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Saw some really good golf and some not so good golf. Glad to see Jordan laugh at himself on the 12th on Sunday after safely clearing the water in front of the green just like Tiger did on Saturday after his missteps there Thursday and Friday. Sorry to see Rory muddle his way through the round after the promising start and missing his opportunity, until next spring, to win the career Grand Slam. Sorry to see Jordan miss his putt on 18 to take the lowest 18 hold record in the final round. Nice to see Hoffman's ace on the 16th. Ugly to see what Finau did to his ankle while hamming it up after his hole-in-one during that contest. Reed was lucky that his second shot on 13 didn't roll back into Rae's Creek. Fowler made a good charge. Like him or loathe him, it was nice to see Tiger back at The Masters. A win or tournament for the ages? Not in my opinion but some good golf nonetheless. When I had the opportunity to play Harbour Town (no Augusta National, that's for sure) a couple of years ago, it gave you a very good insight into playing a PGA course. I used to say, "How can you miss a short putt like that?!" Now I know how they can miss a putt like that. Gives you a great insight into how good those guys, and the women on the LPGA Tour, really are.

Some very nice looking models there. I also like the Typhoon cutaway. Glad the show was a success. Mike

Chuck in reviewing your post and the photos, you did make it clear. I just didn't read all the words. You clearly said, "Remove pin marks at rear." Don't I feel stupid. Move along. Nothing to see here. Sorry about that Chuck. Mike

The engine in the cradle looks fantastic Chuck. In the first picture of the unpainted framing, had you already filled and cleaned up the pin marks? I can't see any marks there. Keep up the fine work sir.

Good morning, Chuck. It's very easy for me to say but don't get discouraged. I know it's easier said than done. This is my first visit to LSP in about a month. My last visit was certainly before your recent engine painting and building tutorial posts. I really appreciate the level of detail that you put into your builds and the time you take to photograph and explain how you do things. I look at your work and the work of some of the other outstanding builders here on LSP and I live vicariously through you because, as you say, "...I'm just not good enough. Sometimes less is more, if you're going to make a mess." At times, I can screw up joining fuselage and wing halves together. Looking at your work inspires me to do better with every build. I also don't think I'd be far off in saying that you and the other 'masters' offer the same inspiration to many other modelers on this forum. Please continue the great work Chuck. I really do appreciate it. Mike p.s. - when does the little rocket come out of hibernation? Still a bit of snow and grime (salt and sand) on the roads here in Ottawa. I fear it will be another 3-4 weeks before the Red Baron comes out of the garage. Sigh...

Good morning Chuck. Sorry that I'm a day late and a dollar short to your latest project. What a great memento to your Uncle Will and a fine Lancaster build as well. Your work on this Spitfire has been terrific. I applaud your attitude of working smarter, not harder when it comes to details that won't be seen. That should help you tremendously. As I've said before, I really appreciate your attention to detail as it shows in the finished product and it give the model that added 'pop'. I'll continue to follow along to see how this masterpiece turns out. Mike

Plasto...welcome and that's some really nice work. Fantastic and realistic look of the scuff marks on the cockpit floor. Well done. What was your technique for this, please and thanks? Mike

I was going to pass on this kit and wait for the filleted tail of the later block Mustangs but with all the great reviews, I bit the bullet and picked one up the other day. If it goes together like some of the other RoG Germany kits I've built, I'll be very happy.

Here's a helpful tutorial that Jennings Heilig put out years ago regarding the different Sabre wings. [/url] I recently built a 48th scale Sabre 4, sort of. It's not a true Sabre 4 because, as has been previously mentioned, no manufacturer makes a true North American F-86E or Canadair Sabre 2 or 4 in 48th or 32nd scale. Canadair Sabres that were delivered to the RAF were equipped with the narrow chord slatted wings of the Canadair Sabre 4. The Sabre 4 was basically a Sabre 2 with some modifications. Some of these Sabres were retrofitted by the RAF with the '6-3' wing leading edge with the fence. In this photo of the decals I used, you can see that Sabre on top is fitted with the '6-3' fenced wing and the lower two have the narrow chord, slatted wing. On the top Sabre, you can see a vertical line at the back of the shark mouth that goes to the bottom of the plane and it is partly covered by the wing root. In the same spot on the bottom two aircraft, you will see that this vertical line is uninterrupted. The square panel directly in front of the wing root is the ammo box loading door. As Tony alluded to, there was a small piece of the wing's leading edge, at the root, that had to be removed in order to open the ammo box door on the Sabre 5 / 6 and F-86F-30 and -40. That part is what's covering the vertical line in the photo of the sharked mouthed (112 Sqn) Sabre. Further, williamj, did a build a while back of a 427 Squadron, RCAF, Sabre. I'm not sure which kit he used (Hasegawa or Kinetic) but it was a '6-3' slatted wing kit and he modified it, with step-by-step instructions including measurements needed to remove material form the wings, in order to transform it from a '6-3' wing to the narrow cord wing of a Sabre 2. The same measurements could be used to replicate the wings of a Sabre 4. Clear as mud? Mike

