Charles Dykas

Morning gents...what is the best wash to use on panel lines on a natural metal painted surface. The aircraft in question will be an F-84G in overall natural metal. The painted used will be an acrylic lacquer so we have some latitude.

Hi.. it may be hard to obtain in the UK, but the Platz 1/72 kit of the F-15 is JSD/AF specific and is the best fitting F-15 out there.I've built them all and I really liked the Platz offering. Some may think the paneling is a bit heavy but it "disappears" quickly after some paint and primer and aids in any weathering work, minimal that may be on an F-15. https://finescale.com/product-info/kit-reviews/2017/01/platz-f-15j-eagle-j-msip

BTW, Tamiya Clear yellow Tint, sprayed inside the canopy gives you something that looks Like the gold tint. Spray It lightly in coats or mix it with some Future.

Morning Gents..I believe extracolor did the Free Kuwaiti colors. I built up the Kuwaiti A-4 as such and it is quite pleasing.

Gents..as promised, the link to French Air Force official colors. https://ereverra.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/ere_copie_couleurs_reference_def_fr.pdf in French of course.

Hi guys..French built aircraft painted in French colors. I've got a link somewhere to the equivalent standard. Easy enough to google it. We've seen these colors before on Jaguars and other Mirages.

Hi ..I was not aware DreamModel did a Dauphin...

Nigel..thank you. Thats a fine start.

Gents. ..title says in all. I do know already about the tail rotor. I'm talking 1/72 DreamModel here.

Gents...your Red Arrows are now just down the road from me at Newburgh/Stewart AP in New York. I'll be attending the show on this Saturday. Being a bit of an enthusiast I was wondering if anyone could comment on just how they managed to arrive here. Do they carry extra fuel tanks on the Atlantic crossing? Are they modified for mid-air refueling on the crossing? What would their route be and where would they stop to refuel? I believe the range of the Hawk is roughly 500 miles for starters.

Agreed..USN helo's are finished in engine grey 36081 (16081).

Hello, who are your distributors in the US?

Careful my friend. Trim and fit everything first and follow the directions carefully. Don't build anything out of sequence. Its a great j Kit but if something gets out of alignment things go south fast.

Nice build. The ADC grey looks good.

Excellent reference...thanks much...I would never find that one on my own.