Bulldog 09

Outstanding job on both builds Russ. You nailed the finish on the Skymaster perfectly. I have the privilege to know most of the "Nails" and a couple of Ravens who flew those missions over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. In fact we have two of their O-2's on display at our museum here in Ft. Worth, and one that still flies the airshow circuit. Again outstanding builds Sir. Dave Fassett

That is a superb build Sir. The finish is outstanding and the marking really set it off. Dave Fassett

Thank you so very much Derek for the compliment. Dave Fassett

Thank you both very much. Vitor, Let me know if you need anything when you start building it. Dave Fassett

Thank you very much gentlemen. Dave Fassett

Thank you so much Spikelhund. Dave Fassett

Thank you Jimbuna and you are very welcome Thorfinn. Please let me know if y'all have any other questions. Dave Fassett

Superb Flanker Ian. A truly outstanding finish all the way around. Dave Fassett

Thank you all so very much. Thorfinn, I made the AN/ALQ-144 "Disco Ball" by sanding the PE piece from the Eduards (set # 73-274) until all of the silver coating was removed and the brass was revealed completely. Next I polished the brass with a piece of fine sandpaper to give it a high shine look, and sprayed a coat of Model Master Acrylic Clear Red over it. I Let this dry for a day or so. I then cut a piece of clear Mylar film, which was purchased at Hobby Lobby, to fit over the PE piece. Making sure it was a little bigger than the piece to be covered, this allowed me to handle it better. I brushed a coat of Future/Klear over the PE piece and lay the Mylar over it while it is still wet. I gently press this down and let it set for a while. After this was dry I used a new #11 blade and scored the recesses between each of the lenses on the disco ball. After this was done I brushed another coat of Future/Klear over it,and let this dry. Finally I trimmed all excess Mylar, folded the piece to shape, and covered it one more time with Future/Klear. You may have a lense pop off here or there, if this happens just cut a piece of Mylar to the correct size and reattach it with Future/Klear. This also works on kit supplied units, just make sure you have lay down a good metallic paint for the clear red to go over. Thanks again everyone, Dave Fassett

Thank you gentlemen for the outstanding feedback. Dave Fassett

So thank you so very much gentlemen. Dave Fassett

Thank you all for the excellent comments. It is this kind of feedback from outstanding modelers like yourself that helped me through this build, and made it all worth while. Thank you all again. Dave Fassett

Thank you so much gentlemen for the great feedback and comments. ScotthidrBlow the dust off the kit and go to this link. They have the markings you are looking for. Yes Sir it would. I knew this question would get brought up when I built it. I have a couple of photos with live ordnance hung on the aircraft and panels and service work being performed. The purpose of my model was more to give the viewer a glimpse inside the aircraft, rather than to depict a certain event. Dave Fassett

Exceptional build all the way around Andrew. Dave Fassett

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