Ouch, sorry to hear that, I was hoping it was just a fender bender, nice looking Jeep- shame to see her totaled. Still as the guys said at least you're just a little sore but otherwise ok.

Yes, very glad you are ok. My friend Bill was driving home last Fall in his Sahara, same thing happened, but his Lab Casey was sitting in the front passenger w/o a restraint and went through the windshield. The dog survived, but it didn't need that at 15 years old.

If they total it, which is a real hassle- usually you can request a payout in cash less the scrap value of the car, and keep the Jeep. You won't be able to insure it or drive it, but if you go buy a new one you might be able to trade it in for more value than the scrap, or take off all your custom stuff at least and then scrap it.

And the scrap value is usually only a couple of hundred anyways.

Sorry to hear about your accident Stik but glad you're okay.Good to hear that your insurance company is working towards a resolution quickly.

glad you are ok

Thanks Tony. it was something of a jinxed day all day long for me. That was just the topper of an ending. But thankfully yes, my insurance is doing a great job ASAP so I am not worried there.

happier times in the Joshua Tree Monument area

That's bad luck Stik, I hope it all resolves quickly or you.

Cheers

Tony

I am not too bad off... no broken bones and just sore here and there... my jeep.... well if she if she can be repaired and is not totaled by insurance I will be quite surprised...

Ouch! Hope you're ok and not too much damage to your Jeep. Still I know what you mean about the whole hassle of the insurance and body shops.

LOL! I hear ya. Yess, I should be getting some more progress on my days off here this week. I need to dip my clear parts in Future and get them masked and glued in place before I move on to the camo. Unfortunately some of that will be delayed as some doofus made a left turn in front of me last night on my way home from work and my jeep is now wrecked. gonna be dealing with that for a bit here...

Hope things are going well with your F-20 SP. I added the landing gear to the Corsair last night and she's on her feet. Working with the landing gear doors now. Don't think I'm going to wire up the engine so it's pretty much done. Just need to paint the prop and the friggin' canopy (guess I shouldn't leave my most hated part till the end eh?)

Ohhhhh, looking forward to the camo SP!

Looks great Stik...

Oh just wait until I get the wrap around SEA camo on...

RW, that is the 1980s Monogram 1/48 kit.

Yeah, looks good SP! She does look rather menacing in the black.

Looking real good Stik! Which F-20 kit is this?

Not much to show here really. But I am ready to begin slinging paint. At least to get the wheel wells and inner faces of the doors painted up... but now the full F-20 sillhouette is here...

and here is a glimps of the intake work... kinds hard to get a good photo of it.

Seam clean up is done now. I will try to get some photos posted tomorrow. I need to go to work here shortly. I just need to replace a few panel lines lost in sanding and I will be all aready for paint, fiddly bits, etc... Looks like a figther plane now.

Thanks guys! Yeap I HATE CLEAR PARTS!!!!! (one of the best things about building armour models is they don't have many if any)  I should have worked on them tonight but I decided to get the landing gear cleaned up and painted instead.

Gamera

Looks great GM! 

I finished up the decals this weekend:

Applied and wiped off the sludge wash for the panel lines after I took the photo. So far moving along pretty well, still haven't done anything with my most hated part though- the canopy. 

Seriously cool Gamera! That is one sharp looking Corsair.You sound like me on the canopies,not my favorite part of any project.

Oh that is looking very sharp now!

Looks great GM! 

I finished up the decals this weekend:

Applied and wiped off the sludge wash for the panel lines after I took the photo. So far moving along pretty well, still haven't done anything with my most hated part though- the canopy. 

Some very intimate work there in the 'pit GM. Is that PE or something else?

That's all an aircraft needs... Plus maybe some saucy nose art and mission/kill marks. I look forward to some more photos.

Well, I've almost applied all the decals to the bent-wing bird. There were only six of them!

Two under wing insignia

Upper wing insignia and FSA ID

Two aircraft numbers on the tail fin

I'm guessing  most of the other stuff ended up painted over by the camo.

Years ago a buddy of mine gave me one of those Halo flourescent lamps with a magnifier in the middle. I do not use the magnifier portion very often, but when I do, it is a priceless tool.

I did a small bit of airbrushing today so tomorrow I can get the intakes glued on. I will get some photos posted then when I do.

stikpusher

RW, that looks great! Those really small builds do have their own allure. After all you can find most any aircraft in that scale from the largest transports & bombers to the smallest fighters, and everything in between. But I must say that like Gamera's Corsair above, it looks slightly odd in modern camoflage colors. Very nicely done!

I will get a photo posted on the front page here shortly. I have had quite a hectic week here at work between New Years and overtime for a soccer game so my body is in "need rest" mode.

You sure earned your GB badge here. I am happy to see you displaying it!

Stik,thanks for the kind words.I started work on a Arii 1/144 SBC Helldiver last night.I'm going to paint it as a A-25 Shrike of the USAAC.Thankfully I received a lamp with a magnifier as a birthday gift this year.That helps a lot with my small builds.

Ok, it looks like Ponies are taking over page 1 here. We gotta get some different birds up there

Johan, yes, I am not gonna be a stickler for accuracy about your kit choice and peculiarties about which version you are building. That is all up to you. It just has to be in the markngs of the Latin Air Arm of your choice. And since your choice is only on paper and details have not been announced/finalized yet, take all the wiggle room that you need with your build.

I look forward to seeing your work here

RW, that looks great! Those really small builds do have their own allure. After all you can find most any aircraft in that scale from the largest transports & bombers to the smallest fighters, and everything in between. But I must say that like Gamera's Corsair above, it looks slightly odd in modern camoflage colors. Very nicely done!

I will get a photo posted on the front page here shortly. I have had quite a hectic week here at work between New Years and overtime for a soccer game so my body is in "need rest" mode.

You sure earned your GB badge here. I am happy to see you displaying it!