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  1. quang
    I admit I was holding my breath.
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    NEARING THE FINISHING LINE… yet still procrastinating I always wanted to open the sliding glass pane on the canopy like it’s often seen on wartime photographs. I know it’s a risky operation as I can crack the clear plastic and I have no spare. But… the leopard cannot change its spots Before the cut… The point of no return… Cleaned up… Sliding pane added on… Anyhow here is the Macchi at the near complete state. Antennas are still missing. Some patina is added but still needs adjusting especially on the underside. For this, filters of Vallejo acrylic colour washes were subsequently applied in thin layers. I’d keep the weathering restrained because this plane was Lt Annoni’s darling and therefore well-maintained before Hans Joachim Marseille drove it to its fate. Thank you all for looking. Your questions and comments are welcome. Until next time, Cheers, Quang
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    Thank you Paul @Archimedes The sheer quality of this kit makes it one of my smoothest builds and moments of great pleasure. My only regret is that because of the lack of instructions, I glued the main undercarriage scissor links upside down . Ah well… Cheers, Quang
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    Looking back, it was a mere three months ago. To me it feels like years away. Time flies!
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    Sorry @dennismcc I cannot take a photo comparing the two scales because this is the only FW190 I own. Maybe someone else can help?
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    Obviously, no frontiers for Border
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    … and the upcoming Zero as a plunging Kamikaze… so many options
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    Next island we’d see will not be the Akagi’s… but an atoll complete with palm trees to host their upcoming 1/35 F4U Corsair
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    I can’t say Border is procrastinating
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    So what?
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    Another incentive for the Akagi deck!
  12. quang
    It all depends of what you intend to do with your wash. Try it and you’d find out what suits you best.
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    …maybe it’s because you never had the eyes of a teenager in the 60s
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    Ah well. It’s a modern remake obviously on the footsteps of the ludicrous Top Gun movies. The TV series and comics were much better dream-inducing vehicles, at least to this hazy-eyed old timer. This 1963 album cover incited me to buy the recent 1/48 Special Hobby/Fromm release. Don’t ask me why
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    There was none at all. It didn’t exist at the time (the 70s). What you see in the series are real airplanes filmed on authentic locations, mainly French and Belgian airbases. Les Chevaliers du Ciel TV series originated from the French comics Tanguy and Laverdure which started in the early 1960’s. Whole generations of French-speaking readers (including myself) owe their love of aviation to those books. Watch French Mirage III and F-104s of the Belgian Air Force in this clip from season 3:
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    In any case, a wash (acrylics or enamel) flows more easily on a smooth, gloss surface. I recommend a coat of lacquer varnish before applying a wash, especially on large areas like a plane exterior surface.
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    AKAGI CREWMEN revealed… in 1/35 . Sorry guys!
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    Ammo Ultra glue is just another PVA glue with a fancy name. I have these for sticking PE and transparent styrene: I paid €5.40 for the ‘canopy glue’ and €0.95 for the other. Guess which one I’m using the most?
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    The same goes with every other lacquer brands. I even put back the remaining thinner I used for cleaning the airbrush into the bottle.
  20. quang
    All I know is Person of Interest… only because I watch TV
  21. quang
    Thanks @dennismcc Actually it was more straightforward than I thought. But as often, the first step is the hardest…
  22. quang
    I used Apple products since the first Macintosh SE in the late 1980s. As far as I know, I’m still around
  23. quang
    FINAL TWEAKS… removal of cockpit ventilation intake and armoured glass. Armoured glass ready for removal… Extra glass was removed with files and sanding sticks. Remaining windscreen is polished Finished… Instead of aiming for a seamless joint with the surrounding camouflage, I purposely painted the altered panel with a slightly different tone like if it was a replacement for some extra realism. Next step: shading and tuning up. Cheers, Quang
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    Thanks Mike for the heads-up. Typically I became aware of the difference just as I finished applying the markings. Masker Max obligingly offered to cut new ones for me but I didn’t want to bother him further. Obviously Italeri provided us with the decal version albeit with an undersized ax blade. That was corrected on Max’s custom-made masks. Kit decals and custom-made masks compared: Cheers, Quang POI , another acronym to absorb
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    New clothing! The excellent kit decals are applied. Just checked the Marseille pic posted previously. The cockpit ventilation intake (red) and the armoured windscreen (blue) need to be removed.
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