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Chipping in with this, got the next 10 days off so hopefully be finished by then

Will put some pics up later, will be finished in bear metal and black.

Jamie

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An excellent choice sir. I feel like building an SR-71 myself...oh wait I am! :P

Will be nice to see the drone carrying option, there is a fair amount of bare titanium on that example is there not?

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Wow, that was quick! Love your collection, very realistic... :gobsmacked:

Sorry, I'll get my :coat:

J.

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Looks lovely indeed! Seeing all that Titanium makes me wonder how much an SR-71 would cost to build in todays money, a hell of alot I bet! This model will look great :)

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Thats only half the display case.... :P

Sprue shot

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just waiting to hear back from the mods if i can use the decal from a italeri kit

Jamie

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It is, been dying to do one for a while but didn't want to start another kit :wacko:

Small progress with the cockpit, adding some minor detail to the seats, hopefully so they look a little like the real thing :)

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Thanks Jamie

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detail looks very much superior to the Italeri kit - knocks my effort into a cocked hat! :P

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Thanks Rowan

Seats now done and in primer, and next to a bigger version :)

going to pick up some enamels tomorrow, can't stand acrylics for brush painting

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Comments welcome

Jamie

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Little update, got the main body together and just filling and sanding not worth a piccy just yet

Been looking in the Tony Landis book (good book by the way) and it looks like 60-6940 drone never had the extra little pitots? Thingys and was flown with covers over the exhaust and intake

So ive sanded those off and am going to make a couple of covers out of milliput whis me luck :)

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Opps and bang seats finished, not my best but the canopys gonna be closed

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all the best Jamie

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Ok little progress with the drone. Made the covers u out of milliput and am almost there...

if your wondering where i got the idear from they are in the Tony Landis Lockheed Blackbird Family Photo Scrapbook, pages 40-44. Well worth the pennys if your a Blackbird lover :D

Just a little more sanding and then time for some paint :)

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All comments welcome as ever

All the best Jamie

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