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I am......speechless!!!!! John

Remember, for tamiya or Gunze Mr. Hobby putties you need lacquer thinners. Fo acrylic, water based putties i dont know, water maybe?? John

Hi Mikey, Thanks for your comment! I dont use a specific ratio to thin tamiya putty with leveling thinners. I put as much thinner in order to have the viscosity i want. Imagine something as a liquid putty. I do in specific areas where i want to keep the detail, so no sanding and i repeat the process untill i am happy with the final outcome. I leave the putty to dry and then with thinner and a Qtip i remove the excess!! John

Thanks guys, really appreciate the comments!! John

Good evening guys, a little update on Miss ''Piggy III'' I needed to putty the windscreen, for that i used miliput, the white one, i think is called fine. I trimmed it with water in order to have as less sanding as possible! After that, as i had blurred the windscreen with the sanding, i brushed some fresh future and everything dissappeared! Letting the puttied windscreen to cure, i dealt with the bombs. I dissolved some tamiya putty with leveling thinner and applied it with a brush over the body of the bombs to simulate the rough texture of it, then i painted them! It was not my plan to rivet her but it seemed too plain to my eyes, so...i riveted her, i think that the outcome is much better!!! Next step, an overall inspection, cleaning and preparing her for the colors!! But she has to wait to come back from my short vacations. Thanks for your interest, John

Thanks a lot guys!! John

Good morning guys, it's high time i posted something here. So i am back with a model i cope for some time now. But before i post my work i would like to thank my good Christian, who is always eager to help me when i ask. The kit is known to everyone 1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36 The aftermarkets.... As well as modex masks for ''Piggy III'' the actual Piggy... As always i begun my work from the cockpit which for this kit was wrong as Acc. Min. is based on the surviving XP-51 which was a heavily modified Mustang Mk.I, not good for the A-36. So i shaved everything out and build a new one from items from the part fret and plastic... Painted, and weathered... Next, landing gear legs... Then i glued plastic strips below the dive brakes and also glued the guns before i close the wings, i test fitted and i found it difficult to put them afterwards (sorry no image of the guns!) The small heat shrinking tubes you see on the guns is to protect them! Next i dealt with the landing lights, i closed the gap with epoxy putty, i used drills to depict the light holes, i paint them glossy black, next chrome silver, all black surrounding, next i covered them with the clear part, sanding polishing and finally masking for the paint. I forgot to take pics of all the procedure 😃 I have seen many building the A-36 model but forget to put the recognition lights to the right place under the fuselage and not below the wing, so i removed them from the wing and placed them to the right place. Unfortunately i also dont have pics of all the procedure. I drilled the holes under the fuselage, painted them gloss black, chrome silver put a drop of epoxy glue on them and afterwards i panted them with the clear colors!! it was time to glue the cockpit parts and close the fuselage... I attached the wings and treat the small gaps with tamiya putty thinned with leveling thinners next it was time for the wind screen and canopy...I separated the vacuform canopy, glued some part items for detail, masked then inside and outside and painted them. It was a PITA but i think it worth the pain. I also prepared the quickboost gun sight! Finally, i painted the inner windshield frame with Bronze Green i added the gun sight, the seat and the windshield which is painted only from the inside... I glued the windshield with cyano glue, and left it to rest, i have to close the small gaps. I am thinking to use milliput for that... That's all for now my friends....to be continued.., Hope you like it, please feel free to comment whatever you want!! Regards, John .....

Absolutely amazing build!! I love the stumble and balanced weathering, you really nailed it Mike! John

Spectacular build, awesome outcome, fantastic photos. Mike she has all the ''package''!!! My congratulations, you should be really proud of her! John

Mike, i am pleased to say that it is one of the best F-4U corsairs i have ever seen, totally amazed!!! My compliments sir!! John

Absolutely amazing painting and weathering so far Mike!!! Just waiting to see what comes afterwards!! John

Amazing painting so far Mike, really love it!! John

Man!! thats big!!! I dont have a shelf for that. If only they reproduce it in 1/32 scale!!!!

Guys, does anyone knows the real dimensions of this beauty? to see how big she is? John

Thanks Mike, that was my second model and i am really proud of her!! John

This topic just came into my attention and i have to say Mike, that i am really happy for that. I really love the finish and the distinctive weathering, my compliments!!! John

Lovely and very clear work!!! Really amazing Mike. John

Awesome build Mike, my compliments!!' John

Amazing work so far Mike!!! John

I am truly very happy that my topic turned out to a historical ''excavation''. So many info and details!!! Thanks guys hope many would read that!! John

Good evening Edgar, always good to have you around!!! And i was wondering when you would appear Great info also!! John

No worries Troy, thanks for the info, photo and links most useful. John

Thanks Chris, it will take some time but i will sure contact you when it is time. That is most valuable info Chris, but i have 2 questions: - What about the yellow stripe on the leading edges of the wings? - Type ''C1'' roundels in all positions but all of them were of the same dimensions? i think that Type C1 roundels were 60" and 36". They used one dimension for all? John

Good morning Troy, Chris. Troy, i had not realized who Chris is, after i read about him (i did so after his answer, i was curious about his solid statement) i am now convinced that the guy KNOWS! Chris thank you very much for your answer and the info you provided me. You see in my job (I am a flying officer myself in HAF) every small detail plays its role, so i learned to be cautious with new info until i have strong evidence that fully support it. That is why i was a bit concerned about your initial statement. Thanks for all of us, there are out there guys like you that are impassioned (hope is the right word) with research and have digg out every small detail. Be sure that when i start building this bird i will contact you for further details, if it is ok with you!! (I also have a Typhoon waiting for me!) Thanks again, John

Hi Chris and thanks for your answer. I dont want to argue with you for info you provide here, in fact i dont have the knowledge to do that. Only thing i have is some pieces of the squadron's ORB which says exactly what you stated above regarding the two aircrafts ''Vass'' flew that day. Is there any strong evidence (photo, statement etc.) that he flew with EJ755 on his second sortie that day? How can you be so sure about that? Again i am not arguing, dont misunderstand me. I just want to build the aircraft he was killed with and i want to be as much as I can, historically correct. Thanks for your help, looking forward for your comment. John P.S. I just saw that your interests include Tempests, so you must know something :hmmm: