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    Glad to have been a bad influence. I think. Reedoak has a set of figures that are lounging in the cockpit rather than flying so that might work for your build.
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    Looking good there Scott. Want a crack at a Tamiya one? Don't think I'll do a third one. Lol.
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    Peter, that chassis looks fantastic. Showroom fresh. I've got a good size collection of car kits myself including some in 1/12 scale. Best part is I have one of my '91 Beat that's in the garage.
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    Forgot to post this but last week the figures I ordered from Reed Oak arrived. They're amazing and fit perfectly into the Tamiya kit seats. The extra helmets will go into my Final Countdown Tomcat to be placed on the seats in that build.
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    One thing I've always hated on Navy aircraft is the red outline on the landing gear bay doors. Then I tried a red Gundam marker and now it's easy peasy.
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    Some detail bits. A couple of mini er, minguns and a cockpit set for Tomcat #2. Some more bits for the big Tiger and a hing tool . It makes hinges too.
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    Scott, you were asking about the Barracuda nose, here's a quick comparison to the kit one. Ignore the fact that it's bisected. I'm going to drop an engine into mine which gets around the fit issue I have with my version.
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    Papa Tomcat and baby Tomcat...
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    Thanks Peter. Looks like I'm going to just miss the cutoff. That's ok as I finally got this build off my bucket list. Here's more progress. Here's the nose section masked and painted. There's some touch-ups needed but those will wait until I've joined the two fuselage sections.
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    Oh yeah, gear doors are painted.
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    Still plugging away. Missiles are painted. Gear has had Hasegawa Mirror Finish applied to the oleos. Fuselage is coming together as well. Forced perspective might be throwing the proportions off a bit.
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    I paint the cockpit, then add the decals. Any weathering comes last. I haven't sealed them prior to weathering. This has worked on Quinta and Kits World 3D decals. I have some Red Fox and Eduard ones but haven't used them yet. Hope that helps. Carl
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    Thanks Rob. I think it'll be close. We'll see how much I can get done over the next couple days.
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    The ventral fins are painted. Thanks to Scott for the heads up on the decal issue. Made it easier to do them now reather than when attached to the fuselage. Speaking of the fuselage, I did a quick test fit together. I started work on the canopy. Masking the clear bits and slowly gluing the frame on. A coat of black.
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    Stunning work on the ejection seat as well as the rest of the cockpit. I'd be completely frightened by the idea of repainting it after it's assembled.
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    Lovely build Rob. A challenging build so the results are well worth it. Looking forward to the next one.
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    Left side makes sense as the boarding ladder is on that side. I'll probably just mask and paint the walkways. They're just squares so shouldnt be too hard. * * Famous last words.
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    I got a couple tools in the mail today. A pair of razor saws made by Galaxy. Stainless blades so hopefully a bit stronger than the ones I have now. The handles are rubber coated and being a bright red, it should make it easier to spot on my bench. I also got some masks for the Tamiya F-35A and the Takom Apache.
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    The coat of paint looks great. I have to agree that the elfenbien is a bit on the yellow side.
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    Very nice recovery Scott. The seams don't look that bad. My Lanc fuselage looks the same as I had to saw it apart to fix some of the fuselage windows.
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    Thunder Models do very nice detailed kits. Sort of like Miniart so this should be really good
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    Don't you mean a European swallow?
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    In Phil's defence:
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    Lovely looking Tempest there Kevin. The Whirlwind goes together really nicely. The nacelle bulkheads need a small trim to fit correctly but that's all I've found on my build.
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    Nice recovery there Scott. That really is a great scene in the film while the Tomcats play with the Zeros. Just like how a real cat plays with their prey.
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