jssel's Hey Bop a Rebop rhubarb pie

[jssel]

My build will be the Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk5 clipped wing 401 Sqdn RCAF
"Corps of Imperial Frontiersmen"

Pictures will follow

[Chris]

Another canuck squadron, should have made it a canuck build!

[jssel]

So while we wait:

Gramp's Rhubarb Strawberry Pie

Ingredients:

9 inch pie crust
6 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons corn starch
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups rhubarb
2 cups strawberries
2 Tablespoons butter

Procedure:

Mix all dry ingredients together and then mix with rhubarb and strawberries. Place in crust. Put little chunks of butter around on top. Sprinkle a little nutmeg over it. Put on top crust and make a few slits. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or till done.

[Chris]

Oddly enough I have no idea what Rhubarb tastes like!

[jssel]

Well Chris, it has a certain amount of "pucker factor" but not the same as flying a Rhubarb.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Oddly enough I have no idea what Rhubarb tastes like!

It's an acquired taste, but once you have it, you'll await the season. We don't make the strawberry-rhubarb pie (which is very good), we we do manage to have 1-2 small pots of 'stewed rhubarb' every season .... leave the pot in the icebox, grab a spoonful when the urge hits ....

[jssel]

It's also 'shroom season in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Morels to be precise and there are few if any better.

[carlos]

Oddly enough I have no idea what Rhubarb tastes like!

It's an acquired taste, but once you have it, you'll await the season...

Very tangy - I love it.
When I was a kid, it grew in a great big clump at the bottom of our garden - never had to tend it, or encourage it - It just grew in copious amounts every year.
My mother used to make a killer 'rhubarb crumble' - and my sis and me would often just sit outside and eat sticks of it - pull up a stick, chop off the leaf, a good rinse off, then dip the end in sugar between bites - great stuff.

[jssel]

With the countdown clock ticking, it's time to post some pictures.

The Boxart:



The kit:



Decals:




How to do it guide:



Not to many parts, well detailed and great decals. Looks to be a fun time.

[Dirkpitt289]

Looks like a nice kit. I look forward to seeing it come to life.

[jssel]

A quick search on Google images produced this:



Progress for today.

In step one we begin work on the cockpit area and the wings. Parts are cleaned up and painted the initial coat of Interior Green. Poly Scale paints are being used on this project.




And a little closer look at the interior parts. I have an Eduard harness set for the seat.

[Chris]

Great start, so many spits, so little time!

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice start

[MackemPete]

Going to enjoy watching this mate
Cheers
Pete

[jssel]

Back to the project this morning.

Here are a couple of shots of the cockpit. I had to add the harness from an Eduard sheet of P.E.