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Fantastico! What beautiful painting. Nice sesquiplane.

Youve done well - have a beer and relax until the next one.

Little wonder the bad guys lost - with a sky full of those beasties raining down. Very nice!!

1/144 scale?

Glorious! A double fold wing? Oh, you whacky Brits! :-)

Ugliest plane ever Love it!

Well I like it. I have the Mauve P-40N in the stash and threaten to build it one day. Its without a box and no decals so I dont think Id be botching up some 'collectors special.' I have never thought of doing the lines with marker. Ive seen them painted on with a hairy stick, but not like that. It certainly does give it a different look. Always room for one more 'K-Hawk. Thanks!

Yeah, I knew it was something like that. I was really just having a bit of fun

Part of the joy of scale modeling is not finishing everything. Some things take on a more significant life of their own, when unfinished.

Was the F.4 painted in a lacquer finish, or left in the natural metal?

You could mask tight around the grey and spray enamel of the proper color over the decal. You probably need no reminder to NOT use acrylic paint for this. Another option is to mask the aircraft itself and spray the red there. You could also ask around and try to find decals that are more to your liking.

If I stay on it, doing some each day I will take a month easily. The total hours is around 30 for a 1/48 scale aircraft model.

Looks nice - real nice. Im interested in the light blue around the stars and bars - dont know as Ive ever seen that. I do prefer the breaker bar in the crew door being red, too. Good work on the finish. What scale do you normally work in?

Me262 had automatic slats? She was big, too. An airworthy Schwalbe in 2011. WOW! That was awesome - talk about going back in time!!

I'd suggest the color is what was (and may still be) called "International Orange." It is kind of a cross between DayGlo and non-flourescent orange. Here's something I found on the net: "The exterior surfaces were painted dayglo to assist observers focusing on specific components under test. 203 was the only Arrow ever to sport the Canadian Commonwealth flag ("Red Ensign") marking on the tail." In this case, contrast the wing panels to the Maple Leaf's obvious red. Certainly this color shown here is something other than crimson. Period fotos of the prototype Arrows show a color that is not red, but orange. Again, my vote is in for I.O. Its yet again one of those things to get sorted before painting begins, if ultimate accuracy matters.

Lighter fluid? Petrol?

Nice, Troy - thanks!

This is one of those kits that needs an update, along with the Viggen.

Nice - thanks Den.

Great work on a classic. I always love to see that.

I think the "Close Enough for Fun" school is well represented here! Im glad of it, too. We can get soooo serious at times over these bits of plastic and paint. Certainly some few will not take it so lightly. But as I read through the comments I see a common thread among them. The BB gun mention hits close to home for me me, too. And what model plane was not fair game for a firecracker and a quick toss in the air, eh? (Truth be told, I've done both not so very long ago....)

Helluva job - helluva of a finish. Take a well deserved bow.

Talk about short coupled.... But you've done a nice job of it. You've got the skills.

Some great photos, for sure. Applause!!

Well I have thinned the stash from over 300 in the last year to under 40 - and kept only the very best. So your advice will be taken. Thanks.