FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1945.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you, Kari and Carlos! What a great video clip! I don’t have too much in the ways of specialized bending tools. Kari. For the 90 degree bends I used a squared metal file and a scrap of cardboard for support. Where I ran into trouble was the seat. Eduard makes this a series of folds—first you roll the seat after finding the perfect diameter of dowel then you fold the sides up snugly against the edges of bottom curvilinear piece. What I used for a dowel was a metal cap from a mechanical pencil. However both sides popped loose from the small tab holding them in place, leaving me to separately glue each side together. Those sides put up a real fight and one corner is not quite sealed in place or squared off in place. I removed some of the excess CA from the rails and the bucket itself—you can also see the scrapes I put on the flooring. Normally I would put masking tape to protect the floor! Anyway, something to polish out a little, if it even matters due to the visibility.

Ken, enjoy your cold one. There is nothing like a cold beer on a warm day. I used to sit on our screened in porch drinking cold ones with my Grandpap on warm afternoons.

[pzl66]

Amazing work! Can’t wait to see more!

[Stuart]

Nice Bruce!

[LyleW]

You have packed a lot into that piec3 of work! Looks really good.

[Stuart]

Red tails?

[Stikpusher]

Yes it is Stuart.

[Stuart]

Thought so - I know it got a lot of criticism but all in all it wasn't a bad film, I actually really enjoyed the flying sequences - but then anything with a P-40 in it is worth watching in my book.

[Stikpusher]

People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance. Certainly a better movie than Pearl Harbor. And yes, anything with P-40 screen time is good to see! I loved that part of Valkyrie.

[Stuart]

And yes, anything with P-40 screen time is good to see! I loved that part of Valkyrie.

I think that's the only part of Valkyrie I watched

People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance. Certainly a better movie than Pearl Harbor.

Anything's a better movie than Pearl Harbour! (well ok - some of it was alright!)

People weren’t expecting that type of movie. George Lucas made a modern CGI John Wayne war movie. Heroes and villains, no shades of nuance.

That about sums it up - and very good it was too!

[speedgraflex]

My plan is to smooth out the rough section of flooring with wet sanding tonight, do a polish, and see if this is ready to prime.