These last two Cats are looking good Louis, very color-full, almost finished !

Thanks guys for the kind words...

I have been sick over the last few days. I went to the Mecum Auto Auction in Kissimmee, and that was it. Down for the count... Feeling better now, since I saw a doctor and got some medicines...

I finally felt good enough to do a little work on the remaining 'Cats.

Tonight I sprayed on a coat of Future to seal in the decals...

So for now, here's a picture of two of them together.

Calling it a day at the Iron Works... Not much progress but I'll take it.

Comments are encouraged.

Looks spectacular, Lou! Show worthy birds, for sure!

Thanks gentlemen for the compliments on these builds.

Mark, when I first sprayed on the Future I thinned it with 70 % rubbing alcohol. After letting it dry overnight I went back and sprayed on two wet coats of straight Future not thinned. It dries out to be a very glossy shine.

I don't know if these Cats are show worthy but thanks Jeff.

Thank you too Allan.

Today I finished up the Target Tow plane. I added some exhaust staining, touched up the engine and flattened out the finish on the wing walk areas.

The last bit was to paint the tail wheel and add the antenna cable.

If I have time later tonight I will post it in the headlines section.

As usual comments are encouraged.

* UPDATE *****

I just posted this one in the Headlines section.

Here's a link to the article:

1/48 Hasegawa “Year of the Cat” F6F-5K Hellcat “Target Tow / Drone “

They all look pretty good to me Louis, four jobs well done, meeooooww ! are you glad they're finished ? you can get onto something else now !

Hey Allan,
Thanks for the compliments and for cheering me along during the builds. I am happy that these are finished. Now I can concentrate on finishing up the ones I have started for the Kasserine Pass GB... Then it's on to the 100 Years of the RAF next ! I have a new Airfix BP Defiant that was the random award provided by Martin and his crew a little over a Year ago. It's been calling my name...

Thanks Jeff. It was good talking with you yesterday. Last night I took some pictures of "Big Red", and will post them up later today if things go as planned. I chose the tail color since the base coat of paint on the plane was white, I had the proper decals for Number #7, and it was a great contrasting color to go with the orange / red. So it was the most logical choice for me.

Now I'm very happy with the decision as it really pops...

Please stay tuned as I will post an article about the last 'Cat, and add a link to it here once it's done.

Thanks again for following along with me on this journey...

Take care.

Beautiful colourful cats, Louis. One of these days (the 'modeler's lament') I am going to paint one of these cats in tiger shark stripes, a white underbelly, with a shark mouth...

I've been 'binge reading' your WIP and loving it. And What A Stash. As someone said in this forum, 'I'm not sure I want more models in my stash than I could build before I die' (sounds like a country song).

That said, with the prodigious output of the 'Gardner Ironworks' you've got a few thousand kits to go...

Brilliant work, Louis. Kid's got game.