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The only appropriate reply to my rhetoric question

Of course it does. Fictitious islands were just added to the eligible locations! Shall I add your name to the list with it?

But that'd put us, somewhat older gentlemen to an unfavourable position compared to our younger fellow members

A minor progress update. One pic of the interior before the side panels block the view. See what I mean?! The instrument panel is just dropped in to align the panels. I will add the steering column and wheel when I get the decals applied to the latter. The Abarth logo is recognizable even though it's probably less than 2mm in diameter! Happy Midsummer, everyone! V-P

+ Legato + Sword + Polar lights + Salvinos ... 😜

Wow. I just read in a Finnish aviation magazine, that in Operation Paravane the RAF Lancasters flew a shuttle mission several times over Finland. First on their way to a Soviet air base near Archangel, then from Jagodnik with the Tallboys to bomb the Tirpitz in northern Norway, and then back to the USSR. On the return leg to the UK they flew in several groups using various routes over Finland, that had just a few weeks earlier made a ceasefire with Uncle Joe. I had never heard of that before, but apparently I have a book in my shelf that has information about this case Now I must go and read it! Lancasters over Finland, four times, who'd have believed that?

The 1970 LT-1 Vettes were probably very nice handling, yet very fast with the 370hp small block. That cut about 100 Lbs of weight from the front end compared to a big block. The ZR-1 option was definitely not for commuters! V-P

Special Hobby? No. Legato? No. Eduard re-box? No. A Smer rebox of a Kovozávody Semily kit? Correct! It's the little box in the middle. I found this older pic of my P-40 kits. The Kittyhawk in front was actually just built in the ANZAC II GB. The Merlin Warhawks are still waiting for their day to come, but now it's time to build the SMÉR née Kovozávody Semily short tail P-40K kit. Look at that legacy! Kovozávody Semily passed these molds to Vista, who then subcontracted them to Revell, after which they were handed over to Smér, and the latest incarnation was by the notorius MisterCraft... who can top that? The reviews of the kit have not been that bad, though. Very appropriate for a kit of its time. Like this: https://modelkitsreview.blogspot.com/2016/02/revell-172-p40k.html and this https://modelingmadness.com/scott/allies/us/rp40kpreview.htm The Smér boxing comes with three decal options, which are (once again) an RAF 112 Sqn Sharkmouth Kittyhawk from the North Africa, a Soviet 436 IAP Lend-Leaser and an USAAF post-Op. Torch 57 FG Warhawk also from the North Africa. I believe I will go for the USAAF option, but maybe use the leftover decals from the Special Hobby P-40K kit. They are from the same FS, same FG, so thanks for the variety, model industry Yet I'm happy to get to build this soon V-P

So, we are here already. Good thing there's still nearly two weeks to clear my workbench from the Eighties GB build. I'll pop up my build thread anyway, if I have a pic of the kit already at hand Glad to have another Pat-GB again V-P

Well I was going to just paint them aluminum too!

Andy, may I ask with which colour did you paint the front and rear armour plates? The instructions say bright blue mixed with something... and I couldn't find a reference photo of them so I have no idea what to try to imitate . V-P

But the Ferrari has good brakes and it corners well at great speeds... it may be eligible but it's not a Muscle Car

A "dual quad, four speed, positraction 409" is a safe bet, Dennis!

Ricchi e Poveri, Toto Cutugno and Eros Ramazzotti in the playlist - andiamo! Let's open the plastic bags and set the beast free! https://flic.kr/p/2razCAt

That build definitely set the 037 build bar VERY high! Fortunately, it's SO high that I can comfortably go under it when I begin my own Lancia build . V-P