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How very sad, she was always a positive force here. I hope whatever she is dealing with right now gets resolved in a positive manner. Ernest

Master class quality build! Ernest

Very impressive build, and an interesting choice for both the color scheme and markings! I like how you painted the base as well. Ernest

Top shelf craftsmanship! Your overall and detail painting is excellent and your weathering effects are exceptionally well done. Bravo!! Ernest

The weathering looks especially nice Mike! Ernest

You did a wonderful job airbrushing the metallic paint Lukasz, very smooth! Ernest

That painting technique looks pretty cool Jeroen! Ernest

Nice progress Dave! It will be interesting to follow your scratchbuilding of the support for the cowling. Ernest

Glad to help out where I can man! Ernest

Thank for the kind words gentlemen! Brian, if I can get a build close to the quality of one of your's I am happy. Andreas, vielen Dank! Ernest

Thank you very much Jeroen! And I thank you for selling the kit to me for a more than fair price. Ernest

Great work on the cockpit John, it looks outstanding! I am with Tim and Mike reference the hatch, I would leave it. Ernest

Thank you Jim! Ernest

Thank You John! Ernest

Thank You! Ernest

Absolutely superb work on that engine Lukasz! The engine bearers look great as well. You are really taking this build to the next level. Duży szacunek! Ernest

Masterful craftsmanship scratching that support pylon Mike. It looks outstanding. Ernest

WoW! Those nozzles look the biz Pete! Believe it or not I have built exactly one jet to date. Following your build and a couple of others is motivating me to try another in the next 12-18 months. Ernest

Very cool and off the beaten path choice! I have built several WNW kits and there have all been very enjoyable builds. If you would like some tips about rigging them you can PM me. I look forward to following your build! Ernest

Very nice work on the cockpit John. I hear you about bench lighting making taking good photos a challenge; I struggle with that on all pictures I take at my bench. I also use HGW seatbelts on nearly all my builds. Every set I have used has the paper backing that you describe, unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying which is quite possible. I always crumple the seatbelt material into a little ball and roll it between my fingers after removing the backing to make them more supple; I find that helps a lot. Ernest

The Barracuda stencils are very nice, I think you will like them. Ernest

Thank you for the kind words Max, you are very generous. I really enjoyed making the base with my daughter, and to be honest most of the praise for how the base turned out should go to her. I only had to briefly show her how to add the snow mix to the tree and the ground and she went to work. And she did a fantastic job, especially considering she is only 8 years old. I only made a few adjustments and added a couple of effects like the tire marks and the trampled areas. As satisfied as I am with the SE5a and figures, the base will always be my favorite part of this build. Ernest

Very excellent craftsmanship Mike. I always learn a lot following you builds and reading through your website. I will be building the 1/32 Meng Fokker Triplane pretty soon. I often build aircraft flown by either little known or unknown pilots, but this time I will be building von Richthofen's all red triplane using the aviattic decals. That should be a challenge, and hopefully I will be up for it. Ernest

Nice start on the detail painting. Are you adding placards and other markings to the cockpit? Ernest

Cool looking camo scheme Daniel. Ernest