I think I may have to splurge...

Only one letter off...Y2-C. Close but no cigar.

I know it's a restoration but the Vintage Wings of Canada P-51, marked as above (Y2-C), doesn't have the red "L" / step here on either wing root.

Kev - Surname is Murphy but I'll answer to just about anything. Joe - thanks very much for taking the time to visit and leave a comment. Mike

Chuck, I appreciate brutal honesty and I respect your opinion on the matter. Understood on both aspects in your reply. The Kinetic / Italeri plastic gear are sturdy enough. I was just thinking that the metal gear might be a little stronger. You're right; the SAC gear would require a lot of clean up work and if there's no real difference in strength between them and the kit part, why bother. Have a great weekend and thanks very much. Mike

Bill / Kev: Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate them. And by all means; please feel free to publish it to the website. Have a great weekend! Mike

Hi Chuck. I was on ARC the other day and I saw a thread pointing everyone this way to see your Eagle WIP. I have finally had the chance to read the entire thread. I can't say anything that hasn't already been said. Your attention to detail and the dedication to your subject is second to none. I'm very impressed with the level of your craftsmanship. Keep it up. I have a quick question for you. What type, shape and size of rotary tool bit do you use to clean up the metal landing gear legs? I have a set of SAC white metal gear for a Sabre project that I'd like to use instead of the kit plastic ones. Again, wonderful work and I look forward to more magic. Thanks Chuck. Take care. Mike

Finished a few days ago. Only aftermarket is the Leading Edge Models '3 Wing' decals. I have the AMS resin corrections for the intake and blast panels but they are in reserve for another Sabre build. There are no other modifications. I know I made a mistake with the fuel port on the left side. 5's and 6's had them both on the right side, an error not to be repeated on my next Sabre 5 or 6. Model Master enamels and Alclad II for the gear struts. As usual, comments and constrictive criticism is always welcome. Thanks for looking. Mike

A great finish on my favourite early jet fighter. Mike

Show off! Just fooling, Paolo. Outstanding build. Very nicely done. Mike

Fantastic work Barney. One to be proud of. Mike

Mark: Outstanding work so far. The foiling is top shelf. Mike

Thank you very much, gents. Greatly appreciated. Mike

smudger: Great looking Sword. I've built the Hasegawa and Kinectic Sabres in 32nd scale and bothhave their pros and cons. As a matter of fact, what you have done here is my next Sabre project, a Kinetic 32nd scale Sabre with Leading Edge's 427 Sqn markings. ONce that's done, my hommage to the 12 Sabre Sqns of 1 Air Division will be complete. Yiou did this one up nicely. Mike

I received this kit as a gift from one of the members in this forum quite some time ago. Thanks, M! There was a fair amount of resin aftermarket along with G-Factor landing gear and Zotz decals included. I finished this build a while ago but have negelcted to post photos until now. Construction was fairly straightforward. There were a couple of minor fit issues but nothing a bit of filler and elbow grease couldn't fix. The original owner of the kit (not M) had done a bit of work on the kit's engine and buggered it up. Unfortunately, what he did precluded me from using the kit's plastic parts for the engine and exhaust. The resin exhaust that was part of the package has to be glued to the engine to be installed properly. I managed to jury rig things together to get the exhaust installed at the proper length and angle. The remainder of this build, except the decals, is OOB. I built it without any weathering (as I do all my models), no ordnance attached and all inspection panels, except one, closed. While nowhere near perfect, I like the way it turned out, despite the seam along the bottom rear. Nobody sees that anyway. Constructive criticism and comments are always welcome. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a look. Mike

Great work Danny. Very realistic. Mike