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Xtreme Metal AK488 matt aluminium was used as a “base” and vallejo 70.995 German grey used for the cylinders… …HobbyColor H76 burnt iron was used for the landing gear chains… …AK488 was used for the glycol(?) tank and “washed” with my home-made “magic” wash. The engine-mount frame was very tricky… …the location points for the frame(s) aren’t too positive however by attaching them to the firewall first and then to each-side of the gearbox(?) made it a bit easier… Next I’ll be joining the fuselage halves. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

The PE harness was fitted to the seat and the seat and control column glued in place… …side console and IP bulkhead attached to the rear of the cockpit sub-assembly… …the PE map/document folder fixed to the sidewall… …and the cockpit sub-assembly dry-fitted in place. Next I’ll be dealing with the engine mount framework. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

Various switches, knobs, handles and panels were picked out with vallejo 70.995 German grey and 70.957, and then the kit supplied PE was added… …switches were also picked out with mig steel… …the kit supplied PE instrument panel was fixed in place… …additional PE instruments and panels… …the moulded map case(?) was first painted with vallejo 70.940 and then dry-brushed with 70.819 Iraqi sand… …the control stick shroud was painted with vallejo 70.880 khaki grey and also dry-brushed with the Iraqi sand… …the oxygen bottle(?) was painted with a self-mixed green (vallejo blue & yellow), the straps were treated with some Anyz “chrome stripe” decals… …the PE document holder was painted with 70.819 Iraqi sand and then “washed” with a home-made “magic” wash. “Magic” wash approx 40% AK Gauzy agent 60% water and a “drop” of Liquitex burnt umber acrylic ink. Next I’ll be adding the PE seat harness and assembling the cockpit. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

Before I can start on the detail painting and adding thePE I needed to apply some grey, MRP-363 Boeing grey, to the front and rear of the the cockpit area. Next I’ll be detail painting and then adding the PE. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

I’ve come to the conclusion that I can’t “do pristine” so I applied a layer of Xtreme Metal AK488 matt aluminium to area’s that I plan to “chip”… …after a hairspray layer, MRP-132 interior bronze-green was applied to various cockpit pieces… …and then the seat, footwells and rudder pedals chipped. I'm not convinced of the colour however Eduard suggest a mix of 90% interior green & 10% black, I figured bronze-green would be “close enough”?, as you’ll not be able to see much of it once the fuselage is buttoned up? Next I’ll be adding some detail paint and some of the kit supplied PE. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

MrSurfacer 1500 black primer, my “primer of choice”, was used as a base on “to be painted” areas… …”smaller” pieces were clipped from their sprue-tree, retaining part of the sprue and their identifying number, and CA’d to cocktail sticks… Once i’d “identified” the various pieces I realised that one of the exhausts was missing, i don’t think I threw it away, it wouldn’t be the first time!, but luckily Hannants came to the rescue as they stock the Brassin 3D printed FM-1 exhaust Next I’ll be adding some colour to the interior. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

please do, I really like what you've done so far, it would be a shame to waste it rgds John(shortCummins)

I had planned to build Tamiya’s 1:48 P-47D as my next build however as I’m going to build a F-86D for the F-86 group build starting in August, and as that will be a NMF airframe, I decided against the P-47, two NMF builds one after another would be a bit too much. So having seen Chris’ ( @bigbadbadge ) excellent 1:72 Marlet/Wildcat build… I really want to have a go at adding a Wildcat/Marlet to my collection. As 1:72 is far too small for my tired old eyes and fat fingers and having built several different Eduard kits seeing @trickyrich’s VF-6 F4F-4 build… …I’ve opted for a “more reasonably sized” Eduard 1:48 ProfiPACK offering This kit offers a choice of 6 schemes, 4 USN and 2 FAA One of the things that really caught my eye with Chris’ build was the Temperate Sea Scheme, theres something about the “extra dark sea grey” and “dark slate grey” that looks “just right” so I’ve decided to attempt this one… …from No.846 Navel Air Squadron, HMS Tracker, June 1944, the “invasion stripes” were what really “sealed the deal”. As the kit is a ProfiPACK, PE and masks are included, the only after market I’ve added is a set of Brassin wheels. Next I’ll be starting with the cockpit. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

she's really nice Chris I like the scheme as it really suits the Marlet rgds John(shortCummins)

thanks Yg Models 1500 primer is the paint I have, I've am old bottle of Stynylrez somewhere but the MrSurfacer is far easier to spray. as they can "stand on their own" I decided to leave them off the stand, I also had the idea of adding some stormtroopers and possibly some sort of vehicle, neither of which I have at the moment, and making a vignette. I agree about the edging/highlights, this is only my 2nd or 3rd mini so I need more practice to get "comfortable" with those techniques, hopefully the next mini(s) will be better, thanks for the tips 👍 thanks Pete I really enjoyed the process, I'll certainly be doing more of these type of figures in the not too distant future thanks HR the sculpting of these figures makes the painting process easy, I'm sure that after painting a few more I'll be far more "comfortable" rgds John(shortCummins)

So I’m calling these two done, Pete wanted to know the scale, here’s a photo of them next to a bottle of Tamiya paint… You can see the RFI here… https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235142226-star-wars-legion-cassian-andor-k-2so-rfi/ until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

Here’s my effort at Star Wars Legion Cassian Andor and K-2SO Paints used MrSurfacer 1500 black primer K-2SO vallejo 70.995 German grey 70.900 French Mirage blue 70.915 deep yellow 305 light rubber Mig 008 dunkelgrau Citadel Leadbelcher Lothern blue Cassian Andor vallejo 70.899 dark Prussian blue 70.841 Andrea blue 70.880 khaki grey 72.763 dessert yellow 71.010 interior green 72.050 cold grey 305 light rubber 70.940 saddle brown 70.986 deck tan 70.804 beige red 70.928 light flesh 70.822 German black brown 70.924 Russian uniform 70.995 German grey Citadel Leadbelcher Here’s the photo’s… To give an idea of the “scale” here’s both figures next to a Tamiya paint bottle… You can see my build log here… until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

The zenithal highlighting was applied using white… …vallejo 70.924 Russian uniform was used as a “base” colour for the backpack… The paint looks as if its not covered too well in this photo but “IRL” it looks OK, also more green than yellow? …70.995 German grey was used as a base for the doughnut and canister… …Citadel leadbelcher was dry-brushed to show wear and tear… …71.010 interior green was dry-brushed to try and enhance the folds in the backpack. Cassian assembled… Next I’ll be taking some RFI shots of K-2SO & Cassian until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

I decided not to attempt painting the eyes, at this scale, I don’t think that they’ll be noticeable and I don’t have enough skill/practice to pull them off with any level of success. vallejo 70.804 beige red was used for the base colour of the skin… …70.928 light flesh was “wet blended” for highlights on the cheekbones and nose highlights… …70.822 German black brown was used for his hair and beard. Cassian’s backpack is next followed by assembly until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

never seen them, I'll have to have a look not only does this forum make me buy kits, tools, paint et al, now I'm buying bickies rgds John(shortCummins)