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My LHS got in a Boyd Coddington Aluma Coupe so I picked it up. I had one when they first came out but botched it so it's nice to get a second chance at it.

This past Sunday was the Yorkville Exotic Car show here in downtown Toronto. They closed off a couple streets for this right in the city centre. The streets were absolutely packed so we didn't stay long. Made it hard to walk around nevermind get any decent pics. The only couple decent pics I managed. . I think GM was a sponsor as there were serveral C8 Corvettes including the new ZR-1 and Cadillacs. Lots of Ferraris, Lambos and Porsches. These were parked in Yorkville proper. Guess they didn't make the cut.

I couldn't get a pic as I was driving but I was passed by a Maserati BiTurbo convertible. I remember how they were so prevalent in the early '80s and then just as quickly disappeared. At least in Canada anyways.

I've definitely thought of the GSB as well. It would match up with the XF-5U I have in the display case already. This is the Planet Models 1/32 kit.

More work on the frame. To fit the F-5 cans, I had to partially cut away the kit Jumos. I found a couple ejection seats from a Special Hobby T-33. These would be a suitable vintage and they're close in size to the original ones. Ignoring the instructions which have you assemble the cockpit sides around the seats, I glued them instead directly to the cockpit floor. I then started plating the sides with sheet styrene. I then did a test fit with the fuselage and nose cover in place.

The big box: First up is the fuselage inner frame bits. I thought of a new canopy and tried out a spare one from a Tamiya F-4 kit. The nose would have to be extended a fair bit. This is something I was considering for an internal mounted radar versus the aerial style. The shape isn't bad but would take a lot of modifications to make it work. Lots of proud ejector pins on parts. Some mould parting lines are about heavier than expected for such a new kit. Stock Jumo engine in its cradle Looking around, I tried some 1/48 J-79 burner cans from a ZM kit but their diameter was still a bit big. Then I pulled out a set of Reskit 1/32 F-5 burner cans. Leaving off the nozzle and just using the internals, worked.

I recently received the Takom 1/32 Horton 229 boxed set after having pre-ordered it last Dec. At the price it was offered for, I couldn't resist even with a pair of the ZM kits in the stash. As a result, I decided to do it as a postwar USN fighter. To do so, I'm going to make some changes to the kit. - Turn the cockpit into a tub style rather than open frame. - Change the rear IP and add a radar scope of some sort. - Postwar ejection seats. - Tailhook for carrier landings - New nose landing gear with a catapult hook. - Armament. 20mm cannon and maybe first gen Sparrows. - Light Gull Grey over white. Or maybe overall GSB I have decided yet. Carl

I'm in for this. I've got quite a few kits that would fit the bill - Fisher Skyray, X-1A, Cougar and Twogar, - MDC Typhoon and Ar234 - Otaki/Doyusha Lamborghini Countach - a fair bit of sci-fi kits too Carl

Wow, another Fisher Sea Fury build. These seem to be coming out of the woodwork. I see you've got a very early version of the kit with the multi piece wing and closed engine cowl. Mine is the updated kit that came with a solid wing and an open cowl. I had the same fuselage/wing fit issues that you did so it's not operator error. Carl

Please count me in. I have a few of these in the stash. Mostly planes, but some cars too. Carl

Sol Models does an M50 conversion in 1/16 scale. I don't know enough to say how accurate it is not if it gets one closer to an M51. https://m.solmodel.com/product/116-idf-m50-super-sherman-conversion-kits/1003/?cate_no=104&display_group=1 Carl

Looks to me like they're the standard US Star in a circle. Carl

My dad's first car after arriving In Canada was a Ford Cortina so they definitely were available here. I couldn't tell you the exact year but it would have to have been between 1971 when they arrived and 1976 when they traded it in for a Buick Skylark. Carl

They both look great. So just the flat clear coat over bare plastic? I might have to try that sometime. Carl

My vote is for separate hubs as well. Thanks for asking us Mark! Carl