KevinM

The Girl is dressed and ready to go out........... Three coats of linseed oil hit with #000 steel wool then a rub of alcohol and then two very light coats with a dry wipe

You got that right I spend more time on YT watching movies or model channels

I thought this was plane not a car with a rumble seat? looking good though Got to play around Life is to short.

Seems John you have found that niche of non-boredom materials for yourself that's Good!

Okay She is finally starting to look like an F-86 This build has just about been a PIA as far as repainting goes though.I started applying the yellow band decals did the fuse first was on to the one wing when I noticed the fuse band was to far back arrgh!!So I pulled up the wing not dry yet but the fuse............will out came the tape and in the process broke off the Tailplanes OK not one cuss word I promise but their was some breathing happening in the long run made doing the decals around the tail easier without them there.I guess you have figured by now the bands are painted paint one paint all actually looks better but when does it not!The instructions from Kinectic have a bit to be desired on decals so anyone who builds this pay close attention the the fuse band it about touches the wing root. and notice the design of the bottom decal says alot.I think she will look OK when finished trust me I am ready for that word "Finished" and move on to the GB.Pics...........two with flash two w/o.

Looking Good John another interesting crate coming down the ole pipeline!

My FR 8 1951 I have a sling and bayo inbound.The rifle I would say by the dust in the hidder has not been shot in 10/15 years maybe longer dry and dirty.I took the girl apart today soft brush on a dremel in some areas to polish and remove rust/grime and cleaned up the stock someone had varnished it.So i used some easy-off washed/scrubbed her and reapplied water in some dings and heat gun next raised about 70% of the dings.I will start applying lind seed oil tomorrow

Just got it in last month with the CR-42 Falco from ICM.I have on hand the mask and Eduard pit for enhancements.Pics....

Someone said "You the Man"!

Oooh Oooh!!! I just so happened to receive a 1/48 ICM He-111 H-6 Africa Corps we good Ernie?

Now Kai's message is coming through Loud and Clear. Rob updated with pics of less glare the light game and shadows.

I will play it out on the bottom first Kai I did it on the P-47 and some P-51's makes it pop some but then again those are props and get dirty some.

That was cheap!!

I am thinking it will work good in the end lots of decals let the future dry good enough with abit laid down might be able to use the Tamy wash this time used magnesium on the gun ports tried stainless looked frigg'in blue almost.

Hey Peter I got this same kit not long ago my ALL Time Favorite Race Car no others compare to style and shape.

This is were she sits ATTM I am on the fence the AirFrame Silver looks splotchy to my eyes and trust me I have laid several more coats with the same results it's how the light hits it.I have started doing some panels in the last week just playing around using a pointed Yamiya q-tip and buffing(SNJ) with a regular one no need to tape off in this case very close in color to the AF silver I think it lends itself for the most part better lighting on the R-side of the a/c.I am almost tempted to buff the whole plane?

John how you like the jig for the engine exhaust quite a nice touch I thought by ICM?

I used very little filler on mine John did scrape here and there.John when you glue the wing on thick glue or tube on those rails locks them in good I had one wing come loose after the paint used tube glue and no repaint needed.

That was the recovery effort Rob never have and never will combine any kind of work and alcohol a disaster waiting to happen. Had to go look them up "Kitty Daisy and Lewis" kinds reminds me a cross between bluegrass and New Orleans blues. I have a bunch of Louie Armstrong from my Mother wished I had my Dad's classical stuff let it go years ago. http://www.kittydaisyandlewis.com/

Yeah you know how with lacquer if the cuppeth runneth dry it's tough getting the next batch to flow hence the reason this happened not the first time but can count on one hand probably in the last 20 years though.

Thks harv but going to look better I spilled paint from the cup on the fuse behind the wing should of not of had the cup that full

Not to cry in my soup but damn I have been busy as you know what lately.I got some work done the other night and started painting last night Alclad Primer,Alclad Gloss Black then some Airframe Silver wanted a slight shine on this one.I put some Beethoven #5 on the turn table started spraying some more and fook me I did not say one cuss word started cleaning the airbrush and try again tomorrow scotch(and a scotch now) brite and repaint that area and I saw another area I did not like so maybe theirs a reason?

Nice John should be a sweet looking build!

Well did not win that one the auctions were going for stupid values.The Fr8 was expected to go from 300/500 I had 650 plus auction fee,shipping and transfer at 650 would of made it $800 something only time would bear out a recuperation.The rifle went for $700 to an onsite buyer if I kept bidding how far?All I can say is a French Mas expected to go for 400/700 sold for $1400 a rifle I think is butt ugly.The auction yielded every single rifle I had on a watch list -1 all went for 50/100% above the stated values or expected ranges of purchase.I am staying away from the auctions till things calm down but makes me think I could sell much of my collection last time I looked 25/30K worth for 50K but could not replace it like I want in this market.

Very Nice work Kriss, very Nice!!