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  1. John Masters
    Now...where was I? Right. Glueing the seats to the floor...attaching different bulkheads, etc...before I go any further, I'll give the interior some Light Grey...and some hairy brush work to bring out some details...In retrospect I should have done that first before assembly, and I could certainly undo it all, but I'll see. It will be mostly grey anyway,. I'll paint the seat cushions a reddish color, I think. I don't know. I'll see how I feel. None of this will be seen anyway once the fuselage is closed up. But I'll know...🧐 I assembled the wings...big, wide lifting surfaces for sure. That's it for now! --John
  2. John Masters
    I think I'll use pink from now own. It really works better than white. Once the paint has set for 24 hours I'll mask off the stripes and get down to some NMF. By the way...masking the tail was very difficult. I think it will need a little touch ups once the silver/aluminium is applied, but it's all ready to go! --John
  3. John Masters
    Thank you. It was a fun build.
  4. John Masters
    Perhaps, but I won't be fooling around with it anymore. If there is anything I have learned from my Music Theory class it is that one must move on. 🙂
  5. John Masters
    Thanks Gavin. Thank you Martin! Thank you Dave!
  6. John Masters
    Thanks Cookie. 🙂
  7. John Masters
    I took the advice from @Planebuilder62 and used a bit of pink undercoat for the yellow stripes. I'm hoping it will help to tint the yellow I have to a richer tone, closer to Insignia Yellow. And, big surprise...the red tail is on as well as the spinner parts and wingtips. Tomorrow I'll get the yellow down and mask off the red areas so I can begin the NMF. Happy days! 😃 --John
  8. John Masters
    Time to take care of the technical stencil decals that come with the kit. I figure the Iranians left them on and didn't overpaint them. I had to trim one set (port/starboard) so the red ring would not duplicate, but other than that, they look really nice. I also added the landing gear. All I need to attach are the underwing fuel pods and this one will be finished. Nice decals, btw. Thin and strong. --John
  9. John Masters
    My chance to build an X-wing. I’m in!
  10. John Masters
    You can add my name please!
  11. John Masters
    I usually use white. It’s worked for me in the past. I’ve never tried pink. Hmmm…
  12. John Masters
    That's what I'm doing. Thanks Dennis. 🙂
  13. John Masters
    I could use the decals for the yellow stripes, but where's the fun in that? --John
  14. John Masters
    I doubt anyone used them much. So I won't worry about them. Thanks!
  15. John Masters
    Sorry @Dennis_C. I should have been more specific. These...Aha...I know what they are...Rocket assisted takeoff. RATO. I looked it up. I may leave them off the Iranian bird. Maybe leave the bombs off too, since further research has suggested these may have been reconnaissance aircraft. Thanks!
  16. John Masters
    I think I can resume my modelling on this one...I've given it a full day or so to make up for my enthusiasm last weekend! 🤣
  17. John Masters
    This one is shaping up well. I almost forgot the anti-glare olive drab. And I don't know if anyone else has had this problem--the stabilizers are very delicate and one snapped off. I reattached it after the painting was done and dry. The decal instructions told me to add a red strip around the fuselage and two red foot-steps on the wing roots. They said red, so I painted them red. After masking, of course... Now it was time for decals! Really thin, and one or two cracked but they were easily mended. I'll give the blue flashes on the rudder a bit of heat tomorrow. They were longer than I needed. The illustration had the blue flashes only going down so far. So that's what I did. Getting there! Underside... And a bit of landing gear. I'll fill in the blanks with some paint later. What's left? The drop tanks...and the two little things that go on the side. Not sure what they are and if the Iranians used them. Bombs too. Not sure about them. The landing gear is all but ready to attach. --John
  18. John Masters
    Thank you. Yes...so far so good. The past couple of models have out me in masking mood. This Mustang has all kinds of red which will require masking, and the olive drab glare strip is the beginning. Humbrol rattlecan... And removed...I have since masked that section once it dried. More to come on that front... I gave the prop some black primer and, yes, masked it off for the yellow tips. Trainer Yellow rattlecan... That's it for now. --John
  19. John Masters
    Thank you both. 🙂
  20. John Masters
    Just catching up on this build Adrian. I think I built this kit back in the 1990s when I returned to the modelling fold. Yours is much better than mine. The work on the spoked wheels is superb indeed. And I like the jaunty little pilot. I have that same set and they are somewhat comical. Well done on a one-of-kind kit and aircraft. Tell me...did you think it is slightly larger than 1/72nd? I have heard that from others...
  21. John Masters
    Thanks Pat. It was nice little kit that benefitted from some minor scratch building and a bit of fancy masking! I hope others follow suit as well.
  22. John Masters
    Here's my Sea Venom and the WiP... Thanks for the GB you Mods. I have another FROG or two in the stash but I think I will crack on with other GB. So many on the horizon! --John
  23. John Masters
    Here's my Seahawk. The WiP is here... Many thanks to the Mods! On to the Hunter! --John
  24. John Masters
    I'm terribly sorry @SebTartar...this is your thread! My mistake. 🙂 carry on...
  25. John Masters
    Hi @SebTartar...thank you for all your support. Would it be alright if you moved your conversations from my thread to somewhere that is more your own? I haven't begun to build my model and already it feels as like you're taking over. Many thanks.🙂 Happy modelling!
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