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Fantastic work! John

Looking great, Tolga! Hoping this will inspire me to get back to my own build. Just haven't been feeling it the last few weeks. John

Outstanding! Very subtle weathering used to excellent effect and so clean at the same time. John

A bout of random dyslexia had me expecting a Cobra helicopter when I opened this thread, but this is even better! Great work, Tim! John

Very nice job, so far! That IP looks better than the Eduard "Look" example I purchased for my D-5. I may end up going the same route as you, when the time comes. Great result! John

The interior work is just... John

Excellent work! Good choice on riveting the surfaces. These Hasegawa kits are just begging for it. John

Very nice! I like that scheme and markings. Not a plane you see modeled alot. John

Freakin' awesome! John

Very nice, Shoggz! Nothing to be shy about. John

Well, you don't see that every day. Great job! John

Just catching up here. WOW! Looks great! I'm also surprised how quickly you got it all together. John

Masking work looks excellent! John

Gorgeous results, as always, Tolga! This build was a joy to follow. John

Thank to everyone for responding! I didn't expect such an outpouring of great stories and information. I can relate to each and every post, at least on some level. Proof that maybe we are all the same, at least in more ways than I would have expected. I also remember building my first model with my father. Actually, my very first memory of a model airplane was my father building an F-15 with me at his side. At that point, it was probably 1977 or '78, with me being around 4 years old. It's actually one of my earliest actual memories. Also, as with many here, it seems that my volume of builds was certainly larger when I was a kid. However, I never really "quit" modeling, or felt that I had put it aside, throughout my life. Although, there were certain points where I was busy with other things and it was far less frequent. In my adult life, I definitely have my building spurts, but still feel the same way. I don't know if I could ever stop building models. And, while my screen name is misleading (It's just for humor. I think of it more like a Rodney Dangerfield joke.), I've always had the support of my wife, which is a great help. Over the past 24 hours, I've recalled a few more of the aircraft and car builds I've done (a couple of them on this very site), as well as at least a half dozen different Star Wars related subjects (thanks for jogging my memory on that!). So, I'm definitely well over 300 now, but comparing to some of your comments, I still have a long way to go! That also takes me to the topic of my stash, which has undergone, several "stash reductions" over the years and I've made various resolutions, to myself, to focus more on specific subject matter, but I always seem to find a way to grow the stash again. Funny how that works. Thanks again to all who have responded. John