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John Going to be some classic builds for sure. Going to be checking them out, as the Magic Company is new to me.

Hubert, so very much appreciated. A few bits tomorrow to do and she will be in the books and done. To me ZM just has a way over complicating things, starting with the instructions that are way too cluttered. All in all, I'm very pleased with how the Bf 109 came out.

Surfing online, I found this awesome photograph: Growing up in the 1950's and a GA fanatic here on Long Island, who doesn't remember the three founders of Zahns Airport. In the day, Zahns was the busiest GA airport in the country. I first soloed at Zahns in 1965, J3 Cub, 2038M. Behind the Big Three, a Beech B35 Bonanza. I bought my plane from AFS in 1971, a Piper PA22 Colt.

ebay - auction win: Still shrink wrapped and brand spanking perfect! 🏆 Think Midway but don't forget the movie: Dive Bombers with: Fred McMurray, Errol Flynn, Ralph Bellamy and Alexis Smith and the movie was in full color. released in 1941.

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Thanks Mike Greatly appreciated

Thanks Rob Very much appreciated. Learned a few new tricks and techniques along the way and am very pleased how everything blends together. ZM's instructions, while good looking, are over complicated and that, for me, added to some questionable moments. Hoping to finish her up over the weekend and then onto my next 32nd scale project: Tamiya P-51D-5 with a Quinta front office and all the rivets puttied in.

John Nice work on the weathering ... looking so good and not overdone.

Oliver, right with Harv - awesomemated for sure 🏆

Some mighty nice work for sure.

Ernie Nice work on the interior- looking mighty good.

Ernie MRP RAF Interior Gray Green looks mighty good and surely looks the part.

THE HOME STRETCH Paint work, decals and masking are finished, or at least as much as I am planning on doing. Pin washes were done and for the first time, I made my own oil washes along with some Ultimate Model Products panel line wash. Once dried and cleaned up, Alclad Semi Matte Clear was air brushed on and the ‘feel’ looks good. Exhausts and the upper exhaust shields were glued in place, as well as the prop and spinner. Working on the gear, which I have to confess, I missed the mark here pretty badly. I decided to have the canopy in the closed position (just resting in place for now), as almost everything can be seen in the front office, as the glass is crystal clear, plus the AirScale shoulder harnesses still need to be made and installed. I’m in the process of wrestling with the carpet monster, as I dropped the antenna and can’t find it; par for the course. The last of the smaller bits and pieces still need to be added: nav lights, antenna & aerial wires, pitot tube, engine cowl braces and a few other goodies and the 109 is done. The fuselage radio access panel needs to be painted, decaled and installed as well (completely forgot); one of the casualties of the long break between stopping and starting again. What I enjoyed most: the cammo air brush work and learning to use paint masks.

Rob The mains look great. Need to give the AK's chrome adhesive tape a try and see how it goes.

I've been using the Contacta more and more. Just need to take a bit of extra care as to how fast/much comes out of the needle.

Awesome Grumman Aircraft and looking forward to a build thread hopefully, not to far down the road.

Rob Much appreciated. Completely agree, using masks instead of decals is a whole new discipline that needs to be followed but the results are so well worth the extra work.

John Base cammo looks perfect. Looking forward to your next update with the weathering applied and on the homestretch.

Rob Some mighty nice arrivals from the mainland

Very nice start on the front office and interior.

Thanks Oliver. Making nice progress now and getting ready for the seal gloss cote and then the semi gloss/matte - not sure which yet.

Bill Nice work on the interior - looking mighty good. Just can't beat Quinta 3D sets.

John The one I have been using: I think it's pretty much the same but the applicator is a thin tube for greater control.

Hi John As of late, I've been using a lot of Revell Contacta Professional Glue - not exactly a tube glue but way different then Extra Thin. Give it a shot, I'm sure it will fill the bill and isn't stringy at all.

Anyone have an update or can share information on this new 3D printed Phantom? It's not the one SB was working on and a completely new kit. From what I've seen (not much) looks absolutely spectacular.