Thanks Floki,
I've working on it almost nonstop since early May 2020 last year. By the time I get the last piece on it will probably have taken me 14 months and well over 1500 hours. Quite frankly, I'm going to miss it and really don't know how to top it. I won't ever spent that much on a single kit again and certainly won't impose a time crunch on myself with such a large project again either.
The only other kit I have that would match is the 1/98 Corel HMS Victory. All wood and at 41.5 inches long and 28.5 inches high, it should make an impressive display. Now that would require a well built handmade case! You know, I may just dabble on that thing next year
I told my wife I can't die until it's complete but I can get everything done except one line.
I have no higher goal, model building wise, than this kit.
In the meantime, I have lots of stuff in the stash to work on.
I was able to fill and sand some on the Heller SBC-3. Of course during the process I'm unintentionally removing most of the raised detail along the wing root, dorsal and ventral surfaces. I guess I'll try to replace them to keep uniformity. No pics but it's moving right along.