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Oh I do Martin, but the wife might not agree to it. Funny thing is the LS swap doesn't end up weighing much more than the original rotary due to all the turbo plumbing.

My LHS here in Toronto carries them. They'll do mail order and are open tomorrow. Wheelswingshobbies.com Carl

Same here. He's a great guy to deal with.

Me too, but I wasn't willing to pay what they want on eBay. So getting it for $50 was worth it. Model Factory Hiro has come out with a 1/12 version but it's well, a bit pricey. I keep looking at third generation FD3 RX-7s but a friend won't let me get one. Unless I do an LS swap on it...

I know jets aren't you're thing but does that mean you'll do the matching F-14 with the pilot keeping up international relations? If we can even see the pilot being so short and all...

I went by the LHS and they had the new AK Real Colours aircraft line in stock so I picked up a couple for my Spitfire. Hopefully they'll spray as nicely as their armour colours do. These also made their way into my bag

Really looks good there Ernie. Especially in the black. I came so close to pulling the trigger on one last night. But I decided I'd best make some room on the bench first. And the stash in case the bench clearing fails. Carl

Looks good so far. For the nose weight, what about the space behind the nose gear bay and forward of the bomb bay? Is that space visible from either side of it? Carl

Looking at the entrant's list (the pic of everyone's name on a square of paper) and the winner's list, I don't see Drifter on there. Carl

Onto Betty's Dream now. The light hurdle here was that I wasn't able to install both ammo belts for the tail gunner before closing up the fuselage. So the second one had to be done first. It was only three pieces but trying to align them all at the same time wasn't going to be fun. After much finagling and a bit of frustration, everything got to where it needed to be. Probably never to be seen again...

Thanks! It's definitely been a bit of a challenge at times.

Nice looking assembly line. I haven't tried the Masterclub tracks yet as I haven't found them for a reasonable price. AFV Club do some nice tracks in plastic as does Bronco. They might need a bit more work in assembly but aren't as insane as Modelkasten ones. Carl

Looking good there Harv! Lots of room to move around too.

An awesome looking build so far. Carl

Looking good there Harv. I like all the windows you have. Carl

Ok, with a couple of my distraction builds out of the way I'm back to the main event. I've assembled the two tail control surfaces. With those done, I started the installation. Here's French Kiss: I also installed the gunner's canopy as this will seal it off in readiness for paint. Paint masks were applied as well. Now onto Betty's Dream.

My set only came with the movie markings. I don't know if another release is planned with Spanish markings and the undressing rockets they carried.

The best kind of conversion set.

Fantastic build Tom. A very nice tribute too. Carl

Nice assortment of builds there Gaz! Carl

Like this one?

My dog is for size comparisons only. She didn't actually come with the Lanc

Yikes! Stay safe and hope there's no flying cows. Carl

Ernie, as per our conversation I'll take the Hansa Brandenburg W.12 I'm looking forward to it and thanks again. Carl

Ernie, that would be something I'd do so I can relate. Carl