Heh. Truth. I said, “Oh, shit!” the instant it departed the launchers...er, I mean “tweezers.” How much cursing was required before he finally found the part?

Mine laughed at markfit

ebay - they say 6+ weeks but I got mine within like 3. VMS also makes a 2-in-1 softener + adhesive that performs about the same. I find either one really helps reduce decal issues quite a bit.

It should be more detailed than it is, absolutely. I have to imagine it's a compromise made for quality control purposes.

Usually a next day type of thing?

Yeah the Fujifilm is touchy with its autofocus - keep meaning to sit down and play with it...

Yep - size 15 ink cups. Easily sourced on ebay

Un-thinned Tamiya gloss clear works great. One drop per instrument face. Half a drop for the itty-bitty ones.

@@danl.909 Ive used tamiya extra thin CEMENT on silvered clear decal film as a last resort, and it actually works.(brush the lion share of glue off the applicator before trying it...)..and I use thinned white glue for setting decals if they are quetionable

Easy. None of them. At least for aircraft. Armor is a big more complicated. I'd put Wingnut (RIP), Great Wall, and Eduard in a tier just below them. Probably Arma Hobby, too, but I haven't actually built one of theirs yet.

And how about zoukei mura 1/32?

@@DoogsModels Matt, when it is released, will you be building Arma's 1/48 Hurricane?

@@tonyverschelden6714 ZM is good, even very good. Still not in Tamiya’s class for aircraft kits, though. No one is. There’s Tamiya, then there’s everyone else in a different classroom building. At least Tam sets a standard for everyone else to shoot for. As Matt has mentioned numerous times, Tamiya’s 1:32 F4U kits are unmatched accomplishments in the field of producing injection-molded aircraft kits. I’ve built three, and I will certainly build more. They are a sensual modeling experience to build.