mustang1989 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Sorry for the absence fellas. LOTS of changes going on at work that directly affect me. Pretty frustrating but looks like there's some good stuff on the horizon for me in the next couple of months. Fingers crossed and hoping that things work out. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Completed weapons platform..... chrish, Greg W, Uncarina and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) I really dislike being away from this forum for so long at a time as this is a truly great group of folks here. Lots of work drama going on right now and it had me all tore up for a while but I never stopped building as it was one of the things that was instrumental in me not loosin' my everlovin' mind. Gonna catch you all up on this build soon. Edited May 7, 2021 by mustang1989 LSP_K2 and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Glad your back and things are looking up! Beautiful job on the gun bay, you painting skills have not suffered at all during your absence. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Alright gang.... Catching everyone up. Black based.....after a BUNCH of body work. I know ....a Tamiya?? Warble pattern applied.... Filled in the panel lines with some black: RLM 76 applied to the bottom side: Top side splinter camo coming together: Top side camo coming more together and tried my hand at the first attempt on the side mottling....... But didn't care for it much so I re-applied the RLM 76 and mottled again....there....that's more like it.... and that's where we are as of right now.... N.H.71, MDuv, ivanmoe and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Glossed...... Cals in progress.... dodgem37, LSP_K2, Uncarina and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Decals. One of my favorite modeling tasks. Looking real spiffy, Joe. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) On 5/15/2021 at 11:00 PM, LSP_K2 said: Decals. One of my favorite modeling tasks. Looking real spiffy, Joe. Thanks Kevin!! Still in the throws with the bathroom renovation and performance upgrades to the truck. Too many things to do around the house as of late. lol I have NOT, however, been giving up bench time. To catch up and to hopefully STAY caught up with not only this but checking out others builds on this site.... The rest of the decals... Bottom side washes and cals... Flat coat applied... and up her legs... This will most likely be my last update till she's finished which aint all that far away. Still got the canopy to paint and install, gun bay panels to open up, aerial antennae and last little details to install. She's now on her feet. Edited June 19, 2021 by mustang1989 Gazzas, LSP_K2, Greg W and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Just catching up here Joe, and your jet is looking awesome! Is it Galland’s bird? Cheers, Tom mustang1989 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Uncarina said: Just catching up here Joe, and your jet is looking awesome! Is it Galland’s bird? Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom. Actually this is Franz Stigler's crate from JV44. There were a couple of paint schemes floating around for this one and I chose the 74/75/76 scheme as I really liked the look of it. Edited June 20, 2021 by mustang1989 Martinnfb, LSP_K2 and Greg W 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 The 3cm cannons and their feed look superb! Great skills on show here! mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 The 262 looks very sharp, Joe! Can;t wait to see it completed. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Wurzacher said: The 3cm cannons and their feed look superb! Great skills on show here! Thanks Thomas ol' buddy!! Good to see you here as well brother. Just now, Gazzas said: The 262 looks very sharp, Joe! Can;t wait to see it completed. Thanks Gazz. All I have left is the canopy and the aerial now and she's completed. I had no idea this one was going to take 6 months to complete. Sheesh!!! Uncarina, Martinnfb, LSP_K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) Took today helped me to finally finish this bad boy. I'm pretty dang happy with most all of this build but I didn't like the way the windscreen assembly fit onto the fuselage and ended up removing it, sanding the fuselage and windscreen joints to get a better fit but that was about the only problem I had out of this awesome kit. Anyhow.....after 6+ months here's the completed build. Edited July 8, 2021 by mustang1989 D.B. Andrus, Pup7309, Wurzacher and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Thanks for the "like" D.B! Alright gang....I did manage to pop that windscreen assembly off and sand the bottom of it for a MUCH cleaner fit. I'll post updated pictures soon but I've had enough of photography and the editing of it for today. Will post some more pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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