Peterpools

Kurt Same here as my brother, the work is awesome and another B-58! Thank you for posting Peter

R Spreckley Thank you Peter

Krow113 Very much appreciated Peter

Brian Thank you for the very kind comments on the MOssie. Just have to give Papa tamiya credit for producing a spectacular kit Peter

Just went back and took a second careful run through the entries and the work is outstanding. The B-58 is a gem and surely wish a new molding would come out way. Peter

Thank you for the correction and agreed it does produce some heat but a lot less then other standard forms of lighting. Peter

Absolutely correct, LED lighting does not produce heat. The only key to correct colors without WB adjustment or not using flash is to use a daylight bulb or LED, which is 5000-5500 K. Peter

Just the way of the future and the future is here. I started flying in 1964, first soloed in 1965 and flying was a lot different then now. There is no going back; sometimes I surely wish there was a way. Peter

I’ve been following the F-15X for quite some time and the real issue is: MONEY and nothing else. The Air Force would prefer more F-22’s but the cost is not only prohibitive but some of the tooling has benen destroyed and replacing it plus starting up limited production would increase the cost to even more then before and it was cost that shut down production in the first place and nothing esle. While the Eagle has a magnificent combat record and a true dog fighter, the bet and trend is for more long range engagements where stealth is the key and the new F-15X would only have some stealthy

Not sure about 6500K, as it might be a bit warm and add a bit of yellow to the image Peter

John Yikes, the gear looks oh so good and the detail is so good. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Milan Sounds great and always eager on following your work Keep ‘e comin Peter

Gabor Amazing work and the lbel of detailing is brilliant. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Fantastic progress on the Blackhawk; PE details look perfect and can’t wait to see her in the painting stages. Keep ‘em comin Peter

John, Great to have you join the party. WOW, awesome work on the classic matchbox kit. Greatly enjoying catching up and following your progress. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John Nothing like the older kits to bring back some fond memories Peter

John W Much appreciated and I'm sure hoping it won't be a pain painting the refueling probe assembly under the LEX but we'll see how it goes. Peter

JA Much appreciated and right with you on the instructions plus the cost factor. Still have a bit of work to accomplish this weekend before priming: Blend in the nose glass, add and blend in the sensor glass on top of the nose, add the details to the front windscreen, remove the center mold line and then all the usual masking chores and then it's priming time! Bro

Sorry Guys The correct daylight rating is: 5000-5500K, which is basically mid day daylight. I'm not saying you cant' just buy daylight bulbs which is the correct lighting. I'm just a fan of OTT lights and lamps for convenience and use. If you already have the lamp, then just buy the correct bulb Peter

UPDATE: 8/3/18: ALMOST READY FOR PRIMING As I am almost ready to hit the priming stage, I completed the major assemblies and started to add a number of the PE parts and small plastic details that would be a pain after painting to add. As careful as I could be, after numerous test fitting parts and assemblies, I've encountered some nasty fit issue., I'm not sure why and I'm sure somewhere I was off a bit, after also tweaking everything until it looked right. The three piece wing assembly, the LEX and the cockpit turtle deck, fit issues galore. Parts just didn't fit and after a lot of muscl

Thanks for posting the images - the work looks great. I agree with Moose for the most part on the WB but in this instance, the WB really isn't off. Carefully at looking at the photographs, the colors are quite good, it's the exposures that are off in the suspect images: under exposed. I always shoot in RAW but even JPEGS can be adjusted for exposure: highlights and shadows. Thanks you again fopr posting the photographs and looking forward to seeing more. Peter

I'm a huge fan of OTT Daylight hobby lamps. They make a variety of desk/table models and floor models which are fantastic and I have five that I use in my model room; .3 for the bench and two for the spray booth. It's important to use lamps and bulbs that use produce daylight (5000-5000 Kelvin) so you see the colors as they would appear in daylight (mid day). Most bulbs/lamps are too warm and yield a slight yellow cast to the eye. The only negative I have for OTT Lamps are the cost of the bulb replacements which is a bit high. Peter

Sorry for re-posting - sometime I forget. I know there are lots of Peter's, John's, Sam's, Harry's and the list goes on. But when responding to a thread and posting, using your name is a lot more friendly. If I am responding to a comment by let's say Joel, the odds of there being more then one Joel I am responding to is small. But if that should be the reason, then just use Joel_W as an example (my brother of course). I feel a bit silly responding: Hi mrplastic ... Just my two cents worth Peter

Mafu Thank you for the very kind compliment on my Mossie Peter

barking mad Much appreciated and and thank you for tribute to all those in the Mossie famly Peter