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Pre-shading done and the exhaust stubs are ready for painting. Hopefully none of them 'ping' off to neverland.

Some more progress. The engine is not permanently installed.

Thanks, Rob! The kit actually comes with two seats, one with and one without seatbelts. I wanted to try the HGW seat belts.

It's finished RFI post is here.

This one is done. The build log is here: Paint is MRP lacquer line. I used MRP402 because MRP doesn't make an RLM77 in the lacquer line. All national markings were masked and painted. Small stencils and aircraft specific markings are decals. The aircraft specific markings are from the AIMS decal sheet 32D043. Wheels are from Reskit. Seat belts are HGW. MG barrels are from Master. There are several options to choose from while building, outer gear doors, extended or retracted wing slats, extended flaps. I did add some stretched sprue to the air intake. The radio antenna is fishing line, and the canopy hold wire is from 5/0 SS surgical wire bought decades ago to rig smaller scale biplanes. Hope you like it. I thought it would be a colorful addition to the shelf. I do want to build another K-4 with some items that I learned while building this one.

I'm going to call this one done. I'll take some better photos once I can get the wife to remove her knitting stuff from the table that I usually use for photos.

The fuselage is closed up and the tail surfaces are attached. The wing is being assembled. And I've decided not to use the PE flaps and the flaps will be 'up'. Onward!

Hi Mike, I’m all signed up for NATS.

Ready to close up the fuselage. Onward!

Back at this for a bit. I just need to add the shoulder harness belts and a few other items then the fuselage can be closed up.

Just in case that anyone interested has missed it. The NATS are in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, August 5 - 8, 2026. Registration is supposed to be open at 10 AM, March 1, 2026. Yes, I'm planning on being there. I already have hotel reservations. I'm not sure which model that I'm taking, but it should be fun anyway. I hope to meet some other folks while there. I'm also hoping Eduard releases their P-51B and Z-M releases their Ki-100 and those kits are available there. The wife is already planning on attending at least one Ft. Wayne Tincaps baseball game.

Yes, it needed a little bit of sanding to make sure the wing fillet didn't stick out from the mating surface too much. I did need a little bit of styrene on the right, underside of the horizontal tail surfaces.

Working on the bits and weathering. Panel lines are done.

More progress.

Okay, back to this one while I'm waiting for the clear on the 109 build to cure. I wondered how things would go, seemed like the cockpit pieces might end up a little fiddly and I might struggle to get it to fit in the fuselage pieces. Nope. I glued it carefully and it fit right into the fuselage pieces. Ready to be glued. There is something to be aware of if you're going to add all the internals. The red circled tab is supposed to fit behind the yellow circled black box. I tried it when the fuselage section was the only piece in place and it seemed to flex into place. But one all the other connections were glued it wouldn't flex into place, so I just cut out the tab and a little of the fuselage section out. Onward!