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I have 3 kits to choose from for the Brit decals, Saul, so I am good. But thanks for the offer.

After some back and forth the decals are on. The decals on the kit worked about half right. Some worked and the others were removed with masking tape after going all the way up to Walthers Solvaset and in some cases Tamiya Extra Thin. A combination of ALPS printed replacements and part of the...

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Yeah, I did that with the Monogram kit and it was a lot of work, made worse by the fact that all the -3's were still in lake Michigan so there were only old photos for reference. And in the middle right after I got the wings done Tamiya issued their F4F-4 and I used a bunch of parts from it to...

A few more shades of green and some markings painted on today. Trying to get some fading and modulation going.

Ouch!

Cool!!

More progress on the A-20. Boring OD and NG scheme, but I did use two different OD's. Maybe some staining and weathering will liven it up some. It has been a nice fitting kit once I got past the cockpit additions.

The new one is in honor of the AMT A-20B I have under way!

Got all the masking on the windows today, wings are on, engines stuck into the cowls and metal prop shafts and bearings done. In the R/C department got an Ugly Stik all tuned up with a nice test flight and on board ignition installed on a giant scale Stearman, nearly done with the same on a...

Glad to hear you came out OK with the storm, Bob. Fine work on that Lee!

To be fair, I did have a 65 E Type at the same time....

I had a 66 Caprice with a 327. It wasn't a slug but I wouldn't really call it fast. Maybe with a 409, if they came with that. It was a nice driving car, much better than the 67.

Yeah, no worries about stealth with the Buff!

More progress, now that I have all the cockpit stuff figured out. Had to build up the landing gear so I could figure out how much weight to add. It seemed easiest to build it in place, as there was warpage and one are two minor breaks, these are very delicate parts. Would have been nice to...

The pictures of the damage are just surreal. My sympathies to all those affected.

My focus is on building a museum, so the trade off between detail and completion is defined by that. If the model is something a casual but modeling savvy person can appreciate, then I am pretty much satisfied. I'd rather build important or interesting models than super detailed ones.

Looks like you beat the beast, Paddy! Looks mighty fine.

I hope they get it right, they should sell plenty of them if they do, and probably also if they don't.

That's a nice engine. I'm in a keep it simple mood at the moment, though. The Vector cockpit is more than enough on this one. Trying to figure out how to fit the instrument panel right now. Not simple!