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Thank you everyone for the kind compliments,most appreciated. Steve Cook

This was a nice kit to build. Parts fit together great. Paints used were all Mr color thinned with Mr color leveling thinner. Decals were aftermarket Aeromaster. Steve

My real first try at some weathering. Paints used were Tamiya and Mr color along with Mig pigments, AK interactive washes,and Abteilung 502 artist oils. This was a very exciting build for me and at one point I was ready to trash it completely. Thanks to someone's model videos, I had to press on. This builder is really a great modeler. I hope you like my first try at the weathering, I really had fun.

Hi Noel, thank you for pointing that out to me, That is really a good point, never knew that before. I did find a photo of what you are talking about. See pic:

Thank you Parabat. It really is a nice kit to build I have three more in the stash, hopefully Ill be able to get to one more this year. Kind regards, Steve

Thank you gazza l. I seldom use decals for compound curves anymore. I first painted the white base and then the yellow followed by the red. I just cut out a bunch of small squares about the size of the decals to use as a mask. It was actually easier to paint them on than to use the decals.

Eduard did a really nice job with this kit. It was easy to build and fit was really great. Steve

That is gorgeous Mark!! Beautiful paint scheme and excellent paint work. It looks like a well maintained aircraft any crew chief would be proud of. Again, "OUTSTANDING MODELING SKILLS" Mark!! God bless you brother, Steve 🤗

Good Lord!! That is so amazing Mark!! That is fantastic !! You nailed it!! God bless you Mark! Steve

Outstanding build !! Excellent livery!! Beautiful colors!!

Thank you! I was a pleasure to build. One of my favorites. Happy Holidays!! Best regards, Steve

Thank you Bruce! I first painted and the lightly sanded the lines with 4000 grit Micro-Mesh. I wish I would have scribed the lines when I built this a few years ago. All I do now is scribe and rivet. It was a fun kit to build though.

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Thank you Steve. I really enjoyed building this kit which comes with photo-etched parts and metal parts. What really makes this kit nice to build is that it was designed with easy to install parts that are very strong and will hold up. Best regards, Steve

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Thank you Mike. That is very helpful info not only to me but to the entire modeling community. Outstanding research Mike!! Thank you very much!! Best regards, Steve Cook

Thank you everyone for the kind compliments. Best regards, Steve Cook

Hi everyone. Here are a few pics of the 1/72 Sword F3D-2 Sky knight I just finished up this afternoon. The kit builds up nice except you will have to address the canopy fit issue by sanding the lower surface where it meets the fuse, its slightly larger than it should be. You will have to weigh down the nose area so its not a tail dragger as well. Other than that its a very nice kit to build. Hope you like the way it turned out. DSC00078 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00079 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00080 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00081 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00082 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00084 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00088 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00092 by Steve Cook, on Flickr DSC00093 by Steve Cook, on Flickr

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Outstanding builds Mark!! Very beautiful liveries and excellent detail work!! Thank you for sharing. Best regards, Steve

Thank you Mike!! I had fun with this one. It gave me encouragement to try and scribe some other raised panel line kits. Best regards, Steve Cook

That's an EXCELLENT !!!! Tracker Adrian!!! You did an outstanding job Sir!! Awesome animation!! Best regards, Steve Thank you Phil!! Best regards, Steve

Thank you Adrian. I have done some WW1 planes that could drive you to the rubber room. It wasn't so bad , compared to rigging a sailing ship or even some battle ships. I had fun though. I'm beginning to enjoy the 1/72 scale kits more now. Best regards, Steve

Thank you CJP. the wires are made using EZ line, it stretches and is very flexible. Best regards, Steve

Thank you Knight Flyer. I just scribed the whole thing and saved some money. Best regards, Steve