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Happy Birthday Gary Hope you got some bench time.

That looks rather nice Paul, will have to look it up.

Yep, I always put the extras in the kit box. No spreadsheet, I don't have the computer skills for that.

Oh, that's easy Scott. Just buy the kits one sprue at a time off ebay and tell her its supplies!

I am in with Juggernut, When I buy a kit, I get all the a/m I think I will need also. Most of the aftermarket manufacturers are small one man / family buisesses that constantly change products to keep up with new kits being made and old stock becomes unavailable in a relatively short time. My stash has basically reached it's upper limit, so my modelling expenditure now is going on tools and supplies mostly. I do periodically review what I have for a/m in each kit, and check to see if anything new is available or top up any missing sets. I did a steep purchasing curve over the last few years, but now have definately levelled off to a steady but small maintaining expenditure that I do not forsee that increasing anytime soon. Regards, Pete in RI ps, I do not have a budget per se, quite often I will go months without spending anything on the hobby, some just a few bucks, once in a while a splurge.

Thank you all

Hi Brian, Will do, I REALLY should master the pic posting anyway. oh yes, 63, if anyone was wondering.

Thank you all Had a nice woodsy walk in Arcadia with the hound, and a good seafood supper! Now back down to the bench and continue on the 1/48 SR71. ( new tool Revel kit with all the add-ons ) (( commish build, got to have it done by May))

Thanks Bob, added to homescreen.

Hmmm.....don't know. Not up to speed on the modern Navy. The only modern ship in the stash is a Flower Class Corvette. Sounds more potent than what you described though.

Fabulous acolades Pete, and all, including mine, are all well deserved. If you enter this model in the Nats and the Model Engineers Contests you WILL win, and so you should. Your skills have ( and continue to do so) shown us lesser mortals how replica's should be made. We all thank you for showing us in detail how to achieve such results. As the model sits right now ( well, as I write this, lol, it may have progressed by now) I feel that the finish you have achieved is superb. To paint it might be, ... well, I don't know, not detrimental, far from, but.......lesser. .... Maybe a diorama with the 'plane in the paint shop about to be painted. But then your paint/artist skills....... Sorry for the ramble, it just looks so suberb in NMF. Regards, Pete in RI

Also new spinners from Aircraft in Pixels and Proper Plane.

Check out KLP's ebook as well

Also no paint in the interior bulkhead joints

Totally agree, Andreas' post is very helpful and informative. I especially appreciate the shot of the Albatros B11 struts bending. A good 'heads up" for later.

That's right, go ahead and torture us poor mortals. I had better crack on with that Staarken R6.

WOW! That makes my 1/200 HMS Hood look puny. Sorry you never got it Chris, that would have been a great project.

It looks it. Going to put that one on the list for next years trip ( must remember to make a want list!)

Yep, going to get the boat ready for summer as soon as it warms up a few and stops chucking it down. Couple or 3 weeks should do it. Also just booked our first babysit night for Cassy next weekend (3 months old)

Gotta love love the frozen north.

Well, this is appropiate. Am in the midst of a 1/48 Habu build. Will have to read through the entire thread, thank you Dutik. Blue Skies Russ

Well done Old Boy. More info please......

That's probably what the guys who work at Airfix love most about their jobs......all the err...chemicals....that they get to play with. ( probably why many of them take the bus home rather than drive too) (sorry Pup, you just walked right into that one, lolol)

Max, bribery will get you everywhere

If you want to see those views Rich, you had better get permission from your wife first!