JohnB

Status right now. I still have the under wing IO to spray then I can see about the gloss white.

My fingers and toes are crossed that there will be NO peel off, etc. I've now applied most of the Int. Orange and the red intakes and will soon apply the rest of the I. O. then hit it with the black walkways and anti glare area. Lots of masking involved so I'll be sweating it out! 🙄

Primed with Testor's flat white and ready for the gloss white and international orange. I added some pegs on the flaps to give them some additional holding power.

If that's the case then I have a heck of a head start!!!!!😂

Agreed! Go for it Harv.

Are they ever Carl. It's funny, I've broken the one on the right several times but never the one on the left. Fingers crossed!!!!!

Thank you Peter. Yes indeed, I cussed it into shape! LOL I plan to spray some flat white as a primer and then do some tests to be sure there's no peel-off. Fingers and toes crossed.

Thanks Harv.

Making good progress today. Fitting the wings to the fuselage took a lot of sanding and trimming but I finally was able to get a acceptable if not perfect fit. The horizontal tail was a high cuss factor operation but thanks to a lot of CA, Zip Kicker, and strip plastic that is done. I managed to break off part of the right splitter plate for about the 4th or 5th time! VERY thin and fragile. 🤪

Thank you Carl. The belts on this build were a little bit tricky. Thanks goodness for CA glue and Zip Kicker! LOL

I agree the never to be seen parts are a waste of time and effort. 🙄

Thank you Peter.

Ejection seats done and ready for test fit.

Lots of parts to keep you busy. I know it's gonna look good!

Even though it's not NMF it still looks GREAT!!!

Oh man! Sorry to hear that. For some reason I figured you knew but was just mentioning it to be sure. I didn't realize you'd already done the seat. ☹️ I'm sure you must have already posted photos of the seat which I missed. Sorry. I scrolled back and found the photo of the seat. Mighty nice work! Looks great.

Sounds like a plan Peter. (Please don't make the mistake that some modelers make and paint the seat interior color. I feel sure you already know the seats, up to the N's, were bare metal.)

Lookin' good Peter!

In my VERY humble opinion that is a risky undertaking. However, give it a try and let's see what happens.........😎

I know where you are coming from Scott! I suffered with sciatica for several years until I finally had surgery 10 years ago. Worked out well for years but now I've started having problems again. I think something has "slipped" so now I have to watch what I do such as lifting, etc. NOT going to go under the knife again if I can help it. Here's a visual aid showing my implanted "titanium hardware".

LOL Mike! That makes two of us! Thanks.

I'm glad mine wasn't like that. Good luck fixing it Ernie! 🙄

Thanks Scott! It was about the only thing I could come up with to fix it. Kinda risky and drastic but it got the job done. LOL

Thanks Bill. I always try to keep SOMETHING on the bench. The drawback is they multiply like rabbits!!!!! LOL

Yes it did okay Carl.