David, as my brother-in-law says when we visit him & my little Sis-in-law at their flat in Glasgow, "Have a wee swalley!"
Have more than one - you deserve them!
Your Droop Snoot turned out VERY well. I wish I had room for the big scale models. Heck, I'm still trying to figure out where to put the quarter scale planes & 1/35 armor models I have yet to build!
Yes - we were in like sardines in that M60A1 turret. And several of us STILL got wet (on the head & neck, primarily) since the seals around the hatches are never as good as hoped!
I really have enjoyed watching this build and greatly admire your finished model. Your work is excellent, as is your sense of humour & your narrative.
Here's a suggestion for future builds. I've used lead shotgun shot to make tail-sitters sit on their gear as the engineers designed. I use #8 shot which is quite small. You can really get a lot of weight into smallish spaces with it. It's not much larger than large grains of sand, so you can get it into oddly shaped spaces. The problem I see is that you might have to buy a 25 pound bag of it like around here, but I don't know how they sell the stuff in the UK. I load 12 ga. Black Powder shotgun shells, so I have some need for the shot, but perhaps 3 or 4 of you & your modeler friends could split a bag. I used the shot many times with clay to hold it all in. White glue will also work to hold it in place, but glue can take a while to cure fully. Of course, model glue & CA might work but it could also disfigure the plastic if it seeps in the wrong places. I used modeling clay & I think it would work best.
Anyway, great job, David. I look forward to more posts you may do! Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Jeff
