Thomas Lund

Thanks - yes of cause you may

Lovely - I've always liked those Norway camo's...

Thanks - yes the decals needed repeated applications of Sol to get there but in the end it worked out. I usually paint markings, but on this one I thought no :-) but I did paint the "5" and the... stork ???

Thanks - go ahead and do it - it is a superb little kit

Oh I do follow you on the Bristol Blenheim. In august 1940 RAF attacked Aalborg Airport. 12 Blenheims took off, one turned back due to technical but the remaining 11 was shot down around the airport. My dad lived in Aalborg and witnessed the raid - flak, fighters, parachutes in the air and pillars of smoke. So that raid has always been something special to us both... So I am actually contemplating scratchbuilding a Blenheim Mk IV...

In my continuing different nations quest, I have come to Poland - this is IBG's sublime 1/32 PZL P-11c. I cannot say enough good about this kit, I wish they would do more... I used a mater brass gun barrels, and btw this is the only 6 gun P-11c... I accidentally dropped not one but two barrels into the wings when mounting them and they refused to come out. Replaced the gear brace PE with a thin piece of steel wire as I bent the PE numerous times handling the kit. Also added HGW seat belts from scaps from other kits. Painted with Hataka laquer paint BTW it is NOT an error that the wing upper surface national markings are not placed symmetrically. For some reason that was the way it was... On the morning of september 1st Wladyslaw Gnys shot down to german bombers for the first allied victories of WWII. However Gnys' flight leader had provided Luftwaffe their first victory just a few minutes before...

Oh wow that's fantastic. I have fond memories of that kit, although not like that

Saw them and thought of what could be done with something more interesting... I'm contemplating a bomber interior... I'd say that a Halifax would have a good shape for it... But again - I have way too many projects

Should have been last finish of 23, but influenza got in the way :-) This one follows the earlier in my current theme 'One of each nation' Modelling with a theme - "One of each Nation" - Ready for Inspection - Large Scale Planes

The Merlin engines in the above mentioned Tamiya kits (I think they are the same in the kits) will not be necessary if you apply the Laminar Flow conversions, but would they be applicable in another kit ? Hurricanes perhaps ? As far as I have found : No... but could they be modified (simply) to be suitable in another kit? I guess the block is more or less the same, but have too little Merlin knowledge to be sure... Anyone ? Regards Thomas

Ohhh F the shipping cost - I'll donate a Hasegawa P-40E

Tell you what... I remember the shipping costs last time... seems crazy Can I change that to a 60USD model from a webshop appropriate for the winner ? 60USD seems appropriate for a P-40E, but I'm open to comments. We can work out it the winner wants a paypal transfer, a gift card or I simply buy it for him... Would that be ok?

I'm in as a recipiant And I'll donate a Hasegawa P-40E

Windows 11 Enterprise if it makes any difference... no not really

Thanks guys, and yes Seiran I think you are right about RetroKit