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This is the port-side cockpit wall (part 11) and all of the #11 parts that go with it (11a through 11w) plus three styrene parts -- 27 parts in all. I think I made myself a little sick from staring at these through a magnifier for so long while working on them. Still have all of the #12 and #13 parts to go on this side.

1 hour ago, Dr PR said:

Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) covered most of the western parts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California west of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.

Still does to this day. It's also a very common species grown on Christmas tree farms.

Moin, Joachim, and welcome aboard!

11 hours ago, druxey said:

That is a lot of detail! Does it deserve a cutaway?

I have seen such things done with Halinski kits, but I feel sufficiently challenged by just building the basic kit (plus the few 3D-printed details).

Welcome aboard!

46 minutes ago, Javlin said:

Now that's a weird looking duckling.🤨

I agree! But I got it for free back in the day when my kit stash was much, much smaller than at present, and I didn't have the cash to splash on new additions, so it got built!

Very nice work!

1 minute ago, Redshadowrider said:

Can anyone point me to a good source?

Split rings and eyebolts are very easy to make on one's own. All you need is some blackened, annealed wire, a pair of side cutters, and a pair of round-nosed pliers. The learning curve is not steep at all, and once you get the hang of it, you can turn out rings and eyebolts lickety-split.

Butt joins, eh? Those are a real booger -- I dislike them almost as much as petal structures. 😒

Nice work, Andy!

Congratulations on finishing!

My excitement about moving on to the cockpit walls was premature. I forgot there was equipment to be added to the space behind the cockpit. This stuff will really be hard to see once everything is closed up.

Welcome aboard!

2 hours ago, FriedClams said:

Thanks for stopping by for a look.

I quit now.

But seriously, that is amazing work!

Okay, we reached a milestone today. But first, here's a picture for all of you who might still be firmly in the grasp of Old Man Winter. It was sunny and 72 here in Greenville this morning -- perfect weather for taking the dog out for a stroll through Falls Park. I have to enjoy this while I can, because in July it won't be perfect weather anymore. 😬

Back to airplanes! First, we finished off the aft bulkhead bits.

A few bits remained to be added to the cockpit floor, and then we were able to glue the aft bulkhead to the cockpit structure.

Now we can move on to the cockpit walls, which means we only have this many cockpit parts left!

😵‍💫😢😒

That's it for today!

8 minutes ago, SaltyScot said:

Is there a decal or a way to make those?

Never done it myself. You would probably need to create a stencil and then paint it.

1 hour ago, Rob S said:

So it's farewell for now and I wish you all fair seas in your modeling endeavors!

Sorry to hear about your decision, Rob, but I can completely understand why you made it. I have a couple of similarly unfinished models sitting on a shelf in my man cave. Hopefully you will not completely give up on the hobby and maybe try something that is more commensurate with your skills?

P.S. I have marked your log as 'terminated' rather than 'finished' -- the latter label is reserved for projects that reach completion. There is no shame in the former label, since I suspect that most of us have terminated a build for one reason or another, and even a partially-completed log can be helpful for other modelers.

Cheers!

40 minutes ago, SaltyScot said:

I am currently on the lookout for new sails to finish up the build

You might try your hand at making sails. It is really not so difficult, and the results usually look much better than kit-supplied sails.

Welcome aboard!

I can't answer your question, because the last plastic ship I worked on was over forty years ago. But we have a couple of of plastic gurus among our members -- look for the word "plastic" in the build log titles and you'll find them.

Cheers!

Seat done.

5 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

There are a few too many letters up there at the beginning sir.

Whoa, how'd that happen? Fixed now!

17 minutes ago, SaltyScot said:

MY BIG QUESTION IS, IS THIS EVEN SALVAGEABLE? 😬

It would probably take as much time to and effort to repair that model as to start over with a fresh kit.

P.S. Since you put up a question for discussion, I have moved your post to the kit discussions area.

16 minutes ago, wildtmpckjzg said:

I’m looking into marine salvage airbags for lifting a small sunken vessel (around 5 tons) in shallow water.

This is quite possibly one of the most unusual inquiries we've ever fielded here.

I subscribe to multiple FB groups operated by card model publishers, and that is often how I find out about the latest sales. WAK recently ran a 20% off promotion, so I picked up the following goodies:

Pfalz's version of an Eindecker. This kit is the work of a designer I've not run into before, but the kit bears many striking similarities to the work of Kartonowa Kolekcja's Pawel Mistewicz. I wonder if he collaborated?

The first floatplane fighter in my collection. A beautiful kit by Lukasz Fuczek.

The ugliest front-line fighter fielded in large numbers by any of WW2's major combatants. The M.S. 406 is so ugly that I long resisted purchasing one, but I figured I should go ahead and complete the set since I already have an MB.152, a D.520, and a Hawk 75 in the stash. This kit is part of a series of intermediate-level kits designed by Lech Kolodziejski of CardPlane, who designed the PWS-10 kits I built a few years back. Features fabulous artwork by Marcin Dworzecki.

A Lavochkin La-11 in North Korean livery -- for the sheer novelty of having something in KPAAF colors. This is another of Lech's and Marcin's offerings.

And finally (drum roll) -- the first two jets in my collection. If I'm going to do a jet, it should at least be visually striking, and I think these two pass muster. The Hunter is by Lukasz, and the SBLim (Polish license-built MiG-15 reconnaissance variant) is from Lech & Marcin.

So many models, so little time!

Just catching up on your log, Dan. I have to say that you do exceptional finish work!