Jeff

OH YEAH !!!! Sweet !

Museum quality for sure....

I am hoping, I could try and check to see, that would be a cool addon during the engine runs......

Yeah Cees I thought so as well....

on a side note, and not meaning to hijack the thread, but with regards to the Dambuster conversion, did you guys know that the Museum crew at Nanton Alberta, is in the process of converting the real Lancaster FM159 to a Dambuster ( replica) , they have removed the top mid upper gun turret, and taken the bomb doors off already , and from what I heard they have an Upkeep 'on order'.....the aircraft is coded AJ*M...... they said it is going to be the ONLY one in the world converted to the Dambuster specs........ pretty cool, I'd say.... it is the 75th anniversary after all...... Jeff

THAT was COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This just gets better and better........ wow and fabulous, just don't seem to cut it......it is beautiful, I really, really like what you are doing, the weathering is spot on !!! Did I mention I really liked this??

And you didn't have a hidden mistress!! LOL

Beautiful, and done in lightning speed too... ( kinda like John B does ) fabulous result !

Thanks for the link, some cool stuff there....

This is sweeeee-eeeeeeet!!!

Yeah, thanks Mike...I was thinking of a gravity feed airbrush, to go with my siphon types, this may be a good place to start......I'm wondering tho... I have a Badger set up, hose etc, I wonder if this would fit or if I would need adapters?? Thanks for the link, always looking for a more economical way.. Jeff

so I go to the Michaels website, and see a few things that would work for other projects, like the 'white washed fence' paper................ I feel such a dope, I think I REALLY need to get out more.... I just can't believe I didn't think of such a simple solution ......

Don't you hate when that happens?? LOL!!!

Well, maybe not, BUT take a bow for sharing this, as it will solve some of my issues..... AND she said I could have some of her wood paper !! So win, win for me... thanks Gerhard... all good stuff...

If anyone knows where I can get the old Paragon MkII set, I'd sure be interested......... seems I am always looking for stuff when it goes out of production.... duh...

My wife does scrap booking, NOW WHY didn't I think of this....................genius............. thanks Gerhard !

Takes me back to CFB Cold Lake in the '70's........ love the '104............ thanks Ron... good stuff

with all that gorgeous inside work it should almost be a cut away model, shame to hide all that exquisite detail

I have been lurking on this thread, and I am chuckling at all the comments, good , all of them, and most thought provoking, BUT I remember many years ago when Monogram came out with the '1/48' scale B-17 AND Liberator, they were the Biggest things ever, and when Tamiya came out with the 1/48 Lancaster, I had to have 3 of those, big bad boys, NOW back then, who ever thought we would have a 1/32 scale Mosquito, B 25 , B 17, Liberator and Lancaster?? Surly NOT me............... this is a great time to be a scale model guy....incredible things happening in this turbulent world eh boys?? I for one, like that part, the rest, ...... the turbulent part, well not so much... LOL

Well, trip made to the USA and Hobby Town USA................... they had ALL the MM paints I wanted, AND YES there are lots that are discontinued, four or five of them had the notation on the racks, and the guy at the counter said it is happening...with more to be discontinued...........get them while you can for sure............ BUT on the up side I got the colors I need and I now have your recipe and at some point, soon, I hope I will try and see IF I can replicate your color and process, many thanks for the recipe and color info Michael..... I am looking forward to you next installment.... Jeff

Beautiful build, you sure make working with PE look easy.............. I KNOW it isn't and how difficult it can be.... looking forward to more......gorgeous...

Michael, thanks for the 'recipe', I am off to the USA this wintery morning, and will go to the local Hobby Town USA store, as they have the best selection of paints in Spokane. I am a Die Hard Model Master paint guy my self, last summer I heard a rumor that MM was going to stop making some or most of their paint colors , so I went to a hobby shop in Calgary Alberta and spent almost $400 on MM paints, so I think I'm stocked up for the next after life of model building , BUT I will get a few more so I can try your recipe, and maybe see if I can get an Azure blue and 'stock up' a little more.... another question, how did you find the LifeLike decals, I have both sets, in 1/32 and 1/48, to me they look great, and they look awesome on your Spit............... thanks Michael for the information and your recipe.............I will give it a go, and I love what you are doing on SL721, and yes, my plan was to try my hand at a copy of SL721,( as she is in Canada, here, and if I could make the journey to Hamilton Ontario I'd go see her) I should get my daughter in law to get some detail shots of it when she goes home on her annual leave ( she is a Major in the RCAF)

Michael, here is a dumb question, as I'm sure I missed it along the way, here, regarding the paint... what 'brand' of paint did you use? I'm a die hard enamel guy, but if it is only available in acrylic, I will step to 'the dark side', I think the color is spot on, at least from all the old photos I have seen over the years...... I would like to try my hand at this color scheme as well.....any info you may care to toss my way would be great...... looking forward to your next update.... Jeff

Me too,.......... as I drink my morning coffee in my MOSQUITO mug, BEST of both worlds !!