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Nice work!

Nice to see it closed up around that office, John! IP is stunning!

Thank you, my friends!

Thank you, Peter!

I loved models before I knew what love was. I have approximately 60 kits. My wife thinks I don't need more. But I try to build around a dozen a year so I can keep buying without really accumulating more kits. I never stop to think about my wife before I buy another kit.

A day of tiny details and infinitesimal amounts of paint... Look at this Revi gunsight... so hard for my fumble fingers The seatbelts were fiddly... but since I paid for them already, I didn't order cloth belts. Love those little painted PE panels... they just make everything look better. The side panels were easiest of all... The elevator trim wheels are the only Revell parts in this pit. I decided that trying to impart a natural curve into the PE wheels would be too mcuh effort and give too little reward... so I used the plastic. I took some liberties with metallic paints. Finally a little more paint for the IP Happy modelling! There are two tiny little resin pieces to go. I believe they are the cockpit lighting and look like easy pieces to lose... so I;ll save them for later. Happy modelling!

Thank you, Gents... this is my first decent face. It came out well for two reasons... one was the sculpture of the face. The details were clearly delineated so you could easily decide where to put your paint. Two... The size of the face was big enough that my motor skills weren't taxed trying to make super-minute movements. My 1/35 dudes aren't even close.

Thank you! I use Mr. Mark Softer.

What is it about white backgrounds that suck the light out of a picture?? Anyway... Equipment updated to reflect newly gained info. Just waiting on the glue holding the base to dry... strums fingers.... It's damp and gray today... so I won't be removing the clamps before Monday, at least. Happy modelling!

Am I the only modeller in the world that doesn’t use a cutting mat? My bench top is plywood and covered with paint marks, glue blobs. Is there any benefit other than keeping your bench cut mark free?

Looks sweet, Rob! I like the look of that panel, too.

Thank you for the kind word, fellas. Unfortunately... last night I learned I was not finished. This photo popped up on facebook because of a comment from Mr. Dave Byrden regarding my B&W photos. He was congratulating me because I had chosen the proper color... Well... I chose feldgrau. But the real color will blow your minds:

Hi everyone! On the last day of a build, I celebrate by throwing away the box and anything I don;t want to keep for spares. The decals were horrible... so I even pitched them. Without further ado... the B&W preview. I'll do a color RFI once the proper base is completed.

That make's perfect sense, Wolf! Thank you! I'll have to find some even finer bits than I have. The smallest I have is .0137inch or .35mm.

Thank you, Gents!

Thank you, Fellas. Not sure about bomb proof, Peter. I have my doubts whenever it comes to gluing stuff with PVA. Whilst the cobbles adhered very well to the beech, I'm hoping that they'll al least not come off while I'm leveling a bit with sand paper and a block. PVA is still Elmer's in my head.

Thanks for the recommendation. I really need an airbrush just for priming.

Fantastic!

Beautiful work, Mark!

Sweet!!

Good... you're already half way there! Enjoy!

It's very simple, Peter. All you need is a cheap electric toothbrush. Double sided tape. And sandpaper. No fill is better, but the other stuff works too...you just have to replace it more often and deal with gum-up depending on what you're sanding. Cut off all of the bristles of the toothbrush. Attach two-sided tape to the flat face where the bristles used to be. Attach your sandpaper. That's the simplest bit. The toothbrush only turns in a 20-ish degree arc. So, you can shape your tape and sandpaper to get into nooks and crannies. I use three grits of paper... all no-fil, for most tasks: 340, 600, and 1200. I have also used 2000 and 3000 for finer finishes. Heck, I've even wet sanded, though the tape don't last very long. It saves so much time... you just won't believe it.

Epic masking!

It's slow going Peter, but there are some time savers in the form of an electric toothbrush and CA. I've tried to make my scribing better and have seen some dividends...though I am still far from perfect. Waiting only 15-20 minutes to be able to fix a fault... or refix it... is much better than waiting overnight.

Thank you, Rob. They will need some sanding... some of them are far higher than the others.