I always enjoy getting to go down to our basement to locate new parts for the build, actually feels like progress. As I'm ready to move forward with the HS skeleton, it was time to locate all the parts that make up the internal ribs. At least in my kit from 2011, all of these parts were not wrapped in the blue vinyl, I don't know whether one of the previous kit owner's removed the blueing or that's just the way they come from Vans. Well it's now 2021 which means these parts are at least 10 years old and a few of them looked a bit dull. Then I noticed something else that was a bit more of a problem, a couple of the parts, the inboard most ribs and nose ribs were an older style that they no longer use. Again trying to incorporate the SB for this area with an older kit means that I don't necessarily have the same parts that are required for the build to comply with the SB. So I quickly realized that my life would be much easier if I just bit the bullet and ordered the updated parts from Van's. So not much done tonight other than realizing I needed some new parts. Break out the checkbook again!