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Denis I think we can officially name you Commander of Bomber Command!!!!!!!!!!

That finishes her off Quite Well Sir! Nice Work!!

Checking in guys all went well for us at 30'N MS storm was about 60miles further W @30N than my thoughts 60miles further made a big difference.The weather yesterday was weird all Day 25mph sustained winds with gust to 30/35mph this went on for about 36 hours @ 10.5/11 inches of rain since Sunday this area handles that very well though 10" in one day not so well.The county lost about 58K without power I never did and sometimes if God sneezes right power goes out in this ole neighborhood but maybe Zeta last year weeded out the bad transformers?Zeta had me doing ALL three roofs on the property.Thks for the prayers fellas God knows we all need them these days. If you have not seen this is Port Fourchon were Ida crossed 140/150 mph sustained they clocked a 175mph Gust

I'll take a cat2 all day cat 3 I start flaking a bit she has not increased with a nice environment at her disposal let it hold.

Well provided everything is doing well in 24-36hrs well holler in a couple of weeks Ida is due tomorrow I am thinking the MS/LA line like K did in 05 motion has been for the last 12hrs 31N 28W.Hell the water is already covering 1/2 the beach just moments ago if it goes were I am thinking(hope I am wrong) we take another 20/28'tide surge I am 1/3 mile from the beach and 1/8 mile from Backbay.Nervous yeah but been through Camille to now all of them two eyewalls a trip.Take Care God's got my back.🙂 EG: I have in my possession the the Academy 1/48 F4 of Robin Olds

Were she stands ATTM got to gloss the legs and weather the doors

Bob Nice Crate!!

EG found his F4 in the Academy kit 12994 thinking and found the decals Scat II/III in 1/48 for the P-38 and Scat VII for a TF-51 seems to be inter-war plane?

Thks EG and now a tidbit for Craig.The pilot of White 15 was a LT Semyon Ivanovich Rogovol who accrue 5 victories in this plane all against the formidable FW-190.He was assigned to the 64Guards Fighter Regiment(GIAP),4 Guards Fighter Division (GIAD),2nd Baltic Front,Autumn 1944.The plane was presented to LT Rogovol by sailors of Amur River Flotilla in the Far East. I did a search of his career but the only little nugget I found was all the kills were FW-190's a well developed a/c in 1944/45.

Nice write-up EG the man was the original Maverick even when he went to Vietnam he was still looking/playing the part.

There may be some in the instructions Craig I like doing stuff for eye appeal now I was thinking that the silver stars may mean something in production line series?Theirs been one guy and his name eludes me now who served WWII,Korea and Vietnam was a colonel of a FG that I would like to do a plane from each conflict he flew in his markings.Boles? Robin Olds

They do OC and appreciate you looking in already started the P-51 engine bay is ready for paint tomorrow.

Some pics with the decals added.I have added another 3/4 coats of future over the decals for I now have to add silver stars over the white ones and when I tried that last night the silver would not slide hint let them slide on the future.

I have got some paint and she has been glossed.The color of the blue was a bit to conjure up not many manufactures make it and the chip was darker than RLM78 but this dark? I for the second time used blue tac and did not care for the results it came out light in some areas and fine in others and then it left a grease line in some of the light grey.So,I had to go back and freehand every dk grey line and then retouch the lt.grey lines were the grease mark remained so then I just free-handed the blue.I should of just free-handed the whole plane like usual would of saved me about and hour the Badger Renegade airbrush is quite capable and up to the job.The freehand was done @25psi and the mixture consistency of whole milk.

Like'n that new flashhider from Eduard Niceee Nice as to the gaps"it is what it is" "Trumpter" but I still like building their kits and your attack was the right approach.Never done a Mig but you got me think'in but a Mig 3 first though.

I like to use silver or white Dan in this case was left over can see imperfections easily.

Had to go look at a pic Craig slider.

Well got some white on the spinner as a backdrop for the red and went on the hunt for seams found some in the tail ,behind the pit and the left wing all quick.I am thinking of going closed canopy on this something about the shape lends itself to that direction? That's all for a couple day methinks back to the treadmill tomorrow bright and early.

Craig is that an Emily on the back if so that was no small ship?Nice Build!!

I instantly think"Indiana Jones" cool!

Thks Craig.I have a couple of the Russkies in the stash in 1/48 but like you mentioned have been adding those other Nationalities but the "American Beauty" will be coming such a pretty P-51D.

Belts and footstraps are in and I have got to say the Quinta in this area is a Treat! The cage is glued in non need to afix the rear rad screen glue the fuse to the wings and then the last two panels for the pit are last.I will then be off to tracking down pics of the LG.

I figured it's time for an update.The kit presents it's problems like most limited run kit first off the tail-planes have a terrible step on top on one side and the bottom of the other.I put .010 round styrene in the grove and filled outward about 1/4" and commenced to sanding had to make two passes after the silver showed the line still present at the edge about 20 mins a side.The next was the top cowl the moulding is either thick on the l/side or the male part of the fuselage is fat I worked both got some relief just not 100% maybe 85/90%.The wheel wells may I say were a "B" are made of 6 pieces all together to which you have to line them up to the bottom half of the wing and hope it lines up with the upper moulding I was close but no cigar but it happened with choice words and coercion.The fit between the fuse is OK should work but some wood clamps from the other side will probably come into play.Do I hate the kit by no means not it will be presentable as a nice build just not a shake n bake that's all.Now some pics of the good bad and ugly. Kevin PS: went to Covington LA yesterday for a model contest a first for me in 15/20 years about a 1 1/4 hr drive not far had a great time Wife was in Alexandria LA with some friends.So Kevin walked out for $210 Trumpters 1/32 P-47N,P-51D,P-40B,Me 262w/extras and a 1/72 Hase Emily bigger than most of the 1/32 minus the jug.When I walk out of a hobby store like I did in Mobile and do not buy anything because I have more in the stash than they have on the shelf me says time start shopping elsewhere.

Looking Quite Nice Craig!!

I read two books by the same author just know his last name began with an F(ferguson?) ATTM but were "The battle of Fredericksburg" and "The battle of Chancellorsville" very well written with lots of Maps the battlefield was easy to see.I think the two main contributing factors for Lee at GB was 1) loss of Stonewall at Chancellorsville 2) his eyes Jeb Stuart was out gallivanting around.The point Ed made is all to true but if SWJ was there the push would of happened easily.