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Rob Good call for holding off and waiting, as the SH kit looks tremendous. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gus Some work and she sure has seen a lot of miles of miles over the years. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Bill Mysteries for sure. Of course, with both bottles shaken well and two different colors, I would fire off an email to Alclad asking: why. two nice kits and glad they ar48ve$ safe and sound Keep ‘em comin Pete4

Oliver Simply amazed as always - the details are brilliant Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Kai Right with you - yellow some how always offers up a set of issues all of it’s own. Of course when I was just about ready to start shooting the tail, I asked myself: you couldn’t find a scheme that didn’t have a yellow tail? Luckily all worked out. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Thanks Harv Much appreciated. Getting there slowly but surely. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hubert More then generous ... one incredible prize Keep 'em comin Peter

John That's the most important reason for building and the bobby: enjoyment, fun and relaxation, which keeps the juices flowing. I'm right with you in that when I just lose the erg to sit at the bench and work on a specific kit, time to switch gears and break out a different build. Down the road the erg will return for kits that were boxed up and then it's their time. Just enjoy and have fun. Keep 'em comin Peter

Amazing work Keep 'em comin Peter

John Now that's a plan and of course, that means switching seats but making sure I'm front and centered. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Gus and I completely agree, yellow is a bear to apply but I was lucky, that going over a NMF, it's light enough in color as to not effect the yellow's coverage a lot. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob Making progress a bit each day, as masking has been taking up a good deal more time then I originally thought. It's been a very long time since I attempted a NMF, which necessitated a lot of go backs and redos. Slowly but surely I'm pushing ahead and in a week or so, I'm hoping the paint work to be finished for this stage of the build. Keep 'em comin Peter

NMF ... Moving Forward 12/10/21 Making some mighty nice progress on the painting front and after allowing the AK 479 Aluminum to dry for a good two days, it was time to apply the Alclad ALC 116 Semi Matte Aluminum and see how close it would come to replicating the Mustangs’ painted wings. Surely seems as if I used more then a boat load of Tamiya Masking tape on the wings and parts of the fuselage, which consumed hours of cutting and applying the tape. My basic plan was to use drawings done by J.R. Helig I found on various sites plus the same drawings posted by Jennings on LSP. This would show what parts of the wings were painted and which were not. I was hoping the Alclad would do a good job of representing the painted portions of the wings and after painting just the upper wings: success – the look was perfect. I gave the wings a good 24 hours to dry and then did a complete re-mask and shot the under sides of the wings. Gear doors were not painted and I only used them as a holding point when moving the P-51. When the model is ready for the gear to be installed, I’ll remove the gear doors, cut them apart and go through the NMF procedure on them as well. While letting the wings dry for a few hours, I decided to mask and paint the Mustangs’ tail with Tamiya XF3 Flat Yellow. The more I looked at the yellow tail, I should have used either MIG or Mr Color, as the yellow was just too flat for my tastes. Thinking of my options right now. Next Up: Wing ID bands and the Big Red Nose. Thanks for checking in Keep ‘em comin Peter Ammo Bay Doors: I looked a a boat load of WWII photos and from what I could tell, the ammo bay doors were painted with the wings and were the same color. Of course, loads of dirt, grime and wear would be seen around them but they were not left as unpainted aluminum. Gear doors will be removed, cut apart, stripped and a new NMF applied when I'm up to adding the landing gear.

Carl Pretty much what I I use and no complaints. Just thought some of the ewer Tamiya products might work a bit better on their LP range of paints. Peter

Phil Got ya! Shall do. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kent Fantastic progress on the cammo masking and paint work. Keep ‘em comin Peter

John Sure hope so Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kai No rush,, when time allows Keep ‘em commin Peter

John I know the feeling all too well. When the juices dry up, it’s always the best approach to pack up the kit until the mojo returns. Beautiful work to this point. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Fantastic work. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kev Great news for sure that I misunderstood and all is well! Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil Nice going - glad it worked out so well. Always a treat to be able to add a new technique to the tool chest. Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil And of course wishing you luck with the Micro Mask - one tough job for sure. I’ve never masked a canopy with it mother then small fill in areas and it does grip as if it was ‘nailed’ in place. 🤞 Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kent Looking so good. I’m in complete agreement with Rob on your choice for masking and the procedure seems so logical. John B is also a big advocate of shooting enamels and except for their longer drying times, the End results are awesome. Keep ‘em comin Peter