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What fun this was! I even poured the first 1/700 US Navy Fleet Snorkel/GUPPY IIa submarine castings while we chatted! Yes! I had pants on. Welcome to IPMS Plastic Surgeon and long-time friend, Dave Bettis!

For what a guy spends on this model ,NO kit should have any warpage at all. :stinker:

Us Yankees ain't straingers to cold & snow. They is some wild lookin' Big Dogs in the background theyer! Model season is a foot!

I have found that pacing yourself may not always be one of your gifts. Slow Down on figures, my dear 'Pup! Thin your paint (oils)?

I bumped the Google Meet post on X for model makers across the Globe. I sent IPMS Plastic Surgeons club members a reminder email as well. Let the genuine, rootin'-tootin', romper-stomper meeting commence!

P/E parts finished and into the mold box she goes! Moldmax 10, coming right up. That wasn't too boring/painful to watch this time, was it?

The true joy of Cap-Holder-O-Matic can be found in the Gallagher-esque instruction sheets. Are ya feelin' the winter doldrums, Bub? Well, be of good cheer and take a look! https://tlarmodels.com/ols/products/cap-holder-o-matic-instructions-tlar-models-

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Paddy, you're a Doozie! Someday, there may be an International Doozie award! :lol:

Such was the grandeur and workmanship of days gone by. Neet-O!

It is an unadvertised special deal for 1st time TLARians, Cap-Holder-O-Matic at very least! Ship guys get extra waterline scale items I copied/modified on-the-house. Copyright law says nothing about giving such things as gifts. :yipee: I take care of My People.

You guys gotta see this...

I do it often. I cain't print white. I have success with inkjet decals on clear decal paper. DO NOT buy the Koala brand of clear decal paper. It's about as thick as your fingernail. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174733780487?var=473913826728 This is the brand I have had the greatest...

A couple of days have passed. USS Entemedor progress has been steady. I might have accidently, carefully, made just the right cuts. The midships rectangular midships limber holes look about right. P/E parts will make up the rest of them. These are cut from strips of 1/700 bridge windows...

I would offer no criticsms, as this IS your Sara and your model fun, but I think you have the earlier, 1942 Rabaul raid Measure 21 paint scheme Rather than the post 1944 refit Measure 32/11a dazzle paint job. Her career as a dedicated night carrier was in the offing. Either way, she looks...

Another brilliant build! I can see where the Tommy Gun scabbard could come in handy!

This is the framing is to support the Master for molding. The framing is cut away from the castings before packaging the kit. I almost "cheaped-out" with just reshaping the bow, and making the forward array and molding the hull, but Bob Kirby and I would know the difference, even if nobody else did.

I sent Bob Kirby a message. "I'm working on your Boat. Don't hold your breath, this one will be time consuming." GUPPY IIa boats had distinctive, rectangular limber holes in the outer hull. The idea is to fix .015 X .030 strip vertically, gently saw them to the proper shape, cap them with...

Hey! Keep your eyes peeled for that elusive JoHan 1/72 P-40B/C kit for me, will ya?

I've presented more than a few Honor Models. Local vets, strangers and friends. There is still a little fine-tuning to do, like the forward support needs to be partially clear green, to blend with the background, but at what price, honor? What was the value of a bunch of underwater warriors...