Jinxman Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Nice solution (🙂) to the decal problem - looking very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 G'day again Chums,the vinegar stroke this time.  Jinxman,thanks old fruit.  The pitot probe has been reworked.The needle from a Revell Contacta bottle was just right for the job.This has been made to be removable so a length of copper wire has been fixed into the tube and a tail left protruding so that when it is inserted into the blind hole drilled into the permanently fixed bit under the nose the whole item will be the right length.   The underwing decals have sorted themselves out a treat.  Some gentle slicing meant that no ripping or cursing occurred and the unwanted bits came off without any snags.  The tail bumper should have a full length recess to lay in.I just fitted it with the aid of yet more copper wire,a hole drilled to take it and a drop of superglue,I really didn't fancy chopping dirty great holes into a somewhat delicate paint job at this late stage.Besides,I've no idea what the inside of the recess looks like.  Some red painted strips of masking tape provided the straps for the exhaust cover.  There has been the usual flurry of touching in of paint and general tweaking so I'm calling this one done.   I nearly got it right.  My thanks to Dennis and Steve for dong their bit,Enzo for herding cats and to all who looked in and chipped in.I'm off to concentrate on my F5E in the F5 GB,see you all soon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 That looks great! Superb match with the reference photo. Who cares for raised panel lines when the model looks so realistic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Triple zilch looks great Thanks for building her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 That's a superb addition to this GB Alex many thank's for building this real classic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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