Seasons greetings pal, very nice a(d)vances on this Belvedere... 🙂

Thanks, David and I’ll keep an eye out, it’d be good even to meet for a coffee/beer and a chat.
The Belvedere will be done soon, got some varnish on her today in prep for decals and weathering. I REALLY wish I had more time for modeling. The ‘on this day’ series keeps the interest going between meeting, on train journeys, while cooking, and the like but nothin’ like time on the bench.

Wow David, you have definitely made some great progress since the last time I checked in on the Belvedere. It's looking good now, and is going to look even better once the decals are on.

I'll be watching for the next installment.

Ah. The decals.

I’ve heard some people say they’ve had 40 year old decals that just slid off the backing paper like a drunk off a barstool. No such luck here. These things fell apart quicker than a politician trying to give an honest opinion.

This is the first time I’ve been at the bench for a few weeks. I’m going to bring this one in for Paul's terrific RAF Group Build then have a think about 2019 projects.

Happy New Year, all.

Strange to see you here in the dungeons of iModeler, Tom. Grateful nonetheless, and in terms of the decals, I’ll have to mask and paint.

Ahhhh ... the British Chinook. I've seen photos of this aircraft & have heard a few things about them; all bad. I can't say that about your model, though. I'm happy that you decided NOT to wear lipstick and makeup to finish this hell-o'copter model. But you can if you like ... who am I to judge!

Painting because of the decals' failure due to, as you said: "These things fell apart quicker than a politician trying to give an honest opinion." That is a VERY wise way to look at it and I like that. Good luck with it.