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Same here, hope you recover soon. Meanwhile, I think you're gonna have something more than "light modelling duties" ... Ciao

Heck of a progress, Johnny! Also glad to hear you had a great time over the WE I think I'll steal your idea for foam masks, if you don't mind Ciao

I love making models. I love making models I love making models. I love making models I love making models. I love making models (... currently dealing with resin myself, although only limited to the Hog's tub ... ) Ciao

Great insight (as usual; I had no doubt you'd come up with useful info ) I shall ponder that; any hint by anybody who knows about suitable USAF pilot and crew chief figures during the first Gulf War would be greatly appreciated. This solution would partially hide the nice detail of the resin cockpit and would require a base (not exactly the house specialty at Giemme productions), but might be worth it. It raises a couple (three, actually) of further questions , though: - would the boarding ladder be deployed or at rest, with its door closed? - is it possible that the avionics bay is open during this phase? I only ask because the kit has the open bay as an option - @philbrad posted this link http://www.2951clss-gulfwar.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/1 in which you can see the airplane I'm modelling being repaired after battle damage. In one of the pics (this http://www.2951clss-gulfwar.com/piwigo/upload/2016/06/18/20160618060210-b099a498.jpg), it looks as though the inside surface of the tail planes, where the elevators are hinged, is painted a sort of yellow. The kit instructions call for the same color for the avionics bay; would it be the same for the inside of the wings, which gets visible once the ailerons split? And what about the ailerons "interior" surface? TIA Ciao

Looking smooth, Cookie Have you ever tried mixing Lifecolor with Future, to get a glossier result? Ciao

Looking forward to the casting result, Bill You are not putting any pipe before casting because they are likely to stuck into the mould, or is it because of their geometry? Ciao

Cheers Rob, great to hear from you Glad to have you on board, mate Ciao

This kind of things is one of the best features of BM, if you ask me Ciao

Excellent stuff Andy, thank you very much! Duly bookmarked. Thanks also for the heads up on the book I think I know the pilot of that aircraft ... Ciao

It definitely does Ian, thanks Although I think that aircraft is taxiing and not parked, so part of the doubt is still unsolved Hopefully @Gene K can recall something about this ... Ciao

Got it, thanks Andy I'll keep searching though, 'cause I kinda like the idea to pose the ailerons split open Ciao

Magnificent! Welcome on board, Andy One question, if I may: I see you modelled your A-10 with the split ailerons, to act as speed brakes. Is this a possible configuration for a parked aircraft? The kit allows for this option, but I couldn't find, from a first quick search, any pictures of airplanes with this feature deployed. TIA Welcome to you too Ciao

Fast pace already! Good thing you stop for meals, so that I can keep up Ciao

Cheers Ian, welcome on board Nothing new then, right? Ciao

Merci!! Ciao

Grazie Matteo! Ciao

Welcome to you too, Simon Ciao

Aaargh! Please don't wound yourself! - Or you need them for the kit? The 1 mm gap seems a more reasonable job. Ciao

Nice shot of the intake, Bill. Your plan for fairing in the resin intake makes perfectly sense, but you were being sarcastic here, right? Two millimeters sound a lot in this scale ... Ciao

Looks like a Yak 3 to me ... Ciao

That's going to be fun anyway Looking forward for progress Ciao

Oops ... of course, it's my memory not working properly (never did ). Ciao

I certainly don't mind, Jaime! Welcome on board Ciao

Task of this thread posse: talk Ced into vacforming? Sounds good! Ciao

Second! What a story, Ced Ciao