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One of the shops up here had the I Love Kits Easy 8 kit on sale at Christmas time. $100 CAD which is like $65 USD. I couldn't find any reviews on it so passed. I'm hoping for a 1C hybrid Firefly myself. The Canadians stuck so much extra track on them as applique armour they looked distinctive.

Great paint job on both planes, especially on getting the squiggles done. I'll have to remember to try that on the ZM one in the stash. I have the same airbrush and like you, I'm fairly certain it's made by Iwata. Parts are compatible between them that I've tried. Carl

I Love Kits does one. No idea on accuracy

Chris, the newer ones are made from very thin steel rather than the thicker brass of the old ones. They bend easier as a result. But mostly if it these are they're pretty much the only option for belts on an F-4 in 1/48 without getting a cockpit set. I've found that bending them slowly, they're less likely to lift. Sharp bends are when they tend to peel. If they do peel, I just use Tamiya clear to stick them back down. Here's a set on my Curtiss Seahawk.

Aren't we a terrible bunch?

Let's see: - 1/16 M3 halftrack - 1/16 Leopard 2 - 1/32 P.1101 There goes my modelling budget for the year.

They've also announced a 1/16 PaK40 and a 1/32 P.1101!

I finally got my BNA order from November. It was caught up in the Canada Post strike and I guess they're getting through the backlog. Mostly 1/48 F-4 stuff But also decals for the big Jagdtiger and F-35 in the stash too.

Wow...

What engine is that running? I know there was a turbo kit available at one point but that looks nuts.

Do you mean this one? Had to be the biggest squirrel I've ever seen. Completely unafraid of humans too as it came right up to us to see if we had any food. It was at least 3x the size of the Beat. Maybe 4x

Some great work and problem solving there as always. Like Martin said, the engine looks real.

Hopefully a simple and quick build. Definitely not the biggest car in the world: Here it is with an 6th gen Honda Civic for comparison:

I never noticed before how big the ejections eat warning triangles are on the plane.

The barrel looks really good. Nicely done!

I would say if you're planning on a metallic finish then yes the LP paints will be far superior to the X ones. The metallic particles in the LP paints are much finer. If you're doing a solid colour, the X paints are fine but I would recommend letting them dry longer before you handle them.

She's right, you need to finish that Avenger. You really have an eclectic mix of toys there.

Some lovely planes there Scott. That second one looks huge.

That looks great. I need to send Tim the N tail. Life's gotten in the way so I haven't had a chance to get to the post office. Hopefully later this week.

You'd have loved meeting my in-laws old neighbour. He had so many RC planes that he had a custom trailer for them. The one he showed me had a 10' wingspan. Serious monster.

Hey @ScottsGT, you didn't say if the Amphicar was a no so I found one for sale. https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/sf25_r004/1964-amphicar-model-770 Just trying to help out. Great deal on the socket sets. I just picked up a new set as well but nowhere near that price.

Same here in Toronto. No snow but it's -11°C, -19° with the windchill.

Well, hopefully a sanding stick can fix the problem. Or maybe Kotare will before production.

Dare I ask how many cases you're getting? Does Kotare offer a case discount?

So they're like the BDR patches on the Tamiya F-4 kits.