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Really good job, and in 1/72 too, so even more challenging to achieve a result.

Thank you very much. Alain

Many of the Korean War Mustangs that were collected from various units and went through major overhaul at the Sacramento and San Antonio Air Depots before being shipped to Japan likely had the original surfacer/putty removed and then were painted in silver lacquer. I have read that the Mustangs that were held in storage in Japan after WW2 were also put into use, so were more than likely to still have the factory applied finish ion the wings- I am guessing that they were mostly low-time airplanes and so chances were good that they were still in their original finish, where the wings were concerned. You can see, in good quality photos of Korean War Mustangs, that some are still in natural metal with painted filled wings, and some have stripped wings and are painted overall with aluminum lacquer.. Restored Mustangs on the civil register can be seen both with and without the surfacer/putty/aluminum paint on the wings, and some can be seen with stripped wings in either painted or polished form. There is not much need for a Mustang's wings to be in the original finish to maintain a perfect laminar flown nowadays, as maximum combat performance is no longer required, and the ,low octane/low lead avgas that is available saps a lot more performance than not having a filled, puttied, and painted wing. Mike

I don’t know how I missed this build, there’s excellent modeling going on here (no surprise to me).

Wow, that is exceptionally nice.

Sadly, I have never seen them in China, where I live, hence my choice of "tools"

Great build, really enjoyed it.

However it goes I want to see this when done.

Loving your work.👍

Superb! Pat.

Very observant on all counts, The bloodhound is of course the Airfix kit and the Herc Esci. Oxford miniatures provide the Landy and Bedford RL, these are really nice and they are easy to take apart for a bit of weathering and matting down. The techies come from Esci and the rocky in the distance is from Matchbox.

Standard SEAC markings but it is difficult to tell if there is any color variation. The diagonal break in the aft portion of the fuselage ordinarily creates a change in reflected light, making it look lighter or darker depending on circumstances. While it appears the area on the lower portion of the fin is different, the picture is too small and grainy to be conclusive. Spot repairs often have a similar appearance. Thanks for the picture though. What is the source? I have not seen it before. For those interested, KJ-420 (theoretically ex 42-99603) was posted to the Bengal Communications Flight when it arrived in India in the late summer of 1944. After the war, it was returned to U.S. custody then sold to the government of Thailand in 1947.

I like the way your imagination works. That looks superb!

Beautiful build!

Looks real good. Not too clean and believably weather worn.

Thanks guys!

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 flown by Erich Hartmann 1943.Great kit, not sure about the accuracy but it looks like Messerschmitt enough, great surface details with lot of options , for open engine, poseable flaps, slats...Cockpit details are ok but not for show, some resin or PE upgrade is necessary, so i decided to put the pilot from Aerobonus. Decals work perfect but there are some inaccuracies especially for Hartmann's personal emblem. For painting i used Eduard's manual since Trumpeter is probably fictional. Painted with Mr.Color , Tamiya and Vallejo, weathering : Flory wash, Ammo and Mig weathering products and oils. There's not many fit issues so i would recommend this kit (and any other version of BF109) to anyone who wants nice BF109 in 1/32 scale, cheers!

I have two of these in the stash so definitely watching and learning.

Thanks Jan. Yeah they’re a good aircraft to build with so many camouflage options. However, I went with the splitter type for mine with the yellow engine cowling. I’m sure another one or two will creep into my stash somehow!

Reference pic here: There were different radio fits to the Beaufighter throughout their service life, but this one seems to be a standard for the Coastal Command machines. Ian.

She's up on her feet, now ☺️ The starboard wingtip ended up about 2-mm higher than the opposite side (which isn't too bad, considering I wasn't using the kit's landing gear). I was able to mitigate the height difference by sanding a flat spot in the starboard gear's tire. I then added the gear actuators and doors: My, those doors are thick! In retrospect, I should have tried making my own from plasticard or thin metal sheet. (For my 'Hanoi Special' I used an Eduard photoetch set, but that's no longer in production and I've had no luck finding it online). With the landing gear complete, I turned my attention to the various lights on the F-105. I added the big, red anti-collision beacon on the dorsal spine and the small, clear light beneath the nose: I discovered that Trumpeter's instructions for colors on the formation lights are incorrect. They correctly call out 'blue' for the forward formation light, but the others are wrong! The fuselage formation light at the tail should also be blue (not clear), and the light at the top of the fin should be clear (not red). I had previously done these per Trumpeter's advice, so was mighty peeved to have to re-do them: We're on short final now! Here's what I still have to do: Add nose probe Open and detail the canopy Add the little latches(?) that stick out from either side of the cockpit when the canopy is open Install pylons/bombs/fuel tanks Install the horizontal stabs (these won't be drooped as I'm modeling this bird as powered-up, hence the pilot in the cockpit) Add Reskit's ventral fin and fuel dump (I saved these till last as they are very fragile) Add the exhaust petals (like with the horizontal stabs, the bottom petal will not be drooped) Paint and add pilot's access ladder With any luck, I'll be able to call this done tomorrow (Saturday). I'm leaving on another business trip first thing Sunday morning and it would be good to have this project off my plate. Add the exhaust petals

Nice job su far! keep it going! 🤙🏼

Very nice build of an odd machine! BTW.. very nice S2000, I’ve got one myself too 😉

Nice stuff! I have the same kit, just in a Italeri box. Well, actually I think originally this was an Italeri that has then be reboxed by Testors. I will build it.. sooner or later 😄

To clarify, I take it you mean that the two of you will be jointly building at least one model and that you are not building a model with the General as the material? Gondor