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AM time at the LHS flood sale. First up is I'm fairly certain every PE set released by Eduard for the 1/32 HK B-17G. I got them with a full set of their resin engines. I also got a bundled group of Barracudacast 1/32 Spitfire cockpit updates. It ended up being 5 in total along with a Tempest nose correction set. Next up was again a bundle of what turned out o be 3 Master 1/24 RP-3 rocket sets and an RB Typhoon rad set. Also for the big Airfix Typhoon, a Mk1 detail set. At this point, Martin reminded me I don't have a Typhoon kit and he could (hint, hint) use those bits. So I can either find a Tiffie or send them to my esteemed partner in crime. Don the owner asked my son Edward to take a look in one of the boxes and see if there was anything he liked. He picked a 1/48 Tamiya Mossie and a couple Testors/Hawk F8F Bearcats. Don said they were on the house. Those guys have been great any time my sons go with me and this time as no different. That's the end of the flood sale. They've at this point either sold most of it or repacked what's left into bags for sale at a later date. Before I asked, Don mentioned it's not worth their time to put it online so it'll continue to be in-store only. They're afraid somebody will buy a kit and then complain there's no decals or instructions and demand a refund. Which has happened sadly. Lastly, I posted that BNA is doing a Deal of the Day and kicked it off with the big Hasegawa Camel kit. I'm not really a WWI guy, but I've always looked at this kit and thought it would be a nice one. At $130 ish CAD shipped from Australia I finally took the plunge.

More Tomcat goodness. Primer first... ...followed by gloss white. Now the nose matches the fuselage. Took a bunch of paint to get here.

I picked up the same kit at the Nats but has to pay for mine. Can't wait to see your build. For the AK Real Colors, they can be thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner without any problem. That's what I usually use. Carl

Well, you're off to a nice start there Chris. Those gear bay doors look like a lot of fun. Maybe put a strip of styrene on the inside over the centre gap. Then when you add the rounded bit, it'll be a stronger join. As for the centreline tank for, chamfer the sides of the tank mount, this will give you a bit of room to accommodate the curve of the underside.

I used Sunlight on mine. They came out smelling like fresh laundry.

Amazing work there Hubert.

The chassis looks stunning Rob. Glad to see you're making progress on the Cobra.

Thanks everyone! Sue asked me last night what kind of cake I wanted. "Chocolate or vanilla?" I replied "Carrot". I then got a death stare from Sue. But I woke up this morning to the smell of carrot cake baking.

Vc conversion?

Really nice job Peter. Can't wait to see it finished

That's a fat squirrel!! As fat as my attention span is short.

Not a Cutlass, but a twin engine Navy jet all the same.

He looks great Hubert.

That's the one Jeff. I keep opening the box, look at the instructions and close it up again. They really crammed the detail into that kit.

The squared off bustle makes the turret look like a cross between a Leopard 2 and a T-55 Enigma.

Amazing work there Jeff. Just catching up on this thread. The closest I'll come to something like this is the Diamond T wrecker I have in the stash.

Paul, that looks like a nice kit. Gecko is really putting out some nice kits.

Cool! I was just looking at this kit at my LHS. It's big alright. The SEA scheme looks menacing.

It seems my RLM66 squirrel has grown wings.

Wow, I just find the build thread and you're done already. Great work and tips for doing the spinner spirals.

Certainly looks different.

Gecko Models has released some images of their forthcoming PACV hovercraft. I can't see to get the images to work but here's the link to The Modeling News: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2024/07/gecko-models-new-135-scale-us-navy.html#google_vignette Nice thing is it'll be plastic instead of resin.

Scott, if I see one I'll let you know. They're not posting the kits online as they're in such a varied condition but if they know the kit is there, they'll price it out for them.

I'm thinking Tiger 131 myself.

Saw a Monogram B-58 today at the LHS in the clear out. Was tempted by it.