Normally I drop this little bomb on rms in late November, but illness and thr press of events delayed me unitl now. the questions remain the same: [1] what models have you finished this year? [2] what do you have a shot at finishing in the next ten days?
As to the first question, I have fuinished only three thus far:
Special Hobby Letov S.194 (okay, okay, it's really some Focke Wulf P.II napkin project, but I thought the Czechs might actually have built it after the war and promptly pawned off a small batch on the Israelis.)
Sword SIKORSKY (did you all hear that?) S-43 flying boat in NMF and Pan Am markings. A very satisfying build.
Frog Master III. Scratch built all the cockpit stuff; had a great time.
As to the second question, I doubt I'll finish anything else. I have three at paint stage:
Aoshima Ta 152H DML Ta 152C Esoteric conversion of the old Italeri Fw 190F to the Fw 190C [V-16]
I also have a Ventura/Heller Tempest I conversion and a High Planes Mustang X ready for a lot of progress, but even if I get to working on them, they won't be done before February.
And I'm still playing around with mods to the BV 222 tail--that I may finish before the year is out. Which only leaves the rest of the behemoth, though I'm not going to change anything else.
It's taken from October 15 to now for me to actually feel well enough to get back to the bench. Maybe I can sneak a few hours tomorrow...
Mark Schynert