chuck540z3

Thanks for the tip! I found a pic and there are actually two holes and further, they are open on the 1/32 Tamiya kit which I built a few years ago. Very easy fix at this stage. Cheers, Chuck

Since it's been a couple of months since my last post, I thought I'd give an "update" of sorts if anybody cares, to confirm that this build is still alive, but with warm weather finally here, my modeling has ground to a halt like it always does during our short Canadian summers. When I model I want to be totally focused on the task at hand, which probably won't happen until at least October when indoor activities are more attractive than chilly outdoor ones. 🥶 In the meantime, thanks for your continued interest as I plod along. Cheers, Chuck

So many details, so many parts to create, so many challenges to face and then overcome, so long to build and so very much WORTH IT! Congrat's Jay! This is the epitome of what LSP is all about and you are truly one of the very top masters of this website. We are all very proud of you. Cheers, Chuck

My bad, and after looking at a multitude of pics, it's likely that the AIM-54 was never mounted with a TARPS pod. I would think that even if you could find one, your model would be the subject of criticism from the usual peanut gallery that thinks they know everything about Tomcats. Not worth the hassle IMO. Cheers, Chuck

Hi Marcel, You mean like this? I've seen lots of other examples as well. Cheers, Chuck

For some reason they are now back to normal. If anybody did anything, thanks! Cheers, Chuck

Yup! Funny, I was 3 minutes behind you. 🙂 Cheers, Chuck

Today I'm finding that clicking on any subject, page or other LSP item takes forever, in the 25-35 second range (timed), while other websites are as quick as usual. Is it just me and my browser? Thanks, Chuck

Beautiful Spitfire Guy! I bet this second Spit went a lot faster than the first one, as I found with my rebuild. As I'm painting the exhausts, I note that yours are perfect with just the right amount- and location- of exhaust staining. Really cool paint scheme as well! Cheers, Chuck

Since I'm not a Goblin fan I didn't really pay any attention to your build, but the result as others have said already is STUNNING! What a beautiful finish and the panel line and fastener detail really makes this model "pop". Great job John. Cheers, Chuck

Just found this Carsten and I think you are doing an excellent job. This kit is easy to make if you don't care about accuracy, but correcting many things that are wrong as you are doing takes a lot of extra work. I sure wish I had those beautiful ResKit exhausts when I built my model! Your detail plumbing in the gear bays is awesome, which will still be visible with the gear doors open when parked. One thing I vaguely recall, is that there really isn't any attachment points for the gear doors to attach them to the fuselage, so gluing them on was a real pain without making a mess. You might want to add a strip of styrene as a hinge to the inner lip as an anchor point? Cheers, Chuck

Thanks Kev! To others, the key benefit of having your model build published by KLP, is that all your work is documented for others to see. With magazine articles, you might get 60-70 pics published if you're lucky (sometimes 2 issues), instead of ~200+ pics of every single step in KLP which is focused on only your build for a very reasonable price with much more detail and information. I highly recommend that others contact Kev with their builds if you are interested, and for the record, I receive no compensation for saying so. 🙂 Kev does a fantastic job of everything. Cheers, Chuck

Thanks. As for the straight band lines, I cheat with decal hose clamps from ANYZ! ANYZ Decal Hose Clamps These decals come off the backing paper easily and react really well to Microsol. I use them on almost everything now. Cheers, Chuck

Thank you Gents! Hi Mike! Thanks for the kind words and yes, lately I am trying to "work smarter and not harder", which is a fine line of doing what you can easily see when the model is finished and avoiding detail that is buried and hard if not impossible to see later. The cockpit is a good example where there's a lot to see if you peek around inside the fuselage in front of the seat, but anything behind the seat is a blur, especially when the rear canopy glass is installed. As a result, I didn't bother with all the control cables that reside on the floor. That's my official excuse, but I must admit that I'm also getting a bit lazy in my old age and fine motor skills are getting a bit thick, so I do what I can and as pointed out above, try to have fun. Cheers, Chuck

Thanks, and good point! I didn't need to paint most of the hydraulic lines because they were already a dark bronze/brass color. All I did was dirty them up a bit and knock down the shine with flat coat. Yes, we were cruising down in Melbourne when Cyclone Alfred was hitting Brisbane to the north, so we avoided the real rough stuff. When we arrived in Brisbane 3 days later, the bad weather had dissipated and the damage wasn't as bad as some had feared, so mostly all good! Cheers, Chuck