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John You're in overdrive gear this past week and your progress on the SOD kits has been prenominal. Awesome progress on your latest 109 - front office and the prop spinner spiral are spot on - looking mighty good.

John Decals are looking mighty good. Nice idea to let what you have done dry overnight to just be on the safe side.👍

WOW!

Chris, very much appreciated. It's been a while and it's actually pretty relaxing. For me, it's always been my preferred way of doing cammo.

Thanks John, much appreciated, Making progress and hopefully decaling this weekend.

John, Top shelf in my book.

John terrific build, your 190 looks awesome for sure.

John Just catching up and so glad you went back to work on the Revell 190. Meticulous work and as always, a perfect finish. So very well done. 🏆

IT’S CAMMO TIME Priming with MRP Gray Primer was uneventful and I decided the RAF North African cammo scheme would look best done free hand. First up was the MRP Middlestone, applied with a H&S Infinity CR Plus .4 tip. After letting the MRP dry for a full 24 hrs, it was time for the Dessert Dark Brown which was mixed and matched as best I could AK Real Colors to the Tamiya XF 54 Flat Earth, as I wanted to use mostly lacquer based paints on the Spitfire and was close enough with the color. For the free hand cammo, I switch air brushes to an H&S Infinity CR Plus with a .2 tip. After letting the AK Real Color paint dry for 24 hours, the upper surface cammo was masked off and AK Real Colors Azur Blue was air brushed on using the H&S with the .4 tip again. Happy to report, zero issues and next up will be either Tamiya X22 Clear Gloss or Tamiya LP-9 Clear Gloss and then it’s decal time. One thing that has always bothered me are painting/decal placement drawings, are those that only show one side view of the fuselage and not the other – never understood why. This was the case with the EagleCal Decal instructions and luckily, the Tamiya instructions included a well detailed four view set of drawings for the cammo scheme I am doing.

Chris I just 'ditch the bottle when the MKK becomes too thick to work well. I have using Tacky Glue from Michael's on and off now and it seems to work in between MKK and White Glue.

Rob, right with you and can't wait to see the engine wiring completed, as they will bring the 289 up to a whole new level.

Absolutely

Just love them "Jags for sure. The Heller kit surely is showing more then it's age and includes at no extra cost, loads of repair work to just get her closed up - going to be one tough act for sure. Pulling for both you and Kev to cross the finish line in time.

Looking forward to following your B-25. I have the HK B-25J in the stash and am very interested in the comparison of the two kits. OOB is my preference for most of my builds.

Chris Making awesome progress and those Sidewinders - never thought they would need so much work. I've been a huge fan of MKK for decades and found a fresh, unopened bottle is always the best bet for the more detailed work as it tends to be much thinner when fresh. Over time, the MKK in the bottle does have a nasty habit of getting a bit thick but it normally takes me a good year plus to reach that point. Glad the MKK made life a lot easier for you. Of course, I wonder why Reskit had to make those clear pieces separate parts, being so small and so fiddly. For me, I would have preferred a solid Sidewinder body, with the only additional parts being the fins.

Carl Nice work on the Sidewinders .. looking mighty good. Only a few months back, I spent countless hours on my Tamiya F-14 missiles, adding all the decals and stencils - surely a boat load of work and nowhere nearly as detailed as yours. Scale does make a big difference in both the fidelity and detail.

Kev Incredible work - masterful and a true display piece of furniture.

Kai Welcome back my friend and it's a pleasure to see you posting again. Some brilliant work for sure.

Rob A true test of your finely tuned skills, as the 289 looks incredible. If I didn't know, it is now close to passing for the real deal.

Thanks Dennis, in complete agreement on the panels being closed, allowing the beautiful and classic lines of the Spitfire to come shining through. Just wish Tamiya would have given a bit more thought to displaying the Spitfire with the cowl covers on (not a champion of the magnets) as to fit. Still, considering it was Tamiya's first 1/32nd scale super kit and I've now built four Spitfires, no complaints - just happy the kits are still in production and easy to find.

John Holy Smokes .... looking brilliant and the NMF: perfectly done.

Martin My first model(s) that I can remember go back to the very early days of the hobby; 1950's, would be nearly impossible to find, most likely cost an arm and a leg from a kit collector. My vote still is for the sandbox theme.

Martin Just love the Sandbox theme - the possibilities are endless.

Chris Underside panels lines are looking mighty good. I do like the contrast as it makes them pop.

Carl Those Reskit Sidewinders look mighty good.