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Wonderful stuff...........! Cheers, ggc

Great stories of modelling mishaps...about two months ago I was attemting to twist the cap off an old bottle od Floquil Railroad color, and suceeded in twisting the bottle[glass] in half with most of the paint getting on me...could have been worse and gotten on the model bench... Also, I have numerous scars on both hands, fingers due to inopportune slipping of the # 11 blade... Just the dues you pay........ Regards, ggc PS..the story of the super glue up the nostril is too cool.....

I like it...!!! A nice bit of wiffery there....... Regards, ggc

I too have this kit in the stash..I also picked up some aftermarket P/E and resin for an eventual build...I think I read some where that the kit supplied main wheels were a bit undersized and that the top gun turret was a bit oversized..It certainly will be a big beast when finished... Regards, ggc PS: IMO no fatal flaws

WOW, quite a lot to consider the next time I build a soviet a/c of the Great Patriotic War...!! Cheers, ggc

Some great looking B-17's in this thread........ Cheers, ggc

Interesting discussion, I've often marvelled at the results of the build-it first then paint it crowd. I tend to paint as the vehicle is built then weather it last....the goal in either case is to try for that prototype look.... Cheers, ggc

" Personally, I like to have a few pictures (if possible) of the aircraft I'm building, and try to make my finish as close as possible to that picture, which 99 times out of a hundred will show absolutely no panel lines or rivet detail. There may be some chipped and patchy paint and a few oil and hydraulic stains, but I'm yet to see an aircraft when viewed from more than 10ft away that shows every single panel line and rivet. " I agree with the above observation/comment...also, the smaller the scale the less rivet/panel detail should be visible...so [iMO] a balanced approach w/o OCD detailing works for me....... Cheers, ggc

NICE Hawk...........!! Cheers, ggc

"Cool Cat".................!!

Cool B/A....I bet the kit 's a winner also...!! Regards, ggc

Very nice detailing, great looking build..!! Regards, ggc

Very nice discussion...some good ideas/techniques..........

An occasional build of one of these old "stagers" is good therapy [iMO]... Cheers, ggc

Lots of interesting kits comming our way..!! Wonderful stuff... Cheers, ggc