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I wonder if the mileage is any better.

Sadly, not a spare but I do have one.

I'll triple it and add in the F4U!!! Or maybe you can go with an RF-8.

That's would a cool diorama. Might be a bit big though.

That's my vote!

For the health of my wallet, shipping to Canada takes it out of the "it's a good deal so I might as well get one" section .

Looking forward to seeing the pics.

Looks fantastic Scott. Looking forward to seeing more pics.

Nice! Is that the Bronco kit?

You're probably right. Making sure there's the right mix of tracer rounds.

If it's not cats on my bench, now it's spiders!!! Sigh, well at least Jimmy doesn't come into the basement.

I sanded the left side (right side in the pic) a bit to reduce the asymmetry. Hopefully it's enough as I'm afraid if I take too much off, I'll have a hole.

Admiring your build, I pulled out the Dragon kit of the M16 I have in the stash and look in the box. When I picked it up, it came as a bundle from Dragon USA with the Griffon PE set. Which basically replaces half the body with PE along with the entire engine hood. Which leads me to put it back on the shelf and I'll just keep following along with your build.

Nice work on the Starfighter Ralph. Definitely a kit from an earlier time. Are you planing any special markings or just a line jet? Lovely looking RV there too. Carl

Fantastic build. The Tomcat is my favourite jet so I'm always happy to see one.

More painting done. Going to need some touch-ups.

Thanks Hubert! Yes, the one side bulges a bit more. I'm going to try and sand it down so they're a better match.

With the primer dry, I started painting the Spook. The spray booth had a slight blockage that needed clearing first. Once cleared, I painted his cape.

With @CANicoll's F-4 ongoing build in the Twins GB, it was making me want to work on one. I found a Phantom in the stash and gave it a start.

Scott, that really is great news. Onwards with the speedy recovery.

That looks great. A very satisfying feeling when one pulls off a complicated paint scheme.

I got the putty sanded to what I hope is the final shape. The light grey is Apoxie Sculpt, the dark grey Mr Surfacer 500 and the white is styrene sheet. To see how the contours look and make it easier to spot any imperfections, I sprayed a coat of Mr Surfacer 1200. I'm happy with the overall shape of things. There's a few more imperfections to take care of and then I can start engraving the panel lines.

Thanks folks! It'll definitely be unique once it's done.

Some nice progress Chris. The gear legs were a bit of a pain with the mixed media approach Tamiya took. Aerocraft makes replacement ones in brass but then you have a seam line in brass to deal with so pick your poison.

What a beast of a tank. Kitty killer indeed.