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Stillllllll grinding away on the PE.

Continuing on with more PE parts.

Jeroen, I don't remember if I've asked, what resin are you using? Basic Anycubic resin or something else? Thanks

All the PE bits are on the IP and radio rack. Now to look through photos and add some tiny bits of paint.

Thanks, I have Jerry Crandell’s book.

Started, some paint and PE underway. The Eduard cockpit set includes separate instrument pieces. In most cases the PE is attached on top of the molded in instruments which adds more depth. There are some locations which require some of the detail work to be removed. PE work is reserved for the evenings when the caffeine from the morning coffee has worn off.

Well, this one fell by the wayside while I was working on other models. It's time to get back to it. The first thing to do is decide on some of the AM. I have some AM which is a duplicate function. The next will be what "black" to use that isn't really black.

I'm going to call this one done. You'll note that the aircrew is not installed. I can't get them without risking something inside the cockpit. There are hands that I can't get inside the cockpit sills and I'm not sure exactly where the feet are going. The overhead ejection handles are a risk too. The kit assembly instructions have you install the seats after quite a bit is closed up. Next one I'll put the seats in and the aircrew in place before closing up the fuselage.

Cool, John! I built the Kitty Hawk kit (I think it was the Kitty Hawk kit) right after we moved in 2019. It definitely looks different.

OKay, this part of the project is finally done. I finally got the flag rigged. And all of the aircraft for Nimitz are built. One of the 'fun' things is that the aircraft all have their wings extended, except for the F-14s, so, I had to cut off wing sections to make them folded. The next step for them is to paint them. The F-14s are half are extended, and half are swept which means that I won't use all of them in the final version. Another fun thing will be that not all aircraft in the photos in the cruise book are gray. Some are still in the light gull gray over white. Onward!

Anyone else watch the announcement on Squadron TV? It seems that Squadron has acquired Scale Colors. Jeff Herne was there for the announcement too.

Not a whole lot of progress, with Christmas, New Years, and having Grandsons for several days. I was working on those tiny clear airplanes for another project, but I needed to clean up my workspace in case one of the boys wanted to work on something. So, back to this, I decided that I need to get this finished. I made a mess of the clear blue on the windscreen. Oh well. I'm not sure where the problem is, but the clear piece of the HUD interferes with the windscreen piece. I need to get some canopy glue under some of the windscreen so I can then paint it the dark gray to hide the gap. This is the kit landing gear leg, not the oval shaped indent. There is a similar raised section on the gear door which helps greatly in properly positioning the gear door. The indent was not on the AM landing gear leg, therefore, I had to use a small chisel tool to remove the raised section on the gear door and had to eyeball the gear door position. Also, it's about time that I start painting the aircrew. First time using oils.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!!

Still working away. The last of the decals are on. I've been fighting with panel lines. The usual panel line 'paint' has not been working to satisfaction on this one. Despite letting it dry for a couple of hours, it all wipes off when I try to clean up the excess.

Okay, this one is done.