JohnB

Wing roots cleaned up. Now I can proceed with the rest of the build.

Thank you. That was Testor's Model Master DSB which is very hard to find now.

I'm glad you think so Peter but THAT remains to be seen. LOL

Thanks Martin. I think it looks okay. I'm glad you like the way it turned out.

Back to this build. When I test fit the wings to fuselage they drooped. Bummer. Thanks to some strip styrene and CA adhesive that's pretty well sorted out but now I have a fair amount of puttying and sanding to do. Not my favorite part of building a model!

Thank you Kevin. I think it turned out fine. Glad you like it.

For a short time that was a bit "iffy" LOL.

I'm glad you like it Carl, thank you.

Thanks Peter. I'm glad you like it.

Done with this build. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/20083-magic-factory-f4u-2-rfi/

I'm calling this one done. A very nicely detailed kit which kind of reminds me of a scaled down Tamiya kit although there are differences. I had problems initially in getting the fuselage halves to mate properly as the interior sub assemblies seemed to want to move out of place whenever I thought I had everything sorted out. After stepping back from the build for a couple of days I was able to get all that sorted out. Painted with Tamiya Flat White, Colourcoats Intermediate Blue, and Testor's MM acrylic Dark Sea Blue (thanks to Chris for the bottle of DSB!). The national insignia decals are from my stash as are the side numbers #212. The ones supplied in the kit were a little over sized. Also, when referencing photos, it was noted the national insignias had no blue outline on the "bars" which was another reason to go to the stash for markings. The rest of the markings are kit decals. I decided against a lot of weathering for now but may go back at some point and do some of that. I hope you like the results of my efforts!

I'm happy to be back on it Martin. I finished painting earlier and am in the process of decaling now. When all that's done I'll attach the gear and other items. I expect to have it finished in a day or two barring unforseen problems.

Thank you Peter. It's going a bit faster than I expected.

White undersides and Intermediate Blue areas done. Next is the Dark Sea Blue on top.

They certainly dress up a display case! Nice!!!

Sure is pretty Peter! Great looking Tomcat fresh out of the factory and paint shop.

Making good progress on the build now. It's nice when everything fits.

Some times you just have to step back and do something else for a bit. Hopefully things will go a bit more smoothly now.

I decided to come back to this build for a bit and try to sort out the problems I had earlier. I was able to get it together properly so now I can continue with the build. I plan to work on this and the Revell Spitfire simultaneously.

Exactly Peter.

Thanks Dennis. I'm still trying to decide on which set of markings. I have 2 nice Kagero books with decals I can choose from. There are some good subjects there so I likely will pick one from there.

I didn't want to spend any extra for a Quinta set and settled for what I had. Not all that bad but, for this build, it's okay.

Thanks Jeff. It's coming right along.

I decided to work on this Revell Mk IX for a while since it's been a while since I built a Spitfire. Not a bad kit but not quite up to Tamiya standards. Still, if you want a good 1/32 Spitfire Mk IX for a good price this is the one for you. I plan for it to mostly be OOB except for the Barracuda seat, seat armor, under nose intake, and Eduard seat belts and exhausts. I decided to use the kit instrument panel decal just to see how well it would do and was a bit surprised that it came out looking pretty good. Acceptable for this build anyway. It's about to the stage where I can join the fuselage halves and hope to get that done shortly. I'm undecided on exactly which a/c it will represent but ought to have that decided soon. Stay tuned.

Excellent Peter! Looking good! 🙂