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15 minutes ago, David Chapman said:

had a shoulder replacement on my birthday, yesterday

Happy birthday? 😬 Hope everything heals up quickly!

Et voila!

The resin exhaust stubs arrived today. It turns out that Squadron.com is down the road a bit from me in Ellijay, Georgia, where my Granny Coyle's family was originally from -- small world. I gave the exhausts a bath in soap and water, just in case there was any residual releasing agent, then painted them a suitably dingy shade of brown. After that dried, I tried my hand at grunging them up a bit. The forward stack should be the least corroded, for obvious reasons. Here's how the first set turned out (right), compared to the still un-grunged second set (left). As per usual, the cellphone cam image washes things out a bit. I don't want to over-do the effect. BTW, there is a negligible difference in size between the 1/33 scale paper parts and their 1/32 scale replacements. I will need to do some cutting into the fuselage to fit the new stacks -- shouldn't be too arduous (fingers crossed).

Outstanding! I think I may need to pry the padlock off my wallet!

Very nice!

@0Seahorse Tomek, do you have a target release date for this kit? I know a guy who might be very interested in purchasing a copy! 😉

Looks pretty much like Chris' build progress photos -- which is a testament both to his design and your skill!

Good luck with both your project and your long-term recovery!

1 hour ago, chris watton said:

Many innocent sheets of material died to bring you these pictures...

16 hours ago, hamilton said:

it's quite cute

I agree! It's a marvelous little model -- congratulations!

Lovely finish!

No clue -- but they haven't really been lighting the modeling world on fire of late.

4 minutes ago, Jsk said:

unruly reef lines

You probably know this already, but you can tack the ends of the reef points down with a spot of Aleene's. They should hang straight down, perpendicular to the waterline.

Your Delaware beach looks much the same as a South Carolina beach. Here's one along California's Lost Coast, near where I grew up:

Welcome, Eric!

Carburetor and radiator intakes. Both of these were far more aggravating to build than their final appearance suggests. 😑

A striking result! Congratulations!

Glad to have you aboard, Ryan!

Isaiah, that's not just a great result for a beginner, it's a great result period! Congratulations!

49 minutes ago, BruceWayne426 said:

Posting here is a little different as the viewers here are different than family and friends (who are easily wowed).

Welcome aboard! True, we're not easily wowed, but we are pretty supportive nonetheless!

For first layer planking, I use plastic push-pins, driven into the bulkheads with a tack hammer via pilot holes.

Happy to have you aboard, Doug.

Very nice work, Ken! Congratulations!

1 hour ago, realworkingsailor said:

Would you prefer building another double row radial engine? 🤪😆

Depending on which kit(s) I decide to build down the road, there are some 3D-printed options for those, too. 😏 

Of course, fitting a 1/32 scale engine into a tight 1/33 scale cowling could prove problematic.

Well, here's a quick update. First, I got the tail wheel on.

Then it was on to the exhaust stubs. These proved to be an unmitigated disaster. The parts were flimsy, difficult to shape properly, and had no internal support structure. Assembly did not go well. 😑 So, instead of mucking around with them anymore I simply ordered a set of 1/32 scale 3D-printed exhausts from Squadron. "What a fascinating modern age we live in!"

Well done, Nic!