Lothar

You have proven your ability to cope with small mishaps quite a few times, I have no doubts at all that this one will be another easy one for you. Other than that, outstanding work in all respects, impressive build so far Lothar

Outstanding work throughout It's been very interesting to follow along!! Lothar

Excellent work Max

Speechless, simply speechless

I love it, always had a soft spot for railraod modelling. I'm still dreaming of building a small bridge / tunnel section of rails somewhere in the Canadian Rockies showing just a CPR locomotive with two or three cars, nothing more. You've made an excellent choice and executed it beautifully - hats off !!! Lothar

Better late than never, you'll solve that problem with the blink of an eye I'm sure Lothar

Piece of art !!!

Good to hear you're fine, to hear it's just a seasonal flue must be a relief

Fantastic build, paintwork, weathering and excellent choice of markings

You've tamed the Echelon Lightning, you're also going to turn this one into a beauty I'm sure Lothar

I see Big H offers a set for Tamiya and one for Revell. The dimensions for the Revell set are as follows: I hope the above might be useful. PM sent btw. Lothar

Stunning, absolutely stunning

Just wow - most impressive paintjob and weathering Lothar

Personally, I find the stats bar a nuisance and irritating - I don't want to know who got gold for the most posts in a thread etc., etc.,- but again, it's just me. If the majority likes it, fine - otherwise the upgrade makes for a very nice and clean appearance, picture posting from SmugMug tested and no problem at all. All in all Lothar

Impressive build - even without nose art. Paintwork and weathering both excellent (nice pictures too!!) Lothar

What do you think of the CAM C-7 conversion?

PM sent. Lothar

Good thing you didn't bin it, it turned out simply fantastic I admire you for the paintwork, how did you achieve such a perfect mottling? Lothar

Excellent work in all respects Olivier

Excellent progress as always - one question if I may: What nozzle size do you use for this basic paint step? Lothar

Excellent build in all respects

Fascinating progress, that'll end as showstopper!! Lothar

Great choice of markings, will be interesting to follow.

I wouldn't mind bigger pictures, but what I see is an excellent build with an excellent paintjob Lothar

To me this discussion boils down to he who builds his cockpits scratch, drills all the little holes for the switches and knobs by hand and the then paints everything by hand bit by bit has "skills", those who use these pre-produced add-ons are just "amateurs". I'm in my 70s, Mr. Handicap has paied me a visit and I am certainly not up to the level I used to be anylonger. If I still want to enjoy model building I have no choice, but to take any help I can get - yes, in aftermarket. And the fact, that I still build models despite my handicap but don't drill tiny holes myself anylonger does classify me as "Mr. Average Modeller"? Sooner or later all you "skilled" modellers will have to face similar situations, I'd like to know what your thinking is then. This discussion about "skills" vs. "amateur" is one of the reasons, I hesitate to post pictures here. Lothar