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That looks great, Rick! That colour scheme really looks good on the Corsair. Kev

I had the same issue Denis, when I tried to both elements with masks. In theory it should have worked! But in practice, the internal dimensions didn't scale properly. Even with the decals, I had to cut out each letter individually and place them separately, even though they were printed using the artwork that fit exactly inside the masks, as the spacing didn't scale properly either! Frustrating and mysterious, but it sounds like you have a plan, and I'm sure you'll get there. Kev

I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force, is now available! In this 417-page eBook, author Károly Magó covers the camouflage paints and schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force from inception until 1945 in forensic detail. Using historical photos, original documentation, and extensive primary research, the author sets out to answer the following basic question: “whether the Hungarian Air Force had used Hungarian or German standardised colours and shades to paint the aircraft”. Along with extensive discussion of the subject, the book features over 200 photos, dozens of original source documents, period advertisements, and colour comparisons using salvaged aircraft pieces. Written with a modeller’s eye, the book also includes 46 colour profiles by Viktor Szalai. The book is available now for immediate purchase and download from the KLP website for 25 Australian dollars. Kev

This is a tough one, Denis, and I wish I had an answer for you! I had a similar issue when I built the BOMARC, where I needed red lettering with a thin white border against a black background. I opted to paint the white using custom masks, and then create the red letters as home-made decals. This obviously isn't going to work for you, but perhaps you could adapt the idea somehow. Kev

I just realised that I ran out of time to upload the last of Tony Patrickson's walkarounds, but also forgot to remove last week's entry! So it gets a second week of being new. Kev

Howdy folks, I've just published this week's What's New update. Enjoy! Kev

Super! Kev

Incredible work as always, Thomas! Kev

Fantastic, Rick! Kev

The record for me is some DVDs that I ordered from the UK some years ago, that arrived exactly one year later, to the day. Kev

Thanks, Derek. Still haven't decided which way I'll go yet, but if I decide to modify the fin, I'll simply remove the leading edge, widen the rest of the fin by the required amount with plastic strip, and then re-attach the leading edge. This way, I don't have to shape a new one! Kev

Happy Birthday, Tolga! Kev

I've been tinkering with this one in the background, and have made some progress. Firstly, I measured out and then filled in the gaps in the pylons with styrene strip: I then added some Bare Metal Foil to the pylon locating area, and built out the styrene strips with some Milliput: The foil acts as a barrier to stop the Milliput sticking where I don't want it. The next step was to add a copious amount of Milliput to the wing pylon mating surfaces, and smoosh them into place. After a bit of clean up and shaping, I left them to cure: Again, the foil acts as a barrier to the Milliput, allowing me to remove the pylons so I can shape the mating surfaces appropriate, which I've now started doing. I'll need to repat this process with some CA, as the Milliput didn't do a perfect job. The aim here is to get the fit to be good enough so that I can paint the engines off the model, and them after also painting the wings. I'm sure I'll have to do a bit of tidying up afterwards, but it sure beats trying to paint the engines in situ! The last thing I did was add some more Milliput to the port side of the wing box, as I wasn't happy with the shape there: Still has to be sanded to shape. By the time I'm done, this model will be more Milliput than plastic! I do have one last area of challenge with this model, which is the vertical tail. It's too skinny, and with a full-tail decal being a prominent element of the intended livery (Ed Force One), this is a problem. I have two basic solutions to the problem. The first is the modify the tail so that it fits the decal, and the second is to modify the decals to fit the tail. I'd already decided previously that I was going to do the latter, scanning the decals, and then altering them before reprinting them at the "correct" size. However, the more I played with the scans in Photoshop, the more distorted the tail design started to become, and my test prints on plain paper still showed them not fitting well. So now I'm toying with the idea of reverting to the first option, which is obviously a lot more work, and opens the potential for me ruining the tail completely. It also may end up with the tail looking too large, or at least a bit strange. Decisions, decisions! Kev

Oh, I get it for sure. For my own purposes, I just shorten to "...the Hard Way". Kev

Excellent build, Guy! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/largescaleplanes Kev

What are your impressions of the kit? Kev

Excellent update, Craig! Kev

Just fantastic, Danny! How did you do the plaque? Kev

Welcome back, Ronnie! (By the way, I think the email address associated with your LSP account might be broken. Worth checking out and possibly updating.) I for one use ImageShack, and I believe they still have a free tier. SmugMug is another popular option, as is Imgur. Some members use sites like Flickr, Google Drive, and even Facebook, but they seem to cause more issues than the others (I can't see Facebook images linked here, for example). Good luck with whatever you choose (and stay away from Photobucket!). I'll look forward to seeing what you have in store. Kev

Are these for sale? Kev

Marvellous stuff, Brian! Kev

That looks fantastic, Rick! Kev

Astounding... Kev

Oh man, that was a nightmare! But I'm pleased to say that masking and painting the lower surface Coroguard panels is now done. It's far from perfect, but will certainly do as a shelf-sitter. Once I've dealt with a bit of overspray, it'll be on to the final stages of completion. Kev

Awesome stuff, Pete! Kev