denders

Decals are on. On to weathering.

I decided to use the decals. The green A is two layers.

Some of my birthday (last month) present arrived today. Funny thing, I just sent an email this morning about when it was going to be shipped.

Well, after the storms and then being away, I've finally put a coat of RLM66 on it. I've also decided that it will be Falck's Plane #3 with the Green Letter A. I have the EagleCal's decal set which I purchased to have the squadron marking and Falck's Ladybug marking. Soooooooooo, now the choice of painting the markings or using all decals. Hmmmm.

For those who might not have seen, the tours were announced and can be registered for. The Monitor or the Wisconsin or the Military Air Museum as I mentioned above.

I've got my hotel and convention reservations all made. So, the wife and I will be there. 2026 is supposed to be in Fort Wayne, IN. If you're going and have extra time, the Military Aviation Museum, Pungo, VA is a great place to visit. It's not on the convention tours. I was there ~3 years ago. Several of the docents were retired Naval Aviation folks. Impressed the heck out of my retired Navy Chief friend.

First it received a coat of MRP Primer Grey, then this....... Then this........ I've never done this sort of painting. I'm thinking about starting with RLM66 and then adding some Nato Black. Onward!

Thanks, guys!

All the big pieces are attached now. A few small pieces and small areas for putty.

Time to start putting the big pieces together. Might be interesting painting this one.

Thanks, it's about a 20" wingspan.

Some progress. The wings and tail are not attached. Some filling and sanding are still needed. I hope it fits on my shelf.

Close-ups after everything is glued.

Slowly. There are pieces included in the Eduard set that won't be seen or hardly seen only because I know they're there and look for them.

Cool!!!

Just about ready to close this up, just needs a bit of dirt yet.

Seat belts are done. Now to start putting some of these things together. See whether both of the shoulder belts will go through the hole in the seat, or I'll have to enlarge it a bit.

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.