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Still struggling with these mortars. Why didn't somebody at the RLM just come up with a fin-stabilized rail-mounted system like everyone else?? Oh well... no point in speculating. But now I know why nobody models these...lol Here are the mounting pins. there is .5mm rod encased in .7mm tube. The longer roads are 13mm long, and the short rods 9.5mm +/- cut accuracy. Nope... I didn't measure twice. Nothing glued, yet. With the tubes now glued to the rods, but only dry fitted to the wings, I used the photo editing program to compare angles. Of course... I can't certain that the camera is square to the subject.... but it only has to be close. They are situated far enough apart on the plane that checking their alignment would be a serious issue for the would be rivet counter. Speaking of rivets... there are a bunch of rivets that go the length of the tube. I will use paint and effects to simulate this when finished with all of the mounting pieces. I still have to add wiring, photo-etch, and the hook assembly that will finally enable me to call this painful part of the build complete. Happy modelling! Think I need to make some lunch!

Thank you, Peter.

Thanks for the great pics, Kai. They make me think I need to extend the struts a bit.

Holy Schmokes, John! What a beautiful job!

Love this scheme... enjoying you putting it all together, Kai.

Okay Friends, It occurred to me that I prepare the wing for the WfGr.21 Rocket launchers. So I stopped working on the upper wing and started taking measurements (from the materials supplied by friends here) and converting them to dimensions usable on the model. Then of course I had to make marks on the model and on the rocket tube for drilling. Intersections of the tape show me where to drill. Hopefully the next series of photos won't be too disorienting. I put them this way to show how they would look underwing. What do you think of my angles and alignment? Everything is held in place with blutack at the moment. When I am happy with the alignment, I will cover the .5mm rod with .7mm tube. Here is one upside down photo.... if that helps.

Steve, You are a life saver! I actually have a detail book about black 6 and this angle is probably the only one not covered in the book! Thank you very much! I guess if I accidentally sand any off, I will replace them with a positive bolt head and try to smooth it down and make it look like a screw head.

Peter, Glad to see them coming together so nicely. your painting of the cockpit looks great! Kinda sad that the Tamiya Stabilators are at a fixed angle.

Last night I discovered that my earlier plan required modification. Instead of attaching the shims to the wing root and outer wing, topography on the plastic dictated that I put the shims on the inserts. This evening: After repeatedly attaching, removing, and sanding the shims to a proper thickness, some dry-fit photos: Tomorrow I'll backfill behind the shims with black CA and sand it all smooth. Here is one for an expert: On every large scale 109 model there is 8 raised screw heads right next to the wing root. However, there aren't a lot of picsw of the area and none that I have show them to stick up above the metal skin. I found this one today: Obviously this is an Eduard kit. Anyone got a picture of the real thing?

Looks great! Is that rubber band up to MDOT standards?

Getting rid of the over-spray really makes the painting look . Bring it on!

Oh, no. There is so much superglue binding the tub to the sides... something would crack.

Thank you Phil. After all of the money spent on AM... I couldn't afford to bin it...lol

And apparently they make one for the G6, too... I already had the parts for this build... but you can save yourself some work if you can find it.

Thank you, Kai. Your Mirage will be something to be proud of. So... the extra effort pays off in the heart if not in comparing the relative ease of other kits. At least, I feel better about mine now. Amur Reaver makes a correction set for the G-10. I've already got mine: Except for the spinner, it's one big piece.

Thank you, Rob. I think the worst is over. Really... I feel better about achievements like this than slapping together a 'nice' kit. Sure... It's a pain the the buttocks. Had I failed, it would have been a different matter. But I'm happy now.

I've been committing my modelling time the 109 build. Lot's of fettling going on.

VEry sharp!

Beulen, beulen, beulen... ,keep those beulen smoothin'... Though yer disaproovin'.... With apologies to whoever wrote the 'Rawhide' theme. I will say that this is the last Revell G6 I'll build. Between the three manufacturers, Revell, Barracuda, and Eduard, the meeting isn't exactly complete. So, using CA as my principle filler, I've beaten them into a close proximity of what I'd like them to be. Why blue paint? I don't paint a lot of blue. I bought it by mistake and I use it to tint colors, or to help me find errors. It's MRP lacquer. And I must have sprayed it 6 times today. To remove it and prevent build-up I used 100% IPA. Cleans it off like a dream! ... that's 7 hours of my life I won;t get back. Anyway.... After that it was time to dry fit the wing pieces. You'll notice substantial gaps on all sides of the wing center pieces. As the pieces do not slide laterally... unless I start cutting away plastic... I will have to fill all four gaps separately. I'm thinking the best way to do this is to cement card to the wing root and the wing outer pieces... and sand them until they fit... Because I don't want to have to scribe the panel line. I also needed shims to bring the trailing edges level. But perhaps the adding the flaps will solve that problem. I'll have to consult the directions and do a little dry fitting.

Nice ship!

Now, it looks totally awesome! Beautiful paintwork. Getting excited now!

Thank you for the advice! I'll give it a miss.

Thank you!

I'm in agreement. Planes just don;t get too grimy.

Guys, I don't do a lot of 1/32 jets. Mainly because the only ones that interest me are the 100-series (most represented sadly by Trumpeter)(already built the Italeri F-104) , MiG 15 (seen all the horror stories...Trumpeter again!) and one other that I won't mention until a later date. A Panavia Tornado... one is made by Revell has come up in Australia on EBay. So... is it any good, or another kit calling for a ton of AM and filler? There's a little time left on the auction. So, if you know, lemme know. Thanks for your thoughts!