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How sweet it is! Excellent work! THOR

Awesome. I had one of these as a kid, and always wanted to have another crack at it, all the while trying to detail it out.....I might have to track one down......but I will have to follow your build for now! Get after it! THOR

Wow, that looks smart! Very nice! THOR

It is still alive.... Work continues on the wheel well repair. The panels were cut from .010” styrene, and bonded in with Tamiya Extra Thin. A coat of Mr. Surfacer 500 was applied and sanded out with a custom “paddle sander”. I believe the wheel well was painted dark blue like the rest of the airframe; I also plan to depict the aircraft immediately after a race, with inner gear doors closed, and elevators drooped. So, once I paint this area, at least half of it will never be seen. Looks ok!

Good morning all, I hope you guys and gals had an amazing holiday. Was going through some of my model paint stocks, and noticed that my trusty Model Master enamel collection is starting to grow thinner. I have been pondering a switch for some time, but I have been using the MM paints for over thirty years, and to be completely truthful, I HATE ACRYLICS. I mean I absolutely LOATHE them. The only acrylics I have used to date with limited success, has been Tamiya. But even those have given me issues through the years. I prefer enamels due to their adhesion properties, durability, and smoothness when the correct thinner has been used. That’s all I have known. So, can anyone recommend a brand of newer paints that have good adhesion, spray nice, tough, and most importantly, NOT acrylics? Seems acrylics and I are enemies on a cosmic level. Thanks for any advice. THOR

Damn, Pip, is there anything you cannot make old school? Awesome work! Keep the updates coming! THOR

Michael- A home run, indeed..... Love this build! THOR

Chuck- Love the work so far. Having been lucky enough to work on T-6G’s in my everyday job, your cockpit looks great, and the engine is the “Dog’s Danglies”........Keep up the stellar work! Feel like I need to get my tools! THOR

Wow, that looks fantastic. Please keep the updates coming! THOR

Wow, that’s looking great! Keep them coming! THOR

Looks great! Thor

Wow, Dan this is going to be badass! You are reaching a whole new level with this kit! I enjoy your builds immensely, this is going to be a real treat! Always loved the “Buck Rogers spacecraft” lines of this airplane! Keep the updates coming. With your skills on these vacs and scratchbuilds, I would definitely put you up there with the late-great Larry Hawkins! THOR

Yowza, Bruce, off the chain good, man! I am gonna take up knitting! THOR

Excellent work so far, Chuck. The T-6 hold a special place in my heart, as my Grandad flew them out of Merana, AZ in the 1950’s. I do want to complete a T-6 he soloed in, and this kit really is the only game in town thus far. I will be taking notes. Oh, I am sure you know already, but you will need to modify the main gear mount points in the wing. Kitty Hawk molded them too far inboard, and it makes the stance look strange out of the box. There is an article on LSP on how to mod it. Great start, always a pleasure to follow along. THOR

Well, that’s a bit kick ass, to put it bluntly. Keep up the great work. THOR

Looking great so far. I like the premise, looking forward to more posts! THOR

Yup, completely false. THOR

Andy- Good to see you starting another Mossie. I will be following along on this journey, for sure! I have been tempted by this model a few times, and I hope Airfix will re-release it eventually. Take Care, bud! THOR

Wow, never have seen those drawings. Had no idea of the change, most scale drawings I have seen show them to be approximately the same size. Love learning new things! THOR

Even though the early Hawk 75 used smaller wheels and tires, I do not think the actual wheel well opening was altered between it and the P-40’s. You could probably use them as is with no worries. Loving your work work so far. Considering how many modelers have claimed that this kit is “unbuildable”, you sure are putting that myth to rest! Great work! THOR

Spyros- that cockpit looks fantastic! Beautiful paint job. Timmy! Is correct in that the Garrett T-76 engine is pretty common amongst business turboprop aircraft (known as a TPE-331 in civilian circles)- but it only appeared one one model of Beech King Air for a short time, the B100. All other models of King Air run Pratt and Whitney PT-6 engines.....just wanted to clarify just in case you “fell down the research rabbit hole”. You might get a bit confused searching internet pics! Anyway, he is also correct on no screens on the engines. They do not use them. Please keep the updates coming fast and furiously! THOR

Neo, So far so good. I like the harness solution you came up with, quite old school. I believe eve the blue lines on the right sidewalk were the oxygen supply lines from the O2 bottles to the regulator. Keep up the nice work! THOR

Thomas- Yes, it could very well be. I am actually digging through my references trying to find a bit more information. I will post her when I find it.....it’s in here somewhere! THOR

That, is a thing of beauty...... THOR

Sweet! This just keep getting better. Please keep the updates coming. THOR