BradG

Very good indeed.

Aztek A470 double action all the way for me. I've used badgers and I dislike the weight and the fact they aren't comfortable to use for long periods.

A small update; engine cowling went on pretty eaisly, but the scribing on the wing leading edges was a pain as the panel lines don't match very well. I still have a few gaps and imperfections to fix up, then it will be off to the paint shop.

Just finished glueing the wings and engine on. The upper sections of the wings need to have the locating pins sanded flat on the leading edge face to make them fit better. The wing to fuselage join is good, but you need to press the wings home, which will create a little step on the lower section, but nothing a bit of sandpaper won't fix. Flaps were glued up, mainly because I lowered them on my Ki-84 and it is a pain if I need to handle the kit.

LOL mate, what were you expecting, huge amounts of space? Does the B-24 still do the rounds in the US? That's the one I'd really want to fly in.

This is looking kickarse matey

Looking good mate.

Go to the local art supply shop and get yourself some hard chalk pastels (they come in a **** load of colours). Grind a little up, add some water with a copious amount of dishwashing liquid in it and presto, instant panel line wash that is cheap as chips. The thinner the mix, the more translucent it is, so it won't give you harsh black panel lines (unless you want this) Slap some on the panel lines let it dry and wipe off with a damp lint free cloth in the direction of the airflow. Do this over a gloss coat so it won't stain the paint. Best of all, it's much cheaper than MIG or any of those 'specialised' model pigments.

Early model 9's were actually convered 5's, so it's an easier option. Two changes that you missed, are the 6 stack fishtail exhausts and the Mk 9 was 7 inches longer in the nose, to accommodate the 2 stage supercharger of the merlin 61. There are a few other lumps and bumps, nothing too major though.

Yeh just dry brushing.

Here are some pics of the aircraft I intend on building.

Ah I see, gotcha.

It's going together well, just a little sanding was needed to fit the top section of the fuselage (under the windscreen). Engine is basic but will look fine once the prop goes on.

Looks really nice, but I'm just wondering if the rear canopy doesn't quite fit, or is it just the angle of the picture? (pic 7).

...and then like your FW 190D, someone will write a book just after you finnish saying it was the other colours

Nice one, I've built this kit too and it's a ripper.

I plan to, one of these days Grant.

What colourscheme are you thinking of? If you want todo something kinda different, you could build it as Tadayoshi Koga's machine after it was repainted in blue with US stars or even a British ATAIU-SEA war prize

Almost finished the cockpit. I still need to add the machine guns then I can button it up and start on the engine.

Oh...bright!

Ah sweet that looks great, see these LSP's aren't any harder to build than 1/48 scale kits

Yes, it's so like a model kit, even down to the RAAF's Museums mossie sitting on the jigs of doom (a close cousin of the shelf of doom) while the museum screws around for a decade only half assedly rebuilding it because their OH&S restrictions are getting out of control and they don't have enough display space to display or store it.

You don't need expensive superglue for gap filling. I just get the cheapie 'home brand' super glue from the supermarket, works so well I've only used traditional putty once in the last decade.

Just looking at these now, I think I need to continue to green down the inside of the fuselage a little more as the cockpit floor isnt solid.

Been doing a fair bit of cutting and glueing in between trying to cough up a lung and get the barbed wire out of my throat, I think ive lost about 3 or 4 kgs from lack of eating blah. Willy try to get some paint on things and some pics up tomorrow.