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Some nice schemes there!

Mine's a Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor. No queueing at the back, you lot! Cheers, Andre

Coming along nicely! Cheers, Andre

Which has gotten us here: Cheers, Andre

Mists of Aluminium continue: Cheers, Andre

Aluminium, Aluminium, more and more thin mists of Aluminium: Cheers, Andre

EDSG on the uppers: PRU Blue on the lowers: Getting there! Next step, Dark Green (and some sanding / repainting on the underfuselage seam - it looks better in person than on camera!). Cheers, Andre

Sand reapplied, coverage is now good. Also, a few bits of green that did not require masking in advance: Cheers, Andre

Some more Aluminum, nose looks better methinks. Of course, to bring balance to the Force, one of the tailplanes immediately fell off. Cheers, Andre

EDSG added and masking removed!: Compared with the EDSG the Dark Green looks a bit spottish, I may have to return to that colour later on. Her undersides got some PRU Blue attention as well: The camera is merciless!, I may have to do some more filling on those underside gaps. Cheers, Andre

Some Mr Surfacer and wet & dry work done on the nose, gaps look better now methinks. Also, she is on her own legs: Cheers, Andre

Landing gear added and some preliminary masking done - I need to add a second layer of Vallejo Air 71.112 Sand before proceeding: Cheers, Andre

Some appropiate masking done in preparation for the EDSG: Cheers, Andre

Th last user, the 51° Stormo at Istrana, replaced them with Typhoon. Cheers, Andre

As did we Dutch!, ordered one too. Cheers, Andre

And just as soon as we get a mainstream kit...the AMI retires her. https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/05/the-italian-air-force-bids-farewell-to-the-amx-ghibli/ Cheers, Andre

Awesome work! Cheers, Andre

Due to several blemishes in the first attempt I did some sanding with fine grade wet & dry and some sanding pads. After quite a bit of a kerfuffle due to the winds this weekend I managed to get a second first layer on: More to follow! Cheers, Andre

Thanks! I wasn't satisfied with my first attempt, so after some sanding / polishing I applied a first quick mist of Aluminium, with more to follow: Cheers, Andre

Thanks! We are plowing onward. And here she is in her current state - canopy fitted, with a first layer of Dark Gull Gray for the inside of the canopy frames followed by a first layer of BS 641 Dark Green: Cheers, Andre

I hope so! After quite a bit of windrelated cussing this weekend, I managed to get a first layer of Aluminium reapplied - the plastic wing / resin photo pod join looks quite better compared to my first attempt, methinks. Here she is af of now, more to follow: Cheers, Andre

Alright, update time! With some hurdles the last weekend, here is where we are as of now: Still some more sorting out of the nose gaps to do (metallics are as merciless as they are brutal!), but getting there. Cheers, Andre

Thanks! It is indeed a kit that takes some effort. I found that the wings had a tendency to assume a marked dihedral when glueing them in a snug position, so I had some repositioning and filling of the resulting gaps to do. There is a small pin on the uppper inside surfaces that is meant to go in a corresponding dimple in the fuselage, but I found that to interfere so I cut the nib off. Even then I had to put in some effort. But hey, it's a Sword kit. Putting in effort is half the fun. Anyway. After a somewhat frustrating weekend weatherwise (see my general thread for a good laugh) I managed to get her here: Wings attached in more or less the proper attitude, windscreen / quarterlights put in place, camera windows refitted and a quick bit of Dark Gull Gray for the correct shade on the inside of the canopy frames and a light bit of preshading prior to applying more camouflage. Oh dear. I have an aluminium Dutch one planned as well, so that makes two of us (but first I need to finish those in this GB!). STOP THE MADNESS! Oh wait, we do this for fun. Cheers, Andre

Well, that was a weekend with two faces, airbrushwise..! I had finally claimed some Me Time on Sunday ("No obligations, my dear family, dad needs to get his airbrush on!") The good news, at least it wasn't pouring with rain yesterday. The bad news, it was quite windy. Normally not so much an issue, since the back yard is quite sheltered on three sides. Guess what the direction of the wind was... So, at first I managed to get a decent layer of light gray on the bottom of the Italeri Flash and some Dark Gull Gray on the canopies. Then all hell broke loose - both boxes and complete models literally blew off the table ending up in the yard (luckily without too much damage). I even managed to lose my 0,4mm nozzle, never to resurface again. So with some choice words ("Sorry, neighbours") I admitted defeat. However, after dinner, at around 19:00-ish, the wind calmed down and I decided for a rematch. And Cthulhu be praised, I finally managed to get some paint down. More details to follow in the specific build threads, but I could not resist a thunderly family portrait: Cheers, Andre

And here she is as of today - any takers for guessing which markings she'll end up in? First a layer of FS36622 on the lower surfaces, followed by removing the masking tape from the wheel bays: Followed by a quick spurt of Dark Gull Gray for the inner canopy frames and a first bit of camo - Vallejo Air 71.112 Sand: Cheers, Andre