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Wonderful work, as ever. Nice switch with the Model T also, do I sense an idea for a small(ish) diorama starting to formulate?

Looking great so far, Bill

Great work Bill - personally, I believe this would be a worthy winner in any show.

Looking good, not far to go now

Nice job Dennis, good to see an interesting variant of a less common subject.

Great result, nice to see the lesser known variants/liveries getting some exposure. I'd be proud to have produced something like this

Just keeps on getting better and better... Really looking the part now.

Cracking result all round, Bill, especially the engine which is looking the absolute puppy's particulars now

Fantastic, those spoked wheels are a definite improvement. That's a really nice colouring on the wings too.

I'm sure with your customary attention to detail it will happen, and it will look great. I had the same level of trepidation at the prospect of rigging, but it was actually less stressful than I had feared. My main fear was around trying to emulate the RAF's habit of doubling up on the flight wires (the ones which go outward from the lower wing to the upper) but I'm not sure if that applied to the US Jenny's. I think part of what helped me was 'seeding' the upper wing with lengths of rigging line before attempting to fix it and the struts to the lower wing. That meant that I could attach them without fiddling about with tweezers and spots of CA glue, all while having to work in that cramped space between the two wing surfaces It was still a bit of a faff to then attach the lines at the other end, but at least it was already half done by then. I'm not saying that's the best way, of course - merely that it seemed to work for me. Good luck with it anyway!

Same here, this thread has become one big object lesson in how I should have done mine Totally blown away by your underwing ribbing translucence effect! All of your trials and tribulations around drilling holes for rigging, and sanding down those cross pieces on the struts gave me flashbacks! I had to draw the line at turnbuckles though, I resorted to making my own from twisted bits of thin strands of bell wire. Even that was enough of a stress test on my sanity! Still, it's going great, looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Excellent work Bill, the translucent effect on the wings is brilliant.

Anyone who, like me, uses Imgur for their image host - I just read that they've been acquired by an outfit called Medialab... We can probably guess where this is heading.

Bill, this is shaping up to be an absolute peach. Great job on the engine too, the grime really makes it pop!

Ah, I knew you'd have it covered! I found it interesting, looking at reference photos for Canucks, that the arrangement of exhaust pipes almost seemed to vary from aircraft to aircraft!

Apologies for mentioning it, as you might not be intent on doing this (or maybe I missed it and you've already done so) - but, returning to the engine for a moment, will you be drilling out the ends of the exhausts to give them a more 'tubular' look? Possibly you have some other cunning plan?

Great stuff Bill, this will really look the part once some paint goes on it!

Following with interest. I always enjoy Japanese subjects, as well as anything unusual such as the Kamikaze variant you are portraying here. I look forward to seeing how you get on.

Yep I'm in - I have the civvy 'Dan Air' boxing waiting in the pile, so will be following with interest

Great job on the engine Bill, I'm also amazed at how quickly this is all coming together! One thing I regret not doing on mine: strengthening the lower wing joints with some short stubs of wire or similar. I was too late to do so when it actually occurred to me, and subsequently I found the moulded tab didn't make for a particularly strong joint (I found myself re-glueing the lower wings on more than one occasion when trying to fit the upper wing). Just a thought!

Excellent, I love a fly passed...

Terrific work on the rad, Bill. Those instrument panels look pretty damned good too!

Great work Bill, your switches and throttles look wonderful. Some of the antics these barnstormers got up to were just insane!

Fantastic work so far Bill, those offices look a treat to the eye

This is some quality work, here. That wood effect is superb, and the instruments are fantastic