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Thank you Carlos! The wash is finished. After a few different experiments, I decided to go with a darker wash color on the lighter RLM 71 Green portions. https://i.postimg.cc/mk1Pvc4H/IMG-5518.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vDR4bQ8S/IMG-5519.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HWr3YBsQ/IMG-5520.jpg https://i.postimg...

Thanks guys! I've applied the decals. Not very many of them... limited to the 410004 code on top of the tail fin (which was custom printed onto Microscale decal paper), the white warning stencils on the red control surface tabs and some other stencils on the tail. This is based on the notes found on...

Thanks guys! I guess my practice at correcting painting mistakes is paying dividends! I was not daunted at all by the prospect of redoing the chevrons seamlessly because of the absence of paint lift on this build. Paint lifting off the plastic can really make seamless repairs difficult so having a s...

The camo has been restored around the chevron location. https://i.postimg.cc/jjCWh3gZ/IMG-5472.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/x1fNX1Kr/IMG-5471.jpg Electing to start with the white again, the mask outline is placed and the white is applied. https://i.postimg.cc/MG4n30gx/IMG-5474.jpg Next the black areas n...

That was my assumption as well and it turns out that it was incorrect. Here is a photo of the port side markings as I had originally painted. I've drawn guidelines to help visualize the relative positioning between the cross and the chevron by extending the horizontal lines of the cross forward. Loo...

Thanks guys! Not everything I do works as you'll see below! :giggles: I masked off the swastikas and did them before I tackled the chevrons. They turned out decently. https://i.postimg.cc/gJqn17w3/IMG-5453.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PfyC4Bnj/IMG-5454.jpg You can see how the raised hinge messed up a bi...

Great work! I was going to ask about the shiny look of the flap interiors but when I zoom in on the photo, I can see that they are only partially painted. Optical illusion!

Great work on the Lawn... I mean Thunder Dart! Kick me if that's already been used on this build. Pretty cool how Testors would come up with a kit based on speculative news stories!

You're really cranking on this build, Gary! The metal finish came out very nicely!

The fuselage band was masked off and the rest of the upper fuselage camo of RLM 70 and 71 were sprayed on. I alternated between RLM 70, 71 and 76 for touch-ups depending on how well I could visualize the demarcation lines rather than the more logical lighter-color-first order. https://i.postimg.cc/2...