KevinM

Today would of probably been a decent day as Peter says with some over cast but my backyard will winter coming and no rain for 6 weeks looks like hell I say

Thank You Rob knowing you yours will look better. That was the whole goal from the start Martian and I think I got pretty close to the photo of the plane in flight down to the bolt heads and the exhaust stain.Notice to Martian came out better then the 109 oil staining on the prop and the nose.

Thanks Guy! I did too the R/LG took apart put back together still just a tad short wing dip.I used the flat wheels luckily and glued a .020" shim to the bottom was all it took to get the wings level.

Thanks Carl she is ready for inspection

A challenging build for certain guys loosing LG parts L/R issues with the paint and such but maybe the good Lord was steering me?I think I learned some new things along the way and getting more comfortable with other techniques.I have appreciated all the likes and comments in the build thread it helped to keep focused.Now for some pics ....last pic yes I almost forgot the tube.

I had one(plastic) with a can of Propel boy did those go fast(cans) and expensive I was like 12/13

That's some Nice paint and execution Martin but.....I searched all over the intranet and I could not find a Lockheed YB-555?? you little devil

I still need to glue the rockets in,fix two rockets back to the hanger and weather the hanger with the rear wheel.I say I have maybe another hour or two.

Thanks Mike I do to except the R/side something in the back of the mind though...maybe. I appreciate that Chris Florrys kinda blends things well. Thanks for the Kudos Hubert! I need to figure it out Rob maybe I need to wear gloves?I honestly think it may go to a bit more paint and a longer dry time? I have had that same comment over at MSW just perfection needed from here on out Thank You!

Well I am hot/cold on this one some parts I like some I hate the r/side being a hate on the fuse maybe just not enough silver it's so temperamental.I like how the wash just kinda blended things getting somewhat better on the landing gear.I can see another one of these in the future but the dart 106 I have going is going to get more layers of silver and a longer dry time I get impatient. Baby steps.

That's it Guy you just pound it out to quick never saw it great looking rendition!I wish I could get that comfortable with weathering getting close with the Tempest.

Good to hear Peter

Easier and quicker Jeroen.

Jeroen looking good but you have a few ...irons in the fire ATTM

Watched that the other night Ralph one of my favorite shows on YT.My wife said a couple weeks ago "all you watch is war and that tank show" I go "TV has nothing for me" I am not interested in being programed any longer.

Ralph that looks to be 3/4X bigger than the HT I visit in Mobile with a lot more plastic.I am not kidding and it probably happens with many of us but I have more kits in my collection than they have on 16' of shelving or equal just talking military.

yeah keep it up Really Rob I have broom in that room sweep the floor probably twice a week it blows my mind how it happens.The rockets have their decals applied off now to cut some brass for the rear of the rockets to handle the wiring they look pretty Nice

Now Now Peter!! We all know the drill the faster you clear that list another is created fast=wrong pace it our bodies can only take so much.

Honestly Paul if I would of just chucked it up to the landing gear gremlin quickly(20mins) I would of almost been done with the replacement confidence in my ability to make the piece was not there.I looked at it and my mind started turning going yeah I can make that and no one except me will know.I am getting better at this and other things in my modeling have been changing in the last year or two in my abilities not like Rob he's aggressive me baby steps.

Not at all John the pattern here just looks smaller blends better and more abstract if that makes sense no two mottles look the same

Well if that little gremlin struck again she's not going to be ready for the show this W/E.I was building the tailwheel assembly a piece flipped out the fingers hit the chest and went under the desk on a hardwood floor and that's all it wrote.That little POS grabbed it up and off to his hole it went.The first pick is the factory the white part is what I had to make nothing hard just 30/45 more minutes even got the bolt heads with the punch.The next pic is the rockets and to get a decent crisp lines.I first glued a bigger diameter to my plate and beveled the inside of the tube to cover the light grey all the rockets had been painted in and then painted the green.The next step was to tape off the area below the white/grey for the bottom of the red stripe and got a smaller diameter tube beveled and glued it to the platform and sprayed the red.I think if will work still got some more brush painting but the jig worked.

Rub it in the water the waves let's see what happens next here you peeking in Rob not much into most SciFi.

I think that's one of your better mottling jobs John looks right.

I see some more styrene in your future.I am sure you will get there John

I like that beat up look their Guy look's legit.