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  1. CDW
    The Hobby Boss Rafale goes together quickly with no major fit issues. Not perfect, but acceptable. The cockpit is simple, and all the photos I saw of it, everything is black. I'm now ready to start laying down some paint. For the main finish colors of yellow, blue, and a little gray, I'll be using Mr. Hobby Acrysion paints with Mr Color leveling thinner. I need to figure out these paint masks that come with the decal set...they are used to separate the gray from the yellow and black at the nose section.
  2. CDW
    I'll be looking forward to your next project, but this one has far exceeded my expectations for a detailed U-boat model. Outstanding indeed.
  3. CDW
    Glad to find your build thread for the B-25! This will be the first build review I've seen for a HK kit. Really looking forward to it. You've got a great start moving forward.
  4. CDW
    The instructions called for silver on the landing gear. I didn't think it was silver from the photos I saw, but more of a silver-gray. I ended up using a white/gray that looks real nice I think. You just can't trust the color call-outs on instructions much of the time, but at the same time, colors are hard to distinguish from photos sometimes.
  5. CDW
    The landing gear on this plane are massive. Look like they could support a commercial airliner.
  6. CDW
    OC Those landing gear look to be a silver-gray color. Photos on the net are rather inconclusive to me so I am going to wing-it for the colors on some of the features such as the gear. Did you ever get a close look at one at an airshow or anything? The cockpit colors are easy...it's all black from what I can tell.
  7. CDW
    OC Looks like there are some graphics on top of the external wing fuel tanks? Interesting.
  8. CDW
    Gorgeous boat Ryland.
  9. CDW
    They are definitely going on a Rafale, but mine is an "M", not a "C". Don't think it will make much difference in the end, it will be a Rafale model with the markings I want.
  10. CDW
    Your British Grenadier figure looks great, as well does your model ship.
  11. CDW
    Besides model kits, I also collect decal sets. Often, I buy a decal set and then wait until later to find a model kit appropriate for the decals. That's the case here as I bought a beautiful set of decals from Syhart that replicates a particular French Rafale aircraft as it appeared in the Tigermeet 2013 markings. These decal sets tend to be limited production items that disappear before you know it...you have to get them where/when you can. Anyway, I'll get started on the model kit and look forward to the finished aircraft with these beautiful (to me) markings.
  12. CDW
    Finished
  13. CDW
    Getting closer to a finish. Added the decals and Aces II ejection seats. Next will be adding a few landing/navigation lights, a dull coat to seal the decals, then last add the ordnance.
  14. CDW
    The 30mm depleted uranium rounds are a nightmare for armored vehicles.
  15. CDW
    When my brother was stationed in France in the 60's, he literally brought hundreds of antique clocks back to the USA on C-130's, a few at a time. Back then, they would commonly bring their own personal cargo back to the states and I guess no one cared that they did. He would hunt all the little shops through the countryside towns and villages in Europe, buy broken antique clocks, then repair them to bring back stateside. I have a few of them in my house still.
  16. CDW
    Excellent!
  17. CDW
    I got a kick out of watching A-10's in South Carolina. They reminded me of crop dusters years ago, those A-10's are so agile.
  18. CDW
    C-130's?
  19. CDW
    My brother served at Keesler with the hurricane hunters in the early 70's. Before that, the hurricane hunters were stationed out of Puerto Rico. As a teen, I enjoyed lots of time at Ft Bragg/Pope AFB, watching the Special Forces and Airborn practice their jumps. Waves of C-130's and hundreds or more paratroopers. During the early VietNam era.
  20. CDW
    Here is some ordnance on display and panel line accents. The photos reveal some touch ups I need to do. Funny how photos can show things that escape the naked eye.
  21. CDW
    Dadgum Javlin, that's some beautiful wood work you're doing there. Great job! One of my old friends (RIP) made beautiful furniture. One day, I asked him if I could see his wood working shop, thinking I would see all kinds of fancy power tools. When he walked me back there and opened the door, I was shocked to see all he had were hand tools. Even things you would swear someone had turned on a lathe, he had carved and shaped by hand each individual piece. And the American history this man could tell you about was phenomenal. He was a walking, talking set of encyclopedias.
  22. CDW
    Thanks so much Denis. We are having a grand time here. Hope you are doing the same. Two of my daughters and a grand daughter are flying up to Manchester tomorrow morning to spend a week with their big sister. They are really looking forward to seeing snow. 😃
  23. CDW
    Here's a few photos of where she sits right now. The camouflage is done, still need to add some panel line work. The canopy and seats are sitting in place for photos, but not cemented. Still must add photo etch details and detail painting to the ejection seats. My aftermarket resin ejection seats were too wide to fit inside the cockpit tub. While I could sand away enough to force a fit, it would erase much of the detail the resin seats provided in the first place.I just opted to use the kit-supplied seats and will add the aftermarket photo etch bits to enhance them. It's unfortunate but this kit does not supply any decal markings for the vast array of ordnance provided in the kit. It just won't look complete without the decals, so I had to order a set from a vendor in Australia. That order won't arrive until mid-January so it's going to be a while before I can finish this model. In the meantime, I'll be finishing the cockpit, adding and painting the afterburner, preparing and adding the ordnance pylons, adding panel line details, then applying the main decals supplied in the kit.
  24. CDW
    I like it. Elegant but practical.
  25. CDW
    Thanks Denis. Hopefully, I'll have another update tonight or tomorrow.

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