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Nicely done! Congrats, looks amazing.

Thanks. The MIG will be a Polish -21 from the boxing decals.

Well, I think you should totally get one. Its a great kit. I'm not terribly interested in the F-14 as a subject, but I can't put the build down because it's so much fun. Now I'm a lot more interested in the subject as well.

Paint! Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr I use MRP on the lowers and light gray on the top. The dark gray from MRP was too dark (see photo below) so I used Tamiya Neutral gray instead. Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr All the colors together: Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr The MIG-21 used to be a "big build" on my desk until...... Untitled by Aaron Long, on Flickr thanks for looking!

Good morning y'all. I wanted to share some of my updates on the Tomcat. I've painted up the "cans" or whatever you call those big round "fire holes" at the back of a jet! I used Alclad metallics till it looked like some pictures I found on the inter-webs. They need final weathering of course. F14 cans by Aaron Long, on Flickr F14 cans by Aaron Long, on Flickr I've had most of the fuselage built up too, so here's what it looks like... Looks like an F-14! (mig-21 provided for scale of course.) F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr cockpit time! Just workin' to make it look detailed. I'm using the kit seats with some PE updates. F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr F-14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Cheers! Thanks for looking.

Woah, this thing is big! 8) Biggest model on the bench so far... well, except for the Monogram F-14 I built in Jr high. Makes my MIG-21 look tiny in comparison. I know a lot has been said about this kit, but I have to put my two cents in as well...(this IS the internet after all hahaha) I think this kit is so much fun, it's very well done. Clever engineering and fit make this a pleasure to build at every step. Every sink mark so far has been hidden by another part. I'm enjoying this build. Here is the cockpit, still got some work to do on this. I haven't even started working on the seats. Swing wing mechanism is fun to put together AND works really well. No wobble here. Painting of the insides before assembling parts: Painted the insides of the intakes. Installed! And here is what I'm going for! Thanks for looking!

@Vinnie You’re going to enjoy having an airbrush. I only used masks for the yellow sections. The camo was done freehand. Thanks

Yes! The new tool Eduard 190A-4 kit. Great kit.

Thanks for the comments folks. I finished this up a few weeks ago. Check it out at: thanks!!

I just try to marble or "squiggle" the colors or lightened colors together and then spray a super thin base coat over it all. I think its actually easier than a pre-shade. Another thing that may help you is the I apply the panel wash over a flat/semi-flat coat. That way, some of the wash gets stuck in the finish around the panel line/rivets. It doesn't wipe off as easy as over a glossy surface. That's new for me, @Brewer got me to try that and I like it a lot. does that make sense?

I didn't pre-shade per se, but I did build up the colors. I did a modified "black base" by just using the bare plastic as the base. I lighted the color two times and built up the lightest spots to be in the center of panels or details and left the panel lines to be the darkest. The panel wash did the rest of the shading.

Stick a fork in it! 8) It's done and I had a lot of fun doing it. I really recommend this kit. It goes together well and doesn't seem to have any negative aspects. 190 gear is difficult, but this kit makes it a lot less scary to get the angles right. I know a lot of you are building it now... or have recently finished the kit. I've been enjoying the 190 builds! Jason Brewer took some good shots for me! Aaron 190 3 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 4 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 5 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 6 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 7 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 9 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 12 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 13 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 190 17 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Thanks for looking!

That awesome. I love it.

1/48 Eduard 109G-4 "Black 1" Oblt. Franz Schiess 8./JG 53 Photos: Jason Brewer // Brewer Models I wrapped up this G4 right before the end of the year. The model is finished out of box from the Royal kit. I used EagleCals for this fun set of markings. I have to say, this has to be one of my favorite schemes that I've done in a while. I really like the RLM 78/79/80 combo. I'm looking for more of these Sicily/Italy schemes. I used Tamiya, Mr. Paint, and vallejo colors for this build. Thanks to Brewer for the pics! Aaron 109G4 W 1 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 3 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 5 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 6 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 7 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 9 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 W 13 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 G 14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Aaron 109G4 G 9 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Thanks for looking!

Wrapping things up. My Aussie spit builds took center bench for a bit. Got the decals on, satin clear, panel wash, and weathering. thanks for looking!