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  1. BlrwestSiR
    I just checked my copy of Schiffer's "B-25 Mitchell: the Ultimate Look". It lists that the Marines did have the J but not whether they had a glass or gun nose unfortunately. Carl
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    Ron, I don't know if the Marines used the gun nose J or not. Kitsworld does a number of decal sheets that are warbirds or movie ones. They don't always label them clearly though. As for if the Marines had gun nose J's, this book might be able to shed some light on it. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F121870118097 Maybe Ernie can chime in with what info he has. Carl
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    Ernie, it's not just the traffic but the drivers too. They're all "me first!" in their mentality behind the wheel. It's not fun at all to drive in the GTA anymore. One other reason she's thinking of Barrie is there's a commuter train that goes downtown and then she's a 3 minute subway ride from the station to her office. So she could read or knit on the train ride at least. If she had to drive, it wouldn't be on the table. I remember when I'd drive 50,000 Kms in a year, never mind miles. I also remember the leasing company looking at me and telling me the mileage penalty was more than the buyout. So we sold the car privately and they gave us the difference.
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    Small bit of progress. Mostly painting the moulded on wires and plumbing. I envy you guys who can do this so neatly. There's a bunch of touch-ups here. These are some of the rear fuselage's internal details that will be visible from the mechanic's window. That's it for the moment.
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    More like on a roll so just want to keep going. Plus once summer rolls around I won't have as much bench time.
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    Mine was the first release so I was fortunate to have those in my kit.
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    The new bench setup rally looks great Ernie.
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    This is one of the conversations my wife and I have every so often and it seems more frequently recently. She's thinking of moving to Barrie which is a small city about 85km from where we are now. The idea is we'd be closer to ski hills (not mountains, since this is Ontario) in the winter and mountain bike trails in the summer. Plus we could get a bigger house for way less than what our current place is worth thereby shrinking the mortgage. But she'd be commuting to work downtown that 85km which is the big tradeoff. Me? I'm stuck home watching the boys so I wouldn't be too impacted. If anything, it means more bench time. So we keep talking... Carl
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    So much great info in this thread about postwar Canadian Lancasters. Thanks for sharing everyone! Carl
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    Always though to was faired in smoothly with the wing. Nice correction there Martin. Carl
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    Must resist the urge to break mine out.... ...bench would collapse under the weight of all that plastic at the same time.
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    That's not a bad idea except she still had her claws. Which means there would be asany scratch marks as there would be sanded areas. Maybe I could get her to do the re-engraving of panel lines?
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    At least you got something. I'm still waiting on a package from Paul Fisher. He sent it out before the big fire but right at the start of our postal strike.
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    For you or the Mustang?
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    Ouch!
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    Ahhh, my bench is back to normal. Complete chaos has returned! There's a Kingfisher under there somewhere.
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    Yup, been there. It's a hobby. We're supposed to be having fun. Anything else is work
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    Here's as far as I've gotten for today. The inside of the rear fuselage is now silver. I'm going to add a bit of the inner details as they may be visible through the window in the top of the fuselage. I also painted the nacelles RLM02 in the area near the MLG gear bays for the same reason.
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    Next up, I started on the rear fuselage. The parts need some careful cleanup as there are moulded separation lines along the edges of many parts. Once cleaned up, they go together nicely though. While that was drying, I assembled the wing spar and upper wing and nacelles.
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    With so many parts Like my cat has?
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    I'm really jumping around on this build so don't know if it'll be a good one to follow. Anyways, I started with one of the engines. The pistons and con rods are moulded into the engines. But you'll never see them again once they're together.
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    My bench was looking a bit too sparse with just the Kingfisher on it so I gave into the impulse to start on this kit. I've had it in the stash since it first came out so it was about time. Some of the AM for this build. As seems the current situation, our cat couldn't stay away. I just need to keep her from huffing the glue or she'll never leave. Carl
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    I believe that the Profimodeler PBJ set may have the radar dome in it. Ernie has the set so should be able to confirm if it doesn't doesn't. Carl
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    Well, as the saying goes: idle hands makes one glue plastic bits together.... Now I know what it's like when my sister's dog sees a squirrel.
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    It still looks good though. Sometimes the simple approach is the bestest. Carl
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