Hamden Posted September 6 Posted September 6 14 hours ago, Terry1954 said: , it will be on the Tank Museum Modellers stand on Sunday 14th September. I'll look out for it on Sunday Terry, Hope you have a good Birthday Roger 1
Navy Bird Posted September 6 Posted September 6 Now that's what I call a wheel well...well done! Cheers, Bill 1
Terry1954 Posted September 8 Author Posted September 8 Many thanks for all the kind comments from @giemme, @perdu, @The Spadgent, @CedB, @81-er, @Hamden, @Biggles87 and @Navy Bird. Adding decals is always a labourious task, and this one is no exception. I managed to get all the black stripes on and am progressing through the rest. So some progress shots showing that......... This one in it's "safe" box And a quick check to see if the wheels fit! Only clipped in for now. Playing dead, showing off the fuselage star and bar. Warning signs on the drop tank...... Finally fixed the troublesome canopy edge trim........ Happy with that, so much so it was time for a beer! More decals to go on tonight. Hopefully all decals will be on very soon. T. 12 1
giemme Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Excellent progress, Terry! That canopy turned out ace! Ciao 1 1
Navy Bird Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Oohh, a Boddie! And cool stripes on your canopy! Woo hoo! Cheers, Bill 1 1
CedB Posted September 9 Posted September 9 Looking very smart Terry Well done on the canopy stripes - perfect! 1 1
81-er Posted September 9 Posted September 9 Nice job fixing the canopy, and on the rest of it. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in reality in a couple of weeks James 1
Hamden Posted September 14 Posted September 14 Having seen this today at the South West Model Show it is absolutely stunning Terry it's going to be a hard act to follow! Roger 1
TANK63 Posted September 15 Posted September 15 I’ve enjoyed watching your build and turning out a superb looking model 1
The Spadgent Posted September 15 Posted September 15 Excellent progress. Looking forward to getting eyes on this one. 👀 Johnny 1 1
Back in the Saddle Posted September 15 Posted September 15 Excellent progress Terry, you must be very pleased with this one.👍 1
Terry1954 Posted September 20 Author Posted September 20 A further update, and a bit of a special one it seems, but first.............. On 08/09/2025 at 19:24, giemme said: Excellent progress, Terry! That canopy turned out ace! Thanks Giorgio! On 08/09/2025 at 21:16, Navy Bird said: Oohh, a Boddie! And cool stripes on your canopy! Woo hoo! Yes Bill, a Boddie! It was a treat, although tonight we are having John Smiths extra smooth...... On 09/09/2025 at 06:44, CedB said: Looking very smart Terry Well done on the canopy stripes - perfect! Thanks Ced. The stripes worked out OK ......... as long as you dont look too close! On 09/09/2025 at 09:32, 81-er said: Nice job fixing the canopy, and on the rest of it. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in reality in a couple of weeks Thanks James. She's ready to rock and roll for next weekend, I think ............ 😉 On 14/09/2025 at 05:28, Cookenbacher said: Beautiful work Terry! Thank you Cookie! On 14/09/2025 at 17:58, Hamden said: Having seen this today at the South West Model Show it is absolutely stunning Terry it's going to be a hard act to follow! Very kind words Roger, and much appreciated. On 15/09/2025 at 12:04, TANK63 said: I’ve enjoyed watching your build and turning out a superb looking model Thanks. I'm glad you have enjoyed the build. Watch out for the follow on build (for the museum) which is currently planned to be a 1/72 B-17. More on that later. On 15/09/2025 at 22:40, The Spadgent said: Excellent progress. Looking forward to getting eyes on this one. 👀 Thanks Johnny. Eyes on soon ........ 🧐 On 15/09/2025 at 23:12, Back in the Saddle said: Excellent progress Terry, you must be very pleased with this one.👍 Thank you Matt. Yes I am pleased with it, although some tense moments rioght to the end......... So, where are we. As ever at this stage of a build, I always seem to spot things that don't look right, so some fixing/paint touch ups were needed, always a bit tricky on NMF paint. The area ahead of and just behind the tail wheel bay needed some attention. Ready for airbrishing touch up......... The rest of the decals went on OK, including stencils etc. One moment of panic occured when I had placed the fuselage codes, in accordance with the aeromaster instructions, thus: According to the side view above, the Q and the CS are roughly in line and also central with the star and bar. I had them nicely settled with micro set etc, and I then remembered the picture I had of Cisco which showed a very different arrangement! A panic application of lots of water, and I managed to dislodge the codes, and place them more in line with the picture. Much better. Next the port side: Removing the spomnge and masking putty from the cockpit proved to be a challenge, and took much effort with tweezers to properly dislodge. Detritis shown here: This also caused me to have to remove the seat and repair some paint damage on that. And whilst the seat was out, I took a couple of last pictures into the cockpit to remind me what was in there! Test fitting the canopy.... And although she was yet to be finished, I took her to the South West show last weekend and displayed as was then Then earlier this week, the weathering process started. For this I used AK's panel line washes and Tamiya weathering powders. Always a tense moment! All wiped off well.... Finally wheels and flaps on....... And then some oil dot weathering on the green nose, followed by an over coat of 50/50 semi gloss/semi matt varnish and then ....................... relax! She's finally complete! A few quick pictures before I take some decent ones for the RFI, next week. Cisco is due to be delivered to Old Buckenham next Saturday, along with some other aircraft models being built by a few other folk. I'll update this WIP with some photo's from that event. This has been a long but enjoyable build, and thanks to all who have helped me get here. There will also be some pictures posted on the 359th FG Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=359th fighter group%2C 1943-1945 Thanks again for joining me in the build!. T. 13 3
CedB Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Wow, what a stunner! That I/p is something special. Looking forward to seeing it next week 1
81-er Posted September 20 Posted September 20 That's an absolute stunner, Terry, I'm very much looking forward to seeing it in person next weekend James 1
The Spadgent Posted September 21 Posted September 21 Beautiful work Terry. Looking forward to next week even more. 🫡 Johnny 1
giemme Posted September 21 Posted September 21 Dead on them, Terry! I'm looking forward to see this in person next week too, but from what I see from the pics, you raised the bar for the Museum Ponies! Ciao 1
Brandy Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Beautifully done, Terry. I sometimes wish I was closer to the UK as I'm missing out on all the shows and the visits! Ian 1
Terry1954 Posted September 22 Author Posted September 22 Thanks to @CedB, @81-er, @The Spadgent, @Biggles87, @giemme and @Brandy for you very kind comments. Here is one last picture to end the thread, and the link to the RFI is below that! RFI here...... Thanks again everyone for your support. T. 5 2
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