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Evening all. I've sprayed on the Barley Grey now. I have a day off tomorrow, so will aim to Alclad the metal components (over a base of Tamiya Matt Black), then varnish this ready for the subsequent decal-fest..

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Morning all. Various metal bits now painted, and overall Klear varnish applied. Ready for the decal fest....

Tried to take a side-on view for Andy, but this is more difficult than it seems. Perhaps I need some remedial photography lessons.

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Decals finally finished. Need to add the rest of the detail bits (plus the undercarriage!), gently weather, final satin varnish, finish unmasking then finito!

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I suspect my next build may be the Firebirds Eduard 1:48 Lightning, to keep the theme going...

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Thank you for your kind words Ørjan and Andy.

I'm not sure how this got a kit got a reputation as a bit of a problem child. The spacer for the extended nose cone doesn't fit very well, but that may have been an "engineer" rather than "engineering" issue. Otherwise, the kit was a breeze.

I'm sat out here in distant lands, up at God-forsaken o'clock thanks to my jet lag, and looking at the photos I took of the completed build. They're a bit pants if the truth be known. Unfortunately, I'm not back from this business trip until the 15th July, so frustratingly there's not much I can do about it in the short term. If the Gallery is not locked out by the time I get back, I will try and take some more professional piccies of the Firebird, and post them there.

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Finally back from my business trip. I see the Gallery has not closed down yet, so I will add in the missing images, Note - the weathering was completed properly, with the dirt from the thrust reversers!

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