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  1. JohnB
    That is a cool looking airplane Peter. I'm sure your model will do it justice!!!
  2. JohnB
    Looking mighty good! Very nice!!!
  3. JohnB
    All primed with flat white and ready for some paint!
  4. JohnB
    Yes it did Peter. Aires ought to put some effort into molding their parts for some semblance of FIT.
  5. JohnB
    Nice work Gaz! Looks good.
  6. JohnB
    I'm glad you like them Kevin, thanks.
  7. JohnB
    Thanks Gaz! Now I think I'll give any F-80 builds a rest. 😉
  8. JohnB
    Just for grins I just thought I'd post these shots of my two SH/Czech Master F-80's. Same squadron. The Evil Eye Fleagle decals were made using my laser printer which was before they issued the kit with those decals. LOL I could have waited!
  9. JohnB
    Thanks Fran!!!
  10. JohnB
    LOL Standing by to send appropriate cuss words. 😄
  11. JohnB
    Love that Alclad Peter!
  12. JohnB
    Thanks Peter! I'm glad you like this one. I certainly did have it's moments! LOL
  13. JohnB
    Thank you Peter. I really like how this one turned out. Too bad the real a/c was lost along with the pilot due to AA fire. ☹️
  14. JohnB
    Thank you Peter! Yes indeed, those Aires sets are a real iffy proposition. As they say, yo pays yo money and yo takes yo chances! LOL As you can see from earlier posts this one took a lot of cutting and test fitting. Hopefully I'm over the hump now.
  15. JohnB
    Cockpit tub cemented in place. Now to test fit the fuselage and cowlings. So far so good.
  16. JohnB
    Aires cockpit tub done. I made the rear cockpit hood from lead wire and a Kleenex. Necessary since this a/c was part of the instrument training squadron at Corpus Christie in 1954.
  17. JohnB
    I know y'all are happy!!!
  18. JohnB
    Thanks Peter! Glad you are back with us!
  19. JohnB
    Fingers crossed Ernie.
  20. JohnB
    I agree Ernie. I contemplated using the kit pit but the lack of detail decided me on the Aires pit even though Aires has always been something of a pita to use. I hope there won't be any "surprises" when I go to assemble the cowling, etc.
  21. JohnB
    Took a lot of cutting and grinding with my Dremel but it finally seems to fit. The tub is painted Dk. Gull Gray right now and I'll hand paint the consoles, etc later. Couple of cuts in the front but they won't be very visible later.
  22. JohnB
    Been working on the Aires cockpit piece. Took a LOT of cutting and trimming to get it to fit okay but I think it will fit alright now (fingers crossed).
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  24. JohnB
    I've been retired for over 7 years now and don't regret it one bit!😀
  25. JohnB
    Certainly out of the ordinary Bill. It'll be a looker for sure! (You are correct! That is one big airplane. I saw one over at Carswell AFB back in the late 60's or early 70's and I too was surprised at how big it was.)
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