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Well done!

A similar idea. It looks similar from a distance but it’s a very different aircraft.

I like that roundel.

Great idea but I don't care for the gloss paint or the half roundells/codes.

That orange one looks horrible.

The real aircraft had the same stencils as the green machines. There should be a full set of stencils in grey to go with the grey markings. Some of the big ones you'd notice are the wing walkways, turbine stripes, outlines around the air louvers, etc. These were grey, not black and are not on the sheet in the colour needed to do a proper Ghost CF-5A. You could combine them but the ghost machine had only one colour for the stencils.

I don't agree. The "ghost" scheme CF-5's I saw in the day had full stencils, just in grey. As far as I know the Belcher sheet is the same, low on stencils.

I've always wanted a CF-5A in the low viz greys. It looks like I'll still be waiting on decals. The sheet has a very distinct lack of stencils for that scheme...

OK, I live in a very small town so something local is out of the question. I want to build the 1/48 AFV RF-5S with the gear up and I need a base for it. Anybody know of a pre-made one that will fit the bill? Plexi looks nice but I need a plug and play version. Thanks.

Yep, I thin the Tamiya with alcohol. What kind of retarder do I add to the Future/Pledge? I've always sprayed right from the bottle.

Well, here's my update. I'm on my fourth layer of Pledge and it's a semi gloss now. I'm starting to think that the paint I'm using is the culprit. Since I moved I can't get my regular paint so I'm using Tamiya flats instead of Mr Color. It could just be that the very flat paint needs more coats to build up the shine. I'll keep you posted.

I sprayed it straight from the bottle (it's the vinyl one). It's about 18 C in the house and low humidity. I just had my second coat dry. Looks the same. I used Future for years without an issue.

Well, after being away from modeling for most of the last year I'm back. Why can't I find Future anymore? I finally bought some Pledge "with Future" and sprayed my cockpit with it for a wash. It's flat. What is everyone using now?

Rockets and bombs (probably British type) I believe.

I thought it was just the navy birds?

I found some kit decals that are in perfect shape. Now I need a scan of the paint/decal instructions and I'll be set.

Either my Google-Fu is weak or there isn't much out there. Who makes decals and stencils for a RAF Phantom? Camo over grey is prefered but I'm getting less picky.

While they may have flown without the probe I think that was a rare configuration.

I did the same with mine.

I seem to have lost one of the main under carridge wheels for my 1/48 Tamiya Skyray. Anybody have one they didn't use?

That's one I like!

Thanks Fuji!

So where are the fuselage stations? A 2000D needs them.

When I was up at Cold Lake all the training aircraft for the day were loaded with chaff and flares along with a full cannon load. Many (but not all) of the aircraft in 409 and 410 squadron were carring the spot light again.

Way too blue!