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Yes, it's mine. Hasegawa, 48th scale with Aires pit and nozzle.
Got to retrieve a replacement windshield, the one currently installed is entirely crazed.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m98/Airfixer1970/F-100/F104_materials_zpsxcm4dgnu.jpg I'd suggest Duraluminium for the majority of the airframe, individual panels/access doors in Polished or White Aluminium for some tonal variance, and as to the rear fuselage, see picture posted above. http://i1...

Ever since..."The first casualty when war comes is truth". Too many factions pursuing their very own interests, even the Turks cut loose, too many axes to grind, too much propaganda, and any search for a political solution will result in being caught between a rock and hard place or a ques...

Fermis wrote: There is...but...

Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, please pick up the white courtesy phone.

The East...somewhat eerie, always clouded in secrecy, yet fascinating... I can still hear the sound of sirens periodically signalling NBC-alarm during civil defence drills. I still remember the demonstrations against NATO's double track decison and against the nuclear and conventional arms race here...

An HK pony will positively find a great deal of favour within the large scale community, and I'm also quite confident, HK will do a fine job on it. However, I will gladly pass on on the Stang and wait (impatiently) for the Spey Phantoms instead. Any future Griffon-powered Spits from HK will be most ...

Alclad gloss black base needs indeed a good deal of time to cure thoroughly, and depending on the environmental conditions it will keep its tacky state for a couple of hours. But that's not too unusual when dealing with gloss coats in general. However, a gloss base color (basically any other acrylic...

In case we're talking about Model Master enamels, the variation is quite insignificant.

Thanks gentlemen. I love the yellow on that aircraft! What shade of yellow did you use? It's Gunze H413 RLM 04 Yellow from the Aqueous HOBBY COLOR range. The yellow was sprayed over a coat of Gunze Mr.BASE WHITE 1000 , actually being conceived as a white primer which can be also used (slightly dilut...