KevinM

I am building mine back up my cave is about 500 sq.ft.

Show Time............took quite a few hours,turntable Roger Daltry,Doobie Brothers,Moody Blues about eight albums and I still going

Rob Not the tip Rob but the needle was ever so slightly bent.I took out a pair of un-serrated needle nose and worked then sanded from 240/400/600/800 worked like a champ @15psi with Semi-Matte Silver

Rob AlcladII Aluminum also same thing with DuraAluminum.The needle looks good but I do have a spare tip will check.thks Rob

I cleaned the air brush today and had the same results So started playing with the pressure was @21psi went down to 15psi starts good then you see dry paint in the air around the model in the lights.I increase pressure to 25psi seem to be a little better but still have the some of the same effect not as heavy.The temp in the shop was 65' humidity outside is 56% about normal around here.I have seen the black do this in stringers coming off the forks of the badger Renegade but it never makes it to the subject you clean the forks.I was told by a fellow member on another professional car painter temp and humidity if memory serves me right.The kit cleans up well enough to proceed I just wipe it down with a very soft cloth that came with the old SNJ powder kit.Some Pics......... Now to highlight some panels.

So far it has not been that good on the spraying of the silver I was getting streamers from the gun looked like dust on the plane.I went and polished down the whole plane tried a different bottle(old maybe) same results.I do remember when doing the black thinking time to clean the gun.So I only have a little more polishing to do the gun has been soaking since Saturday evening(working) will be back at it tomorrow.

John that is really Swweeettt!!

I think its time for Some "Shining" silver.

So here it is it does nothing for me but I really detest stain!!Now I can/will build another one this time in Sapele with tapered legs/inlays all the same dimensions and be 100% happier.My Wife likes the color and all only complaint was the rail design for the drawer which I already have a solution for that. PS: still got a couple of coats spar-urethane to apply semi-gloss and no the drawer is not crooked it's an illusion with contrasting grains methinks I checked another reason it's blah to me.

Stunning!!!

I was inquiring about the Corsair canopy John?

The Racer looking Good!John what you going to do with the canopy?I gave mine to a guy some 12yrs ago with the intention he replace it on another board never saw that happen.

The paint continues to get closer.The wings have zero filler 100% seamless for anyone that may do the kit glue the top seam first with thin Tamyia wait five minutes with your thumb under the wing apply light pressure to close the 5/10 thousand gap apply glue hold for a moment let dry.I am definitely looking into some more ICM kits in 1/32 they are a dream to build.Some pics..........

Some in progress shots were I started tonight and were I finished.The fit of this kit is unbelievable the wings are not glued in yet and the tail surfaces is seamless 100% ICM does some NICE kits. I wanted to address the the ports on the leading edge one wing as you see is pretty good the other dismal but I have yet to see in my experience a manufacture get that right yet

That came out Super-Nice Gaz .The dio works very well in this one!

Appreciate the comments guys!! cables added to one engine and the other under construction wings are under construction also waiting on those belts before closing up the fuse.

Well that be the HB or ICM? I am thinking the the HB also new engines available now and all the reviews say the fit is excellent!!

If you click on the pix it will enlarge.

I decided I wanted to jump into a GB on another site and take a break from the Tiger(wheels F#@&).I used the Eduard PE interior took about 5/7 hours to complete waiting on belts forgot to order.So,I have started on the engines which are a gem in themselves and doing the cables ATTM I don't know why because I wanted to.

I am bidding on a Spanish FR8 nice little carbine bolt in .308 this is said rifle.

Coming along Nicely Gus and Kaiser looks to be a good mate down the road,Hannah(black mouth cur) is my shadow.

Mike you make it look so easy but you have a skill-set I think I will never have.

The engine compartment is finished and sealed!The little transmission that I had to assemble while easy to build was a PIA to install not much of a locating pin for something hanging.I would advise anyone that does this kit drill/pin the part save some time.The back plate aligns perfectly exhaust wise to the engine and outside can't say enough about the engineering that RFM did!!Some pics ....

The Mg-42 bags added,engine and radiators I got to say the engine fit was perfect!!The instructions have you install the upper hose before going into the bay the hose fit the cutout on the r/wall and landed at the rad!!RFM does some Nice engineering their has been a couple of quirks but blame that on me and were easy to overcome.I have already test fitted the lower deck of the gun turret to the deck of the transmission area all looks good to go.I go back to work tomorrow so progress will be slower.I have got to help the son find a truck to move his stuff to New Mexico on Wednesday but do have another holiday coming the week after use it or loose it.

Yeah it took me a little while to figure that Martian fella out he's not of this world.