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Okay, canopy was giving me fits with the uh, fit. Solved it with some chopping and ripping out of bits. Much better now. It will still need a smear of filler but way better than before. I also threw some paint at it and of course, I shouldn't have unmasked the canopy yet so I'll have cover it up again.

That is the funniest looking squirrel I've seen.

Back on topic, I've made a bit of progress on the Eagle. MLG bays are glued in. Which lets me add the fuselage sides. This are a bit fiddly but fit reasonably well. Martin pointed me in the direction of a cheap Testor's YF-22 kit so I bought that for the engine nozzles. Just need to pick it up from the LHS. Hopefully that will save me a bit of time on the build.

And of course he had to confirm this: Mmmm, cheese.

If it's any consolation, years ago I was building an Airfix Wellington. Glued the fuselage together and found I forgot the cockpit. Pried it apart just in time, stuck the cockpit in and glued it back together. At which point I saw the rear turret sitting on my bench. Repeat, this time adding in the turret. Needless to say, that build ended up being quite the glue bomb. More recently, I did a Revell Spitfire and found the cockpit side panel a couple months after I'd finished the build.

Neat to see them in the same spot. Such different design philosophies behind each one.

To be honest, he's 1.8/1 if that makes sense. We hoped he was going to be a 60-70 lb dog but he decided to be an overachiever and is 115 lbs. On all fours, his head is well above the height of our dining table.

Peter, sorry to hear the kit got the better of you. Especially when it's the only option for a subject. Hopefully you'll come back shortly with something that requires less head scratching and more enjoyment.

He loves having a cushion or pillow.

Nice paintwork and definitely better with the flaps only slightly dropped or not at all. I must have a body shop worker in a past life as I tend to paint around openings before bits go in to simplify masking just like you do.

Looking good there Martin. Glad the new airbrush is working out.

Paul, it's actually white with the nose keeping the original camo as an anti glare panel. But it looks good either way.

Great work John. Hopefully you can find the decals you need.

You should have seen him last night. He was snoring away so contentedly.

Looking at the 1/144 model that I have (probably should have done that sooner), the top is definitely more rounded. On the actual F-15 Active, the nozzles were basically squared off. I think I've had that look in the back of my head this whole time. At this point, I'm going to leave them as is.

Looks as clean as mine!

Mine is the composite or hybrid M4. Especially with a 17pdr. So this is getting closer.

Nicely done NMF. Now onto the weathering and contrasting panel work.

More test fitting of the parts. Overall, things look to be good. A couple parts are slightly warped but should hold in place with the other parts added on top. Definitely a twin engine.

Here's one that's been kicking around for a bit. Moebius Models did a number of kits from the reboot BSG and then expanded that to the original series. Unfortunately Universal decided not to renew their license so the kits are now OOP. They're a bit simple but overall decent kits. Who left their Panzer tracks on my model?! A quick fit of some of the major components. Mr Color paint bottle for size comparison. This should be a nice time filler while waiting on the Kai Eagle filler to dry.

I Love Kits have announced a 1/16 M4A1 Sherman for release in the spring. Finally a VVSS Sherman in 1/16.

Zoukei Mura have announced their late F-4E slatted wing kit. https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/products/sws48_15_f4e-late.html I did the old Hasegawa 1/48 kit in this paint scheme, one of my favourites so I'll most likely pick this up and have a trip down memory lane. Just without the rose coloured glasses.

I was looking at the new Hurricane but I already have the Fly version in the stash so I'll stick with that. Probably won't be as easy to build but I've done one already so know what I'm in for.

Coming along nicely. Nice approach with doing the undersides before attaching the wings. I did the same with the Tamiya Missie and HB B-24 kits.

Thanks Martin! I've barely made a dent in the tub of Apoxie Sculpt. There's maybe 12 grams of putty on this thing. We'll see how much I go through by the time I'm done. At least the lower half is an easier shape.