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Great stuff. He100 in Luftwaffe camo schemes are a great what if build. I'm now inspired to do a late '45 camo.

Color Gizmo Happy. I love HZ product. I continuously add on when applicable.

really well done Jeroen.

any suggestions for paint color or mix for Hinomaru on 1:32 IJN aircraft? would like to stay with lacquer based paints, Gunze, Mr. Paint. Tamiya will work as well (since it mixes with lacquer thinners) thanks - Rick

Tamiya and Hasegawa have been exceptional to get parts replaced. I had some "communication" issues with Revell. Quickly solved and I got my part. TAM and HAS are hands down the easiest to work with.

Welcome Ricardo. Look forward to see your posts.

The radiator opening is slightly larger on the SH. Valiant Wings #4 Tempest shows smaller opening. Although not a Tempest, MDC's Typhoon has smaller radiator opening. Further, the seams on the nose are eliminated. If the fit is "plug n play" and the radiator fits without much fuss I will most likely pick one up.

The cockpit has over 50 parts. My original plan was to keep this an OOB build. That has changed with Barracuda's imminent release of corrected nose. With most of painting and assembly of consoles I decided to let the pit as is and add only Yahu's very nice IP. When I get my hands on the Mk.II I will go on after market frenzy. Y Mr. Paint for Interior Green and NATO Black. Details picked out with various Model Color, Mr. Color and some MIG pigments. Yahu IP is dry fitted. Will secure before fuselage is buttoned up. A drop of Vallejo's Still Water added to the dials. Over 50 parts makes for a fidgety build experience. However, once complete you have a nicely detailed cockpit out of the box. Shoulder straps will be secured at a later stage. Bulkheads glued and before glue sets is secured inside fuselage. Using the fuselage as a jig will ensure good fit later on down the road. Some reduction at edges of bulkheads needed for sound fit.

It's been awhile as bench time has been a premium. Family, life, etc. has taken priority. My other knee decided to behave badly so, getting a new one in Dec. Now I'll have a matching pair. Overall this kit has been a challenge. Not in a bad way, just things have been fidgety with lots of cleaning. The resin and PE parts have been a joy to work with. The radiator scoop & nose seemed concerning with all the seams especially the interior of the scoop with a few pieces needed complete the build. Plenty of putty/sand/repeat here with future scribe work. Finally got things smoothed out, re-scribe, rivets and new covers for filter support holes punched out of thin styrene card. Detail work dose not show up. Then.... Roy Sutherland throws this on the table. A one piece resin direct replacement nose with properly shaped radiator scoop. image credit: Roy Sutherland Prop Boss also corrected. image credit: Roy Sutherland These are due to be released late November. Ok, lesson learned, wait until corrected upgrades are released when wanting to be first to bench.

New Airborne Mossie

nice mottle finish

Tempest Mk.II and now a Yak 3.....take my money!

Photo recon Ju88! Really nice version and the number of schemes available are quite interesting. I like the overall RLM 76 scheme most. Must resist....

for me its been crazy schedule with family, etc. Bench time has been a premimum. I have builds at 75% or better completition. Kids back to school in 2 weeks. Then, back to the bench.

that be my iPhone!

great recovery from the SOP. putty work and paint superb.

nice engine work.

Sorry for your angst. Stuff like this is like a kick in the groin. My Revell Ju88 had a very warped wing. Sent memo to Revell via their link requesting replacement. 2 months later, not a word. I've been pretty busy lately to put the hammer down, now seems like an opportunity to start swinging.

Bravo Jim! I am leaning towards Cloisterman's mount sans DD stripes, no ordnance. Just a nice clean airframe. Going all the way with Mr Paint on this one. You're already well ahead of my progress. Great pointers on the wheel wells and nose halves. Pulled out my MDC Tiffy, placed on my bench, staring me down. The fuselage was buttoned up this winter and I am considering riveting. before I add the wings, etc. FYI, she will get DD stripes and a load of rockets. Meanwhile, back to the Tempest. I really like SH Mk.V effort on this kit. The Mk.II is indeed in my future.

I got my hands on this a few weeks ago and I immediately binned the A29 and the Mossie, new canopy ordered. That said after a through wash I broke out the sprue cutters and got to work. See James Hatch's outstanding review. This is going to be an out of box build. With exception of markings which will be masked and painted. The decals have some spots and are not usable. Details on that later. Test fit looks good. There will some seam work and scribing needed. Obligatory ejector hole fills needed. A little 500 Mr. Surfacer did the trick. Using my shaping tool I addressed the flare racks and flare gun rack. Tedious work. Common variable when working with photo etch. Using Gator Glue The flare racks are secured. Flare gun rack on and done. Port side complete as far as I can before painting. Starboard side ready for paint.

will the Montex 111-P canopy masks work for the 111-H6 glazing?

time for some "fine dining!"

Lovely review Jim. I packed away a few stalled builds and started my Tempest today. So far all is well. Same issue with the decals and scuffed canopy. Decals no problem as I will go with masks. Will post WIP report early next week. Cheers - Rick

Look forward to the Tempest Mk.II

great scheme and very well done.