Dick Montgomery

I use Tamiya Clear Flat with decent results.

Sorry for the delay in responding.... The insulators are cut from tubing (.005 diameter I think). This tubing is actually found in fishing gear departments of your local outdoor store. Lots of hobby stores carry it also. One just needs to "thread" the EZ line or antenna material thru the tubing.

Welcome from a retired teacher who now enjoys a 12 month "summer' vacation.

That's a great job on the rigging and turnbuckles.

Wow! Excellent workmanship and fantastic idea!

Thanks. It'll be in some of the local contests in our area over the next year so you'll get to see it in person. I'll be happy to explain how its easy to hide the flaws in the pics.

Thanks Bill. I really like these Accu Mini kits.

Thanks Doug. Issues- There are errors in part # identifications but they easy to work around. Cowl can be a problem as the fit to the fuselage is iffy, as is the fit of the engine into the cowl. Watch the installation of machine guns in the wings.....most likely the version you'll build will have only one wing mounted gun and that will be in the left wing. Be cautions when attaching the landing gear. The locating pins are small and easy to snap off, and the braces for the gear are difficult to place properly. Cockpit can be very difficult to assemble properly. "Fit" and placement of parts is difficult and instructions are of little help. "Fit" of the fuselage and wings is quite good with very little work on most of the seams. Pay attention to the back edge of the wing assembly where it fits on the fuselage. You're going to see a great deal of the interior after the project is finished so spend some extra time there. Placement of the instrument panel can be quite difficult. Kit masks and decals are excellent....at least in the kit I bought and built. Detail is excellent with lots of texture that is rather pleasing to the eye. Even with all the issues I thoroughly enjoyed the project. I have a couple of other Accu Mini kits that I'll put on the "To Do" list for later this year.

Wing walks are painted as is the single white fuselage stripe.

Just completed the SB2U-3 by Accurate Miniatures. Great detail, with a few "issues", but the end result is worth the small amount of trouble.

Mark said, "I will still build models to the best of my ability." Words to model by.

Just an approximation. Once at the Metro Station, just look for the line upon which the 3rd St/Washington station stop is located.

Thanks for the info.

The video is excellent and the models are outstanding! Thanks!

Thanks to all for the kind words. I have another Vinnie on the workbench at present, this one is the Dash -3 model. Ralph, you'll be missed at Phoenix. As for Nooga', my better half is already looking at "things to see" and "places to eat".

Real Life has kept me away from the workbench over the last 7 months, but more free time recently allowed me to finish the Accurate Mini kit of the Vindicator.

As Rusty suggested, keep your eyes open for store closings. I found a jewelry display case many (many,many) years ago at a GoodWill Store that they had just acquired. I also found some Ikea cases that fit the bill nicely. Gil's cabinets are very efficient, and with all that glass, make it easy to view the models.

I enjoy the old Revell missiles, rockets, and spacecraft. The image is my Bomarc, built a long time ago

Very well done!

Hi Kev, I have to drive 6 hours just to get out of my state. Well, Mexico is 3.5 hrs, but I haven't gone south of the border in years. It makes sense, though, that your decision to fly/drive is based on the mileage, or rather, the drive-time. I don't think there's data on the number of flyers/number of drivers though. At least I've never heard of such data being compiled. I think I'll be flying into Phoenix.....wifie and I made a two week road trip out of our previous visit to Phoenix.

On a slightly different tangent....I wonder how many participants fly to the conventions rather than drive?

Yep. We will have some pics of the winning entries on the club's website in the next day or so.

ModelFiesta 37/Region 6 Convention was a record breaker. 817 entries.... 144 vendor tables.... making it the largest Region 6 Convention and Contest on record. Spectacular work on the contest tables, thanks to all who volunteered to judge, and thanks to the contestants, some of whom came from Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Maryland, and from across the Lone Star State.

ModelFiesta is just days away and its already looking great! Vendor Table reservations are very strong, and, in fact, required an update to the floor plan to accommodate the number of Vendor requests. Through our Pre-Registration process, we are happy to see that, once again, ModelFiesta will be an international event, with participants arriving from modeling clubs and groups from Mexico. We've also handled Pre-Registrations from our bordering states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. While the weather may be a bit moist, the temps will be cooperative, with no icing issues. You are cordially invited to the International Contest of Texas....doors open on Saturday, the 17th at 9am!