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Could be. Or the beer.

Some progress on the Sea Fury. One thing that I couldn't figure out was the holes in the fuselage just aft of the exhausts. It felt weird having this see-through section. I then realized that there should be a panel to cover them up. I finally found them in the parts which strangely are not mentioned in the instructions. This made much more sense to me. Honestly it's been one of the things that made me pause on my build. Anyways, with that sorted, I sprayed an initial coat of paint on the lower sides. I used the same paint mix that @Peterpools did on his Sea Fury build which is a 1:1 ratio of Tamiya XF-19 and XF-83. I found a couple spots needing some touch-ups so did those. Then another coat of paint. I also did the upper sides at the same time.

This will be something different. Are you going to use the new High Tech release with the gun bay or make your own as well as the engines?

That looks great. Some great weathering and wear.

While working on the Sea Fury and Mako One, I noticed an unexpected theme. Everything on my bench at the moment has a Canadian connection. Even the stalled stuff. The Sea Fury is RCN, Mako One is a CAF plane. I have an HK 617 Lancaster that had a Canadian crew, Spitfire XIV conversion flown by a Canadian pilot and lastly a CF-188 in 439 Tiger Meet markings. Certainly wasn't planned that way but interesting to me.

More paint work. Finally found a paint mix for the Sea Fury grey. So that got a first coat. Mako One needed some touch up seam filling so that was done and then a second session of paint.

Same here!

Looks really stunning Ernie. Thanks for paving the way. I'm sure the bomb bay doors will turn up. It's amazing sometimes how larger bits can go awry. Still haven't found the 1/32 Tamiya F-4 fuselage I lost.

Almost looks like he's at a rodeo riding a bucking bull.

Some really nice work on your build.

Would love to see the contents and maybe a build up...

Ernie, thanks for the offer. I appreciate it. My LHS carries ZM kits so I'll most likely wait for them to get it in. That will save me the shipping at least.

I got a couple bottles of new paint in to try. Dspiae is making paint now. I have no idea on the quality but it's a lacquer based paint. I bought primarily metallics to try out plus the bottle of fluorescent red. They also have a thinner specifically for metallic paints so I thought I'd try that too and see what difference if any it would make.

Took my son's Edward to the LHS along with a friend of his who we had to buy a birthday gift for. Right before we get there, Edward says " Wait until you see how many models the shop has". His friend replies " You mean they have more than your dad in your basement?" Is that a good thing?

Wow, much better looking than some of the converted RC kits that they have released.

Peter, the Spitfire looks fantastic. Subtly weathered, not over the top and a great finish.

I'm slowly going that way myself. But I have enough 1/32 ones still in the stash to finish first.

Nice build. Great job on highlighting the interior.

The clutch in my '91 Beat has such a short travel it feels more like a button. It's at least got some weight to it as do the brake and gas pedals. Mind you, the pedal box is so tiny you could probably step on all three with one foot.

When my sis moved to London for work( the UK one, not the one a couple hours west of Toronto), she had to get a license that only allowed automatics even though she could drive standard as it wasn't indicated on her Ontario license. Her work even had to special order her an automatic as her company car because of it. She eventually did a retest and got rid of that restriction.

Nice pair of kits Mark! I haven't seen the Stug out in Canada yet. Might have to wait for one of the shows next year to grab one.

The longer fuselage section in front of the cockpit says it's a short nose F-4 so my vote is a Blue Angels F-4J. That and you said yellow for the FOD covers.

It looks good so your perseverance paid off at least. How about something easier next like a Tamiya F-14?

Mmmm, Oreos.. Thanks alot. Now I want some!

Don't know who that would be.