Just hopping on here lads and lasses.

I have just got back into it after a long break and my has it got expensive - and I can't find a large scale P-26a peashooter for love nor money!

I have also come across a lot of these 'rivet counters' and to be honest they do make me chuckle, for instance, on one kit I was buying, it was the wrong choice as there were only 6 bolts on the wheels, not 8, another had not enough rivets near the wing joins or something - suffice to say, I still bought the kits. I do not have a problem with this offshoot of our hobby, they have their way of doing things and I have mine, as long as they do not moan or castigate me for my choices - saying that, I am very partial to aftermarket decals - need more produced for the Stearman Kaydet!

My eyes are not as good and my hands sometimes rival Michael J fox's but they are the only ones I have and I will build my kits to the best of their abilities...without a care in the world about how many bolts my wheels should have.

Thanks for listening and keep the plastic flowing.