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never before seen such a flawless finish on that gloss. excellent.

not sure you're from this planet.

god help me. this is incredible. Justin

Sorry for your loss brother =/ Last time I flew a light piston I was terrified. I'll stick to jets. Justin

looks damn perfect to me. EXCELLENT Justin

Nice! You’re welcome for the Hellcat idea justin

Much thanks

Hey folks, long time. I thought I saw somewhere in the WIP forum that there was a gentleman producing mirage 2000 cockpits. My search has come up dry - maybe someone knows off the top of their head ! justin

Excellent reference for multi-material, modern riveting techniques. https://www.aerotoons.com/blog/fuselage.htm As Chuck and I agreed on the phone, we can’t believe we’re debating rivets on a model. In the end it really doesn’t matter - he needs to decide how much or how little “realism” to apply. The right answer is wrong, and the wrong answer is wrong. Good luck Chuck

Aluminum comes in about 17 different alloys.

I'm part of the "offline haters" club =D Recessed and washed contrast metallic to trick the viewer OR no rivets at all OR pencil in the rivets with an off colour metal pencil. Justin edit: we can see the rivets because they're not the same material - not because they have any dimension

I sent you a PM to ensure the system is functioning. justin

Welcome sir. I have built this model some years ago to completion. There’s a basic and poorly done, semi-complete build log of it on this wonderful site. I truly battled this kit down every single step - although I built mine with all of the panels open. I had become so very frustrated with it that I stopped glueing models for half a year after I built it. The comment about “dry fitting” is very much understated. The kit is beautiful and terrible all at the same time. I am very proud that I finished the model. It sits proudly in a big glass case along with all of the competition awards it took in our local circuit - but it was absolutely the most difficult model I have ever built. Be very careful, very deliberate. Justin edit: if you PM me your email, id be more than happy to send you photos of it

Chuck, you actually used the paint. Well done my friend. Talk soon. Justin

Impressive, friend.