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You are so FoS, Harv, and I'm really disappointed at your man-baby behaviour here. This is what you posted in the public forums a day or two ago: All we did was honour your request, and ****** and playing the victim. Pathetic. Kev

I have a 1/32 vacuform CAC Boomerang kit by short-lived Aussie company FM Models. It's a great kit! Mine is part of a limited release that contained resin and white metal detail parts, is number 11 out of a run of 20. Kev

Thanks guys, your kind words are much appreciated! Kev

Thanks Jeroen! Yep, full rescribe. I also reshaped the gun troughs on the cowl, reshaped the spinner, scratch-built the landing and cowl flaps, and installed gun barrels from Master Model. The main landing gear (legs, doors and wheels) and drop tank came from a Doyusha A6M2 kit, which is destined to become a Rufe some day. Thanks all for your kind words. Kev

This build was a bit unusual in that I started with an already-built model, and decided to strip it down and rebuild it (rather than throw it away). It turned out to be one of my most satisfying projects! Here's what I started with: A bit ordinary, as you can see! Here's what it looked like after disassembly: Not getting any better! And here's what I was left with after stripping the paint off: And now the final glamour shots: The markings are mostly sprayed on, the wheel bays are a mix of CMK and scratch-building, the tail wheel details are CMK, and there's some Hobby Decals stencils on it here and there. Form some reason I only took 3 glamour shots, so here's some photos of the finished model on the workbench: Check out the build thread if you're interested in seeing how this went from A to B. Thanks for looking! Kev

Well, this Hasegawa 262, originally intended to wear Galland's markings, was ultimately finished as a post-war Czech Avia S-92. The cockpit is from the Trumpeter kit, and the wheel bays and fuselage cavity were largely scratch-built. The markings are from an ancient Superscale set. You can czech out the build thread for all the gory details, but here's a small selection of glamour shots for your enjoyment. Thanks for looking! Kev

Hi Jim! Do you mean the Avia (Czech 262)? I'll post that up next. Kev

Thanks fellas! This was a tough build due to the Frankenstein nature of its assorted bits. Thanks Jeroen. I'm pretty sure you would have seen this over on LSP? Anyway, it's worth checking out the build thread for all the gory details. Kev

Howdy folks, Good to see the forums back up and running. I guess I have to re-post all my builds now! I built this model in 2012, and it's based on the old "High Grade" Dora kit from Hasegawa, which itself was based on their even older Fw 190A kit from the early '70s. A friend donated some JRutman parts for a D-11 conversion, and the project was away! The cockpit is an old Verlinden set, the prop blades are from JRutman, the wing cannon fairings are from Eagle Editions, and the markings are a combination of EagleCals and stuff from the spares box. There are some other bits and bobs from various sources too, including the new-tool Hasegawa kits. Anyway, enough babbling, on with the photos! Thanks for looking. Kev