GusMac

Really nice result. What conversion did you use for the cropped wing tips?

Sorry to hear that Rich. PB really are a shower o' ****! As Rob says, hosting stuff on here works very well if this is your main site for posts.

We'll have to start calling you 'The Head Hunter'! Very cool collection though Danny.

Nice haul and the paint should keep you going for a while. The F4 is a sweet deal at 40 quid!

Ah, hadn't considered that but I suppose with an ammonia base that would be possible. I feel an experiment coming on....

Nice Rich. Just as a matter of interest how much does this thing weigh now?!

Thanks Darren, will have to look into that Humbrol maskol. I've got the Gunze Neo liquid mask and it's too thick to try a technique like that but your results look very nice.

The stripes look suitably 'scruffy' Darren. What technique did you use, hairspray, liquid frisket or somesuch?

Those Harder & Steenbeck airbrushes are great. I have the Evolution 2 in 1 and touch wood I've had no real problems with it so far. Hope you get yours sorted out.

Looks great Rich, just a shame to see so much of that work disappearing under cover.

Good luck with the move. Hope nothing gets damaged.

Looking good Rich!

Thanks Rob. Hard to see how you miss-count by 3 but heh-hoh!

Looking good Cees. I'd imagine it's a bit lighter than the Milliput version would have been which might be helpful for balance later.

Thanks coolboxx, I'll try and pick up those Brassin cannons before I get round to this.

Looking good! Are those the kit gun barrels? I have this in mind to do next and was wondering about AM barrels, but those look pretty good.

Not really Cees. Slight planning faux pas on my part. It just hadn't quite dawned on me that most of the stencils supplied with the kit are to suit the lo-vis grey colour scheme until I went to apply some the other night. Oops!! The Sky's Decals set I have don't contain stencils so I'm now waiting for the Isradecal set to arrive from Aviation Megastore. They're meant for the Sufa but most of the stencils are identical to the early noughties F-16Cs, so I should get enough to work with. Thankfully the Israeli's seem to keep the stencilling to a minimum in comparison to some other operators.

Love the way the light shines through the outer skin there to show the interior structure.

Hi Cees, yes that makes sense given the undercarriage set-up. Perlenbacher is French isn't it? Don't they sell any nice local beers? Don't know why but we always seem to end up shopping at Albert Heijn stores whenever we're in NL.

Hi Cees, could you use Miliput or similar for the end of the tail to allow the curve to be fashioned?

Drink the beer then contemplate further.....

Gloss coat on and no dramas at all. The X22 thinned with Mr Levelling went on great and absolutely no issues with the Ammo paints at all. Another tick for them! Decals next, so I'll post some pics once that's underway.

Thanks Rob. It certainly doesn't help that my 'photo booth' is the kitchen table with a small Fuji compact. Just can't justify the cost of a 'good' set-up to myself and my daughter has taken her nice Canon DSLR away to Uni with her. Thanks for the congratulations, it's scary to think how the years have passed so quickly (and thankfully happily)!!

Finally an update. Life has been hectic recently with my eldest starting Uni in Glasgow and my wife and I celebrating our silver wedding with a nice break. However, there has been some progress. Roughly the same view, with and without flash, to try and show how the mottling has come through. It's a bit more evident without the flash but still not as clear as to the naked eye. Ah well! The Ammo paints are great - very easy to work with and clean up and the coverage is good. They thin down very nicely with Mr Levelling which seems to speed up the drying compared to the proprietary thinner. Weapons done as well using Tamiya acrylics of various shades. The Python 4's from Isracast are fiddly but very detailed. Will install the seeker heads once everything has had a gloss coat. That's this weekend's adventure. Hopefully the X22 doesn't react badly with the Ammo paint. As always comments welcome. Cheers, Gus

Nice result and a good test of the masks getting them to settle over the beule so well.