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Nice pony car! My wife would love something like that.

I like the bronze myself. The Bandit Screaming Chicken was gold so much lighter in colour than the dark bronze. My Beat has bronze rims so I might be biased. Carl

Bear Paws as in the cookies? I see them all the time but never really give them a thought. Didn't realize they're only in Canada. Years ago when my sister was living in Barcelona she asked me to bring her some Coffee Crisp chocolate bars as they not available there. I sort of overdid it and brought her a case of 30. She was sick of them by they end. Carl

Great looking cockpit Peter. You've definitely got your groove back. Carl

Speaking of canopies, here they are. They're both masked off and glued in place. For the masks, I used two different sets. One was from Eduard and the other from Maketar. Both work fine so it wasn't a conscious decision on my part. The Eduard set was designed for the armoured pilot's windscreen that some B-25s were equipped with. French Kiss had this version so it was serendipity. I did have to carefully engrave the framework onto the canopy though which thankfully came out ok.

Ernie, I did briefly consider it but decided against it. I was going to cut it out undersized and then file the opening to the correct size and then use a sheet of clear plastic for the replacement hatch. The side window you could probably do the same way. I just ended up chickening out.

I also figured that there might be some variations in batches which is why they're not the same shade of yellow green. I used Tamiya XF-4 for French Kiss and added some black to it for Betty's Dream.

Ernie, here's the chart I've been using from the Schiffer book with regards to the interior colours. In comparing it to period photos, it's been a decent match for me Carl

John, I've the clear version in the stash too and I just picked up the MENG Jagdpanther so I know what you mean. Did you get the new cutaway version or the "basic" one without an interior? Carl

Thanks Ernie, Martin, Peter and everyone else who's been following along! It's one of the reasons I'm still plugging away at them. It's definitely been more challenging than I had anticipated but I've learned a bunch at the same time. Carl

Ok, small update. I finished re-scribing both fuselages and same goes for the rivets. With that done, I painted the IP coaming. Next up, I polished both canopies using a couple grades of Tamiya polishing compound. I then gave them a wipe with Tamiya Gloss Coat. Here's the end result. Now that Halloween is done, I'll have a bit more time at the bench. Carl

If they're the Tamiya sprues, I'll send you the PE exhausts that Tamiya include for them. Every F4U kit has the on their PE fret so I have plenty of spares. Carl

Rob, Either the Aires or Profimodeller rockets will work on a Mossie. The problem there is a question of launch rails. If you're doing a Mossie with 4 rails per wing, the Aires MkI launch rails are usable. Later on, they switched to the MkIII rail which was lighter. If you're looking to do a Coastal Command Mossie with the duplex setup, then it gets a bit more complicated as no one makes a complete setup in 1/32. MDC make the pylons only in resin but no hangers. Aviaeology is/was supposed to come out with a MkIII hanger set which also includes the guard rails for the drop tanks but it's been stuck in development purgatory for a couple years now. The set is supposed to also includes the pylons but they'll be PE so would require fleshing out to get the appropriate shape. Which is how I ended up starting work on a TseTse Mossie conversion as it doesn't carry rockets. Carl

Unless said person was to build an FAA Corsair IV which didn't use the rockets. That's the way I'm building mine. Carl

Yesz they're only in the -1D kit.Maybe try ordering just the sprue from Tamiya America? The launchers are moulded onto the rockets along with the fins so you would need two copies of the sprue in the pic. I'll try to get you the part number when I'm back home. Carl

Ok, dug a bit more into this after looking at the pics I posted above. The Profimodeller rockets won't work as they're 3" rockets and the B-25 used 5" ones under the wings. Here's the Tamiya 5" rockets compared to the Profimodeller one: MK1 Design makes a 5" rocket but they don't come with pylons. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MA-32002 Carl

I'm had to dig these pics up from my old build but here's the Aires rocket on top of the Profimodeller version: With the narrow warhead I'll try to post some pics of the Tamiya Corsair rockets. Carl

Even though there's a postal strike here in Canada, these arrived o e the last couple of days. First up is the last big gunned Sherman tank. I got this for a good price so i was happy. Another one for Ernie... Lastly, with the possibility of a Privateer conversion coming out for the forthcoming HB B-24J, I thought this would be a good primer. Carl

Thanks everyone! Just got the news that my sister and her husband have decided to name him Lincoln. The rest of the family will be meeting him later today. As for Zoe, she got a belated steak for her birthday. She was happy to say the least. Carl

Whoops, wrong forum. Can the mods move this to the general forum? Thanks.

I just got back from the hospital where my youngest sister has given birth to a bouncing baby boy. She's tired and resting as to be expected but mom and son are doing well. This is my first nephew and the first boy cousin for my two. I wonder what model I should get him for his first Christmas? In other news, our dog Zoe turned 11 today as well. Happy birthday fuzzbucket! Carl

Compressor is a slight understatement. As for me, I'm not sure but the Max Factory 1/20 VF-1 would be high on the list. Carl

Wait a sec, don't Profimideller make a dedicated rocket set for the PBJ? I think Martin posted a pic of it somewhere. Carl

Should be ok I'd reckon with the pointy ones. To make things easier on myself, for my B-25 I'm using the ones out of the Tamiya F4U-1D kit as they have have the launchers on them Carl

I'm really liking what I see and I'm glad I've got one on preorder. Hope you're feeling better soon James and I can't wait to more progress. Carl