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  1. Canute
    #5 matches to the last cockpit shot, for my eyes. May be the Russian jets morphed away from the Soviet era aqua cockpits. Go on what your photos tell you. Anybody who can argue differently needs to show evidence.
  2. Canute
    That aqua green/blue shade is pretty much a universal color for Soviet/Russian cockpits. Photos I saw of the MiG-25 Belenko flew to Japan in 1976 were that shade. We modelers had to scramble to come up with something close. Now we're in a Golden Age of modeling paints. 😄
  3. Canute
    Congratulations on your design and use of that astrolabe. Accuracy looks to be 5 miles. About par for using this system. 👍 Development of accurate chronometers was key to developing accurate celestial navigation systems. For the Northern Hemisphere, we had figured out latitude (at night anyway) by shooting Polaris. It's elevation is your latitude, no calculations. Time is critical for longitude calculations. I spent 6-7 years doing this stuff as an aerial navigator, using bubble sextants.
  4. Canute
    Looking good, Denis. Yes, fitting the aftermarket resin can be an adventure. Lots of cut and try the fit, then do some more trimming. You'll get it done.
  5. Canute
    Very nice save. 👍 What solvent are you using to keep this gizmo clean?
  6. Canute
    Resistance is futile, Phil. You have to make those jigs/fixtures or it'll be crooked as all get out. 😄😉 I just made 2 for some HO cars I'm building.
  7. Canute
    Yellow is so hard to paint, since it's so translucent. The gray primer is the only route I know. You're well on your way, building up the layers. Keep it up.
  8. Canute
    Those are. I think Hobbylinc is down around there, too.
  9. Canute
    Scalecoat 1 is another lacquer based paint, Scalecoat 2 is an enamel line. They have a proprietary thinner, too, although I believe generic lacquer thinner works, too. Version 1 can be baked if spraying onto metal, like for brass locomotives. Really hardens the paint. And both dry to a gloss. But, you must take the precautions Craig mentions. They have VOCs. Another brand of lacquer paints is Trucolor. They have a wide range of colors, not all model railroad related. It thins with acetone. And dries to a gloss.
  10. Canute
    It'll pay off. You've got a lot of "try" here. 👍
  11. Canute
    I'm in too. This is a big bird. 👍 Seems Trumpeter really went to town on all the weapons. My Hasegawa kits all needed aftermarket weapons, most of which were more specialized to the period of the jet I model. A-7D Search and rescue carried LAU-7 rocket launchers and CBU-52/58 bombs. Need aftermarket. And Soviet/Russian jets. Rare, but better availability now.
  12. Canute
    Alright, an Emil. I'm in also.
  13. Canute
    The 3D HA AA wins, since the rest of the build is so detailed.
  14. Canute
    Surprising for a relatively recently printed decal, but I suppose every batch has a lemon or two. All in all, a very well done job. And an interesting fact about those stripes. Thanks.
  15. Canute
    Nice work on the stack. Looking good. 👍 Like EG said, need more soot around the top of the stack. My Case tractor was like that. And we kept a bucket over top of the exhaust unless we were running it.
  16. Canute
    The checkerboard looks like it was painted on. Too bad that one decal disintegrated on you. And it's a major part of your scheme.
  17. Canute
    Pardon my miserable French spelling, but head to the coast around Arromanche, for what remains of a Mulberry used as a temporary port until facilities in Cherbourg were liberated. St Lo was another town that was battled over. On a lighter note, Villedieu le Poele was a town in western Normandy, famous for it's copper cookware. And if you get the chance, go to Mont St Micheal. Sits a little ways off the coast in a tidal mud flat. I think it's an island at high tide. And no vehicles inside the gates. Very medieval.
  18. Canute
    I fell into the camp of "Speed is life". Most VC couldn't lead far enough to hit a fighter with rifle fire, unless it was the "golden BB". But they had bigger stuff that was a threat. The helo guys were the gutsiest, low and slow with maybe the aluminum foil between them and the unfriendly fire. Did you sit on your flak jacket? The F-4 had armor plate on the belly, over some important gear, such as generators and hydraulic pumps. Unfortunately, our maintainers took them off because they interfered with their work? The doors were heavier and the bolt heads recessed in the armor. Plates disappeared, never to be seen.
  19. Canute
    Looks like it had a dirt bath. Long drying time - are they some kind of oils?
  20. Canute
    Get your eyes checked regularly. You may have cataracts.
  21. Canute
    Or you can work under a lit magnifying lens. Works a treat for those teeny details and PE parts. leaves both hands free to do your modeling tasks.
  22. Canute
    Shading turned out well. The gun panels didn't quite stand out as much as pictures show, but you did capture the differences.
  23. Canute
    Well done. And I'm partial to airplanes with red paint.
  24. Canute
    My Admiral is pretty good with aircraft; she was a flight engineer on C-141s once upon a time. Beyond that it;s boat (Staten Island ferry or Hobie cat), or train(box car or the 20th Century Limited). She does tolerate my model building, too. 😄
  25. Canute
    She's a keeper.

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