By the way Steve, responding all the way back to post #9 . . .

I too, greatly admire your work. I feel <u>honored</u> to have received one of only 2 posts that you have made since 2003!(?) The hollow-core fuse construction methods you showed me on your latest project look incredible! Great job.

Hey, andthat certainly is anice picture you usedfor your avatar!



To myfellow modelers out there,

All good-natured ribbing aside, the relationship that Steve and I have is the whole point of this thread. We are both self-taught, experimenting with these techniques; and sharing with each other what weare learning along the way. I shared a great and relatively inexpensive primer that works exceptionally well for finish work onplugs; then he helps me bysharing a great spot filling putty that cuts my working time significantly because it dries fast, sands easily, is readily available, and doesn't have to be mixed like Bondo or microballoons and resin.

I could list multiple examples of how we help each other, but the point is . . . that the more of us that choose to dabble with this type of construction, the more we learn and can share. Thus, shortening the learning curve for us all and greatly improving the ease and quality of our methods and results!

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt">(And "yes" I am supposed to be practicing for tomorrow's race right now, and then working on my molds; but these forums are getting addicting! Now I see why you so rarely post, Steve. They are like potato chips . . . once you start, you just can't seem to put the bag down!)</span>