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Glad I could help! Regards, Tato

Hello Dai, Looking good! I´m building the same kit right now, only it's the E with the early canopy. I'm on the painting stage. Fit was really good, but just like you said I ended up breaking the front landing gear doors. Good call removing them! Waiting for new updates! Regards, Tato

Hi Drifterdon, Here is a Black Box cockpit for sale. Scroll down a little bit (the third in the left column). Black Box Cockpit Hope this helps. Regards, Tato

Hi Dutch, Have you seen this? Britmodeller T-37 Scroll down after the first post. The modeller shows some photos of the modifications he made to transform the Trumpeter A-37 into a T-37. I hope this helps you. Regards, Tato

Nice! What did you used for the metal finish? Really like the effect! Cheers Tato

Beautiful Skyhawk!

Woow!! Love the paint and fading! Keep up the good work! Cheers Tato

CA for resin to plastic and Epoxy for metal to plastic. In case metal is related to photoetched, CA also works. Hope this helps. Cheers

Hi RedCrown, I do exactly the same procedure as you, except I use enamel thinner to remove the excess wash. In my case, I've never had a problem. I think you are using the wrong thinner. You need to use a thinner that won't affect the paint. I've also had good results using White Spirits. Hope this helps. Tato

Thank you for the heads up! I placed an order as soon as I saw your message! A big thanks also to Spruebrothers. Less than an hour after placing the order, my items were shipped! Awesome service even with this Covid19 thing.

Looking awesome Dai! Love the NMF. Did you applied a clear coat after painting? Love the shine. Cheers Tato

Hi Curt, I always clean my airbrush with isopropyl alcohol. My main paints are Tamiya Acrylics, MRP, Mr Color and some AK lacquers. Works just fine every time. In general, every time I finish a painting session I put my airbrush (dismantled) in a cheap ultrasonic cleaner with IPA. It works wonders. My only advice is don't let the paint dry inside your airbrush. Clean it every time after you finish using it. Hope this helps. Tato

Hi Greenhost, As Mstor said, I use Isopropyl alcohol (don't know if that is the correct translation from spanish). For me, it works perfect. It cleans all the paint and leaves the airbrush like new. Regarding time, I usually let it between 3 and 5 minutes, depending on how much I used it and the type of paint. A word of caution, be careful when removing the airbrush parts from the cleaner, they get hot when you leave them that much time. Hope this helps. Tato

Hello Greenghost, I have a chinese one that I bought last year. I think I paid a little more than 35 dollars. It works wonderfull. Here's the one I have: Ultrasonic Cleaner Hope this helps. Tato

Hi Greenghost, Have you tried with an ultrasonic cleaner? I have the very same airbrush (with the 0.15 tip) and experienced the same problem (since new), until I bought one of this cleaners. I put Isopropyl alcohol inside and let the airbrush rest inside unasembled. I also always clean the airbrush with UMP airbrush cleaner before putting it in the ultrasonic cleaner. Hope this helps. Tato

Thank you jesTer for your answer and the link. The painting looks real! Regards.

Nice! Thank you Darren. Will look out for that article. Tato

So, you only need the shorter nose and a different instrument panel and you can convert a C model to a B? I always thought it would require a few more changes. Nice!

Nice! Really like the NMF and markings. Tato

wow! Awesome Tomcat! Tato

Beautiful Phantom! Really nice paintwork! How did you get that weathering look in the paint? Thanks for sharing. Tato

Me too. What I don't understand is why Hasegawa doesn't keep the B/C versions in the market like the E/F or even the M. Maybe they aren't so popular like the latest versions?

Yeah me too! But, the other day I saw someone in facebook with a Beautiful A-4B. He used an A-4M and bought the specific sprues of the B model directly from Hasegawa. That can be a good alternative if you want to do an early model.

Nice work George! The flaps and slats in down position came as an option in the kit or were modified? Regards, Tato

Thank you all for the great information, it's indeed very helpful and clear things a lot! Some very interesting loadouts to choose from! Regards, Tato