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A refreshing markings. . a excellent workmanship...

Great marking choice on appropriate camo-historical! Like it much. Thanks for sharing.

I am blown away! Very realistic rendition for both of the subjects. Farouk

Can't agree it's CHEATing for I will do it the same way... A very attractive Trojan.. Thanks for sharing.. Regards. Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals)

Russ, my hats off always to people who goes the length of crafting their own model parts from material lying about and not resulting to 'AFTER-MARKET"... (thanks for the tip on the gun!) Hats off, too, for the great and realistic diorama.... Regards... Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals)

Karlo, excellent camouflage scheme matched only by your EXCELLENT brush work!!! Thanks the excellent view... Regars.. Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals)

Matt O, the scratch built parts very much paid off as the kit finish came out great! that sure is a sign of a modeler/model-maker: creating and NOT complaining on what's not there in the kit... Seeing your build reminds me not to forget a wish-build tribute for my one time employer Oman Air Force where I came face to face with your subject in RAFO Salalah Air Base Heli Hangar... Many thanks for the reminder and inspiration... Regards Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals)

John, my salute to a thorough and excellent modification works!! Having hard time to pick a choice on both subjects, but the metal one is more to my choice..Pick up some pointers in your WIP . . Thanks for sharing.... Regards Farouk (tausugAir-HARIBON Decals)

Love this little higher (shoulder) winger!! "Tis the beauty of Scratch-Building .. making you own little known airplane and ignored by mainstream kit manufacturer... Thanks for posting this inspirational build ( I have downloaded a plane for home making project).... More modeling power! Regards... Farouk (tausugAir HARIBON DECALS)

Salute for a great build... Great camouflage rendition and tropical background... I don't see any "lack in details" . . It is more than complete in itself.. Thanks for sharing the inspirational camouflage rendering... Regards.. Farouk (tausugAir HARIBON DECALS)

Both subjects exhibit finest modeling work!! But, I am biased towards anything metal or silver aircraft... Thanks for sharing.. Regards Farouk (tausugAir) HARIBON Decal

J-W, thanks for the acknowledgement!! Also, many thanks for your interest in Philippine P.A.A.C. P-26 ( the Philippine Army Air Corps) and the educational info on the sizes of the two machines… As regards the Philippine national insignia, my take (comment) is that Philippine Army Air Corps ceased to exist in 1941 with the blue diamond white lozenge (border) insignia. It reappeared after the end of the war (WW II) and subsequently re-organized as the Philippine Air Force. At about this time the blue-white diamond were modified/updated being flanked by blue bordered white bars (ala U.S.A.F.), the diamond too was outlined/bordered that appeared to be red... Then, in 1947, was revised by replacing the bars with stylized WINGS.. (as per photo in Anido/Tomkins' Pictorial History of the Phil Air Force..) . . This looks remain to the present day In existing artworks/paintings of PAAC P-26 (whose artists were working from eyewitness accounts) never sported a blue-white diamond bordered in blue although one artwork example the same diamond was bordered in Red. The artworks can be seen in page one (1) of the second web "address" As to the over all scheme of Phil Army Air Corps' P-26, the reference you quoted in your “…P-26 Philippines 1941…” above ( http://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=8688.0 ) carries a posting by TFeredo (ElJefe in other forum : http://pinoyhistory.proboards.com/thread/840/philippine-army-corps-pics-1939?page=2 ) who is consider one of the most knowledgeable and an authority on Pre-War Philippine military aircraft, particularly the Peashooters... I recommend taking notice of his treatises (thereat) for some accurate rendering of the Peashooter in Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC)... Best regards.... Farouk (tausugAir

Like the overall finish!!!.... it has strong resemblance to the Boeing P-26 Peashooter which was also in the Chinese AF inventory... will the latter be included in the above flight line?

Like the metallic finish.. great rendering... Like the subject (Mustang) too.... Thanks for sharing..

The brush painted one is very much my choice: my admiration always for brush painters whose resulting handiwork is undistinguishable from that of airbrushed. Thanks for sharing your inspirational brushwork. Farouk

Like very much the articulating landing gears(!) .. original idea in this scale and inspiring.. TA

Like much the camouflaged pattern . . .

I'm in love with the egg!!!

Scooter, one of my fave aircraft... and your rendition and photography are realistically convincing! thanks for your post.. Farouk (tausugAir) HARIBON Decals

billn53, you didn't lose the touch!!! the Phantom build speaks excellently of that.... I like very much your rendition.... I felt the same way you did when come backing to modeling after decades of absence.... Best regards... Farouk (tausugAir) HARIBON Decals

Chris, If you didn't say I would believe the finish was airbrushed! What an excellent hand brushing work!!.. Like it a lot . . . I once had the Monogram Pro Modeler Black Cat in 48th but traded it off with the smaller 72nd scale from Academy due to space issue . . . Best regards.. Farouk (tausugAir) HARIBONB Decals

thanks, sir..... Farouk (TausugAir) HARIBON Decals

Thanks so much, Sir! . . . Regards, Farouk (aka tausugIR) HARIBON Decals

Thanks kind Sirs for the kind words! The Monogram T-28 kit came to my awareness when I was in elementary school way back in '58-59...the years the Philippine Air Force received its Trojan version T-28A; i.e. primarily for training ( the AT-28D in Oct 74 for COIN).. as a schoolboy, I could only then google at it in hobby shop next door my elem.school . . one day, I would get my hands on it..... In 2003/2004, while working for the Ministry of Defence, Sultanate of Oman, I chance upon the model in E-Bay...Long story short, I got the kit and what a wonderful surprise when I got the package and finding the contents: For the price of ONE KIT, the seller sent me 4 sets of un-assembled kit parts of 2 were 100% complete (one is shown above built) while the other two are 85-95% complete; plus the AeroMaster Decal (except the bottom left hand decal) and Profile T-28 Magazine. When I e-mailed the seller inquiring if there had been a mistake to the profusion of the "merchandise" he told me he had no use of the extras so he'd be better include these in purchase. I forgot the seller's name but I CAN'T forget his generosity and kindness: The bottom most airframe has again became a test-bed (@WideSau75) for FOILING work: testing the use of ordinary/normal kitchen variety aluminum foil (not model specialist one, eg Bare Metal foil brand) and Adhesive/Glue ordinary Clear Matt Varnish (carpentry stuff) following the late Mr. Harry Woodman's advice/recommendation (no need for modeling branded Adhesive/Glue nor the Mona Lisa Gold Leaf Adhesive).... The foil was done earlier the painting for the above build (header photo) and the foil has been stuck since.. When it stuck-dried the "aluminum skin" texture were created with 2000grit wet&dry used dry and ordinary Pencil eraser (per Peter Doll)... this humble experiment concludes ordinay Kitchen Foil and ordinary Carpenter's Clear matt Varnish can do the job.... The original box in which the above was crammed in.,.. The close-up of the home made decal (spare) seen on the bottom left hand of the above picture and worn by the built model in the header of this post.. Again, many, many thanks, kind Sirs, for your accommodation of this post.... Regards to all... Farouk (aka TausugAair) HARIBON Decals

My hat's off always to people scratch building ww1 aircraft models. Love it very much. Will try one myself these days. Regards Farouk (aka TausugAir) HARIBON Decals