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That's actually a very good idea, so thanks, I'll certainly try it out. (I tend to over-think this stuff sometimes.)

Agreed. When I joined this site 14 months ago, it was because of work like this. Fascinating.

Do you have any photos of the bunker(s) you're building, and what references are you using for those bunkers?

Interesting; looks like a fire hydrant. Was this a real car?

As far as I'm aware, the type IXC/40 is the version with the cut down forward deck. Perhaps you're thinking of the straight IXC? To answer your question, I currently have neither, but will be ordering the IXC/40 later this year. What I have at the moment, are both type VIIC's, as well as the Gato.

I know absolutely nothing of this ship, but do have two very cool books on standard rigging practices on ships of the period. I've heard that generally, the Heller kits are very nice.

All four wheels have now had their centers painted flat black (actually a very, very dark "blackish" gray), with lug nuts painted on two of the wheels. I dreamed up a great way to leave the lug nuts chrome, but neglected to do it on this car.

As far as I'm concerned, grille is now finished. Not perfect, but I think I can live with it. I painted the entire rear trim black, only to realize that most of it is a dull aluminum looking color, so that'll now have to be fixed.

I hope you fellas aren't growing too weary of my pathetic updates, but I figure any progress, is good progress. Slowly but surely, I'm beginning to get some chrome on this thing. It's a slow process (at least for me), but I'll keep at it this afternoon.

I rather shamefully avoid most ship models as being too fiddly, but I do have a few of the 1:72 U-Boats, and one 1:144 Fletcher.

Somewhat ironically, both of my Titanic kits are now gone. One was sold off, and the other (which had been chopped in half, as I was depicting it sinking), was lost during a recent move, yet the P.E. remains.

It is. Make no mistake, each dot (depending on it's distance from the axis of rotation), is traveling at a specific speed calculable from, and relative to, the RPM of the disc. Though speed may not necessarily be implied by the term RPM, it can certainly be determined as part of the equation.

I'm of the opinion that any bench, is a good bench. Those older desks can be rock solid, and that has to be a good thing, as are the handy drawers.

Office chair here, bought on sale at Office Depot. Built-in lumbar support, arm rests, and has a hydraulic height adjustment.

Thanks, Tom. With any luck at all, I'm getting better, but either way, loving every minute of it.

I had to Google it. Do you buy in bulk, or is it possible to buy small quantities?

You're really cranking on this thing. Amazing.

Never heard of them before, but I'll certainly eventually look into it. (At the snails pace that I seem to work, I've already got enough paint to last the next two years!)

Why on earth would you say that, your work is as good as any I've ever seen.

Now that I'd like to see. Tamiya kit? And yes, the P.E. can get insane, I have five or six sets for the 1:350 Titanic.

Very nice. Not my cup of tea for building, but I certainly think they look cool.

I also found this, started (naturally), but appears to be 100% complete, so eventually it too will become a ceiling queen. Once I can get organized here (if that ever happens), I'll assess what kits are missing what, and buy new kits if needed, to complete those that are already well under way, assuming they're actually here at all. I'm normally not all that big on french A/C, but painting this one should be a blast.

My “spinning prop” standard prop templates for the Jug. I may broaden the blades out just a tad more, still not sure. Sorry about the lousy image, but since part of my Acrobat program went missing, I've had to resort to screen caps, and that's way less than a perfect solution.

And here’s what I've accomplished to date, the more or less completely assembled kit. I seem to have a definite 1:48 pilot shortage, so I'll be looking to resolve that here soon. Many of the decent pilots from other kits, were out of their boxes, as I was casting multiple copies of them, but I'm afraid they were all lost in a move.

Bored out of my mind a few days back, I decided to go scrounging through some of my kits, when I stumbled upon this, a mint Ōtaki P-47 Thunderbolt, perfect cure for the afternoon doldrums. I’ve already tentatively picked a scheme, a ratty looking OD over gray, with partial invasion stripes, blue cowl and rudder. (To be quite honest, I forgot all about the Typhoon, until just now.)