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This a great project Stuart, wonderful to see a racer!

Agreed, the markings turned fantastic Patrice, this one really stands out!

That's looking great Giorgio, and the wear on the main gear bay looks amazing

Great work adding the second seat, that is a very cool build Tim!

Looking great John, can't wait to see the gallery pics!

I had to mask up the whole thing to repaint the wing where I'd managed to smudge the aluminum paint: Success! And then mask it all up again for the yellow stripes that I forgot about: I just sort of lined up the flaps in the 'up' position as best I could in order to line up the stripes. It worked out OK. Then painted the trim tabs black: I've spent some time thinking about how to get the forward portion of the drooped flaps to be even shinier than the natural metal, as it appears in many photographs - and remembered @Fritag's Jet Provosts: So out came the foil for the fescalized portion of the flaps: Difficult to get a pic of the difference versus the metalizer and Vallejo, but I think there is a contrast: Oh, and got most of the transfers on - they're still a little wrinkled from the Mr Mark Softer And got together a pile of props and a tree of tires:

I would never have guessed that was an old pot of MSG, it turned out very smooth, great work JR.

So cool to see a Mk II in FAA colours, fantastic Beaufighter Chris

That's a great dry-brushed fading effect Chris - now to try and wear out some Humbrol brushes...

Great paint work John! I'll have to file away the advice on pink as an undercoat for yellow.

Thanks Giorgio and Gerard! Got it all masked while watching a little TV: Began applying paint - got the two wing primers, the OD glare panel, and the Red Tail on: Vallejo Metal Color for the wings: I'm happy with the contrast between the VMC and MM Metalizer representing aluminum lacquer and bare metal: I managed to mess up the right wing with my cotton glove while removing the masking - d'oh - but it shouldn't be too difficult to sort.

Quick work JR - that gun sight looks amazing

Thanks folks! Managed to get a bit done this weekend; putty cleaned up, and windshield piece in place: Began the metalizing: Metal complete (mostly!) - the wings will be painted with Vallejo Metal Color to represent metal lacquer, and the tail will be red. I then got out the rivet wheels and went to town: I have the day off tomorrow, so I might have a go at painting the wings and tail.

Great looking metal finish (as always!) Patrice.

A Bedders Spitfire is always a treat! That turned out great Justin, does the West painting justice.

Painted up the natural metal portions of the wings, and puttied the wing seams. And got the flying surfaces attached A little putty here and there, but not too bad so far. I believe I attached the IP coaming too far forward, and I'm having a little trouble with the windshield, but it shouldn't be too big a deal.

Woo-Hoo, that's great news Bill!

So sorry to hear about your father-in-law Dennis, condolences from Seattle.

That's some fast work Steve, and of the highest quality - I'm impressed with both the Mig chrome and the brushed VMC on your earlier effort.

Thank you Patrice, good idea, I'll make sure to leave a couple in reserve at less than 25% complete. You are a bad (very good) influence CC! I'll definitely consider an Air Commando scheme. It's almost as if Arma expected us to buy way too many of these and have to stack 'em! Well, one cockpit almost complete: I'm very vocal about not really being one for cockpit detail, but this kit leaves you no choice! True to form, I gave up on the cockpit detail transfers about half way through, but it's still probably the best detailed cockpit I've ever made. The engineering of this kit is remarkable; this is the second one I've buttoned up, and both times the way all the complex parts line up perfectly really impressed me. I gave up trying to carefully paint each stringer in the wheel bay, and just slathered on some yellow zinc chromate: Then scraped it off with a toothpick (the silver is Model Master Metalizer, so it can handle the toothpick without a scratch) Wing buttoned up:

Excellent progress - I found the gunsight difficult to attach as well, and didn't even attempt that tiny PE part at the base of the IP - hat's off for sure!

Excellent progress Patrice! I noticed that you used a bit from the sprue label in the nose of the fuselage assembly - care to share your trick with us?

My build rate has been abysmal of late, but I've really been looking forward to this STGB, and have been un-packing my stash after a recent house move revealing my enthusiasm for the 1/72 Arma Mustang: Now, I knew I had ordered two of the F-6C sets based on the lovely box art alone, and the MkIII has already been built, but upon inspection, it had full sprues inside! Wow, three high back Mustangs when I thought there were two! What a day. Further rummaging revealed two more sets of sprues swaddled in bubble wrap - five?!? Well, what to do with such a bounty? I'm going to try and build them all. I'll almost certainly fail, but who could say no to such an adventure? Spent Sunday evening pre-painting some parts on the sprues: I think I'll try for "My Buddy" of the 332nd FG, and an attempt at the French subject on the box art of the F-6C, and then we'll go from there.

Agreed, agreed and agreed (but in 1/72 of course). That looks amazing Giorgio.

Same here Bill, well fingers anyway, I'm not a Martian.