Landlubber Mike

Thanks Peter. They do take longer for sure, but like other models, it usually depends on the subject, how much extra detail you put in, etc. Some ships like the Victory take people upwards of 3-5+ years - and that's for people with a lot of modeling time on their hands. If you did smaller craft though, you could knock those out in a few months. Like anything else, it takes a bit of time learning how to work the material, use different tools, etc. What's really impressive to me are people who find some plans and scratch build their ships - even building every last cannon, bolt, etc. Those people blow my mind with the kind of work that is possible.

I haven't used it, but my guess is like Gorilla Glue, you shouldn't put it in your hair...

Looking great Bill. This is one of my favorite of the Wingnut subjects - love the bird aspect! Now I just need to find someone looking to part with a kit...

Hang in there - TJTX, at least you have the smoker in the clear

Harv, get well soon!

Those are really nice looking. A little wider than the Hobbyzone ones I picked up and thus can hold more bottles. You can buy a base for the Hobbyzone one which I use to hold taller bottles, and I have them sitting on one of their open space modules where I have my bigger bottles of paints - Tamiya spray cans, jars of Zero Paints, etc.

Those look nice Carl. I was searching for some paint racks and this didn't come up in my search. I ended up getting a few from Hobbyzone along with their stand racks and really like them. Do the Ammo ones you bought have some kind of base in case you aren't going to mount them on the wall?

All I meant was how many models are lying behind the front of the shelves? I have gotten creative in my shelving - looks like I have fewer kits than I actually do

I use Vallejo Air a lot. I love the convenience, no smell, easy clean up, etc. The problem I found is that they tend to gum up the airbrush, and in particular, their primers. I found adding the Vallejo thinner to the cup in the recommended amount helps a lot. At the end of the spraying session, I'll also open up the tip of the airbrush and clean out the nozzle and needle. Another problem is that sometimes, the adherence to metal is not the greatest. So, if you're taping, sometimes the paint will lift up off of the metal parts no matter how long you let the paint cure. I've gone to mostly using Mr. Surfacer and Tamiya as primers on larger items like fuselages, and then spray Vallejo on top. On my current FM-1 build, I primed with Mr. Surfacer, sprayed the underside with Tamiya Insignia White from the rattle can, and then sprayed the topside with Dark Gull Gray color using Vallejo Air. The rest of the parts of the plane (props, wheels, landing gear, etc.) are all Vallejo - primer, color, etc. I've also used their Vallejo Metal Color line and really liked it (you can see my F3F-1 and F3F-2 pictures on the non-LSM forum). I sprayed the Gloss Black primer (use their Thinner), and then the Metal Color on top. Quick cleanup, no smells, and color looks great.

Some impressive stashes here. For some, I wonder how deep they are. Frontal appearances can be deceiving!

For me it's the 1/200 Trumpeter Bismarck. Not me, but random picture I found on the internet to show box size.

Wow, perfect fit on the nose there Ernie, great job!

Great start Ernie! Lots of cosmetic surgery there

I'm pretty sure I ordered some hard to find aftermarket a few months ago from them and had no problems.

Nice! Looking forward to watching you pull off that paint scheme!

Good to know Carl. Any recommended places to find them? HLJ?

Holy cow! I didn't want to stray into any new subjects of models like Star Wars, but man, I might have to reconsider after seeing the pictures above.

Well deserved! Congratulations!

Thanks Phil for the kind words, really appreciate it! The Duchess looks really nice! It's about the same size as the Amati Pegasus it looks (which I'm working on), but certainly more ornate (and the Pegasus is a pretty ornate ship itself).

Nice work! I was looking at mine the other day and the decal options - did you decide which paint scheme to go with?

Lot of goodies there!

I was thinking also that having options in 1/35 might make for some cool diorama scenes, instead of folks trying to figure out if they can work 1/32 and 1/35 into a scene.

I went on my honeymoon to Australia and we stopped at Brisbane. What a beautiful country and fantastic people! And Steve Irwin's zoo near Brisbane was a magical place and one of the highlights of my life. Happy 2021 everyone!

Thanks for posting! At 1/48, I'm guessing that Blackbird is going to be pretty massive. I don't want to broaden my horizons (and kit stash) to other genres, but man, a Razor Crest would be super cool.

Well done!