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Beautiful wookie there Brian. I'd love a Maine Coons cat myself but all our pets have been rescues/strays so we'd probably stick with that route. Carl

My plans are a USN version in Light Gull Grey over White. Where to put the shark mouth and rising sun tail markings of VF-111 are the bigger issue.

He's broken two of Sue's toes and bruised her rotator cuff due to his exuberant nature. We had to take him for remedial lessons and he's so much better now.

Nice display cases there Dave. Nice Ducati too. Carl

This pic of him with my wife Sue (who picked him) probably best shows how big he is. He still acts like a puppy though.

Sorry to hear about Hudson James. I think I posted this earlier but my carpet monster Fursnake passed away right before Christmas. She went quietly in her sleep. In the last few years she became a constant companion at the bench. I think it was mostly because she knew I wouldn't be moving for a bit so she could get comfy in my lap for a while. She wasn't happy her spot was usurped by a Millennium Falcon . What she really thought of all of this. Our surviving cat Sunny isn't as great a bench companion as he wants to be on the bench: Meanwhile Jimmy won't go in the basement. For a 115lb dog, that probably a good thing as he's a bit of a bull in a China shop. Carl

There was a shop here in Toronto that had the Brian Lane version on clearout for $99CAD with free shipping. Guess they weren't moving fast enough for the shop. I've notice that they haven't stocked any of the other Kotare kits since then. I was tempted to get another but decided that two was enough for the stash.

Their kits and conversions are exceptional quality. In addition to the Seahawk, I have their Cavalier conversion for the Tamiya Mustang. The surface detail is as fine as the original kit parts. The donor kit parts fit perfectly with the replacement fuselage. They're well worth it. Carl

Sorry about the loss of your dog. They're such a part of one's family. Carl

Thanks Matt! It's definitely been an enjoyable build.

Thanks Kev. That's my second one. My first one has a couple broken supports. The Hobbyzone one that's on the wall is great too but a bit big, even for 1/32. Or at least for the cluttered surface of my bench.

Right side up with the beaching gear now attached. I was a bit concerned about the strength of the gear but then saw that Halberd had put brass wire reinforcements in them. I then added the tires.

I got the main float painted. I attached the float rudder but have knocked it off twice since so I'm going to leave it off until the end. The wing floats are painted as well. Same goes for the radar pod. With those done, I CA'ed the floats onto the plane. I was hoping to use epoxy but all the tubes I had the hardener had hardened and weren't usable. At this point I wished for a stand as the plane was balancing on its rudder. I should have glanced at the wall next to my bench: Nevermind the one on top of the printer. Much better now.

I think that's a pre-requisite for our hobby.

Thanks Matt. My bench just can't seem to stay organized for very long.

I got some time this weekend at the bench so I masked off the white and then sprayed the topside. I used Mr Color C14. After removing the masking tape, it looked good. I needed to do a couple small touch-ups but that was it.

I looked into in passing when I had a Matchbox 22 and a Tamiya IX on the bench at the same time. I found the Matchbox fuselage a lot wider than the Tamiya one so it wouldn't be an easy job. And it think the bend in the wing root division is in a different spot too. It's been a while so I could be wrong on that one.

HGW did that with their 109 kit: It's a re-boxed Dragon 109.

Finally spent some time at the bench. I spent some time on various projects including the Seahawk. I got a coat of primer on, using Ammo white primer. I checked the seams and found only a couple small fixes were needed. I sprayed the main float as well. That needs a bit of touch-up as well. At this point I went ahead and painted the white undersides. Now to let that dry.

Thanks for sharing the pics. Some fantastic looking models. I like the interior in the Cylon Raider with the toasters in place of the Centurions. I built one a couple years again bd it's definitely huge.

An article on CBC says that the de minimis limit on goods from China has been eliminated. The previous limit was $800. Anything under that amount was not subject to duties or federal tax. With that limit gone, anything and everything is subject to the above. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tariff-border-canada-us-1.7450495 We ran into this a bunch when I worked at a children's clothing store shipping orders to the US. Over $800, duties and taxes. Under that amount, nothing except state taxes if applicable. The Canadian de minimis limit is $40 CAD so pretty much anything that enters Canada is subject to it at the discretion of Canada Customs.

That's a proper paint scheme for the Sea Fury.

Having test fit many of the parts, I knew there wouldn't be a lot of work making them go together. In my opinion, it's about as shake and bake that you can get with a resin kit. There's minimal clean up of pour stubs and there's even alignment pins on the fuselage. It's also basically OOB. On my last finished 1/32 build I grafted a YF-22 rear end onto an F-15. So lots of putty and filler and sanding. Diametrically opposite to the Seahawk.

Thanks Kev! It really is a great kit. The quality of it is what's making me look good.

And the starboard wings are now on.