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Beautiful model, love the weathering.

Yes, I should have said a rebox of the Lindberg one; I'll try to get a second-hand one locally, but the new offering might be more accessible in my case. Now I see where the F-102 cockpit comes from.

There is a step-by-step build of the 1/48, amazing kit. linky

What a nice kit of a beautiful plane; there is a build in Scalemates that could be useful as a reference. Looking forward to your build.

Not real for sure, anyway, the Pogo would be an original and fascinating subject, given your skills, you can turn it into a great-looking model. It caught my attention that you mentioned the F-102 cockpit, is it the same for the Pogo? If so, I might get the new Atlantis release of the kit.

You may try again now, sometimes it works if you or someone else makes a new post without including pics.

@paulsbrown May I ask where you got those ducting? Do they include the front grid?. I've been working in a 3D printed grid for the Tamiya kit; the photoetched options look worse than the kit ones, in my opinion, and the kit ones don't have the angled look of the originals. If by any chance I could get the grid printed with full openings, I'm sure the interior wouldn't be visible unless the upper door is open.

In my limited experience with 3D printers, it seems that the part was scaled to fit the print area without someone noticing.

It's just amazing. Your Intruder is a delight to see at all zoom levels. There are details inside other details, like those matryoshka dolls, and an impressive overall look. The building process was quite a ride, full of knowledge and inspiration; thanks for sharing your work, and congratulations on this masterpiece. Regards Carlos

These past months, I have been able to get some Xtreme Metal paints from local sources; of 13 bottles, one is marked as enamel, and the rest are lacquers. Could the behavior be related to the type of paint? I'll try to test some and share my results when I have a chance.

I sand the PE with coarse (400) sandpaper to give the cyano some texture, which helps it adhere.

Hello, Dai I'm following your progress on this issue; I plan to use the X-treme metallics on a future project, so I'm taking some considerations beforehand that might be useful to you. These are enamel paints and might take days to fully cure, depending on application and ambient factors. I consider enamel paints somewhat "hot," so any underlying coat should be fully cured to prevent it from reacting with it. Enamels could adhere well to bare plastic, eliminating, in some cases, the need for a primer and taking advantage of a well-polished surface to mini

This is an interesting topic. Just yesterday, I saw a profile of a Short Stirling with invasion stripes. I didn't know they were used as glider tugs.

Great news I have the Rob Taurus glazing; it looks pretty decent, but I can't talk about the fitting. I'm waiting for an engine/gear-casing detail set. It's a long shot, I know, but maybe Brassin will surprise us.

It could be, as you say, Tank; I believe I brought both Kinetic's and KittyHawk's Super Etendards a few years ago. Currently waiting for Isracast's new rotorhead.