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Second RnB coat applied to the upper wing surfaces....

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Looks good from here, consistent aluminum sheen with slightly darker splotches in streaks, I can't wait to get this out in some real sunshine...

 

With high flash to show the reflectivity....

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The slightly darker streaks wash out in heavy light... It literally glows!!!  Yea Team! that is exactly the effect I was looking for....

 

Real sunlight will tell the tale.... Got to get the second coat on the bottom and then on to the fuselage and empennages....

 

I think it's going to turn out nice..

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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1 hour ago, Javlin said:

Just your overhead light EG makes it reflect well!:imNotWorthy:

Thanks Jav!!!

 

This afternoon, the sun came out.... So I took the wing out to back porch to get some natural sunlight shots to confirm what I think I have...

 

Direct reflection...

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Now she should start turning bluish silver as the aspect changes....

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I think I've found the secret to doing this finish.... That is perfect coloration which changes as the light conditions and angle changes....

 

YAY TEAM!!!!

 

When I do the fuselage I will spell out the steps to getting this effect...

 

It looks even more stunning in real life.... Looks real...

 

I'm pleased with it....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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That is looking  splendid  - really  shiny.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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You've scored a bullseye with that finish. All the detail looks superb. Well done brother.👍

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Bingo... the master at work and success.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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18 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

That is looking  splendid  - really  shiny.

 

OC.

Thanks Brother, it looks the part....

17 hours ago, king derelict said:

Beautiful finish; well worth all the experimentation and research. Its going to be a stunning model

Alan

Appreciated Alan, sometimes perseverance pays off...

17 hours ago, Canute said:

You've scored a bullseye with that finish. All the detail looks superb. Well done brother.👍

I hope so my friend... now to replicate it on the fuselage...

17 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Bingo... the master at work and success.

I don't know about the master part Mark, but at least I'm hoping I can take the mystery out of the Rub n Buff finish, It's been around for decades but no one has been willing to fully document it ... There is nothing else like it.... and nothing that will replicate it...

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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It looks very good EG, reflectivity is very credible. Surface details are awesome, I can even see some waviness of stressed skin, am I right?

Best regards,

Dan

Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64

Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48F-15C Eagle - 1:48Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48F104S Starfighter - 1:48

 

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2 hours ago, Danstream said:

It looks very good EG, reflectivity is very credible. Surface details are awesome, I can even see some waviness of stressed skin, am I right?

Best regards,

Dan

Thanks Dan...

2 hours ago, CDW said:


I saw that too

Yep it's there... A few pics...

 

Bare plastic...

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You see nothing but the rivet lines....

But once the wing surface becomes shiny....

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You see the stressed skin surface... It was pretty much invisible on the bare plastic...

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Look at the back wing, the rivet lines coincide with the very subtle stressed skin effect they somehow molded into the surface...

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And still being very subtle, it shows up under the silver, an effect of realism I still don't know how they did it....

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It's absolutely amazing, nothing I've ever seen before....

 

They modeled stressed skin, and did it very effectively....

 

 

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Update:

 

Rub n Buff how I apply it...

 

I start by using nitrile gloves....

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You can do it without the gloves, but it does make whatever you touch a bit messy, it will come off the fingers with IPA...

We first start by applying a dab on your finger...

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You then press the dab between your fingers to thin it out you want to apply as thin a coat as possible less is better in this application...

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Then, you just spread it directly on the gloss painted surface of your model...

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Do not allow it to dry, if you start to feel your fingers dragging on the surface the wax based Rub n Buff is dry, get another dab and repeat the process until your surface you want silvered is covered...

 

Once covered, and allowed to dry for a time (I go overnight) use a fine grain, lint free cloth, (t-shirt cloth is what I use) and rub out the surface....

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Just like applying paste wax to your car, rub it on, buff it out....

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When done it will feel silky smooth.... the cloth will glide over the surface and be careful it's easy to drop your model...

 

With the fuselage covered she looks like this...

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Of course there is some touching up that is needing to be done and that is done with a pointed q-tip which you can get at Hobby Lobby...

 

What she looks like in the sunshine....

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Onwards.....

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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EG, how recent is this kit. The reason I ask is some of the resin railroad car kit makers are working oilcanning effects into the car sides thru the 3D masters used to prepare the resin molds. These kits are about 5 or so years old, as the 3D masters have been improved. These are in 1/87th scale, HO.

 

It's beautiful that these stressed panels show up so realistically. SDo you seal the Rubnbuff?

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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It's a 2007 first issue Ken... The first kit they marketed....

