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I've got a pair of the Tamiya D's in 1/48. One will be a Grim Reaper with the shark mouth. Have you seen the Detail and Wonder gear legs? I've got a set of those for the D kit. Will probably get the Reskit ones for the second kit to throw some support their way.

Yes, the hi vis markings. Which I originally wasn't fond of in the Revell kit but have come around to liking. The last one in the stash will be Miss Molly VF-111. Unless @ScottsGT decides he wants it after all.

The Heng Long RC tanks are supposed to be fairly decent. They're actually cheaper than this kit too and are RTR. Some have an IR system for combat and can even shoot airsoft BBs. Just don't get the basic one as that has plastic gearboxes.

Actually, it's the part of the bench my sons use. How Sunny managed to find a clear spot and lay down I have no idea. But he did it without knocking over any of that stuff. It already looks that way. Meanwhile the cat bed is not 5 ft from the bench but why sleep there? Now if our dog Jimmy tried that, I'd have no bench left or anything else for that matter.

Some more great work there Ron. Hope the sprucutterittus isn't permanent and heals quickly.

If you thought the Andy's HHQ/Takom Tiger 1 was a bit small, Plamax has a 1/12 Tiger 1 coming out soon. It even has working suspension.

1/1 scale. No need to worry about getting fur in the paint job for once either.

Yup, I started this one when I painted the wings on my last one the wrong way. They're okay for this one so I might as well just continue.

It's 1/35 so about 34cm(13" ish?) long.

I remember seeing the Masterpiece kit and wanting one too so this is good news for me as well.

Nice start John. I've only done one Hasegawa P-40 and that was the N. The separate tail section was a PITA to get a smooth seam. Looks like it's a non issue for you though.

Maybe see if you can get a sheet from the Polar Lights 1/350 K'Tinga?

Back to my VF-1 Tomcat. Got the internal supports for the stand done. Runs through one of the Sparrow fin slots. Test fit on the stand with the wings and tailplanes placed on it so hopefully I got the location right for it to balance. Ignore that slight step in the fuselage...

Great photos of some great models. Thanks for sharing Martin.

Harv, I don't have any pics of the Achilles as it's not out yet. Supposedly end of next month.

Some more work on the Dreadnoughts between watching the Thanksgiving turkey cook on the BBQ. A quick dry fit together along with the Andromeda. One goes on either side.

Nice Galileo shuttle Scott. I can't recall if you have the 1/350 Enterprise to go with it or not. Be nice to see that built if you do.

Glad to see you back at work on the Tiger. I like the wear that you've put into them. But I think they might be a bit bright. If you're on Britmodeler, there's always lots of talk about the colour of tracks, especially on German AFVs. Most German WWII track supposedly had a high manganese content so is more metallic brown than silver/grey.

Great build. It's great to see the evolution of the same aircraft at different times in its lifespan.

I've got the TruColor Have Glass paints in the stash. They do a few of them. Some are labelled F-22 Radar Dispersion grey and a couple are F-35 Dispersion Grey. I'll need to see what the differences are. I know some folks have used some of the tinted pearl coats that Mr Color have to get the shimmer effect.

You don't see many of these getting built. I've got the same scheme for my Tamiya 1/48 kit.

Sticker actually. You cut it to the width you need, slightly longer than the diameter and wrap it around. It's very thin and has a bit of stretch to it.

I found the Molotov chrome to be easily marred and didn't dry well. For oleos, I use Hasegawa Mirror Finish. It's like Bare Metal but much tougher and high gloss.

Some great work there Ron. I watched the Chieftain video you mentioned and saw how the crew got into the tank. Thanks for the recommendation.

The Jag is 1/24. Hasegawa did the XJR-8 and XJR-9 in both Group C and IMSA spec. MFH has them in 1/24 and 1/12 but they're a bit more expensive. Oh, they have the correct markings as well. As for the censorship, Europe in the late '80s, issued a ban on tobacco marketing on toys and sadly, models were considered such. The ban then got expanded to the actual race cars in the mid '90s. Eventually it made its way to Canada and we lost the Players CART team and other events. Some teams though got creative with them: Ferrari did the Marlboro logo in a barcode on one of their F1 cars while on the McLaren F1 GTR, the Davidoff logo was changed from "Have a Davidoff" to "Have a Day Off". So it's not really a retcon.