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Scott, for the canopy, maybe try the Squadron vac for the Typhoon. I know folks would buy the Fisher Sea Fury resin one for the MDC Tiffie so the shape should be close, if not the same.

Glad to hear it'll work out and that it arrived safely. I remember first hearing about the Fisher correction sets for the Hobbycraft kit at an old hobby shop near me. The guy there said it basically corrected everything in the kit by throwing away just about the entire kit.

That's the second time spell check changed your name. I enter it correctly and it changes it. Gotta love technology. The paint looks great. How did you paint it so neatly with all the details in place?

Phew, for a moment I thought you said no Gundams. Giant robots with huge guns here I come.

Great work on the Mossie Phil. Once you have all those subassemblies together, it's going to be huge.

Happens to me all the time. Still haven't figured it out.

There's a high back XIV coming. Mainly a change to the vertical tailplane fillet. He's working on a P-51B conversion and he's started on a Spitfire XII. Which hopefully means a Seafire XV will follow along after that.

Rob, that really looks amazing. The dial on the control is truly impressive. No idea what it does either.

That looks like it'll be a big improvement to the kit.

Peter, I have to say I'm really impressed by this conversion. The designer really thought of just about everything. For example, here's the templates included in the set for either scribing new panel lines/hatches. Not only that but they have alignment tabs/cutouts so you get them in the right spot. This is the fuselage hatch one. The notch fits over an alignment peg on the kit part. The flipside. I will clean up the tiny stubs left before I engrave the hatch. It would be very hard to mess it up with these sorts of aids. Which I did on my XIX conversion.

Madison looks very do-able for me. It's drivable from Toronto and I can even stop and visit my sister in Chicago on the way.

Thanks folks for checking in. I've finished the rest of the major fuselage cuts. LFD provides templates for cutting the new tailwheel opening as well as for the various new hatches and panel lines. You can see the tailwheel one taped in place below. There's lots on very clever engineering in this conversion. The inside of the cowl has legs moulded in place to attach the kit firewall. This then attached to the kit fuselage halves and helps with alignment and getting a secure joint. No glue or tape holding it inplace but the fit is good overall.

Peter, so sorry to hear the frustration you've been experiencing with the build. Definitely not something one signs up for in a hobby that's supposed to be relaxing. I am glad to hear things went well with Diane at least. Like others have said that's the important thing. Take a breather , regroup and like they said in Monty Python, "It's only a model" Carl

@Laurajames, generally I prefer to use vinyl masks. They can be re-positioned and even reused if you're careful. The first masks I used were made from vinyl and were painting RC car bodies. They do have a few limitations though. If you're not careful, they can stretch and as they age, they can separate and warp.

Very nice Sherman there John. You should do more armour kits.

Here we go!!!

That's a big squirrel!

Next up, the first cut to the fuselage. The instructions give fairly clear instructions on where to make the cuts. So razor saw in hand... A quick test fit. More to come later.

Last one is the camera setup for doing an FR variant. For markings, Laminar Flow includes vinyl masks for an RCAF versions and a Belgian one. I didn't grab pics of those as there isn't much to see. So first thing I did was cut the new nose free. The surface finish is very smooth and doesn't seem to show any striations. I'll see what it looks like under a coat of paint. The inside has supports to aid in attaching it to the kit fuselage.

The parts are all 3D printed. They're encased in cages to protect them during shipping. The new nose: Underwing rads, tailplanes and some of the templates for scribing new panels. New retractable tailwheel. Prop blades and spinner.

When I heard about this conversion kit for the Tamiya Spitfire to make it into a Griffon engined variant, I just had to grab one. A peak at the contents. The donor kit:

Definitely! I was going to continue on a second Tamiya F-14A but this may have just bumped it off.

Great work Ron. Looking forward to seeing it under paint.

Just got back from a week of camping. Had a package waiting for me. Might just have to be my next build. Need to send the one Martin asked me to order for him out as well.

Can it be built as our very neglected Canadian ones?