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Wonder if Radu was in on the design? Cheers, Damian

Happiest of Birthdays, Radu! May you have many more. Cheers, Damian

Well played, Ernest! Cheers, Damian

Couple of landing gear shots:

Hey Kevin Put me (S.O.W.) down to donate a set of Ho 229 1ManArmy Stencils. Would like to be a recipient, as well. Cheers, Damian

Same to you, William!! Cheers, Damian

...and the 1/48th B-17F/G Landing Gear are now available for pre-order. Please allow 2 weeks for production and shipping. P-61 Bf 109F-4 to F-2 Conversion 1/48 B-17F/G Happy Holidays! BTW, buy some stencils sets! Cheers, Damian

Reports say pilot is okay. Cheers, Damian

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+1 especially detail brush painting with Model Air. Cheers, Damian

Hey John Take a look on ebay for ball bearings...they come in various sizes. Here are some 1 mm: 1 mm ball bearings Cheers, Damian

Avro Lancaster B Mk. I Border Models by Nigel's Modelling Bench 1ManArmy Lancaster Review Cheers, Damian

Beautiful work! Re. the "oil-canning" on the ammo doors - my view is that the armorers regularly walked on them hence the depressions. Plausible? Cheers, Damian

Common 74/75/76 Erla factory schemes The Erla G-10 fuselages and cowlings were routinely painted 76 during construction, at least with the 74/75/76 camouflage. There appears to be less of a patchwork look than with the WNF and Diana patterns overall until the late greens appear. It's not too uncommon to have a green fuselage and 74/75/76 cowling due to engine replacement. My $0.02 worth. HTH, Damian

I'm building the Hasegawa Ki-84 'second prototype' almost out of the box (exceptions landing gear struts, solder engine wiring harness and HGW seatbelts). Enjoying the build very much using basic modeling skills to improve kit parts - hollowing exhausts & gun barrels; etc., for example. Going with one of the kit markings, too. It's nice to actually build one for a change instead of researching, modifying, correcting a kit and taking forever to finish, if that. Don't know much about Japanese a/c and will probably keep it that way to KISS. AMS is taking a break on this one! On the other hand I've got a Revell 109G-6 on the bench and it's getting every last detail I can come up with. Both approaches are satisfying. Variety, the spice of etc. Cheers, Damian PS Wish someone would issue a Model 32 Zero (you listening Hasegawa?), would be on that like white on rice.

Yes, that's him. My goof.

Prop shots: Light Green (FS 34226, reference Nick Millman), with painted orange-yellow stripes. Cheers, Damian

What was the most recent url for the group? What I put in on Wayback didn't work.

Did Bruce Quattlenaums's P-51 site close down? I can't seem to find it. Help? Cheers, Damian

Sorry for the misspelling of Arthur Bentley, computer auto-corrected to phartycroc. Windows 7 is doing me no favors!!!

Phartycroc?

They all come in a box?

Great work, John! What tool do you use to cut the sheet brass? Cheers, Damian

Just ordered a Sopwith Pup from SB. Happy day. Cheers, Damian

Very nice work, Ernest! Cheers, Damian