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Prepped and fettled

From Amazing Stories (Season 1, Episode 5): You are not planning on painting your landing gear struts like barber shop poles are you? :hmm: No, I’m not! I was attempting to lighten the intellectual load during the research phase with a bit of silliness. One element of hunting for scraps online is h...

tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:11 am You're right with the splash of color. Most natural metal Mustangs had silver lacquer wheel wells with the main spar at the back being ZCY. Something to do with dissimilar metal anti corrosion.

Thanks so much for your information, TJ!

On my old P-51B build I went with the YZC wheel wells… https://i.postimg.cc/X70XtLhv/IMG-1426.jpg This is wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing your work with me! I know you’re not a Facebook person Carlos but there is a nice group of “unweathered modelers” on Fb attempting to take back what was...

Removed one sink mark on each upper half

Thanks, gents. Finally—an image: https://i.postimg.cc/GhpwQqwb/BE1-FC192-F670-4-EB3-AA22-DC4-B1-AB1-BEEA.jpg This is not my first Monogram rodeo, fellas, but the last time I tried the venerable Warhawk I got my ass kicked. My approach to the Warhawk was to rebuild bits and pieces with strip and she...

From Amazing Stories (Season 1, Episode 5): https://i.postimg.cc/2y8x7DnF/0-EE40-EE4-FE61-4-BCD-8-AAC-75-FDC1491305.jpg The episode, directed by Spielberg, stars Kevin Costner and delivers a solid theme about the power of imagination. Also I was reminded of Costner saying offscreen that “your dream...

Stuart, I feel ya about thinking and rethinking particularly where an older model is concerned. That’s the right way to build—and I know when we follow a project by someone else it is a bit different than when we wade in and start chopping—but you’re doing the kit justice, and making it come to lif...