Peterpools

Mark, agreed and I wish they were - my hair might not be as gray😉 Keep 'em comin Peter

John Yikes, buy a Lotto ticket, the Aires cockpit fits! Nice progress on the interior and front office. Nice going on painting the seat Bronze Green - right on the money. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Glad you backed off the idea of prying off the canopy which never seems to work without causing issues of it's own. Looking at your closeup photo, the rear canopy blemishes almost appears to be stress marks in the plastic itself and maybe the Revell Contacta Glue released some fumes when drying which reacted with the clear plastic. I'm with Phil, your build is awesome and I would leave things as they are. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Mark Enjoying the journey and nothing like a colorful build. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob, so very much appreciated. The kit really is amazing, a joy to build and a boat load of fum. I love keeping my builds on the clean side and a CAG aircraft - what a combination. Keep 'em comin Peter

DECALING AND PANEL LINE WASHES ARE DONE 8/24/21 Holy Smokes, the fuselage and wings decaling stage is done, requiring five long days at the bench to finish. I needed to decide which set of decals to use, Tamiya or Furball (Cartograf), as well as which clear gloss to go with. Why chose one set, just pick the best from each set as I went for each specific application. To be honest, while the Tamiya decals keep getting better and better, Furball (Cartograf) is in a class by themselves – thinner and clearer clear decal film, plus their stencil data sat down so much better. Decals application was normal: few drops of Dawn in the soak water to break the surface tension, as the water alone would just bead up on the gloss surface rather than flow, a few drops of Micro Set in the water as well and lastly both Micro Set and Sol on top of the decals during application – old school for sure. At this stage, I outlined the red wing and rudder tips with the Tamiya black stripe decals and the gear doors were completely decaled: no issues at all. I also decided on Mr Color Clear Gloss #46, thinned with Mr Color Self Leveling Thinner and being a true lacquer, dried smooth as ice and rock hard. I carefully used Tamiya Black Panel Line Wash to enhance the Phantom and add a bit of ‘flying time’ but paramount was keeping the CAG aircraft rather clean. I’m quite happy as to how this came out – the details that Tamiya lavished on the Phantom is amazing. The panels lines are super thin, wonderfully done and with Mr Color Gloss on top, allowing ample channeling for the PLW wasn’t easy. Even getting the PLW to remain in place was a job in itself as the finish was so smooth. I might use a black ink pen in some spots buts that it as the overall effect is exactly what I was after. Next up: Apply either Alclad Semi Matte or Semi Gloss Clear to seal up the work to this point and then to finish up the Sparrows, Sidewinders and centerline drop tank. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Mark Nice progress on the Mirage and a great save. Completely agree with Kai that ALL instructions should specify if weight and how much is need to keep an aircraft on its legs. Even better, to include the weight as some kits do. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Guys It's hurricane season and just so glad we we able to dodge a bullet. The rain after the majority of the storm had past was close to a record for us. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Thank you for the explanations - just glad the NMF was 'cleaned up' and fingers crossed the canopy issues will be a thing of the past later today. Keep 'em comin Peter

Hi Rob Looking so good and somehow, these gremlins have a nasty habit of popping up when we least expect it. I’m thinking that going with Pledge for the canopy fix would be the best path to take, as it can’t damage any of the canopy framing. Not sure about the spot on the underside of the wings - still trying to understand what caused it. Keep - em comin Peter

Hi John hard to see the rivets and details and that’s good for sure. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Tennessee surely was clobbered with rain and floods, resulting in a lot of deaths and property damage. We had areas here on the island that received 6.5 inches of rain today and thank goodness, no loss of life. Some late day thunderstorms and tonight we should be clearing. Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai I see what you mean but for my taste, I always some hint of gloss in my final clear finish, just seems to add to the effect of metal under the paint. . Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark Fantastic progress and some mighty amazing work. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks mark for the info Much appreciated Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark Nice going and can't wait to follow your build. Does JetMad have a mailing list or newsletter so you know when pre-orders are being accepted or do you need to just keep checking the website? Keep 'em comin Peter

John Completely agree and the right way to go. Keep 'em comin Peter

Today lots of rain and pretty gusty as we're getting the tail end of Henri. Hopefully by late today it should be over. Keep 'em comin Peter

mark Nerves of steel Keep 'em comin Peter

Mike Thanks for the photo of your Vulcan which looks perfect and how you dealt with the sink marks and intakes. What I did find interesting on the builds that I've been following, is how differently everyone went about correcting these issues. Are you going to be doing the all white scheme as from the photograph, I can see a nice mottled effect on the wings? Keep 'em comin Peter

Nice work on the cammo and AB work - looking mighty good. Keep 'em comin Peter

Mike Looking forward to your build of the Roden Albatross D.1 and will be following all the way. Congratulations on your upcoming Vulcan commission build. I've followed four build threads so far and there are just a few areas that require some extra care, namely inside the intakes and the top of the delta wing which has a fair amount of sink marks. I don't have the kit so how bad the sink marks are is from what I've watched and no two kits seem to have the same amount. Still would be more then interested in following your build and thoughts on the kit. Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark All those rivets would have driven me crazy - are you sure you don't have Rossie the Riveter hidden away and working for you ❓ Keep 'em comin Peter

Oliver Amazing work and enjoying following your build as always. Even something as small as the landing gear gear being out of scale caught your eye and was replaced! Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai Looking mighty sweet! Panels lines and matte clear coat look spot and and no silvering - awesome for sure. On my F4, I've finished the aircraft decals, almost all the panel lines are done as well and am about as close to your build stage as well. Keep 'em comin Peter