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I concur! I authenticate your .02 cents, sir! (Thinking of Gene Hackman vs Denzel Washington in Crimson Tide.) I use Gundam Markers which have better coverage (the kind that you shake and a metal ball rolls inside).

RIP this guy—



He guest taught my acting class a million year ago. From this guy I learned one very important lesson—be FEARLESS. Live life with PASSION. Because as yesterday proved, Heroes do cease to exist.

Yup. His and his wife’s death is declared suspicious. I heard they’ve been dead for a while and mummified? Even the door was ajar at their home. Strange…

Very sad that - he and his wife (and dog) will be missed.

So many great roles that he has played, but this one will always be my favorite. Pure entertainment.

Little Bill won't be down for breakfast. It seems like a mysterious end for him and his wife; it will be interesting to see what is found out about their deaths. RIP.

“Old school Hollywood star nearly 100 years old found mysteriously dead in home along with wife & dog.”

Not to make light of their deaths, but I’m sure the Hollywood scribes are watching intently—that’s a film noir opening if there ever was one. Book or film.

I’m stuck in the cockpit. The truest and only way out is to make moves and see what happens.

Version 2—Bench Photo at Midnight—cut and paste with styrene card and some leftover tan paint from Mr. Hobby—



Most of this is held together with white glue. Temporary. Biggest issue is the pilot figure fit which is throwing everything too far forward. His feet are touching the engine and the reverse part of the crankshaft looks ready to drill into him. I don’t want to abandon the pilot just yet; nor do I want to take a bone saw to him again. I have shrunk him down as much as possible.

I hate this part—

I also love it. That bit of masochism is essential to my work ethic. Love it or hate I have had to accept that’s who I am. My Dad drilled into me that the only way to do anything is the right way. I wrestle with that axiom every day—or in this case, late one night.

Bruce, your build is becoming really interesting to follow. May I say, perhaps the most interesting so far of all your previous projects.

- Kari

Certainly coming along well Bruce - looking forward to actual glue being committed in the future - it'll be a fab cockpit when done.

Ah the joys of pilot figures and the limitations of making a scale model to scale, ensuring it all fits! I suspect the Camel cockpit was pretty cramped anyway!

Thank you so much, Kari—and thank you, too, Stuart!

I didn’t slavishly study WnW instructions because the level of detail is daunting! Mea culpa. So now it becomes clear what needs to happen—those paddles being foot rests (my guess is you aim to stand on those when entering and exiting) and a new piece (which was modeled by Revell but with stirrups) of a rudder bar goes just about where the paddles end. Words are harder to use than a few cobbled diagrams—





I wanted to add to Kari that I’m honored by your words and deeply appreciative; and Stuart, I realize I am glacially slow but hopeful you are receiving something of value. What I like most are builds where work is being shown—the pit stops and not the finish line.

Also, I wanted to add that one of the strengths of being a part of a forum is seeing how European model builders address scratchbuilding issues. I have learned much from each of you in particular. Thank you both.