billn53

She’s looking great. I really like your self-mixed orange, btw.

Nice! Here's a video you might like:

I built this kit (with the camo decals) a while back and was very impressed all around. You've done a great job with yours!

What Andres said 👆🏻. Getting the color to look right on an F-35 is always challenging. How did you do it?

I’m looking forward to seeing this built. I did the Fujimi kit s few years ago, it was nice but this one puts it to shame!

My LRV has arrived and I’ve just begun building! Meanwhile, enjoy this video:

I've been curious about this kit as well. Sword can sometimes be hit-or-miss. This one looks to be a hit.

Yes, it definitely was !!!

Not just colorful, but very handsome as well!

You’re making quick work of this kit! Meanwhile, I’m crawling along with Trumpeter’s 1/32 F-105 🐢

Precision workmanship evident throughout! Bravo!

Nice choice. I've yet to build a Lightning (but have a couple in my stash)_so will be watching your progress.

It uses an Infinite Improbability Drive.

Very nicely done! I had the pleasure of being a rider on HMS Churchill, when she was on the US West Coast being outfitted with Harpoons.

Your Claude is gorgeous, worlds better than the one I built!

Splendid!

Not if the ‘cannon’ are directed energy weapons! ⚡️

I've paused work on the Thud while waiting to see if Reskit releases their intake set. In the meantime, I finished a just-for-fun side-project: More pics here:

Just a quick side-project while waiting on parts for a big aircraft project I recently started (Trumpeter's 1/32 F-105D Thunderchief). A typical short-run kit -- Fit varied from fair to terrible! Definitely not for the faint of heart, and not my best work by a long shot 🤣 Here are the pics: In case you're wondering the cannon are leftovers from my Razor Crest build (for which I used Green Strawberry's resin replacements). I felt the AMP kit had something missing, and these seemed to fill the void nicely. You can see my Razor Crest here: Thanks for looking!

Good work with the lights! Especially the part about using colored LEDs instead of white ones. Many ‘lit up’ models I’ve seen have overly-bright, out-of-scale lights. That’s one reason why I like to use fiber-optic lines for my lights.

Very, very nice! One question, though — All photos I recall seeing had invasion stripes on the upper wing surfaces. Your’s doesn’t. What’s the story behind that?

Very nicely done!

The “accessory parts” (missiles and fuel tanks) look great, but your gear covers are unbelievable! So much tiny PE assembled so precisely!

Erwin @VT Red Sox Fan and John @Biggles87 , I’m happy to hear you’ve had good results with the correction fluid method. I don’t recall where I first heard of it but have made a point of passing it along to others whenever I can. I’m in Northern California this week for business and next week begins final exams at the University, so my big Thud project is on hiatus for a while. When I resume, I’ll probably pick up with the landing gear, pylons and armament, while waiting to see if the Reskit intakes are released soon.

Here’s how my 1/72 Thud turned out after treating the overly-large ‘rivets’. Judge for yourself if would meet expectations for your Fresco.