Thanks, guys- you are, as ever, too kind! It has been a rough ride, and just lately gotten a bit rougher. My department at work was dissolved- all 5 of us laid off. After 14 years, without warning. The current American business model sucks! The odd thing is, as they cut the dept to go on a freelance model, I'll be working for the company freelance, at a higher rate, on an irregular basis. go figure!
Thanks for your orders, men! You will not be disappointed! CammNut, I hope you liked your sketch- I've been having a lot of fun spending some time on these little doodles. I've been tempted to post a collection of 'em- anyone want to see? I'll leave the names of the owners off, of course. More book going out in the next few days!
As for the IAR- I've fabricated the bomb crutch mounts and bomb sway braces, etc. Late production fighters were equipped as dive bombers, but rarely used as such. The Stuka-esque swinging bomb crutch was removed but the rest retained. I've taken some pics of my resistance soldering gear and how I use it- pics of this and more to come.