Toronto that was bringing them in back in the early '80s. Then when they stopped selling them no one else bothered to import them until more recently. Very nice paint but I liked the water wash up of the acrylics when those came out so I didn't end up getting too many of the enamels. Your AH-1Z looks really good. I've got their much older Whisky Cobra in the stash. That out needs a lot more work.

Paul, I didn't know they still had the bigger bottles. Only the mini ones come into Canada. Their enamel paints are in square bottles that are reminiscent of the old Testors glass ones.

Some great progress there Chris. The camo is coming along nicely. I wonder do you're going through as much paint as I am on the Tomcat.