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A couple packages arrived today. First one was from BNA. Intake screens for my Su-33, zimmeritt for a RFM Sturmtiger, and antennae for an Achilles. The second one was from Sprue Bros courtesy of Ernie. I took a quick peek in the box and it's stunning which is to be expected from ZM. Thanks again Ernie and the rest of the LSM staff!

Destructions I read. Instructions, not so much.

Oh nice. I never built the Tamiya one. I'll be following along. I have the Dragon one in the stash with a Griffon update set for it. You basically throw away 1/2 the kit it seems. Dragon take an interesting approach to the tracks. They're moulded plastic and are split lengthwise.

You're just cracking on with this. The interior is much more detailed than the B-25 kit.

It helps if I have the part right side up....

Similar to @ScottsGT's He111, I've got a bulkhead issue. K189 attaches to K190: Here are the parts. Note the tab in the centre of K189. Fit looks okay... ...except they're not flush because of that tab I'll probably notch K190 and hope that works.

Progress on the cockpit. First up was the Red Fox 3D decals. The IP dials have a nice gloss finish to them. Very much like they're under glass. Then it was time to add the sides. Having done some dry fitting, I knew there would be some issues due to warping. The problem is the assembly is too flimsy to clamp it. So I used masking tape instead. Turns out I needed different strips going in different directions to get the warp out. It looks like a mummy or something.

Nice problem solving on the gear legs. Being G-Factor, I don't you would have been able to bend them apart. If you like using Mr Color, you could try AK Real Colors. It's an acrylic lacquer like Mr Color and is even compatible with it. A bit thicker so it tends to need more thinning.

Sue's dad one time had a bottle of Lagavulin where the cork broke. So he found an empty sherry bottle and poured it in there instead. Except he didn't tell Sue's mom. So when she made a trifle and went to add some sherry to it, she ended up pouring in the Lagavulin. It was quite the surprise for everyone that had it. It certainly wasn't the flavour we were expecting.

Someone wanted a skylight. When I first saw the holes being drilled in the rear fuselage I thought you might be doing a backdate and deleting the turret.

No one's doing an F-4 yest so that's a good choice.

For years in Canada the only way to find Mr Color was at the local anime shops which also sold Gundam kits. Then a couple hobby shops started getting it in and it's been much easier to find since. Same goes for Tamiya, looks like we get their entire line of paints, including their enamels but I think that's partly due to the long relationship between Tamiya and the Canadian distributor. MRP on the other hand, is forbidden fruit. Same as Zero paints.

Nice job on the paint. The invasion stripes are nice and tidy too. Not always the easiest thing to do. I'm looking forward to the decal job, especially how the nose checkers come out.

Definitely a different paint scheme. Nicely done too which is to be expected.

That's coming along nicely. The Dino looks neat too.

Wow, Ernie. Thanks! I'm glad I was able to make you laugh. I've never built a 190 before so thanks for giving me a shot at one.

Well I'm 52 so not far behind you.

Well I just checked my kits and found they don't need the seamless intakes as the Fisher conversions have them already. So guess I dodged that bullet.

Does the kit need the seamless intake? I've got a couple in the stash but no intakes for them. Just wondering if I should try to find some.

Paul, great to hear your mom is doing well. You're not the only one going through this so it's completely understandable. I take my Dad grocery shopping weekly since he can't drive any more. Sue does the same for her folks when they ask. It's the least we can do to make things easier for them. We're just happy that we can help them out and I'm sure it's same for you.

Speaking of wings, I got the main gear bay assembled and glued in. I forgot to take pics until it was fitted to the wing. Slight tweaking was needed. The engines are together as well. I've left off most of the detail bits since I'm going to have the nacelles closed up.

That's the old kit. This one is from 2016 or that's what the copyright says on the inside of the wing.

Mine looks worse than your before pic. I'm still sorting it out. For those with OCD, avert your eyes. Almost done with the reorganization You can actually see the row between the shelves. Found my box of F-14 paint mules. About a dozen left.

We got a cold climate heat pump installed so it's supposed to be good to -20°C. Just in case it goes colder, we still have our old heating system which is radiators. Best of both worlds I guess. The nice thing is the basement is now finally heated so it won't be as cold down there in the winter.

We had a heat pump installed 1 1/2 weeks ago. I had to move the stash and then due to the wall unit getting installed lost some shelf space. I've spent the last few days sorting and trying to make it all fit in a smaller space so I know how you feel.