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  1. There are only two acrylics l use Tamiya and Gunze. For the long time here in Canada we haven't had a distributor for Gunze but l found a online source to get them. They are as every bit as good as l remember. Both spray and brush well. Now l hear that Mr Paint is very good as well and l am keen on trying them when the need arises.

  2. If you want to be the big dog you got to have the bones to go with it. The F-16, F-18 and the Eagle are still potent aircraft but you need to keep ahead of the pack. The F-22 shows it has what it takes. l read recently an Iranian F-4 was trying to intercept a surveillance drone when a Raptor pulled up along side and neither the pilot's radar or ground based even saw the Raptor around there. For sure is scared the crap out of the Iranian Pilot! now IF things keep going the way they are with Russian and Chinese being more aggressive they will need these aircraft to counter what is being produced by these countries. l have the feeling in the next two or three years the world is going to be a dangerous place with a major war erupting. The signs are there just like in the late 30s

  3. According to what l have read it will be based not on the JJ star Trek alternate time line but on the orginal. Suppose to be after the Undiscovered Country but before TNG. Reading between the lines l am wondering if it's going to be story lines of individual ships crews and captains. Maybe even a few Klingon adventures. I thought they would have gone with Captain Riker and the crew of the Titan in the Beta quadrant but l like this as well. Still Klingon adventures would have been interesting too

  4. I am stunned at the best of times. I have the opposite problem. My stock of paints has been dwindling over a couple of years .Gunze been hard to get here in Canada since the distributor discontinued carrying it. I found a guy in Taiwan who ships for free so l been stocking up. Also without a local hobby shop l have to order my Testor,Tamiya and Humbrol via online ordering from Wheels and Wings in Toronto. I am finally get my paints back up to snuff. But l never had 333 in my life!

  5. To be fair to Academy, their small tail Fortresses were amongst their earliest self developed kits and are now more than 25 years old. Not that this excuses anything, but they still were low on their learning curve.

    Personally l know the problems with the academy kits and wouldn't build them with the exception of the early B as it is the only game in town on that. Even the old Hasegawa kit is still better then the academy kits but with the new Revell and now Airfix kits they all be left behind. Having said that with a little work and some of today's aftermarket you can still turn out a decent plane with the Hasegawa kit

  6. So l am gathering parts to backdate a B-17 and the main stumbling block is the propellers. According to my research the F had wide cord propellers while the E had thin. Been looking for something suitable but unsure what aftermarket product to use

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