DrewH

1 - F4U-1D my all time favourite aircraft. 2 - Mossie - something about those twin RR merlins....(if one in a spitfire is good, two are better right?) 3 - F-14 Tomcat - the boyhood dream to take the big fighter for a spin can't be ignored.

yes - no issues for shipping to Canada. had a few orders with them now.

infamous two words that gets one excited - "fight's on!"

bet it would look perfect in scale next to the 1/35 helos

just another inter-service bar brawl.................

Question is - does it look too light to you Woody? We have a saying out here on the west coast when it comes to weathering - less is more. your build looks great, but you are the one who needs to be happy with the end result looking at it in your display case two years from now.

if you stop for fuel in Vancouver or Abbotsford - let me know. Lunch is on me

Talk about Merry Christmas to us! Wow - that looks amazing. I guess I better order my boxing day present

Congratulations Frank! As others have said - welcome to the club. Stoked for you also!

hehe, you know it's going to be the hardest ones to do right? If I were looking to use replacement parts, it would be the bomber bubble an forward half of the upper turret. To me those are the ones that are the worst on my copy.

Ali, I agree with you however would also say that should you actually consider it, I would recommend to look at the 2 or 3 main clear parts that really need to be done and leave the rest to the kit parts which are largely acceptable in most cases and won't be an issue on the completed model. Again, decision is respected and appreciated.

Com'on Alf - those were the comfy seats! LOL - didn't you get the 'extra cushion' from maintenance? bet you waved 'bye-bye' on climb out a few times too. Looking forward to watching this - haven't had the drive to try this one myself. Comox t-bags were grey by the time I got to them in the early 90's. Great start boss! there's a bad pic of me floating around somewhere in the cockpit of a hanger queen before my red pages exam.

I'd buy a pair of those straight up! Bravo Jug!

I have a 2021 Outback but have the higher trim with the twin turbo engine so I can tow the boat or a utility trailer. Still like the car just as much as I did when it was new. Takes a bit to get used to the beeps and squeaks of the eye sight system but after a couple weeks you'll be ignoring it. I have lots of power in mine and still get very good milage compared to others out there. Only my old 2009 Nissan Sentra was better on gas. You'll love it.

Space Shuttle

its a movie - not a documentary.

take a picture from the other side and it's just fine

Only thing I can think of now is watching planes ground looping backwards

I selected ground and was refunded the difference.

Yep! They sure are

From my pilots perspective and talking to both F-35 & F-18E/F test pilots - both are good, capable platforms for the intent of each design. My choice, is the F-35. I've heard and seen what the Saab can (and can't) do - I want us to have the F-35. Nothing else fits the bill when it comes to our defence needs (sorry - insiders knowledge here). Our defence needs have changed from 10 and even 5 years ago and also how we would integrate with other nations in a conflict. This has to be taken into consideration and not looked at from a past perspective, if that's what one's doing. Without knowledge of current tactics and systems it's not easy to know what those needs are (if at all). Yes, we Canadians love our CF-18 - almost to a fault. That can't be used to put blinders on for the current needs of the Nation and our requirements. Single engine discussion - a goose could take out a CF-18 (there - said it, yea a perfect placed bird strike, a one in a million chance but is possible). Yes redundancy is nice if it fits the bill. Two reasons the F-18 beat out the F-16 in evaluations - the F100 engine and intake was a hoover vacuum and the system itself wasn't as proven in cold climates like Canada's north. Some countries had large growing pains in colder climates early on with the F-16. The F-35 & F135 engine (and possible upgrade) are proven by the Netherlands and Norway in cold climates already and with Finland shortly. Sure, there will be failures unfortunately, but there were with the CF-18 too (single engine issue on show demo in Lethbridge in 2016 led to a crash as one eg) but lessons from everyone will be implemented. The one benefit we have is lessons from several countries flying the F-35 currently when we learned concurrently with the CF-18. just my 2c (I'll get off my soap box now)

Oh part of my must have collection - ordered!

Loved it! Fighter pilots creed - never let the truth get in the way of a good story haha! We're cut from the same cloth. Drew "Scrubs" Hatch

Superb work!

Interesting - you have direct inside knowledge? If I did I sure wouldn't post it.