Peterpools

Gaz Looking simply fantastic - paint and masking is perfectly done. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kai Awesome detail work on the front office and nose gear - nothing has missed your eye! Keep ‘em comin Peter

Nice progress on the Huey . What color green are you going with for the engine and engine compartment. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Cees Looking forward to following your build - the SH Whirlwind is on my to buy list for sure. Ke ‘em comin Peter

Frank Fantastic - amazing work as always. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi Oliver Absolutely incredible - you never cease to amaze me with your abilities and work. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Martin Little seems to be the key word Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Gorgeous prop and thanks for sharing your technique - spot on and looking so good Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kai An awesome pair of legs. Terrific work on the details Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hubert Becoming the master of the skills needed to scratch build such a project is an achievement pmost modelers will never conquer but the organizational skills is another. I tip my to a master Keep ‘em comin Peter

Frank Right with Harv and Kia - incredible work. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Carl Looking forward to you working your magic. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Tony Congratulations on going for your dream. Please keep us posted as you progress through your homebuilt project. When I was first married in 1971, I went to work and fulfilled dream number one and bought a Piper PA22 Colt. I loved that plane but family and work and one day, I sold the Colt. My secret passion was to build a homebuilt and that was a dream that remained nothing more then a dream. I’ll be pulling for you and eagerly looking forward to updates. Best of luck and blue skies Keep ‘em comin Peter

Phil Yikes, have no fears, as we've all been there, paid the bill and lessons learned. Can't tell you how many times I've replayed those adventures. Keep 'em comin Peter

Hubert Must be frustrating to enlarge the plans and then the inconsistencies show up. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Jeroen Awesome progress - fit looks spot on Keep ‘em comin Peter

Alberto Excellent progress on the Mirage And t the ejection seats looks spot on Keep ‘em comin Peter

Terrific start on the Huey. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Gaz Right with the guys ... your building speed and gorgeous work is exceptional. Masking looks perfect. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Looking forward to your Huey build. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kai Great idea. Mine is still in the box, never opened, plus I have the IIIC upgrades and most likely will remain that way. After following all your incredible work, I quickly came to the conclusion, it's way too much work for me to tackle at this stage of the game Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz J3's are classics and production started after the J2, which was before WWII. Keep 'em Flying Peter

Thanks Rob For the most part, I like my builds pretty clean and maybe a bit of weathering here and there. I do spend a lot of time with the various fillers, sanding and wet sanding, trying to ensure the model is ready for priming and then paint. No matter how hard I try, I do find a missed sanding mark or seam I missed and there is a point, have to live with it. I would be glad to do a tutorial if the guys are interested and of curse, Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Kev On the nose gear oleo, I used Alclad Chrome. Basic procedure: Very carefully remove the molding lines. In the smaller scales, flat siding the oleo is almost impossible to avoid and I use thin strips of fine wet and dry sandpaper after scraping the molding lines which help keep the surface as round as possible. Then I prime the entire gear leg with MRP Gray Primer to check for sanding marks, follow up with a gloss black just on the oleo, let dry thoroughly and lastly apply Alclad Chrome. I normally let the Alclad dry for 24 hrs or at least over night, then mask the oleo very carefully with de-tacked masking tape and air brush the entire gear gloss white. As soon as the gloss white is dry, I remove the masking tape and add the pin wash. I never seal my NMF's. I'll always try to follow this procedure but on the very small oleo's, I have to revert to hand painting Mr Color Chrome or Silver, very heavily thinned. In 1/32nd scale, masking the olo's is so much easier, as they are beefier and larger. Hope this helps Keep 'em coming Peter

Thanks gaz How true, you can never have enough tools, especially tweezers and #11 blades. Keep 'em comin Peter