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I'd be up for a couple ACMI pods so can't wait for Harold to announce they're ready! Carl

I think i saw somewhere it's about $280USD or less than the McLaren F1 GTR kit I just ordered from HLJ: http://www.hlj.com/product/MFHK358/Aut I've wanted a model of this car ever since I first saw one and well, this looks like it'll be the only option. Thankfully, my wife understands this so no worries on that end. Carl

I have some I can send if needed. I haven't started either of mine yet. I have both the glass nose and solid nose versions if you need both, that's not a problem. Carl

I wonder if that's the guy parting them out on eBay? He wants $60 just for the intake! Carl

Thanks guys. From my understanding, the T-Bird parts are no longer available from Tamiya so finding an unsold kit seems to be the only option. My LHS has one but they want $225 CDN for it. I bought the CJ kit from them for $150 so find it a bit high. Carl

Csavglio, thanks for the link. I missed it earlier. I'm back to looking for a T-Birds kit I guess. Carl

Hi Frank, Just wanted to check but do these F-16s use the heavy weight gear or the earlier lightweight one? If it's the heavyweight gear, Iit looks like I'll be building one of these!!! Carl

Hi Tony, Your Seafire looks great as everyone has mentioned. I'm partway through my own build using the recent release of both the Freightdogs conversion set and Spitfire donor kit. Yours certainly gives me more inspiration to get back to working on mine. Carl

Nice work so far. Between all the B-25 builds on here, I think people have completed enough different sections that if you were all working on the same kit, we'd have one finished I saw the Ink Squirts scheme on their website as well and thought it would be different. I've pretty much decided to do my gun nose strafer as Betty's Dream (my wife likes the look of it) but the glass nose one I'm still undecided on. Carl

I think Lucky adds on a surcharge when you use Paypal. If you use a credit card, I noticed the price doesn't change. But you would have to check with Lucky Models and see what they say. Carl

I just ordered a bunch of Alclad from Lucky Models. They were about $9 USD per bottle ($14 CDN at my LHS) before shipping. I just received them yesterday so they made it fine to me in Canada. They were sent via air too. The interesting bit is they were shipped from Germany (according to the postage and customs declaration) but Lucky Models is in Hong Kong. Than being said, Hannants on their site mentioned that they can no longer send lacquer or enamel paints via mail so if you are in the UK, it may be a bit tougher to get them. Maybe email the retailer to check? Carl

The Y-wing looks great. I have a few of the Fine Molds kits in the stash (including the Millenium Falcon) and as others have mentioned, it's great to see other subjects come up. Sorry to hear about the derailleur exploding. I had that happen to a brand new 8spd XT riding the bike home from the shop. At leastbthey warrantied it. If you're running Shimano, the new clutch type rear derailleurs are getting great reviews. I haven't tried one myself yet. What kind of bike do you ride? I just picked up my fourth Ibis, a Mojo HD and a Surly Pugsley last fall. Carl

Ultracast has the MM barrels in stock. http://ultracast.ca/products/Master/32%20Scale/MAM-32-001/default.htm And since they're in Canada, no worries about duties. Carl

That's a beautiful looking Spitfire, Frank. Got a pink one and a blue one to build but I haven't thought of doing one in the desert scheme so may just have to after seeing yours. Carl

I have one as well. I got it for my Seafire build but that has contra props so we'll see how it works out. I do have a couple PCM kits in the stash too so either way, it should be worth it. Carl

We've got rain here in Toronto. All the snow we had is gone. Sonehow, Mother Nature must have her addresses screwed up. I mean we're the Great White North! Maybe I'm optimistic but I swapped the snow tires off my fat bike though. Great progress on the bomb bay. Seeing all these B-25s being built is making it really hard to resist starting mine but I have to finish at least a couple of the kits on my bench. Carl

I ordered my B-25 Strafer from them and was very happy with Tim's service. He even honored the original shipping quote after USPS raised their prices. So I would be happy to order from Tim again. At the price he's offering, I may break down and do so. Although my stash is growing to ridiculous levels. Carl

Hi Vaughan, Great model and thanks for the step by step on pattern making. Any plans to do a White Star? I have one that I started over 10 years ago but never finished. It's about 30cm in length and solid resin. It would need some work but let me know if you're interested. There was a comic book shop near my old work that had an Agamemnon destroyer that was about 6 ft long. Don't know what happened to it or the store. Carl

Ok, that makes sense now. Since they're in the UK, I'll stick with my existing per-order. Carl

Thanks for the link. They show the ZM He-219 in stock! Anyone else notice that? Shipping to Canada won't be cheap though. Carl

It's odd how much that kit goes for outside of Hong Kong. I picked up my copy from Lucky Model and it was $109 US. http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=AF%20R32S01 Truthfully though, the only reason I got it was because at the time, they had a deal on shipping ($2!) to Canada. My dad loves that I have it as he's from Taiwan. Might give it to him to build up Or build it for him. Carl

You guys said it. Simply amazing work. Makes me want to get another Spitfire 22 kit and try this. Carl

Great idea for the cockpit. LSP Kevin is working on one and I am working on the same kit but with the Freightdogs Seafire 47 conversion kit. The work you've done seems to be an improvement even over the Mastercasters resin cockpit, especially in terms of fit. As for Griffon references, the only one I have is the SAM Datafile book on the late mark Spitfires and Seafires. Carl

Thanks Kev, you're right about that. I forgot that you mentioned it in the review. Here's the next fun bit: the spinner with 6 blades to mount: As you can see, Freightdogs give you a large divot to mount the prop blades to. But I was concerned that the joint would still be a bit weak so I drilled out the centre of each one along with the blades. These are the forward most set of blades which according to the instructions, rotate clockwise: After doing my first test fit, I noticed that they all angled forward, sort of like a whisk. I think this is bcause of the shape of the recess in the spinner. Being a bowl shape, I think it made me drill them on an angle. Carefully bending the brass rod got them all in line. That's why the rods are bent. When I get the rear set done, I'll take a pic to better illustrate this. That's it for now.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm really getting into this build. I think part of that is not having all the AM to throw at it. It's been a great treat that way. Ian, thanks for posting those pics, they're really helpful. It's nice seeing the real version of what I'm building. I forgot to take pics of the seat so will try to remember next time I'm over at my work space. Carl