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Turned out it wasn´t fume on the inside but some kind of (paint)dust which my dad could remove and mount the canopy again. As usual EZ Line for the antenna wire. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

Nice clean build, that looks sweet and I love the camo colours! The Myanmar Airforce has some nice camo schemes. My father built a MiG-29 a few years ago. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235020031-burma-bandit148-mig-29se-9-13-myanmar-airforce-new-pics-added/

Stunning job as usual! But it looks like you mixed up the landing gear covers, the straight side should be forward.

no decals provided for the black and white stripes on the tailplane, therefore painting and masking, starting with some white DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

canopy demasked and sadly, as feared, fumes on the inner side my dad will remove the canopy and use either the multipart one ore the single piece one from the Italeri boxing of this kit DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

exhaust nozzles mounted and engine area demasked DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

engine and cowl mounted, fuselage painted with Gunze H25 Sky Blue DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

main landing gear done, fit wasn´t really good DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

tailplane done more parts added....more fun to handle the model DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

Every HB and Trumpeter kit has shape and accuracy issues. But it looks like a Flanker, has better detail than the Academy kit and is easier to build than a GWH kit. Plastic and moulds are good, therefore my dad chose the HB kit.

painted the area in front of the gun when removing the masks some paint, especially the AK Real Color (which tend to do that), came off, so some reworking neccessary... DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

slow but steady progress DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

selfmixed sand/tan paint applied DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

As far as I remember, my dad used Gunze Aqueous, Tamiya acrylics and AK Real Colors in the mentioned cases. Maybe the masks react different with other kind of paints..well, you'll see.

Thanks a lot! In earlier years, he built the "usual suspects", mostly common schemes. But because you see them so often, I started to influence him and move his interest towards more rare and unusual schemes and markings. His next finished model will be a Mexican Dauntless/Banshee The AML masks worked fine for my dad so far. He used the same Hurricane mask now for the second time, no problem. He also used the same AML mask for the zig-zag camo on Erla built Bf109 three times without problems. (With the same, I mean the same piece. He also uses canopy masks several times, if possible.)