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Hi Steve, I'm sorry to hear about your wife, best wishes from us down here in California. I'll take a D-11 set. My info: Randy Bumgardner 2522 Grant Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 My email is randybum@speakeasy.net, send me your info and I can make a PayPal payment for the cost and shipping/handling. Thanks for the excellent work! -randy

Hi Thor! Great build! You have the patience of a saint... and the skill as well. Everyday I go out to the shop, I wrestle with how fast I want to throw that 202 against the wall. But... everyday a little more gets done and another hurdle is tripped over. The spinner was driving me nuts as well... So, now, I have to drive to WallyWorld and hope they have the 21st Century C.202... But, it is a vast improvement over the part that PCM is calling a spinner. I even thought of using the 205 spinner and saying "It's a wartime upgrade to the airframe - repairing a battle damaged spinner." Keep us posted - I want to see those smoke rings! -randy

Hi Ian! The 'Hog is looking good... great job freehanding the camo! I've got the Monogram version of this kit in the stash... someday... Keep us posted! -randy

Hey D! That is an awesome build! You did a fantastic job on that Zwilling... -randy

OOOH... a D-11 conversion! Fantastic! I'll try and wait patiently... Great work Dave, it's turning out nicely. Don't worry about the images, they look fine. Keep us posted - and maybe a build article...? -randy

D I got the review for this and for the Zero... The Macchi goes in tonight's update and the Zero probably next week's update. My apologies for not sending an acknowledgement on the reviews... Sometimes the queue is longer than a week. -randy

Hello Lynn! Happy Holidays and welcome to our little corner of the world! Where's that second book? About that 109K... When the spine is sanded to give a more "rounded" profile, what about the canopy? Didn't Haseawa mold the canopy with the same "flatness" as well? Or, is there a vac replacement for it that I can't find...? I've got one in the batter's box for my next project... Thanks and again, welcome! -randy

You could always order the stein! That will hold at least three or four... and then, once the noon hour comes around, fill it with beer! -randy

It's right here!

Welcome aboard Matty! We're not too crazy... although I seem to remember an old adage about "...running the asylum..." or some such thing. -randy

Hi Dave! What is the error you're seeing? If it's a re-sizing issue, what image manipulation program are you using? (Photoshop, MS Paint, ... etc.) Or, is it an uploading issue? Let me know... -randy

Holy Bat, Crapman...! That thing is huge! ...and awesome looking. I'm gonna have to get me one! So... tell us, what are the pitfalls...?

Thanks guys! Hmmm... So I could mix up a batch of Ambroid Pro Weld, or Testor's liquid cement, and some 3M Acryl Green and put it in a spare paint bottle and save it for later... Cool! -randy

Is this stuff the same as Mr. Surfacer? Has anyone used it? Thanks for the info! -randy

Hi Dave! I have the kit at home - very nice. Crisp recessed panel lines, excellent detail, no flash. The cockpit is very well detailed, and includes PE instrument panel with acetate film instruments. Resin engine looks pretty good... it will need some wiring to spruce it up a bit. I'm hoping to get a review together for tomorrow's update... -randy p.s., Tom, I'm not sure about the "Felix the Cat" sqdn colors... I can do some digging.

Thanks for the heads up Paul! I'm waiting on mine... just like John - I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas! Another day goes by the more anxious I get, and the more my wife rolls her eyes... -randy

Fantastic news! Now, where to get the extra cash and get a pre-order in... Radu, this build is turning out great. And now, we all can enjoy the masterful work you put into this project! I wonder if ebay will be flooded with Revell Tonys... -randy

One question about the image Chris posted... There appears to be a darker color following the contour of the DG/Sky demarcation - very visible forward of the port wing and again around the "X" aft of the national insignia. Is this an artifact of the photo, or a fairly quick and sloppy repaint in the lighter shade of green? -randy

That is cool! F2G... right on! But... why the one white prop blade? -randy

What URL are you using to get to Stevens site? Mine keeps timing out... :angry: I don't think there are that many of us to flood their server. -randy

Hi Franck! Great work! I'm in awe with the models you're showing us. Fantastic... show us more! -randy

Good points brought up all around! Paul, I've got one on order (my wife let me get an early Christmas present) and I'm convinced this is the best kit so far... Like Charles, I got to see the kit up close and at the IPMS/USA Nats and it's fabulous. I'm still waiting on the A-36/P-51/P-51A series from Hobbycraft... -randy

Thanks, Mike! It's a very tight fit. I've already started some serious filing and trimming... I'll let you know how it goes... Thanks, again. -randy

Alrighty... I'm currently tackling the Pacific Coast Models latest offering, the Macchi C.202. In Step 12 (I think it's step 12... ), the exhausts are listed with separate part numbers - pur13 and pur14. In the baggy with all of the resin bits, the exhausts were just "in there." How do I tell them apart? Do I need to tell them apart...? Thanks! -randy

Chris, excellent build so far! I really like the scheme you chose - simple, yet very eye-catching. I just got the JaPo book on the 109K at the Nats and I haven't had much time to look through it. Like Jay mentioned, I wouldn't weather it and dirty it up too much. The life span of these airframes towards the end of the war wasn't very long - not much time to get too dirty. Keep up the great work! -randy