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It was a fairly busy weekend so I didn't get too much time at the bench. I did make some progress though. First up was the booster motor and chutes for the tail gunner's position on Betty's Dream. While those dried, I installed the belts for the gunner. Next up, after painting the booster motor, I installed the first of the ammo belts.

Thanks Peter! I don't really know myself. But it is fun. Which I guess is the point.

If you're federal, you get it off but not in Ontario. When I worked at a bank, we had it off as we followed federal guidelines. I agree that it should be a mandatory holiday so hopefully they'll change it. Carl

Great work there I really wish Tamiya had done their 20mm cannon with full length barrels as well. They'd look so much nicer. Nice fix on the dihedral too. Carl

Our neighbour lost her brother to friendly fire when he was posted there. It really hits home for her whenever Remembrance Day comes around. Unfortunately it's no longer a stat holiday in Ontario but my wife and I both go to Queen's Park and attend the service there. It's the least we can do. Carl

Please do Ernie. Not enough PB&J around these days. Carl

Might be tedious but you do it so well John. Carl

Looking great Cees. I want to convert one to a 21 as well so thanks for the info on the incompatibility of the Revell wing. I'll have to think of possibly another approach if I do. Carl

I was wondering what that clear box was until I read your post. Great idea. I'm trying to figure out if the suspension on a Tiger 1 model I have is correct or collapsed at the moment and a jig like that would have been very helpful. Carl

Thanks for the info Hubert. I haven't tried cutting any thick styrene yet which is why I haven't experienced the deflection you mentioned. I'll have to keep that in mind and maybe down the road upgrade to the RP Toolz one. Carl

Looking forward to see what you pull off with this kit. I've got a pair on the go and it's been fun so far. Carl

Yup, she's a big 'un. And nicely done too. Carl

Next up was the Nose LG. I found another broken bit for one of them so I made a replacement. With the legs done, I started installing them.

"Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die!" Whoops! Sorry about that. Thought we were quoting movies. My name is Carl and I am all over the map. I have kits I started in a previous century that still need to be finished and i have kits that get done slower than JohnB but faster than molasses flows downhill. Ernie, don't forget you build some crazy complicated biplane things with all that silly string/cobweb stuff stuck between them. I get crosseyed just looking at it all. Carl

Hubert, Karim, I wonder if you have a different Chopper to the one I recently bought. I see several similarities between mine and the RP Toolz version. I certainly like the mitre function a bit more on the RP Toolz one. Carl

So I started to do some more work on the MLG. There's a couple of lines to add to each leg. HK moulds them thin enough that you need to take care getting them off the sprue and cleaned up. After doing that successfully, I still snapped them in half. So I decided to try making replacement ones from wire and strip styrene. The finished lines: I used some soft wire at the ends to replicate the flexible rubber sections. They'll be painted black later on. Carl

Thanks Maxim! Nice to see you here.

That looks great. Thanks for sharing James! Carl

Does the Mig-31 Firefox count? After all, they had to get Clint Eastwood to steal it. Carl

I tried to build one. But it was the Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-15. Maybe when the newness wears off the Mig-29UB I'll try again. Carl

Very nice Scammell Dave. How do you find the kit? I've got their Scammell with the trailer in the stash so it would be great to hear of any issues you may have encountered. Carl

Thanks for the info Rob. I'll look into burnishing fluid at my local home improvement store. Carl

Thanks! Thanks Rob. It's too bad the British tax agency ruined the fun for them. Thanks Jeff. These are my go-to build for when I want something stress free and straightforward.

This one's for Martin! This is my current Tamiya Spitfire build. The plan is to do it as JE-J jr with her infamous ModXXX beer barrels. Profimideller make a conversion set for this but they make you assemble the barrels from individual staves. Not being a cooper, i couldn't make that work for me so I found some wood barrels in a suitable size: Much easier. JE-J Jr is a IXe so I had to modify the wing armament to match. AML make a suitable conversion set so I used that. Cannon barrels are from Master. The engine all assembled and ready for her cradle. Now to start on the cockpit. Carl

I'm not sure yet. I'll look into those but may just give them a quick coat of paint.