 

Yes it has to be sealed, the finish although hard surfaced will come off rather easily with finger oils... Paul Cordyrette recommended future and when I built the P-51 I sealed it with a coat of future brushed on and allowed to thoroughly cure... It didn't change the look or reflectiveness any just darkened it ever so slightly....

 

So after I break it down and do the Rub n Buff touch up's it will get a coat to seal it in before I do the detail painting...

 

It's such a realistic impression that I'm still amazed at it and I've been looking at it for a few days now...

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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That model maker was a wizard, doing that kind of work on steel molds.  I can't wait to see the next installment.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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I agree Ken,

He is/was a real artist with this one, and being a first release I imagine the technical aspects of molding have gotten better with time... This is my first and only Kinetic kit so far and I'm thoroughly impressed with it's level of detail... Especially for a first release....

 

I will eventually build another Kinetic Kit, and, as of right now I fully recommend them as 1st rate model makers... I may locate another one, and give it the full museum display treatment, (a few things I would have done differently for a better part alignment/fit) This kit deserves that level of treatment...

 

The next installment is coming as soon as I get over the fever and shakes, I'm suffering from MSW withdrawals right now... {chuckle} Good to see them back up and online....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Yeah, the outage was a PITA, but survivable (barely😁)

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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4 hours ago, Canute said:

Yeah, the outage was a PITA, but survivable (barely😁)

I had the same (((shakes))))   but just put it down to MSW  not putting a pound/dollar  in the electric slot   lol.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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She's looking great silvered up! Beautiful finish 😊

 

Yep I experienced the same itchy fingers with MSW down😱

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

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On 7/26/2022 at 5:16 AM, Canute said:

Yeah, the outage was a PITA, but survivable (barely😁)

 

On 7/26/2022 at 10:00 AM, Old Collingwood said:

I had the same (((shakes))))   but just put it down to MSW  not putting a pound/dollar  in the electric slot   lol.

 

OC.

Yep barely.... {chuckle} but then again I've been a bit under the weather as well for the last couple of days so it wasn't good all-round... anyway all's good for now...

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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On 7/26/2022 at 1:15 PM, Edwardkenway said:

She's looking great silvered up! Beautiful finish 😊

 

Yep I experienced the same itchy fingers with MSW down😱

Thanks Ed, I just finished the touchups and demasking the canopy, ready for The coat of future....

 

Pics in a few....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Short update Brothers....

 

Touchups are done, and I de-masked the canopy....

 

Hi Flash...

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No Flash...

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I think she certainly looks the part.... (and looks like a missed a couple of touchups) {chuckle}

 

Easy enough fix....

 

Onward.... 

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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That looks splendid  brother.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Thank you OC, It's appreciated...

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Well progress is going slow but I'm making progress...

 

First coat of future is down and I've painted out the bays, Interior Green is the specified color... I also put the Pewter on the gun ports and tail support...

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Just pulled the masking and waiting for it to dry before I buff it out.... Looks to me like it is close to an accurate shade of polished steel, but we will know for sure once it's rubbed out and in the sunlight...

 

I've got some RnB Ebony coming, (if it ever gets here) to do the inside of the tail pipe and aft shroud.....

 

Anyway It may be going slow, but it is going... {chuckle}

 

Onwards!!!

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Thanks Alan...

 

yes directly over the Future with frisket tape... (the frisket tape is the same orange tape you can get at Hobby Lobby) It gives a good clean edge.... Every bit as good as Tamiya tape....

 

And there are no stupid questions my friend....

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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5 hours ago, Egilman said:

And there are no stupid questions

Obviously you have not heard some of mine.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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{chuckle} Since I hold the strong belief brother that there is no such critter as a stupid question,

 

Lou, I really don't think I'm ever going to hear one either...

 

Although I do appreciate the sentiment my friend...

 

But I will apologize for my somewhat oscinine commentary at times... (I never got accepted to miss Bedilia Trulane's charm school, (I wouldn't have graduated anyways) she considered me too obtuse)

 

Any question you may decide to ask is welcome here... (hopefully I'll have a somewhat incisive answer)

 

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Well another short update, basic finishing is done, and I got her out in the sunshine for a few pics....

 

I'll let them speak for themselves... Time for decals....

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The highlighted panels don't wash out in bright sunlight, they should have been a tad darker, but they are very close to the look I was trying to achieve....

 

Next up, Decals, they will be coming from the Kinetic set for the subject aircraft and from Print Scale for the technical stencils... There are a lot of them....

 

And the mail just told me my RnB order arrived at my mailbox a minute ago... I now have everything to finish this bird....

 

Onwards my friends...

 

(and please tell me what you think of the completed finish, your opinions are very valuable to me my friends)

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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"Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"

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