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It's the newer Academy 1/72 release #12550 "333rd Fighter Squadron" Great kit. Newer mold, everything fits 99% perfect. In other news over the weekend I wanted to start my 1/72 Academy AH-64D Apache just for doing the cockpit. I wanted to do 3D cockpit decals and pilots, so Quinta Studios had the 3D decal set and good old PJ Productions had actual AH-64 pilots, so with a little hacking off of feet and other lower bits....🤣 Here's the finished product....Might add a little silver dry brushing but other than that, that's about as much as I'm willing to put into it at 1/72 scale!

@pengbuzzSpace shuttle 🚀 looks great man! I'll get to mine someday that's in my stash. Meanwhile, darker gray on the Eagle 🦅 today. Much better.

@pengbuzz - Maaaan those sets of 1/2500 decals for the 7 Enterprises sure do trigger my PTSD! 😂 Thanks for sharing!

AK Real Color F-15 Modern Eagle 🦅 Gray went down this morning and it's very nice paint, however nowhere near as dark as I was thinking it was going to be, so tomorrow morning I will start laying down light coats of Vallejo Medium Gunship Gray and see where we end up! Stay tuned!

I find no airbrush lube works well, they all suck and my triggers kept sticking... UNTIL I found an old tiny little bottle of gun cleaning lube my dad had which I still use inside my handguns, one drop 💧 of THAT on all my triggers and ZERO stickiness anymore! 😁 In other news, I finally got to break in the new inside workbench and airbrush inside (Vallejo Model Air Only inside) 100% acrylic so no fumes) soooo nice to be able to spray small stuff in the AC! Especially in TX! 😁 Got the Strike Eagle 🦅 mottled and ready for big boy paint outside this weekend!

Ok, SOLD. I'm THERE! Nothing more need be said. James Gunn, don't let us 80's Christopher Reeves fans down! PLEEAAASE!

I'll share this quick story about customer service from my childhood which I will never forget...Huge GI Joe fan growing up in the 80's right? So for Christmas on year I wanted the new Cobra Rattler more than ANYTHING on earth, there were TV ads for it everywhere, it was in the toy catalogs of Service Merchandise and Toys R Us, but there were NONE to be found in stores...I was beside myself. Apparently so much so, my dear mother, may she rest in peace, wrote a strongly worded letter to the President of Hasbro expressing her displeasure with all of this.... A few weeks later a GIGANTIC box showed up on our doorstep with NOT one but TWO brand new Cobra Rattlers and a brand new FULL GI JOE HEADQUARTERS playset, I don't remember for sure, but I believe there was a note as well from the Hasbro President apologizing to my mother for the trouble... The power of the pen IS mighty!!! ..... Now THAT was some good old 80's customer service!!! Bandai could learn a thing or two...LOL

@Papa Rat Thanks! I'm SO stoked! That VF-1D looks like it just came off the assembly line!

I uncovered and uncluttered the paint bench this morning! Cleaned up and 99% ready to paint with my new NO NAME compressor! Just need an adapter for the hose I just don't happen to have 🤨 The kit stash under the bench is only temporary, until wife and I get the back room closets emptied out of boxes from the renovations. Stay tuned! ACTUAL modeling shall resume......... soooon..... ish... 🙄 😂

Let's GOOOOOoooo!!!! Model room renovation 2.0 is ready! Let's get busy building again! Now....to find the time......😵‍💫

I might be game, Jennifer Love Hewitt in the original was 😍!!!

Man, yeh, that stinks! I REALLY want to try the 1/48 Low Vis VF-1A Un Air Force kit as my ONE and only 1/48 fighter model from SDF Macross, but I can get the Rickaru VF-1J TV version off Amazon for $43 free Prime shipping and just do a low vis paint scheme I guess....

@nightmareB4macross - the work space looks like totally not finished yet! Soon! 😂

I own the Yamato and yeh, I caved in and pre-ordered this guy!

WOW --- $70 EMS is the ONLY option shipping from HLJ???? for 2 model kits??? NOOOOOOOOPE!!!! 😂

You guys think this is worth it if I already have the HM-R Glaug that I panel lined and am honestly very happy with? Where's the "cheapest" place to get one of these from nowadays? I have the normal and scout in the closet of mystery packed away already....

This desk checks every one of my OCD boxes so far!!! 😁 Started unpacking ALL my completed models this week and will now begin to start gluing back on small parts that came off so I can get everything back on display soon!

@Thom Cool! No dawdling over here either! Took longer than I thought but hey what doesn't in this hobby right?! 🤣 I can allllmost smell the glue fumes now!!! 😁 Time to flip this thing over and start filling up drawers!!!

Man, ALL those are looking REALLY great! I LOVE the Zent capital ships! I can only hope that one day Hasagawa gives us updated larger ones!! Hey- I guy can dream right?!

AGREED! I couldn't STOP listening to it! 😂

LOVE that grey-blue paint scheme! GREAT work on both! Always my favorite Destriod as well!

Thanks!

Progress Report: 60 Hour work week - Check... 😵‍💫 New Flooring - Check New paint - Check New RoboPotty for kitties - Check ( Not relevant, but SO relevant.. LOL) New Hobby Desk purchased and finally unpacked this morning! - Check!!! ☑️ Hope to start assembly this week... Sooooo many dowels and cam screws..... 😳🥴 Stay tuned!

R.I.P. sir! Totally have to mention Heat, The Doors, and one of my all time favs, Ghost and The Darkness, along with all the others! Thank you for all the memories! God Speed ICE MAN!!!

Ok, seriously, that's the BEST destroid defender I've ever seen even BEFORE the lighting! BANDAI! Where's my HM-R with THAT color scheme??? Are you listening????