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    Unfortunately I forget to get some pics of where I masked off for the horizontal section of the cockpit openings but those were next. I left them in place and then did the intermediate blue as well. I then did a dry fit of the wings to see how it looked. Comparing it to my reference pic, I need to bring the intermediate blue down the sides a bit more aft of the wings.
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    Thanks Earl and Ryan! It's a bit more laborious but I think ultimately easier.
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    Tony, it's great to see this as your next project. I'm starting to get a greater appreciation for Canadian aircraft variants myself. Carl
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    Ernie, how close does this conversion get you? https://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumman-tbm3w-avenger-aew-conversion-set-trumpeter-bz3002-braz-models-bz3002-aircraft-modelling-conversion/product/?action=prodinfo&art=159023
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    Ernie, just saw this listed as a future release on Hobby Search. Might be just what you're looking for. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10643424
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    Time for some unconventional fuselage painting. With the large canopies and some fairly fragile cockpit details I decided to mask and paint around the cockpit openings in tow steps. First I masked off the vertical sections. They're not perfectly sealed against the vertical sections intentionally as I didn't want to pull off any detail bits when I removed the tape. Then I airbrushed at an angle to keep overspray from going into the cockpit.
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    Thanks Ernie! One definitely can't just plow through the kit that's for sure. It did catch me off guard a bit initially but it's been fine once I figured that out.
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    Now that you mention it Rog, the drying time is a bit longer for the Aqueous vs the lacquer. I was going to suggest AK Real Color but you're looking for acrylics.
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    Barracudacast makes one for the Spitfire. http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BR32011 Or if you think the kit one out of a Tamiya Spitfire is good enough, I can probably dig a couple up for you. Carl
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    Looks great Ryan! I like the drap the belts have. Carl
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    I use regular CA when I build them. Leave the buckles attached to the fret where possible and thread the belts through them before you cut them loose. Much less fiddly this way and less risk of lost buckles.
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    I had heard he was done as well but saw them on his website so took a chance. Considering he's only an hour away from me it took almost 3 weeks for them to get to me.
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    I saw those Jeff and they were Plan B. Plan A was to do the CWHM CF-104D in NMF with red tail and tip tanks and white wings. The serial is 12641 which created a problem as the decal sheet only has enough numbers to do the fuselage numbers but not the wing one. A small oversight. Which led me to Plan A.1 and find a different serial number to do. Right now I'm leaning towards 12662 but 12666 could be fun
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    I sprayed the outer colour on the canopy bits last night. It seemed that I ended up mixing more paint than I needed so rather than wasting it, I used it up painting various bits. Turned out to be a whole lot of paint...
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    I'm not quite sure if that's a squirrel or not. My vote is no but it is Martin posting hence my uncertainty.
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    Our cat has only ever been on my bench once that I know of. However she's been in my lap countless times while I'm at my bench. Which means I occasionally have an actual carpet monster when I drop parts.
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    Rog, Gunze Sangyo (or GSI Creos) is the parent company for Mr Color. You can see their name on this 25+ year old bottle I have. So yup, one and the same paint. Also try to get the cap remover if you don't have one already. It's great for stuck lids and works on Tamiya and AK Real Color lids as well. https://hlj.com/mr-cap-opener-gnzgt56 As for the paint in that bottle, it's still good even though it's at least a quarter century old. Carl
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    Ok, time to mount the engine and cowling. I mounted the upper three cowl panels to the cowl ring. I left the lower one off until I had the cowling in place as it needed to clear the exhaust pipes. Then the engine was mounted. I then slipped the cowl over the engine and glued it in place. Finally the lower panel went on along with some tape to hold everything in alignment while the glue dried.
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    After a bit of a struggle to find them, I finally got some RCAF decals for my recent CF-104D kit.
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    We try our bestest!
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    Rog, if you mean the Gunze Aqueous line then yes, they spray pretty much like their lacquer counterparts. They're thicker than Tamiya or at least all the ones I have seem to be. The Aqueous line is pretty much next to impossible to find in North America for some reason so most of mine is a bit old but still holding up. You can also thin them with Mr Color Leveling Thinner too. Carl
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    I haven't even started mine since it's almost as bad as yours. Which is a shame really.
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    Then engine and BMF are both looking amazing Tony.
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    Any idea on who's doing the Privateer conversion? That would be one to see and maybe get.
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    The larger one is the 1/72 kit, same as yours. The grey one is 1/100 and is a glue together kit from Bandai. Yup, they actually make some of those. The smallest one is the Mecha Colle version from 2199 and is box scale. I suspect it's 1/144 but haven't seen anything published to confirm that.
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