Nice selection of goodies there.

Hi all, I finally got round to taking some pics of my Spitfire all laid out and ready to build.

Once I have some construction underway I'll post some more happy snaps.

Ye, nice link Greg. Saved that.

Very cool thanks, I'll keep that link.

Those are pretty cool PM! Not too pricey either.

Wayne: FYI - there is a company called THACHWEAVE (http://thachweave.tripod.com/products.htm) that sells the woven bumpers for most types of landing craft, including LWS, DUKW, GPA, etc. They also have cargo nets.

Wekusta 51 was a recon unit, one of a number tasked with weather recon. I believe W 51 was tasked with missions off the coast of Ireland.

It was just as important for the Germans to know the weather conditions along the coats as it was for the Allies. This would help give the Germans an idea of when the Allies might attack.

I just came across some Authentic Decals sheet 72-46 of Ju-88Ds.  There is one listed as being in Nantes France in 1944  Ju-88D-2 (4T+GH) Westa 51.  Does this make any sense and what would they have been doing in and around the invasion if anybody knows.

Waynec, I researched the rope docking bumpers and actually tried with some rigging line I have but in the end I just couldn't get it right and painted the ones provided. Everything else is all right, nice enjoyable kit. I have no idea where the PE is, I think it will add a couple nice touches, but the kit has some nicely detailed parts too.

Not really complaining about the weather. Just we've been having sorta dry springs and summers for years and then it rained every day for a month this year. Just an odd change of pace.

good. let me know what to watch out for. i made bumpers out of fake flower stems for an LCM years ago. can probably do a better job now.

mid 90s in denver with afternoon rains. burn areas get creamed when it rains hard. i prime in the garage which is a tad warm but the bunker is cool enough for acrylic airbrushing. if you start early you can do a 3 color camo in a day. ground level study has a desk fan st the computers and a ceiling fan over my model table and cross ventilation. i tend to handle the heat better than my frau.

We had 102 at 5 PM today. It was very humid as well. To make things even worse, we are living in a very old house and are not allowed to install an air conditioner... 102 is considered extremely hot in Austria BTW...

Poor guys.  It's about 72 where Stik and I live. 

But I know how it is.  Where I lived a year ago this time was normally around or over 100 and humid.  Two air conditioners on full blast made absolutely no difference.

Its pretty much the same here as well, been hot and muggy for a few days now. Though it can't be as bad as you guys. I did some painting a few days ago and it came out fine. So I won't be complain.

Clemons: Yech,  I was hoping only us on the US/Canada east coast were having this weather. It's starting to dry out some now though.

Jibber: She looks good so far, the cables are nice detailing. The Tiger and Nashorn look good too, but it's kinda hard to tell without more close-up photos.

Cliff: Same here in Austria. Everything takes about 3 times as long to dry...

I'll work on it.

Anyway ready to assemble, the cables were easy and the fit not so bad(so far).

In the photo link, I show a Nashorn and Tiger that I was going to post to the Armor Forum, please feel free to comment.  

Darren: Looks cool!

Jibber: I can see your photos fine by clicking the link. Not sure why it's not posting, did you use the 'Insert Image' function on the website? You could just copy and paste on the old website but it doesn't work anymore.

Not much work on the Churchill I'm afraid. It's so humid and muggy here the paint takes forever to dry when airbrushing.  Had to sand out a few runs on some other projects! 

Sorry Bish, I'm using a Mac.

When I click on the photo, I'm hitting the wheel that pops up, then to Get Links, then click on Direct. I hit on that and I get "copied".

Wen I post on the Forum, I used rich formatting.

????

When I click on that link, I just see the one photo. How are you inserting the links.

Bish I'm sorry for not knowing this stuff, but when you click on the tab I just sent do you get the entire folder, if so there are additional photos of this build and a Nashorn and Tiger.  

i am and you are already farther along than i am. probably won't do any pe on this one. no reason you can't do a tri-color also if you eant too. i'm just really getting into silly putty and different colors.

Not sure what happened on the second attempt, but its looking good so far.

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Finished with the ribbing. The wire and pulley system is started and some detail work completed but I'm waiting on PE before I go any further. I think I'll leave the door in the down position and also go with US Navy grey. I believe waynec said he was painting his LCVP the tri-color British version so we'll have both versions.  

IT WORKED.......

I'm trying to post pics from Photo Bucket. If this works I'll be good to go.

Good news Darren. Look forward to the pics.

Hey guys most of the AM resin, PE and decals have now arrived for my Spitfire so I'll be able to post a "box contents" shot tonight, YAY.

The only things outstanding are a few additional pieces from Ultracast which should be hear here in a week or so, but won't stop me from starting.

Cheers

***EDIT*** I'm an idiot who can't spell