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Gaz I see your point and absolutely, Hasegawa has the arm in the wrong location. Could be back in the day when they designed the kit, an actual aircraft wasn't available to use in developing the kit and checking the details. Too many manufactures do not seem to give enough thought to not only the design of the gear but it's installation, leading to all sorts of frustrations.

Oliver Wish I could help out, but the AK Acrylics is one paint I haven't used. I am a big fan of AK Real Colors which is an acrylic lacquer, pretty much the as Tamiya acrylics. For the acrylics I do use, Mig and Model Air, I exclusively use their thinners as their instructions call for. I've never had any luck thinning with water and when it comes to model air, I have a dedicated air brush for it as it doesn't like any other thinner and will turn to much if the wrong thinner is used. t

Rob Splinter cammo work looks just awesome. I've never wet sanded at the stage you and Gary are now doing with the exception if the clear gloss if needed for decaling. Surely food for thought and some tinkering/testing is going to be called for.

John Surely would be a great feeling and a lot more enjoyment to do a build with zero a cuss factor. Fingers crossed, the repair works out perfectly. 🤞

John What would be a build without a cuss factor? For us, it's part of the senior modeling MO.

John Looking might good and the tail extension with some primer and paint, will look near perfect.

Gaz Nice progress for sure and looking forward to the HGW rivet set going on. Thanks for the CA/Baking soda technique - surely will be using on the Mustang in a few places.

Oliver Looking spectacular - you just never miss a detail or trick.

Rob Hard edge cammo looks spot on the money using the mask set. Normally, I leave the masking on a b it for the paint to set up, which is the time it takes to thoroughly clean the air brush, eye droppers and pipets - normally less then a half hour. Agree with Kev, the Nachtigall finish is going to look brilliant once the markings are on.

HI Oliver NOthing new on it as I've been working on two Tamiya kits: 1/323 P-51D Mustang 1/48 P-38f Lightning. I'm planning on picking up the build later this summer as I clear the bench of other projects. And of course, the trumpeter Devastator has my name all over it and I pre-ordered it as soon as the Squadron started taking them.

Thanks John, the more I think, the worse the headache!

Rob Just keep going on the hard edge cammo; you will pull it off with no issues at all.

Good reasons for sure.

John The tail extension looks good on the Revell tail and should work out well. I was thinking on the Lanc just leaving the engine cowlings off on one side and the other side closed up. Still lots of time to think about it. Biggest thinking needs to be figuring out how to paint it by changing spray booths and then how to display it. I have ideas on both but need to think it completely through.

Kriss Just though I would add to the oldest kit in the stash list: Monogram 1/48 Kingfisher - still have a second and built one for the last GB Heller 1/72 Lockheed 049 Connie - have to build it someday. I have the Fisher engine set for it. Most beautiful airplane ever to grace the skies.

Gaz Some mighty nice progress on you FW190 - the details never escape your eye as the leading edge details look so good. Can't believe after all these years, I've never used baking soda and CCA - I'll have to pick up a box today and give it a try.

Looking mighty good and replacing the Air Scale IP with the kit version - now that's a twist. What was it about the Air Scale IP you that lead you to go back to the kit IP?

John Nice start on the next Cavalier F-51D Mustang. Fin and props are now under control and you're on a role. And here I am still floundering away on my Mustang - all those darn engine compartment parts and assemblies seem never ending, especially the multi color painting portion. Good thing, my plans for all future Mustangs (when I do them down the line) are going to have the nose end closed up as I'm pretty much 'engine out' these days. I keep looking at the Lancaster and all those Merlin's.

Mark Terrific progress on such a unique build - looking mighty good.

Oliver WOW, the ground works look great. How did you make it - you must have been a model railroader before scale modeling as the dio base looks so good. ?

John She sure is an eyecatcher. Looking forward to your next F-51.

Rob Looking mighty good and I'm right with you as masking is not one of my favorite parts of any build but was ahead of scribing, filling and sanding. 😉

John Terrific build and just love the scheme. Just over on the Finished Forum and the Mustang looks awesome.

John Awesome build and so well done. Completely agree with Kev, that the scheme is unique and eye-catching.

Hubert, completely agree and appreciate the information. Somehow, I just feel it in my bones, engineers will keep at it and eventually greatly increase the speed of 3D printing, to where it can print parts at a speed making it a viable option to IM. The time and cost of not needing to cut molds and buy/maintain injection molding machinery, will also offset the time/cost. In the end, 3D printing will win out - how long this will take - whose knows but it's coming for sure.