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Wow, I did not expect you to actually follow my advice!!!!😁 Looking good. Malc.

Great update! What I like about following your build is thinking, 'yes, thats exactly what I would have done'! Armchair satisfaction......! One tip I would like to pass on - I always find that when simulating ribs/rib tapes with streched sprue, at the sanding stage a few always come loose at the ends and dissapear. Masking the wing (minus the rib tapes) then applying a couple of layers of heavy primer results in much better representation of the tapes - after a bit of gentle sanding to round off the edges of the primer following removal of the masking tape. @tomprobert is using this method on his remarkable vacform Short Stirling build. Looking forward to how you do the red lines! Perhaps use one of these and make a template guide to follow? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226267015086?_ul=GB&rb_itemId=226267015086&rb_pgeo=GB&ff=11&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339059258&toolid=10044&customid=EAIaIQobChMIw5-3lJzLjAMVhotQBh3nRgAfEAQYASABEgLfa_D_BwE&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw5-3lJzLjAMVhotQBh3nRgAfEAQYASABEgLfa_D_BwE Malc.

Nice! Thanks to your mention of the Eicher-Kimball rep, I found the video of the first flight which was interesting to see. Malc

Blimmin marvelous, I like your sketches of the parts you want to make. Not normally a fan of scale deviations, but the art deco instrument panel is great! Malc.

Fantastic! M.

That there interior is looking really impressive. M.

The plane is great and the figures are wonderful! (Hope to see your Z completed soon!😉) M.

Nice! Thats a great original picture I have never seen before. I recently read that Ernst Udet test flew the Z with a view to placing an order for several. Malc.

Nice! Certainly will be following this. The Armoury engine looks great. M.

Looks good. Did you use an etch primer? Malc.

@LSP_Kevin - Thanks! Lets try the other one as you have done:- Yes! Malc.

https://ibb.co/3cBwF7g Best I can do, you have to click on the link......... M.

One of the best things I saw at the show! Have to say it looks even better up close. I think you were otherwise engaged, or I would have had a chat! Oh - I was trying to post the pics I took but cant seem to embed the link from imgbb? Malc.

I will be at the show, so will be sure to stop and give it a couple of coats of looking at! I would be interested in a partial kit of the bits that would be hard to make, I.E. engine/wheels/prop/decals. Malc.

Nice! The paint finish is particularly crisp with just the right amount of gloss. M.

Close up photos of the Delmar/Wolf R-2 replica show that the pin stripe is black. Also the exact non flying R-1 replica in the New England Air Museum has black pinstripes, this was built from original plans and with the help of Pete Miller the R model engineer who worked for the Granville brothers and with the family blessing. The book 'The GeeBee Racers' by Charles Mendenhall specifically says the R-1/R-2 colour scheme was red/white with black pinstripes. Sadly the other two marque specific books - 'The Real GeeBee story' and 'GeeBee' do not mention the colour scheme. Would love to hear/see any other evidence. M.

@Cati888 This is really interesting! I have tried searching Google and the Smithsonian website and can't find the picture you mention, can you post a link to the picture please? Thanks, Malc.

They are all superb! Whats next? Malc.

Just found this from following your Brown B2. Looks great! Malc.

The CAD renders are looking great! M.

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for posting! Malc.

Great! M.

Fantastic! M.

Fantastic work! Where can you get Kerka drawings from? Malc.

This is fantastic, it was a pleasure to meet you at Telford last year and see your models on display. M.