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I have a love/hate relationship with decals. Usually they go wrong for me which is why I prefer to use masks for as much as possible. And yet, when I don't have a choice they work out. Most of the time.

Last of the gear bits, finally. Got them painted and installed today. With those in, I installed the seats and canopy and it's finally done! We leave tomorrow for a week long camping trip so perfect timing. I'll take more pics when we're back.

Great work Ron. Must be very satisfying that everything fits. I like the approach that AHHQ has taken with the interiors so far. To think that a 1/16 kit can be around the $200 CAD/$150 USD price point and be fairly decent is amazing.

Thanks for sharing the additional pics there Ernie. Peter, great insight into how judging works. Just wondering, can one display a model for the sake of displaying it and not have it part of the judging?

Nah, don't worry. My birthday was yesterday so you didn't.

Beautiful model Ernie.

Really nice paint job. Definitely distinctive that's for sure.

Thanks for sharing the pics. Lots of great looking builds there.

Thanks everyone! They were some small chocolate bars but Jimmy is a big dog and the actual amount of chocolate in them was so small he should be fine.

Ron, my LHS has them listed now with a pre-order discount. $187 CAD which was a bit too tempting. Luckily for me, we're done having kids.

More progress on this build. The ejection seat pull rings are done. I used the kit ones as the Aires ones don't include them. First up was a base of yellow. Then I masked them off using 0.7mm tape. Sprayed the black and unmasked them. Finally cut off the kit part and glued onto the seats. I also did the tail hook at the same time. Can't believe how much is still left. I keep thinking I'm almost done and then find some more small bits.

Thanks guys! Sadly, while we were out for dinner the dog ate my present from our oldest. He was quite upset but I told him I appreciated the thought.

Andy's Hobby Headquarters has just announced a 1/16 M10 and Achilles tank destroyers. They're coming out in October for $149.99 each. They just got posted to my LHS so I broke down and pre-ordered the Achilles.

Ice cream cake. It even came with candles.

Nice compressor Rob. Hope it works out well for you.

Amazing work Ron. Have you seen that Andy's is coming out with an M10 and Achilles next?

Great timing, I found a box that the wing parts fit in so I'll drop them off tomorrow at the post office. Carl

FantAstic job on the finish. I wouldn't mind seeing a how-to on it too.

Just have Martin whisper in your ear and it'll happen.

I blame @Martinnfb...

Great looking Tomcat there Scott. Now that you've managed to tackle a couple Revell versions, you should try the Tamiya one. I wonder which is harder to put together at this point.

Getting closer.

Always great to watch you work your magic on a Corsair. I'm up to 12 Spitfires so a long want to catch up to you.

I beat you all. I had an order from Great Hobbies shipped to me. They're less than an hour's drive from me. Canada Post sent it to Vancouver, which is 3,000km away before it was sorted and sent back. Not 5 minutes ago, I got this email from Canada Post for a different package: Your parcel may be delayed Unfortunately, we made an error sorting your parcel. We’re trying to correct it, and we’re committed to delivering your parcel as requested. We’re sorry for any inconvenience or delay.

That's large scale! Thanks for sharing Maru!