On models, whisky and other important things in life

[PR19_Kit]

How many Spitfires has Lee built?

There aren't enough zeros in the world to print the actual number..................

[Old Wombat]

How many Spitfires has Lee built?

There aren't enough zeros in the world to print the actual number..................

And you're shocked by a mere 93 Bf-109's?  

[NARSES2]

I look at collections of semi-finished models like that and just hope that the Marketing Manager of whichever brand of primer Tom uses doesn't base next year's forecast on that lot 

[TomZ]

I look at collections of semi-finished models like that and just hope that the Marketing Manager of whichever brand of primer Tom uses doesn't base next year's forecast on that lot 

Primer, what's that?

Lot of putty though......

TomZ

[TomZ]

I took a break from the 109s this week.

Instead I did the basic construction of the Supermarine Pirate and the Vought Hellion:







TomZ

[DogfighterZen]

 

[Old Wombat]

I'm assuming the Pirate is the top plane & the Hellion is the lower.

In which case the Pirate would be a touch "floaty" on landing & the Hellion would have exceptional manoeuvrability but a massive wing loading.


They are looking very good, though!

[NARSES2]

I really do like the look of the top aircraft (the Pirate  ?) 

[TomZ]

I've done some work on the 109s today.

Score as of this night:

To start: 10
In basic construction: 9
Basic construction done: 52
Ready for painting: 0
Ready for decals: 0
Completely finished: 26
Total: 97

I'm planning to have all of them ready for paint when I can start airbrushing again. That will be around April/May.


TomZ

[The Rat]

- Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask (never, ever tell my wife how much this costs!)

Well, in my neck of the woods... Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask

[TomZ]

- Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask (never, ever tell my wife how much this costs!)

Well, in my neck of the woods... Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask

Yup, same here 

TomZ

[NARSES2]

Basic construction done: 52


TomZ

  

[Rheged]

- Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask (never, ever tell my wife how much this costs!)

Well, in my neck of the woods... Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask

Yup, same here 

TomZ

For Madame R and I, Springbank-Longrow Peated (53 years ago, I taught one of the distillery owners)  or Highland Park, or even Jura

[Nick]

For Madame R and I, Springbank-Longrow Peated (53 years ago, I taught one of the distillery owners)  or Highland Park, or even Jura

Now that does look rather tasty - https://www.springbank.scot/whisky/longrow/

I'm halfway through a bottle of Laphroaig which is tasty but a bit overpowering with the smoke.

[Pellson]

I actually quit whiskey altogether after my gut surgery. My taste changed quite substantially and I just didn't like it any more. After the second surgery, the one where they took out a sizeable chunk of my liver, I almost gave up on alcohol as a whole, nowadays only having the odd quite cold lager when having physically toiled on a warm day, or, on special occasions, a rather smallish drop of better dark rum. The current rum bottle is, however, likely to outlast me.