Well in my P-51 post recently I mentioned that I had bought a Revell Pro-modeller Helldiver kit. Ok that thing is more complicated and expensive that the two I tried before so I thought, “well I'd hate to mess it up”...So I decided to get a simpler kit to get better at some basic skills before tackling that beast.

A trip to my local store and I came back with the Revell (old Monogram I'm sure) P-47D Razorback, which is not only simpler than the Helldiver but simpler than either of my recent builds, the P-51 and B25.

But it is good practice as I wanted work on seam filling, and painting it after it is mostly assembled, using the same paint for the canopy mask as the main body and try to get a feathered edge between the gray bottom and green upper surfaces.

Well before I could get that finished, I had to go on a trip to Myrtle Beach with my wife and daughter, just got back today. Before I went I Googled 'Myrtle Beach Hobby Shop” and found one and managed to swing by there on our tourist rounds. 'Ed's 'its called and while not a huge selection, they certainly had more than local stores where I live.

So now in addition to the P-47 thats about 75% done, and the Helldiver, which I have studied but not started, I now also have a Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat and a Hasegawa SBD-4 Dauntless kits to build, all in1/48 scale

Working in order of increasing complexity, I probably ought to do the Wildcat next (I've always wanted to build one of them) then the Dauntless (an all-time favorite) then the Helldiver.

These will keep me busy all summer I bet...

That's the best thing about the pro modeler Helldiver. Photo etch dive brakes! I probably won't use anything else on the PE fret except those.

That saw is one useful tool, it is very sharp, ask me how I know..lol.
It's also very flexible, I sandwiched mine between a pair of wooden coffee stirring sticks.
Used mine for several years before it finally broke, one of the best saws I ever had.