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Beautiful work and You clearly show that, with a little bit of TLC, these old kit's can still be build into true gem's. Kind regards, Rudy.

Sweet BMF and very convincing heat-staining Koralic. Bookmarked Your build for a future project way down the line. Some day..... Do You have a WIP of this build floating around somewhere ? Kind regards, Rudy.

Thanx a million Iggy for taking the time to provide me with some additional detailed close-up pic's. They will surely come in handy once I (finaly) start my Phabulous Phantom Phroject. Should I need any advice (when time comes), I'll certainly let You know. Kind regards Rudy. P.S.: For those of You who might be excited & waiting for me to start my project; 1) I'm a slow builder... 2) Don't expect any miracles, since I'm merely an average builder...

Thanx Iggy for the additional info. Would it be possible to post a few close-up / detail pic's of Your scratch-work on the canopies ? I have a "big Spook" project on the way. Already been working on it since Gruntius posted his 32nd TFS bird and have most of my "brain-fart's" (somewhat) worked out. (Yes Leon, I REALLY need to get a move on it...) Also a big thanx for the additional piccie's. They look familiar and I think I've seen them on the web-site You've mentioned. I book-marked the site but need to find some time to dig through it since it has a lot more interresting (RAAF Phantom-related) info. Since I only glanced at the site I didn't noticed the mod in the pic's. I just have a weak spot for this beautiful old Lady and the RAAF-bird's always had a special interrest since the bird's only operated within the RAAF for a short period of time. Once again, thanx a million for expending my "knowledge". Kind regards, Rudy.

A very Sweet Aussie-Spook. The camo look's very convincing, representing the "semi-faded" look as can be seen in quite some pic's on the web-site You mentioned. Did You scratch-build the inside canopy-frames ? Kind regards, Rudy. P.S.: Any reason why You didn't use the "short" gun-muzzle...? If I'm not mistaking, the correct part is included in the Academy-issue and I recall the RAAF only operating "Early Echo's" during the lease...

That paint-job came out looking pretty good Leon. First of all the light green isn't the easiest color and even if You think You're in the ball-park, it always remains to be seen how it "integrate's" with the other colors. I think You've come pretty close to some of the real-life ref's out there and I'm sure it will all look very convincing once the decals are on. You did make a small mistake mentioning that You purchased a 3D printing set-up though... More work coming Your way my friend. On a more serious note: please do feel free to put up a "tutorial" should You have time for that. I'm pondering about 3D printing for some time and I would love to learn more from Your experience. I'm sure fellow-modellers would appreciate Your efforts as well. Keep up the good work my friend. Kind regards, Rudy.

Very nice result Daniel. I love the subtle difference in "color" between some of the panels, the subtle chipping on the engine-cowl, not to mention the finished sheen of the overall metal-finish. The decal-application is fantastic. Not an easy job in general, but even more difficult when it comes to NMF-bird's (IMHO). Did You use any clear-varnish ? And if so, could I be mistaking that You used a semi-gloss finish...? Looking forward to Your next build. Kind regards, Rudy.

Auch... That must have been a bummer... Fortunately the shape of the 1-0-4 isn't all that complicated so I guess You'll be safe by placing some shims in the gaps. I'm sure You'll be able to pull it off my friend. Enjoy Your trip to Switserland and don't forget to visit one of their air bases should one be in the vicinity. Kind regards, Rduy.

Thanx mate. As mentioned before: a pretty darn good match...!!! I'll sure have a look for a tin of Humbrol 76. Kind regards, Rudy.

I'd say that's a pretty good match Leon. Considering this color must be one of the most elusive green color to replicate, Humbrol 76 comes pretty darn close. I'd like to see it in full sunshine daylight and since we have a few nice sunshine-days ahead, I hope You will find a minute to take a picture outside. I'll check Humbrol 30 when time comes but I've already made a mental not regarding Humbrol 76. The main gear-bay surely looks sweet. Just too bad little will be seen of all Your hard work once the Zipper stands on it's legs... Oh well, just as long as we have fun fumbling around with some plastic and fortunately we still have the piccie's when all is said & done. Keep up the good work. Kind regards, Rudy.

Humbrol 30 "As fragged" Kind regards, Rudy.

Or maybe, just maybe... https://www.123-3d.nl/Vallejo-acrylverf-Goblin-green-17-ml-72030-i9578-t104818.html And maybe even a little bit closer... https://www.speelgoedentechniek.nl/a-85422195/game-color/vallejo-72-032-scorpy-green/#description "Goblin Green"...??? "Scorpy Green...???" YGBSM, but hey: if it work's - it work's... Kind regards, Rudy. P.S: Keep in mind that these colors are from their "game-color range".

Nice progress Leon. As promised, I've been doing some diggin' around. I have found lot's of FS-ref's but sadly non of them contains a color that even comes close to the freaking green color that the BAF used on their 1-0-4's. It look's as if MRP comes pretty close and the Humbrol-tin might also be a nice runner-up. BTW, what's the number of the Humbrol-tin ? (As You know I have a Hasegawa 1/48 edition lying around that need's to be dressed up in Belgium colors as well...) While surfing on Y-T, I stumbled upon these: Check marker 03:04 // Ref. Tamiya TS-70 And this one: Check marker 10:59 // Ref. Mr. Hobby 124 Still not quite the right color but I wonder what would happen if You mix in a few drop's of yellow to give it a slightly warmer "hue"... Kind regards, Rudy. P.S: Verlinden "Lock On" came up "empty". Sadly no color-ref's...

Looking good Leon. Once again a very attractive subject and I'm looking forward to the final result. It's going te be a challenge to capture the elusive "light green" color which the Belgium Air Force applied to their 1-0-4's. As to Your question; Why Italeri? Why?? BECAUSE IT'S ITALERI...!!! Kind regards, Rudy.

Funny enough I had the same experience... I also needed the fit-to-fly-slip and the local flight-medic didn't want to sign it... A big fat cow that probably was jalous of anybody else hopping in the back-seat were she wouldn't fit in a million years. However, there are ways around it as I found out... Oh well, since Leon doesn't mind me sharing the story, I'll see if I can find some time to climb into my poet-tree. All I can say for now is: "Stay tuned". Kind regards, Rudy.