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    Thanks for the link, Jav! I great reference for a future build.
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    Have any of you seen one of these yet? Oh man, what a kit. The 1:32 Great Wall Hobbies Curtiss Hawk Flying Tigers.
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    First a little preshading Next, the first color of a three-color scheme on top. Will let this fry overnight before masking and painting the second color on top.
  5. CDW
    Much similar to the F-15, the Su-33 Flanker D has no less than 10 hard points for mounting ordnance.
  6. CDW
    Thanks Edward. Most of the build time will be building and painting/decaling the weapons. There are a lot of them.
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    Unless something unexpected puts me sideways, should get some paint down on this model over the weekend. The build details have been sparse, this will primarily be a pictorial on the paint and finish.
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    Thanks Mike. Those charts will come in very handy. Saved them for future reference.
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    Oh, but what a glorious way to go.
  10. CDW
    An unusual but graceful-looking pair of funnels. The Japanese warships had aesthetically pleasing lines IMO. Your model captures those lines well.
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    Thanks Dan!
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    Thanks Denis. A fairly new tool, she's going together without many issues so far.
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    You deserve positive feedback on this one. Your work reminds me of a little book by Les Wilkins I read decades ago. This publication grabbed my interest in plastic ship modeling. The author was doing what you are doing here, detailing and updating old plastic model ships. A great little publication that I believe has been out of print for a long time.
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    You are turning out an awesome model. Enjoying your progress every day.
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    Looks great, Alan. Wow, what a huge project you took on and it is paying off.
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    Don’t forget to put some weight in the nose to prevent her from being a tail-sitter. I used BB’s and glue to fill the nose cone. Instructions don’t specify how much to use (or to use any at all for that matter). I put 17 grams inside.
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    Great looking, all your hard work paid off!
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    Welcome aboard Mike!
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    Wing fold dry-fit preview. The wing fold hinge detail is very good straight from the box.
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    The kit provides the option for extended or folded wings and stabilizers. I chose the folded wings option which includes dropped flaps. Extended wing version has flaps raised.
  21. CDW
    Fuselage halves fit together very well. Very little cleanup will be required. That’s the way I like it. Particularly at this small scale, too much sanding will obliterate the fine recessed details and it’s a ton of work to restore it if lost.
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    Thanks for stopping by Phil
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    Thanks Ken. I will check it out and see.
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    One of the benefits of doing an exercise as above...I now know that Mr Hobby Acrysion emerald green is a near match (and a viable substitute) for Mig Ammo turquoise green (Russian cockpit color). The Mr Hobby Acrysion line of paints are acrylic, but readily reducible using Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner (lacquer). Like Tamiya acrylics, Mr Hobby Acrysion paints ARE NOT water-based acrylics, but instead a sort of hybrid acrylic that can readily be thinned with IPA or lacquer thinner. Mig Ammo acrylics are water based. Try thinning them with lacquer thinner and you will have a mess on your hands. IMHO, either Tamiya or preferably Mr Color paints thinned with Mr Color 400 Levelling Thinner give a superior finish. The downside with Tamiya paints is the small line of colors. However, they can be custom mixed to achieve the color desired using the colors from their range of paints. At one time I found a online resource for the mix ratios for various popular colors, but I have lost it.
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    At this point, my cockpit is already painted and I have no desire to go back and change it, but for future reference, I agree that #5 is the closest match to the photo color. Just goes to show how futile it can be to try and trust the paint manufacturer or model company.

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