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How do you stick the toothpicks to the petals?

Looking good Kent...

Me? I'm hoping for a state of the art 1:48 F-15...

Not mine, but I do occasionally check the Master194 forum, and came across this project. Thought it deserved a wider audience. https://master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=109082 Fantastic work. Jens

One alternative is to scan the articles you're interested in and bin the magazines - or give them away at your local model club.

I would use the modified Mirage windshield as a pattern to form a new windshield and keep the Hornet-donated windshield as a backup. Actually, I don't think that looks like a bad solution. Just needs a little sanding flat on top and a rounding off on the canopy frame to blend in.

Why is the pilot drawing a "willy" in the sky?

CMK and Eduard both do a C-2 seat that may be a useful addition. I heard from an ex-334 Sqn RNoAF (CF-104) crew chief that hte CF-104 used an S-2 seat that is very similar to the C-2 seat. Can't recall what the differences were, but they were minor. If you are making a bare metal CF-104, you may not need to add the RWRs under the radome and on the rear fuselage, though they are not too hard to scratch build.

I think a better representation of what we see would be to use HGW rivet decals where you peel off the decal film afterwards. These rivets are silver, and against a polished metal background should give a reasonable contrast in shine. Looking at Gazzas' foiled 104, I think that surface looks more like metal than the Alclad which simply is "too perfect". The foil has the microscratches and swirls you would expect to see on a bare aluminium surface in real life, whereas the paint doesn't. Alclad will work great in smaller scales, but in 1:32, I think it requires "more"... Jens

I don't see civilian types excluded, so the Concorde has a lot going for it, but of all the choices, I will give the nod to the Vickers Super VC10 in BOAC markings. https://markkarvon.com/products/boac-super-vc10-trans-atlantic-speedbird

And no doubt, you will replicate that astonishingly well...!

I think it says the British either do things exceedingly well, or absolutely terrible - there's no middle ground:)

You took the words right out of my mouth...

Can see them now. Cracking work!

Can't see the pics unfortunately. Cracking work and a beautiful gloss.

Good job shortening the windshield - it looks the part. As it is now lower, that will surely make it impossible to have a closed canopy.

Excellent scribing and riveting work.

Interesting observation there Nick. How will you solve the problem of making the windshield match? 6 mm is a lot to chop.

I'll happily take that in 1:72!

Jumpei Temma has some drawings on his website that appear to be very accurate and he also compared one of his drawings to a sideview taken with a telephoto lens. Might be worth asking scjh to overlay the drawing on that photo or Mr Temma's drawings to see how they compare.

Could you superimpose the drawing over a similar photo of the real thing to verify the correctness of the outlines? A golden rule of engineering drawings is to never measure anything off a drawing, but always follow the dimensions written on it. In pre-CAD times, the contours and shapes didn't have to be accurate as the dimensions were to be followed. With CAD, the contours should now be accurate as dimensions follow the 2D drawing which is generated by the 3D model. However, dimensions can still be overridden, so the golden rule still applies. Jens

Didn't know that site existed - thanks for the heads up Kevin. Signed up. Jens

Looking really good!

The Spitfire PR.XI preserved at the Defence Forces Aircraft Collection at Gardermoen, Norway has the head armour and armour behind the seat. The aircraft (one of three) was purchased in 1947, stored for a couple of years, and served until 1954 when it was bought by the pilot who flew the last sortie. Apart from receiving some inaccurate and inappropriate paintjobs, nothing has been done to the aircraft. Norwegian text only, but the pictures are international:) https://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr 2 Spitfire XI.pdf

Regarding O-rings, they can also be made to your exact specification if they can't find the exact dimensions off the shelf.