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Hi all I just finished this model. Comments and critics are welcome! More photos in my blog: P38 Thomas McGuire 1/72 Cheers

Thanks heaps mates! I'll try to find it around here. Cheers

Hi all Has anyone built this kit? How does it look? I'm planning to buy it but not sure, I just have finished to build their P38 (McGuire version - see in my blog for pics) and I'm wondering how their P61 is. cheers

G'day! I think that all the P47 of that era had the camera installed. Take a look in this site:http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/ Cheers mate and good lucky!

Real nice Mario! Unffortunatelly I couldn´t go, but now I can see what've happened, isn´t great? Thanks for sharing it! Great pics! 1 abraço!

That´s a post worth to follow! Very nice work you´re doing mate! Keep up with the well job! Cheers!

Hi! Do you what is my trick to glue the wings? I glue the fuselage, after it has set I glue the inner part os the wings, trying to match all the points correctly, after it has also completely set I glue the upper wing parts, this way I can make it match closely to the joint of the fuselage by dry fitting it, and if, by any chance, there was a over part of the wing on it´s point I just sand it flush with the inner part. I works for the most birds I did lately! Cheers

Hi Ed! Thanks for sharing this informations, they helpped me a lot! Searching around various sites on the net, icluding some in french, I got a consistently indication for the use of : FS 36375 (Humbrol 127) and FS 35164 (Humbrol 144) for the camo, so I think I´ll try it. By the way! Are from Belo Horizonte MG Brazil? I´m asking due your avatar on your signature post, I´m from Lavras/MG Southeast Brazil, it´s near 235km from BH. Regards! And thank you very much again! Paulo

Hello! I´m currently doing a Mirage 2000C, a modelo from Heller in 1/72nd scale, planning to paint in Brazilian Air Force. The questions: 1) Where do I find good pics for the cockpit? 2) What is the colors, FS or Tamiya or Humbrol or Model Master, etc, for the camo scheme? Thanks on advance for your attention. Regards Paulo

I think on the same way mate! I build for fun! Cheers Paulo

Hello all! Here is how the model turnned up! I did it with the paint scheme for the 602nd Squadron " City of Glasgow" flown by FL Pierre Clostermann (DFC DSO) with D-day stripes. I did a mistake and putted the upper wing roundel over the invasion stripes, silly me, I just followed the Italeri instructions on it.... But I hope you like it! Critics and comments are welcome! Cheers Paulo

For 1/72nd scale I ´d recommend the revell AG model of P47D #04155. It doesn't have the stabilizator fin, but is very fine engraved recessed panels kit and at a very discount price. Highly recommended for a brazilian bird, along with some of FCM decals sheet available at: www.libertyquality.com.br Regards Paulo

Thank you for the attention replying! I´ll try to make my best, if it ends at least resembling a Spit, it´s OK! Cheers Paulo

I completly agree with you mate! But I the kind guy that like some challenger and since I got some model in stack I build it! There was a Tiger tank from Tamiya, but with 70´s molds ;) I built it, but with a lot of improvements that brought it sort of to nowadays standards, but it took a whole year to complete, if you ask me if it worth the job I would say yeah! Principally cos I experiment a lot of new techniques and materials, some it was funny! In the MIG 25 I just built straight from the box, just because I knew I´ll probably build another, this time a Condor Best regards! Paulo

Thanks! What do you mean about to put a spacer between the fuselage and the nose, it is suppose to increase it´s lenght? How much I have to increase? Cheers Paulo

Yeah I know! But unffortunatelly I had it in stack, so I gave it a try! Cheers

Very well said mate! Cheers

Hello all! I´ll start building this kit, does anyone have some suggestions, hints or tips to help? I´ll make it with the Pierre Clostermann paint scheme, using the kit decals. Thanks on advance! Cheers!

Hi all! I´m 1/72nd modeller, and following this topic I´d like to know about the Italeri kit, it make a good Tomcat? I mean straight from the box, here in Brazil is not easy to get hands on aftermarket items, so I´m used to build my models straight from the box, and the Italeri kit is more available the Hase and Fujimi ones. What do you say? Thanks on advance! Cheers Paulo

Thanks for all that have replied my previous posts. Here goes the pics of the finished model, I just did it last night. I´ll be glad to hear oppinions, suggestions and critics. My best regards and keep modelling, no matter what happens! Paulo

Thnaks guys! I was thinking about the FS36375 Light Ghost grey, now I see I just have to add some lighter colors on it. Thanks again! Cheers! Paulo

Hi! I´m looking for information about the appropriates FS colors (numbers) to paint a MIG 25. Actually I´m doing the Hasegawa 1/72 kit, and I´ll represent the Belenko plane. Any suggestons? Thanks on advance! Regards! Paulo Castro

Hello Raymond, I´m about to paint this very model, I´m a little confuse about the color scheme. What the color did you use? I´ll amke the Belenko scheme, any suggestons? In time! I can´t have the Gunze paint here, just Tamiya and Humbrol. My best regards Paulo