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Looks good, would love to see more pictures!

Very nice! I like the metal finish, really shows off the sleek lines of the aircraft.

For an airplane, I suggest the 1/48 scale Curtiss P-40B. The exterior colors are just olive drab and neutral gray, and spray can paint will give him an excellent finish. Craft paints can be used for interior colors if needed. Humbrol tube glue will work, but Tamiya extra thin will make life so much easier! Also consider a tank, in the 1/35 scale. One can of olive drab spray paint will be about all he'll need.

She looks fantastic! And nice photography

Looks fantastic! What did you use for the rigging?

My biggest gripe with the starter kit pots is that I'm constantly spilling them! As a side note, this drawing is a nice reference showing the various finishes on a Mustang. I've mixed silver in with light gray (about 6 parts light gray, 4 parts silver) and got a nice effect on the wings. Rattle can silver for the bare metal. /media/tinymce_upload/4c5961a71e755ef1ddb12720ca1f653c.png

Agree, priming would prevent that. Also, rattle can silver will give you a nice finish.

I had a hedgehog on reserve, cancelled it a bit ago. I'll wait until it comes out, I don't like having orders in limbo. Not the best business model. I don't see anything on the Airfix 2020 products???

She turned out great! Thanks for posting the build log

Ratch, she's looking great! I'm no MiG expert, have only built three of them, but they required the builder to bend the landing gear covers. I'm glad to see Airfix has taken care of this, I was never sure if the angle and placement was correct.

Nice write up, thanks! Looks like a quality kit, standard Airfix. I know you plan on building it in flight, but how does the landing gear look? Does it have solid attachments, do you have to bend wheel covers? I couldn't enlarge the instructions enough to see the details. Is there an option for an open canopy? Looking forward to your progress!

I don't know. I have the A02063 version and it just shows one option. No A or B options?

I'm not buying anymore kits until I reduce the stash, but this one is the exception. Just finishing up the Dragaon double boxing of the Ji-2 and Ji-5, esentially Chinese versions of the MiG 15 and 17. The Ji-2 has problems. Istarted it but it's not worth the time and materials to finish. Major warpage, looks like it was in a rivet epidemic, very lacking in detail. The Ji-5 is ok, nothing to write home about. The new Airfix kit will be so much better. I'd like to finish the Airfix kit with the decals from the Dragon kit. A North Vietnamese Ji-5, the camo is eyecatching. "Eyecatching camo", hmmm, that doesn't sound right. I think Zvesda is re-popping the Dragon MiG-17/Ji-5. Save your money, wait for the Airfix offering! Looking forward to more Soviet and Russian aircraft from Airfix, good affordable kits in that genre are lacking out there.

Really nice! I like the in-flight planes

Looks great! I like that you did it so you can display on the ground or in the air. And the more photos the better.

Looks great! The new tool Airfix Spitfires are fantastic kits. As you mentioned, the panel lines are a bit on the heavy side. I diluted some water soluble putty (Perfect Putty) and filled them in a bit. A light sanding and they look better. I've heard of others using typing correction fluid as filler, but have never tried that. Looking forward to the finished pictures, thanks for posting. Joe

Looking good! That is one big model

She looks great! I really like the weathering. And welcome aboard! What's up next on the bench?

I've seen many pictures of allied pilots in the Mediteranean theater wearing shorts. Always wondered if they were flying very low operations or would put on warmer flight gear just prior to boarding.

Not a stupid question. I usually prime, and regret it when I don't! I'm working on a Tamiya Super Sabre and out of laziness airbrushed a layer of Valejo tan on bare plastic- aqueous acrylic on bare plastic scenario mentioned by Paul Brown. It didn't work, could scratch it off with my fingernail. Thought about stripping it off, but on a whim coated it with two coats of Future. After a couple days to cure, the paint seems ok. Tamiya makes a very good primer in a rattle can. Rustoleum American Accents Primer also works very well. Both provide a very thin tough base for your topcoat. I don't care for water based primer, but I've only tried the Model Master version. Seemed like thick paint that didn't adhere well. And hang on to your "disasters". As Ratch mentioned, you can fix the Typhoon.

Don't give up on the kits, Airfix makes some great products. As for the paints in the starter kits, I don't use them. I tend to spill those flip top containers, so I just use the paints that I have.

Interesting subject, looks great so far. Almost cries out for a diorama....

Found it! http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/otherres.htm#modelers The site in general has a lot of well-researched information. I don't get into this much detail with my builds, but I enjoy reading about it! www.j-aircraft.com

Selecting colors for a zero is interesting! Here's a nice walkaround.... http://j-aircraft.com/walk/dave_pluth/blayd/blayd.htm There's another site that has a tremendous amount of information on IJN and IJA colors. I'll see if I can find it. Enjoy the research, half the fun of modeling!