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Looks good so far. I have one of these I just finished, and another thats gonna get started soon and my only complaint was the stick, Think they could have done a little better. jim

sweet bug, that paint scheme is probubly one of my favorites. jim

Thanks all, I will post more pics of the different parts, just gotta take em then i will post them. John, I think I will do the Jenny next, Maybe I will get lucky and the wife will buy it for my birthday jim

Thanks for the response Chris, I hadnt thought of doing it that way, but makes all the sence in the world. Cant waite to see this one done, I have been inspired by all of your previous cutaways in the past. jim

This is turning out nice. I hope it finishes up as nicely as your Ki-61 did. I saw a review of the kit in SAMI and you did an excellent job on thatone. I really enjoy watching you build these masters, it is so very educational. Thank you for posting them. jim

Wow, I leave for a little bit, and you get this far. You are a machine man. I think its just because I cant do this stuff that fast or nicely. This thing looks good. How do you determine the shape for the bulkheads in the fusalage section? I am having a hard time with that on my Harrier. Jim

hello all, It has been a while since I have been here, and have missed having the time to come in and "visit". What little extra time I have has been spent at the bench working on this little project here. This was a very interesting project, I learned alot of new skills (bentwood lamination, carving,working with cast metal...). On a whole this kit was an excellent kit, and cant waite untill I get another to build.As one would figure with this kit, nothing fell together, it took alot of testfitting, and grinding to get it to go together. I made a few mistakes, but they arent too noticeable. The next will be even better. The only things I changed from the kit was I covered the fuel tanks in thin brass sheet, scratchbuilt the back of the seat using wire and wood strips, and replaced the thick copper wire on the back of the motor with fine brass wire. I also glued all the control surfaces in place instead of leaving them "moveable". I figured this would be safer for the model in the long run. well, thank you for looking, any and all comments are welcome. Jim

That has got to be some of the best woodgrain I have seen man, I need to try that (Isuck at wood grain). JIm

good luck on this project Dominic, Its gonna be a big one. I built the 1/32 Kagnam F-16XL kit a couple years ago, most of the parts are wrong, but the wings look close. You might be able to use them as a base for the ones you need to build. I got mine through MRC's website. When I built that one, I wasnt going for accurate, I was going for looks right so its not 100%. It does catch peoples attention though in that scale. I found in my research that the fuse on F-16 kits are too short, they added two fuse plugs to the airframe to lengthen it. As far as I could see, the cockpit was that of the F-16A ( I think the first XL was actually #1 F-16, it had a nose gear collapse on landing so the engineers turned it into the XL ). They did beef up the gear on this airframe to suppert the added weight of the wings and weapos it was supposed to carry. Wish you all the luck man jim

Hello all, I need some help here, I am working on a series of three mustangs, and need some assistance. I cant seem to find any good pictures of the plumbing on the Rolls Royce Merlin engine used in the P-51, does anyone know of a good picture online, or have a pic they can post that shows where all the hoses and stuff are on them?? Also I have seen pictures of them in kind of a dark green, and black. Which color is correct for the block on this engine?? Thanks for any help jim

Wow, you have alot of work into this one. It is looking wonderfull so far, cant waite to see it done. jim

I really like the 190, so this is probubly one of my favorite builds going on right now, keep up the great work, cant waite to see it done jim

Could have swore I put down that info, old age kicking my butt anyways, its a Sharkit, in 1/72 scale. Thanks superhornet. jim

I do have to agree, the big scale is sweet. I built the Italeri F-104 cockpit, alot of fun. The detail you are getting in this Starfighter office is superb , cant waite to see it done. jim

Thanks Matt , I actually enjoyed this build (even with the 1/8 inch step at each wing section), and learned alot from it. As for the base, I believe simple, something that adds to the subject, is best. In this case, the weapons of choice for this ac. I might get flamed for saying this, but the Germans in that era had their stuff in one sock when it came to research. They actually accelerted science, engineering, and technology faster than any other society of the time. Some of the methods weren't too cool though. Enough said before I open a can of worms ( apologies to any one I may have offended). I think everyone should build this kit,......why....it taught me alot of patience. Also honed my sanding skills . Should have bought stock in bondo before I started though. jim