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Border Models has announced a new figure model- Tesla trooper. Looks like Elon is branching out from cars into power armour.

I got the rockets painted. Dark green and then when dry, I installed them onto the wings making sure the pylon colours matched the underside location. Then the flaps, and wheels. So the dive brakes, wing tip lights and decals are left.

Got a German Shepherd today. Trying to decide if I let him have the MG34 the sidecar can be armed with. Also got a detail set for the BTTF DeLorean. I don't see the Flux Capacitor though.

Next up, time for the prop. A bunch of parts for this. Assembled in place.

Trumpeter makes the underwing rockets in three parts. Each one is tiered so you get the rocket bodies and launch rails as one part and the fins as two parts per mount. So lots of cleanup on the fins. I painted the mounts in the underwing colours first. Then I glued the fins on. When dry, I'll mask and paint the rockets themselves. I also got the MLG installed. The wheels need cleanup and then they go on next.

I'm getting close with my Wyvern but for the Sheridan I could a extra week or two. So you wouldn't be the only one. As for VMS, I found their stuff a couple years ago from a nearby shop but they were constantly sold out. BNA Modelworld carries them out of Australia and seems to have most of their products in stock.

The tracks look great. Good idea to make one removable.

Great progress there Mike. I did something similar with the pushrods on my Seahawk by making them a bit deeper than needed.

The horizontal tailplanes have small vertical tabs on them. They're red with a yellow stripe. They're supplied as decals but I painted them on as per the Suez stripes. First a base coat of yellow. Then the stripe was masked off. Followed by a coat of red. I did the spinner at the same time. Installed on the tailplanes and then onto the fuselage. Getting closer.

For what seems like a straightforward camo scheme, there was a lot of masking involved. I had to use different tapes depending on the location but got it done. Then I sprayed the Dark Sea Grey. There's a couple small spots of overspray but it worked. I'm much happier painting stripes than using decals, even if it might be more work.

Finally, an update. I started over on masking the Suez stripes. This time it went much better. I can finally start on the upper side Dark Sea Grey now.

Thanks! And here it is with a quick wash.

Wow, that's a cliffhanger. Like Scott said, sorry to hear that. Hoping part 2 ends on a happier note.

Got something finished for once. The Takom Panzer III. Snuck in some bench time over the last couple days and got it mostly done. This was a test mule for a couple things I wanted to try out. First was the AK markers for doing the rubber part of the road wheels. I didn't get as clean a demarcation as I'd hoped so ended up airbrushing them instead. The other was trying out the AK 3rd Gen acrylic paint. It seems to cover well so I'd call part a success.

Didn't know there was a museum in Anstruther or we would have gone and visited. We stayed there in 2018 and went to a great fish and chip shop in the harbour.

It's like working on a real car body there Rob. All the prep work will pay off when it's time for paint.

Ernie, as always, thanks for organizing the raffle. I hope the coming year goes better for you on all levels. Looking forward to seeing more of you on the forum. Thanks to @GusMac for his gift. I was fortunate to be at the LHS when it arrived. VF-111 for me which is in the box so thanks Gus! Carl

A belated merry Christmas to everyone!

Picked up an interloper at my folks ' house. Merry Christmas everyone!

Sounds like a cool diorama. Can't wait to see it.

Supposedly Thunder Models is coming out with a 1/35 BR 80 next year.

Now that Canada Post is back to work, I finally received my order from Reskit. I can finally start my F-35B build now. Once I have some bench space. Or I get bored of my current proje... ...hey! Squirrel!!!

https://tamiyablog.com/2024/12/tamiya-products-have-broadened-my-lifes-possibilities-ford-ceo-conveys-his-gratitude-to-chairman-tamiya-and-others-in-shizuoka-city/ Nice to hear I'm not the only with problems doing a gloss coat.

The Tamiya kit doesn't have one. That's for sure. Not sure who might make one though. The new ZM Weasel kit they just announced will have one but it's 1/48.

Stop it Martin, you're making me want to find an Avenger kit.