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Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you all know that my Build guide for the Halinski P51D is now posted at www.Lighthousemodelart.com It's funny after 2 years I still get about 2 e-mail a week from people all over the world who stumble across my build guide especially those just getting into...

Hey Marcus, You are so right. This site is actually what got me into the hobby to begin with :wink: Seeing all the wonderful work these guys have done over the years... just jawdropping. Not only that but everyone here is so helpful and full of good information. A wonderful site...

Unfortunately the Halinski edition does not come with a waterline option :( Believe me if I had the choice I would prefer waterline as well. However, if you ever see the "graphics" / "coloration" on the Halinski model it is far superior to the GPM and is miles above the HMV model. I could...

When I was deciding which monster to build, the Halinski, GPM or HMV... well the end answer was quite simple... 1) HMV is a scary thing... for me anyway... SOOOOO many pieces and soooo much detail - it's fightening. 2) GPM is nice but too many inaccuracies, for instance ther number of...

j77ason, You gotta post some pics of your build mate... I'd love to see the outcome especially since I'm building the Halinski Bismarck even as we speak :-) -Greg

Thank you all for your tips, Well, the 2mm sections are now all perfectly cut out. Yes, I did take my time with it, and yes they are perfect cuts... I went for precision. Thanks for all your help. Regardless I think the best thing for my fingers was taking my time and not rushing it...

To get a good idea of what the "aluminum" finish looks like, take a look at my picture review of Halinski's P-51D... I can't say enough about the aluminum look. On the bright side, even if you need to buy another copy of the Halinski edition, they are quite cheap relatively speaking (about $20...

Hey Darwin, Those planks now look exactly like HMV edtion ship planks... very nice and clean :D -Greg

Ok... so I just started to cut out the skeleton pieces of my Halinski Bismarck. OMG... my figers are killing me... how the devil do you guys cut out such pieces in 2mm thicknesses? I'm using an exacto knife and I'm in pain after just cutting out two pieces :( I tried using my Dremel tool...

Those look excellent Barry... Very detailed for a 1/400 ... very nice indeed. -Greg

Rob, Sounds like a challenge :D But looks like a fun project. Keep us posted on the build process... and post lots and lots of pics :wink: Cheers... and good luck with the build. -Greg

Hmmm... that's really too bad about the kit, with the fit and finish problems you are having Scorpio :( However, as always you still seem to be able to make it work :) I hope the fit problems start to go away and I hope you are still enjoying the build. -Greg

Ok I have now converted the .pdf to a full web page... I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it http://www3.sympatico.ca/greg.leszczynski/ -Greg

Guys, I ran into bandwidth problems... I had to remove the .pdf temporarily. I will repost as a regular web page... stay tuned... -Greg

Ok guys... my simple web page is finally up... and the full Halinski P-51D build article is up for all to enjoy :-) It's got almost 100 photos of the build. http://www3.sympatico.ca/greg.leszczynski/ -Greg

Bill, I live in Canada actually. I get all my paper models and modeling supplies, like the glue, from: www.lighthousemodelart.com I highly recommend getting stuff from Ralf at Lighthouse... great service. -Greg

Thanks Rick... I didn't know stuff in the Bin needed to be approved... you live and you learn :wink: Thanks agian... -Greg

Bill, Thanks for your kind words Bill... a masterpiece?!?! Wow, that's high praise indeed... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!... yes, it turned out quite good for my first card board model :D I tried to post the instructions twice yesterday to the Parts Bin but with no success. Send me an e-mail...

Hey guys, I just posted some more pics from the build in my album. I am finally FINISHED!!! This means that I can finally finish my article and post it on my site... it'll take some time. Maybe Ron could post the actual article in Word format somewhere for downloading... I don't have the...

Thanks for your kind words billmcc... I will post the complete build article on my new website when I'm done with it... give me a few more days. I use the UHU Alleskleber Extra for the most part. I use super glue for some instances where I want immediate adhesion and plain old white glue...