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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

Peter, I look forward to your armour build. If you have any questions, I'm sure we'll be able to help out . Carl

I followed the decal instructions which showed the Panzer grey in all the chipped spots. Most of these tanks were rebuilt so it made some sense to me and I felt it gave the model a unique look.

I finally started work on smoothing out the fuselage seams. It wasn't as bad or difficult as I expected thankfully. I did lose a couple panel lines so I've re-engraved those onto the fuselage. Next up were the rivets. To better see the existing ones, I gave the fuselage a quick panel wash. Carl

Thanks Maxim! It's a thin line of putty in the nacelle/wing seam. I needed it on one of them for some reason, probably operator error. Also, thanks for the heads up on the landing light. I'll look out for that when I get there. Carl

With the fuselages drying away, I turned my attention to the wings. On the nacelles, one thing I noticed is that the gear doors are engraved at the same depth as the panel lines. I decided to deepen them a bit to make them look like they open. Before: After: I then glued the wing halves together and attached the MLG leg, followed by the nacelles.

Thanks Cees! It is a challenge to keep motivated on these big builds that for sure. The encouragement from other members helps a bunch. The last time I tried something similar was on a HK/Tamiya Mossie double build I ended up finishing the HK one but then it suffered a Category A incident and I lost interest in finishing the Tamiya one. It spent a year in purgatory before I got around to completing it. Thanks Martin! No sledgehammer needed.

Man, you're just burning through this kit. And doing a great job of it too. Carl

I'm the opposite of Martin. I airbrush as much as possible as my brush painting skills have either gone out the window or never made it in the window in the first place. I've even masked off ejection seat pull rings Carl

When I use a primer, I use Tamiya as well but from the jar. They sell it in the same square bottles that their cement comes in so there's no need to decant their cans. https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87096surface/index.htm It also comes in grey. Some folks use Mr Surfacer 1200 as a primer and that comes in several colours including black. Carl

Ok, stopped by to see you work your magic on a P-47 but the P-51A should be just as interesting. Carl

Nice progress Martin and some fantastic photos too. As for no. 5, I wonder if the cowl is dented or it's the way the paint has faded. Hard for me to tell. Carl

I used to go by FM104 almost daily when it was mounted on a column near the Toronto lakefront. The nose crew hatch was open and there was a rope ladder you could climb to go inside. After they found that people were sleeping in the fuselage, they took the ladder down. It'll be nice to see it in one piece again. Carl

Those postwar RCAF markings were a great paint scheme on just about any plane they appeared on. Carl

Jeff, Harv certainly does know his airbrush cleaner. When ever you're up in Toronto, let me know and we can compare vintages. Carl

Looks great there Pete. Masks really are the only way to go for such large markings. Carl

Thanks to a suggestion from Harvey, these have found their way to next to my workbench. Don't worry, they won't be used for cleaning out the airbrush. Carl