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Thank you Niels! However, looking at the pod in the photo I posted, the top looks much lighter than 36118 -- appears pretty much the same as the fuel tank. According to the instructions in the Bullseye sheet I'll be using, the date is either 2018 or 2019. Is it possible the pod was painted Light Ghost Gray back then?

I assume what Chris means is that he did one of his videos previously on the older Tamiya 1/48 Spit I kit.

I agree -- great photo, thanks! I wonder what shade of gray it's painted.

Thanks all for the help.

Thank you both.

Can anybody help with the pod at Station 3? I'm also puzzled by what appear to be double loads at Stations 2 and 10? Thanks!

Another question if I may: Several outfits do ACESII seats with fold-down pitots; they're generally labeled "late production." Would one of them or the version of the seat with the angled pitots be more appropriate for a Block 50 CJ? Thanks again.

Thanks Falcon053. I take it from what you say that the MCC seat fit okay in the F-16 cockpit?

After a bit of snooping online, I've found two 3D printed (I think) seats from companies of which I've never heard: Fast-Fix and MCC. Does anybody have any experience with, or opinions of, these products? I want to get a seat for the Tamiya Block 30 kit and would prefer not to have to deal with PE. Any other recommendations welcome as well. Thanks, Pip

Your nomenclature is puzzling. The USMC attack version of the Corsair was the AU-1. All the rest of the family that I'm aware of were F4U-X where X was anything from 1 to 7. The F4U-7 and the AU-1 were similar. Here's a quote from a Britmodeller thread that explains the difference between AU-1 and F4U-7: The AU-1 is based on the F4U-5 airframe, with a single-stage supercharged R-2800. The F4U-7 was based on the AU-1, but with (literally) the engine from an F4U-4, which required adding the chin scoop. Short history lesson: The -5 extended the forward fuselage by a foot, and had

I've had no trouble spraying them with MCLT. They're good paints and well researched.

wm, sorry about your sourcing difficulties. I'm afraid I don't know of any mixing instructions for Mr. Color.

I'm not sure what true lacquers are. MRP paints are part of that growing group of lines that are often called acrylic lacquers. As I said, they mix easily with Mr. Color, which I think is also characterized as an acrylic lacquer (whether accurately or not). Like Mr. Color, MRP paints are impervious to mineral spirits (regular paint thinners), and things like Tamiya Panel Line Accent can be used over them without the need for a barrier coat. Dunno if this is any help. As for sourcing them, are you able to purchase from Sprue Brothers? If so, they carry the MRP line and have four dif

IMHO MRP will be a better choice if they've got the correct colors in their line. MRP is a lacquer (can be mixed with Mr. Color). The paints are pre-thinned and airbrush only. They don't nail every shade (who does?), but in my experience they're generally at least well within the ballpark.

What Inquisitor says. There's a link at Hyperscale to Reskit's list of coming releases in the coming 6 to 7 months: https://reskit-models.com/image/RESKIT2025-FEB2026.pdf The parked Su-30 nozzles for the GWH kit are on it.